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SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.1 Architecture Client Applications Web Processing Servers

June 13, 2013

Desktop Clients BI Analytics Semantic layer and
System Administration
OB HER 8 Tools HTTP Web - Static Explorer Servers
HR Web Server Exploration
D Crystal Reports 2011 O Indexing
CV HH Search

Crystal Reports Viewer 2011 Data Federation Administration VBD
Crystal Reports for Enterprise
B OB B 3 CXD

C HER E H R 10 Multitenancy Management WEB CLIENT 7 HER H
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XBD Web - Applications
Web Application Server (Java)
VXB Dashboards Report Conversion
Query as a Web Service Web Application i
H R HER E 10 Repository Diagnostics Container Server (WACS)
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Web Applications i Crystal Reports Servers
Translation Management Web Services (+SOAP) i 2011 Processing OB HER
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VXB Web Intelligence Management 2011 Report Application 8 D
Widgets Processing CV
H R HER E 10 Upgrade Management Management Servers
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WDeploy 1 B OB B
CCM - Central Con guration Manager T Central Management Server HER E H R
T Event Server 10 C
XBD
Mobile Explorer Master Server
Server Intelligence Agent
CXD Mobile WEB CLIENT Connection Servers CVX
HER H 7 Experience File Storage Connection
Web Clients 10 R H E R
Explorer i CMC - Central Management Console Storage servers Connection 32 O OO
Crystal Reports Cache
B OB Mobile Application Server Input File Repository
Output File Repository
Web Clients SOAP Web Intelligence Servers
BI Launch Pad Dashboards Cache i Processing
B OB Explorer VXB
HER H Dashboards Servers
C 7 BI Workspace Modules Processing 10 H R H E R E
X D Analysis, edition for OLAP O OB B
Adaptive Servers
OB 4 Web Intelligence Desktop Tools i Adaptive Job Server VXB
HE 10 Business View Manager i Adaptive Processing
10 H R H E R E
CB X Information Design Tool (UNX) 1 O OB B
VXB V Universe Design Tool (UNV)
T OB O OB B
H R HER E HTTP 16 H R H E R H E H E R
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SOAP CVXBD
HE 2 Analysis, edition for MS O ce (Excel...) CVXBD
Live O ce (MS O ce add-in) SAP BusinessObjects BI platform infrastructure
B 17 H R H E R H E H E R
1 OB O OB B
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Plugins
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Legend Reporting C VXB D T Legend
Databases Cubes Semantic Layer
D Direct access to reporting databases System Semantic Layer
VXB Via Universe to reporting databases BICS B DB General Databases System Databases
Via OLAP or BW Cubes - semantic layer UNV V Databases
C Direct access to system databases UNX X Flat Files Hadoop CMS system database
T Via 3-tier architecture (using HTTP) Universes Auditing Data Store Full Client
Via web services (Using SOAP) Monitoring database Full Client Administration Tool
Web applications # 0 SAP HANA H Lifecycle Management database Semantic Layer Design Tool
SAP BusinesObjects BI platform infrastructure 4.1 OLAP
SAP RELATIONAL R Web Client
Database unavailable Semantic Layer Business SAP ERP E Web Client Administration Tool
connections data Universe Warehouse Mobile Client
supported by Business Views
SAP product connections SAP Business Database Access
System Cube UNV UNX BICS Direct Explorer queries Secondary access via...
17 possible connection types ...Primary direct access bus
T C V X B D Primary/Via... Database bus
Secondary H R H E R H E H E R HANA
OB O OB B SAP ERP
OLAP/SAP BW RELATIONAL