Chicago User Group XI 3.0 Overview Brian Wrona May 9, 2008

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

XI 3.0 Key Themes Best-of-breed information discovery and delivery Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Live Office, and Xcelsius Further user empowerment Continued innovation for the semantic layer Increased deployability Web Intelligence offline and enhanced multilingual support Increased information trust Data Integrator and Data Quality coming together Tighter integration with SAP Improved performance and leverage of SAP BW prompts Lower TCO with lifecycle management Migration Protecting customers’ existing investments COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Crystal Reports Interactive sorting and filtering High-volume publishing New XML export Web pagination Xcelsius integration Report designer improvements COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Interactive Sorting In Java DHTML and .NET Webform viewer Benefits: On demand: consumers can sort records in the report without a database connection. 2) Ease of use: consumers can stay in the viewer and reduce designer usage. 3) Reduced backlog: reduces report proliferation by having a single rpt file support different sort orders. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Interactive Filtering Parameter panel Some parameters can be modified here. Changes can be applied to saved data. Benefits: On demand: consumers can filter existing report instances without a data connection. Ease of use: consumers can do more within the viewer and reduce designer usage. Reduced backlog: reduce report proliferation by having a single RPT file support different data sets. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

High-Volume Publishing Mass distribution of personalized content Benefits: Flexibility. publish content to multiple destinations, in multiple formats. Combine static PDF with dynamic PDF. Supports Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, and Desktop Intelligence. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Xcelsius Integration Report with Xcelsius chart embedded Chart is bound to Crystal Reports data COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Crystal Reports Designer Enhancements Crosstab – calculated members Crosstab calculated members: Ability to insert custom summaries (both column and row) into Crosstabs Summaries can be repeating (e.g., quarterly sums) Summaries can be one-time (e.g., subtotals – regions or P&L statements) Calculations can be parameterized, or capture any calculation desired COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Web Intelligence New offline mode Show document changes Personal data provider Report linking made easy Optional prompts Smart Measures: handles non- and semi-additive measures Multilingual metadata and prompt support New formula functions COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Web Intelligence Rich Client COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Show Data Changes: “Spot The Difference” What has changed since I last looked at this report? What were the previous values? Which numbers are important? COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Show Data Changes: Show Me What’s Important Simply click Show changes on current report (or all reports) COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Show Data Changes: Highlight Changed Values Values immediately highlighted as - Increased (green) Decreased (red) Removed (strike out) Added (blue (not shown in example)) Huge productivity increase More trust in knowing what data is most important COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Show Data Changes: Show Me What To Analyze Add/remove columns, create variables, drill, etc. All actions retain highlighted changes Analysis is guided by automatically highlighting value changes at lower levels COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Web Intelligence: Document Linking For End Users New report-to-report “linking” user interface Uses the OpenDoc functionality behind the scenes One of the most popular deployment features But previously only accessible to power users Link to either whole document or report part COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Web Intelligence: Report to URL Linking Easily link Web Intelligence content to any web address Pass parameters Use formulas to create dynamic content based on where user clicks Tooltips to guide users Copy/paste target URL Click Parse and the components of the URL are automatically pulled out so users can define what report contexts to pass Point and click to the object values you want to pass when user clicks link Replace default URL input to send [Category] & [Lines] as input for website (Can also set thresholds with formula language) Define a tooltip for mouse-over COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Web Intelligence: Personal Data Provider Use locally-stored Excel, CSV, TXT files as data source Local data sources to complement corporate data Enables migration of full client documents (.rep) with personal content COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Voyager Features Multiple column selection in the crosstab. Remove conditions from within the member settings dialog Global exception highlighting Copy component and its query Right click member selector options Move component position Maximize / minimize a component in the workspace Selection dialog in the measures selection Added workspace name to the InfoView title bar Improved visualization of hierarchical levels Automatic saving of the workspace Search caption and name in the member selection SLIDE 22 COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 22

Multiple column selection in the crosstab. Exception highlighting. SLIDE 23 COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 23

Move component position SLIDE 24 COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 24

Max / Min a component in the workspace SLIDE 25 COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 25

Desktop Intelligence Auditing through InfoView as well as in “ZABO” mode Document refresh Generate SQL List of values Read documents Select prompts User IP address Single-pass report bursting COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Dashboards Simplified dashboard creation Improved interactivity with modern AJAX user interface Simplified workflow and editing layout Extended visualization components COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Dashboards Simplified workflow and editing layout New docking mode New floating toolbox for dragging/dropping content to the dashboard In-place editing: Add/Delete/Rename Tabs/Subtabs COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

New Xcelsius Integration of Excel workflow No need to open Excel Design custom visual components via SDK Ability to export a visual model into Crystal Reports Advanced dashboards Ability to change analytics without the need to re-link data Additional components New charts, components, and skins plus a new library of comprehensive maps for regions and countries around the globe Controlling connectivity Centrally manage all connectivity options COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

New Xcelsius – Embedded Excel Spreadsheet COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Redesigned Central Management Console COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Semantic Layer Investment in universes and business views is protected More power with OLAP universe improvement, smart cube, stored procedures universes Easier to deploy with multilingual COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Universal Translation Manager COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Live Office Extend reach within the Microsoft Office environment Not just Office 2007 Outlook integration with search capabilities Office 2007 ribbon support COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Increased Information Trust Data Integrator and Data Quality coming together DI Designer (UI) DQ Project Architect (UI) DI repository DQ repository Metadata Integration DI server DQ server Seamless data exchange COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Topics Overview Information discovery and delivery Reporting Query and analysis Dashboards and visualization BI platform Enterprise information management Conclusion COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Conclusion XI 3.0 delivers enhancements and innovation across Further end user empowerment Increased information trust Increased deployability Accelerates adoption of the market-leading BI platform Protects customer investments Supports all deployment models Extends the value of existing deployments Protects existing investment in Business Objects Continued effort to bridge gaps Drive Web Intelligence adoption COPYRIGHT © 2007 BUSINESS OBJECTS S.A. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.