BI4 Migration pack for SAP

BusinessObjects

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SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Migration

challenges
Deski End of Life
Challenge 1: Track user activity on local PC
Challenge 2: Track local Deski documents needed to be migrated
Challenge 3: Convert all remaining Deski documents to Webi using the report conversion tool or recreate
them from scratch
Standard BO migration project
Challenge 1: Migrate universes, documents and security. Test them and compare them with the source BO
deployment
Challenge 2: As usual the less Objects you migrate the faster and cheaper the migration will be
Challenge 3: Take advantage of the new options/products (unx, LCM)
License compliance BOLMT/LMBI
Challenge 1: BI4 includes a SAP BO licenses counting tool. Make sure you are compliant prior sending
any data to SAP

OUR SOLUTION: BI4 Migration

pack
Using our products YOU will run easier, faster, cheaper and safer migrations to BI4!!!!!! OR PERFECT
MIGRATION ASSESS
360View: Audit the security prior to the migration
360Eyes: Audit Deski users before they migrate to BI4 (no longer Deski)
360Eyes: Detect unused documents (auditor data and Deski data)
360Eyes: Detect unused objects within universes (need to be adapted in BI4 with new unx)
360Eyes: Detect duplicated reports (different names, same SQL or queries)
360Eyes: Detect unused variables or objects within documents (especially for rep needed to be converted
to wid)
360Eyes: Compare BO version (like xir2 and BI4) including security, documents (SQL, queries, variables...),
universes by the way all BO metadata
360Eyes: Keep the BOXI auditor data. Impossible to migrate them in BI4 Integrity: Ensure compliance
MANDATORY IN BI4 because included inside BI4 BOLMT tool
360Bind: Automate non regression testing THE most time consuming part of any migration
THUS MINIZE THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS TO BE MIGRATED
OPTIMIZE THE ACCEPTANCE PROCESS

Streamline and Extend

SAP BusinessObjects

Secure your BO deployment

Backup, promote & version

BO content

Schedule & burst your BO

reports

Explore & analyze BO

metadata

Ensure BO license
compliance

Automate report
qualification
Non-regression testing

Benefits

Reduce daily
administration time

Easier administration

Thorough
documentation

Keep control over

your deployment

Be more efficient,
focus on high valueadded tasks

Carry out your

migration projects

Our products

SAP BusinessObjects
(XIR2, XI3, BI4)

Contact

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