TechEd Las Vegas 2016 – Working Magic with the New M Mode for SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
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Introduction |
Having thoroughly enjoyed my first TechEd speaking experience in Las Vegas last year, I am very happy to be invited back to present ASUG Session ANP212 Working Magic with the New M Mode for SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Tammy Powlas for her encouragement.
By way of background, I am active in the SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio space where I enjoy writing about topics of interest in the Design Studio Innovation Series and participating in the Design Studio SDK Development Community. For a more personal profile, feel free to review this SCN Member of the Month post.
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What is my session about? |
In the SAP Analytics and Business Intelligence world, there is certainly a lot of buzz around Design Studio and Lumira these days. SAP’s commitment to the Fiori Design has been reinforced with the introduction of a new “M Mode” for developing BI applications with components based on the SAPUI5 m library (sap.m) or Main library as it is also known. This presentation focuses on a practical approach with the inclusion of two demos in this context.
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Why should you attend? |
Attend my session to learn how to best take advantage of the new M Mode functionality to build polished and professional Fiori-style analytical applications with Design Studio. Here’s what you can expect:
Overview
I’ll start with a brief review of the new M Mode for Design Studio and future direction, before moving onto the fun stuff in the more practical demos.
Demo 1 – Fiori-style M Mode Analytic App with Launchpad
The first demo highlights some of the new Fiori-style standard components, complemented by M Mode compatible components from the SDK Development Community Library. We’ll take a look at how to take advantage of M Mode combined with bookmarking functionality to build an application that allows users to create and share visualisations through a commonly accessible catalogue, with the capability to personalise their own launchpad by pinning selections from the catalogue.
Some screenshots to give you an idea:
Personalised Launchpad
Catalogue panel for sharing, previewing and selecting visualisations
A scripted custom data browser based on the new standard Dialogue Component
Visualisation composition with configuration panel
Demo 2 – Eliminating Complexity: Wizardry at Work with Code-free Design
The second demo presents a unique SDK case study of an extension designed exclusively for M Mode, addressing a common request that comes up in discussions, which is the need for a non-technical approach to building apps with Design Studio that doesn’t relyon script or style sheet coding. Here are two specific examples of such requests to put this into perspective:
Question: “Is there any strategy in future to build Design Studio Dashboards without writing scripts…because users like DS format and features…when it comes to self-service, it’s too complex.”
Source: Design Studio Webcast Notes – Enterprise Ready Analytics
Idea: “Design Studio is perceived as an IT tool but could be used from user perspective with help of wizard.”
Source: Design Studio Idea Place
The case study presents the key challenges, design decisions and intent of the solution, the result and the journey along the way.
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Conclusion |
Hopefully I’ve piqued your interest with this summary. I look forward to meeting you at SAP TechEd Las Vegas 2016. I’d encourage you to attend if you can. It’s shaping up to be a great showcase of the latest SAP innovations and entertainment.
Related Links
SAP TechEd 2016 Brochure featuring ASUG Sessions
Analytics Track @ SAP TechEd 2016