BI Roadmap for SAP

There are so many products that SAP has now-a days that i even forget the name of some of the tools. So here is a list of Business Objects portfolio and the 'probable' BI tools to be used in future.

BI portfolio is divided into four main pillars :

Enterprise Performance Management - For better control of performance and better decision making. Tools that help you close the gap between strategy and operation.

• Strategy and Management (SSM)
• Planning Budgeting & Forecasting
• Consolidation
• Portfolio & Cost Management
• Spend & Supply Chain

Governance Risk and Compliance - Focuses on solution that helps you manage the risks and opportunities within your business.

• Risk Management
• Access Control
• Process Control
• Global Trade Services
• Environment health & Safety Management
• Sustainability Performance Management

Enterprise Information Management - This is the back backbone i.e. data, ETL, quality etc

• Data Integration
• Data Quality Management
• Master Data Management
• Metadata Management
• Text Analysis

Business Intelligence - Tools helps you in decision making based on data and analysis

• Reporting
• Analysis
• Dashboard and Visulization
• Data Exploration
• Predictive Analysis

Tools used in Business Intelligence :


Main Tools (These are the main reporting tool for BO landscape):
1) Crystal Reports
2) Crystal Reports for Enterprise
3) Web Intelligence
4) Dashboard
5) Analysis
6) BO Explorer

Other Tools :
7) Live Office
8) Information Design Tool (Designer)
9) Upgrade Management Tool (Migration Wizard)
10) Central Configuration Manager
11) Business View Manager
13) Data Federation Administration Tool
14) Report Conversion Tool
15) Web Intelligence Rich Client
16) Widgets
17) Remote Support Control (Monitoring tool) can you Solution Manager if you have a bigger SAP footprint in your organization.
18) Desktop Intelligence (decommissioned in BO 4.0)

I will write a separate article on each of these tools and their uses in future.