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Prerequisites

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.

Note

In the BW system, proceed as follows:

  1. Call transaction RSOR (Data Warehousing Workbench).

  2. Choose BI Content in the left-hand screen area.

  3. 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 Information published on SAP site (Business Suite End-User PC requirement to use Xcelsius), and SAP Note 153967 Information published on SAP site (BI Content Release Strategy).

Installation

For more information about the installation, see SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-instguidesInformation published on SAP site.

Configuration

For more information about the configuration, see SAP Solution Manager under Start of the navigation path Solutions/Applications Next navigation step Basic Configuration Next navigation step Configuration Structures End of the navigation path.

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Installation

SAP Service Marketplace under http://service.sap.com/bosap-instguidesInformation published on SAP site

Xcelsius - User's Guide

SAP Help Portal under http://help.sap.comStart of the navigation path SAP BusinessObjects Next navigation step All Products Next navigation step Xcelsius End of the navigation path

Xcelsius Integration

SAP Library for SAP NetWeaver under Xcelsius Enterprise Integration

Documentation for Delivered Dashboards

SAP Help Portal under http://help.sap.comStart of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step BI Content Next navigation step BI Content 705 Next navigation step Extension BI Content 705 End of the navigation path

Information about Restrictions and Workarounds

SAP Note 1456199 Information published on SAP site (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/erpStart of the navigation path Application Help Next navigation step SAP ERP Cross-Application Functions Next navigation step Roles Next navigation step Roles in SAP NetWeaver Business Client End of the navigation path