Dashboard and Xcelsius Roadmap Chicago SAP 2008 Page

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Agenda n. Statement n. What’s n. SAP n. Q&A of Direction for Dashboarding new in Xcelsius 2008 Roadmap

Dashboards Defined A Solution not a Tool There are many different requirements and applications for dashboards, as such, we intend to move away from seeing dashboarding as a problem solved with a single tool to one that requires a solution which can leverage many BI tools, depending on the customer’s requirements Generally you can think of dashboards in two ways 1. A dashboard is simply the visual presentation of summary data to enable the improved performance of the individual and business. This is presented in a format which makes the information easily accessible, both through the UI and interactions as well as provides visual indicators which quickly highlight problems or successes 2. A dashboard is a collection of information which one needs easily accessible to enable the completion of tasks and ensure improved performance of the individual and business. This collection of information may come in different formats and from different sources and not necessarily be a summarized view This distinction is important to decide when the solution will use just Xcelsius vs Xcelsius in conjunction with other technologies

Statement of Direction Dashboarding Solutions Visualization POA content Scorecard FPM SSM Pioneer Crystal Reports Composite dashboard Xcelsius Web Intelligence Single dashboard BIP Content Business Object Enterprise Content Layout Framework (Info. View Portal, Dashboard Builder) Data Access & Services Single Dashboard n Xcelsius deployed within Office or as a standalone swf within third party tools n Xcelsius deployed within our content layout frameworks: DB, NW Portal or CE Composite Dashboard n Xcelsius becomes another content type which can be included or not n Content Layout Framework (DB, NW Portal or CE) is required to enable joining multiple content types together in a single integrated experience Performance Management Dashboard n SAP Strategy Management is the solution for Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Management

Business. Objects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 q Redesigned user interface and workflow q New components: tab set, trend analyzer, tree map, maps q New features: dual axis charts, alerts in selectors, data manager q Enhanced integration with Crystal Reports q Support for Adobe Live. Cycle Data Services for real-time dashboards q SDK for extensibility of visual components through Flex Business. Objects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 SP 1 q Support for export to Adobe Acrobat 9 q Support building of AIR applications through export to AIR option from Xcelsius q Improved soap webservice support q SDK add-on manager q SDK for extensibility of data connections Future q Improved interoperability with BI content in Dashboard Builder q Improved integration with SAP q Improved integration and leveraging of platform services such as scheduling and publishing q Designer improvements for workflow, new components, and visualizations July 2008 Current * Planned functionality only. SAP reserves the right to change planning.

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Enhanced User Experience n Embedded spreadsheet n Copy and Paste between xlf files n Easier data binding n Re-designed user interface n Data connection manager © SAP 2008 / Page 6

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 New Components and Capabilities n Print Button n Reset Button n Tab Set container n Charts with dual-axis capabilities Map of Canada n Improved Soap Header support n Export to Acrobat 9 n Export to AIR n © SAP 2008 / Page 7

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Software Development Kit n Create custom components for Xcelsius using Adobe Flex and Xcelsius SDK n Xcelsius Add-On Manager for adding and removing components n Xcelsius Add-Ons Marketplace for purchasing and exploring available add-on components which is linked to from the product What’s possible? New Visual Components (Charts, Gauges, Maps, etc. ) n New Connection Components (Web Service Connection, LCDS Connection, etc. ) n How it works? Create a regular Flex application n Flex is a cross-platform development framework for creating rich Internet applications. n Add compiled application SWF into your Xcelsius folder n Add code to associate the Property Sheet with the component n

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Integration with other Business Objects Products n Change data connections on managed Xcelsius swf within the CMC n Embed an Xcelsius model in a Crystal Report n Lifecycle Management for connected Xcelsius swf with Live Office and Qaa. WS © SAP 2008 / Page 9

What’s new in Xcelsius 2008 Support for Real-Time n Leveraging Live. Cycle Data Services with Xcelsius allows for creation of real-time push based dashboards or visual applications with sub second updates n Live. Cycle Data Services expands on the existing webservice and XML connection options Provided through a seamless connection interface allowing the model to easily subscribe to multiple data streams n Can blend real-time data with historical data in a single model n In 2010 will support Live Enterprise for real-time event driven dashboards n 10

Information Discovery and Delivery Richest offering for all users Dashboards, Visualization Web App Designer Xcelsius BI Widgets BI Mobile Enterprise Reporting Crystal Reports Ad-hoc Query & Reporting Web Intelligence Polestar Voyager Predictive Analysis BEx Analyzer SAP and non-SAP Applications, Structured Data, Unstructured Data, Cloud Data © SAP 2008 / Page 11

Information Discovery and Delivery Richest offering for all users – evolution Dashboards, Visualization Web App Designer Xcelsius BI Widgets BI Mobile Enterprise Reporting Crystal Reports Ad-hoc Query & Reporting Web Intelligence Polestar Analysis BEx Analyzer Pioneer (OLAP) Voyager Predictive SAP and non-SAP Applications, Structured Data, Unstructured Data, Cloud Data © SAP 2008 / Page 12

Joint Roadmap for BI Tools Dashboards Interactive Dashboards and Data Visualization BASE PREMIUM 2008 Dashboards 2009 2010 Xcelsius+ Web Application Designer Key Points n Xcelsius+, a future release of Xcelsius, will become the flagship product for data visualization and dash-boarding. n BEx Web Application Designer will not be enhanced further beyond Release NW 7. 0. 1 in 2008. n Composition Environment including Visual Composer continues to be the go-to product for creating composite applications. © SAP 2008 / Page 13 Business Objects SAP