This was an ASUG webcast last week. Contact reena.sethy with questions. The usual disclaimer applies:
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Figure 2: Source: SAP
You can access SAP BusinessObjects Lumira stories from BI Platform using iOS Mobile devices
Push notifications are available for document updates, broadcast messages
User experiences changes
Figure 2 shows SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence content improvements
Performance improvements are coming for SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio and Dashboards
(planned first week of December, I thought I heard)
SAP Lumira Server for BI Platform Support
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If you have BI platform and 1.29 server for BI platform you can use the Mobile 6.3 client, you can now access
First release covers iPad
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Figure 4 shows more Lumira for BIP – including pinch and zoom
Input controls are supported on mobile device (iPad only first release)
ESRI maps can be viewed on Mobile device
Performance server performance with caching
Enhancements to Web Intelligence on Mobile
Figure 5: Source: SAP
Prompts with dynamic values (for example today’s date) and you refresh document, it will refresh
You need BI4.1 SP6 and above
Figure 6: Source: SAP
If you created document with variants, the users can access via the mobile device
You need BI4.1 SP7 and above; changes are introduced in this part of the platform.
Enhancements in Mobile BI Platform
Figure 7: Source: SAP
With BI4.2, Mobile BI has push notification, in 4 different categories shown in Figure 7
These 4 notifications are pushed without an active user session
Figure 8: Source: SAP
Figure 8 shows the steps, starting on the right picture
Port 2195 must be open
You need BI4.2 version, available Q1 2016 (now in ramp-up)
Figure 9: Source: SAP
You need to enable push notification in CMC (by default it is off)
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Figure 10 shows the CMC properties to enable push notifications
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Kerberos SSO is discussed in Figure 11
Performance Enhancements
Figure 12: Source: SAP
Decreased memory consumption for Dashboards and Crystal
Design Studio uses caching to improve performance
Other Enhancements
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Figure 13 shows the improved user experience
Question and Answer
Question | Response |
What options do we have to enable on iPad with SP6 ? |
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When is release date for SP 7 ? | December is the planned date |
What options do we have to enable SSO with SP6 ? | Kerberos SSO are available with SP7 - not backported to SP6 |
Will you be supporting Android tablets at some point? If so, approximately when? | Plan to support Lumira content on Android - still working on dates for Android release; Q2/Q3 2016 to introduce Lumira on Android |
Does 4.2 include the functionality from SP06 and SP07 | not all the features - everything in SP6 is in 4.2; sp7 and 4.2 timelines clashed - some features not in 4.2 versus SP7 - for example Kerberos SSO is not in 4.2 ramp-up |
Is there any option to configure SSO with SP6 without Kerberos ? | Yes, support all SSO currently supported with BI platform |
Related:
Upcoming December ASUG webcasts - especially December 2nd:
- Dec. 1: New Features in Predictive Analytics & Interactive Charting with R, Predictive, and SAP HANA
- Dec. 2: BI4.2: Improved Collaboration Capabilities and Mobile Push Notifications
- Dec. 3: BI4.2: Improved Upgrade Process
- Dec. 7: BI4.2: Improved Migration Process
- Dec. 8: Deploying BI in the Cloud
- Dec. 9: BI4.2: Improvements in Managing the BI Platform
- Dec. 15: What's New in 1.29 and Update on Roadmap for Lumira Server for BI Platform
- SAP Managed Tags:
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