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Getting Familiar with Design StudioTammy Powlas
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[ In This Session …
Overall message is about empowerment. You can set up this functionality yourself!
Why SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio? What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio? Expanding BI to mobile users How to set up SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio What are the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio You will learn about the options with SAP BusinessObjects and
Design Studio
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[ What We’ll Cover
Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Setting up SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Realizing the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Wrap-up
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[ Message from SAP
When SAP introduced Design Studio 1.0 to the market at Sapphire Madrid 2012, customer interest and expectations were very high. By the time of general availability in November 2012, the product had just gone through SAP’s largest beta program, reaching out to almost 400 customers. In February 2013 the product already crossed the 1200 customer mark and is on track to be one of the most important pillars in SAP’s BI client offering.The goal for Design Studio in 2013 is to keep delivering on the promise to become premium successor to BEx Web App Designer while at the same time incorporating more and more SAP Business Objects Dashboards capabilities into the product.
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[ Why SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio?
Was built for mobile-first mentality Built as the successor to BEx Web Application Designer If you have an SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.0 license,
you have a license for Design Studio Integrates with the SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 platform Part of the SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 mobile platform Design once and deploy to desktop and iPad
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[ What We’ll Cover
Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Setting up SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Realizing the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Wrap-up
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[ SAP BusinessObjects Analysis & Design StudioThe Premium Alternative to Bex (source: SAP)
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Analytical ApplicationsAnalytical Applications AdHoc OLAPAdHoc OLAP
Design Studio• Premium Alternative to BEx Web App
Designer• Design studio for power users to create
purpose-built OLAP analysis & planning apps
• Mobile support• Customer- and SAP-delivered content
• Supporting SAP BW & SAP HANA sources
Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office• IT / Developers, Data Analysts, Business Users• Excel-based OLAP analysis
• Excel-based BI applications• Live PowerPoint presentations
• Supporting SAP BW & SAP HANA sources
Analysis, Edition for OLAP• Dedicated Ad-Hoc OLAP client for
business users to analyze OLAP data and share it with others
• Seamless interoperability between designer and ad-hoc client
• Supporting SAP BW & SAP HANA sources + 3rd party OLAP
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[ What is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio?
Provides ability to create dashboards for the Web and mobile device
Formerly code name was Zen; official product name is SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
Premium replacement for BEx Web Application Designer IT typically creates dashboards while business “consumes” the
dashboards Primarily designed for mobile/iPad deployments From SAP NetWeaver BW, use the BEx Query as your data
source Interface is an Eclipse-based plug-in
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[ Prerequisites
Provides direct support for SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA as data sources• Supports BEx Query/Query View, SAP HANA analytic and calculation
views• Offers native SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP HANA hierarchy support
Minimal system requirements• SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 or higher• SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 enhancement package 1 or higher• SAP HANA 1.0 or higher
• Design Time• Internet Explorer 9
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[ Views
5 views plus canvas window Use Components, Outline,
and Properties the most Start by adding a data
source – either BW, Hana or ECC (explained later)
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[ Panels
Design ComponentsAccess to toolkit-specific components
Outline displays relationship in a hierarchy with the components in Design View
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[ Property Pane
Displays properties and events, editable fields
Standard Eclipse properties view
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[ Local vs. BI Platform
Develop locally, upload to platform when development finished
Local: Intended for quick prototyping; direct connection to back-end
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[ BI Platform: Uses OLAP Connections
Uses CMC for managed connectionsEnable multi-user access
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[ Deployment Option: BI Platform (source: SAP)
BI Platform
Browser client
Deployment Platforms
Data sources
Consumer Designer
BW HANA
Available as of Design Studio release 1.0
BI 4.0SP5 or BI 4.1SP0 as the pre-requisite
Design Studio applications stored on BI Platform
Backend connections through CMC, able to connect to multiple SAP BW and SAP HANA systems
Transportation via Promotion management
Pre-requisite for SAP BI Mobile Solutions
BI Platform
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[ Deployment Option: Local Mode (source: SAP)
Browser client
Data sources
Designer
Available as of Design Studio release 1.0, only for demo or quick prototyping purpose
Direct connection to backend systems using local SAP logon file
Design Studio runtime is local on laptop or PC
BW HANA
Local mode:
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[ What We’ll Cover
Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Setting up SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Realizing the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Wrap-up
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[ Prerequisites
Design Time needs Internet Explorer 9, thus implying 64-bit software
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[ Installation Is in Two Parts
Client Tools Platform Services
service.sap.com/swdc Follow path
Installations and Upgrades A-Z Index D SBOP Design Studio SBOP Design Studio 1.0
Requires login credentials to the SAP Service Marketplace
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[ Creating a New Application
Application NewEnter Name of applicationEnter Target Device
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[ Tip for Selecting Data Source
To view and select an entry from your last ten choices, press CTRL + Space on keyboard
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[ Components
Components Window has three sections:
Analytic Basic Container
Next version (1.1) will have combination charts
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[ Outline
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[ Properties Window
Set the properties of each component
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[ Defining Data Sources
Right click on Data Sources in the Outline section
Add BW Query as the data source
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[ Editing the Query/Data Source
Live Preview
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[ Initial View Editor
• No need to go back to BEx Query to change• Right Click via Data Source Menu• Use Context Menu to change display to key or text• Sorting, scaling factors, and calculating totals for measures• Pause refresh for one round trip to the server
• Ability to create crosstab and chart directly from initial views speeds development process
• Ability to set up chart options
• Activate hierarchy display
Screen Source: SAP
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[ Free Form Layout Options
• WYSIWYG design – see live data as you build the application• Shows and displays pixel-exact / precise layout
Screen source: SAP
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[ WYSIWYG Design Time
Data is live as you are building the application
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[ Scripting….Programming Knowledge Required?
SAP created a scripting language, which is a subset of JavaScript, so anyone familiar with it can start using itSyntax: <ComponentVariable>.<method>(<arguments>);
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[ Scripting Engine and Editor
• Java script-based command editor scripting wizard with content assistance via CRTL+SPACE – an “intelligent proposal”
• Ability to display live data for selection• Built-in documentation for script API• Automatic check for the correctness of the scripting – goes red if not working
Screen Source: SAP
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[ Details Behind Scripting Language
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio uses xText, which is a subset of the JavaScript standard BI Action Language
The scripts are executed on the SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Service – Analysis Application Service
Scripts define the supported language constructs, objects, and functions
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[ Some Limitations
Designer WYSIWYG does not support moving or aligning of multi-select
of components Pagebook transition effects are only supported with browser types
Safari and Firefox Conditional formatting (exceptions) defined in BW Queries/Query
Views cannot be displayed directly crosstab
Error Handling Error messages at runtime are not supported No error handling for maintaining back-end connections in SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio
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[ Some Limitations (continued)
Chart Limitations Combination Charts (coming in version 1.1) Waterfall Charts (coming in version 1.1)
Formatting Options Options to change font sizes, colors not available yet
Mandatory variable support
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[ Deploy to iPad or Desktop
Deploy to desktop Deploy to iPad Deploy to BI platform
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[ Integrating with SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
• Allows multi-user access to applications • Store of applications and images • Embedded runtime on BI Platform• Central management of system connections
Open/save applications on BI Platform System connections on BI Platform
Source: SAP
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[ Demo of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
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[ Templates Help Speed Development
Available Templates iPad Template 1: Filter Bar and Pages iPad Template 2: Filter Bar, Pages, and Script Samples iPad Template 3: Filter Bar, Pages, Popup Emulation, and Script
Samples Desktop Template: Filter Bar, Side Panel, and Tabstrip
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[ Themes
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Themes SAP Gold Reflection, SAP High Contract Black, Mobile Black, Mobile
IPAD, Background Transparent, and Platinum. The default is Platinum.
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[ Value of Templates Demo
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[ What We’ll Cover
Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Setting up SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Realizing the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Wrap-up
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[ Benefits
Deploy quickly to the iPad Knowledge of programming is not required Connect to SAP HANA, SAP NetWeaver BW, SAP ECC (if on
enhancement package 5 via transient providers) Eclipse-based consistent interface with IDT and SAP HANA
Studio Interactive with iPad gestures Develop once and deliver to both desktop and iPad Previews to allow easier design with WYSIWYG
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[ Benefits over BEx Web Application Designer
Summary of fundamental improvements over Web Application Designer (WAD) WYSIWYG – Layout and design experience against real-time
data Runtime UI improvements – HTML5 UI will allow you to run on
any browser, any device, and cross-tab scrolling Edit Initial View – Can make changes without going back to the
BEx Query Designer
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[ BEx WAD vs. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
SAP BEx Web Application Designer Design Studio
Old-fashioned look and feel of the UI HTML5 UI Technology
Strong coupling to UI technology XML-based, client-side rendering
Usability issues of the WAD DesignerDifficult to lay out and format applicationsComplex property editing Complex command specification
New Designer ConceptsWYSIWIG layoutEasier propertiesWizards and command script
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[ Analysis — Creating Next-Generation BI Apps
Excel Web iPad1 click 1 click
Tight interoperability between the Analysis components
Source: SAP
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[ Mobilize Your Spreadsheet
Smart Copy Paste External Data Source Analysis Office Design Studio
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[ Interoperability with SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office Mobilize your workbooks with a few clicks
First, it helps to be on the latest patches of SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office (SP6) and SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.0 SP2
Also, both tools need to be either “local” or “on the platform” Start off in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
and save your workbook Then, right-click your workbook and select “Smart Copy”
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[ Interoperability with SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office (cont.) Mobilize your workbooks with a few clicks (cont.)
Then, open your SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio application In the Outline section, right click on Data Sources and select Paste
External Data Source
Once you have done this, it is available as a data source to SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio, similar to the way a BEx Query is a data source. Then you can drag it over and assign it to the crosstab.
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[ Share Applications
To share the application, compress the application and share the files with other users
The receiver needs to extract the application to his repository folder
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[ Creating Pagebooks – “Swiping”
From the Application Help:
"The pagebook component enables the user to switch between the different views of an application. You group the components and contents of a view on a separate page. For example, you want to show different data on different pages or you want to display the data in different ways (in a chart on one page and in a crosstab on another page). The pagebookonly shows one page at time."
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[ Creating a Pagebook Step 1: Drag and Drop
Container Component Pagebook to the Layout
Step 2: Or right click on Layout in Outline section, create child, create Page book
Step 3: Add a crosstab to the first page and a chart to the second page
Step 4: Assign Data Sources to the Components; add a button for swiping
Step 5: Create a Script Statement to switch between Pages
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[ Creating a Pagebook (continued)
Step 3: Add a crosstab to the first page and a chart to the second page
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[ Creating a Pagebook (continued)
Step 4: : Assign Data Sources to the Components; add a button for swiping
Step 5: Create a Script Statement to switch between Pages
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[ Pagebook Demo
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[ Filter Panel – Design Time
Drag over component Assign Data Source
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[ Filter Panel – Run Time
User can filter on key figures or members – easy to set up
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[ Filter Panel
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[ Steps to Create BusinessObjects Design Studio Against SAP ECC InfoSet
Create InfoSet
Set Property to Release –SQBWPROP
Create BEx Query against InfoSet
Select BEx Query as a data source in BusinessObjects Design Studio
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[ Connect to ECC?
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[ What We’ll Cover
Leveraging SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Understanding SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Setting up SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Realizing the benefits of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio Wrap-up
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[ SAP BusinessObjects Dashboarding Strategy (source:SAP)What does this mean for existing customers in 2013 ?
Current use ofBex Web Application
Designer
Current use ofSAP BusinessObjectsDashbords (former
Xcelsius)
Multi-Source, Non-SAP BWSAP BW only
Use SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio as primary tool for creating
dashboards and applications, both on the web and on device
Continue with SAP BusinessObjectsDashboards and leverage the upcoming
HTML5 functionality for on-device dashboards
Consider building new dashboards in SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
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[ News in Release 1.1 (Source: SAP)
GA Planned for Q2 2013
Design- & Runtime Enhancements
Enhanced Charting
Align/distribute components in layout
Enhanced Filter Components
Enhanced Scripting
Variable Screen
Custom Stylesheets
Interoperability
Interoperability with Analysis, edition for OLAP
MobilePerformance improvementsiPhone support
Platform
Optional NW deployment (functional restrictions compared to BOE deployment)
HANA deployment for HANA-only use cases
Partner & Customer SDK (Beta Program)Custom visualizations of query data
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[ Frequently Asked Questions
How to deploy via Mobile BI 4.4 Install Mobile BI 4.4, Analysis Platform Service
Design Studio application will not display on iPad Tools Preferences “Allow external access to embedded Web
server”
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[ Summary
Develop and deliver standard BI content using SAP BusinessObjects tools with data retrieval via BEx Queries
SAP BusinessObjects reports fully integrated into BI content development and deployment
Leverage existing BEx Queries Support real-time access to information with deep integration
to business processes Provide diverse front-end reporting tools for different analytics
scenarios resulting in an improved user experience
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[ Resources
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7725 Free e-learning on Design Studio at
http://scn.sap.com/community/businessobjects-design-studio SAP Community Network space
http://help.sap.com/boad SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.0
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[ 7 Key Points to Take Home
If you are using BEx Web Application Designer, consider using SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
Consider building your dashboard with a mobile-first mentality Reuse your investment in BEx Queries with SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio Take advantage of free resources available on SAP Community
Network (sap.com/learnbi) Programming knowledge is not required to use SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio Consider interoperability options with other analysis tools No need to change BEx Query with SAP BusinessObjects
Design Studio
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[ Additional Resources
Reporting and Analysis with SAP BusinessObjects (2nd Edition)(SAP Press, 2012)
Integrating SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x with SAP NetWeaver(SAP Press, 2011)
Mastering SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP with SAP NetWeaver BW
Interactive eBook:
Kindle EditionBest Practices for integration SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x with SAP NetWeaver BW
Kindle Edition
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