This document discusses the new features of SAP Business Intelligence 4.0. It provides an overview of new client components, the web tier, management features, and the data tier. It also outlines the recommended approach for upgrading to BI 4.0 from previous versions, which involves upgrading to BO XI R3 before importing into BI 4.0. Key changes include a new semantic layer, unified look and feel, additional interactive features, and replacement of some tools with new versions.

1. Business Intelligence
Business Objects Version 4
BY
Santosh Jeerlapally
http://santosh4bo.com

2. Agenda
Introduction
Whats new in Business Objects 4
Client Components
Web Tier
Management
Upgrading to SAP BI 4
Product Changes

3. About Me - Santosh Gupta ( santosh4gupta@gmail.com)
Hello all this is Santosh Gupta, I am working as a BI Senior
Principal Consultant .
I worked in Public Sector, Manufacturing and Health care
sector.
Worked as a BI - PM, Architect, Team Lead, Administrator.
Implemented more than 8 Full life cycle BI projects,
I also have experience in implementing DWH Migration
projects.
Some of my clients include, DOL, FTC, Yahoo, Carrier,
CSX, Independent Health.
Also provide part time training to BI Folks.
Published a Book on Business Intelligence in the year 2007
Visit my website for more details http://santosh4bo.com

4. Whats New In BI 4.0
New Semantic Layer
New Information design tool, to support heterogeneous ac
over all sources.
New abstraction layer for multi-dimensional data sources.
Look & Feel
Unified Look and Feel.
More Interactivity with Charting, Alerting and Search.
New Auditing Features
New Monitoring and system diagnostics functionalities

5. Client Components -Whats New In BI 4.0
–Universe Design Tool ( Designer)
–Web Intelligence Desktop ( Rich Client)
–Web Intelligence
–BI Launch Pad * ( Info-View)
–Repository Diagnostic Tool* ( New Tool)
–Web Service Query Tool ( QAWS in older Versions)
–BI Workspaces* ( Dashboards + Xcelsuis )
–Information Design Tool* ( Designer with UNX format)
–Explorer
–Data Federation Administration Tool
–Upgrade Management Tool* ( Import Wizard in Older Versions)
–Translation Management Tool

6. Web Tier-Whats New In BI 4.0
–Web Server
–WAS
–WACS
–Web Applications
–Web Services

7. Processing Servers-Whats New In BI 4.0
–Adaptive Job Server
– Adaptive Processing Server
–Connection Server
–Connection Server 32
–Crystal Reports 2011 Processing Server
–Crystal Reports 2011 Report Application Server
–Crystal Reports Processing Server
–Dashboard Analytics Server
–Dashboard Design Processing Server
–Dashboard Server
–Explorer Exploration Server
–Explorer Indexing Server
–Explorer Search Server
–Web Intelligence Processing Server

8. Management-Whats New In BI 4.0
–CMS
–Event Server
–Explorer Master Server
–SIA

9. Data Tier -Whats New In BI 4.0
–CMS System Database
–Auditing Data Store
–Lifecycle Management Database
–Monitoring Database
–Universes(UNV)
–Universes(UNX)
–Business Views
–SAP Business Warehouse
–OLAP

10. Upgrading to SAP BI 4.0
Approach : No Direct Upgrade from Classic Versions to BI 4
Upgrade
Management Tool
Business
Objects XI
BO XI R2- SP3
BI 4.0
Version 5 Import Wizard
Version 6
BO XI R3
Preferred
Crystal Reports
8/9/10

11. Product Changes
XI R2/ R3 Versions BI 4.0 Versions
Info-view BI Launch Pad
Dashboard Builder BI Workspace
Performance Manager End of Life
Crystal Reports Crystal Reports 2011 and CR Enterprise
Desktop Intelligence End of Life
Web Intelligence Web Intelligence
Web Intelligence SDK No SDK in this version
Universe Designer (UNV Format) No change
N/A Information Design tool UNX format
Universe, Olap Universes
N/A Upgrade Management Tool
N/A Repository Diagnostics Tool

12. Thank You,
Any Kind of Opportunities or Any
discussions Contact me at
santosh4gupta@gmail.com