SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.

1 Architecture
June 13, 2013
Client Applications Web Processing Servers
BI Analytics Semantic layer and
O B Desktop Clients System Administration
H R HER HTTP Web - Static Explorer Servers
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C V D Tools O
Crystal Reports 2011 H H
Web Server Exploration
Data Federation Administration V B D
Crystal Reports Viewer 2011 3
B O B
HER
B
E H R Indexing C X D
10 Multitenancy Management 7 HER H
C B D Crystal Reports for Enterprise

WEB CLIENT
X Web - Applications B O B
Search
Report Conversion
V X B Dashboards Web Application Server (Java)
H R HER E 10
O O B B Repository Diagnostics
Query as a Web Service Web Application i Crystal Reports Servers O B
Translation Management Container Server (WACS) 8 H R HER
V X B Web Intelligence 2011 Processing C V D
H R HER E 10
O O B B
Widgets Upgrade Management Web Applications i
2011 Report Application B O B B
WDeploy Web Services (+SOAP) i 10 HER E H R
1 Processing C X B D
Mobile CCM - Central Configuration Manager T

Mobile Management Connection Servers

Experience WEB CLIENT Management Servers Connection

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C V X
C D T Central Management Server
X Explorer Connection 32 10 R HER
HER H 7 Web Clients O O O
B O B Event Server
i CMC - Central Management Console
Explorer Master Server

SOAP
Web Clients Web Intelligence Servers
Mobile Application Server
B O B BI Launch Pad Server Intelligence Agent i Processing V X B
HER H 10 H R HER E
7 O O B B
C X D Explorer
File Storage Dashboards Servers
O B BI Workspace Modules Desktop Tools
H E 4 Storage servers Processing V X B
C B Analysis, edition for OLAP Business View Manager 10 H R HER E
O O B B
Crystal Reports Cache
V X B Web Intelligence X Information Design Tool (UNX)
H R HER E 10 Adaptive Servers
O O B B
Input File Repository O B O O B B
H R HER H E HER
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V Universe Design Tool (UNV) i Adaptive Job Server C V X B D
Output File Repository
H E 2
B Analysis, edition for MS Office (Excel...) HTTP i Adaptive Processing C V X B D
Dashboards Cache 17 H R HER H E HER
O B O O B B
V Live Office (MS Office add-in) SOAP
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O Plugins SAP BusinessObjects BI platform infrastructure T

Legend Legend
C VXB D T
Reporting
D Direct access to reporting databases
Databases Semantic Layer
VXB Via Universe to reporting databases
Cubes Semantic Layer DB General
System System Databases
C Via OLAP or BW Cubes - semantic layer Databases Databases

T Direct access to system databases Flat Files CMS system database Full Client
Hadoop
Via 3-tier architecture (using HTTP) Full Client Administration Tool
Auditing Data Store Semantic Layer Design Tool
Via web services (Using SOAP)
BICS B SAP HANA H
Web applications #
0 Monitoring database Web Client
Lifecycle Management database Web Client Administration Tool
SAP BusinesObjects BI platform infrastructure 4.1
SAP OLAP UNV V RELATIONAL R Mobile Client
unavailable Business
data Semantic Layer Warehouse
Database connections Universe Business Views UNX X SAP ERP E Database Access
connections System Cube UNV UNX BICS Direct Secondary access via...
SAP Business Universes
supported by T C V X B D Primary/Via... Explorer queries ...Primary direct access bus
SAP product Secondary H R HER H E HER HANA Database bus
17 possible connection types O B O O B B SAP ERP
OLAP/SAP BW RELATIONAL