General Prerequisites
You can use the dashboards provided by SAP or create your own dashboards.
To display the provided Xcelsius dashboards, you require Adobe Flash Player version 9. Take note of the license conditions for using SAP BusinessObjects.
To create your own dashboards, you require SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 (SP03.1). Take note of the corresponding license terms.
SAP NetWeaver BW
You have to activate the dashboards that you want to use.
You also need to set up the authorization check for the corresponding queries.
Activate corresponding dashboards and the associated queries in BI Content Activation Workbench (transaction BSANLY_BI_ACTIVATION) or in the SAP NetWeaver BW system in Data Warehousing Workbench (transaction RSOR).
See BI Content Activation Workbench and Data Warehousing Workbench.
In the BW system, proceed as follows:
Call transaction RSOR (Data Warehousing Workbench).
Choose BI Content in the left-hand screen area.
Click More Types and then Xcelsius Dashboard (XCLS) and then double-click XCLS. Select the corresponding reports in the dialog window and choose Transfer Selections.
To be able to work with the BI Content objects, you have to transfer them from the delivery version (D version) to the active version (A version), that is, you have to activate the BI Content. See Copying BI Content to the Active Version and Troubleshooting (Content Activation).
Technical Requirements
You are using and have a license for the following products:
SAP NetWeaver 7.0, enhancement package 2 (SP04) or higher
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-On 5 or higher
Extension for SAP NetWeaver 7.02 BI Content Add-On 5 or higher
SAP GUI 7.10
SAP NetWeaver Portal or SAP NetWeaver Business Client
Adobe Flash Player version 9 or higher
SAP Business Suite 7 Innovations 2010
SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 (SP03, FP1) or higher (to create your own dashboards)
For more information about technical requirements and settings in the frontend, see SAP Note 1456416 (Business Suite End-User PC requirement to use Xcelsius), and SAP Note 153967 (BI Content Release Strategy).
Installation
For more information about the installation, see SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-instguides.
Configuration
For more information about the configuration, see SAP Solution Manager under
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Path |
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Installation |
SAP Service Marketplace under http://service.sap.com/bosap-instguides |
Xcelsius - User's Guide |
SAP Help Portal under http://help.sap.com |
Xcelsius Integration |
SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver under Xcelsius Enterprise Integration |
Documentation for Delivered Dashboards |
SAP Help Portal under http://help.sap.com |
Information about Restrictions and Workarounds |
SAP Note 1456199 (Issues, Workarounds and Resolutions in Embedded Analytics) |
SAP NetWeaver Portal |
SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver under Running an Enterprise Portal |
Launchpad |
Floorplan Manager for Web Dynpro ABAP, Launchpad |
SAP NetWeaver Business Client |
SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver under SAP NetWeaver Business Client. |
Roles in SAP NetWeaver Business Client |
SAP Help Portal underhttp://help.sap.com/erp |