1. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 Presented by Douglas Greer Creating and Maintaining Business Objects Universes

2. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 2 ● Software & Setup Required ● The Basics ● Hands On ● Tips & Tricks ● What’s Coming (Clarity 13.4 Changes) ● Q&A Overview

3. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 3 Software & Setup Required ● For Oracle ○ Oracle Client (32-bit) ○ TNS Names Entry exactly like the one found on the BO server ● For MSSQL ○ Windows ODBC 32-bit data source exactly like the one found on the BO server ● Install BO Client Tools ○ Full BO CD downloadable from CA Support ○ Client tools only downloadable from SAP Support

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5. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 5 ● Reporting tool (like Crystal Reports) ● Included free with Clarity ● Browser-based - nothing to install ● Integrates with Clarity What is WEBI

6. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 6 ● Translator – business language to query language ● Visually build data model ● Define a simplified view of the data ● Build SQL Queries on the fly What are Universes

7. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 7 What are Universes

8. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 8 ● Determine which custom fields are needed for reporting ● Build a custom universe and add your custom fields to it ● Link the custom universe with each of the (4) OOTB Universes ● Provide 1-2 day WEBI training course for Clarity power users ● Keep the universe in sync with any Clarity customizations ● Let the time-saving begin! Implementing Ad-Hoc Reporting

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10. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 10 Tables & Joins

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14. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 14 ● Copy & Modify CA OOTB Universes ● Custom Universe Linked to OOTB ● Hybrid ● Pros & Cons Overall Architecture

15. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 15 ● Import, Export, and Save ● Refreshing Table Structure ● Integrity Check Designer

16. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 16 ● Controls ○ Row Limit ○ Time Limit ● SQL Parameters ○ ANSI92 ○ DISTINCT_VALUES Universe Parameters

17. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 17 ● Alias every table ● Set JOIN type properly (INNER vs. OUTER) ● No loops ● How to correct a loop Tables & Joins

18. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 18 ● Use Clarity Terminology ● Hide OOTB Folders & Objects that aren’t used ● Use Detail fields to hide primary keys Classes & Objects

19. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 19 ● Replace WHERE clause with CASE statement Classes & Objects

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21. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 21 ● Add descriptions ● Add object formatting at the universe level ● Add relative date objects Enhancing Universes

22. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 22 ● Use the objects name and path to determine whether it already exists ● Never overwrite connection contents ● When the import is finished, always view the details Migrating Universes & Reports

23. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 23 ● Print (if you have PDF printing software) ● Save As…PDF ● Universe Documenter ○ http://bukhantsov.org/2011/09/universe-documenter/ Documenting a Universe

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28. www.regoconsulting.comPhone: 1-888-813-0444 28 What’s Coming – Clarity 13.4

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