Software Component Matrix
Use
The following table provides an overview of the required and optional components and systems. For information about software requirements for each component, see the relevant installation guides.
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Software Component |
Technical Scenario Key: M = mandatory O = optional — = not applicable |
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Initial implementation |
Full implementation |
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Supporting Files |
M |
M |
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Application Server |
M |
M |
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Application Server (client) |
Additional Components for Entry and Approval and Model Designer
O |
O. See System Landscape for considerations |
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Software Component Archive |
M |
M |
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Excel Add-In (client) |
O |
O |
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External Data Loader |
O |
O |
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Model Designer |
O |
O |
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SAP NetWeaver components |
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SAP NetWeaver AS Java |
M |
M |
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SAP Scheduler Administrator |
O |
O |
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SAPCAR |
Additional Components for Entry and Approval and ModelNot applicable for sites installing Application Server on Microsoft Windows server Required for sites installing Application Server on a Linux/UNIX server |
Not applicable |
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SAP Integration components |
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SAP NetWeaver BW |
O |
O |
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BAPI |
O Required only if using Application Server connectivity to SAP NetWeaver BW |
O Required only if using Application Server connectivity to SAP NetWeaver BW |
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SAP NetWeaver Portal |
O |
O |
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Financial Information Management (FIM) 10.0 |
O Required if you are integrating SAP Business Planning and Consolidation data into the application |
O Required if you are integrating SAP Business Planning and Consolidation data into the application |
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SAP Business Planning and Consolidation |
O |
O |
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SAP BusinessObjects 4.0 |
O |
O Required only if integrating with certain SAP BusinessObjects systems |
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP |
O |
O Use this if you want to display and analyze strategy management data in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP. |
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SAP Crystal Dashboard Design |
O |
O Use this if you want to display and analyze strategy management data in an SAP Crystal Dashboard |
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WebI |
O |
O Use this if you want to display and report on strategy management data in WebI. |
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SAP Crystal Reports |
O |
O Use this if you want to display strategy management data in SAP Crystal Reports. |
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Additional Components |
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Tool for client access to the database server |
O. Use this only if you want to look at the strategy management tables in the SAP NetWeaver System database. |
O. Use this only if you want to look at the strategy management tables in the SAP NetWeaver System database. |
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Mail server |
M |
M |
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Mail client |
M |
M for all users |
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Microsoft Internet Explorer version 11 series |
M |
M for all users |
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Sun JRE 1.6 (client) |
M for scorecard administrators |
M for scorecard administrators |
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PDF Reader |
O |
M for users who need to print views using the Print link, review printed views, or export briefing books to PDF files |
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Microsoft Excel |
O |
M for the following users:
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Any program that can open a CSV file |
O |
M for any user who wants to export a strategy management view using the Export link |
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32–bit ODBC drivers for MaxDB or SQL Server |
M if using MaxDB or SQL Server for the SAP NetWeaver System database. Drivers must reside on the server where Application Server is installed If using MaxDB on a 64–bit system, then you must install SQL Studio, which is an SAP NetWeaver component, to obtain the required 32–bit ODBC drivers. |
M if using MaxDB or SQL Server for the SAP NetWeaver System database. Drivers must reside on the server where Application Server is installed |
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32–bit client software for Oracle or IBM DB2 |
M if using Oracle or IBM DB2 for the SAP NetWeaver System database |
M if using Oracle or IBM DB2 for the SAP NetWeaver System database |