Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI) is a suite of software components that provide reporting, analytics, and notifications. It includes Dashboards, Reporting Services, Smart Notifications, and Analytics. The primary components are installed on an LBI server and interact with Lawson security. Users are assigned roles in Lawson Security and synchronized to access LBI tools. Dashboards contain modules and links to reports. Reporting Services publishes reports for users. Smart Notifications schedule delivery of filtered data. Analytics utilizes data warehouses for scorecard views of Lawson data. Administration includes security, scheduling, and documentation.

1. LBI for DummiesLBI for Dummies
The basics to get you started

2. Lawson Business Intelligence (LBI) for DummiesLawson Business Intelligence (LBI) for Dummies
A brief overview of LBI. This presentation covers :
•The primary software components installed onto the LBI server and their
Interaction with Lawson Security
•Access to LBI by the 3 Primary Security Roles ( after DSSO configuration)
- LBI Admin
- LBI Power Designer
- LBI Reports
•Introduction to LBI components:
- Dashboards and their components.
- Reporting Services. (Core )
- Smart Notifications. (Core )
- Analytics. (Core)
•Administration topics.
•Documentation Available from Infor/Lawson
•Questions and Answers

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The Primary Software Components installed onto the LBIThe Primary Software Components installed onto the LBI
Server and their interaction with Lawson SecurityServer and their interaction with Lawson Security
• Enterprise Frameworks Services (EFS )
• Reporting Services ( RS)
• Smart Notifications (SN)
• Analytics / ScoreCard ( Using MSOLAP or ESSBASE )
• DSSO.jar file configuration
Prerequisites:
• WebSphere
• Installed Database for the Repository( for example: Oracle or
MSSQL )

4. Access to LBIAccess to LBI
• Initial Screen is accessed by: http://server/efs/
• The LBI Administrator(s) will have Access to the Tools Tab, from here you can
access the 2 System Admin Modules and the Core Applications .
• LBI Reports Users will have access to Dashboards shared to them and/or
those they create for themselves

5. Assigning LBI Roles to End UsersAssigning LBI Roles to End Users
• Users are assigned 1 of the 3 LBI Groups in the Lawson Security
Tool.
• Once the Synchronize Users and Roles Procedure is run ( See
Previous Slide ) The Individual will be synched as a LBI User.

6. Assigning LBI Roles to End UsersAssigning LBI Roles to End Users
• Once the Synchronize Users and Roles Procedure is
run ( See Previous Slide ) The Individual will be
synched as a LBI User.

7. Dash Boards and their ComponentsDash Boards and their Components
• Dash Boards
• Modules
• Links

8. Creating a Dash Board/Module/LinkCreating a Dash Board/Module/Link
• Click Here to Create your new Dash Board: Accounting”
• Click Here to Create your new Module: “Reports”
• Click Here to Create a new Link to a RS Report

9. Creating a Dash Board/Module/LinkCreating a Dash Board/Module/Link
• Now we select Search to Assign a URL to a Link
• Now, Select the type of Link you desire

10. Creating a Dash Board/Module/LinkCreating a Dash Board/Module/Link
• Below is the Everything we just created

11. Working with Dash Boards, Modules, LinksWorking with Dash Boards, Modules, Links
• Examples of the potential uses of Dash Boards,
Modules and Links. Primarily they are used to
access: RS Reports, SN Smart Notes as well as a host
of other secured links.

12. Working with Dash Boards, Modules, LinksWorking with Dash Boards, Modules, Links

13. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• A means to access and run secured Reports on LBI
by authorized users. Users can also receive emailed
reports on a scheduled basis.
• Reports are created by designated persons then
published to LBI
• Data Sources for Reports
- Query Driven: ODBC, Lawson OLEDB( Query & Print Job )
- Print Jobs ftp’d from the Lawson Server to the LBI Server, primarily for the
bursting related purposes.
• RS Links
- My Reports
- Report Administration
- Report Delivery

14. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• Via the Tools Dash Board Tab
• Select RS Report Administration

15. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• Select My Reports

16. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• Implementing Bursting
- Identifying Reports that Lawson supports for bursting purposes
- Setting up Elements and Structures

17. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
- Creating a Right- Elements of the Structure

18. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• Burstable Lawson Back Office Reports will have XML
tags written into the report. Below is a example:

19. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• Assigning the Structure to a Report, select your Report in “My Reports” then
select ”Details”. We are Bursting a Lawson GL292 report in this example.

20. Reporting ServicesReporting Services
• Bursting a Crystal Report ( Non BackOffice )

21. Smart NotificationsSmart Notifications
• The Below is a Notification, that is scheduled to run
a daily listing of open invoices. It can be received
via Email or by accessing LBI

22. Smart NotificationsSmart Notifications
• As with Reporting Services , a User can log into LBI
to view the notification results , or the results can be
distributed to the end user via email. The Primary
method is results via Email.
• As with Reporting Services, Bursting is supported to
supply filtered results. For example a Daily Reports
listing Expired Certifications would be emailed to
only the Specific Managers that those employees
reported to.

23. Smart Notification: Info Sets, and NotificationsSmart Notification: Info Sets, and Notifications
• Notifications are built upon defined Info Sets which
retrieve data from various data sources such as:
- Data Mining Queries (DME), JDBC Queries, LDAP Queries, CSV files
• Smart Notifications has a Scheduling Engine to
refresh Info Sets and deliver Notifications
• Formatting templates are used to created the
desired look and feel of the Notification

24. Analytics / ScoreCardAnalytics / ScoreCard
• ScoreCard Views are created from Data Marts
• Data Marts comprise the data available in either of
the below Data Warehouse repositories
- Microsoft Server Analysis Services (MSOLAP)
- ESSBASE
• IA System Code programs to pump data from
Lawson to the Data House Repository. - IA150 will process
data to MSOLAP repository for a Data Mart specified in IA10.
- IA120 will process data to ESSBASE repository for a Data Mart specified in IA10.

25. E Analytics / ScoreCardE Analytics / ScoreCard
• E ScoreCard View Example

26. E Analytics / ScoreCardE Analytics / ScoreCard
• IA Screen Shots
• IA10 Configures the Type of Data Mart.
• IA150/IA120 will pump the data into the Data Mart.

27. Administration TopicsAdministration Topics
• Both Smart Notes and Reporting Services have their
own means to secure Access to Users that will need
to be considered.
• If the End User only receives reports via email
then he will not have to be set up with a LBI Role.
• Archiving RS Reports.
• Performance Considerations.
- For Example: Scheduling reports to be run, at Off
Peak Hours

28. Which Tool to Use ?Which Tool to Use ?
• There is overlap among various LBI Components
especially Reporting Services and Smart
Notifications.
- Both having a Scheduling Engine
- Both have report delivery capabilities
- Both incorporate bursting capabilities
- via logging into LBI to view most current report
data
- via emailed reports.

29. Documentation Available from Infor/LawsonDocumentation Available from Infor/Lawson
• PDF Files Available from Infor

30. Upcoming WebinarsUpcoming Webinars
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