September 10-13, 2012 Orlando, Florida

Migrating from Desktop Intelligence to Web Intelligence

Thomas B Kuruvilla, Solution Management, SAP Business Intelligence Olivier Duvelleroy, Solution Management, SAP Business Intelligence

Learning Points
Benefits of upgrading to Web Intelligence Whats New in Web Intelligence Whats coming Desktop Intelligence feature coverage in Web Intelligence Steps to convert from Desktop Intelligence Whats coming Best Practices

Desktop Intelligence End-of-life announced*

Desktop Intelligence 3.1 is the last commercial version
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0 will NOT include Desktop Intelligence

Desktop Intelligence will continue to be supported on XI 3.x

Mainstream maintenance: Until 2015 Priority-One support: Until 2017

The official End-of-Life statement is available on Service Market Place

Why
Decreasing interest in Desktop Intelligence
Question

Web Intelligence covers majority of features

Web Intelligence provides better value

Consume

Web Intelligence covers the entire decision-making cycle

Share

Analyze and Story tell

Top reasons to upgrade to Web Intelligence

Web Intelligence has a number of feature not in Desktop Intelligence Modern User experience and New Charts and visualizations New semantic layer: Dimensional Semantic layer, Multi-Source Interoperability with best of breed exploration and analysis tools Copy and Paste Tool of choice for BI Mobile Future investments will be in Web Intelligence

Examples: User Experience and Charting

New interface based on years of usability testing across difference user types

Charting

Examples: Charting Enhancements

Hierarchical Navigation in Charts Better Color Management Zone Formatting New Waterfall Charts

Dimensional Data Access and Reporting

Navigate directly into the report hierarchies to find root causes Dimensional concepts integrated into rich reporting model Dimensional charting

Examples: Data Manager

Provide business users a quick way to understand the data behind simple reports Enable power users to gain a deep understanding of multiple data sources Provide Desktop Intelligence users with another superior user experience

Examples: Additional Enhancements

Simplified Sorting
Improved Sorting Menu Apply Sort directly to Dimension or Measure Available for Tables and Charts

DHTML Query Panel

100% HTML, No download required .unv and .unx universes

Allow custom styling in reports

Import/Export CSS style sheet

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Examples: Interoperability
Analysis, Edition for OLAP

SBO Explorer

Web Intelligence

Analysis, Edition for MS Office

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Examples: Copy and Paste

Reuse report contents

across documents (charts, tables, queries, variables) Copy/paste with simple keyboard shortcuts or drag and drop report elements Re-purpose Interactive Analysis tables as editable Office content Copy/paste with simple keyboard shortcuts or drag and drop report elements

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Examples: More
Track Data Changes Report to Report and URL Linking Wizard Input Controls
Which also allows What if analysis

Server Side Ranking and Sampling Custom sorts Query Stripping (for OLAP data sources via: BICS, OLAP universes)
Improved performance by automatically removing unused objects

Supports non-additive measures Prompts: Optional, default values, free/constrained Complex report filters Improved client-side ranking Improved alerters More function support (e.g. interpolation)

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Examples: Web Intelligence as the source

SBO Explorer BI WorkSpaces (composite dashboard) SBO Dashboards

Web Intelligence

Ready for Mobility (BI Mobile)

Web Intelligence

DaaWS
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SAP BusinessObjects Mobile: Leverage existing tools & skills

Mobilize Crystal and Web Intelligence Content Platform User & content management Fast to deploy

EASY!

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Key outstanding Desktop Intelligence features

Planned for future releases of Web Intelligence
Free-hand SQL Custom grouping Excel DP in Web Intelligence Applet Schedule with export to TXT Export to HTML Schedule with export to HTML

Unplanned features
Visual Basic Data-providers Export to XML Multiple VBA macros
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Steps to convert to Web Intelligence: Upgrade Paths

Convert .rep on the same stack Use Upgrade Manager 4.0 to move content
XI
Report Conversion Tool XI

XI

Report Conversion Tool 4.0

Upgrade Manager 4.0

BI 4

Use RCT 4.0 to convert .rep and move directly to 4.0

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Report Conversion Tool (RCT) 4.0

Report conversion tool 4.0 allows you to connect to a XI R2 or 3.x system as a source and move the converted .wid reports to a BI 4.0 target system Overview of the Process
Launch RCT Enter the Source CMS Credentials (XI R2 or 3.x) Enter the Target CMS Credentials (BI 4.0) Select the Desktop Intelligence documents Select Options as required Start Conversion Publish converted Web Intelligence documents to target system

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Steps to upgrade to Web Intelligence 4.0

Login Screen

Source System: XI R2 BOE 3.x

Target System: SAP BI 4.0

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Step 1: Select the .rep document for conversion

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Step Ia: Converting the .rep document

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Step II: Results and Auditing Results

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Step III: Publishing converted .wid documents

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Step IV: Publishing converted .wid documents

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Improvements planned for RCT

Ability to convert instances of schedules DeskI reports to Web Intelligence Ability to convert local DeskI documents in an non-standalone mode

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Whats Coming

Important:
Desktop Intelligence is STILL End-of-Life

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Background
We understand your challenges in migrating Weve been working closely with customers in their move to BI 4.0 One of the requests from customers moving is the ability to support their .rep content in BI 4 as they continue to convert

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Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack (DCP)

Installed over existing Desktop Intelligence 3.1 clients Enables the DeskI clients to connect to the BI 4.1 CMS Introduce a Light Schedule functionality using the windows scheduling functionality DeskI documents will be listed ONLY in the Central Management Console (CMC) for administrative purposes ONLY Minimum deprecation of DeskI Client functionality Only Client side consumption of .rep content
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DeskI XI 3.x

DCP

BI 4

Updates to BI 4
Upgrade Manager

XI 3.x

BI 4 XI R2

Upgrade Manager will now move selected .rep documents to BI 4 Report Conversion Tool (RCT) will now source .rep documents from BI 4 DeskI documents displayed in CMC for administrative purposes ONLY

Report Conversion Tool 4.0

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Benefits
DCP is a additional support provided by SAP for DeskI 3.1 users / customers who are moving their current DeskI investments to WebI 4.0 or later

The Benefits
Reduced TCO:
With this solution, DeskI documents that require additional time to convert can be consumed from a BI 4.1 deployment using the DeskI 3.1 Client Can de-commission legacy systems earlier and consolidate on BI 4.1

Better User satisfaction:

Users can leverage the latest innovations delivered in BI 4.0 or later, as they convert their DeskI documents Gain additional time to convert their complex DeskI reports

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REMEMBER

DCP is an temporary solution to provide additional time in your DeskI to WebI 4 conversion DCP will be supported until DeskI 3.1 is supported.

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Best Practices
Internal usage review of the existing .rep files in the organization
Consider archiving any that havent been used or accessed in a long time Determine the most important reports to upgrade

Education
Inform Desktop Intelligence users of the intent to upgrade to Web Intelligence Begin training Desktop Intelligence on Web Intelligence usage Knowledge Accelerator provides an e-learning solution to facilitate user training

Deploy Web Intelligence

Have Desktop Intelligence users begin using Web Intelligence for all NEW reports

Begin upgrade of reports, starting with most important.

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Publishing to BI 4
Document publishing is considered partial, if:
Universe isn't associated with converted .wid in the target system
Open and View of these documents is still possible Refresh isn't possible

For this it is advisable to move the .rep dependencies to the target system using Upgrade Manager before your commence your conversion activity

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Useful references and Links

Decide if moving to Web Intelligence makes sense for you
Read this whitepaper for more information about the benefits of Web Intelligence.

Begin planning the move to Web Intelligence

This whitepaper explains how to plan the upgrade from Desktop Intelligence to Web Intelligence

Talk to your account manager about licensing options. We want to provide as smooth a transition as possible to our customers and are offering a license upgrade from Desktop Intelligence to the considerably more feature-rich Web Intelligence

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Summary
Desktop Intelligence is STILL End-of-Life
Maintain Maintenance: Until 2015 Priority One Support: Until 2017

Web Intelligence is the future

Has Majority of Desktop Intelligence features Has modern user experience and features Continued investment and innovation

Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack:

BI 4.x will enable moving .rep to BI 4.x CMS RCT 4.x will now also use BI 4.x as source for .rep documents DCP installed over DeskI 3.1
Connects to BI 4.1 CMS Consume .rep documents on client only

Conversion and Upgrade Management to support your move

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