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Across our customer base, we consistently see three core sets of BI client
requirements: Discovery and Analysis. Dashboards and Apps. Reporting.
Within each of these requirement areas, we have products designed to meet
the specific needs of our large and diverse customer base.
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio enables application designers to create
analysis applications and dashboards in HTML5 for browsers and mobile
devices on top of BW and SAP HANA data sources. It is the BI dashboard
and applications product of choice when full support for BW and HANA data
models and their engine capabilities is required.
The product offers a design tool that allows you (the Designer) to create
HTML5 applications easily and intuitively without the need for native HTML
and iPad UI programming skills.

SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio applications can be published and

integrated into the following two platforms:
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI platform)
SAP NetWeaver
In local mode, you can first create HTML5 analysis applications for
evaluating and prototyping SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio with users
at customer site or for learning and training purposes.

Deployment Option 1 | BI Platform

Data Access
Multiple SAP BW sources as data sources: BW queries, views and
infoproviders sourced from BW 7.0, BW 7.01, BW 7.30 and BW 7.31
Multiple SAP HANA sources as data sources: HANA analytic and
calculation views sourced from HANA SP03 or later
Connection definition to each BW server, cube, query or HANA server or
view is pre-published as an OLAP connection on BI 4 Platform
BI Platform deployment a requisite for consuming Design Studio appls via
SAP BI Mobile native app (a smart phone or tablet native app).
For most flexibility and options, deploy Design Studio applications to SAP
BusinessObjects BI Platform (multiple datasource options to BW, HANA and
others planned, BI Mobile app consumption, Design Studio 1.2 SDK
support)
References:
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on BI Platform > Security >
Technical System Landscape

Deployment Option 2 | Netweaver Platform

Data Access
Single SAP BW source as data source only i.e. BW queries, views and
infoproviders sourced from the BW server to which Design Studio
application is published
See Design Studio 1.1 PAM/supported platforms: e.g. data from a single
implicit BW 7.30 SP09+, BW 7.31 SP07+ BW 7.4 SP02+
Limitations | Note 1894594 - Design Studio Netweaver addon support |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1894594
References
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on NW Platform > Security >
Technical System Landscape

Local Mode Option NOT for production use or mass deployment - only
demo or prototyping.
Data Access
One or more BW server connection details defined in local saplogon.ini
file (via SAP Logon/SAP GUI)
One or more HANA server connection details defined in the local ODBC
administrator (NB the 32-bit ODBC administrator)

Note: Local applications can be uploaded to BI platform or NW platform

provided the application datasources aliases are redefined to use BI 4
OLAP connections and or queries from the single NW BW system.

References
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E
Application Designer Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Application
Designer Guide > Working with the Local Mode of the Design Tool

BI Platform software minimum support level (SAP Note 1855350)

BI 4.0 SP05 Patch 9+, BI 4.0 SP06 Patch 2+, BI 4.0 SP07+, BI 4.1 SP01+
DS BI Platform Add-on Installation
Download & Install correct BI 4.0 or BI 4.1 specific add-on (and different OS
specific add-on)
DS BIP Add-on Support Packages & Patches also available. Follows a
different cycle to BI 4 Platform maintenance packages
Run the Design Studio 1.1 BI Platform Add-on Installer on each BI 4.x server
node in the landscape.
Install Web Components & Support for Mobile components (features) on the
Web Application Tier servers
Install Analysis Application Service component on Processing Tier(s) Servers
(only adds DS Application runtime to default Adaptive Processing Servers
service list)
Install all the components if all Tiers installed on a BI 4.x server node (i.e Full
Installation)
Redeploy BI 4.0 Web Applications using wdeploy for any web application
server which not the default BI 4 out-of-the-box Tomcat server
References:
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E
Note 1843646 - SBOP Design Studio 1.1: Release Note for First Delivery |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1843646
Note 1855350 - Limitation: Restricted Internet Explorer in BI Platform |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1855350
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad >Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio for SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform >
System Requirements for the BI Platform Add-On Installation

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Configure one or more BI 4 Adaptive Processing Servers to run an Analysis Applications Service
i.e the Design Studio runtime service.
By default the Analysis Applications Service only added to the default BI 4 Adaptive
Processing Server in the processing tier by BIP Add-on installer
Sizing
To input Design Studio load estimates to Sizing Estimator : add or include as part of the Analysis
for OLAP sizing input calculations for #active concurrent users for each user class and and
application size (S, M, L).

Max. session limits per APS for DS Analysis Application Service similar to Multidimensional
Analysis Service/Analysis OLAP (max 100 sessions with the necessary sized CPU and memory
resources)
Max. Heap size of APS default is 2GB (adjust according to sized load)
Max. Client Sessions default is 15 (adjust according to sized load)

See BI 4.0 Sizing Companion Guide sections listed in References

In BI 4.x releases pre-SP06, check OpenDocument url setting in CMC is correct: http://< boeserver>:<boe-httpport>/BOE/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?sIDType=CUID&iDocID=%SI_CUID% (by
dummy editting or touching the setting | 1894504)
References:
Note 1843646 - SBOP Design Studio 1.1: Release Note for First Delivery |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1843646

BI Platform Deployment Issues | Note 1894504 - Design Studio BIP addon support |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1894504

APS | BI 4.0 APS Best Practices Guide | http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-31711

Sizing | Note 1177020 - SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio: Sizing Information |

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1177020
Sizing | SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 Sizing Companion Guide | https://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC33126

Processing and Memory Requirements Calculations

Step 5 Processing Tier > Analysis OLAP
Step 7 APS Configuration
Service Tuning > Minimum Memory Settings

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NW Platform software minimum support level (SAP Note 1855350)

NW 7.30 SP09+ | NW 7.31 SP07+ | NW 7.40 SP02+ (same min.
software levels also required for NW Enterprise Portal version)
DS NW Add-on Installation | Part 1 | BW Server Steps
For BW 7.30 SP09 and 7.31 SP07, add TLOGO support for Analysis
Application objects (saving, deleting & loading) in a BW system.
Run report RS_RSDS_REGISTER_AND_TRANSP from SAP Menu >
Tools > ABAP Workbench > Development > ABAP Editor.
See Note 1811747 for details and related notes.

References:
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E
Note 1843646 - SBOP Design Studio 1.1: Release Note for First
Delivery | https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1843646
Note 1811747 - TLogo integration for Analysis Applications (Design
Studio) | https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1811747
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on SAP NetWeaver

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NW Platform software minimum support level (SAP Note 1855350)

NW 7.30 SP09+ | NW 7.31 SP07+ | NW 7.40 SP02+ (same min. version for NW EP
version also required not just on ABAP server )
Also a pre-requisite:
SAP NetWeaver must be installed with either BI Java or Enterprise Portal Core usage
type (and usage type activated)
DS NW Add-on Installation | Part 2 | NW Portal Steps
Install and Deploy the Design Studio 1.1 (or later) Java software component (.sca) to Java
NW EP server
download DESIGNSTUDIONWAPP00_0.sca file from SAP Service Marketplace
deploy on SAP NetWeaver Portal using the Java Support Package Manager (JSPM)
See ref: Admin Guide > Installing SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio on SAP
NetWeaver Portal
Configure html5.compliant property setting for iView Support
See ref: Admin Guide > Installation > Deployment on the SAP Netweaver Portal >
Enabling the Portal for Integration of Analysis Applications
Other
Required SAP Authorization rights discussed later.
References:
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E
Note 1843646 - SBOP Design Studio 1.1: Release Note for First Delivery |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1843646
Note 1811747 - TLogo integration for Analysis Applications (Design Studio) |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1811747

Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects

Design Studio 1.1 - based on SAP NetWeaver

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Publishing a Design Studio application to a BI 4 or NetWeaver deployment

platform as well as their pre-requisites.

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OLAP Connections
Pre-publish via Central Management Console ( http://<BI4WebAppServer>:<port>/BOE/CMC ) or in BI 4.x
Information Design Tool
Can define separate OLAP connections to
Either a specific BW query, view, one generic BW infoprovider or BW server
Either a specific HANA calculation view, analytic view or one generic HANA server
For OLAP connection on a generic BW server/infoprovider or HANA server, designer selects a specific
query/view at design time to tailor a DS data source query from.
For OLAP connection on a specific BW query/HANA view, designer tailors an DS data source alias/query from
this specific query/view only
Single-sign to database: At BI 4.0+ runtime, BW OLAP connections support SSO via BW secondary
credentials/impersonation via BI 4.x STS service (Security Token Service), MYSAPSSO2 cookie/tickets. At BI
4.1+ runtime, currently HANA OLAP connections support SSO via SAML tickets (BI 4.1 or later)
DS Design Tool Configuration
Main Menu > Tools > Preferences > Application Design > Preferred Startup Mode > SAP BusinessObjects BI
Platform
BI Platform Logon
Web service url format | http(s)://<BI4webAppSrver>:<port>/dswsbobje/services/Session | e.g:
http://myServer:8080/dswsbobje/services/Session
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio for BI
Platform > Configuration
> Creating and Managing Data Source Connections in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
> Maintaining Settings in Design Tool
Official Product Tutorials SAP BI Suite | http://www.sap.com/learnBI > Business Intelligence Platform >
Central Management Console > Create OLAP Connections to..
Official Product Tutorials SAP BI Suite | http://www.sap.com/learnBI > Information Design Tool > Connecting
to Data Sources

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References
Application Designer Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Application
Designer Guide > Creating New Analysis Applications
Official Product Tutorials SAP BI Suite | http://www.sap.com/learnBI >
SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio > mini tutorial viewlets

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Images & Stylesheets Referenced by Application

Upload images & CSS style sheets from DS Design Tool or via the BI
Launch Pad or Central Management Console web applications
NB Set correct MIME type!
Recommend publishing images and style sheets in a central folder for
easy lifecycle management & sharing
BI Platform Category assignment for Viewing via BI Mobile App
On BI Platform, by default, only applications & docs in the Mobile category
are visible from SAP BusinessObjects BI Mobile app. To consume/view a DS
application published to BI Platform via BI Mobile, add application to BI 4
category Mobile at a minimum. See refs for more details and other custom
control options.
Also select appropriate iPad/iPhone target device/application template
instead of Desktop Browser target & template
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad >Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio for BI Platform
> Lifecycle Management > Working with Images
> Configuration > Configuration Tasks for Mobile Usage of Analysis
Applications
BI Mobile Admin Guide | http://help.sap.com/bomobileios > Administrator
Guide > Administering SAP BusinessObjects Mobile for iOS > Configuring
Categories on the Mobile Server

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Images & Stylesheets Referenced by Application

First upload images & CSS style sheets outside of DS Tool via transaction
SO2_MIME_REPOSITORY or SE80 (Object Navigator)
NB Add to subfolder below BW folder & Set correct MIME type!
Recommend publishing images and style sheets in a central folder for
easy lifecycle management & sharing
DS Design Tool Configuration
Main Menu > Tools > Preferences > Application Design > Preferred Startup
Mode > SAP Netweaver

BW Platform Info | System Details

After DS Tool restarts, connect to target BW system (for publishing your DS
application to and as the BW data source) and logon..
available BW systems read from the saplogin.ini file on designers
workstation so ensure target BW system is added via e.g SAP Front End >
SAP Logon > New
(So SAP GUI also pre-requisite on workstation..)
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad >Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio based on NW Platform
> Lifecycle Management > Working with Images
> Maintaining Settings in Design Tool

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References
Application Designer Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Application
Designer Guide > Creating New Analysis Applications

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Ways to view a Design Studio application once it is published to the BI

Platform and NW Platform

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On BI Platform, HTML5 application is consumable via browser and via SAP BI Mobile App and indirectly via BI 4
Portal integrations
1. Via Web Browser
1.1. BI Launch Pad BI 4 end-user web application
In BI Launch Pad, open DS application by (a) clicking View in the context menu of the application or (b)
clicking on the application.
Application may launched in a separate browser window depending on the browser version (SAP Note
1855350)
BI Launch Pad URL | http://<BI_web_server>:<port>/BOE/BI
1.2. OpenDocument URL link to call DS application from elsewhere
http://<BI_web_server>:<port>/BOE/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?sIDType=CUID&iDocID=[CUID
]
Where [CUID] = BI 4 CUID unique ID of your published DS application
link can be shared with other users; called by another document or application; also used by Designer Tool for
BI Platform preview mode
Context parameters can be passed if DS appl. accepts url parameters.
2. SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI 5.0+ native tablet/smart phone app
5.0 for iOS only
Published DS application must to in the BI 4 Mobile category
Design Studio openDocument links supported
3. Via BI 4 Portal Integrations e.g for NW Enterprise Portal
DS HTML5 applications published to BI 4 can be imbedded in SAP Portal iViews using on BI 4 document
iView template + <CUID>
Potential limitations when embedding HTML5 application in browser window running in Internet Explorer
compatibility mode/non-HTML5 mode. E.g. SAP Note 1894584. Also see reference iView Layout Issues
References
DS Admin Guide Bi LaunchPad| http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects
Design Studio for BI Platform > Security > Network and Communication Security > Communication at Runtime
Passing URL parameters between applications | http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-41397
BI 4.0 Developer Documentation | http://help.sap.com/bobip > Developer Documentation : URL parameters |
(OpenDocument)
BusinessObjects Mobile on iOS | http://help.sap.com/bomobileios > End User Guides Application Help
iView Limitations | Note 1894594 | https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1894594
iView Layout Issues | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
for SAP NetWeaver > Troubleshooting > Problems with iView Layout
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) Web Browsers | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E

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When deployed to NW platform, HTML5 application is consumed via browser:

1. Using a NW Enterprise Portal URL referencing DS technical name

https://<portal_server>:<portal_port>/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.ip.bi.designstudio.nw.portal.
ds?APPLICATION=[DS App Tech Name]
where [DS App Tech Name] = NW technical name of the published DS application. Same URL as in
Designer NW Platform preview mode

URL parameters be can passed

2. Via Enterprise Portal iView based on Design Studio iView template
Two iView properties: [Analysis Application] = DS appl. technical name and
optionally, [Application Parameters] = url parameters for DS appl.
NB! Known limitations embedding iView within Portal pages and roles with
Internet Explorer Browser compatibility mode! SAP Note 1894594
If iViews height is truncated to 150 pixels, may need to embed your Design
Studio iView in a portal page. See reference iView Layout Issues
References
Pass URL parameters between applications | http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC41397
Admin Guide Creating Design Studio iViews | http://help.sap.com/boad >
Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio for SAP NetWeaver >
Configuration > Creating iViews Based on the Design Studio Template
Limitations | Note 1894594 - Design Studio Netweaver addon support |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1894594
iView Layout Issues | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio for SAP NetWeaver > Troubleshooting >
Problems with iView Layout
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) Web Browsers | https://websmp106.sapag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E

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Note: IE 9.0 is a minimum requirement for Microsoft Internet Explorer and

Design Studio 1.x
References
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) Web Browsers |
https://websmp106.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E

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As of SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI App 5.0, Design Studio HTML5

applications are supported on Apple iPad and iPhone.
Design Studio deployment to BI 4.x Platform is a requisite.
References
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) Mobile BI App |
https://websmp106.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000395122013E

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In addition to end-users consuming a published application from BI Platform

or NW Enterprise Portal, designers can preview an application at design
time in multiple modes. Runtime behaviour also depends on the Design
Tool Preferred Startup Mode setting
1. Designer Startup Mode: Local Mode (or by Skipping over Platform login
screen) prototyping mode
Preview Mode
1.1. Execute Locally only (via desktop / QR scancode via local web
server/DS runtime)
2. Designer Startup Mode: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
Preview Modes
2.1 Execute remotely on BI Platform (via desktop browser / QR
scancode)
2.2 Execute Locally (via desktop browser via local embedded web
server/DS runtime)
3. Designer Startup Mode: SAP Netweaver
Preview Modes
3.1. Execute remotely on NW Portal (via desktop browser / QR
scancode)
3.2. Execute Locally (via desktop browser via local web server/DS
runtime)
Lets review the process flow for each preview mode

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Lets review the high level process flow for each startup mode & preview mode scenario to understand
(a) which Design Studio runtime engine is executed
(b) where application and associated object(s) (images/CCS sheets) are retrieved from
(c) where system information for data sources(s) are retrieved from
This is useful for troubleshooting and isolating platform versus Design Studio add-on specific issues or comparing
runtime behaviour of different DS add-on releases.
Preferred Startup Mode 1 | Local Mode (prototyping only)
Preview Mode 1.1 | Execute Locally

Local browser opens with http ./aad/web.do URL request to call local Jetty web (app) server with
APPLICATION=unique local application name and session info

DS Java application runtime hosted as servlet on local Jetty web (app) server

Application, image(s) and style sheet(s) files retrieved locally

BW Connection system info | retrieved from local saplogon.ini entries

HANA Connection system info | from local 32-bit ODBC Manager entries

Local DS runtime data adapter retrieves data directly from one or more BW systems via JCO/RFC over
TCP/IP
Local DS runtime data adapter retrieves data directly from one or more HANA system(s) via JDBC over
TCP/IP

HTML5 output streamed via web appl. Server to web client

Files for a Local applications are stored at: <userhome>\Analysisworkspace\com.sap.ip.bi.zen\repository\<APPLICATION_NAME>

Note: Local applications can be uploaded to BI or NW platform provided the datasources are redefined to use BI
4 OLAP connections and the NW BW system.
References
Application Designer Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Application Designer Guide > Working with the Local
Mode of the Design Tool
Note 1773751 - SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio support |
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1773751

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Preferred Startup Mode 2 BI Platform

Preview Mode 2.1 | Execute on BI Platform

Local browser opened with http OpenDocument request with iDocID=<CUID>
of DS application and session info to web appl. server on BI Platform web tier.
BI Platform intelligence tier routes request to a DS Java application runtime
service hosted as servlet on one or more java Adaptive Processing Servers
(APS) on BI Platform processing tier.
Application, image(s) and style sheet(s) | retrieved by DS runtime from CMS
repository & file repository via BI platform services
BW Connection(s) system info | retrieved from OLAP Connection object(s) in
CMS repository on BI Platform

HANA Connection(s) system info | retrieved from OLAP Connection object(s)

in CMS repository on BI Platform
DS runtimes data adapter on hosting APS on BI Platform retrieves data
directly from one or more BW systems via JCO/RFC over TCP/IP
DS runtimes data adapter on hosting APS on BI Platform retrieves data
directly from one or more HANA system(s) via JDBC over TCP/IP
HTML5 output | streamed via web appl Server to web client.
Similar process flow when BI 4 end user client views published DS application

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Preferred Startup Mode 2 BI Platform

Preview Mode 2.2 | Execute Locally

Local browser opened with http ./aad/web.do request to call local Jetty web
(app) server with APPLICATION=<CUID> of DS application
DS Java application runtime runs as servlet on local Jetty web (app) server
Application, image(s) and style sheet(s) retrieved from CMS repository & file
repository on BI platform via BI 4 web services (REST API)
BW Connection(s) system info | retrieved from OLAP Connection object(s) in
CMS repository on BI Platform via BI 4 web services (REST API)
HANA Connection(s) system info | retrieved from OLAP Connection object(s)
in CMS repository on BI Platform via BI 4 web services (REST API)
Local DS runtime data adapter retrieves data directly from one or more BW
systems via JCO/RFC over TCP/IP
Local DS runtime data adapter retrieves data directly from one or more HANA
system(s) via JDBC over TCP/IP
HTML5 output streamed via local Jetty web appl. Server to web client.
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on BI Platform > Security
> Technical System Landscape
> Network and Communication Security

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Preferred Startup Mode 3 SAP NetWeaver

Preview Mode 3.1 | Execute on Netweaver Portal

Local browser opened with http portal.ds request with
APPLICATION=<ABAP technical name> of DS application and session info
to Portal Java web server on NetWeaver Portal java stack
DS Java application runtime service hosted as servlet on one or more NW
Java application servers on Netweaver Portal Java stack.
Application, image(s) and style sheet(s) retrieved from ABAP repository via
JCO/RFC over TCP/IP
BW Connection(s) system info | implicitly assumed to be the single BW master
system in Netweaver landscape

No connections to other BW or HANA systems supported

DS runtimes data adapter on hosting NW java application server on
Enterprise Portal retrieves query data directly from default BW systems via
JCO/RFC over TCP/IP
No query data possible from other BW or HANA systems
HTML5 output streamed via NetWeaver appl. Server to web client.
Similar process flow when NW Portal end user client views published DS
application via DS applet url or iView url

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Preferred Startup Mode 3 SAP NetWeaver

Preview Mode 3.2 | Execute on Locally

Local browser opened with http /aad/web.do URL request to local Jetty web
(app) server with APPLICATION=<ABAP technical name> of DS application
DS Java application runtime runs as servlet on local Jetty web (app) server
Application, image(s) and style sheet(s) retrieved from ABAP repository via
JCO/RFC over TCP/IP
Single master BW Connection system info | retrieved from local saplogon.ini
entry
(No connections to other BW or HANA systems supported)

Local DS runtime data adapter retrieves query data directly from single master
BW system via RFC over TCP/IP
HTML5 output streamed via local Jetty web appl. Server to web client.
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on NetWeaver Platform > Security
> Technical System Landscape
> Network and Communication Security

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Designer and User access / authorization to Design Studio application

runtime, DS published content and dependent image(s) and style sheets
and system(s) connection info

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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio uses the BI Platform rights model to

manage access to Design Studio Java runtime service on BI Platform
APS
Both Application Designers and Application Users group need the
following access level rights:
View rights to the platform Design Studio Runtime under CMC >
Applications > Design Studio Runtime
Right click > Manage Security > Add principals (to add group) & Assign
View rights

References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on BI Platform
> Configuration > Maintaining Settings on the BI Platform > Creating a User Group
and Adding View Rights

BI 4 Admin Guide | http://help.sap.com/bobip > Business Intelligence

Platform Administrator Guide > Setting Rights
> How rights work on the BI Platform
> Managing security settings for objects in the CMC
> Summary of recommendations for rights administration

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SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio uses the BI Platform rights model to manage access
to content (analysis applications, images and data (OLAP) connections).
Application Designers group need the following access level rights:
View rights for your Application folder and all folders above this folder (in the folder
hierarchy)
Add, Edit, Copy, Delete, View rights for your DS application objects and sub-folders in
your Application folder
View rights for the MIME folder and all folders above this folder (in the folder hierarchy)
Add, Edit, Copy, Delete, View rights for MIME objects and sub-folder in the MIME
folder
View rights for OLAP connections used as a DS data source and all folders above it
Application Users group need the following access level rights:
View rights for your Application folder and all folders above this folder (in the folder
hierarchy)
View rights for your DS application object and sub-folders in your Application folder
View rights for the MIME folder and all folders above this folder (in the folder hierarchy)
View rights for MIME objects and sub-folders in the MIME folder
View rights for OLAP connections used as a DS data source and all folders above it
References:
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects
Design Studio 1.1 - based on BI Platform
-> Life Cycle Management -> Managing Access Rights
-> Uploading Images to the MIME Repository
BI 4 Admin Guide | http://help.sap.com/bobip > Business Intelligence Platform
Administrator Guide > Setting Rights
> How rights work on the BI Platform
> Managing security settings for objects in the CMC
> Summary of recommendations for rights administration

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SAP Menu > Tools > Administration > User Maintenance > Role Administration > Roles
In addition to data access authorizations to BW Info objects and queries consumed by
your DS application on the BW system its deployed to
for accessing and managing the DS application objects in BW | the BW roles for DS
Application Designers and Application Users
require their authorization profiles to have authorization object S_RS_ZEN (Design
Studio) configured as follows:
ACTVT | Application designers need all activities: 01 (create), 02 (change), 03
(display), 06 (delete), 16 (execute) (* = all/full).
Application users need activities: 03 (display), 16 (execute)

RSAO_OBJID | Technical name of DS application. Optional, restricts access to

specific application(s). (* = all)
RSAO_OBJTY | Object type. For DS (analysis) applications, always = 10
RSZOWNER | BW users who have the assigned access (* = everyone)
2. MIME repository access (for uploading and accessing images), authorization
profiles of DS application designers need full (*) and viewers activity need the display (03)
activity configured for authorization object S_DEVELOP (ABAP Workbench)
ACTVT (Activity) = * (full) or 03 (display)
DEVCLASS (Package) = *
OBJNAME (Object Name) = *
OBJTYPE = SMIM
P_GROUP (Authorization Group) = *
References:
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects
Design Studio 1.1 - based on SAP NetWeaver
-> Managing Access Rights
-> Uploading Images to the MIME Repository
Setting Up Standard Authorizations |
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73ehp1/helpdata/en/80/1a6873e07211d2acb80000e82
9fbfe/content.htm?frameset=/en/4c/658f3245e31ca6e10000000a42189c/frameset.htm

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Grant Portal permissions to:

1. Design Studio Java applet components (runtime access)
Assign End user permission access to appropriate portal user group(s) to
Netweaver.DesignStudio low_safety applets
https://<portalServer>:<port>/irj/portal > System Administration > Permissions > Portal
Permissions > Security Zones > sap.com > Netweaver.DesignStudio > low_safety
folder > <right click> Open > Permissions >
Add required portal group to the list e.g Everyone or your DS Application Users
group
Assign End User permission by ticking End user check box. Click Save

2. For Your iViews content based on Design Studio iView template

Assign End User permission to the appropriate portal user group(s) to
your iView
https://<portalServer>:<port>/irj/portal > Content Administration > Portal Content
Administration > <your iView content> > Open > Permissions
low_safety folder > <right click> Open > Permissions >
Add required portal group to the list e.g Everyone or your DS Application Users
group
Assign End User permission by ticking End user check box. Click Save

References:
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.1 - based on SAP NetWeaver
-> Setting Permissions for Analysis Application iViews

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To lifecycle manage BI 4 Info objects (including DS application objects)

from Dev to Test or Dev to Prod BI Platforms use:
BI 4 Central Management Console web application > Promotion
Management
Change and Transport System (CTS) is a tool organize development
projects in the ABAP Workbench and during development, and then
transport the changes between the Netweaver Systems in the system
landscape. Use
Data Warehousing Workbench (RSA1)
Transport Management System (STMS) & Transport Organizer

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BW objects are stored as logical objects (TLOGO objects) and transported via Change & Transport
Management System (CTS) from source to target system
Design Studio Application Object in Netweaver Platform
TLOGO object type # =10
Active Object Type = AZAP
When saving appl. obj. in Design Studio 1.1. Designer Tool to NW Platform, object not assigned to
a transport package
AZAP object saved as a local object in package $TMP
Data Warehousing Workbench (RSA1)
Manually reassign the specific Design Studio AZAP object to a customer Z package and
include them into a Transport request via Data Warehousing Workbench (RSA1) > Collect
objects to transport > Change object Direct Entries > enter customer package
Another way is via Transport Organizer Tools (SE03) > Object Directory > Change object Direct
Entries > enter customer package
Manage transport requests via standard SE80 & STMS
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP BusinessObjects Design
Studio for BI Platform
> Lifecycle Management > Transporting Analysis Applications, Images and Data Source
Connections
Transporting BW Objects | NW Platform 7.31 > Generic Tools & Services > Transporting BW
Objects |
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73ehp1/helpdata/en/4a/780dfc3109731ee10000000a42189c/co
ntent.htm?frameset=/en/38/5ee7377a98c17fe10000009b38f842/frameset.htm
Transporting BW Objects | NW Platform 7.31 > Generic Tools & Services > Changing Package
Assignments |
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73ehp1/helpdata/en/4a/79955bc3df4d27e10000000a42189b/co
ntent.htm?frameset=/en/4a/780dfc3109731ee10000000a42189c/frameset.htm

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To lifecycle manage BI Info objects from Dev to Test or Dev to Prod BI Platforms
use:
BI 4 Central Management Console web application > Promotion Management
Add All Objects to Promotion Job | DS application(s), images, stylesheets,
connections, plus related folders & sub-folders
Currently, DS application dependencies are not auto-detected/managed, so
explicitly also add images, CSSs & connections to a job
If DS application uses shared OLAP connection(s) managed by another
Admin, ensure that these connections also promoted by the Promotion Admin
OLAP Connection Override settings
The OLAP connection will have different BW/HANA server settings on the target
BI Platform. So a set of connection override settings must be defined & promoted
and active before the job containing any OLAP connections is promoted to target
system. An OLAP connections properties will then be automatically overriden
each time it is promoted in a job.
References
Install Guide | http://help.sap.com/boad > Administrator Guide: SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio for BI Platform
> Lifecycle Management > Transporting Analysis Applications, Images and
Data Source Connections
BI 4 Admin Guide | http://help.sap.com/bobip > Business Intelligence Platform
Administrator Guide > Promotion Management
> Getting Started with the promotion management tool > Using the Settings
Option > Using the LCM Override Settings option
> Using the promotion management tool > To Create a Job
> Using the promotion management tool > To add an infoobject to a job
> Using the promotion management tool > To promote a job when
repositories are connected

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