we can also SAP Bex queries as data sources for models.

You can add one or more data connection to SAP NetWeaver BW, configure the connection and link it to components, and then publish your model on the SAP NetWeaver BW system as BW Objects (TLOGO objects). Published Flash models can be assigned to NetWeaver Enterprise Portal roles and accessed through an iView. These models support lifecycle through Data Warehousing transport of BW Objects. The SAP NetWeaver BW connection returns a snapshot of the BEx query pivot result set, as well as the keys and value helps for the characteristics and variables in one request. Note: Business Data Warehouse level authorization applies. To run BEx queries, Dashboard Design requires the BEx Web run-time environment, which is not available when previewing models in Dashboard Design or when models are deployed in desktop applications like Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe PDF. If you include SAP NetWeaver BW connections in your model, you can preview them through the NetWeaver portal launch URL command. In addition, the connection provides metadata, such as the query and InfoProvider names, query filters, key date, refresh date, hierarchies, and the current message log.

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The product minimizes the impact of migrating models from earlier versions; however, some models or components may appear to be different than they were in the original file. The following differences are the most common: Component size. In most cases, the size difference is a few pixels. Custom colors may appear to be slightly different. The Spreadsheet Table component size and formatting. In addition, if you are importing and XLF file created in Xcelsius 4.5 and it contains an external data connector (XML Data Button, Excel XML Map, Web Service Connection, Live Office, FS Command, or Web service query (Query as a Web Service)), the following actions occur for each connector or button: A connection is created in the "Data Manager" with the previous Refresh Options and Load Status settings.
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A Connection Refresh Button is added to the canvas and the Trigger Behavior settings are mapped to it. Lifecycle management console for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 is a

web-based tool that enables you to move BI resources from one system to another system, without affecting the dependencies of these resources. It also enables you to manage different versions of BI resources, manage dependencies of BI resources, and roll back a promoted resource to restore the destination system to its previous state. The lifecycle management console tool is a plug-in for the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform application. You can promote a BI resource from one system to another system only if the same version of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform application is installed on both the source and destination systems.
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The Upgrade management tool is a new software component that lets you upgrade the content of your BI repository from a previous version of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. You can perform a complete upgrade or an incremental upgrade. A complete upgrade replaces the functionality that had previously existed in the Central Configuration Manager (CCM). The incremental upgrade replaces the functionality that had previously existed in the Import Wizard. To migrate the content of a BI repository to another repository with the same version, use the Lifecycle Management Console.

The information design tool automatically generates OLAP universes for Microsoft Analysis Services and SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse OLAP cubes. The resulting universes are dimensional, including objects such as: Dimensions and analysis dimensions (groups of dimensions sharing the same axis of analysis) Hierarchies (parent-child as well as level-based) Dimension attributes Calculated members and measures Named sets of members Filters based on dimensional business objects Hierarchical and cascading list of values

The query panel is enhanced to allow you to create queries based on hierarchies or members of hierarchies. The major new features of the query panel are: The Member Selector that lets you do the following:
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Use OLAP-style selection on, for example, children, descendants, or parents

Select hierarchy levels Select calculated members and named sets Create named sets of members during universe definition Select members that will be excluded from queries A preview pane that lets you preview result sets The ability to choose values at multiple levels in a hierarchical lists of values

Live office: Creating a Live-Office-enabled spreadsheet involves connecting to the repository where the data resides and inserting a Live Office object of the data in the embedded spreadsheet. Before you can insert the data in Dashboard Design, a Crystal report, Interactive Analysis document, or Universe query must be available and scheduled in the repository. For more information about creating and saving these documents to the repository, see the documentation for the product. To create and work with Live Office-enabled spreadsheets in Dashboard Design, Live Office compatibility mode must be enabled in Dashboard Design. For information about enabling Live Office compatibility mode, see To set preferences for the embedded spreadsheet . 1. In the embedded spreadsheet toolbar, click Live Office and then click the type of data you want to insert (Crystal Reports, Interactive Analysis, or Universe Query). 2. If the "Logon to SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise" dialog box opens, enter your log on credentials and click OK. 3. Follow the steps in the "Live Office Insert Wizard" to select and configure the data from the repository. For more information about using the "Live Office Insert Wizard", see the SAP BusinessObjects Live Office User Guide available on the SAP Help portal. 4. When you finish selecting and configuring the data, click Finish. The report data is inserted into the embedded spreadsheet as a Live Office object. You can now link the inserted data to components to display it in your model. To allow the data to refresh against the source data in the repository, you must also add a Live Office data connection to the model.

6.1.1.2 To add and configure Live Office data connections

To add Live Office data connections to models, SAP BusinessObjects Live Office must be installed on your machine and you must have a Live Office-enabled spreadsheet open in Dashboard Design. Use a Live Office data connection when you want to use data from managed Crystal Reports or Interactive Analysis documents in a model and make it refreshable against the source data. Note: The Live Office data connection option is not available until a Live Office-enabled spreadsheet is open.

1. Click Data > Connections.

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2. In the "Data Manager" dialog box, click Add and select Live Office Connections. 3. On the Definition tab, set the following options:
Option Description

Name Displays the name of the Live Office connection. Verify that the default URL is correct for your web server. If your SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise or Crystal Reports Server has a default Web Services installation, replace the web server in this default URL with the name of your Central Management Console (CMC). Session URL This option controls how many rows of data are returned. Set this range to include as many rows as can possibly be returned by this connection. Note: It does not affect the number of columns. Ranges 4. Click the Usage tab and set the refresh and message options. For more information, see To set refresh options and To create load and idle messages. The model is connected to a Live Office data source and, at runtime, the data will refresh as defined