SAP BO Design Studio Driving your Business with the next Generation BI Tool
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Agenda
1. Overview
2. Deployment Options
3. Design Studio – Mobile Integration
4. Design Studio Real Life Examples: Any Business
5. Roadmap and Strategy
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Introducing SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
Overview
Freeform layout
Easy to design
environment
Mobilize your
content
Easy to create web
applications
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Deployment Option 1: BI Platform
BI Platform
Browser client
Deployment Platforms
Data sources
Consumer Designer
BW HANA
Available as of Design Studio
release 1.0
BI 4.0SP5 or BI 4.1SP0 as the
pre-requisite
Design Studio applications
stored on BI Platform
Backend connections through
CMC, able to connect to multiple
SAP BW and SAP HANA
systems
Transportation via Promotion
management
Pre-requisite for SAP BI Mobile
Solutions
BI Platform
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Deployment Option 2: SAP NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver
Browser client
Deployment Platforms
Data sources
Consumer Designer
BW
Available as of Design Studio
release 1.1
BW 7.3SP9, BW 7.31 SP7 or
BW7.4SP2 as the pre-requisite
Design Studio applications
stored on SAP BW
Transported though different
systems via TLOGO objects
(ABAP transport mechanism)
Can only connect to one BW
system
SAP Portal mobile solution is
planned
SAP NetWeaver
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Deployment Option 3: Local Mode
Browser client
Data sources
Designer
Available as of Design Studio
release 1.0, only for demo or
quick prototyping purpose
Direct connection to backend
systems using local SAP logon
file
Design Studio runtime is local
on laptop or PC
BW HANA
Local mode:
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Integration into SAP BI Mobile Solutions with Annotations
Convenient and unified user access for large mobile community:
Download and access Design Studio applications via SAP BI Mobile Solutions (native iOS application)
Leverage the collaboration functionality (e.g. annotation, SAP StreamWork etc)
Unified usability through SAP BI Mobile Solutions
Enable large mobile community
Overview page on SAP BI Mobile App embedded within SAP BI Mobile
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Ipad & Iphone Support
Pre-delivered iPhone
templates for rapid
implementation
iPhone template using Tabstrip as
component
iPhone template using Pagebook as
component
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KPI-Report (Design Studio, ipad) Chart View with dynamic KPI Selection
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Finance – P&L (Profit & Loss Statement) Hierachies from SAP and Hana
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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Roadmap
Design- & Runtime Enhancements
Enhanced Charting
Align/distribute components in layout
Enhanced Filter Components
Enhanced Scripting
Variable Screen
Custom Style Sheets
Interoperability
Interoperability with Analysis, edition for
OLAP
Mobile
Performance improvements
iPhone support
Platform
Optional NW deployment (for BW-only
use cases)
Continuous Improvement: Design- &
Runtime Enhancements
Mobile
Android, Windows 8
Offline scenarios
Planning (BW-IP and PAK support)
Broadcasting (scheduling & publishing)
Additional Data Sources
Microsoft SSAS, Odata, other
Web Services
Offline scenarios
Native HANA deployment
Advanced Partner & Customer SDK
Content conversion support
SAP Web Application Design (WAD)
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards
(Xcelsius)
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
Partner & Customer SDK
Create custom charts & other
visualizations (SDK-specific beta
program starting July/August 2013)
Additional Data Sources
DSL support and DSL query panel in
DS
Design- & Runtime Enhancements
For example:
– Enhanced Charting
– Drill Down in Filter Panel
– Enhanced Scripting
– Customize Crosstabs: Formats
– Printing & Export (1st version
Excel based only)
– Enhanced set of components
– BEx Query Exceptions
Planned RTC: Q4 2013
Today Planned Innovation Future Direction
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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboarding Strategy What does this mean for existing customers in 2013 ?
Current use of
Bex Web Application
Designer
Current use of
SAP BusinessObjects
Dashbords (former
Xcelsius)
Multi-Source,
Non-SAP BW SAP BW only
Use SAP BusinessObjects Design
Studio as primary tool for creating
dashboards and applications, both
on the web and on device
Continue with SAP
BusinessObjects Dashboards and
leverage the upcoming HTML5
functionality for on-device
dashboards
Consider building new dashboards
in SAP BusinessObjects Design
Studio
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Customer Roadmap: British American Tobacco will run Design Studio
BAT Interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjeqB1YiRzc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgacyRNToog
Thank you
Contact information:
Plahl, Guenter Mohamed Abdel Hadi Andreas Forster
Business Development Senior Solution Advisor Senior Solution Advisor
+41 79 335-0744 +41 79 197 70 40 +41 79 701 89 44