ian.mayor SAP solution management, presented this ASUG webcast today.
The legal usual disclaimer applies that things are subject to change
What is new in Dashboards BI4.1
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Figure 1 shows that BI4.1 supports two new chart types for Mobile Dashboards – Waterfall chart and Bubble plot.
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Figure 2 shows SAP is adding data labels on mobile, like desktop, as part of continuous improvement
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Figure 3 shows Query as a Web Service can now be used in both online and offline cases for Mobile
It works like the desktop version.
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Figure 4 shows flash variables are supported in Mobile, and you can pass using open doc URLs
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Figure 5 shows the add-ons SDK for Mobile and these add-ons have a flag to support Mobile
You can bring in JavaScript for HTML5
Redevelopment involved as moving from Flash to HTML5
Development is in JavaScript
JavaScript libraries available to hook the component in
Package desktop and mobile version together
Figure 6: Source: SAP
Figure 6 shows mobile dashboards run on the Android device.
Figure 7: Source: SAP
Figure 7 shows that you can ty the X and Y position to the spreadsheet and dynamically change components based on data in the spreadsheets – more run time control, more interactive, says Ian.
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Figure 8 shows that Dashboards now has an accessibility preference.
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Figure 9 shows that the Dashboard can be saved offline on the desktop
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Figure 10 shows name changes.
Combination chart is now column/line chart.
Bubble Chart is Bubble Plot
Where is SAP Going with Dashboarding?
Figure 11: Source: SAP
Figure 11 shows two products
Design Studio is currently targeted to needs of BW customers
Dashboards is very visual
Design Studio has good connectivity to BW
Dashboards has flash dependency which was a mobile challenge and data volume limitations due to Excel as a data engine
Design Studio – connects to BW, takes work to create
Future Direction
Last year released statement of direction in dashboards space with a three phase plan to modernize the dashboarding suite. The future direction includes the vision of “mobilize, visualize and unify”.
SAP wants to improve the visual fidelity of both tools.
The want to unify tools into one tool based on a common platform with HTML5 as base technology for desktop and mobile and supports large amounts of data.
With converged tool, they will introduce ability to convert existing dashboards into this new tool.
Ian said SAP remains committed to keep your existing dashboards tool running.
SAP has no intention to force a migration to this tool, according to Ian
Question and Answer
Q: Can we use the HTML5 version in the desktop instead of Flash?
A: Right now HTML5 is on mobile only. It has to be consumed via Mobile BI app - translation‑
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Q: Is 4.1 the same as SP 6?
A: No - BI4.0 sp06 is different from BI4.1‑
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Q: Is the upgrade path from BOE 4 to 4.1 a minor or major upgrade? No architecture changes required?
A: It is an inplace upgrade; we've had webcasts on this - either check SCN or asug.com ‑
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Q: Not sure what inplace means. Dashboard design is very slow to do. Lots of waiting around
A: inplace means you install the software over the existing BI4.0 platform.‑
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Q: When is the planned timeframe for BOE 4.1 to come out of rampup to ga?
A: It depends on when SAP meets their KPI's - cannot define when‑
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Q: For Flash based desktop dashboards will add-on conenctions be allowed for offline download?
A: Yes this should work‑
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Q: BO design studio ... is it a part of new BI Analytics 4.1 or comes with Dashboard 4.1
A: Design Studio 1.1 is platform independent‑
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Q: What happens with security when a dashboard is saved to the desktop? Also, can the file be 'hacked' to access data or other sensitive information?
A: That is a concern any time out of the system. ‑
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Q: Date selection is troublesome in dashboard, any plans for a date seleciton control?
A: Not something they have - will add to backlog‑
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Q: can these html5 reports be deployed to blackberry devices
A: Not as of yet‑
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Q: We heard SAP will provide an upgrade path from Dashboard to Design Studio, but the details have not been defined yet, correct?
A: Will have a conversion path but no details - closing the gap right now‑
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Q: Is there any plan for adding aggregation engine to the dashboards designer?
A: Looking at part of convergence‑
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Q: any plans to get migration tools to migrate BEx WAD to Design STudio ?
A: Yes that is planned for future‑
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Q: What 4.0 SP X Patch x will be included in 4.1
A: That will be determined at GA - July 30 - ASUG Webcast BI4 Demystified Webcast‑
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Q: when is the availability of SAP Dashboards 4.1?
A: In rampup - GA based on meeting KPI's‑
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