Overview: Integration- and Display Types of BI Content (SAP Library

Overview: Integration- and Display Types of BI Content

You can integrate the BI content into the portal using various tools. Depending on the type of integration, you create different objects with different displays in the portal.

You have a variety of options for displaying BI objects in the portal. The various display types are summarized in the table that follows.

Options to Display BI Objects in the Portal

Display Type	Description
BEx Web Application As iView	Web-based BI application that is displayed as an iView in the portal (for example, BEx Web Analyzer). BEx Web Applications are Web templates executed in the Web that are created using the 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 BI application.
BEx Web Application As an Online Link in Knowledge Management	Link to a Web-based BI application with current data in a KM folder. Display requires the Repository Manager for BI Metadata.
BEx Analyzer Workbook as 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 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 Web-based BI application in a standard view as iView in the portal. This is a special form of a BEx Web Application.
BEx Query As Online Link in the 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 Repository Manager for BI Metadata.
BW Query As 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 BI Document in Knowledge Management As an iView	A single document generated in BI (such as documentation on metadata) that is displayed as an iView in the portal. The document or the link can either be available in Knowledge Management through the repository manager for BI documents and BI metadata or a precalculated BEx Web Application in Knowledge Management.
Multiple BI Documents in Knowledge Management As iView	Multiple documents and/or links from a folder in Knowledge Management are displayed with a KM Navigation iView. The documents and/or links in Knowledge Management can come from the BI system and other sources. The layout of a KM Navigation iView can be adapted using layout sets.
Web-Interface As iView	Web-capable planning application of the BW BPS that is displayed as an iView in the portal.
BI Components	Various applications and tools from the BI system, such as the Data Warehousing Workbench, the BEx Query Designer, the BEx Web Application Designer or the BEx Analyzer.

You can distribute the BI content using the BEx Broadcaster and the BEx Broadcasting Wizard into the portal. For more information, see Information Broadcasting.

You can also integrate BI content into the portal using SAP Role Upload, KM Content and the Portal Content Studio. For more information, see Creating BI Content for the Portal.

Tools for the Integration of BI Objects into the Portal

Tool	Description
BEx Broadcasting Wizard	Assistant 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	Tools for precalculating and distributing queries, query views, reports, Web templates, and workbooks. The BEx Broadcaster offers more extensive options for precalculation and distribution than the BEx Broadcasting Wizard does. 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 BI system) into the portal.

The following table provides an overview of which tool you use to create which objects. If a combination is marked with an X in the table, it means that this display type of BI content is possible with the designated tool.

Overview of Integration Tools and Display Type of BI 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 iView			X		X
BEx Analyzer Workbook as Document in Knowledge Management	X	X
BEx Query as iView			X		X
BEx Query as Online-Link in the Knowledge Management	X	X		X
BEx Query As a Document in Knowledge Management	X	X
Single BI Document in Knowledge Management As an iView			X
Multiple BI Documents in Knowledge Management As iView			X
Web Interface (from BW BPS) as iView			X
BI Component			X

A wide spectrum of users has the option of publishing BI content to the portal. The tools are customized for various groups of users.

Overview of User Groups – Tools

User Groups	Tools
Information Consumers	Broadcasting Wizard
Knowledge Worker, Authors and Analysts	BEx Broadcaster
Administrators	Portal Content Studio KM Content SAP role upload

For more information about the user groups of Information Broadcasting, see User Guide.