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Applications that are developed using SAP xApp Analytics provide a comprehensive and transparent overview of your business processes: The combination of real-time information and business intelligence queries provide users with all the information they need to optimise key business processes.
Get a step-by-step introduction to the tasks involved in creating analytical applications using SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer as the authors guide you through the development of different analytical applications based on real-life business examples - which cover all the "must know" detail on SAP xApp Analytics as well as on the architecture and use of SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer. The conciseness of the descriptions and their proximity to real-life situations enable you to quickly develop your own complex analytical applications, thus accelerating your daily work processes substantially - all without the need to perform any programming work.
Highlights include:
Areas of Use for SAP xApp Analytics
Technical Concepts and Architecture
Data Retrieval Systems
Development Components, Connection Points and Types, Operators, Control Elements, Event Control, and much more
Nested iViews, Popup iViews, Navigation Controls, Web Services, Static and Dynamic Entry Tools, and much more
Using SAP NetWeaver BI Queries
Integration with the SAP NetWeaver Portal
Table des matières
1 ... Analytical Applications ... 19
... 1.1 ... What Are Analytical Applications? ... 20
... 1.2 ... Analytical Applications and SAP ... 29
... 1.3 ... What Makes a Good Analytical Application? ... 41
2 ... Influence of Service-Oriented Concepts on Analytical Applications ... 49
... 2.1 ... Basic Principles of Service-Oriented Architectures ... 49
... 2.2 ... Implementing Service-Oriented Architectures ... 63
... 2.3 ... Summary ... 83
3 ... Quickstart: A First Analytical Application ... 85
... 3.1 ... Development Steps in the Process of Creating an Analytical Application ... 87
... 3.2 ... Developing the Individual Extension Phases ... 93
... 3.3 ... Summary ... 120
4 ... SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer ... 123
... 4.1 ... Visual Composer and Adobe Flex ... 123
... 4.2 ... Using SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer ... 130
5 ... Using Development Objects ... 169
... 5.1 ... Real-Life Sample Applications ... 169
... 5.2 ... Using SAP NetWeaver BI Queries ... 255
... 5.3 ... Special BI Tools ... 280
... 5.4 ... Summary ... 293
6 ... Creating Professional Analytical xApps ... 295
... 6.1 ... Basics of Developing Analytical Applications ... 296
... 6.2 ... Analytical Application for Vendor Selection ... 316
... 6.3 ... Analytical Application for Purchase Order Release ... 384
7 ... A Look Ahead ... 437
A ... Additional Information ... 443
A.1 ... Bibliography ... 443
A.2 ... Internet Links ... 443
B ... The Authors ... 445
Index ... 447
A propos de l'auteur
Manuel Essl ist seit dem Jahr 2000 im Umfeld der Business Intelligence bei SAP tätig. Als Senior Berater der SAP Systems Integration AG lernte er die Aufgabenstellungen und Nöte der Kunden in zahlreichen BI-Projekten aus nächster Nähe kennen. Der Schwerpunkt des Autors verlagerte sich im Laufe der letzten Jahre kontinuierlich in die Entwicklung der SAP AG, wo er unter anderem gemeinsam mit Uwe Oehler an der Implementierung der ersten, am Markt verfügbaren SAP xApp Analytics mitwirkte. Manuel Essl absolvierte das Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre, das er als Diplom-Kaufmann (Univ.) abschloss, an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg. Vor seiner Zeit bei der SAP SI AG wirkte er bei einem Schweizer System- und Softwarehaus maßgeblich an der Entwicklung eines großen Warenwirtschaftssystems mit.
