BOBJ KT 2nd Sessoin

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BOBJ KT



Architecture of BOBJ 4.0 SystemCollecting BIAR File and Adding Universes/Dashboards & Webi

Reports.Performance management & Debugging of Trace Files.Overview About CMC/Dashboards/BI Launch Pad/explorer andWEBI Rich Clients.

BIAR File promotion.Q & A.

Agenda



SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is a BusinessIntelligence (BI) platform that provides enterprise level analysis andreporting tools. Data can be analyzed from any of a large number ofsupported database systems (including text or multi-dimensional OLAPsystems) and BI reports can be published in many different formats tomany different publishing systems. The following diagram illustrates the

BI platform components, including servers and client tools, andadditional analytic products, web application components, anddatabases that can be part of a BI platform landscape.The BI platform reports from a read-only connection to your organization's databases, and uses its own databases for storing its

configuration, auditing, and other operational information. The BIreports created by the system can be sent to a variety of destinations,including file systems, and email, or accessed through web sites or portals.

Architecture



Client tierWeb tierManagement tier Storage tierProcessing tier Data tier

Architecture Tiers

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Architecture



End users can access, create, edit, and interact with reports using specialized tools and applications thatinclude:

Clients installed by Business Intelligence platform Client Tools installation program:Web Intelligence Rich ClientBusiness View Manager Report Conversion ToolUniverse Design ToolQuery as a Web ServiceInformation Designer Tool (formerly Information Designer)

Translation Management Tool (formerly Translation Manager)Widgets (formerly BI Widgets)Clients available separately:SAP Crystal ReportsSAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius)SAP BusinessObjects Analysis (formerly Voyager)BI Workspaces (formerly Dashboard Builder)IT departments can use data and system management tools that include:Report ViewersCentral Management Console (CMC)Central Configuration Manager (CCM)Repository Diagnostic Tool (RDT)Data Federation Administration ToolUpgrade management tool (formerly Import Wizard)Universe Design Tool (formerly Universe Designer)

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

Client Tools



The client tier contains all desktop client applications thatinteract with the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligenceplatform to provide a variety of reporting, analytic, andadministrative capabilities. Examples include the CentralConfiguration Manager (BI platform installation program),Information design tool (BI platform Client Tools installation

program), and SAP Crystal Reports 2011 (available and installedseparately).

Client tier



The web tier contains web applications deployed to a Java webapplication server. Web applications provide SAP BusinessObjectsBusiness Intelligence platform functionality to end users through aweb browser. Examples of web applications include the Central

Management Console (CMC) administrative web interface and BIlaunch pad.The web tier also contains Web Services. Web Services providesSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform functionality tosoftware tools via the web application server, such session

authentication, user privilege management, scheduling, search,administration, reporting, and query management. For example,Live Office is a product that uses Web Services to integrate SAPBusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform reporting intoMicrosoft Office products.

Web Tier



The management tier (also known as intelligence tier)coordinates and controls all of the components that make upSAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform. It iscomprised of the Central Management Server (CMS) and theEvent Server and associated services. The CMS providesmaintains security and configuration information, sends service

requests to servers, manages auditing, and maintains the CMSsystem database. The Event Server manages file based events,which occur in the storage tier.

Management Tier



The storage tier is responsible to handling files, such asdocuments and reports.The Input File Repository Server manages files that containinformation to be used in reports, such as the following filetypes: .rpt, .car, .exe, .bat, .js, .xls, .doc, .ppt, .rtf, .txt, .pdf,.wid, .rep, .unv.The Output File Repository Server manages reports created

by the system, such as the following file types: .rpt, .csv, .xls,.doc, .rtf, .txt, .pdf, .wid, .rep.The storage tier also handles report caching to save systemresources when users access reports.

Storage Tier



The processing tier analyzes data and produces reports. This is

the only tier that accesses the databases that contain reportdata. This tier is comprised of the Adaptive Job Server,Connection Server (32- and 64-bit), and processing serverssuch as the Adaptive Processing Server or Crystal ReportsProcessing Server.

Processing tier



The data tier contains your actual report and system data. For example, report data in relational databases, OLAP datasources, and the actual universe files (.unx and .unv). Or system databases for the CMS, Auditing Data Store,Promotion management, Version management, and

Monitoring application.

Data tier



Documents

BOBJ KT 2nd Sessoin