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Information Design ToolOverview and Best Practices
Natasha Kishinevsky – Business Intelligence Manager
Agenda
Introduction SAP BI 4.x Platform Overview UDT vs. IDT comparison IDT – New Concepts and Terminology Universe Creation Process Questions
Introduction: Me
Full-service IT consulting firmFounded in 1988
Offices Chicago Minneapolis Raleigh Bangalore, India
Introduction: Dunn Solutions Group
Chicago Minneapolis Raleigh Bangalore
Practice Areas
Business Intelligence
DI + EIM/Quality
Budgeting & Planning
End-to-End BI
Data Warehouse
Dashboards
Mobile BI
Managed Services
Predictive Analytics
Training
Open-Enrollment
On-Site + Custom
Jumpstart/Mentoring
Packaged Solutions
Legal Dashboard
Visible Visitors
Application Development
Web Design
E-Commerce
Custom App Dev
Mobile App Dev
Portals Optical Shop Dashboard
Audience Opinion
Selected Clients
City of Chicago
SAP Gold Partner (top level, partner since 1995)
Utilize full SAP BusinessObjects stack
National coverage
Comprehensive SAP BusinessObjects training
Authorized Education Partner since 1995
Authorized Training Centers in Raleigh, NC / Minneapolis, MN / St. Louis, MO
SAP BusinessObjects Partnership
Agenda
Introduction SAP BI 4.x Platform Overview UDT vs. IDT comparison IDT – New Concepts and Terminology Universe Creation Process Questions
Business Intelligence Platform
SAP Business Intelligence Stack
EnterprisePortals
MS OfficeOn Demand Services
BrowsersMobile Devices
ERPSAP Business SuiteOracle E-Business PeopleSoftJD Edwards
Unstructured data in Social Media and Hadoop
OLAP Cubes
Embedded Content
MS ExcelOracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL Server and other relational data sources
Universe Semantic Layer
EDWSAP NetWeaver BWTeraDataOther data warehouses
SAP HANA Platform
ReportingAnalysis and Exploration Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
Analysis and Exploration
Discover areas to optimize your business
Adapt data to business needs
Tell your story with beautiful visualizations
Discover. Predict. Create.
Dashboards
Deliver engaging information to users where they need it
Track key performance indicators and summary data
Build custom experiences so users get what they need quickly
Build engaging experiences
Reporting
Securely distribute information across your organization
Give users the ability to ask and answer their own questions
Build printable reports for operational efficiency
Share information
Semantic Layer: Universes
User Asks a Business Question
Creates a Query in Web Intelligence
Semantic Layer Translates the Business Question into SQL
Agenda
Introduction SAP BI 4.x Platform Overview UDT vs. IDT comparison IDT – New Concepts and Terminology Universe Creation Process Questions
Old vs. New: Overview
The Universe Design Tool is supported The “Old” universe creation tool Universes created have the UNV extension
The Information Design Tool – New Addition to the BI stack The “New” and improved universe creation tool Universes created have the UNX extension
Old vs. New: Compatibility
Tool IDT Universes (UNX) UDT Universes (UNV)
Crystal Reports X X
Web Intelligence X X
Explorer X
Dashboard Design X QAAWS & LO
Lumira (Visual Intelligence) X X
What Should I do with my “Old” universes?
Convert Conversion
Process is seamless and straight forward
Take full advantage of the platform with UNX universes
Agenda
Introduction SAP BI 4.x Platform Overview UDT vs. IDT comparison IDT – New Concepts and Terminology Universe Creation Process Questions
New Concepts - Project
Projects serve as Workspaces Connections and Connection
Shortcuts Data Foundation Layer Business Layer Multiple Retrievals
Shared Projects Synchronize Changes with the
platform Collaborate on Universe
development
New Concepts - Data Foundation
Universe Structure Define relationships
(joins) between tables Multi-Source Data
Foundations Detect and resolve
Loops Create Calculated
Columns Create Derived tables Define Parameters and
Lists of Values Profile Data Create multiple views
of the data structure
New Concepts – Business Layer
Business Layer is the new Universe When published, is
combined with the Connection and Data Foundation to form a UNX file
Contains folders and objects
Objects can be tested with Business Layer Queries
New Terminology
Old Terminology New Terms
Classes Folders
Detail Objects Attributes
Hierarchy Navigation Path
Self Restricting Join Filter
@Prompt Parameter
Agenda
Introduction SAP BI 4.x Platform Overview UDT vs. IDT comparison IDT – New Concepts and Terminology Universe Creation Process Questions
Universe Creation – Step by Step
New Project
New Connection• Insert connection in
the repository• Add Connection
Shortcut
Data Foundation• Add Tables• Add Joins• Resolve Loops• Table Filters• Use Views
Business Layer• Add folders and
Objects• Queries• Publish to
Repository
Universe Creation – Demo
Agenda
Introduction SAP BI 4.x Platform Overview UDT vs. IDT comparison IDT – New Concepts and Terminology Universe Creation Process Questions
Any Questions?