Advanced Reporting in BI 7.

0:
What are the best features to use

Pravin Gupta
TekLink Intl Inc.
pravin@tli-usa.com

SAP BI 7.0
Agenda

Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting tools

Query Designer: More efficient query designing

BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Web Application Designer: More muscle to your web reports

Report Designer: Swap me, Color me, Format me

SAP BI 7.0
Agenda

Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting tools

Query Designer: More efficient query designing

BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Web Application Designer: More muscle to your web reports

Report Designer: Swap me, Color me, Format me

SAP BI 7.0
Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting Tools

Whether you're new to SAP NetWeaver BI or updating

your current system, this session helps you take full
advantage of the new functionality in reporting tools SAP
NetWeaver Business Intelligence (BI) 7.0:

Data from the BI Reporting

Data Warehouse Solution Solutions
Query Designer
Report Designer
BEx Analyzer
Web Application Designer

SAP BI 7.0
Overview of new capabilities with BI 7.0 Reporting (1)

Query Design and Analytical Engine

New and more efficient Query Designer
Additional Analytical Features
Bex Web Analyzer
More DataSources
Build query interactively using Drag and Drop
Bex Report Designer
New application for the development of highly formatted reports.
Web Application Designer
New Command Wizard
New Web Items and Charts
Bex Analyzer
Tighter Excel Integration
Navigation with Drag and Drop
Excel design mode similar to WAD

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Overview of new capabilities with BI 7.0 Reporting (2)

Visual Composer
Integrate BI data into analytical applications using graphical tools
Information Broadcasting
Trigger broadcasts to a variety of outputs: Email, Printer, Portal etc
Integration into Alert Framework and UWL
Flexible scheduling options

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Adhoc Analyzer with the BEx Web Analyzer

Drag and Drop to rows,

columns, filter area and
to include and exclude
characteristic values

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Broadcaster functions for Export and Printing

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Web Printing Capability and Access

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Agenda

Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting tools

Query Designer: More efficient query designing

BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Web Application Designer: More muscle to your web reports

Report Designer: Swap me, Color me, Format me

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Query Designer: More efficient query designing

What’s new in the Query Designer…

Query Designer Tool Bar ( New features )

Query Designers Menu ( New Icons )
Query Designer Layout (filter & Row/Column view)
Finding the Query ( new dialog )
Selecting filter values ( Personalize & Favorites )
Query, Characteristics & Key Figure Properties
Calculated Key Figure ( No need for bottom up approach )
Variable ( Multiple default Values )
Exceptions ( Trend Exception & Symbols )

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Query Designers Menu

Menus and Icons

Separate Toolbars available

These can be displayed or removed

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Example defined query (filter view)

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Example defined query (rows/column view)

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Selecting filter values

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Query Properties

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Characteristics Properties

Use Drop-down list

to quickly locate the
required InfoObject

Properties are grouped

into various categories.
Use the tabs to locate
the property you need

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Key Figure Properties

Use Drop-down list Properties are grouped

to quickly locate the into various categories.
required InfoObject Use the tabs to locate
the property you need

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Defining Calculated Key Figures

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Variables: Multiple default Values

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Demo – Query Designer

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Agenda

Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting tools

Query Designer: More efficient query designing

BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Web Application Designer: More muscle to your web reports

Report Designer: Swap me, Color me, Format me

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BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Design and build customized workbooks using the

Design Mode of the BEx Analyzer.

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BEx Analyzer Toolbars: Design Vs Analysis Mode

Desing Mode

Analysis Mode

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Design Items: Analysis Grid

Insert Analysis Grid

Can be configured to:

. Define the data provider

. Define the range for the grid
. Define behaviors to attach to
enhance the grid
. Generate a formula for each cell:
the table item itself will then be
replaced
. Apply default BEx formatting or
use Excel formats
. Specify Clipping options
. Associate Charts

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Design Items: Navigation Pane

Insert Navigation Pane

Dimensions Tab (shown here):

Decide on the most important
dimensions (characteristics) in
the query

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Design Items: Different Options for Selections

These 3 items allow the user to

select a value to filter the report
being displayed, by the
connected characteristic

Insert Dropdown Box

Insert Checkboxes
Insert Radio Buttons

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Design Items: List of Exceptions and Conditions

Picks up the Exceptions and

Conditions as defined in the
query and allows users to
activate and deactivate them as
required.

Insert Condition List

Insert Exception List

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Design Items: Bringing in Text Elements

. Configure data provider

. Select text elements for display

using the checkbox

. Additionally it is possible to
select all static filters

Insert Text

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Design Items: Workbook Settings

. Refresh workbook on open

. Process variables on refresh

. Protect workbook (add password to

workbook to prohibit any changes)

. Delete or apply an existing theme

. Allow drag and drop

. Insert a new theme

Settings

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Demo – Workbooks in Design

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Agenda

Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting tools

Query Designer: More efficient query designing

BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Web Application Designer: More muscle to your web reports

Report Designer: Swap me, Color me, Format me

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Web Application Architecture

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Web Application Designer: What are the different screen areas

Web Items Screen

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Web Application Designer: What are the different screen areas

Properties Screen

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Web Application Designer: What are the different screen areas

Template Tabs

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Using Tab Pages (Easily )

The Tab Page web item is used to organize

template content on various Tab Pages
Only one item can be assign to each tab
To assign multiple Items to a tab, first
assign the items to a container web item.
Then Assign container to the Tab

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Using Text in the Web Template

Text Editor
Toolbar

Text can be entered directly to the Layout View

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Using the Command Wizard

Leveraging the power of WEB API in an easy and

intutive fashion

Reduces the need for customer JavaScripting

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Demo – New features in the WAD

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Agenda

Introduction to BI 7.0 Reporting tools

Query Designer: More efficient query designing

BEx Analyzer: Workbook Makeover

Web Application Designer: More muscle to your web reports

Report Designer: Swap me, Color me, Format me

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Why do we need formatted reports…

Reports need to be clear, but when reports are shared

with outside parties (over the web) the formatting needs
to be clear, professional and easy to understand

The report data should not be ‘changeable’

Complex data needs to be rearranged for better

interpretation

Generate PDF documents from the reports

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Enterprise Reports from the Report Designer

From

To

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Data Providers for BEx Reports

BEx Queries created with the BEx Query

Designer based on SAP NetWeaver BI
InfoProviders such as InfoCube,
DataStore objects, Master data, InfoSets
and Multiproviders.

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BEx Report Designer: What Does the Menu do…

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Layout of the Report Designer (1)

Field Catalog:
Lists out the fields
from the query,
variables, text
elements and custom
texts also

Format Catalog:
Contains the different
formatting styles Design Area:
applied to this report: Displays the
Standard and different report
Specific or Custom elements

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Layout of the Report Designer (2)

Report Structure:
Hierarchically
displays all the
components of the
report on the right.

Properties:
Displays the
properties of the
selected report
component

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Change Font or Color for Row Patterns or Fields

To change the format of a row

pattern or a field, click on the
field or on the field to the left on
the row pattern to select the
area.

Then use the formatting toolbar

or menu to select the required
change.

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Change Properties using Properties Area

You can also change the format for a field or a row

pattern using the Properties Area

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Conditional Formatting

Formatting rules based on characteristic values

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Changing the position of a field using Drag-Drop

It is possible to change the position of a field in the

report by simply dragging and dropping it in the
required position.

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Demo – What can you do in the Report Designer

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Questions

&

Answers

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