Feature pack 3 also delivers a number of updates for individual tools in the BI suite, including SAP Crystal Reports, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 4.1, and others. For an overview of all the tools in SAP’s BI suite, who should use them, and when, see “User Guide: SAP BusinessObjects”.

One of the most important new updates for SAP’s BI tools is the launch of SAP Visual Intelligence. This is a completely new BI tool for data discovery that allows users to create analyses and visualizations on top of SAP HANA. Starting with the big picture, users can drill down to the detail-level and get real-time answers.

Hear SAP CIO Oliver Bussmann talk about two usage scenarios for SAP Visual Intelligence in the video below.

More support for Mobile BI

Existing BI tools also have a number of enhancements, thanks to feature pack 3. These mainly center on increased mobile access and integration with SAP HANA.

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile 4.1

• support for SAP Crystal Reports
• support for new features in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, such as drilling, sorting and ranking
• integration with Sybase Unwired Platform and SAP StreamWork

SAP Crystal Reports

• new options to connect to and share reports using SAP BusinessObjects Mobile

SAP BusinessObjects, edition for Microsoft Office & edition for OLAP

• support for analytic and calculation views in SAP HANA, including SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation and SAP BusinessObjects Profitability and Cost Management

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

• users can now create their own explorations views
• intuitive time and geography awareness

Next page: What’s next for SAP BusinessObjects BI software?

SAP Crystal Reports on the iPad. New functions to edit and share reports. (Screenshot: SAP)

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