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What’s next for Business Objects at the University of Illinois

What’s next for Business Objects at the University of Illinois. April 2013. Agenda. Planned upgrade of Business Objects Timeline How am I going to be impacted? Converting from Desktop Intelligence (Deski) to Web Intelligence (Webi) Preview Report Conversion Tool and Web Intelligence Q&A.

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What’s next for Business Objects at the University of Illinois

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  1. What’s next for Business Objects at the University of Illinois April 2013

  2. Agenda • Planned upgrade of Business Objects • Timeline • How am I going to be impacted? • Converting from Desktop Intelligence (Deski) to Web Intelligence (Webi) • Preview Report Conversion Tool and Web Intelligence • Q&A

  3. Terminology • EDDIE/InfoView—Provides access to reports in personal and corporate folders/categories • Web Intelligence Rich Client—Desktop tool to create reports • Desktop Intelligence—Desktop tool to create reports • Report Conversion Tool- Desktop tool to convert Desktop Intelligence reports to Web Intelligence report

  4. Terminology • Standard Reports: Pre-developed reports in EDDIE/InfoView or ViewDirect (VDR). These reports have a functional owner. The reports are centrally developed/supported and will be converted by AITS/Decision Support. No need to convert your personal copy. • Ad-hoc Reports: User created reports. These reports are locally developed/supported. These reports will need to be converted by the owner of the report.

  5. Planned Upgrade of Business Objects The upgrade consists of 5 sub-projects • Deski Conversion Analysis • Standard Report Deski Conversion • Ad-hoc Report Deski Conversion (Deski User Conversion) • BO XI4.1 Upgrade Analysis • BO XI4.1 Upgrade Implementation

  6. Project Timeline 3/1/2013 – 9/1/2014 2-Standard Report DeskiConversion 8/20/2012 – 5/31/2013 1-Deski Conversion Analysis 6/3/2013 – 4/30/2015 3-Ad-Hoc Report Deski Conversion 1/1/2013 1/1/2014 1/1/2015 8/20/2012 2/27/2015 10/1/2013 – 4/1/2014 4-BOXI 4 Upgrade Analysis 4/1/2014 – 9/30/2014 5-BOXI 4 Upgrade Implementation

  7. What is changing in BO XI4.1? • Desktop Intelligence is not available in BO XI4.1 • We are transitioning to Web Intelligence as the reporting tool. Prior to the upgrade to BO XI4.1 all Deski reports will need to be converted to Webi reports in BO XI3.1.

  8. How am I going to be impacted? • If you have reports that you use and you created them in Deski, those reports will need to be converted to Webi.

  9. Converting from Deski to Webi • Web Intelligence Rich Client is available now in BO XI3.1 • If you currently have access to Deski, you already have access to Webi • All user created Deski reports will need to be converted to Webi reports in BO XI3.1

  10. Conversion Services • Report Conversion Tool • All Business Objects users have access via Remote Desktop Connection • Training • Webi Reporting Basics Training • Transition to Webi Training • Open Labs • Web Intelligence Report Conversion • Conversion Central

  11. Benefits to using Web Intelligence • Interactive Viewing over the Web (sort, filter, formula & variable creation, etc.) • Input Controls • Track Data Changes • Server Side Ranking as a Query Filter • Duplicate query • Extended function set • Document Drilling over the Web • Improved Prompting • Optional Prompts • Query prompt properties • Query prompt sequence • Format Painter

  12. Business Objects Products Available BO XI3.1 BO XI4.1 EDDIE/BI Launch Pad Web Intelligence (Webi) Crystal Reports* Dashboard Design/Xcelsius* • EDDIE/InfoView • Web Intelligence (Webi) • Crystal Reports* • Dashboard Design/Xcelsius* • Desktop Intelligence (Deski) *Extralicensingrequired

  13. Demo of the Report Conversion Tool and Webi

  14. Q&A

  15. Contact Information DS-BOUpgradeIssues@uillinois.edu • Several staff monitor; quickest way to get answers to your questions http://go.illinois.edu/webi - This website will provide you with information throughout the entire transition

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