Business Objects Design Architecture

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What is Business ObjectsWhat is Business Objects

Business Objects is a strategic business

intelligence platform and integrated toolset thatlets users access, analyze, and share information

both within and beyond the enterprise. It is

designed to be easy to use and architected to be

secure, scaleable, and extensible



Tools That BO Pr ovidesTools That BO Pr ovides



K nowledge Sharing PlanK nowledge Sharing Plan

Designer

BusinessObjects

Super visor WebIntelligence

Br oadcastAgent Ser ver



Designer Designer

Intr oduction

Defining connections

Selecting and viewing tables and columns

Creating joins

Resolving loo ps

Creating classes and o bjects

Managing universes



Intr oducing Designer Intr oducing Designer

DESIGNER is a BUSINESSOBJECTS pr oduct

intended specifically f or you the universe designer.

With DESIGNER, you can create universes, the

semantic layer that isolates end users fr om the technical issues of the database structure. Universes can be

dedicated to specific gr oups of end users in your

company or organization.



Phases In Universe DesignPhases In Universe Design

Planning

Analysis

Design Implementation

Maintenance



UniverseUniverse

A universe is a business-oriented mapping of the data

structure f ound in databases: tables, columns, joins, etc.

A universe can represent any specific application,system, or gr oup of users. For example, a universe can

relate to a department in a company such as marketing

or accounting.



ClassesClasses

A class is a logical gr ouping of o bjects within a universe.

In general, the name of a class ref lects a business concept

that conveys the categor y or ty pe of o bjects.



ObjectsObjects

An o bject is the most refined component in a universe. It

maps to data or a derivation of data in the database.

Object Categories

Dimension

DetailMeasure



Defining ConnectionDefining Connection









Selecting And Viewing TablesSelecting And Viewing Tables

And ColumnAnd Column











Resolving Loo psResolving Loo ps

Using contexts

Using aliases



Detecting Loo psDetecting Loo ps





Using ContextsUsing Contexts







Attaching Contexts To Loo psAttaching Contexts To Loo ps





Creating Classes And ObjectsCreating Classes And Objects





Inserting Objects In ClassInserting Objects In Class

Types of objects

Dimension

Detail

Measure









Defining HierarchyDefining Hierarchy





Managing UniversesManaging Universes

Import

Export

Universes created with secured connection can be exported only



BusinessObjectsBusinessObjects

Analysis, Reporting & Quer y Tool



What Is BUSSINESSOBJECTSWhat Is BUSSINESSOBJECTS

BUSINESSOBJECTS is an integrated query,

reporting and analysis solution for business

professionals that allows you to access the

data in your corporate databases directly fromyour desktop and present and analyze this

information in a BUSINESSOBJECTS (BO)

document.



What data sources are available?What data sources are available?

Relational databases (RDBMS), such as

ORACLE, Micr osoft SQL Ser ver, Inf ormix

and IBM DB2.

Multidimensional (OLAP) databases, such

as Micr osoft OLAP Ser vices, Hy perion

Essbase, and ORACLE Express.



Text files and spreadsheets

Packaged applications such as SAP

Virtually any data source using Micr osoft

Visual Basic f or Applications (VBA)

pr ocedures.

Contd...



Creating ReportsCreating Reports













Power Of BusinessObjectsPower Of BusinessObjects



We Can...We Can...

Define sco pe of analysis

Define conditions

Create Master/Detail reports

Break up tables and display calculations

Add Formulas, Local variables and

Functions

Create Charts



We Can...We Can...

Analyze data in Drill mode

Use Slice and Dice

Format the reports

Export report results



Defining Sco pe of AnalysisDefining Sco pe of Analysis



Defining ConditionsDefining Conditions



Creating Master/Detail ReportCreating Master/Detail Report





Breaking Up TablesBreaking Up Tables





Displaying CalculationsDisplaying Calculations Step 1Step 1



Step 2Step 2

St 3St 3



Step 3Step 3



Formulas Local Variables AndFormulas Local Variables And



Formulas, Local Variables AndFormulas, Local Variables And

FunctionsFunctions

Formula

Assigns calculation results to a particular cell

Local Variable

Assigns calculation results to a particular varible

Functions

Functions supported by BO like Numeric, Date, Aggregate etc.



S 2S 2



Step 2Step 2





Analyzing Data In Drill ModeAnalyzing Data In Drill Mode













Formatting Tables & ChartsFormatting Tables & Charts





Exporting Report ResultsExporting Report Results





SupervisorSupervisor

Wh t I S iWh t I S i



What Is Super visor What Is Super visor

SUPERVISOR is the product you need in order to set up

and maintain a secure environment for

BUSINESSOBJECTS. It also provides you with apowerful and easy-to-use structure for distributing

information to be shared by all users. This information is

centralized through relational data accounts called

repositories.

Wh Y U It Fi t TiWh Y U It Fi t Ti



When You Use It First TimeWhen You Use It First Time

SUPERVISOR features the Administration Setup

wizard, a user-friendly tool which helps you create the

repositories needed for resource-sharing. The first

time you launch SUPERVISOR, the wizard helps youcreate a repository as general supervisor. As general

supervisor you then create a series of supervisors

who are to define the various user profiles, in addition

to a second, ³backup´ general supervisor for security

purposes. Users are then granted access torepository domains via a special key file that contains

the address of the repository they are to work with.

T Of UT Of U



Ty pes Of UsersTy pes Of Users

General Super visor

Super visor

Super visor-Designer

Designer

End User

Versatile User

RR



ResourcesResources

BUSINESSOBJECTS Pr oducts

Universes

Documents

Repositor y Domain

Stored Pr ocedures

R it D iR it D i



Repositor y DomainsRepositor y Domains

Security Domain

Universe Domain

Document Domain

Sec rit DomainSec rit Domain



Security DomainSecurity Domain

The security domain is a set of data structures

created with the Administration Setup wizard

whenever a repository is created Each domain of a

repository is identified in its security domain. When adomain is created, its reference is automatically

stored in the security domain. The security domain

also contains information on the identification of the

various BUSINESSOBJECTS users, and on the

management of the different products.

Universe DomainUniverse Domain



Universe DomainUniverse Domain

The universe domain is a set of data structures

containing the characteristics of the universes

created with DESIGNER. In order for a universe to

be shared, it must be exported to the universe

domain by the designer or supervisor.

Document DomainDocument Domain



Document DomainDocument Domain

The document domain is a set of data structures

containing the documents created by end users with

the BUSINESSOBJECTS End-user modules. Inorder to share documents or cause themto be

refreshed during scheduled processing, end users

must send them to the document domain.

Types Of Repository InstallationsTypes Of Repository Installations



Ty pes Of Repositor y InstallationsTy pes Of Repositor y Installations

Default Installation

Custom Installation

Recover y Installation



Custom InstallationCustom Installation



Custom InstallationCustom Installation

Allows you to distribute all repository domains in

the database environments of your choice. This type

of installation requires extensive knowledge of your

database environment, and should only be

selected if you want to manage several versions of

your resources simultaneously.

Recovery InstallationRecovery Installation



Recover y InstallationRecover y Installation

Allows you to perform a recovery installation. This is

necessary in the following situations:

The location of the security domain has beenmodified.

One of the parameters in the connection string of

the security domain, such as the user name or

password, has been changed.

The key file of the repository you want to work withhas been inadvertently moved, renamed or

damaged.

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Super visor¶s Basic Pr oceduresSuper visor¶s Basic Pr ocedures

Creating user gr oups

Creating users

Checking user authorizations



Managing User And Gr oupsManaging User And Gr oups

Managing User And GroupsManaging User And Groups



Managing User And Gr oupsManaging User And Gr oups

Managing Gr oups

Managing Users

Finding User and User Gr oups

Printing User, Gr oups and Resources

Reports

Managing GroupsManaging Groups



Managing Gr oupsManaging Gr oups

Creating Gr oup

Defining Gr oup pr o perties

Deleting a Gr oup

Renaming a Gr oup

Managing UsersManaging Users



Managing UsersManaging Users

Creating a User

Defining User Pr o perties

Changing a User Pr ofile

Assigning a User to a Gr oup

Contr olling User Login Time



Moving a User fr om One Gr oup to Another

Disabling/Enabling a User

Deleting a User and Removing a User fr om

a Gr oup

Renaming a User

Finding A User / User GroupFinding A User / User Group



Finding A User / User Gr oupFinding A User / User Gr oup

Printing User, Groups and Resources Reports

Managing ResourcesManaging Resources



Managing ResourcesManaging Resources

Managing the Repositor y

Changing or Removing the schedule of the

task

Managing Connections

Importing/Exporting Universes

Deleting Resources



Assigning Resources To UsersAssigning Resources To Users





Assigning BusinessObjects Pr oducts to Users

Assigning Universes to Users or Gr oups

Assigning Stored Pr ocedures to Users or Gr oups

Assigning Documents and Templates to Users

Assigning Repositor y Domains to Users



Importing And Exporting Users AndImporting And Exporting Users And

Gr oupsGr oups



Br oadcast AgentBr oadcast AgentSer ver Ser ver

What is Broadcast AgentWhat is Broadcast Agent



What is Br oadcast AgentWhat is Br oadcast Agent

BROADCASTAGENT allows BUSINESSOBJECTS

and INFOVIEW users to automatically pr ocess and

publish their documents via the repositor y, an intranet,

extranet and the Wor ld Wide Web.

Broadcast Agent FeaturesBroadcast Agent Features



Br oadcast Agent FeaturesBr oadcast Agent Features

Automated document scheduling and publishing - how end users submitdocuments, and the o ptions they can use

On the ser ver side, CORBA-enabledfeatures such as load balancing and ser ver o ptimization using caches

Tracing BROADCAST AGENT activity

Access and security

What Broadcast Agent Can DoWhat Broadcast Agent Can Do



What Br oadcast Agent Can DoWhat Br oadcast Agent Can Do

Refresh and print documents...

Use a printer that the end user selects, not

just the default

Report bursting, i.e., refresh the documentwith each recipient¶s user pr ofile

Save as rtf or text

Perf orm custom tasks with VBA macr os



Publish on channels

Begin pr ocessing only if a condition such asincreased revenue is met

At regular times or inter vals, f or exampleever y Friday at midnight

At start and sto p dates that you set

Pr ocess your document only when another file is present



How Br oadcast AgentHow Br oadcast Agent

Works ?Works ?

Components of Broadcast AgentComponents of Broadcast Agent



Components of Br oadcast AgentComponents of Br oadcast Agent

BO Ser vices Administrator

The Scheduler

The BO Manager

The Console

BO Ser vices Administrator BO Ser vices Administrator



O Se v ces d st atoO Se v ces d st ato

The BusinessObjects Services

administrator allows the BROADCAST

AGENT processing documents. For example, the administrator can specify

how many processes may run concurrently

on the server.



The Scheduler The Scheduler



The Scheduler periodically queries the

repository to determine which documents are

due for processing. When a scheduled task is

due, the Scheduler instructs the BOManager to

process it. The Scheduler interacts with the

BOManager to process tasks, and tasks can

run concurrently on the server. In the event of

one of these tasks failing, the Scheduler will

automatically instruct the BOManager to start

another BUSINESSOBJECTS session to

continue processing the interrupted task.

The BO Manager The BO Manager



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BOManager, receives instructions from the

Scheduler to process documents that are

due. BOManager launches oneBUSINESSOBJECTS session per

document. BUSINESSOBJECTS then

extracts the documents from the

repository¶s document domain, andprocesses these according to the actions

set by the user at submission time.

The Br oadcast Agent ConsoleThe Br oadcast Agent Console



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The BROADCAST AGENT Console is a

desktop program that allows

administrators to monitor the status of all

processed and pending tasks, modify

tasks, and execute actions such as killing

a task, or running a task immediately.

Br oadcast Agent Workf lowBr oadcast Agent Workf low



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What Is Cluster ?What Is Cluster ?



A cluster is a collection of server machines

which communicate with each other via

CORBA calls. There are two types of servers

in a cluster:

The cluster manager, which is the central

coordinator between all the servers in the system.

Cluster nodes, the subsequent servers whichhandle scheduling and document processing.

Components of BCA Manager Components of BCA Manager



p gp g

Component Pur pose

OsAgent The utility that BCA uses as

its o bject request br oker

(ORB).

ORB Activation Daemon

(OAD)

Daemon (OAD)

Automatically activates

o bjects in the distributed

network, f or example when

failure occurs.

BCA And WebIBCA And WebI



Using BCA Administrator ToolUsing BCA Administrator Tool



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Setting Parameters Of Setting Parameters Of

BCABCA











Using BCA ConsoleUsing BCA Console





Console OptionsConsole Options



Batch ID

Categories

Conditions

Cr oss-Platf orm Delete File Watcher

Description

Doc ID

Document Ty pe



Ended at

Err or

Expiration Date

File System f older File Watcher

First Begin Date

Frequency

Host name



HTML Folder

Macr o Inf o

Next Schedule

Over write Mode

Non Pr ocessed Task Status Non Pr ocessed Task Status



Waiting

Suspended

Running

Delayed Execution

Retr ying

Pr ocessed Task StatusPr ocessed Task Status



Successful

Failed





What You Can Do With WEBIWhat You Can Do With WEBI



WEBINTELLIGENCE comes in two modules, both of

which work on to p of Business Objects INFOVIEW.

WEBI Reporter WEBI Explorer

Infoview

Advantages of WEBIAdvantages of WEBI



Security

High Availability and Perf ormance

Zer o Administration Client

Self-Ser vice Data Access

Unified metadata

WEBI Functional BasicsWEBI Functional Basics



WEBI ArchitectureWEBI Architecture





How WEBI Queries Inf ormationHow WEBI Queries Inf ormation



Most system requests received by the Dispatcher

concern fetching existing information from centralized

sources. WEBI finds the information it needs for most of

these transactions in two places: the BO repository and

corporate databases. The repository contains both the

user profiles that identify WEBI users and their accessrights, and the predefined universes users use to create

document definitions. Corporate production databases

store the actual data that users include in their WEBI

documents. To query these two storage areas, WEBI

uses the following modules:

The Generator

WIQT



How Users Log into WEBIHow Users Log into WEBI



Session ManagementSession Management



User AuthenticationUser Authentication



Running Quer y on WEBIRunning Quer y on WEBI





Using Inf oviewUsing Inf oview

WEBI HomepageWEBI Homepage







Ty pes Of DocumentsTy pes Of Documents



Corporate Documents

Personal Documents

Inbox Documents

Scheduled Documents

Corporate DocumentsCorporate Documents



Documents published by different user to

the Corporate documents. Corporate

documents are accessible to all the users.

These are the documents which are therein repository.

Personal DocumentsPersonal Documents



Documents not published to Corporate

documents are Personal documents. These

documents are stored in server <install

directory>\server\WebIntelligence2.5\storage\<user name> by the storage

manager.

Inbox DocumentsInbox Documents



Documents sent by other users or BCA

scheduler.

Scheduled DocumentsScheduled Documents



Documents sent to BCA for scheduled

actions such as refresh, print, distribute etc.

Creating DocumentsCreating Documents







Using SectionsUsing Sections





Saving as Personal DocumentSaving as Personal Document





Publishing To CorporatePublishing To CorporateDocumentsDocuments





Sending Document to UsersSending Document to Users





Drilling DownDrilling Down









Adding ConditionsAdding Conditions



Turning Tables To ChartsTurning Tables To Charts







Changing OptionsChanging Options





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