This is the customer presentation about SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence Compatibility pack which helps the existing customers in BI XI 3.1 to safely migrate to BI 4.1 by adding support for Desktop Intelligence documents in BI 4.1 enterprise through Desktop Intelligence full client solution

1. Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack
Thomas B Kuruvilla Solution Management – Business Intelligence
September, 2013

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3. Desktop Intelligence End-of-Life Announcement*
Desktop Intelligence 3.1 is the last commercial version
 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0 does NOT include Desktop Intelligence
Desktop Intelligence will continue to be supported on XI 3.x
 Mainstream maintenance: Until 2015
 Priority-One support: Until 2017

*
You can get more information about this here
The official End-of-Life statement is available on Service Market Place
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4. Background

We understand the challenges in migrating

We’ve been working closely with customers in their move to BI 4.0

One of the requests from customers is the ability to support their DeskI (.rep) content in BI 4
as they continue to convert them.
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5. We’ve been investigating…

A Solution which:
 Allows consumption .rep from BI 4
 Providing additional time for conversion
 Reduce TCO for customers

Also doesn’t:
 Conflict with the DeskI EoL
 Cause a roll-back in the strategic move from DeskI to WebI
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6. IMPORTANT
DESKI IS
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NOT BACK
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7. Planned Solution: Update to BI 4.1
XI R2
•
DeskI documents can now be moved to BI 4.1
using Upgrade Management Tool (UMT) 4.1
•
RCT will now also be able to connect to a BI
4.1 CMS as source for .rep document for
conversion
•
DeskI documents will be listed in the Central
Management Console (CMC) for administrative
purposes ONLY
•
Users can view DeskI report output in the BI
Launchpad and CMC which are in agnostic
output format (.pdf/.xls/.txt/.rtf)
XI 3.x
Upgrade Manager
4.1
BI 4
Report Conversion
Tool 4.1
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8. Planned Solution: Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack
•
•
•
DeskI
XI 3.1 SP6
Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack (DCP)
Fix Pack 6.1
(with DCP)
•
•
BI 4.1
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•
•
has been delivered in FP 6.1
The DeskI Client can now connect to a SAP BusinessObjects
Business Intelligence 4.1 CMS
Introduces a Light Schedule functionality which uses the windows
scheduling functionality
DeskI documents will be listed ONLY in the Central Management
Console (CMC) for administrative purposes ONLY
Minimum deprecation of DeskI Client functionality
Only Client side consumption of .rep content
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9. Benefits
DCP is a additional support provided by SAP for DeskI users/customers who are moving their current
DeskI investments to WebI 4
The benefits for customers with this solution
 Reduced TCO:
 With this solution, DeskI documents that require additional time to convert can be consumed from a BI 4.1
deployment using the DeskI 3.1 Client
 Can de-commission legacy systems earlier and consolidate on BI 4.1
 Better User satisfaction:
 Users can leverage the latest innovations delivered in BI 4.0 or later, as they convert their DeskI
documents
 Gain additional time to convert their complex DeskI reports
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10. Planned Solution: Summary
•
FP 6.1 contains Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack (DCP)
•
•
Installed over SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence 3.1 Service Pack 6
The DeskI 3.1 Client will now connect to a SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.1 CMS
•
DeskI documents can now be moved to BI 4.1
•
DeskI documents will be listed in the Central Management Console (CMC) for administrative
purposes ONLY
•
DeskI documents can be consumed using the bridged DeskI Client ONLY
•
DCP will also contain a functionality to leverage the Windows scheduling functionality
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11. Desktop Intelligence Components: 3.1
In the Browser
Backbone
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Web/App Server
C
M
C
•
Desktop Application
Local File system
Desktop Intelligence
Infoview
Desktop SDK Cnx server
DeskI
•
•
DeskI SDK
Web Components
•
DHTML Client
Web SDK
WSTK Bridge Adapter
•
Enterprise Bus
2-tier
3-tier
DeskI Web Components
•
•
Bridges & Adapters
DeskI RE SDK
Desktop Intelligence Components:
• Desktop Client
Via Infoview
Via CMC
DeskI Servers
Servers
DeskI Job Server
DeskI cache Server
Local File system
Destination
Job Server
DeskI report Server
Connection Server
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
Data
infoObjects
Audit
files
DB +File System
Output FRS
Event Server
Customer DB (DB &
OLAP)
User Prog Job Server
Custom Data sources
DB
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12. Desktop Intelligence Components 3.1 with DCP
Backbone
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Web/App Server
C
M
C
•
Desktop Application
In the Browser
Local File system
Desktop Intelligence
Infoview
Scheduler
Lite
Desktop SDK
DeskI
DeskI SDK
Cnx server
DeskI SDK Cnx server
Web Components
DHTML Client
Web SDK
Bridges & Adapters
DeskI RE SDK
WSTK Bridge Adapter
With DCP:
• New set of DeskI Desktop Client
Components will be installed to enable
DeskI 3.1 to interact with BI 4.1
• A new scheduler functionality which will
send the jobs the user schedules to the
native standard windows scheduler
Enterprise Bus
Servers
DeskI Job Server
DeskI cache Server
Local File system
Destination
Job Server
DeskI report Server
Connection Server
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
Data
infoObjects
Audit
Output FRS
Event Server
Customer DB
User Prog Job Server
Custom Data sources
files
DB +File System
DB
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13. DeskI SDK
Cnx server
DeskI SDK Cnx server
Launchpad
C
M
C
DeskI reports will be
displayed for admin
purposes only
DeskI
Web Components
DHTML Client
Web SDK
Bridges & Adapters
DeskI RE SDK
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Bridges & Adapters
Enterprise Bus
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Servers
Servers
DeskI Job Server
DeskI cache Server
Local File system
Destination
Job Server
DeskI report Server
Local File system
Connection Server
Connection Server
Input FRS
System Repository
Data
infoObjects
Audit
Event Server
Customer DB
User Prog Job Server
Custom Data sources
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
infoObjects
files
DB +File System
Output FRS
DB
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Output FRS
Audit
Customer DB
Custom Data sources
Data
CMS
Web/App Server
Scheduler
Lite
Desktop SDK
DeskI
In the Browser
Local File system
Desktop Intelligence
Infoview
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Backbone
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Web/App Server
C
M
C
Backbone
Desktop Application
In the Browser
Desktop
DeskI + DCP and Update to BI 4.1
files
DB +File System
DB
Customer
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14. DeskI workflow with BI 4.1 (2-tier)
DeskI
Web Components
DHTML Client
Web SDK
Bridges & Adapters
DeskI RE SDK
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Bridges & Adapters
Enterprise Bus
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Servers
Servers
DeskI Job Server
DeskI cache Server
Local File system
Destination
Job Server
DeskI report Server
Local File system
Connection Server
Connection Server
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
Data
infoObjects
Audit
Event Server
Customer DB
User Prog Job Server
Custom Data sources
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
infoObjects
files
DB +File System
Output FRS
DB
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Output FRS
Audit
Customer DB
Desktop
DeskI SDK Cnx server
Web/App Server
Cnx server
Backbone
DeskI SDK
Launchpad
C
M
C
Custom Data sources
Data
Backbone
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Web/App Server
Scheduler
Lite
Desktop SDK
DeskI
In the Browser
Local File system
Desktop Intelligence
Infoview
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Application
In the Browser
C
M
C
Depending on the CMS being accessed the DeskI
redirects the user to the 3.1 or 4.1 CMS, the rest of
the workflow are the same as DeskI 3.1
files
DB +File System
DB
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15. DeskI workflow with BI 4.1 (3-tier)
DeskI
Web Components
DHTML Client
Web SDK
Bridges & Adapters
DeskI RE SDK
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Bridges & Adapters
Enterprise Bus
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Servers
Servers
DeskI Job Server
DeskI cache Server
Local File system
Destination
Job Server
DeskI report Server
Local File system
Connection Server
Connection Server
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
Data
infoObjects
Audit
Event Server
Customer DB
User Prog Job Server
Custom Data sources
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
infoObjects
files
DB +File System
Output FRS
DB
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Output FRS
Audit
Customer DB
Desktop
DeskI SDK Cnx server
Web/App Server
Cnx server
Backbone
DeskI SDK
Launchpad
C
M
C
Custom Data sources
Data
Backbone
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Web/App Server
Scheduler
Lite
Desktop SDK
DeskI
In the Browser
Local File system
Desktop Intelligence
Infoview
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Application
In the Browser
C
M
C
Depending on the CMS being accessed the DeskI
redirects the user to the 3.1 or 4.1 CMS, the rest of
the workflow are the same as DeskI 3.1
files
DB +File System
DB
Customer
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16. DeskI SDK
Cnx server
DeskI SDK Cnx server
Launchpad
C
M
C
DeskI
Web Components
DHTML Client
Web SDK
Bridges & Adapters
DeskI RE SDK
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Bridges & Adapters
Enterprise Schedule .rep while importing from CMS,
Users will Bus
the scheduling will leverage Windows Scheduling
functionality and DeskI SDK.
Servers
WSTK Bridge Adapter
Servers
The mode of refresh will be the same as the
DeskI Job Server
authentication mode used to create the schedule
DeskI cache Server
Local File system
Destination
Job Server
DeskI report Server
Local File system
Connection Server
Connection Server
Input FRS
System Repository
Data
infoObjects
Audit
Event Server
Customer DB
User Prog Job Server
Custom Data sources
CMS
Input FRS
System Repository
infoObjects
files
DB +File System
Output FRS
DB
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Output FRS
Audit
Customer DB
Custom Data sources
Data
CMS
Web/App Server
Scheduler
Lite
Desktop SDK
DeskI
In the Browser
Local File system
Desktop Intelligence
Infoview
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Backbone
BO Enterprise SDK (framework, security, repository, scheduling)
Desktop Web/App Server
C
M
C
Backbone
Desktop Application
In the Browser
Desktop
DeskI + DCP Scheduling
files
DB +File System
DB
Customer
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17. Finally…
•
Desktop Intelligence Compatibility Pack (DCP) is an temporary solution to provide additional
time in your DeskI to WebI 4 conversion
•
DCP will be supported until DeskI 3.1 is supported.
•
Web Intelligence is the way forward.
•
•
•
•
Has Majority of Desktop Intelligence features
Has modern user experience and features
Continued investment and innovation
Desktop Intelligence is STILL End-of-Life
•
•
Maintain Maintenance: Until 2015
Priority One Support: Until 2017
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18. Useful references and Links
 DeskI is not back... but here is something that will help you to move to BI 4
(http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-31798)
 Do you have SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence users and want to migrate to BI 4.x?
 (DCP): Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-43592/)
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19. Thank you
Contact information:
Thomas B Kuruvilla
Solution Manager
thomas.kuruvilla@sap.com
@t_bovee

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