
Query Design: BEx Query Designer
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
Enhancements in BEx Query Designer |
Enhanced |
The following enhancements have been made in BEx Query Designer:
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Tabular View |
Deleted |
The Tabular View mode has been removed from Query Designer. In place of this, BEx Report Designer offers various options for creating formatted reports. Effects on Existing Data Queries that were created with an earlier version of Query Designer and had settings made for them for a tabular view are not changed. Since the tabular view is no longer supported by the Java runtime however, these settings no longer have any effect. You can reconstruct the tabular view on the data using Report Designer. |
Options for Top-Down Distribution in BEx Query Designer |
New |
In BEx Query Designer, you can now make settings for top-down distribution that you want to use as part of BW-Integrated Planning in the properties of structure components. Using top-down distribution, you can specify that aggregated values, such as values in results rows or inner hierarchy nodes, are to be disaggregated and can therefore be set as modifiable. More information: Selection/Formula/Cell Properties |
Removing References in Reusable Structures |
New |
In BEx Query Designer, you can now remove references in reusable structures. This enables you to use a reusable structure as a local structure in a query. More information: Creating Reusable Structures |
Removing References in Reusable Filters |
New |
In BEx Query Designer, you can now remove references in reusable filters. This enables you to use a reusable filter as a local filter in a query. More information: Filter |
Document Display in BEx Query Designer |
New |
In BEx Query Designer, you can now display the documents for a query and for reusable query components (filters, variables, structures, and calculated and restricted key figures). The documents are called in the document browser where, in addition to displaying existing documents, you can also create or upload new documents. More information: |
Switchable Query Components in the Switch Framework |
New |
All query components that are not reusable (characteristics, attributes, structure elements, conditions, exceptions and cells) are now switchable in the Switch Framework. This allows you to more extensively control the visibility of the query components that are supplied with the Business Content. The switchable query components can be assigned to individual switches in the Switch Framework. The assignment of switches to Business Functions shows or hides the query components. You can activate the business functions and then make a limited number of assigned elements visible. This means that you only see the required Business Content query components in the system. The other components remain hidden, but you can activate them. Besides being able to use business functions and switches from the BW system, you can also replicate the switches of the source system business functions (including their status) in the BW system. The connection to the Switch Framework is also used for performance optimization. Every switchable query element that is not active is processed as if it were defined in the query. Effects on System Administration If you are operating the Switch Framework, you can now use it to influence the queries. More information: |
Settings from BEx Query Monitor Now in BEx Query Designer |
New |
The Data Integrity and Read Near-Line Storage As Well settings are now available in BEx Query Designer in the Query Properties on the Enhanced tab page. These settings were previously available in BEx Query Monitor. In BEx Query Designer, these properties can now hold variables. More information: Query Properties |
BI Release for Classic InfoSets |
New |
You can use (classic) InfoSets of an application system for operational reporting with BI tools that access BEx queries on InfoProviders, without needing to create a data model in the data warehouse of SAP NetWeaver BW or replicate the data. To do this, you can release the InfoSets in the InfoSet maintenance. An InfoSet property is provided for releasing BI Content InfoSets. With customer-defined InfoSets, you can specify this property in the original system of the InfoSet. InfoSets with a homogenous result structure are suitable for this property. The system creates an InfoProvider for the InfoSet at runtime. This InfoProvider is used for data access from within the BI tools. This InfoProvider is called TransientProvider (derived from the classic InfoSet). Allocating the TransientProvider to an InfoArea makes it easier to find the TransientProvider in the tools of the SAP Business Explorer. Effects on Customizing To use InfoSets as TransientProviders, you need to configure BI settings in your application system. To do this, run report RSRTS_ACTIVATE_R3IS. More information: Releasing an InfoSet for Analysis with BI Tools |
BEx Web
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
BEx Web Application Designer |
Changed |
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BEx Web Design API |
Enhanced |
The following commands for planning applications are new or have been enhanced. These are commands that you can include for planning applications using the command wizard in Web Application Designer. Enhanced: New: Execute a Planning Function (New) More information: Sources for Characteristic Selection and Variables |
Web Design API: Commands for Variables |
New |
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Flicker-free display of Web applications |
New |
BEx Web applications can now be displayed flicker-free. Only Web template objects changed by navigation are updated. Flicker-free display is set using the Web template parameter USE_SNIPPETS. More information: Web Template Parameters Setting the option for a flicker-free update of Web templates can change the system behavior. This applies in particular to Web templates that the methods onLoad(), onUnload() have overwritten. The behavior can be modified through the system by making a change to the metadata. For more information, see SAP Note 1177038 |
Row selection in the Analysis Web item |
New |
For the Analysis Web item, you can use the Web template parameter to specify whether the user can select one row or multiple rows. You have the following options:
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Analysis Web item |
Enhanced |
The following features have been added to the Analysis Web item:
More information: Analyzing Data in an Analysis Grid (with Navigation and Filter Panes) |
Filter Pane Web item |
Enhanced |
The following features have been added to the Filter Area Web item:
More information: Filter Pane |
Navigation Pane Web item |
Enhanced |
The following features have been added to the Navigation Pane Web item:
More information: Navigation Pane |
Custom Extension Web Item |
New |
Using the Custom Extension Web item in BEx Web Application Designer, you can insert your own HTML or JavaScript into your Web applications. You create your own ABAP classes for this. For more information, see SAP Note 1110636 |
Map Web Item |
Enhanced |
The Map Web item contains the following enhancements:
More information: |
Link Web item |
New |
Using the Web item Page Break, you can specify where to insert a page break in your Web applications, when the Web application is exported in PDF format. You can do this by positioning the Web item on the required place in the Web application. More information: |
Scatter Chart and Time Scatter Chart |
Changed |
The required structure of data providers for scatter charts and time scatter charts has changed. Values displayed on the X axis are no longer taken from the first data column. They are taken from the first data row instead. The values on the Y axis are taken from the remaining data rows and are no longer taken from the remaining data columns. More information: Class 2 Chart Types |
Navigation in Charts |
New |
You can now change the drilldown of charts by drag and drop. Here you use the same procedure as when navigating in the data of an analysis grid. Example
You have a bar chart with the category Sales Channel and the series Net Sales. For example, you can now examine the Fax sales channel more closely. Drag the characteristic Product Group in the free characteristics onto the Fax bar. The system displays a new bar chart that shows the net sales for the sales channel Fax in relation to the product groups. End of Example. |
Context Menu Functions in Web Applications |
Changed |
The following context menu functions in Web applications have been changed or enhanced:
More information: Context Menu Functions |
Drag & Drop in BEx Web Applications |
Enhanced |
To improve performance during analysis in BEx Web applications, the navigation using drag and drop in the Analysis and Navigation Pane Web items has been improved and enhanced. More information: Analyzing Data in an Analysis Grid (with Navigation and Filter Panes) |
Scroll Bars in BEx Web |
New |
The value lists in Web dialog boxes now contain vertical and horizontal scroll bars for easy navigation. |
Local Calculations in Web Applications |
Enhanced |
The following new functions are available in Web applications for the local calculation of single values:
More information: Calculate Single Value As... |
Ad Hoc Formula Definition in BEx Web |
New |
In BEx Web applications, you can now use a formula to make an ad hoc recalculation of key figures in a structure. You can save the formula definition in the query view and also reuse it as a data provider for other BEx applications, if required. More information: Defining Formulas Ad Hoc |
Presentation Hierarchies in the Input Help Dialog |
Changed |
In the BEx Web input help dialog, you can now filter characteristics with display hierarchies that are not active. You can filter these characteristics according to hierarchy nodes and hierarchies leaves. Previously, this was only possible for active display hierarchies. For characteristics with active display hierarchies, it is now possible to filter according to single values. You have the following options for display hierarchies:
More information: Selecting Filter Values |
New Features in the Input Help Dialog |
New |
The following new features are available in the input help dialog in BEx Web:
More information: Selecting Filter Values |
Web Browser Dependencies Web Applications under Firefox |
New |
Analysis in BEx Web applications in Firefox is now fully supported. |
Setting the Size Restriction for Result Sets |
New |
You can define the size of the result set in Web applications. You can use an ABAP report to do this. The default setting is 500,000 cells. Effects on System Administration To define the size of the result set, use ABAP report SAP_RSADMIN_MAINTAIN. Effects on Customizing If you have already queried more than the default size of 500,000 cells and want to query more cells, define the required size for the result set using the specified report. More information: Setting the Size Restriction for Result Sets |
User-Specific Variants |
New |
You can now create user-specific variants in the Variables screen. More information: Creating Query Variants |
Export Library for SAP Business Explorer |
New |
The Export Library for SAP Business Explorer is a component of the BEx Java Web runtime. It allows you to export PDF, PostScript, and PCL files from BEx Web applications. It is optimized for exporting complex documents and, as part of SAP NetWeaver, is available on all platforms supported by SAP NetWeaver. The Export Library can be used in the scope of the export scenario in the Business Explorer as an alternative to Adobe document services. This does not affect user interaction or the user interface in BEx Web applications. Effects on Customizing To activate or deactivate the Export Library for SAP NetWeaver Business Explorer, changes must be made in cross-client customizing table RSPOR_T_PORTAL (transaction SM30) in the BW system. If you want to use further fonts in addition to the standard font delivered by SAP (Arial Unicode J), these fonts must be stored in the directory on the Java Server specified in the RSPOR_T_PORTAL table in the Directory of Fonts (PDF) entry field. More information: Activating Export Library for SAP Business Explorer and SAP Note 1112132 |
Personalizing Variables in Web Applications |
New |
You can personalize variables in BEx Web applications and display them in the variables screen. For more information, see SAP Note 1109331 Effects on Customizing To personalize variables, you have to activate personalization in Customizing. More information: |
Restrict input help in the Variables screen |
New |
You can now restrict the input help of input-ready variables in the Variables screen by using the Business Add-In (BAdI) RSR_VARIABLE_F4_RESTRICT_BADI according to different criteria. For more information, see the F1 help for the BAdl (transaction SE18). |
BEx Report Designer |
Changed |
In BEx Report Designer, there is no direct way of opening queries with variables. There is an indirect way of opening queries with variables in Report Designer however. For more information, see SAP Note 931838 |
BEx Report Designer |
Enhanced |
The following new features are now available in Report Designer:
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BEx Report Designer |
New |
In BEx Report Designer, you can format hierarchies and generate corresponding row patterns. You have the following options here:
More information: |
Analysis & Reporting: BEx Analyzer
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
BEx Analyzer |
Enhanced |
BEx Analyzer has the following enhancements:
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Variables in BEx Analyzer |
Enhanced |
The following enhancements have been made to the variables in BEx Analyzer:
More information: |
BEx Analyzer: Workbook Settings |
Enhanced |
The following enhancements have been made to the workbook settings in BEx Analyzer:
More information: Workbook Settings |
BEx Analyzer: Analysis Grid |
Enhanced |
The following enhancements have been made to the analysis grid in BEx Analyzer:
More information: Analysis Grid |
BEx Analyzer |
New |
In the dropdown box design item in BEx Analyzer, you can now display a list with the query views for the query that is currently displayed. In analysis mode, you can select a query view from the dropdown box; the data displayed in the analysis grid is then updated accordingly. More information: Dropdown Box |
General Services in BEx
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
Print Version Creation Exportable Web Items |
Enhanced |
When creating print versions of BEx Web Applications, you can now export and print the Web items Documents and List of Documents. Note that only comments of type Text Only can be exported. |
Export layout for Web applications with multiple Web items |
New |
You can now display multiple Web items side by side in the print version of a Web application by using the EXPORT_LAYOUT Web template parameter. For more information, see Creating Print Versions of BEx Applications and Web Template Parameters. |
Information Broadcasting
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
Information Broadcasting in Federated Portal Networks |
New |
You have various options in KM for setting up the broadcasting of BW documents in federated portal networks. Users can thus select folders they have set up (in the input help under CM Repository View) in BEx Broadcaster as broadcasting targets when broadcasting the documents to any folders. Caution
Broadcasting in federated portal networks is not supported for private documents (My Portfolio view) or for collaboration rooms. More information: Setting Up Broadcasting in Federated Portal Networks |
New Features for Distributing Workbooks, Queries and Query Views |
New |
In BEx Broadcaster, you now have the following additional options for distributing workbooks and queries:
More information: |
Integrating BEx and BW Objects into the Portal
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
Generation of BEx Web Application iViews |
Changed |
The procedure for creating BEx Web application iViews with the iView Wizard has changed. The terminology has also been adjusted in line with the two versions of the BEx Web application iViews. These versions are BEx Web Application iView (SAP BW 3.x format) and BEx Web Application iView (SAP NetWeaver 7.0 format). For the BEx Web Application iView (SAP NetWeaver 7.0 format) version, you no longer need to enter the alias for the BW system manually. Any BW system in the portal system landscape that is set as a BW Master System is used automatically. More information: BEx Web Application or Query as iView in the Portal |
Integration with SAP BusinessObjects
Function |
Type of Change |
Description |
Integration with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design |
New |
You can now use BEx queries or query views as data sources for dashboards that you create with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design. You open queries and query views from the BEx Open dialog in SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Design. The Data Manager - the area of Dashboard Design that manages data connections - contains a new connection: the SAP NetWeaver BW Connection. A dashboard can be created with multiple SAP NetWeaver BW connections from a single BW system. The dashboards are saved on the BW server using the BEx Save dialog. They can also be transported and translated like BW objects. Navigation in the data is reduced to filters and variables. Unlike the analysis table in BEx Web Applications, the table in the dashboard is static. Effects on System Administration You can transport the dashboards as TLOGO objects in the ABAP system landscape. More information: |
Crystal Reports Integration |
New |
Integrating Crystal Reports in SAP NetWeaver BW provides you with numerous options for creating formatted reports (Crystal Reports). Formatted reporting is especially useful in form-based reports with very limited analytical functions. These reports are based on a query. You should give some thought to the interaction options before designing the report. More information: |