In this session you will receive an overview of the upcoming SAP BusinessObjects version with its innovations, which are planned for publication at the end of Q2 2020. We would also like to give you a live impression of what the new user interface looks like and how it can be operated. Speaker : Jörg Diekkämper, Director | Center of Excellence Platform & Technologies, SAP

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Agenda
▪ SAP Analytics Strategy
▪ What’s coming in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
▪ SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 Live
▪ BI Portfolio recommendations

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SAP Analytics Strategy

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SAP BI Portfolio comprises two key solutions
SAP Analytics Cloud
If you are looking to take advantage of the benefits
of a single solution for modern BI for dashboards,
applications and data discovery, enterprise planning,
and augmented analytics, SAP Analytics Cloud is the
strategic analytics platform from SAP.
SAP BusinessObjects BI
suite
SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite offers the most
scalable enterprise reporting solution in the industry
on premises with ad-hoc analysis and production
reporting

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SAP BI Portfolio comprises two key solutions working together
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP BusinessObjects BI
suite
Many customers use both
solutions side by side in a Hybrid
way
Extend Analytics is an initiative enabling SAP BusinessObjects BI customers
to extend and expand BI, Predictive, and Planning with SAP Analytics Cloud.
Click here to learn how SAP BusinessObjects BI customers can benefit.
Extend Analytics

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What’s coming in
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
BI Releases Maintenance Timelines
BI 4.1 Mainstream Maintenance
BI 4.2 Mainstream Maintenance
Priority 1 Support
Priority 1
Support
BI 4.3 - Support until 2027
We‘re here !
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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Poll: Welche SAP BusinessObjects Version verwenden Sie ?
1. SAP BusinessObjects XI 3.1
2. SAP BusinessObjects 4.1
3. SAP BusinessObjects 4.2
4. Ich weiß es nicht …

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Continuous Improvements with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
Hybrid
Provide a tighter integration between
BusinessObjects BI and SAP Analytics
Cloud
Enterprise Readiness
Enhance ease of deployment and
support latest industry standards
User Experience
Harmonize user experience and foster
BI adoption with a Fiori like experience
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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User Experience - BI Launchpad
What is coming next in BI Launchpad ?
▪ Modern user experience
▪ BI4.3 will not ship with the BI4.2 BI LaunchPad
▪ Full functional parity
▪ Scheduling / Publication enhancement
▪ Updated BI Workspace

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User Experience – New BI Launch Pad
Notification

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User Experience – New BI Launch Pad
New Scheduler

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User Experience – New BI Launch Pad
Business Hours

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Schedule to multiple destinations with a single iteration.
User Experience – New BI Launch Pad
Scheduling Destinations

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User Experience - Web Intelligence 4.3
What is coming next in Web
Intelligence?
▪ One client for web and desktop, viewers and
designers
▪ Parity with WebI Java Applet and WebI Rich
Client 4.2 SP06
▪ HTML5 (no Java), touch ready, FIORI like
▪ Enhanced Web Intelligence UI harmonizes
with SAP Analytics Cloud, allowing users to
feel comfortable in both on-premise and
cloud user experiences

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User Experience - Web Intelligence 4.3
Customer Enhancements
New charts types and capabilities
▪ Charts in cells (micro-charts in table cell)
▪ Trend lines
▪ Trellis charts
▪ Zoom and pan

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Data Model
User Experience - Web Intelligence 4.3
Sharing the SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence data model (2/3)
New QaaWS/DaaWS :
SOAP
WS
User
Experience
Data Providers#1
List of available
objects: dimensions,
measures, variables
#4#3#2

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User Experience - Crystal Reports 4.3
What is coming next in Crystal Reports?
▪ CR4E Repository Items
▪ 64bit version for Crystal Reports client and server
▪ Support new Japan Era
▪ Leverage BI Platform updates
– Platforms and data sources support
– Fiorified BI LaunchPad publications

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SAC Native integration with BI 4.3
*BOE = SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise
Onboard existing BOE* users or
groups to SAP Analytics Cloud
SCIM APIs can be used by Identity
Provisioning Service to provision
and synchronize BOE Users to SAC
Publish BOE* content directly to
SAP Analytics Hub
Select content to remain
synchronized in Catalog
Hybrid User Management Analytics Hub Integration
SAP Analytics HubSAP BOE*
SCIM APIBI Platform
Users &
Groups
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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Hybrid Analytics - Live Data Access 3.0
▪ Access on premise universe data without moving it to the
cloud
▪ Apply Data Level Security
▪ Use powerful query capabilities
▪ Create visualizations using business terms Story Metadata
SAP Analytics
Cloud
Database
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
with Universes, and LDA 3.0
2.0
Analyst laptop
Data never leaves the customer’s
network
Live Data
Public Cloud
Corporate Network

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Enterprise Readiness - SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 Platform
▪ Installation and deployment: continuous improvements to the install process, enhancements to silent install, tool to
support cache removal etc
▪ Security enhancements: support for SAML 3.0, simplified SAML configuration and setup, credential mapping enhanced
to support multiple combinations
▪ Updates to the administrator tools like BI Admin cockpit, monitoring, promotion management etc.
▪ Improved audit functionalities to better track user updates like login failures, authentication etc.
▪ Enhancements to scheduling and publication functionalities
▪ Highest security and product standards compliance: updated components to adhere to the latest security and product
standards to address any vulnerability or other concerns
▪ New versions of data sources, applications and OS support
▪ Simplified IaaS deployment: enhancements provided o support bulk updates, track settings etc.
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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▪ Integrate between Fiori based applications
▪ Adding enhanced security for BI Admin studio
▪ Performance Improvements
New rights associated :
▪ Manage user security with rights
▪ Access to applications based on user rights
▪ Trace log enhancements
Enterprise Readiness - SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3 Platform
New BI Admin Studio
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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Enterprise Readiness - New Web Intelligence Mobile 4.3 experience
Make every Web Intelligence document consumable from everywhere
▪ Integrated experience in the SAP BI Mobile app
▪ Responsive user interface working for tablets and smartphones
▪ Enable analysis "on-the-go" of existing WebI document, when connected
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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SAP Lumira enables customers to gain insights from trusted enterprise data sources and personal data, and to share those insights through
interactive visualizations, stories and tailored analysis applications with other users, on desktop browsers and mobile devices.
Key Capabilities
▪ Rich client for professional designers of corporate
analysis applications
▪ Full control of the application look and feel, and
user interaction
▪ Create shared UI elements
– e.g. headers, footers, toolbars
▪ Create planning applications
– based on BW-IP ,BPC 10.1 Embedded or BPC11
▪ Cost-effective management of large corporate BI
deployments
Enterprise Readiness - SAP Lumira Designer

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Hybrid Analytics - SAP Analysis for Office
Analyze data natively in Excel
Multidimensional analysis
Supports SAP BW, SAP
BW/4HANA, SAP HANA and SAP
Analytics Cloud models
Native Excel Add-On
SAP Analysis Office included
with SAP BusinessObjects
Enterprise Suite and SAP
Analytics Cloud subscription
Plan your business
Connect to planning models: SAP
BW-integrated planning, SAP
BPC embedded and standard
models, and SAP Analytics Cloud
Planning

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Hybrid Analytics - SAP Analytics Cloud, add-in for Office 365
◼ Slice and Dice SAP Analytics Cloud models in any
Microsoft Office 365 version
◼ Seamless integration into SAP Analytics Cloud
reporting and applications
◼ SAP Analytics Cloud add-in supported on any
Windows or Apple device
◼ Fully connected with all SAP Analytics Cloud sources
◼ Easy deployment: Native cloud, centralized
deployment and distribution of Office Add-In via
Microsoft Store with no installation or
operational costs for customers

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Hybrid Analytics - Leverage the best of BI in both worlds
SAP BusinessObjects BI
SAP Analytics Hub/Catalog
The bridge for on-premise and cloud analytics that centralizes access to all analytics across the Enterprise
Web
Intelligence &
Crystal Reports
Ad hoc and
Enterprise
Reporting
Lumira
Designer
Analytic
Applications
Analysis Office
MS Office
Integration
Enterprise Platform
Report
Scheduling &
Bursting
(enterprise report
delivery)
Universe
Semantic Layer
Enterprise
Platform
Capabilities
SAP Analytics Cloud
Stories
Reports &
Dashboards
Digital
Boardroom
Executive
Analytics UX
Analytics
Designer
Analytic
Applications
BI
Augmented
Analytics
Data Discovery
& Exploration
Dashboards &
Reports
Planning
Collaborative
Planning
Allocations
Simulation
Predictive
Natural
Language
Processing
Forecasting
Regression
Classification
Web Mobile
BI Hybrid Integration:
• Live Universe Connection
for SAC
• Analysis for Office
connection to SAC models
• Web Intelligence Data
Models for SAC
(BI 4.3)
• Hybrid User Mgmt
(BI 4.3)
• Publish to Hub/Catalog (BI
4.3)
Web Mobile
SAC Hybrid Integration:
• Live Data Connection to
BW, HANA, S/4HANA, BI
Universe and other
• Analysis Office access to
BW and HANA Live connectivity to on-premise S/4HANA, BW, HANA &
BI Universes
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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Enterprise Readiness – End of Life for Adobe Flash
▪ Adobe will stop supporting and distributing the Flash player on Dec 31 2020
▪ SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP BusinessObjects Explorer both depend on Flash and hence will
not be available in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
▪ Please refer the following links for additional details
– KBA 2739919 – Dashboards will be removed in BI4.3
– KBA 2729987 – BI Widgets will be removed in BI4.3
– KBA 2679783 – Explorer will sunset by end of 2020
▪ After Dec 31 2020, existing installations may continue to work, but will not be supported by SAP
Future Plans subject to change. For discussion purposes only

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SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.3
live !

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BI Portfolio recommendations

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SAP BI Portfolio 2020
*
* SAP recommends SAP Analytics Cloud for Data Discovery. If a cloud based
solution is not an option, Lumira 2.3 remains the best option.
One simple analytics cloud solution
▪ Data discovery
▪ Application and Dashboarding
▪ Collaborative Planning
▪ Augmented Analytics
▪ Analytic Applications
▪ Centralized Access
▪ Reporting
Web Mobile NLP Digital Boardroom Analytics Designer
Business Intelligence Enterprise Planning Predictive
Live connectivity to on-premise BW, HANA & Universes
Web Intelligence & Crystal
Adhoc & Production Reporting
Formatted and interactive Reporting
Automated Publishing & Scheduling
SAP Lumira Designer
Analytic Applications
On-Premise Dashboarding
And Interactive online analysis*
SAP Analysis Office
MS Office
Integrated Analytics & Planning
inside MS Office
SAP BusinessObjects BI suite
SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Hub

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Web Intelligence
Crystal Reports
Use Cases and recommended go to products
Analysis Office
SAP Analytics CloudData Discovery, Dashboards
& Analytic Applications
Enterprise
Reporting
Microsoft Integration
(Add-In for Desktop & Office 365)

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More Information
- More on SAP Analytics Cloud
- More on SAP BusinessObjects 4.3

36. Joerg Diekkaemper
Center of Excellence || Platform & Technologies, Eastern & Middle Europe
SAP SE
Thank you !