BI Patterns 

Use

BI patterns are Web applications that are tailored to the requirements of particular user groups and that are used to provide a uniform display of BI content. For the user, this means that the same function is always located in the same place with the same name.

The patterns can be configured to a certain extent using the pattern wizard of the Web Application Designer. The concept of patterns helps reduce the total cost of ownership because the actual logic to display and interact with BI applications is stored centrally for each pattern in one Web template. If changes need to be made, they only need to made to this central Web template.

For example, in the Information Consumer Pattern, a button for exporting data to Microsoft Excel is configured in the central Web template of the pattern. When you configure the Information Consumer Pattern, you can decide whether you want this button to be displayed.

Features

You can choose from the following patterns:

Pattern	Description
Information Consumer Pattern	Easy-to-use BEx Web application for users without specific BI knowledge. For more information, see Information Consumer Pattern.
Analysis Pattern	BEx Web application for complex data analysis. In the portal, the analysis pattern is called the BEx Web Analyzer. For more information, see BEx Web Analyzer.