Information Broadcasting (SAP Library - Information Broadcasting)

Information Broadcasting

Purpose

Information broadcasting allows you to make objects with business intelligence content available to a wide spectrum of users, according to your own requirements. It also offers functions to optimize performance and for exception reporting.

Implementation Considerations

Information Broadcasting is a variant of the IT scenario Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis. The documentation on information broadcasting is structured according the requirements of users so that you are provided with role-specific guides to support you in performing tasks.

Overview of Role-Specific Documentation

User Roles and Tasks	Guide
Installation and upgrade	For more information, see service.sap.com/instguides ® SAP NetWeaver ® Release 2004s ® Installation or Upgrade.
Configuration	For more information, see the SAP Solution Manager and Configuration for Information Broadcasting .
Administration	System Administration Tasks
Security	Security Guide SAP NetWeaver BI
User (authors, knowledge workers, information consumers)	User Guide

Example Scenarios

If you want to obtain an overview of how information broadcasting can be implemented in your company, the example scenarios contain some suggestions. For more information, see Example Scenarios for Information Broadcasting.

Integration

BEx Information Broadcasting is the Business Explorer component you use to distribute BI objects that were generated with the various BEx tools. The following figure shows how Information Broadcasting is integrated into the function landscape and tool landscape of the Business Explorer:

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Features

Distribution with BEx Broadcaster

With the BEx Broadcaster, you can precalculate queries, query views, Web templates, reports and workbooks and broadcast them by e-mail or to the portal. In addition to the precalculated documents in various formats (HTML, MHTML, ZIP and so on) that contain historical data, you can also generate online links. For more information, see Functions of the BEx Broadcaster.

Further broadcast options and functions that are specially customized for system administration are available. These include the generation of alerts, master-data based broadcast by e-mail (bursting), broadcasting in multiple formats with various channels and precalculation of objects for performance optimization. For more information, see Broadcasting Functions.

Access in the SAP NetWeaver Portal

In the portal, the ideal way of accessing Business Intelligence information is through a central entry page (for example BEx Portfolio). This shows the content of the Knowledge Management folder where you published the content. The Broadcasting layout profile displays the content that is especially tailored to the needs of users who work with Business Intelligence content in the portal. For more information, see Displaying Folder Contents with the Broadcasting Layout Profile

The Business Explorer portal role illustrates the various options that are available to you when working with content from BI in the portal. For more information, see Structure link Business Explorer Portal Role.