SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.

1 Architecture
June 13, 2013

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Repository Diagnostics

Web - Applications

Web Intelligence

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Web Application
Container Server (WACS)

Widgets

Upgrade Management

Web Applications

WDeploy

Web Services (+SOAP) i

CCM - Central Configuration Manager

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i CMC - Central Management Console

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Mobile Application Server

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Information Design Tool (UNX)

Universe Design Tool (UNV)

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Direct access to reporting databases

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Via Universe to reporting databases

Via OLAP or BW Cubes - semantic layer

Direct access to system databases

Web applications
SAP BusinesObjects BI platform infrastructure 4.1

Database
connections
supported by
SAP product

17 possible connection types

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Semantic Layer
data
connections
Universe
System Cube UNV UNX BICS Direct

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Secondary
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SAP ERP
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OLAP/SAP BW

Processing

Semantic Layer

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i Adaptive Processing

System
Databases

DB General
Hadoop

CMS system database

Auditing Data Store

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SAP
Business
Warehouse
Business Views
SAP Business
Explorer queries

OLAP

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Universes

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Flat Files

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VXB

Cubes

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Adaptive Servers

SAP BusinessObjects BI platform infrastructure

Reporting
Databases

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Dashboards Servers

Dashboards Cache

Via 3-tier architecture (using HTTP)

Via web services (Using SOAP)

Processing

Output File Repository

SOAP

Web Intelligence Servers

Input File Repository

Live Office (MS Office add-in)

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Crystal Reports Cache

HTTP

Plugins

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Storage servers

Analysis, edition for MS Office (Excel...)

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Connection

File Storage

Connection Servers

Server Intelligence Agent

Business View Manager

Web Intelligence

Processing

Explorer Master Server

Desktop Tools

Analysis, edition for OLAP

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Modules

2011 Report Application

Central Management Server

Explorer
BI Workspace

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Event Server
SOAP

Web Clients

BI Launch Pad

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Management Servers

WEB CLIENT

Web Clients
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2011 Processing

Management

Explorer

Crystal Reports Servers

Mobile
Experience

Search

Translation Management

Mobile

Web Application Server (Java)

Exploration
Indexing

Report Conversion

Dashboards

Explorer Servers

Web Server

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Multitenancy Management

Crystal Reports for Enterprise

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Processing Servers

Web - Static

HTTP
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Data Federation Administration

Query as a Web Service

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Semantic layer and

System Administration

Tools

Crystal Reports 2011

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Crystal Reports Viewer 2011

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Desktop Clients

Web

WEB CLIENT

Client Applications
BI Analytics

SAP HANA

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SAP ERP

Monitoring database
Lifecycle Management database

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Semantic Layer
System Databases
Databases
Full Client
Full Client Administration Tool
Semantic Layer Design Tool
Web Client
Web Client Administration Tool
Mobile Client

Database Access
Secondary access via...
...Primary direct access bus
Database bus