WebFOCUS and Beyond

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 2  Customer-driven development projects are highest priority and are most visible throughout support, development & product management areas  Maximize utilization: Offer robust set of tools and technologies for every need and employee skill level  ROI and value maximization: Ease of use, deployment, and scaling Integration of auxiliary tools and technologies Unique model & architecture to leverage open source WebFOCUS Roadmap Core Guiding Principles

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 3 Feb. 2010Full GA - May Release  Incremental enhancements driven by strategic customer requirements  WebFOCUS Magnify evolves – scalability & performance enhancements  Information assurance certification  New RStat release  New Flex Enable release - Release 7.7  Targeted enhancements in Reporting Server, performance, metadata & adapter areas  New release of Data Migrator  Active Technologies  XBRL Financial Reporting Exchange  zIIP support 4Q2010 ? - Release 8  Major upgrades across the product line  RIA development in Dev Studio  New WebFOCUS BI Portal initiative  ESRI ArcGIS Server Flex Support  Next generation of InfoAssist, RStat, & Magnify, Flex Enable  New security model  Real-time offerings  Ongoing research & innovation WebFOCUS Roadmap WebFOCUS Release Highlights & Timelines

Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 4 WebFOCUS Developer and User Interface Enhancements

Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 5 WebFOCUS Release Highlights

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 6  Incremental enhancements in Developer Studio based on field and customer feedback  Areas of focus  Provide significant upgrades in PDF formatting  Incremental improvements in WYSIWYG report & forms development  Drive toward more consistency in development across most popular output types  Speed guided ad-hoc forms development WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Enhancements for BI Applications

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 7  In Excel –  Column oriented  Merge cells  Align cells  Create and style borders WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 8  In Excel –  Column oriented  Merge cells  Align cells  Create and style borders  Now in Developer Studio –  Column oriented  Merge cells  Align cells  Create and style borders WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 9  In PDF format:  Align heading and footing columns with data columns  Enhanced Alignment Grid in Report Painter - use Grid and Cell Options to style headings  Grid Options -  Align heading/footing with data in the report  Create borders for the entire alignment grid, or for all cells within the grid  Cell Options -  Set borders for a selected cell in the alignment grid  Span columns for the cell and set the align object options for the cell WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 10 Data line (3 data visible columns) Page Heading lines Subheading line Page footing lines Subheading line WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 11 Page footing lines Subheading line Page Heading lines PDF Format Data line (3 data visible columns) WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 12  On heading (subhead, footing, etc) –  Select Alignment Grid from the Properties menu or right- click WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 13  Align with data – sets up one cell for each column of data  Number of lines – determines number of heading lines WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 14  Grid Options – brings up Properties dialog  Select Borders – to customize WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 15  Assign border properties  Select Border all cells in the grid check box Borders all internal and external cell borders WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 16  Click Cell Options to merge cells Merge will also combine cells. WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Alignment Grid to Style Grid & Cell

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 17 When columns of PDF reports cannot be displayed on a single page, the pages automatically panel Subsequent columns for that page placed on overflow pages Notice – no heading on paneled page WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 18 In , headings/footings can be repeated on subsequent panel pages Heading repeated on paneled page WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 19 To view repeating headings/footings in each panel  Select option from the Format tab in Report Options dialog  Select Repeat headings/footings per panel WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 20 You can also use the Special Field - Page Number to customize page numbers that extend to panel pages WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 21 To add (default) pagination…  Select option from the page numbering option in the Output tab WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 22 To view sort fields with repeating headings/footings in each panel  Select Repeat sort fields per panel (new UI) WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 23 Example showing the repeat sort fields per panel option in each panel of a multi-panel report (pagination also on) WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Repeating Heading/Footings in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 24 When sorting a PDF report with a horizontal across column  Report Painter displays sort field values horizontally and creates columns (and 2 panels in this example) Area Name is the across value WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Wrapping Across Column in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 25 You can wrap across values automatically which changes the width of the across column so that it does not exceed the width of the value underneath it  Right-click and select Options from the context menu WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Wrapping Across Column in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 26  Select Wrap option available from the Style tab of the Field Properties dialog  Wrap width automatically set based on largest data column width (Can change with dynamic format or squeeze) WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Wrapping Across Column in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 27 With wrap enabled for the horizontal across column sort field ASIA PACIFIC as well as LATIN AMERICA and MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA are wrapped WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Developer Studio – Wrapping Across Column in PDF

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 28  Report Library integration allows the user to design their own page to display and retrieve Report Library output  Create a control to list the library contents  Create a frame to display the output retrieved WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release HTML Composer – Report Library Integration

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 29  On the Parameters Tab, set the control to have Dynamic data type, from “Other” and Library is automatically selected WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release HTML Composer – Report Library Integration

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 30  On the Design Tab, set the Frame Properties  Action is Library  Source is the control used to list the Report Library contents WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release HTML Composer – Report Library Integration

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 31  Run the page and select the item from the control that lists the Report Library content and the frame displays the output WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release HTML Composer – Report Library Integration

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 32 WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release HTML Composer – Report Library Integration

Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 33 WebFOCUS Release 7.7 Highlights

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 34  Implementation of new Flex-based charts in Active Report chart menu  Add new RIA components to Active Dashboards, e.g., multiple combo boxes, tabs, etc.  Build in developer or business user (InfoAssist) tools  Upgraded chart aesthetics for Active HTML reports  Compound documents consisting of text, images, data- driven content (e.g., annual report, bank statements, etc.  New styling, bursting, and distribution options WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 7.7 Active Technologies

WebFOCUS Release 8 Highlights Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 35

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 36  User interface and workflow changes planned  Build Rich Internet Application (RIA) guided ad-hoc applications via Developer Studio  Implementation of RIA-based widgets  Customizable pre-built interactive components that can be used inside HTML pages to manage navigation, animation, etc. w/in BI applications  WebFOCUS AJAX- & Flex-based components within Developer Studio  WYSIWYG capability in Report Painter environment  Advanced charting with much simplified UI  Options available via ribbon-style navigation UI  One charting tool for Developer Studio & InfoAssist WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 Development Environment

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 37  Advanced features  UI customization  More control over UI  Customizable application ribbon (InfoMini)  Select specific IA options on a per report basis  Cube browsing within report output  Tool & data in any language WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 InfoAssist Enhancements

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 38

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 39 Browser

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 40  Next generation of Business Intelligence Portal  Built with Rich Internet Application (RIA) approach  Consistent ribbon-style navigation for both building new portal views and user-based personalization  Component approach  Integrate with major industry portals  Additional capability exclusively for SharePoint  New Web Parts  Report templates for SharePoint Lists  Report from underlying data model  View & manipulate archived report content  Note: Customer feedback is ongoing WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 New BI Portal Initiative

Default tabs at login Configuration Menus Report & graph view for “Today” dashboard WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Click “Settings” to open navigation menu Opens Properties menu WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Multiple layout options Move to right side WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

New style sheet changes background to blue Click “Hide” to close configure mode WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Choose page layout Customize dashboard at user level New page append tab list WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Choose page content objects to setup layout and design Layout #1 Accordion Layout #2 Tabbed WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Insert report & graph into layout WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Finalize dashboard properties, save and share WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 BI Portal Personalization & Customization

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 49  WebFOCUS Visual Discovery  In-memory analytics  New version exploits 64-bit architecture  Tens of millions of records accessible in memory WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8 Performance Enhancements for Data Visualization

Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 50 WebFOCUS Architecture and Security Enhancements

Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 51 WebFOCUS Release Highlights

 New emphasis on identifying & resolving emerging vulnerabilities  OWASP: Leading industry consortium focused on raising awareness, indentifying vulnerabilities, providing open source tools & best practices, etc.  OWASP produces a Top Ten List of web vulnerabilities: Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 52 Information Assurance Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) 1. Cross Site Scripting (XSS) 2. Injection Flaws 3. Malicious File Execution 4. Insecure Direct Object Reference 5. Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) 6. Information Leakage and Improper Error Handling 7. Broken Authentication and Session Management 8. Insecure Cryptographic Storage 9. Insecure Communication 10. Failure to Restrict URL Access

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 53 “The OWASP Top Ten represents a broad consensus about what the most critical web application security flaws are. Project members include a variety of security experts from around the world who have shared their expertise to produce this list.” - Source: OWASP.ORG site WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release / Security - Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 54  IBI Committed to provide industry leadership  WebFOCUS deployments are public internet applications  Major priority in our development program  Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)  Not for profit organization focused on improving security of application software  List of “Top Ten Vulnerabilities” to be addressed  Proactive approach:  Use latest scanning tools, hacker techniques, code reviews as means to identify potential vulnerabilities  Periodic audits and health checks implemented in partnership with industry specialists  Level 3 Application Security Verification Standards WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release / Security – WebFOCUS Commitment

WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release / Security – WebFOCUS Level 3 Certification Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 55 Level 4 security needs to be addressed in the applications you write using WebFOCUS.

 Provide client administrator operational capabilities  See all active sessions in the client  Client userid, server userid  Count of requests to reporting servers  See all requests sent to reporting servers  Currently running requests  Last completed for each session  Turn on request logging for session(s)  Turn on tracing for individual sessions  Client and server traces Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 56 WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Administration - Session & Request Monitoring

 Users can stop their running requests  BID Utilities -> Stop Requests  Sends stop requests for all running requests tied to the same session  Uses special connection/request to server  Server responds as if server administrator had killed an agent  May take a few seconds – up to 65 seconds  Run requests from HTML pages have optional request ID parameter.  Can stop requests by request ID Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 57 Let’s look.... WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Administration - Request Controls

Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 58 WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Administration - Session Monitor

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 59 WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release Administration – Stop Request

Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 60 WebFOCUS Release 7.7 Highlights

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 61  New & upgraded adapters  iWay Transactional Adapters configured from Reporting Server’s Data Management Console  Netezza is now available as named adapter  Adapters upgraded to support newer versions of native databases and improved cube interfaces  Parameterized CONNECTION and TABLENAME values for ACX files. SEGNAME=GRANGE1, TABLENAME=&&TABNAME, CONNECTION=&&CONN, $  Performance & other optimizations throughout the core code- base  New initiative for IBM System z environments: FOCUS & WebFOCUS: Exploit zIIP processor WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 7.7 Architecture & Integration Enhancements

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 62 WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 7.7 Architecture & Integration Enhancements

Netezza  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Jump to:navigation, searchnavigationsearch  Netezza Founded 2000 Products data warehouse appliance Website netezza.com Netezza is a computer hardware/software company, whose primary product is an MPP data warehouse appliance. Netezza is widely credited for either inventing or bringing renewed attention to the data warehouse appliance category, depending upon whether one regards long-time data warehouse technology vendor Teradata as having been in the data warehouse appliance category all along. [1] The greatest distinguishing feature of Netezza technology is its reliance on FPGAs and PowerPC processors rather than standard disk controller chips and Intel CPUs. [2]ProductsWebsitenetezza.com MPPdata warehouse applianceTeradata [1]FPGAs PowerPCdisk controllerIntel [2] Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 63

WebFOCUS Release 8 Highlights Copyright 2010, Information Builders. Slide 64

WebFOCUS Roadmap – Release 8.o Security – Information Assurance  Authentication  Are you who you claim to be?  Userids/passwords  Authenticating systems  Authorization  What are you allowed to do?  Which objects (reports, users, tools)?  Delegation of authorities  System hardened against attack by malicious users/systems Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 65

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 66 WebFOCUS Roadmap: Release 8 Security - Improved Authentication  WebFOCUS named users  Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards  Password expiration  Lockout after n bad attempts  “Must change password” status  Password standards  Minimum length  Mixed case, use numbers, etc.  Logging of ALL relevant changes

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 67 WebFOCUS Roadmap: Release 8 Security - Granular Authorization  Based on roles  Set of permissions mapped to which objects and tools a user or group of users can access  Can be highly customized, flexible  List, create, delete an object  Read, update  Execute (report, report template, etc.)  New model is RDBMS-based and provides single repository for the entire product (including ReportCaster)

Copyright 2009, Information Builders. Slide 68 Who Where What WebFOCUS Roadmap: Release 8 Security - Granular Authorization

Copyright 2007, Information Builders. Slide 69 WebFOCUS Roadmap: Release 8 Security - Administration Delegation  Combine as needed to meet your processes:  Userid management (passwords, expiration, etc.)  Group membership  Role assignment  Role definition  What are people in the role allowed to do  More than one role can be assigned per group, e.g., admin in “Sales” folder, but basic user in “Finance”  Content management  Tool accessibility  Content execution

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