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How to Access SAP BI Reports & BO Dashboards on IPAD

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Agenda
- Objective

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- Current BI & BO Status

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- Pre-requisites for BO Dashboard iPAD

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- BO Dashboards on IPAD

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- Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

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- Methodology to host BI reports on IPAD

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Objective
Sattva is looking for solution to use existing SAP BI Reports & BO Dashboards
on iPAD

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Agenda
- Objective

01

- Current BI & BO Status

02

- Pre-requisites for BO Dashboard iPAD

03

- BO Dashboards on IPAD

04

- Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

05

- Methodology to host BI reports on IPAD

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Current Status of SAP BI reports & Dashboards


There are 8 BI Reports & approximately 10 BO dashboards are developed for
management reporting
3 systems ECC ERP landscape up & running as a source system to SAP BI
2 systems BI landscape is functioning as source system to SAP BO
2 systems landscape of SAP BO is setup in Sattva environment
At present SAP BO dashboards or SAP BI analytical reports support only Desktop &
Laptop devices

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Agenda
- Objective

01

- Current BI & BO Status

02

- Pre-requisites for BO Dashboard iPAD

03

- BO Dashboards on IPAD

04

- Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

05

- Methodology to host BI reports on IPAD

06

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Pre-requisites for BO Dashboards on iPAD


Sr#

Pre-requisites

Current Status at Sattva

BusinessObjects server should be on SAP BusinessObjects Sattva has SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.0
1 Business Intelligence platform 4.0 Support Package 5 or Support Package 8 patch 1 & it should suffice
higher.
purpose of Mobility
2

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is


configured with mobile server and categories.

SAP Businessobjects BI Mobile server configuration


is required

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Client tool should be on


For developer client tools installation is required
Support Package 5 or higher

IPAD2 or higher available for testing the dashboards


access.

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile app on the IPAD is of version Download from SAP market place & installation on
4.4.27 or higher
identified IPAD's to be done during execution phase

IPAD for testing would be required

Note: Dashboards are currently not supported on IPhone devices even with latest version of mobile app.
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Agenda
- Objective

01

- Current BI & BO Status

02

- Pre-requisites for BO Dashboard iPAD

03

- BO Dashboards on IPAD

04

- Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

05

- Methodology to host BI reports on IPAD

06

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BO dashboards on iPAD
Sr#
1

BO Components Support for Mobility


Dashboards currently support only "NOVA" theme, so if
you are using any other theme change it to NOVA for
mobile access of the dashboard.

Current Status at Sattva


Dashboards are designed using default theme at
Sattva, so all dashboards need to be modified for
NOVA theme

iDashboards

currently support only data manager


connections defined using Query Browser as Live Data
Existing connections to be changed
connections and QaaWS and Flash variable connections
support is planned in BI 4.1

Dashboards currently support only fonts that have "(iOS


5+)" appended, if your dashboard is using any other font
Dashboards to be changed for supported fonts
you can default it to Verdana or change it to aforesaid
fonts for mobile access of the dashboard.

Dashboards with canvas size greater than 1024 x 768


would show scroll bars on iPAD

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Canvas size for all dashboards to be changed

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Supported features & impact


Mobile Compatibility panel shows the yellow and red warning icons for unsupported
features, you can either choose to disable those properties or use alternative

supported components/features to keep the dashboard functionality intact.


o Unsupported components - Red warning icon
o Supported components with unsupported properties - Yellow warning icon

o Visual variant components - replaced by their fallback component. For example,


unsupported gauges and background components would be replaced by supported ones

For presenting BO dashboards on IPAD, all dashboards developed for Sattva has to be

modified in line with supported features

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Agenda
- Objective

01

- Current BI & BO Status

02

- Pre-requisites for BO Dashboard iPAD

03

- BO Dashboards on IPAD

04

- Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

05

- Methodology to host BI reports on IPAD

06

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Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

Study individual dashboards for supported theme, fonts, size etc.

Design & modify all dashboards in line with iPAD pre-requisites & iPAD support

features in development environment

Testing & acceptance of all dashboards in development environment

Move to production & make live

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Agenda
- Objective

01

- Current BI & BO Status

02

- Pre-requisites for BO Dashboard iPAD

03

- BO Dashboards on IPAD

04

- Methodology to host dashboards on iPAD

05

- Methodology to host BI reports on IPAD

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Methodology to host BI Reports on iPAD

Study individual BI reports for available & supported no of field attributes, free
characteristics' etc.

Agree on iPAD compatible reports

Design all reports in WEBI tool of SAP Business objects

Host all WEBI reports for IPAD

Testing & acceptance of all WEBI reports in development environment

Move to production & make live

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Thank You

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