Business Objects

• What is Business Objects?

A strategic Business Intelligence platform

and integrated toolset that lets users to:
 Access,

 Analyze, and

 Share information

both within and beyond the enterprise.

 BO XI R3 Product – Tools categories

• Desktop/Full Client tools - For Reporting

– Desktop Intelligence
– WebIntelligence Rich Client
– Crystal Reports XI
– Xcelsius
 BO XI R3 Product – Tools categories

• Admin tools
– Designer
– CMC (Central Management Console) – Web Based
– CCM (Central Configuration Manager) – Full client
 BO XI R3 Product – Tools categories

• Server products
– CMS (Central Management Server)
• Infoview
• WebIntelligence (WebI)
• 3-tier Desktop Intelligence
 BO XI R3 Product – Tools categories

• Migration Tools
– Import wizard
– Publishing wizard
• Conversion Tools
– Report Conversion tool
• Data Access packs
• Full Client (2-tier) and Thin client (3-tier)
Business Objects

Full client – Two-tier Business Objects

Thin client – Three-tier Business Objects
Central Management Server (CMS)
 Staging Common Conformed
Data Sources Business Intelligence Information
Area Business Data Marts
Architecture Subscribers
Model

Load
Update
Extract
Extract Extract
Flat File
Flat
FlatFile
File
Data
Cleanse
Update

Conformed Business Model

Staged Incremental Data

Transform Update
Extract
RDBMS
Data
Update
Match

Extract
RDBMS
Data Update
OLAP Cubes
BO XI Repository
How is repository accessed?

Host Name/system and Port number

 CMC

• Business Objects XI - Types of users

– Administrators
– Universe Designers
– Users/Guests
 BO Reporting
• Full client reporting
• Reporting on Infoview