The document outlines 10 steps for upgrading SAP BusinessObjects, including performing a BI usage assessment, backing up the environment, identifying duplicate reports, cleaning up unused documents and instances, analyzing license usage and report performance, automating regression testing, promoting changes between environments, ensuring security settings, and monitoring performance. It also advertises the 360Suite solutions for streamlining BusinessObjects operations through features like version control, backup/recovery, auditing, alerting, promotion, and more.

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Webinar Statistics
BI 4.2 SP6
Scheduled for July 2018
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Streamline and Extend SAP BusinessObjects
Version Management
Flexible Single Pass Bursting & Scheduling
BI on BI and Impact Analysis
Automated Regression Testing
Bulk Update & User Security/Administration
XIR2
XI3
BI4
Document, Bulk Import/Export &
Flag sensitive content Universe Objects
Incremental Backup, DR & Promotion
BI on BI, Audit and Impact Analysis
Monitor, alert, Drill down &
Kill Long running report

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10 Steps

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Step 1: BI on BI Assessment
Last Login date for users
Last document used
Document and Instance Volume

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Step 1: BI on BI Assessment
User Action List

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Step 2: Backup Environment
Incremental and Object Level
Compare and Rollback
Restore

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Step 2: Backup Environment

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Step 3: Pinpoint
Track Duplicated Reports

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Step 4: Cleanup Environment
2. Clean Inboxes1. Find and delete never connected users

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Step 4: Cleanup Environment
3. Delete Unused Documents 4. Archive Instances

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Step 5: Identify License Pool and Session Peaks

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Step 6: Impact Analysis
Tune Webi Reports: Identify unused report objects and variables.

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Step 7: Compare Source and Target
Compare Folder Security
Compare Universes Values: Added, Modified, Deleted
Highlight Differences

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Step 8: Automate Regression Testing
WEBI 4.2 On Prem WEBI 4.2 On Cloud

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Step 9: Promote
Source Destination Options

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Step 10: Ensure Security
Inherited
Explicit
Easily Manage Security

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Step 11: Monitor Performance
• Light weight Monitoring HTML5
• Monitor each BOE process, status and health
• Locate long running reports
• Define specific dates and Times to enable alerting
• Generate alerts when processes are down or thresholds
are reached for Memory and CPU
• Identify instance-related issues: get alerts about instance
size and instance running time
• Trigger Process Auto Restart, BO program, Run executable
etc
• Email notifications and logs for comprehensive monitoring
• Real-time analysis of platform performance indicators.
• Detect running platform issues (CPU, memory, etc.)
• Drill Down (alternative to Query Builder) with possibility
to export to Xls

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Step 11: Monitor Performance
Monitor and Kill Long-running Webi Documents

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10 Steps to Upgrade

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Upcoming 360Suite Webinars
TOPICS:
• May: GDPR / Regulatory needs in Business Objects: GDPR, SOX, FISMA, etc.
• June: Business Objects Load Testing and Sizing / Performance
• July: Business Objects Versioning

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Why 360Suite ?
★ 360Suite Solutions for SAP BusinessObjects.
>2,000,000 end users!
Version control, backup & disaster recovery, audit, alerting, promotion, bursting,
impact analysis, regression testing, BI on BI, security, monitoring, alerting & more.
★Why We Win: Cut operational costs, mitigate risks: (FISMA, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, etc.),
maintain a clean/efficient/secured environment, reduce migration/upgrade costs (4.2, SP,
Cloud, etc.), cross charging, measure real BI usage & have an awesome services team!
"360Suite THE essential solutions to streamline your Business Objects"
D. Payre, Business Objects Co-founder

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