Overview: Integration and Display Types of BEx and BW Objects

You can use various tools to integrate BEx and BW objects in the portal. You can create objects with various display types in the portal, depending on the type of integration.

You have a variety of options for displaying BEx and BW objects in the portal. The various display types are summarized in the table below.

Display Types of BEx Objects and BW Objects in the Portal

Display Type	Description
BEx Web Application as an iView	Web-based BEx application that is displayed as an iView in the portal ( BEx Web Analyzer for example). BEx Web applications are Web templates executed on the Web that are created using BEx Web Application Designer.
BEx Web Application as a Document in Knowledge Management	Document stored in a KM folder with historical data for a Web-based BEx application.
BEx Web Application as an Online Link in Knowledge Management	Link to a Web-based BEx application with current data in a KM folder. Display requires the BW Metadata Repository Manager .
BEx Analyzer Workbook as an iView	Microsoft Excel workbook with one or more embedded queries that are displayed in a separate browser window as an iView in the portal.
BEx Analyzer Workbook as a Document in KM	Microsoft Excel workbook with one or more embedded queries that is stored as a document with historical data in a KM folder.
BEx Query as iView	Query displayed as a Web-based BEx application in a standard view as an iView in the portal. This is a special type of BEx Web application.
BEx Query as Online Link in Knowledge Management	Link to a query with current data that is displayed in a standard view. The link is stored in a KM folder. Display requires the BW Metadata Repository Manager .
BEx Query as a Document in Knowledge Management	Document with historical data for a query that is displayed in a standard view. The link is stored in a KM folder.
Single BW Document in Knowledge Management as an iView	A single document generated in the BW system (such as documentation on metadata) that is displayed as an iView in the portal. The document or the link can either be made available in Knowledge Management by the BW Document Repository Manager or the BW Metadata Repository Manager, or can be a precalculated BEx Web application in Knowledge Management.
Multiple BW Documents in Knowledge Management as an iView	Multiple documents or links from a folder in Knowledge Management are displayed with a KM Navigation iView. The documents or links in Knowledge Management can originate from the BW system and other sources. The layout of a KM Navigation iView can be adapted using layout sets.
Web Interface as an iView	Web-enabled planning application of BW-BPS that is displayed as an iView in the portal.
Visualizations as iViews	Web application (for example, dashboard) with data from the BW system. Created using SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise. In the portal, visualizations are displayed as iViews.
BEx and BW Tools	Various applications and tools from the BW system, such as Data Warehousing Workbench, BEx Query Designer, BEx Web Application Designer, or BEx Analyzer.

Using the BEx Broadcaster or BEx broadcasting wizard, you can distribute the BEx and BW objects to the portal. For more information, see BEx Broadcaster .

You can also integrate BEx and BW objects into the portal by using SAP Role Upload, KM Content, and the Portal Content Studio. For more information, see Generating BEx Objects and BW Objects for the Portal .

Tools for Integrating BEx and BW Objects in the Portal

Tool	Description
BEx Broadcasting Wizard	Wizard that provides step-by-step instructions on precalculating and distributing queries, query views, reports, Web templates, or workbooks. With the BEx Broadcasting Wizard, you can generate both precalculated documents and online links and publish them to the portal.
BEx Broadcaster	Tool for precalculating and distributing queries, query views, reports, Web templates, and workbooks. BEx Broadcaster provides more extensive options for precalculation and distribution than the BEx Broadcasting Wizard. With the BEx Broadcaster, you can generate both precalculated documents and online links and publish them to the portal.
Portal Content Studio	Central environment for generating and managing the portal content in the portal.
KM Content	Central environment for generating and managing documents and links in Knowledge Management.
SAP Role Upload	Tool for uploading role definitions and the associated objects from the back-end systems (such as the BW system) into the portal.

The following table provides an overview of which tool you use to create which objects. An X entered in the table for a combination indicates that this display method is possible with the corresponding tool.

Overview of Integration Tools and Display Type of BEx and BW Objects

Tool	BEx Broadcasting Wizard	BEx Broadcaster	Portal Content Studio	KM Content	SAP Role Upload
Display Type	BEx Broadcasting Wizard	BEx Broadcaster	Portal Content Studio	KM Content	SAP Role Upload
BEx Web application as an iView			X		X
BEx Web application as a document in Knowledge Management	X	X
BEx Web application as an online link in Knowledge Management	X	X		X
BEx Analyzer workbook as an iView			X		X
BEx Analyzer workbook as a document in Knowledge Management	X	X
BEx query as an iView			X		X
BEx query as an online link in Knowledge Management	X	X		X
BW query as a document in Knowledge Management	X	X
Single BW document in Knowledge Management as an iView			X
Multiple BW documents in Knowledge Management as an iView			X
Web Interface (from BW BPS) as an iView			X
Visualization as iView			X		X
BEx and BW Tools			X

A broad spectrum of users can publish BEx and BW objects in the portal. The tools are customized for various groups of users.

Overview of User Groups - Tools

User Groups	Tools
Information consumers	Broadcasting Wizard
Knowledge workers, authors and analysts	BEx Broadcaster
Administrators	Portal Content Studio KM Content SAP Role Upload

User Groups

Tools

Information consumers

Broadcasting Wizard

Knowledge workers, authors and analysts

BEx Broadcaster

Administrators

Portal Content Studio

KM Content

SAP Role Upload

You can find out more about the user groups in information broadcasting under Using Information Broadcasting .