Products: Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK

Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK

The Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK includes the API and related documentation necessary to customize the Vignette Web Log Reporting Module or the Vignette Analysis and Reporting Module. Organizations seeking to extend the reach and features of the reporting and analysis modules can easily customize the existing modules using the documentation and API provided.

Overview
Although the Vignette Web Log Reporting and the Vignette Analysis and Reporting Modules provide extensive out-of-thebox reporting and analysis capabilities, some organizations may find it necessary to extend those modules to meet specific business needs. With the documentation and API provided, organizations can find the information and methods necessary to extend the Vignette Web Log Reporting Module and the Vignette Analysis and Reporting Module. Sample modifications include creating a custom report with a third-party reporting tool or integrating the analysis data mart with an OLAP tool. Organizations seeking to add custom analysis functionality have the necessary information to make these modifications.

Features
Documentation of the database schema for the analysis data mart Analysis Invocation API and related documentation Parser API and related documentation

Benefits
Includes descriptions of the tables, views and columns in the data mart as well as the entity relationship diagram for the schema. This information is essential for integrating to external systems, such as OLAP systems and third-party reporting tools. Integrates new analyses into the system; for instance to calculate new metrics for use in a custom report.

Supports the extension and customization of the parser to integrate new sources of log data or to perform custom transformations of data received in logs.

Custom Reports
Organizations that require customized reports can utilize the Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK to expose all of the collected data to their preferred third-party reporting tool. Once the data is available to the third-party tool, organizations have the ability to create as many custom reports as they need.

Integrate External Systems with the Data Mart

Custom reports and analyses may require data that is not collected by the out-of-the-box data mart. For example, integrating an ERP or a CRM system in order to have offline data available for analysis with the online data. This capability gives organizations the ability to have a true 360-degree view of their customers, employees, partners and suppliers. Once data from external systems is integrated into the analysis data mart custom reports can be created to report on the newly available data. As mentioned in the Custom Reports section, organizations can also connect a third-party report writer or OLAP system to the data mart using the information provided in the Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK documentation. This capability allows organizations to use virtually any internal reporting standard or tool to add new reports.

Summary
The Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK provides a robust API and documentation set that enables organizations to extend the Vignette Analysis and Reporting functionality in order to handle custom requirements that may exist within the organization. With the APIs and associated documentation, organizations can effectively enhance the out-of-the-box capabilities of the Vignette Web Log Reporting Module as well as the Vignette Analysis and Reporting Module. For more information about how Vignette solutions can benefit you, visit www.vignette.com/info for informative Web casts, event schedules and the latest product developments. Or if you would like to speak directly to a sales representative, please call 888.608.9900.

Flexible Packaging
The Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK is available as an included component with the Vignette Content Management Enterprise Suite and the Vignette Application Enterprise Suite. The Vignette Analysis and Reporting SDK is also available as an add-on module for any of the other Vignette Content Management, Portal or Application Suites (if Vignette Content Management is being used).

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