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Penny Silvia will present on the following topics:
SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence: Reporting and Analytic Fundamentals that Every SAP Customer Needs to Know Penny Silvia This special 3-hour jumpstart provides a solid foundational knowledge of SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI). See how the SAP NetWeaver BI data model — built on multi-dimensional cubes that are very different from R/3 transactions and tables — directly impacts reporting performance and accuracy Determine which reports are best run in SAP R/3 and which are the best candidates for SAP NetWeaver BI Explore the capabilities and limitations of SAP NetWeaver BI for including data from SAP and non-SAP applications in the same report View demos that show when, why, and how to use various SAP NetWeaver BI reporting options, including SAP Business Explorer (BEx), Web Application Designer, Formatted Reporting, and Visual Composer Take a guided tour of the many formatting and printing tools that enable presentation quality reports Advance your understanding of the BEx Query Designer and BEx Analyzer, the reporting “staples” of SAP NetWeaver BI Learn what functionality SAP Information Broadcasting now delivers and what is required to use it, including how to better schedule and deliver reports to the appropriate internal and external parties Find out how and to what extent you can and cannot incorporate MS Excel functionality into SAP NetWeaver BI reports Know when Web reports and templates are and are not a preferable alternative to MS Excel-based reports Understand how an upgrade to SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 could affect your Web reporting strategy Expert tips and Undocumented Techniques to get the most out of SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Ad Hoc Queries Penny Silvia Gain an in-depth understanding of how ad hoc queries differ from pre-designed certified queries in terms of information access and system performance. Get tips to overcome the three main causes of poor ad hoc query performance. Learn when it makes sense to use calculated key figures versus formulas in ad hoc queries. Gain insight into how to govern and control new SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (BI) 7.0 ad hoc capabilities. Find out how to certify and generally release ad hoc queries that may be useful to your general SAP NetWeaver BI user community. Find out how to avoid performance-busting ad hoc queries and know when it makes sense to use the Analysis Process Designer to analyze ad hoc query results.	Tips, tools and strategies for formatting and printing reports using SAP BW 3.5 (and earlier versions) Penny Silvia Examine the report formatting and printing capabilities and limitations of SAP Business Explorer (BEx), Web Application Designer, and third-party tools such as Crystal Reports. Learn how to pick the tool — or combination of tools — that best meets your report formatting and printing needs for online, printed, static, or interactive reports. Assess the capabilities of third-party reporting tools that complement SAP BW, and determine if the benefits are worth the costs. Explore the out-of-the-box and customization options for Crystal Reports before and after SAP BW 3.2. Determine if and when you should use Visual Basic or Java to add formatting to your reports. Weigh the pros and cons of using macros as a formatting tool (Hint: They’re user friendly, but carry a high maintenance cost!). Take home a practical usage matrix to help you decide when to use each reporting tool, as well as examples of formatted reports that were achieved with different tools. New options for Building SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Web-based Queries and Ad Hoc Analytics Penny Silvia Explore the latest SAP BEx Web Analyzer options for building and distributing queries and performing ad hoc analyses on the Web. Examine new SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI) 7.0 functions that have replaced what you used in SAP BW 3.x, and gain advice on how to migrate existing queries and reports to the latest version of SAP NetWeaver BI. Understand the unique benefits and challenges of utilizing BEx Web Analyzer instead of traditional BEx Analyzer for query display and analysis. Delve into the requirements of working within BEx Web Analyzer’s Java framework, such as installation of the Java engine, Knowledge Management, and SAP NetWeaver Portal. Assess the latest options for creating Web reports, SAP NetWeaver BI applications, and custom queries with SAP BEx Web Analyzer. See how the latest array of Web-based ad hoc tools complement the traditional capabilities of SAP NetWeaver BI. Formatted reporting in the new SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence World Penny Silvia Examine new SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI) formatted reporting and presentation capabilities that could significantly reduce the manual effort required to generate visual reports. Gain insight into how existing SAP NetWeaver BI reporting tools have been enhanced and how the new formatted reporting tool enables complete customization of reports. Understand how — or if — the new SAP NetWeaver BI formatted reporting tools could replace or reduce reliance on third party tools. See a demo of how to build a custom formatted report, define static and dynamic sections, and centrally control the formatting of particular report elements, such as headers and lines using row/column patterns. Understand how SAP NetWeaver BI formatted reporting updates affect users and developers accustomed to the previous tools. Explore the latest options for viewing and distributing formatted reports, such as new user interface features and updated Information Broadcasting functionality. Pinpoint new user interface elements you should emphasize in your end user training efforts.
Dr. Bjarne Berg will present on the following topics:
Lessons learned from the implementation of an SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence cockpit Walk through the implementation of a large scale SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI) cockpit. Explore how applications and systems can be integrated, how data collection can be automated, and how cockpits are developed in a standardized format using SAP Strategic Enterprise Management (SAP SEM) Corporate Performance Monitor (CPM), SAP NetWeaver BI, and SAP NetWeaver Portal. Learn how single sign-on (SSO) can be achieved and how to implement change management in large-scale cockpit implementations. Look at how to extract data from a variety of non- R/3 systems, and find out how KPIs can be automatically created based on this data. See how seasonal thresholds for evaluating different data such as monthly, annual, and yearly benchmarks impact design decisions. Learn how to incorporate this information into graphs and charts. A comprehensive guide to SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence query and report development tools Take a guided tour of the functionality offered with the many SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI) query and report development tools and learn how to select the correct tool to fit your needs. Become familiar with the Analysis Process Designer (APD), SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, Web Application Designer, Report Designer, Web publishing, Java Server pages (JSP) and the new SAP NetWeaver BI Query Designer. Gain insights into the strengths and limitations of each tool and see how they can be used independently or collectively within your SAP NetWeaver BI environment. Determine if and how these tools could empower your end users by giving them increased capability to create MultiProviders, cockpits, Web reports, and queries directly in the productive SAP NetWeaver BI system. Leave this session with a thorough understanding of how to use SAP NetWeaver BI query and report development tools to make your system more flexible and adaptive to the needs of end users. Take home a decision matrix for deciding when to use, which tools to use, and the skills and training needed for each.	Tips and tricks for using SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence 7.0 as your Enterprise Data Warehouse Gain insight into the successes and failures of six large-scale SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI)-based enterprise data warehouse (EDW) implementations, and learn how to apply lessons to your own EDW strategy and project. Examine the difference between an evolutionary SAP NetWeaver BI data warehouse architecture and a top-driven design method. Compare the results of using a data mart (bottom-up) approach to an EDW (topdown) approach, and determine which approach best fits your requirements. Explore the ways in which new SAP NetWeaver BI enhancements — including the new data modeling toolbox, the SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator, and the DAMEON updates — support real-time enterprise data warehousing. Learn how to avoid EDW pitfalls, such as loose data standards, relaxed use of standard SAP NetWeaver BI content, minimal environment management, lack of transport controls, and poor performance. Learn how to leverage the SAP NetWeaver BI architecture in a large landscape using the Corporate Information Factor (CIF) and how to execute a high-level design before your project starts.