This was a SAP user group webcast today. I was late but towards the end the SAP speaker said SAP Safe Harbor statement applies:
"This blog, or any related presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments, products and or platforms directions and functionality presented herewith are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. The information on this blog is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality..."
This means anything in the future is subject to change and these are my notes as I heard them.
Enterprise BI 4.2
Figure 1: Source: SAP
Figure 1 shows the themes of BI4.2, overall being simplified, enhanced and extended
Figure 2: Source: SAP
Design Studio 1.5 has offline clickthrough applications, with the ability to reduce design time it takes to create charts, Lumira interoperability, import Lumira into Design Studio. Version 1.5 includes commentary / create use cases, and export data to PDF
Analysis Office/EPM will consolidate into one plug-in with one Analysis Office app for the BI suite. On the right includes features for BI4.1 SP06 planned for next month.
Enterprise BI 4.2
Figure 3: Source: SAP
Figure 3 shows what is planned for BI4.2, including commentary for Web Intelligence, design Features for Mobility devices, HANA Direct access to Universe
BI4.2 Web Intelligence includes support for Big numbers and set consumption . With set analysis SAP is re-introducing and consume sets in Web Intelligence
BI Platform features include commentary, recycle bin in CMC – enhancements to UMT and promotion tool to speed up promotions and upgrade
Packaged audit feature is in the suite
Semantic Layer includes linked UNX universes are back
Authored universes on BEx queries was disabled in BI4.0/1 and is now back
Set Analysis is back
Installation improvements include one step update, faster to upgrade, as the current installation patching hasn’t been the best
There is a utility to remove unused binaries
Enhance DSL bridge, enhance BICS bridge, HANA enhancements for Web Intelligence on HANA; committed to enhancing Web Intelligence & BW experience.
SAP Lumira Roadmap
Figure 4: Source: SAP
Planned for SAP Lumira includes convergence and search
Question and Answer
Q: What happened with Dr. Who version WebI without microcube
A: Project cancelled; wanted to put support for Lumira for HANA-based integration
However, enhanced HANA based support for JDBC connection
Q: When will SP06 be available?
A: planned for 3rd week of June
Codeline finished yesterday – subject to safe harbour
Q: Recycle bin for Infoview?
A: It is just for CMC; submit for Idea Place
Q: Any plan to provide the option of linking data providers which was avialable in XI versions?
A: Enter in Idea Place
Q: We are about to upgrade from 4.0 Sp7 P5 to 4.1 SP4 should we upgrade to 4.1 SP6 instead?
A: Difficult question to answer; may be better to delay
Q: when will the PAM for 4.1.6 be available?
A: Third week in June (planned)
Q: Specifically what offline capabilities are planned for Design studio (in context for mobile bi for iOS)?
A: Cached based setting, when consume on device; will find out for sure
Q: Are there enhancements to the RESTful Web services API? Specifically can we now create and manage users using the API so we can get away from the .NET SDK?
A: Convergence to RESTful web service – strategy, nuances/needing a while paper
Q: Will there be full support for 'selection option' variables in Web Intelligence i.e. same functionality as in BEx?
A: put on Idea Place
Q: Is there provision for sensor and similar type data sources - IoT
A: Roadmap for IoT is within HANA – datasources for HANA
Q: Will BEx conditions be supported?
A: Look at Idea Place
Q: Can we make Web Intelligence prompts hidden so that once a prompt value is set the prompt box will not appear?
A: Idea Place
Q: any enhancements (fixes) to integrity check in IDT tool?
A: Don’t know of anything new that have been added
Q: Will there be support for variables in defaults area of BEx queries?
A: Currently not supported in Web Intelligence; how much of BEx queries should surface to Web Intelligence
Q: Are there any plans to enhance Publications, specifically making Delivery rules available to Web Intelligence documents
A: Add to Idea Place; publications not enhanced between 3.x to 4.x
Q: Can you say more about differentiation of Lumira from competitors? It looks to me that despite frequent releases you are still playing catch up.
A: This is why roadmap is substantial
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