five functions you can do in sap businessobjects 40 that you couldnt do before
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5 Functions You can do in Web Intelligence 4.0 you couldnt do before
Ahmed Sherif
September 10-13, 2012
Orlando, Florida
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Interactivity is Key
Web Intelligence is becoming more and more seamless with
Dashboards
More Direct Access to SAP Data
LearningPoints
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Ive been working with Webi 4.0 for about 1 full year now andmy initial first impressions was the following:
Why did they change anything at allWebi was just fine the
way it was!
Initial Thoughts on Webi 4.0
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For us legacy users, it can be a painful transition; however,observing new users who have no prior webi background are
finding it to be a great tool!
I will discuss 5 new features that will help you change yourmind!
Current Thoughts on Webi 4.0
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Direct Access to Bex Queries
Webi Charts and Graphs have expanded and gotten crisper
in looks
Dynamic Visibility
Copy & Paste (Imitation is the greatest form of flattery)
Content Linking (selectors)
5 Key Points
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Direct Access to Bex Queries No more need for an OLAP Universe to connect your data
between Webi and Bex
Better Access to SAP Data
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Tag Clouds & Heat Maps KPI values can now be displayed in a more visual manner
More Visual Features
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Demo
More Visual Features
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Show/Hide Charts, Graphs, and Tables based on Filters or
Input Controls
Dynamic Visibility
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Demo
Dynamic Visibility
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Lets say youre working on a report and you find thatsomeone has already built a great table that you want to
incorporate into your report
Just because that table is in a completely different report,why recreate it from scratch?
When you paste the table, all dependencies from the
original report will come over during the pasting process
Copy & Paste!
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Demo
Copy & Paste!
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Another feature Webi Stole from Xcelsius Dashboards
Two separate blocks (No relation)
Content Linking
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Now they are Linked!
Content Linking
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Demo
Content Linking
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Interactivity is the name of the game for Web Intelligence inthe 4.0 Suite
There is a reason why it was initially called Interactive
Analysis during the early stages of BI 4.0
Conclusion
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Ahmed Sherif
BI Consultant for itelligence, inc.
Twitter: @asherif844
Contact Info
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