Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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SAP Netweaver 2004S / BI 7
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SAP Netweaver 2004S / BI 7
Performance – BI Accelerator
New hardware
Sharable
Information Broadcasting
Replace Crystal
Reduce work collating report-packs
Distribution of precalcs / reduce system load in online day
SDPR opportunities (email distribution)
BEx reports with graphs (new chart types)
Cockpits, dashboards possible
No added cost for graphics server
Integrated Planning
Modelling might replace OROS
Might provide close fit with Group Property requirements
Non-SAP sources
Better facilities to upload data
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Business Explorer Tools (front-end)
Note: ad hoc Query designer removed (but ad hoc web item now
provided, needs Java)
Benefits possible: Dashboards, cockpits and better use of charts.
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Report Designer (front-end)
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Information Broadcasting (front-end)
Quick Wins? No
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Data Management (back-end)
Quick Wins? No
Quick Wins? No
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Security – Authorisations
Major Projects? No
Quick Wins? No
Major Projects? No
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Keep it coming –
a way forward for BI 7 innovation
Active research into current practices & patterns
Virtual team - regular ideas-based meetings
Strong evaluation against feasibility and benefit
Understand time-scales, costs, volumes, impact on running system
Select and prioritise key areas to investigate, eg:
Information Broadcasting (to portal, email or Web page)
Integrated Planning
BI Accelerator
Web Application Designer
Report Designer & PDF Reporting
Data distribution within BI (using the new Data Transfer Process)
Roadmap for conversion of all 3.x objects (including BPS) to BI 7
by 2010
Authorisations
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