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AFARIA SAP BUSINESSOBJECTS ANALYTIC PACKAGE Date Last Updated: 20-Dec-11

Afaria – SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 2

1 Introduction 4

1.1 What is an Analytic Package? 4

1.2 What does an Analytic Package Contain? 4

1.2.1 Reporting Content Types Inside the BIAR File 4

2 Overview of SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria 5

2.1 Afaria 5

2.2 SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria 5

3 Installation of SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria 8

3.1 High Level Architecture 8

3.2 Pre-requisites for SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package for Afaria 8

3.3 Inside the SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package 9

3.3.1 BIAR Files 9

3.3.2 Contents within each BIAR File 9

3.4 Importing the BIAR File 11

3.5 Changing Universe Connections 20

3.6 Indexing Explorer Information Spaces 29

3.7 Provide Rights 30

4 De-Installing the Package 31

5 Reporting Contents for Afaria 35

5.1 Universe 35

5.1.1 Afaria Reporting Universe 35

5.1.1.1 Database Tables and Views 35

5.1.1.2 Universe Folders and Objects 36

5.2 Content for SAP BusinessObjects InfoView 41

5.2.1 Afaria Dashboard 41

5.2.2 Afaria Launchpad 42

5.2.3 Activity Dashboard 43

5.2.4 Applications Dashboard 44



5.2.5 Compliance Dashboard 46

5.2.6 Devices Dashboard 48

5.3 Content for SAP BuinessObjects Mobile 51

5.3.1 Afaria Mobile Launchpad 51

5.3.2 Activity Mobile Dashboard 52

5.3.3 Applications Mobile Dashboard 53

5.3.4 Compliance Mobile Dashboard 54

5.3.5 Devices Mobile Dashboard 55

5.4 Content for SAP Explorer 56

5.4.1 Activity Explorer 56

5.4.2 Applications Explorer 57

5.4.3 Compliance Explorer 58

5.4.4 Devices Explorer 59

5.4.5 International Roaming Explorer – Augmented Error! Bookmark not defined.

Appendix A – Information Resources 61

Appendix B – Afaria Reports by SAP BusinessObjects Tools Error! Bookmark not defined.



1 Introduction

This document explains how to install SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria. The SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package is based on the

technology of SAP BusinessObjects XI, Mobile, Web Intelligence, and Explorer. In addition, it leverages data stored in the Afaria database.

This installation guide is focused on how to import and configure the analytic package and will assume that the installer has complete knowledge of how

to install the core products required by the analytic package.

For more information about the SAP BusinessObjects technologies and their interdependencies, see Appendix C: Information Resources.

1.1 What is an Analytic Package?

An Analytic Package is a reference application that brings together the industry expertise of SAP, our customers, and our partners with SAP’s leading

edge technologies to provide you with everything you require to gain insight into and address a specific business challenge quickly and effectively.

An Analytic Package is based on a deep understanding of the metric frameworks that drive trends in your business, the decision workflows that experts

leverage when analyzing and exploring a business challenge, the dashboards and reports necessary to fully visualize and explore the problem domain,

and all of the Technology and best practices necessary to enable your Information Technology team to implement the solution rapidly and cost

effectively.

1.2 What does an Analytic Package Contain?

An Analytic Package contains reporting content (eg. reports, dashboards) built using standard SAP BusinessObjects product suite and can be easily

imported into the core product stack. The reporting content is contained in a BIAR file.

A BIAR file (Business Intelligence Archive file) is a SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise standard archive created by the SAP BusinessObjects Import

Wizard.

1.2.1 Reporting Content Types Inside the BIAR File

The following content types can be included in the BIAR file.

Content Type Source File Format SAP Software

SAP BusinessObjects Universe UNV SAP BusinessObjects Universe Designer

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard n/a SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise InfoView

SAP Web Intelligence Reports WID SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

SAP Explorer Information Spaces n/a SAP BusinessObjects Explorer



2 Overview of SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria

2.1 Afaria

Afaria is a powerful and flexible mobile device management and security solution for an enterprise. With many mobile operating systems and devices

available, Afaria provides enterprise with a single administrative console to centrally manage, secure and deploy mobile data, applications and devices.

Afaria tracks software installation and usage data on PCs, laptops, smartphones, and tablets, and stores the information in a standard relational

database, allowing you to compare software usage against software purchases and license agreements.

2.2 SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria

The SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package leverages the data stored in Afaria database, and provides a set of analytics for understanding the mobile

device landscape and usage within your enterprise.

The SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package:

Provides actionable insights for device management and cost control.

Provides foundation for embedded Analytics using SAP BusinessObjects Portfolio.

Enable Afaria Analytics in mobile devices for anytime anywhere access.

The package allows analysis of your mobile landscape and usage in the following areas.



Such analysis will provide various business value.

Helps IT admin to manage costs through early warning of usage

and overages.

Curb international roaming charges.

Understanding of device usage by carrier for better carrier

management.



Track the status of the application deployments.

Compliance of your application versions.

Helps staying on top of the B2B volume purchases through Apple.

High level usage of applications within your enterprise with early

warning on issues with some of the applications.

Provide a clear under the mobile demographics.

Identify cost saving opportunities based on carrier management.

Allows IT admin to manage BYOD policies effectively based on the

analytics around device ownership.

Plan IT services based on device platform trends.

Transparency into successful onboarding of new mobile devices.

Track and remediate non-compliant devices/users proactively

Snapshot of types of non-compliant devices attempting to connect

to the enterprise

Identifying spurious devices that need to be decommissioned



3 Installation of SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria

3.1 High Level Architecture

Shown below is a high-level architecture diagram for SAP BusinessObjects Reporting for Afaria.

Users can access the reporting content for Afaria from SAP BusinessObjects applications on PCs or mobile devices. Users’ PCs or mobile devices will

establish a connection to the SAP BusinessObjects servers, which will connect to the SAP BusinessObjects CMS database and Afaria database.

3.2 Pre-requisites for SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package for Afaria

Below are the pre-requisites prior to installing SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package for Afaria onto your BusinessObjects environment.

The following must be installed and working:

o SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI3.1 SP4

o SAP BusinessObjects Mobile XI3.1 SP4

o SAP BusinessObjects Explorer XI3.2 SP3

For details on the installations of these, please see the list of documentation in Appendix A.



The following must be installed and working:

o Afaria Version 6.6, sp 06

3.3 Inside the SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package

3.3.1 BIAR Files

Included in the SAP BusinessObjects Analytic Package for Afaria are three BIAR files, one for each of the supported Afaria database platforms.

1 BIAR file for iAnywhere SQL Anywhere

1 BIAR file for Microsoft SQL Server

1 BIAR file for Oracle Database

You should choose the BIAR file for your database platform for importing into your BusinessObjects environment.

3.3.2 Contents within each BIAR File

Different analytics have been created for different applications / access method.

5 Information Spaces created for use in SAP BusinessObjects Explorer.

5 Web Intelligence reports created for use in SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

5 Web Intelligence reports and 1 Dashboard created for use in SAP BusinessObjects InfoView.

Appendix B provides a matrix of Afaria reports by SAP BusinessObjects tool.

The following is a list of contents within each BIAR file in the SAP BusinessObjects Analytics Package. Check the Afaria Content definition as it has

change to Activity Explorer etc.. Should the set of Afaria mobile reports be identified in the Content type?

Content Content Type SAP BusinessObjects Folder

Activity Explorer Information Spaces Public Folders\Afaria Explorer

Applications Explorer Information Spaces Public Folders\Afaria Explorer



Compliance Explorer Information Spaces Public Folders\Afaria Explorer

Devices Explorer Information Spaces Public Folders\Afaria Explorer

International Roaming –

Augmented Explorer

Information Spaces Public Folders\Afaria Explorer

Activity – Mobile Dashboard Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Mobile

Afaria - Mobile Launchpad Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Mobile

Applications Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Mobile

Compliance Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Mobile

Devices Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Mobile

Activity Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Reporting

Afaria Launchpad Dashboard Public Folders\Afaria Reporting

Afaria Launchpad Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Reporting

Applications Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Reporting

Compliance Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Reporting

Devices Web Intelligence Report Public Folders\Afaria Reporting

Afaria Reporting Universe Universes\Afaria

Afaria Connection -

Details of each item can be found in Section 4 De-Installing the Package



To de-install the package, you will need to remove the Afaria content (reports, dashboards, Universe, and connection, categories) within the SAP

BusinessObjects Central Management Console.

1 Login to SAP BusinessObjects Central

Management Console.

URL : http://<servername>:<port>/CmcApp

2 To remove the reports, navigate to CMC Home ->

Folders.



3 Review the contents in the Afaria folders.

Afaria Explorer folder has 5 Information Spaces.

Afaria Mobile folder has 5 Web Intelligence

reports.

Afaria Reporting folder has 1 Dashboard and 5

Web Intelligence reports.

4 For each of the Afaria folders

Afaria Explorer

Afaria Mobile

Afaria Reporting,

right-mouse click, and select Delete.

Confirm delete.

5 To delete the Afaria Reporting Universe, navigate

to CMC Home -> Universes.

6 Review the Afaria content in the Universe folder.

There will 1 Afaria Reporting Universe.



7 Right-mouse click on the Afaria foder, and select

Delete.

Confirm delete.

8 To delete the Afaria connection, navigate to CMC

Home -> Connections.



9 Right-mouse click on the Afaria connection, and

select Delete.

Confirm delete.

10 To delete the Afaria categories, navigate to CMC

Home -> Categories.

11 Right-mouse click on the Afaria Mobile category,

and select Delete.

Confirm delete.

Reporting Contents for Afaria



3.4 Importing the BIAR File

The below are the steps for importing the BIAR file content into your BusinessObjects environment.

1 Save the BIAR file to your BusinessObjects

Enterprise server.

2 From your BusinessObjects server, launch XI3.1

SP4 Import Wizard.

3 The Import Wizard appears. Click Next.



4 Select Business Intelligence Archive Resource

(BIAR) File as source, and enter the location of

BIAR file saved in step (1). Click Next.

5 Enter your destination BusinessObjects details.

Click Next.



6 Select the following check boxes only.

Import corporate categories

Import folders and objects (and its options)

Import Universes

Click Next.

7 Select Update the destination object. In case of

name conflict, rename it. Click Next.



8 De-select all the overwrite options. Click Next.

9 Click Next.



10 Select all Categories.

Select Import all objects that belong to the

selected categories.

Click Next.

11 Select all folders and objects.

Click Next.



12 Select Import the universes and connections

that the selected Web Intelligence and Desktop

Intelligence documents use directly.

Click Next.

13 The Afaria Reporting Universe should be

automatically selected. If not, select this.

Click Next.



14 Select Do not import recipients.

Click Next.

15 Review list of objects to be imported.

When ready to start the import, click Finish.



16 Once the import has completed, review results.

Check all objects have been successfully imported.

Click Done, to close the application.



3.5 Changing Universe Connections

After importing the BIAR file content into your environment, update the Afaria Universe connection to point to your Afaria database.



1 Set up Afaria DSN (Data Source Name). Open

ODBC Administrator by selecting Business

Enterprise -> 32-bit data Source (ODBC)



2. Click System DSN tab and click Add button (a

System DSN is available to all users of the

computer, including Services)

3 In the Create New Data Source window, scroll

down until you find SQL Server ODBC Driver.

Select it and click Finish.



4 Fill in connection information about how to connect

to your Afaria database and choose Next.

-Data Source Name: A unique name here to

identify this data source. For example. Afaria

- Description: A brief description about this data

source. For example. Afaria database

- Server: Host name or IP address of the database

server.

5 Fill in the Authentincation information for the

database server and choose Next.



6 Select the Change the default database checkbox

and change the default database to Afaria .

Choose Next.to proceed to the next screen and

choose Finish.

7 Click Test Data Source button to make sure the

connection information you just entered is correct.



8 Click OK to create the DSN.

9 Screenshot shows that Afaria DSN has been

created. Click OK to close ODBC Administrator.



10 From your BusinessObjects server, launch XI3.1

SP4 Designer.

Login to your BusinessObjects environment.

11 From the menu, select Tools -> Connections.

12 Select the Afaria connection, and click Edit.



13 Update the connection details with the Afaria DSN

that you created for your Afaria database

14 Click Test Connection. Check the connection is

working.

If connection is not working, make sure you have

installed database client for the Afaria database on

the BusinessObjects server, and configured client

connectivity to the Afaria database.

If connection is working, click Next.



15 Click Next.

16 Click Finish.

17 Exit Designer.



3.6 Indexing Explorer Information Spaces

After importing the BIAR file content into your environment, index the Afaria Explorer Information Spaces.

1 Login to Explorer XI 3.1 SP4.

URL : http://<servername>:<port>/polestar.

2 Click on Manage Spaces.

3 Navigate to Universes -> Afaria -> Afaria

Reporting universe.

4 View the lists of Information Spaces and verify that

the Index icon is green for all of the Afaria

Information Spaces.

In the case of an "Index" icon being red, it is

necessary to re-index the

Information Space. You can either click Index Now,

or schedule indexing by selecting Edit next to the



appropriate Information Spaces and then defining a

schedule.

3.7 Provide Rights

Depending on the setup of your existing BusinessObjects security model, you may need to provide rights to your users to access the Afaria analytics.

This is performed through the CMC.



4 De-Installing the Package

To de-install the package, you will need to remove the Afaria content (reports, dashboards, Universe, and connection, categories) within the SAP

BusinessObjects Central Management Console.

1 Login to SAP BusinessObjects Central

Management Console.

URL : http://<servername>:<port>/CmcApp

2 To remove the reports, navigate to CMC Home ->

Folders.



3 Review the contents in the Afaria folders.

Afaria Explorer folder has 5 Information Spaces.

Afaria Mobile folder has 5 Web Intelligence

reports.

Afaria Reporting folder has 1 Dashboard and 5

Web Intelligence reports.

4 For each of the Afaria folders

Afaria Explorer

Afaria Mobile

Afaria Reporting,

right-mouse click, and select Delete.

Confirm delete.

5 To delete the Afaria Reporting Universe, navigate

to CMC Home -> Universes.

6 Review the Afaria content in the Universe folder.

There will 1 Afaria Reporting Universe.



7 Right-mouse click on the Afaria foder, and select

Delete.

Confirm delete.

8 To delete the Afaria connection, navigate to CMC

Home -> Connections.



9 Right-mouse click on the Afaria connection, and

select Delete.

Confirm delete.

10 To delete the Afaria categories, navigate to CMC

Home -> Categories.

11 Right-mouse click on the Afaria Mobile category,

and select Delete.

Confirm delete.



5 Reporting Contents for Afaria

5.1 Universe

5.1.1 Afaria Reporting Universe

The Afaria Reporting Universe is used by all Web Intelligence reports, Dashboard, and Explorer Information Spaces, in this analytic package, to retrieve

data.

5.1.1.1 Database Tables and Views

The database tables and views used within this Universe are as follows.

Table / View Description

A_BOBJ_DIM_TABLE Time dimension table.

A_V_BOBJ_ACTIVITY Contains activity/ usage information for devices.

A_V_BOBJ_ACTIVITY_CURRENT Contains activity/ usage information for devices, for the current billing

period.

A_V_BOBJ_ACTIVITY_PREVIOUS Contains activity/ usage information for devices, for the previous billing

period.

A_V_BOBJ_APPS_ASSIGNED Contains information relating to applications installed/ assigned to

devices.

A_V_BOBJ_APPS_SW_INV Contains information relating to softwares installed on the devices.

A_V_BOBJ_APPS_VPP Contains information relating to licencing of applications.

A_V_BOBJ_DEVICES Contains information relating to operating system versions, carrier,

manufacturer, geography, and compliance of devices.



5.1.1.2 Universe Folders and Objects

The Universe folders and objects created within this Universe are as follows.

5.1.1.2.1 Applications Objects

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5.1.1.2.2 Activity Objects



5.1.1.2.3 Device Objects



5.1.1.2.4 Time Objects

5.2 Content for SAP BusinessObjects InfoView

5.2.1 Afaria Dashboard

The Afaria Launchpad is a dashboard providing an entry point for all other Afaria Web Intelligence Reports. This dashboard can be access from

Document Lists, or via Corporate Dashboards.

The dashboard provides an overview tab, which links to Afaria Launchpad Web Intelligence report. This tab provides an overview of roaming activity,

devices, and installed applications.

It also provides separate tabs for Activity, Devices, Compliance and Applications. Each of these tabs link to individual Web Intelligence reports.



5.2.2 Afaria Launchpad

The Afaria Launchpad can be accessed from Document List from the InfoView portal. It is a Web Intelligence report, which provides an overview of

roaming activity, devices, and installed applications.



5.2.3 Activity Dashboard

The Activity Dashboard is a Web Intelligence report, providing:

Roaming activity of Devices [Data/Messaging/Voice] - showing the international roaming and no roaming activity (Data, Messaging & Voice) of

devices within a billing period. Billing period defined from the first day to the last day of a month.

Number of devices that exceed the defined activity threshold - thresholds can be maintained for Data/Messaging/Voice in Afaria. This report

provides info on the number of devices that have exceeded the threshold in usage categories (Data, Voice & Messaging) for the current and

previous billing periods.

Data, Voice and Messaging Usage by Carrier - showing the usage by carrier. This macro view will help the IT admin in supporting carrier

consolidations/negotiations to achieve the most cost effective rate plan.



5.2.4 Applications Dashboard

The Applications Dashboard is a Web Intelligence report, providing:

Number of Enterprise Applications installed by month - provides the total number of enterprise applications installed on a monthly basis.



Top 10 Enterprise Applications by installation status - based on the total number of devices an application is installed in. Also, it provides the

number of devices that are in different status such as assigned, installed and uninstalled for each application. Assigned: Application is assigned by

the admin to be installed in a group of devices. Installed: Application is installed by the device owner; Uninstalled: Application is uninstalled by the

device owner.

Top 10 Enterprise Applications by platform & installation status - as the above, but broken out by Android and iOS applications.

Volume Licensing status for Enterprise applications - showing the usage statistics of the volume licenses purchased for an application from Apple.

Total number of licenses broken down by the number of licenses consumed and the number of licenses available is depicted in a bar graph.

Number of Enterprise applications that are out of version - highlighting the number of devices that have the wrong version of the enterprise

application when compared with the application version available in the server. Number of devices that have exceeded the threshold in usage

categories (Data, Voice & Messaging) for the current and previous billing periods;



5.2.5 Compliance Dashboard

The Compliance Dashboard is a Web Intelligence report, providing:

Devices that are compromised (iOS & Android) - Exception based report to show the devices that are jailbroken. This report is only applicable to

iOS and Android as they provide the APIs for detecting the compromised device status.



Number of Devices that have not connected in time - provides visibility into the devices that have connected in 4 time buckets; less than 3 days, less

than 7 days, less than 30 days and other (beyond 30 days). This allows the IT admin to investigate the underlying reasons for the lack of device

connectivity to the Afaria server (lost device, broken device, etc.)

Number of iOS Devices without a password policy - provides the number of iOS devices that do not have a password policy. This report is applicable

only for iOS devices.

Number of Devices that are out of compliance (by platform) - provides visibility to the IT admin on the number of devices that have policies assigned,

but are not implemented yet. This can be broken down by the Android and iOS device platforms.

Number of Devices that have access violations (by platform) - Afaria has access control capabilities that has the ability to block email access based

on several non-compliant device policies. This report provides the number of devices broken down by iOS and Android OS that have their emails

blocked due to violations.



5.2.6 Devices Dashboard

The Devices Dashboard is a Web Intelligence report, providing:

Number of Devices by Operating system (OS) - provides the total number of devices by Operating System such as Android, iOS, etc.. The report

provides an IT admin the visibility into the device landscape managed within the Enterprise and the ability to ensure that the apps delivered etc. are

able to support the devices that are used widely within the Enterprise.

Number of Devices by Carrier - provides the number of devices by the carriers both in the US and the Rest of the world. IT admin can pursue

appropriate carrier negotiations based on the number of devices using a carrier on a global basis.



Number of Devices by Manufacturer - especially relevant for Android devices as there are significant number of manufacturers supporting the

android devices. This could help with better purchasing negotiations for newer devices.

Number of new devices added each month by OS - provides visibility into the registration of new devices. This is a trend graph that provides insight

on the adoption levels of devices within an enterprise.

Ownership of Devices [Corporate/Personal] - With more and more Enterprises adopting to the Bring your own device (BYOD) to work policy, this

report provides a quick snapshot of the distribution between corporate and personal devices in the landscape.

This report also allows you to filter data by SIM and Models, using the dropdown list boxes.



5.3 Content for SAP BuinessObjects Mobile

5.3.1 Afaria Mobile Launchpad

Activity Report: The report in the top quadrant highlights the number of devices that are roaming internationally and the non-roaming devices during the current billing period (Billing period is the duration between the first day of the month to the last day of the month). The roaming activity of the devices is broken down by Data, Voice & Messaging. Compliance Report: This compliance report shows the number of iOS and Android devices within the landscape that are jail broken

Devices Report: The report in the top quadrant of this page provides transparency into the number of devices within the landscape broken down by the operating systems such as Android, BB, iOS, etc. Applications Report:

The Application specific report shown in the bottom quadrant presents the

total number of devices that have installed enterprise applications across

all platforms on a monthly basis.



5.3.2 Activity Mobile Dashboard

International roaming activity of Devices in time This report highlights the internationally roaming devices for the current billing period. Such activity for data, voice & messaging is shown for the following time buckets: Last day, Last 3 days and Last 7 days

Number of devices that exceed the defined activity threshold: Usage thresholds can be maintained for Data/Messaging/Voice in Afaria. For example, if the data plan calls for 4GB/month, a threshold level of 75% or 3GB can be set to proactively monitor and manage overages. This report provides info on the number of devices that have exceeded the threshold in usage categories (Data, Voice & Messaging) for the current and previous billing periods.

Usage by Carrier: There are 3 charts that break down the usage by carrier for the telecom expense categories such as messaging, voice and data. This is helpful for Michael with carrier negotiations based on usage levels. Use the swipe gesture to move from 1 page to another.



5.3.3 Applications Mobile Dashboard

Top 10 Enterprise Applications by installation status: Report defines top 10 enterprise applications based on the total number of devices an application is installed in. Also, it provides the number of devices that are in different status such as assigned, installed and uninstalled for each application. Assigned: Application is assigned by the admin to be installed in a group of devices. Installed: Application is installed by the device owner; Uninstalled: Application is uninstalled by the device owner.

Volume Licensing status for Enterprise applications: This report shows the usage statistics of the volume licenses purchased for an application from Apple. Total number of licenses broken down by the number of licenses consumed and the number of licenses available is depicted in a bar graph.



5.3.4 Compliance Mobile Dashboard

Number of Devices that have not connected in time: This report provides visibility into the devices that have connected to the Afaria server in 4 time buckets; less than 3 days, less than 7 days, less than 30 days and other (beyond 30 days). This allows the Michael to investigate the underlying reasons for the lack of device connectivity to the Afaria server (lost device, broken device, etc.) Number of iOS Devices without a password policy: The number of iOS devices that do not have a password policy is shown in this report. Note that this report is limited to iOS devices only at this time.

Number of Devices that have access violations (by platform): Afaria has access control capabilities that have the ability to block email access based on several non-compliant device policies. This report provides the number of devices broken down by iOS and Android OS that have their emails blocked due to violations. Number of Devices that are out of compliance (by platform): This report provides visibility for Michael on the number of devices that have policies assigned, but have not been implemented yet. This is broken down by the Android and iOS device platforms.



5.3.5 Devices Mobile Dashboard

Devices by Carrier: The 2 reports in the top quadrant provide the number of devices by the carriers broken down by the US and the Rest of the world. Michael can pursue appropriate carrier negotiations based on the number of devices using a carrier on a global basis. Ownership of Devices: With more and more Enterprises adapting to the Bring your own device (BYOD) to work policy, this report provides a quick snapshot of the distribution between corporate and personal devices in the landscape.

Registration of new Devices:

This report provides visibility into the registration of new devices. A trend

graph that provides insight for Michael on the adoption levels of devices

within his company on a monthly basis



5.4 Content for SAP Explorer

5.4.1 Activity Explorer

This report shows the telecom activity (Data, Voice & Messaging) for the devices in the landscape, There are 6 attributes for drill-down. Here are the ones that are defined in addition to the ones available in the Devices & Compliance Explorer report

Last connection range – The last time a device connected to the Afaria server. The following time buckets are available (3, 7, or 30 days), Threshold Alerts – Thresholds can be set-up in Afaria for early warning against overages for Data, Voice and Messaging.

Opted State – Indicates whether a device is opted in for TEM (telecom

expense management)



5.4.2 Application Explorer

There are 6 attributes for drill-down. Here are the ones that are defined in addition to the ones available in the Devices Explorer report Package Name – Name of the mobile application Enterprise – Refers to the classification of the application as Enterprise app or Personal apps Version Up To Date – Provides info on the version of the applications installed compared with the version on the server.

Status – Refers to the application installation status. The following 3 status are defined. Assigned refers to applications defined in the server, but have not been installed. Installed refers to applications installed in the devices. Uninstalled refers to applications that have been uninstalled from the device.

Status Time – Refers to the installation of the applications on a monthly

time bucket.



5.4.3 Compliance Explorer

There are 7 attributes available for drill-down. Here are the ones that are defined in addition to the ones available in the Devices Explorer report: Last Connect Date Range - Last time the devices connected to Afaria system. If you find any devices that haven’t connected to Afaria in the last 7 or 30 days then something could be wrong – device is stolen, lost, or broken and hence requires further investigation. Passcode Policy – Defines the policy for managing passcodes. A jail broken device could violate the passcode policies set by an administrator. This is applicable to iOS devices only.

Policy Compliance – Compares the policy in the device against the one in the server to identify discrepancies. This is applicable for iOS and Android devices only. Access Control Violation – Afaria has the ability to block access to emails if a particular policy violation is detected. This attribute indicates the devices that are subject to such a violation



5.4.4 Devices Explorer

By clicking on the attribute “Platform” Michael can review the other attributes available for him to explore the device data further. The following are available attributes: OS Version – Version of the device platform OS such as iOS 4.1, 5 etc. Model – Device manufacturer model Manufacturer – Device manufacturer Geography – Home location of the device Carrier – Telco service provider SIM – Device is WiFi only or has a SIM for 3G/4G connectivity]

Tenant Name – Afaria Tenant, multiple tenants are feasible depending on

the deployment. E.g: Telecom activity cannot be collected in some

countries in EMEA mandating a separate tenant to turn-off this capability

in Afaria



5.4.5 International Roaming Explorer – Augmented

The Internation Roaming Explorer – Augmented is an Information Space.

This Information Space highlights the internationally roaming devices

(black phone icon) for the current billing period on a map (leveraging

Augmented Explorer tool) with a drill-down to understand the specific

usage of the device. This is very helpful for an IT admin to manage device

roaming costs which is one of the biggest IT costs for mobile devices.

Further roaming devices that have exceeded the threshold is shown using

a different icon (Red phone icon) in the map.



Appendix A – Information Resources

Documentation

Installation Guide for Windows XI 3.1 SP3

Installation Guide for Unix XI 3.1 SP3

Update Installation and Deployment Guide XI 3.1 SP4

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Installation Guide XI 3.2

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile Installation and Deployment Guide XI 3.1 SP4

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Administrator's Guide XI 3.1 SP3

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Import Wizard Guide XI 3.1 SP3

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise InfoView User's Guide XI 3.1 SP3

Building Reports with the SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Java Report Panel XI 3.1 SP4



Appendix B – Afaria Reports by SAP BusinessObjects Tools

Main Report Title Supported Tools Reports

Afaria Launchpad WebI, MOBI Number of Devices by Operating system (OS)

Roaming activity of Devices [Data/Messaging/Voice]

Number of Enterprise Applications installed by month

Devices that are compromised (iOS & Android)

Devices WebI, MOBI,

Explorer

Number of Devices by Carrier

Number of Devices by Manufacturer

Number of new devices added each month by OS

Ownership of Devices [Corporate/Personal]

Activity WebI, MOBI,

Explorer

International roaming activity of Devices for current

billing period

Number of devices that exceed the defined activity

threshold

Data, Voice and Messaging Usage by Carrier

Compliance WebI, MOBI,

Explorer

Number of Devices that have not connected in time

Number of iOS Devices without a password policy

Number of Devices that are out of compliance (by

platform)



Number of Devices that have access violations (by

platform)

Applications WebI, MOBI,

Explorer

Top 10 Enterprise Applications by installation status

Volume Licensing status for Enterprise applications

Top 10 Enterprise Applications by platform &

installation status

Number of Enterprise applications that are out of

version

International

Roaming

Augmented

Explorer

International roaming activity of Devices for current

billing period

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