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The BI Scorecard provides a consistent, side-by-side comparison of products from leading BI vendors. The information is copyrighted and restricted for use to subscribers.
To use this spreadsheet:
1. Understand the criteria by reviewing the related documents that explain the benefits and meaning of each of the criteria.
2. Business users and IT should work together to prioritize the criteria. Assign a weighting or importance in column A. For features that you do not need, assign a 0. For criteria that are considered show-stoppers or essential, assign an importance of 3 or higher.
3. As you investigate each vendor's functionality, you may want to change the scores that BIScorecard has assigned to each vendor/feature. Review the individual vendor evaluations and comments here to understand these scores. If you want to change a score, change the value in the color coded columns so that the calculated weighted rating is preserved. You also can insert new columns for additional vendors or products not covered by BIScorecard.
4.Review the weighted scores for each functional area to create a short-list of vendors/products that meet your needs.
5.Evaluate these scores against strategic considerations.
Additional Notes:- As of Q1 2008, blanks are accounted for in the subtotals so that vendors are not penalized for incomplete information.- Summary totals only include essential and important features, not features ranked with a 1.- In calculating % fulfillment of requirements, possible requirements are factored by 2 (so 2 means it adequately fulfills the capability). If a vendor scores a 3 on capabilities, the % fulfillment will be greater than 100%. - As of Q1 2009, we are sharing preliminary scores for new or soon-to-be-released versions for which hands on testing is not fully completed. Subtotal formulas for these versions are only added when hands-on testing is completed.
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Importance Item Feature
Information Delivery & BI Reach2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules2 84 Report bursting2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions2 89 Business Alerts2 90 Dedicated BI Portal3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill3 102 Filter3 103 Sort1 104 Find2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
2 107
51
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
SAP BusinessObjects XI IBM Cognos Hyperion System 9
BOE XI R2 XI 3.1 8.4
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
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Importance Item Feature
Information Delivery & BI Reach2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules2 84 Report bursting2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions2 89 Business Alerts2 90 Dedicated BI Portal3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill3 102 Filter3 103 Sort1 104 Find2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
2 107
51
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Information Builders Web Focus MicroStrategy Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
ReportCaster NarrowcastDistribution
Services v9.0
O23
Cindi Howson: Note: MSTRAT has good interactivity with OLAP services but not Report Services. See the full vendor evaluation for more information.
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Importance Item Feature
Information Delivery & BI Reach2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules2 84 Report bursting2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions2 89 Business Alerts2 90 Dedicated BI Portal3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill3 102 Filter3 103 Sort1 104 Find2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
2 107
51
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel) SAS BI QlikView 8.2
9.1.3 v 9.2
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Busine
Prompting1 6 Column prompts2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts1 9 Pick list customization2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts1 14 Prompt interface2 15 Fixed Filters
Multiple Data Sources
2 162 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 193 20 Business question complexity2 21 Calculated conditions3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures3 27 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 28 Multiple objects in a document2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts1 34 Chart controls2 35 User defined Formulas
Formatting2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 422 43 Undo3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Multiple data sources in business view
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
SAP Business Objects IBM Cognos Hyperion System 9
Score Comments Score Comments
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Busine
Prompting1 6 Column prompts2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts1 9 Pick list customization2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts1 14 Prompt interface2 15 Fixed Filters
Multiple Data Sources
2 162 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 193 20 Business question complexity2 21 Calculated conditions3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures3 27 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 28 Multiple objects in a document2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts1 34 Chart controls2 35 User defined Formulas
Formatting2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 422 43 Undo3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Multiple data sources in business view
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Information Builders Web Focus MicroStrategy Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
U20
Cindi Howson: but its one query on a page/worksheet
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Busine
Prompting1 6 Column prompts2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts1 9 Pick list customization2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts1 14 Prompt interface2 15 Fixed Filters
Multiple Data Sources
2 162 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 193 20 Business question complexity2 21 Calculated conditions3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures3 27 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 28 Multiple objects in a document2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts1 34 Chart controls2 35 User defined Formulas
Formatting2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 422 43 Undo3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Multiple data sources in business view
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
EG
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Busine
Prompting1 6 Column prompts2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts1 9 Pick list customization2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts1 14 Prompt interface2 15 Fixed Filters
Multiple Data Sources
2 162 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 193 20 Business question complexity2 21 Calculated conditions3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures3 27 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 28 Multiple objects in a document2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts1 34 Chart controls2 35 User defined Formulas
Formatting2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 422 43 Undo3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Multiple data sources in business view
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
SAS BI QlikView 8.2
EG
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional2 46 Modifiable SQL1 47 User-defined server-side objects2 48 Readable SQL1 49 Web-based authoring
Prompting1 50 Column prompts2 51 Filter prompts2 52 Hierarchical prompts1 53 Pick list customization2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface2 58 Fixed Filters within a report query
Multiple Data Sources
2 592 60 Types of Data Sources3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control2 68 Ease of modifying
Charting2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
applet
SAP BusinessObjects XI Cognos 8.3
applet
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional2 46 Modifiable SQL1 47 User-defined server-side objects2 48 Readable SQL1 49 Web-based authoring
Prompting1 50 Column prompts2 51 Filter prompts2 52 Hierarchical prompts1 53 Pick list customization2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface2 58 Fixed Filters within a report query
Multiple Data Sources
2 592 60 Types of Data Sources3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control2 68 Ease of modifying
Charting2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
applet
Information Builders Web Focus MicroStrategy
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional2 46 Modifiable SQL1 47 User-defined server-side objects2 48 Readable SQL1 49 Web-based authoring
Prompting1 50 Column prompts2 51 Filter prompts2 52 Hierarchical prompts1 53 Pick list customization2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface2 58 Fixed Filters within a report query
Multiple Data Sources
2 592 60 Types of Data Sources3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control2 68 Ease of modifying
Charting2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
applet
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
EG
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
23 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 1333 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness2 Charting capabilities2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
SAP BusinessObjects XI IBM Cognos
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
23 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 1333 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness2 Charting capabilities2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Hyperion System 9 Information Builders Web Focus MicroStrategy
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
23 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 1333 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness2 Charting capabilities2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
23 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 1333 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness2 Charting capabilities2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Layout Multiple objects on a page/display (table, chart)2 Dashboard Layout Ability to resize portal objects independently
2 Dashboard Layout
3 Dashboard Layout
Dashboard Layout2 Dashboard Design Formatting templates for consistent look 1 Dashboard Design WYSIWYG design mode1 Dashboard Design Structure mode for faster design without all data1 Dashboard Design Record limit in design mode2 Dashboard Design Undo
3 Dashboard Design
3 Dashboard Design2 Dashboard Design Elements re-usable in multiple dashboards2 Dashboard Design Web-based design environment3 Dashboard Design Ease of design and maintenance aspects
Dashboard Design
User defined dashboard layout, in addition to centrally built by IT
Multiple data sources within dashboard presentation
Java development environment or Visual Studio or SDK for embedding
Developer-defined calcs for data not in data warehouse
Cognos 8Capability
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Presentation3 Presentation Charts Overall1 Presentation Hi/Lo Chart2 Presentation Gauge Chart1 Presentation Bullet Graphs2 Presentation Spark Lines1 Presentation Maps1 Presentation Ability to create own visualizations
Presentation
3 Alerting Alerts - Visual display of exception values or text3 Alerting Alerts - Email notification
1 Alerting Alerts - user defined in addition to centrally defined
1 Alerting
Alerting
2 Analysis Trending - time based analysis
3 Analysis This Year/Last Year analysis3 Analysis Top 10 ranking
1 Analysis2 Analysis Predictive analysis / what if
Analysis
3 KPIs / metrics Web-based screen for users to enter target for KPI1 KPIs / metrics Multiple targets per metrics (stretch goals)2 KPIs / metrics User-defined KPIs3 KPIs / metrics IT-developed KPIs as part of dashboard
KPIs / metrics
Conditional formatting - traffic lights, trend arrows, highlighting of exceptions and variances within tabular display
Alert as RSS feed or textual display within dashboard
Assymetrical reporting (expand Q4, collapse Q1-Q3)
Cognos 8Capability
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Interactivity Global filter for all gadgets in dashboard
2 Dashboard Interactivity Re-sort data in a table within an existing dashboard
3 Dashboard Interactivity Drill-down3 Dashboard Interactivity Pivot / drill by other dimensions
2 Dashboard Interactivity2 Dashboard Interactivity Sliders/ Lassos to select content2 Dashboard Interactivity Flash animation3 Dashboard Interactivity Overall usability and navigation
Dashboard Interactivity3 Delivery Print whole dashboard2 Delivery Export to PDF3 Delivery Export to Excel2 Delivery PowerPoint1 Delivery Print one widget2 Delivery Disconnected access1 Delivery Live Excel connectivity
Delivery2 Architecture Caching - consistently fast response time2 Architecture Auto refresh/requery of dashboard objects2 Architecture In-memory3 Architecture Web-based dashboard delivery0 Architecture Use of Applet/activex controls
Architecture Support for Linux/Unix2 Architecture Support for 64-bit
3 Architecture
3 Architecture
Architecture1 Other Guided analysis / workflow / link reports
Drill from one dashboard to another with context passed
Broad and Flexible data access (OLAP, relational, Web-Services)
Dashboard integration with other tools in the BI Suite
Cognos 8Capability
0 0
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Importance Category Requirement
1 Other Annotations /Collaboration
Cognos 8Capability
0 0
B86
Cindi Howson: Greater weight within scorecards
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Layout Multiple objects on a page/display (table, chart)2 Dashboard Layout Ability to resize portal objects independently
2 Dashboard Layout
3 Dashboard Layout
Dashboard Layout2 Dashboard Design Formatting templates for consistent look 1 Dashboard Design WYSIWYG design mode1 Dashboard Design Structure mode for faster design without all data1 Dashboard Design Record limit in design mode2 Dashboard Design Undo
3 Dashboard Design
3 Dashboard Design2 Dashboard Design Elements re-usable in multiple dashboards2 Dashboard Design Web-based design environment3 Dashboard Design Ease of design and maintenance aspects
Dashboard Design
User defined dashboard layout, in addition to centrally built by IT
Multiple data sources within dashboard presentation
Java development environment or Visual Studio or SDK for embedding
Developer-defined calcs for data not in data warehouse
Microsoft Performance Point 2007SAS BI
Dashboard 3.1
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Presentation3 Presentation Charts Overall1 Presentation Hi/Lo Chart2 Presentation Gauge Chart1 Presentation Bullet Graphs2 Presentation Spark Lines1 Presentation Maps1 Presentation Ability to create own visualizations
Presentation
3 Alerting Alerts - Visual display of exception values or text3 Alerting Alerts - Email notification
1 Alerting Alerts - user defined in addition to centrally defined
1 Alerting
Alerting
2 Analysis Trending - time based analysis
3 Analysis This Year/Last Year analysis3 Analysis Top 10 ranking
1 Analysis2 Analysis Predictive analysis / what if
Analysis
3 KPIs / metrics Web-based screen for users to enter target for KPI1 KPIs / metrics Multiple targets per metrics (stretch goals)2 KPIs / metrics User-defined KPIs3 KPIs / metrics IT-developed KPIs as part of dashboard
KPIs / metrics
Conditional formatting - traffic lights, trend arrows, highlighting of exceptions and variances within tabular display
Alert as RSS feed or textual display within dashboard
Assymetrical reporting (expand Q4, collapse Q1-Q3)
Microsoft Performance Point 2007SAS BI
Dashboard 3.1
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Interactivity Global filter for all gadgets in dashboard
2 Dashboard Interactivity Re-sort data in a table within an existing dashboard
3 Dashboard Interactivity Drill-down3 Dashboard Interactivity Pivot / drill by other dimensions
2 Dashboard Interactivity2 Dashboard Interactivity Sliders/ Lassos to select content2 Dashboard Interactivity Flash animation3 Dashboard Interactivity Overall usability and navigation
Dashboard Interactivity3 Delivery Print whole dashboard2 Delivery Export to PDF3 Delivery Export to Excel2 Delivery PowerPoint1 Delivery Print one widget2 Delivery Disconnected access1 Delivery Live Excel connectivity
Delivery2 Architecture Caching - consistently fast response time2 Architecture Auto refresh/requery of dashboard objects2 Architecture In-memory3 Architecture Web-based dashboard delivery0 Architecture Use of Applet/activex controls
Architecture Support for Linux/Unix2 Architecture Support for 64-bit
3 Architecture
3 Architecture
Architecture1 Other Guided analysis / workflow / link reports
Drill from one dashboard to another with context passed
Broad and Flexible data access (OLAP, relational, Web-Services)
Dashboard integration with other tools in the BI Suite
Microsoft Performance Point 2007SAS BI
Dashboard 3.1
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Importance Category Requirement
1 Other Annotations /Collaboration
Microsoft Performance Point 2007SAS BI
Dashboard 3.1
2
B86
Cindi Howson: Greater weight within scorecards
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Layout Multiple objects on a page/display (table, chart)2 Dashboard Layout Ability to resize portal objects independently
2 Dashboard Layout
3 Dashboard Layout
Dashboard Layout2 Dashboard Design Formatting templates for consistent look 1 Dashboard Design WYSIWYG design mode1 Dashboard Design Structure mode for faster design without all data1 Dashboard Design Record limit in design mode2 Dashboard Design Undo
3 Dashboard Design
3 Dashboard Design2 Dashboard Design Elements re-usable in multiple dashboards2 Dashboard Design Web-based design environment3 Dashboard Design Ease of design and maintenance aspects
Dashboard Design
User defined dashboard layout, in addition to centrally built by IT
Multiple data sources within dashboard presentation
Java development environment or Visual Studio or SDK for embedding
Developer-defined calcs for data not in data warehouse
Microsoft Performance Point 2007
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Presentation3 Presentation Charts Overall1 Presentation Hi/Lo Chart2 Presentation Gauge Chart1 Presentation Bullet Graphs2 Presentation Spark Lines1 Presentation Maps1 Presentation Ability to create own visualizations
Presentation
3 Alerting Alerts - Visual display of exception values or text3 Alerting Alerts - Email notification
1 Alerting Alerts - user defined in addition to centrally defined
1 Alerting
Alerting
2 Analysis Trending - time based analysis
3 Analysis This Year/Last Year analysis3 Analysis Top 10 ranking
1 Analysis2 Analysis Predictive analysis / what if
Analysis
3 KPIs / metrics Web-based screen for users to enter target for KPI1 KPIs / metrics Multiple targets per metrics (stretch goals)2 KPIs / metrics User-defined KPIs3 KPIs / metrics IT-developed KPIs as part of dashboard
KPIs / metrics
Conditional formatting - traffic lights, trend arrows, highlighting of exceptions and variances within tabular display
Alert as RSS feed or textual display within dashboard
Assymetrical reporting (expand Q4, collapse Q1-Q3)
Microsoft Performance Point 2007
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Interactivity Global filter for all gadgets in dashboard
2 Dashboard Interactivity Re-sort data in a table within an existing dashboard
3 Dashboard Interactivity Drill-down3 Dashboard Interactivity Pivot / drill by other dimensions
2 Dashboard Interactivity2 Dashboard Interactivity Sliders/ Lassos to select content2 Dashboard Interactivity Flash animation3 Dashboard Interactivity Overall usability and navigation
Dashboard Interactivity3 Delivery Print whole dashboard2 Delivery Export to PDF3 Delivery Export to Excel2 Delivery PowerPoint1 Delivery Print one widget2 Delivery Disconnected access1 Delivery Live Excel connectivity
Delivery2 Architecture Caching - consistently fast response time2 Architecture Auto refresh/requery of dashboard objects2 Architecture In-memory3 Architecture Web-based dashboard delivery0 Architecture Use of Applet/activex controls
Architecture Support for Linux/Unix2 Architecture Support for 64-bit
3 Architecture
3 Architecture
Architecture1 Other Guided analysis / workflow / link reports
Drill from one dashboard to another with context passed
Broad and Flexible data access (OLAP, relational, Web-Services)
Dashboard integration with other tools in the BI Suite
Microsoft Performance Point 2007
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Importance Category Requirement
1 Other Annotations /Collaboration
Microsoft Performance Point 2007
Comments can be added to cells within Scorecard
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Layout Multiple objects on a page/display (table, chart)2 Dashboard Layout Ability to resize portal objects independently
2 Dashboard Layout
3 Dashboard Layout
Dashboard Layout2 Dashboard Design Formatting templates for consistent look 1 Dashboard Design WYSIWYG design mode1 Dashboard Design Structure mode for faster design without all data1 Dashboard Design Record limit in design mode2 Dashboard Design Undo
3 Dashboard Design
3 Dashboard Design2 Dashboard Design Elements re-usable in multiple dashboards2 Dashboard Design Web-based design environment3 Dashboard Design Ease of design and maintenance aspects
Dashboard Design
User defined dashboard layout, in addition to centrally built by IT
Multiple data sources within dashboard presentation
Java development environment or Visual Studio or SDK for embedding
Developer-defined calcs for data not in data warehouse
Oracel BI EE QlikView
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Presentation3 Presentation Charts Overall1 Presentation Hi/Lo Chart2 Presentation Gauge Chart1 Presentation Bullet Graphs2 Presentation Spark Lines1 Presentation Maps1 Presentation Ability to create own visualizations
Presentation
3 Alerting Alerts - Visual display of exception values or text3 Alerting Alerts - Email notification
1 Alerting Alerts - user defined in addition to centrally defined
1 Alerting
Alerting
2 Analysis Trending - time based analysis
3 Analysis This Year/Last Year analysis3 Analysis Top 10 ranking
1 Analysis2 Analysis Predictive analysis / what if
Analysis
3 KPIs / metrics Web-based screen for users to enter target for KPI1 KPIs / metrics Multiple targets per metrics (stretch goals)2 KPIs / metrics User-defined KPIs3 KPIs / metrics IT-developed KPIs as part of dashboard
KPIs / metrics
Conditional formatting - traffic lights, trend arrows, highlighting of exceptions and variances within tabular display
Alert as RSS feed or textual display within dashboard
Assymetrical reporting (expand Q4, collapse Q1-Q3)
Oracel BI EE QlikView
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Interactivity Global filter for all gadgets in dashboard
2 Dashboard Interactivity Re-sort data in a table within an existing dashboard
3 Dashboard Interactivity Drill-down3 Dashboard Interactivity Pivot / drill by other dimensions
2 Dashboard Interactivity2 Dashboard Interactivity Sliders/ Lassos to select content2 Dashboard Interactivity Flash animation3 Dashboard Interactivity Overall usability and navigation
Dashboard Interactivity3 Delivery Print whole dashboard2 Delivery Export to PDF3 Delivery Export to Excel2 Delivery PowerPoint1 Delivery Print one widget2 Delivery Disconnected access1 Delivery Live Excel connectivity
Delivery2 Architecture Caching - consistently fast response time2 Architecture Auto refresh/requery of dashboard objects2 Architecture In-memory3 Architecture Web-based dashboard delivery0 Architecture Use of Applet/activex controls
Architecture Support for Linux/Unix2 Architecture Support for 64-bit
3 Architecture
3 Architecture
Architecture1 Other Guided analysis / workflow / link reports
Drill from one dashboard to another with context passed
Broad and Flexible data access (OLAP, relational, Web-Services)
Dashboard integration with other tools in the BI Suite
Oracel BI EE QlikView
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1 Other Annotations /Collaboration
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Layout Multiple objects on a page/display (table, chart)2 Dashboard Layout Ability to resize portal objects independently
2 Dashboard Layout
3 Dashboard Layout
Dashboard Layout2 Dashboard Design Formatting templates for consistent look 1 Dashboard Design WYSIWYG design mode1 Dashboard Design Structure mode for faster design without all data1 Dashboard Design Record limit in design mode2 Dashboard Design Undo
3 Dashboard Design
3 Dashboard Design2 Dashboard Design Elements re-usable in multiple dashboards2 Dashboard Design Web-based design environment3 Dashboard Design Ease of design and maintenance aspects
Dashboard Design
User defined dashboard layout, in addition to centrally built by IT
Multiple data sources within dashboard presentation
Java development environment or Visual Studio or SDK for embedding
Developer-defined calcs for data not in data warehouse
QlikView
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Presentation3 Presentation Charts Overall1 Presentation Hi/Lo Chart2 Presentation Gauge Chart1 Presentation Bullet Graphs2 Presentation Spark Lines1 Presentation Maps1 Presentation Ability to create own visualizations
Presentation
3 Alerting Alerts - Visual display of exception values or text3 Alerting Alerts - Email notification
1 Alerting Alerts - user defined in addition to centrally defined
1 Alerting
Alerting
2 Analysis Trending - time based analysis
3 Analysis This Year/Last Year analysis3 Analysis Top 10 ranking
1 Analysis2 Analysis Predictive analysis / what if
Analysis
3 KPIs / metrics Web-based screen for users to enter target for KPI1 KPIs / metrics Multiple targets per metrics (stretch goals)2 KPIs / metrics User-defined KPIs3 KPIs / metrics IT-developed KPIs as part of dashboard
KPIs / metrics
Conditional formatting - traffic lights, trend arrows, highlighting of exceptions and variances within tabular display
Alert as RSS feed or textual display within dashboard
Assymetrical reporting (expand Q4, collapse Q1-Q3)
QlikView
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Interactivity Global filter for all gadgets in dashboard
2 Dashboard Interactivity Re-sort data in a table within an existing dashboard
3 Dashboard Interactivity Drill-down3 Dashboard Interactivity Pivot / drill by other dimensions
2 Dashboard Interactivity2 Dashboard Interactivity Sliders/ Lassos to select content2 Dashboard Interactivity Flash animation3 Dashboard Interactivity Overall usability and navigation
Dashboard Interactivity3 Delivery Print whole dashboard2 Delivery Export to PDF3 Delivery Export to Excel2 Delivery PowerPoint1 Delivery Print one widget2 Delivery Disconnected access1 Delivery Live Excel connectivity
Delivery2 Architecture Caching - consistently fast response time2 Architecture Auto refresh/requery of dashboard objects2 Architecture In-memory3 Architecture Web-based dashboard delivery0 Architecture Use of Applet/activex controls
Architecture Support for Linux/Unix2 Architecture Support for 64-bit
3 Architecture
3 Architecture
Architecture1 Other Guided analysis / workflow / link reports
Drill from one dashboard to another with context passed
Broad and Flexible data access (OLAP, relational, Web-Services)
Dashboard integration with other tools in the BI Suite
QlikView
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Importance Category Requirement
1 Other Annotations /Collaboration
QlikView
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Layout Multiple objects on a page/display (table, chart)2 Dashboard Layout Ability to resize portal objects independently
2 Dashboard Layout
3 Dashboard Layout
Dashboard Layout2 Dashboard Design Formatting templates for consistent look 1 Dashboard Design WYSIWYG design mode1 Dashboard Design Structure mode for faster design without all data1 Dashboard Design Record limit in design mode2 Dashboard Design Undo
3 Dashboard Design
3 Dashboard Design2 Dashboard Design Elements re-usable in multiple dashboards2 Dashboard Design Web-based design environment3 Dashboard Design Ease of design and maintenance aspects
Dashboard Design
User defined dashboard layout, in addition to centrally built by IT
Multiple data sources within dashboard presentation
Java development environment or Visual Studio or SDK for embedding
Developer-defined calcs for data not in data warehouse
Business Objects
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Presentation3 Presentation Charts Overall1 Presentation Hi/Lo Chart2 Presentation Gauge Chart1 Presentation Bullet Graphs2 Presentation Spark Lines1 Presentation Maps1 Presentation Ability to create own visualizations
Presentation
3 Alerting Alerts - Visual display of exception values or text3 Alerting Alerts - Email notification
1 Alerting Alerts - user defined in addition to centrally defined
1 Alerting
Alerting
2 Analysis Trending - time based analysis
3 Analysis This Year/Last Year analysis3 Analysis Top 10 ranking
1 Analysis2 Analysis Predictive analysis / what if
Analysis
3 KPIs / metrics Web-based screen for users to enter target for KPI1 KPIs / metrics Multiple targets per metrics (stretch goals)2 KPIs / metrics User-defined KPIs3 KPIs / metrics IT-developed KPIs as part of dashboard
KPIs / metrics
Conditional formatting - traffic lights, trend arrows, highlighting of exceptions and variances within tabular display
Alert as RSS feed or textual display within dashboard
Assymetrical reporting (expand Q4, collapse Q1-Q3)
Business Objects
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Importance Category Requirement
3 Dashboard Interactivity Global filter for all gadgets in dashboard
2 Dashboard Interactivity Re-sort data in a table within an existing dashboard
3 Dashboard Interactivity Drill-down3 Dashboard Interactivity Pivot / drill by other dimensions
2 Dashboard Interactivity2 Dashboard Interactivity Sliders/ Lassos to select content2 Dashboard Interactivity Flash animation3 Dashboard Interactivity Overall usability and navigation
Dashboard Interactivity3 Delivery Print whole dashboard2 Delivery Export to PDF3 Delivery Export to Excel2 Delivery PowerPoint1 Delivery Print one widget2 Delivery Disconnected access1 Delivery Live Excel connectivity
Delivery2 Architecture Caching - consistently fast response time2 Architecture Auto refresh/requery of dashboard objects2 Architecture In-memory3 Architecture Web-based dashboard delivery0 Architecture Use of Applet/activex controls
Architecture Support for Linux/Unix2 Architecture Support for 64-bit
3 Architecture
3 Architecture
Architecture1 Other Guided analysis / workflow / link reports
Drill from one dashboard to another with context passed
Broad and Flexible data access (OLAP, relational, Web-Services)
Dashboard integration with other tools in the BI Suite
Business Objects
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1 Other Annotations /Collaboration
Business Objects
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Advanced Visualization ToolsImportance Item Feature TIBCO Spotfire
Feature Explanation or Purpose Score
Delivery and Exploration2 Visual appeal
23 Consumer interactivity1 Consumer drill down and pivot2 Printing2 Ease of use for consumer1 Annotations9 Subtotal Delivery and Exploration
Design and Analysis
2 Single step query, visualize, exploreAdvanced visualizations
2 Spark lines
2 Small multiples and Trellis Charts1 Bullet graphs2 Scatter plot2 Heat map or tree map
Box plotGeospatial analysisNetwork chart
22 Formatting and layout
Web-deployment of dashboards/visualizations
Application of best practices in visual design
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1 Customization of shapes2 Dashboard layout options
2 Multiple data sources presented2 Multiple data sources joined2 Tabular Manipulations2 Local calculations2 Aggregations2 Time series analysis2 Statistical analysis
Monte Carlo simulationTool positioning for author
3 Ease of use for author33 Subtotal Design and Analysis
Architecture and AdministrationData Sources
1 OLAP OLAP sources supported2 Relational Relational sources supported3 Other Other sources
2
3 Integration with BI platform for data
Desktop or web authoring environment
Integration within existing BI environment
If tool is to be deployed along with enterprise BI, how does it integrate with platform
Integration with BI platform for security
If the tool is integrated with the BI platform, consider data sources, meta data, security re-use.
Can existing cubes, reports, and data sources be accessed easily or must data be replicated into a separate analytic environment
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Stand-alone deployment
3 External authentication
3 Row, column, subject security
2 Data load and modeling features How is data loaded into the tool and accessed
2
1 Access to ERP, CRM, HR systems
2 Support for 64-bit OS
2 In-memory
1 Support for Unix/Linux
24 Total Architecture and Administration
For departmental, stand-alone deployment, consider rapid deployment and ability to maintain separate from enterprise BI platform
Can user IDs and passwords be used from Windows AD, LDAP, or BI platform
If separate security, degree of granular security
Ability to load data from multiple data sources into the cube or in-memory environment
Understanding of physical schemas in source systems
64-bit operating systems allow for greater data and user scalability. The product should be compiled for native 64-bit
In-memory products load the data into memory for speed of thought analysis. Some products will only load a subset of data into memory and leverage the OLAP server and other data sources to avoid replicated data and latency issues
Are platforms and OS beyond Windows supported
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Additional InformationPricing
LEGEND
Product Scores
3 Exceptional capabilities2 Good capabilities1 Limited capability,difficult to do0 Minimal to no capability or requires coding
blank Not fully evaluated
Importance / Weighting
3 Essential, a "show stopper" or feature that significantly affects deployability and/or cost of ownership2 Important1 Nice to Have0 Not necessary
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Advanced Visualization ToolsTIBCO Spotfire Tableau Corda CenterView SAS JMP
Comments Score Comments (version 5.0) Score Comments Score
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Advanced Visualization Tools Data Exploration ToolsSAS JMP QlikTech QlikView SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
Comments Score Comments Score Comments
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Importance Item Feature
Spreadsheet IntegrationAdd-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources3 111 New Queries (relational)2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated1 117 Charting imported from report
OLAP Data Sources3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
SAP BusinessObjects IBM Cognos Hyperion System 9 Information Builders Web Focus
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Importance Item Feature
Spreadsheet IntegrationAdd-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources3 111 New Queries (relational)2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated1 117 Charting imported from report
OLAP Data Sources3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Information Builders Web Focus MicroStrategy Microsoft
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Importance Item Feature
Spreadsheet IntegrationAdd-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources3 111 New Queries (relational)2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated1 117 Charting imported from report
OLAP Data Sources3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel) SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
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Importance Item Feature
Spreadsheet IntegrationAdd-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources3 111 New Queries (relational)2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated1 117 Charting imported from report
OLAP Data Sources3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
QlikView 8.2
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Importance Item Feature
Administration3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 1511 152 Column level security2 153 Row level security2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 1563 157 Usage monitoring3 158 Manage current sessions
2 1592 160 Regression testing tools
1 1612 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Architecture Importantant/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
SAP BusinessObjects IBM Cognos Hyperion System 9
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Importance Item Feature
Administration3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 1511 152 Column level security2 153 Row level security2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 1563 157 Usage monitoring3 158 Manage current sessions
2 1592 160 Regression testing tools
1 1612 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Architecture Importantant/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Information Builders Web Focus MicroStrategy
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Importance Item Feature
Administration3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 1511 152 Column level security2 153 Row level security2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 1563 157 Usage monitoring3 158 Manage current sessions
2 1592 160 Regression testing tools
1 1612 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Architecture Importantant/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel) SAS BI Server 9.1.3
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Importance Item Feature
Administration3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 1511 152 Column level security2 153 Row level security2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 1563 157 Usage monitoring3 158 Manage current sessions
2 1592 160 Regression testing tools
1 1612 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Architecture Importantant/Essential
BI Scorecard subscribers have access to completed, detailed scorecards.
QlikView 8.2
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting
3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects
1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Web-based authoring
Prompting
1 6 Column prompts
2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts
1 9 Pick list customization
2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist
2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts
1 14 Prompt interface
2 15 Fixed FiltersMultiple Data Sources
2 16Multiple data sources in business view
applet
SAP BusinessObjects XI
WebIntelligence XI R2 XI 3.1 Comments
3 30 0
2 23 3
0 0
2 20 0
3 3
2 22 2
0 00 2 New in XI R3
1 1 No check boxes. Basic.
2 2
0 1
Note there are 5 authoring interfaces: Java, Interactive, HTML, 508 compliant, WebI rich client
Keeps the last value selected but just for that session
Can create filter objects in universe but no picklist
Data Federator option supports this
applet
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Importance Item Feature
2 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 19
3 20 Business question complexity
2 21 Calculated conditions
3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions
2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures
3 27 Minimal requery of databaseDocument Layout
2 28 Multiple objects in a document
2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail
1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting
2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
SAP BusinessObjects XI
3 3
2 2
2 2
2 2
0 0
2 2
2 2
2 2
22 2
2 2
3 3
2 2
2 2
2 2 Line, Pie, Area, Bar, Scatter. 1 1 Mixed bar line2 2
Personal data providers now possible in WebI rich client. These can be viewed but not refreshed from InfoView portal. DeskI allows for stored procedures, freeform SQL.
Note that it is universe specific for that database
Filters in a query can be based on a comparison of universe objects. To have based on query results, need to use DeskI.
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Importance Item Feature
1 34 Chart controls
2 35 User defined FormulasFormatting
2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s
2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 42
2 43 Undo
3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional
2 46 Modifiable SQL
1 47 User-defined server-side objects
2 48 Readable SQL
1 49 Web-based authoringPrompting
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
applet
SAP BusinessObjects XI
2 2
2 2
2 21 1
0 02 22 22 2 In Java Report Panel
1 2
2 2
2 2
86.8% 92.9%
Crystal Reports 10 Crystal Reports 2008 Comments1 1 Universe or Business View2 2
1 1
2 2
2 2
1 0
No hover over but can control legends, items graphed, scale, color
Printing is via PDF from most viewers; Java Report Panel supports direct print. There is not a fit to page. Users can control margins, page breaks. Image or logo can appear in header.
There is Undo in interactive viewer and now also in Java Report Panel viewer
Can't modify if generated via Data Expert wizard
Web-based authoring no longer available, was limited in the past
applet
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Importance Item Feature
1 50 Column prompts
2 51 Filter prompts
2 52 Hierarchical prompts
1 53 Pick list customization
2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values
2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface
2 58 Fixed Filters within a report queryMultiple Data Sources
2 59
2 60 Types of Data Sources
3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail
1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control
2 68 Ease of modifyingCharting
2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
SAP BusinessObjects XI
0 1
1 2
0 0
1 2
0 22 0
0 21 1
2 2
0 2
3 3
3 3
2 22 2
1 12 21 12 2
1 1
2 22 21 12 2
Work around is to create as parameters
Score improved as filter list is now dynamic
Not tested against an OLAP database
Multiple subreports can be embedded in a main report
Column headings and cells now stick together, but not easy to convert report elements such as crosstab to chart
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Importance Item Feature
2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Information Delivery & BI Reach
2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules
2 84 Report bursting
2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)
2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions
2 89 Business Alerts
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
SAP BusinessObjects XI
2 2
3 3
2 22 22 22 2
2 22 22 2
84.9% 92.9%
BOE XI R2 XI 3.0
2 22 2
1 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 3
2 1
Report bursting now for WebI in addition to Crystal format
Save As PDF, XL, CSV from WebI. Crystal has more export options. Each output format in scheduler is new job.
Send to can include dynamic email lists from database such as invoice to
Rules are now in different SAP module.
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Importance Item Feature
2 90 Dedicated BI Portal
3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access
2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity
2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill
3 102 Filter
3 103 Sort1 104 Find
2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
SAP BusinessObjects XI
2 2
2 22 21 2 New WEBI rich client in R3
2 2
3 32 22
1 1 Report annotations2 2 BI Widgets
2 22 2
2 3
2 32 2
0 01 1
2
This has gotten more cumbersome though. InfoView
Includes greater data lineage in XI 3.1 but only displayed in Interactive viewer
Newly available for both Crystal and WebI reports, using cached report data
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Importance Item Feature
2 107
51
Spreadsheet Integration
Add-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources
3 111 New Queries (relational)
2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained
2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated
1 117 Charting imported from report
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
SAP BusinessObjects XI
0 2
90.8% 105.1%
Live Office XI R2 (PP)
2 2
1 1
2 22 2
2 2
1 1
21 1
2 20 0
1 1
Direct OLAP no longer supported
Filter values can come from a cell but only for new queries, not for existing WebI or CR reports. Process to "bind" is cumbersome.
imported as picture not as Excel chart
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP Data Sources
3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot
2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet
2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
2
3 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures
2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 133
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
SAP BusinessObjects XI
0 0
0 0
2 2
2 22 20 0
2 2
58.9% 61.7%
Web Intelligence Web Intelligence VoyagerDynamic OLAP Dynamic OLAP
1 1
2 2
1 10
010
1 1
Smart objects added in 3.0 but push to database doesn't work well
WebI can handle aggregate awareness but not partitions
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Importance Item Feature
3 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance
3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration
1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer
2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness
2 Charting capabilities
2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis
3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies
1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Administration
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
SAP BusinessObjects XI
1 12 2
0 02 22 2
2 2
2 2
WebI Voygager
2 2 2
2 1
2 2 20 0 0
3 3 20 0 0
2 2 20
0 0 2
69.2%
77.3% 80.8% 66.7%
BOE XI R2
Universes can be based on SAP BW, MSAS
Drill and Focus or just drill. Right click to drill up and down.
Can create charts but not adjust scaling, display of values, difficult to stack
Voyager and WebI both support Rank. In WebI, can do server rank or report rank. Server rank is only available in Java Report Panel.
Voyager limited to column a vs column b type calculations
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Importance Item Feature
3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 151
1 152 Column level security
2 153 Row level security
2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 156
3 157 Usage monitoring
3 158 Manage current sessions
2 159
2 160 Regression testing tools
1 161
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
ETL to report
SAP BusinessObjects XI
2 22
2 2
2 2
2 2 Database credentials
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
2 2
1 1
2 1
0 0
2 2
Row restrictions are set within the universe.
Access levels can be created and defined for groups of users such as authors vs consumers and down to the individual menu features.
An Activity universe and prebuilt reports are provided.
Administrator can see the session but cannot interrupt them. Administrators cannot kill queries.
If a field is renamed, this is adjusted in the dependent report. However, there is no longer a way to find that dependent report.
The report validation is a new feature but one intended for the query user.
ETL to report
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Importance Item Feature
2 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration
2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode
2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository
3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
SAP BusinessObjects XI
2 2
2 1
87.0% 81.0%
BOE XI R2
3 2
3 32 22 21 1
2 2
2 2
0 1 HP UX
2
2 2
2 22 2 Crystal lacks governers
2 2
Life Cycle Manager new in 3.1, improved over Import Wizard. Some dependency checking
Universe Linking continues to be problematic, buggy in 3.0 resolved in 3.1
Not as well integrated now with SAP Performance Modules
meta data, lovs, and query results cached
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Importance Item Feature
179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Architecture Importantant/Essential
SAP BusinessObjects XI
2 2
100.0% 100.0%
2
0 Favorites
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting
3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects
1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Web-based authoring
Prompting
1 6 Column prompts
2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts
1 9 Pick list customization
2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist
2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts
1 14 Prompt interface
2 15 Fixed FiltersMultiple Data Sources
2 16Multiple data sources in business view
applet
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
8.3 Query Studio Comments Interactive Reporting Comments
2 12 2
1 23 1
0 0
2 21 0
1
0 11 0
0 20 2
1 0
2 1
3 0
It's not plain SQL but can see some degree of query information
Does not save, not even for session. User can set option in run parameters, which may or may not be specific to an individual user
Calendars but no check boxes in run. Can't customize prompt message
You can create fixed filters in the Framework Manager model but there is no picklist. Picklist is provided in RS
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Importance Item Feature
2 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 19
3 20 Business question complexity
2 21 Calculated conditions
3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions
2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures
3 27 Minimal requery of databaseDocument Layout
2 28 Multiple objects in a document
2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail
1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting
2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
0 2
2 0
3 2
1 1
2 2
2 2
0 2
0 2
02 2
0 2
1 2
2 2
0 2
2 12 21 2
Data is never saved with the report and each different output format reruns query
no charting in Express authoring mode
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Importance Item Feature
1 34 Chart controls
2 35 User defined FormulasFormatting
2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s
2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 42
2 43 Undo
3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional
2 46 Modifiable SQL
1 47 User-defined server-side objects
2 48 Readable SQL
1 49 Web-based authoringPrompting
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
applet
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2 2
1 2
2 22 1
3 02 02 10 1
2 1
2 0
2
75.7% 68.5%
8.3 Report Studio20
2
2
2
3
Express authoring does not have rank/if then else, very limited. QS is percentage, arithmetic but no advanced
User can specify a Query Calculation that is pused to SQL or Layout Calculation
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Importance Item Feature
1 50 Column prompts
2 51 Filter prompts
2 52 Hierarchical prompts
1 53 Pick list customization
2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values
2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface
2 58 Fixed Filters within a report queryMultiple Data Sources
2 59
2 60 Types of Data Sources
3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail
1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control
2 68 Ease of modifyingCharting
2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
0
2
2
2
22
22
2
1
2
1
22
2102
1
2212
Can set test option to run query with minimal data during development. Also, can set option to use local cache but it only works with HTML output
They are multiple pages, then need to build a TOC
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Importance Item Feature
2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Information Delivery & BI Reach
2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules
2 84 Report bursting
2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)
2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions
2 89 Business Alerts
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2
2
2302
220
81.7%
2 12 0
2 2
2 0
2 0
2 2
2 0
3 0
Workflow for event studio much better to define alerts. Changing them and seeing what they are still needs improvement
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Importance Item Feature
2 90 Dedicated BI Portal
3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access
2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity
2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill
3 102 Filter
3 103 Sort1 104 Find
2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2 3 Workspace
22 20 2
2
1 Only to authors not to consumers 02 2
Find More / Search 0
2
1 22 2
0 1
0 21 1
1 00 2
2
WebSphere, SAP, SharePoint, Plumtree
BlackBerry, Symbian, Windows, new in 8.4 support for prompted reports, scheduled and bursted
can build but not generated from Master/Detail
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Importance Item Feature
2 107
51
Spreadsheet Integration
Add-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources
3 111 New Queries (relational)
2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained
2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated
1 117 Charting imported from report
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
0
74.5% 56.0%
Smart View 9
2 2
2 3
2 12 21 generates an error message
0 2
2
2 22 0
1 20 0
1 It's an image, not Excel chart 0
Go! Office & CAFÉ (8.3tested)
As of July 08, SmartView works with OBI EE but still requires separate server install.
Go! Supports Word, PPT, Excel. CAFÉ only Excel
Planning is different add-in for inputting numbers,but for analysis, can use CAFÉ if Framework Manager model built on top of Planning cube
Essbase, Planning, OBI EE as of July 08
Can go into edit mode from Excel, launching either QS, RS, AS
Hyperion Foundation Services separate from BI Server platform
changed in July 08 release to integrate with OBI EE
Treats as tabular data set but does not create crosstab as Excel pivot table
Existing report content from OBI EE is not imported, but some content from Hyperion products can be
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP Data Sources
3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot
2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet
2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
2
3 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures
2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 133
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2 No visual drill indicators 3
2 2
2 0
2 22 10 0
02 0
67.6% 83.9%
ROLAP/ PowerCube MOLAP MOLAP/HOLAP2 3
3 3
1 2
2 3
1 22 2
2 3
CAFÉ accesses any OLAP cube and dimensionally modeled relational
in CAFÉ and includes formula language
Below scores relate only to Hyperion products
PowerCubes & Analysis Studio
Hyperion Essbase (Analytic Services)
Primarily MOLAP but can specify degree of aggregation
Rquires additional license - ASO/BSO
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Importance Item Feature
3 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance
3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration
1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer
2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness
2 Charting capabilities
2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis
3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies
1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Administration
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2 21 Treat as dimensions 2
0 22 22 2
2 1
2 2
Web Analysis
2 2
2 20 TM1 2
2 20
22 But no apparent way to subtotal2 2
92.9% 110.7%
84.6% 100.0%
Limited formatting options within Analysis Studio but you can go to Report Studio, but then lose AS capabilities
Swap icon, drill with click or popup menu
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3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 151
1 152 Column level security
2 153 Row level security
2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 156
3 157 Usage monitoring
3 158 Manage current sessions
2 159
2 160 Regression testing tools
1 161
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
ETL to report
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2 22
1 2
2 2
2
2 2
2 Not that granular to menu level
3
2 1
1 0
1 1
1
2 0
Cognos Namespace and Series 7 security
Object level security set in Framework Manager
Data Security set in Framework Manager
Although no documentation so not sure what is prepackaged vs built for the demo
Can kill individual queries but not sessions. To view sessions, need
to install an optional report (SMM) - it comes from the audit db so not
realtime
Find report dependencies now also searches private folders, but renaming elements breaks reports. Vendor released a downloadable tool (DRU) to address
Upgrade Manager supports testing and analysis of going from 1 version to the next of Cognos, but not testing for internal development purposes
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Importance Item Feature
2 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration
2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode
2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository
3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
1 0
2 1
87.0% 55.3%
Cognos 8 Hyperion System 9
2 3
3 33 33 02 1
1 1
2 2
0 2
2
2
1 22
22
Can create a zip archive file but no dependency checking or much granularity on selections
TM1 supports but C8 only Content Manager will in 8.4
Application Tier components can be distributed for load balancing. For fail over, multiple Content Manager stores can be on multiple machines.
Apache Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, SAP NetWeaver, BEA WebLogic, Oracle Application Server 10G
PowerCubes provide MOLAP caching. Very limited query caching
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Importance Item Feature
179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Architecture Importantant/Essential
Cognos 8.3 Hyperion System 9
2
102.1% 102.9%
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting
3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects
1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Web-based authoring
Prompting
1 6 Column prompts
2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts
1 9 Pick list customization
2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist
2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts
1 14 Prompt interface
2 15 Fixed FiltersMultiple Data Sources
2 16Multiple data sources in business view
applet
Information Builders Web Focus
InfoAssist 7.6.7 Comments
1 1 Master files2
1 0 Can view code but not SQL1 2
3 0 Create in Developer Studio
2 20 0
2 1
1 20 0
1 22 2 Referred to as "no selection"
2 1
2 1 No way to nest filters
2 2
Power Painter & Assistants
Can enter data values or read from data source but cannot change columns
displayed
Users can save their prompt values and run a standard report with the saved
prompt values. (This was not available in tested version).
No calendar for dates. Prompts are displayed in separate window. There is a ultiple values option for prompts but no checkboxes; ctrl click only. The prompt
message can be customized.
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Importance Item Feature
2 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 19
3 20 Business question complexity
2 21 Calculated conditions
3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions
2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures
3 27 Minimal requery of databaseDocument Layout
2 28 Multiple objects in a document
2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail
1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting
2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Information Builders Web Focus
2 1
0 0
3 3 SAP BW, MSAS, Essbase supported
2 0
2 2
0 0
1 0
0 0
02 2
2 0
2 1
1 2
0 2
2 1 Bar, Pie, Line, Area, Scatter. 2 00 2 Multi graph option
Can join a local file but not two master files in one report
More complex reports are better created in DeveloperStudio.
Can compute a new field and use that field as a filter value
Specifying output to Excel or PDF requires rerun. Each rerun requeries the
database.
If user wants a chart and table, need to create two separate windows
Can use breaks and table of contents to create master detail
It's a toggle but each report is one type of output.
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Importance Item Feature
1 34 Chart controls
2 35 User defined FormulasFormatting
2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s
2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 42
2 43 Undo
3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional
2 46 Modifiable SQL
1 47 User-defined server-side objects
2 48 Readable SQL
1 49 Web-based authoringPrompting
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
applet
Information Builders Web Focus
2 1
2
1 11 0
2 00
2 Interactive view displays data2 Query design mode shows fields only
1
0
1 1
69.2% 51.4%
Developer Studio12
2
2
1
0
Can format legend, but can't control scale, bar colors. Series menu allows
data values to be added.
Traffic lighting feature did not show format while defining and then had
unusual results.
Print report uses PDF, which sends away from report and back to main
screen. Users can only print a single window at a time.
Introduces ribbons but not well organized or intuitive.
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Importance Item Feature
1 50 Column prompts
2 51 Filter prompts
2 52 Hierarchical prompts
1 53 Pick list customization
2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values
2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface
2 58 Fixed Filters within a report queryMultiple Data Sources
2 59
2 60 Types of Data Sources
3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail
1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control
2 68 Ease of modifyingCharting
2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
Information Builders Web Focus
3
2
0
2
11
22
2
2
3
2
22
2021
1
2202
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Importance Item Feature
2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Information Delivery & BI Reach
2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules
2 84 Report bursting
2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)
2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions
2 89 Business Alerts
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
Information Builders Web Focus
2
3
1202
122
81.0%
ReportCaster
2
2
2
2
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Importance Item Feature
2 90 Dedicated BI Portal
3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access
2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity
2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill
3 102 Filter
3 103 Sort1 104 Find
2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
Information Builders Web Focus
2
02 Active Reports
2
02
21
2
21
0 12
There is an Annotate in InfoAssist but not easy to place annotation.
Freeze in InfoAssist. Specify freeze and then rerun. It freezes columns but not
rows.
O120
Cindi Howson: Note: MSTRAT has good interactivity with OLAP services but not Report Services. See the full vendor evaluation for more information.
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Importance Item Feature
2 107
51
Spreadsheet Integration
Add-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources
3 111 New Queries (relational)
2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained
2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated
1 117 Charting imported from report
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Information Builders Web Focus
2
75.0%
Quick Data Plug In
0
2
200
2
2
Active Reports AJAX has the most robust capabilities. SWF output version
currently lacks charting.
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP Data Sources
3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot
2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet
2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
2
3 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures
2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 133
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Information Builders Web Focus
0
0
2
312
22
71.4%
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Importance Item Feature
3 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance
3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration
1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer
2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness
2 Charting capabilities
2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis
3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies
1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Administration
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
Information Builders Web Focus
1
0
25.0%
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Importance Item Feature
3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 151
1 152 Column level security
2 153 Row level security
2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 156
3 157 Usage monitoring
3 158 Manage current sessions
2 159
2 160 Regression testing tools
1 161
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
ETL to report
Information Builders Web Focus
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Importance Item Feature
2 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration
2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode
2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository
3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Information Builders Web Focus
2
222
1
3
2 Since 2004
22
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Importance Item Feature
179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Architecture Importantant/Essential
Information Builders Web Focus
2
107.1%
0
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting
3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects
1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Web-based authoring
Prompting
1 6 Column prompts
2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts
1 9 Pick list customization
2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist
2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts
1 14 Prompt interface
2 15 Fixed FiltersMultiple Data Sources
2 16Multiple data sources in business view
applet
MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy 8 MicroStrategy 9 Comments
31
12
2
33
2
22
22
2
2
1 2
Save prompt selections change in 9 - Load Answers
One object can also point to multiple data sources, so aggregate one db
and detail another
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Importance Item Feature
2 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 19
3 20 Business question complexity
2 21 Calculated conditions
3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions
2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures
3 27 Minimal requery of databaseDocument Layout
2 28 Multiple objects in a document
2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail
1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting
2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
MicroStrategy
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
0
122
Better in 9 for filter on report can come from other data sources, but report services still has constraints
Users can save a list of prompt answers and load as filter.
Nice visual cues of charts in 9, but still only graphs measures that are there.
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Importance Item Feature
1 34 Chart controls
2 35 User defined FormulasFormatting
2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s
2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 42
2 43 Undo
3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional
2 46 Modifiable SQL
1 47 User-defined server-side objects
2 48 Readable SQL
1 49 Web-based authoringPrompting
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
applet
MicroStrategy
1 2 Better in 9 in Web
1
1 21
111 22
2
1
2
95.4%
Report Services22 via FreeForm SQL
1
1
1
2
Color bands make it easier to apply, without having to create formulas
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Importance Item Feature
1 50 Column prompts
2 51 Filter prompts
2 52 Hierarchical prompts
1 53 Pick list customization
2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values
2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface
2 58 Fixed Filters within a report queryMultiple Data Sources
2 59
2 60 Types of Data Sources
3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail
1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control
2 68 Ease of modifyingCharting
2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
MicroStrategy
2
3
3
2
22
22
2
1
2
2
22
0212
1
1221
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Importance Item Feature
2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Information Delivery & BI Reach
2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules
2 84 Report bursting
2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)
2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions
2 89 Business Alerts
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
MicroStrategy
1
1
1 2112
2 3 Auto table of contents, pagination12
82.5%
Narrowcast
1 22
2 1
2
2
2
2
1 2
Now in Web product, not just Desktop. Nice sliders and default
ranges
Distribution Services
Distribution Services more integrated in v9. There is a migration tool.
Each query is rerun for each recipient in v9, whereas Narrowcast was run
once then parse
Users can subscribe themselves or others by entering email address
Narrowcast allowed for system admin to define alerts, but in 9, users can
define their own alerts
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Importance Item Feature
2 90 Dedicated BI Portal
3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access
2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity
2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill
3 102 Filter
3 103 Sort1 104 Find
2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
MicroStrategy
2
202 Via Flash
2
10
22
1
21
22
Before portal integration was optional fee, now included
MSTRAT has good interactivity with OLAP services but not Report Services. See the full vendor evaluation for more information. Table of contents is auto created in PDF.
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Importance Item Feature
2 107
51
Spreadsheet Integration
Add-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources
3 111 New Queries (relational)
2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained
2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated
1 117 Charting imported from report
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
MicroStrategy
2
77.3%
Office 8
2
1
302
0
2
20
2
In 9, extreme AJAX pushes UI processing to local java VM so less
server round trips
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP Data Sources
3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot
2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet
2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
2
3 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures
2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 133
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
MicroStrategy
0
1
210
2
57.7%
ROLAP3
2
2
22
2
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Importance Item Feature
3 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance
3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration
1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer
2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness
2 Charting capabilities
2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis
3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies
1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Administration
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
MicroStrategy
22
122
3
1
1
2 31
30
22 Multi select user defined groupings
109.6%
83.3%
In 8, charts were drill down; in 9, it's also drill by
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Importance Item Feature
3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 151
1 152 Column level security
2 153 Row level security
2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 156
3 157 Usage monitoring
3 158 Manage current sessions
2 159
2 160 Regression testing tools
1 161
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
ETL to report
MicroStrategy
2
2 Security in 9 can now be decentralized
2
2
2
2
1
2
3 Enterprise Manager
3
2 2 Integrity Manager introduced in v8
2 Multiple development teams improved
Improved in 9 but it is updated in batch
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Importance Item Feature
2 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration
2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode
2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository
3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
MicroStrategy
2 Object manager
3
110.0%
2
2233
3
3
2
2
32
2New in 9. In v8, had to have multiple
projects for each language
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Importance Item Feature
179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Architecture Importantant/Essential
MicroStrategy
2
118.2%
1
2
Integrated with Eclipse IDE for Web presentation and Flex.
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting
3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects
1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Web-based authoring
Prompting
1 6 Column prompts
2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts
1 9 Pick list customization
2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist
2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts
1 14 Prompt interface
2 15 Fixed FiltersMultiple Data Sources
2 16Multiple data sources in business view
applet
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
Report Builder Answers (Original teComments
2 32 2
0 21 6 MB Client Plug In 2
0 0
0 10 0
0 0
0 00 2
00 can enter as not specified 2
2 1
2 1
0 3
Can't do prompts in Report Builder, only in Report Designer
Work flow nonsensical, buggy, and resource intensive
You can only filter data that is also an output column. In theory, a way to define in meta data layer, but not documented and could not be validated
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Importance Item Feature
2 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 19
3 20 Business question complexity
2 21 Calculated conditions
3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions
2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures
3 27 Minimal requery of databaseDocument Layout
2 28 Multiple objects in a document
2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail
1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting
2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
0 1 Would use dashboards for this
2 2
1 Oracle added in SP2 3
3
2
0 2
0 2
2
02 2
1 2
0 2 Compound layout
1 no master detail 1
0 1
2 20 1 Overlay chart, mixed bar and line0 1
Users can define an advanced filter that may allow this by coding their own SQL in the filter line. However, testing this generated an error (OpenQuarter=CloseQuarter)
Master/detail only available for pivots. Sections don't start on new page and display extraneous data.
Chart types are adequate and build process improved in 10.1.3.3
EG
W20
Cindi Howson: but its one query on a page/worksheet
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Importance Item Feature
1 34 Chart controls
2 35 User defined FormulasFormatting
2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s
2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 42
2 43 Undo
3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional
2 46 Modifiable SQL
1 47 User-defined server-side objects
2 48 Readable SQL
1 49 Web-based authoringPrompting
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
applet
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
2 2
2 2
0 20
2
0 02 2
1 1
2 0
1 1
41.5% 81.6%
Reporting Services XML Publisher2 2 OBI EE can be a data source to a query2 2
2 2
2 1
2 0
0 1 Query yes, presentation no
Can specify bar colors, scale. Process is not very intuitive.
No headers/footers, no fit to page, can break on groups, Active X print control
Dashboards easier to use but usability issues in Answers portion
Query Builder available for new queries or write SQL
Code in SQL but not through menus or toolbars
What actually gets submitted with parameters is not shown
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Importance Item Feature
1 50 Column prompts
2 51 Filter prompts
2 52 Hierarchical prompts
1 53 Pick list customization
2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values
2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface
2 58 Fixed Filters within a report queryMultiple Data Sources
2 59
2 60 Types of Data Sources
3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail
1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control
2 68 Ease of modifyingCharting
2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
0 0
2 2
0 0
1
2 1
0 All option but it submits a null value in query2 1
2 1 Need to code in SQL, no picklist provided
2 Multiple data sets 2
2 OLAP and relational 1
1 2
Word or Adobe are design environments2 22 2
0 1 Appears as template drop down in browser2 20 02 2
1 0Leverages BI Beans
21
A drop down menu appears while viewing the report
Can display description but not sort order
List of values are query specific and you choose the column
Can link the values but it doesn't appear to be genuine cascade
There is a Null and Blank but no optional
Data model can contain multiple data sources
SQL Query, Web Service, XML Feed. No OLAP
Option to use cached result set. Data and presentation layers are separate. But this may only be for the report session and not shared across users.
Separation of query and templates poses problems
EG
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Importance Item Feature
2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Information Delivery & BI Reach
2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules
2 84 Report bursting
2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)
2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions
2 89 Business Alerts
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
2
2 0
2 What if logic21 Customize XML files 0 Design the RTF template with no data2 2
2 2
2 2 Whatever is in Word or Adobe
80.9% 68.1%
2 22 0
2 1
3 2
1
2 0
2 2
2
Define within Web-based Report Manager
This would be the biggest weakness, but problems in testing this. Needs verification.
includes XML output, Web Archive, PDF, Excel, CSV
Publisher: PDF, XML, Excel, RTF. One output per schedule. 10.1.3.3.2 does not include XL.
Publisher: email, printer, fax, web server, but Answers uses different scheduler
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Importance Item Feature
2 90 Dedicated BI Portal
3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access
2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity
2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill
3 102 Filter
3 103 Sort1 104 Find
2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
2 2
21 20 2 Briefing books and disconnected option
1
0 10 0
2
1 can insert comments in MSAS
0 01 2
0 2
2 12 1
2 00 0
Yes, via MOSS but not clear on BI-specific content
iPhone support, limited capabilities for particular KPI app
Viewing capabilities vary in Dashboard and Publisher
Depends if parameter implemented and cache settings, which requires specific DB credential settings
Must be explicitly enabled in Answers, not in Publisher unless Flash output
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Importance Item Feature
2 107
51
Spreadsheet Integration
Add-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources
3 111 New Queries (relational)
2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained
2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated
1 117 Charting imported from report
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
0 0
62.2% 60.9%
Office Add-In
1 Word with Soft Artisans 0
2 2
1 22 0
0
1 2
1
2 10
1 0
Only Publisher currently has Flash output as option, but not documented, and can't save disconnected. Charts within dashboards may be Flash output but it's not leveraged
(Refer to SmartView scores that works with OBI EE as of July 08); Below scores refer only to the Office Add-In
Query New tables but not business view
not drillable, not leveraging server data
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP Data Sources
3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot
2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet
2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
2
3 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures
2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 133
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
3 0
2 1
2 2
1 21 00 0
2 1
77.1% 53.6%
Analysis ServicesMOLAP mainly ROLAP
3 3
3 2
3 ROLAP, HOLAP, MOLAP
2 12
20
2 2
2 2
XML Publisher Analyzer has particular export to pivot capabilities.
Sections of the cube are stored as separate partions
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3 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance
3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration
1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer
2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness
2 Charting capabilities
2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis
3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies
1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Administration
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
2 22 2
2 122
1 1
0 2
2 0
2 hover over mouse tip 20 no write back in web part 2
2 10 0
0 not in WebPart Analytic 222 0
106.0% 84.6%
84.6% 31.8%
Calculated item can include case statement and be scripted
RS can access MSAS but 2 meta data layers
Performance Point 2007 with ProClarity
Drill in web part but no pivot, drill is expand, not drill and filter; no sorting within analytic grid
No drill up, just back button. No preview of tree navigation. No pivot.
Somewhat hidden but possible via filter
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3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 151
1 152 Column level security
2 153 Row level security
2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 156
3 157 Usage monitoring
3 158 Manage current sessions
2 159
2 160 Regression testing tools
1 161
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
ETL to report
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
2
2 2
2
0 2
2
2
2 2
2
1 2
1 2
0 0
0
This could be easier, though, more manual steps and variables than in other tools
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2 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration
2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode
2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository
3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
0
0
50.0% 73.9%
2 1
1 12 11 22 1
1 1
0 2
22
1 21 limit time but not rows 2 Publisher lacks governers
Publisher supports multiple locales
Publisher, OBI EE, Hyperion product lines all have separate servers and administration.
Open report with Report Builder, get an error, different views with ProClarity can't be modified
if certain credentials stored with report
Publisher caching limited to session, not multi user
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Importance Item Feature
179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Architecture Importantant/Essential
Microsoft Oracle Enterprise BI (Siebel)
2
58.3% 82.5%
2
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Importance Item Feature
Importance Item Business Query and Reporting
3 1 Business view of the data1 3 User-defined server-side objects
1 4 Readable SQL3 5 Web-based authoring
Prompting
1 6 Column prompts
2 7 Filter prompts2 8 Hierarchical prompts
1 9 Pick list customization
2 10 Cascading prompts1 11 Find within picklist
2 12 Save prompt values2 13 Optional prompts
1 14 Prompt interface
2 15 Fixed FiltersMultiple Data Sources
2 16Multiple data sources in business view
applet
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
WRS 3.1 Comments QlikView 8Comments
2 01
13 0 authoring is in desktop
0 0
20 2 When OLAP data source
1 1 Option to specify case insensitive good
0 2 20 2 2
20 2
0 1 1
1
2
Web Report Studio 4.2
There is not a business view. Expressions are defined within each sheet
Associative memory shows related data values automatically
Calendars new but no checkboxes, radio, even the cascade display could be improved
No radio buttons, check boxes just ctrl click
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2 17 Multiple data sources in report
3 18 Multiple Schemas/ Multipass SQL
2 19
3 20 Business question complexity
2 21 Calculated conditions
3 22 RDBMS Analytic Functions
2 23 Subquery
2 24
2 253 26 HAVING or filter on measures
3 27 Minimal requery of databaseDocument Layout
2 28 Multiple objects in a document
2 29 Crosstabs, Master/Detail
1 30 Multiple report tabs
Charting
2 31 Chart types2 32 Handling of dual Y-axes1 33 Master/detail charts
Types of Data Sources (Multiple Native Relational, OLAP, XML, Web Services)
SET Operators (Intersect, Union, Minus)
Comparative filters between columns or objects (ship date > request date)
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
2 2
0 1 0
2 2
2
0
2
0
0
1
1 2
3 2
2 1
2 2
1 2 Heat map, mixed bar/line 22 22 0
Concept of composite infromation map introduced
Wrong results are stated for many-to-many relationships
Caching improved in 9.2 but need to clarify how
Note that Enterprise Guide does much betterE
G
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1 34 Chart controls
2 35 User defined FormulasFormatting
2 36 Conditional Formatting1 37 Display in 1000s
2 38 Templates1 39 Contextual formatting2 40 WYSIWYG1 41 Structure Mode
2 42
2 43 Undo
3 44 Overall Ease of Use & Appeal
70
Importance Item Production Reporting2 45 Business view of the data2 Business view optional
2 46 Modifiable SQL
1 47 User-defined server-side objects
2 48 Readable SQL
1 49 Web-based authoringPrompting
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, quality)
Business Query Important/Essential
applet
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
1 2 2
1 1 2
3 20
100 0 02 2 1
2 0
0 1
1
65.4% 60.5%
More extensive in 9.2, but not clear if you can you add logo on header.
Some work flows improved, but visual appeal needs improving
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1 50 Column prompts
2 51 Filter prompts
2 52 Hierarchical prompts
1 53 Pick list customization
2 54 Cascading prompts2 55 Save prompt values
2 56 Optional prompts1 57 Prompt interface
2 58 Fixed Filters within a report queryMultiple Data Sources
2 59
2 60 Types of Data Sources
3 61 Minimal requery of database
Document Layout2 62 Multiple objects in a document2 63 Crosstab/ Master Detail
1 64 Multiple report tabs2 65 Absolute object placement2 66 Relative positioning2 67 Cell level control
2 68 Ease of modifyingCharting
2 69 Chart types2 70 Handling of Dual Y-axes1 71 Master/detail charts2 72 Chart controls
Multiple data sources in report & separate queries
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
EG
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Importance Item Feature
2 73 Report Linking/Hyperlinks
2 74 Developer Formulas and FunctionsFormatting
2 75 Conditional Formatting2 76 Templates2 77 WYSIWYG2 78 Structure Mode
2 792 80 Undo2 81 Rulers & Design Tools
63
Information Delivery & BI Reach
2 82 Time-based schedules2 83 System event-based schedules
2 84 Report bursting
2 85 Output formats (PDF, Excel)
2 86 Output destinations (printer, FTP)
2 87
2 88 E-mail push delivery / Subscriptions
2 89 Business Alerts
Printed reports (fit to page, headers, suppress blanks)
Production Reporting Important/Essential
Versioning/archiving report refreshes
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
2 20
2 Burst to PDF or HTML but not to Excel 2
1 2 Schedule to Excel added in 9.2 2
1
2
2 2
2 2
Plublisher module not provided for testing
Business alerts were previously only part of SAS portal and now introduced in BI Dashboard in 9.2
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Importance Item Feature
2 90 Dedicated BI Portal
3 91 Integration with 3rd party Portals3 92 My Portal2 93 Disconnected access
2 94 Mobile Device Support
3 952 96 BI Search2 97 Guided Analysis
1 981 99 Gadgets or Widgets
Report Consumer Interactivity
2 100 Outline view/Table of Contents2 101 Integrated drill
3 102 Filter
3 103 Sort1 104 Find
2 105 Freeze Panes1 106 Hide Column
2
Display of business meta data to users
Collaboration Capabilities (report ranking, comments)
Stream first page for fast viewing of long reports
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
2 2
2 2 020 0 2 Via exe file
1 00 0
0
2 Report comments0
2 01 2
2 2
2 21
22
Sharepoint WebParts for BI Dashboard and stored process, but not for WRS. Others supported through JSR 168
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Importance Item Feature
2 107
51
Spreadsheet Integration
Add-In
2 108
3 109
3 1101 119 Save To Repository2 118 64K row limit handled
Relational Data Sources
3 111 New Queries (relational)
2 183 Filter values can come from cell
2 1841 113 Formatting retained
2 114 Tabular data sets & Pivot Tables2 115 Report formulas translated
1 117 Charting imported from report
Web 2.0 Rich Reportlets (Flash/AJAX)
Information Delivery & BI Reach Important/Essential
Additional Office Support (PPT, Word)
Breadth of data sources (relational, OLAP, planning)
Suite integration, reusability, consistency, workflow
Worksheet can contain multiple queries
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
1 Available in BI Dashboard 1
75.6% 63.9%
2
2
223 Can preview data chunks on server
2
2
20
3
Parts of a chart can be animated, but no ajax or mht file.
Can access Information Map or tables directly
AMO has additional charting capabilities than Excel only
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Importance Item Feature
OLAP Data Sources
3 112 OLAP Drill & Pivot
2 116 New formulas preserved in drill
Spreadsheet Export from Report2 120 Scheduled spreadsheet
2 121 Export tabular data set1 122 Export Chart2 123 Export Formulas
2 1851 124 Export Formatting
34 Spreadsheet Important/Essential
OLAP125 Architecture
2 126 Single cube capacity
2 127
2
3 128 Multidimensional Calculations2 129 Handle Semi-Additive Measures
2 130 Ratios Recalculated with Drill2 131 Nonstandard consolidations (-,*)2 132 Incremental load
2 133
Export page breaks or master/detail as separate worksheets
Sources to populate cubes (relational, flat file, star or snow flake)
Flexible control over MOLAP storage
Partitioning and aggregate awareness
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
2
0 2 New scheduler in 9.2
210
2
80.8%
MOLAP / HOLAP In-memory OLAP3 2 Greater scale with 64-bit
1 1 2
NA
2 10
20 00 2 2
0 0
The OLAP drill uses enhanced Excel pivot capabilities
Single star schema only. With Composite Information Maps this may work better in 9.2 but it's a workaround
Extensive function library in expressions and could do such calculations by nesting IF statements but not as straightforward as other OLAP tools or MDX.
The expressions are processed on the fly so correctly recalculated
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3 134 Time Period Analysis2 135 Attribute analysis
1 1362 137 Drill through to detail presentation3 138 Drill through to detail maintenance
3 139 Reporting & OLAP integration
1 140 3rd party OLAP
OLAP Viewer
2 141 Drill/Pivot intuitiveness
2 Charting capabilities
2 142 Drillable Charts1 143 Write back and/or what-if analysis
3 144 Rank2 145 User-defined hierarchies
1 146 User-defined calculations2 User-defined set selections2 147 Missing cell suppression
32
15 OLAP Viewer Important/Essential
Administration
Procedural calculations and/or scripts
OLAP Platform Important/Essential
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
2 12 2
1 11 02 0
2 NA
1 0
2 1
2 20 2 Not write back but can do what-if
2 1 Formula0 2
2 22
2 2
73.1% 48.1%
81.8% 80.8%
Need to create calculations, no understanding of YTD, period to date
Can extract from but not access live
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3 148 3rd party authentication2 182 Single Sign On2 149 Use of NT or LDAP groups
1 150
2 151
1 152 Column level security
2 153 Row level security
2 154 Profiles for software functionality
2 156
3 157 Usage monitoring
3 158 Manage current sessions
2 159
2 160 Regression testing tools
1 161
Optional internal (proprietary) authentication
Leverage source system security (userid pass through)
Meta data exchange with ETL or modeling
Impact analysis / change management
Locking / check out for multiple developers
ETL to report
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
22
Yes for roles
2
2
2 Via Publisher
1
1
0 2
2 0
0
Server module not provided for testing
Information is captured to log files but no prebuilt reports or Information Maps to leverage
Can kill queries from central management console
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Importance Item Feature
2 162 Dev/Test/Production Migration
2 163 Re-usable objects/components
29
ArchitectureSuite integration
2 164
2 1653 166 Suite-wide Security3 167 Common Metadata1 168 Consistent User Interface
1 169
2 170
2 171 Support for 64-bit OS in 64-bit mode
2 172 Load Balancing
173 Broad Application Server Support2 174 Open BI Repository
3 175 Caching3 176 Query Governers
177 Multi lingual meta data translation178 Multi lingual interface
Administration Important/Essential
Breadth of Integration (query, reporting, dashboards, performance management)
Consistent Server Infrastructure with central control for core BI
Seamless navigation between modules
Support for Linux, Unix (in addition to Windows)
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
2 0
0
75.0%
2
2322
1
2 0
2 2
2 WebDAV
0 20 NA
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Importance Item Feature
179 Extensibility/Embedability
24
2 180 Documentation Quality
1 181 Bookmarks to save report versions
Architecture Importantant/Essential
SAS BI Server 9.1.3 QlikView 8.2
79.5% 71.4%
1