User Guide 

Purpose

The user guide for information broadcasting explains the various options and functions of information broadcasting from the point of view of the user. As the distribution of business intelligence content is available to a wide spectrum of users, we differentiate between the following groups of users (as well as system administration):

·        Authors of BI objects

·        Knowledge workers

·        Information consumers

Features

Distribution Functions for Authors of BI Objects

Function	Description
Distribution with BEx Broadcaster	When you define queries, reports or Web applications, you can call the BEx Broadcaster from the BEx Query Designer, the BEx Report Designer and the BEx Web Application Designer when you want to broadcast BI objects.

Distribution Functions for Knowledge Workers

Function	Description
Distribution with BEx Broadcaster	If you are analyzing data in the BEx Analyzer, you can precalculate and distribute your workbooks using the BEx Broadcaster.

Distribution Functions for Information Consumers

Function

Description

Distribution with the Broadcasting wizard

In BEx Web applications, you access the broadcasting wizard from the Distribute and Export entry in the context menu. The broadcasting wizard supports you in broadcasting the Web application by e-mail or to the portal by providing step-by-step instructions. In the standard Web template for reports and in the BEx Web Analyzer, choose Send to access the broadcasting wizard. If the setting options in the broadcasting wizard are not sufficient for your requirements, you can jump to the BEx Broadcaster from the broadcasting wizard and make additional settings.

Functions and Options for Users in the Portal

As long as business intelligence content has been published in the portal, the distributed precalculated documents with the historical data or online links are available to users in the portal. Based on these documents and links, users in the portal can have discussions or work in collaboration rooms. You can receive notification of each change to a document, for example a new precalculation, and you can add evaluations, feedback or personal notes to the documents. The Business Explorer portal role illustrates the various options that are available to you when working with content from BI in the portal. Since the Business Explorer portal role contains the BEx Web Analyzer and the BEx Broadcaster itself, you can also distribute business intelligence content in the portal. For more information, see Business Explorer Portal Role.