1. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade University of Michigan Administrative Information Services Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade Laura Bollettino March 29, 2006

2. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 2 Why Upgrade? Our current version (5.1.5) is no longer supported Users have asked MAIS to provide Data Warehouse reporting over the Web Positions U-M to create dashboards  Dashboard – a Web interface with indicators showing the status of various metrics

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5. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 5 Run, create, and modify reports over the Web  Supports Safari 1.3 (Mac) Two groups of licenses  Some users only run reports  Some users create, modify, and drill into reports  Will need UL assistance with this as we get closer to the upgrade Note: This only affects BusinessObjects users – use of the Data Warehouse through any other tool is unaffected. What’s New in New Version?

6. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 6 Business Objects Version XI Release 2 (XI R2), which includes:  InfoView: The Web-based interface for running reports  WebIntelligence (WebI): The Web-based product for creating, editing, and drilling into reports New Version

7. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 7 Approximate Timeframe XI R2 becomes available July or August 2006 5.1.5 (current version) remains available for about 2 months after XI R2 is available Running 5.1.5 and XI R2 simultaneously:  Allows users to finish reporting for business processes that began before go-live  Allows users flexibility in deciding when to switch  Enables users to run same report in 5.1.5 and XI to verify accuracy of results

8. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 8 Impact on Users Significant changes  InfoView & WebI have different look & feel than current version  Must convert reports in order to be able to edit them in WebI  Two categories of licenses (refresh-only vs. create, modify, refresh, and drill) Medium changes  Won’t run BusinessObjects under Citrix  No more effective dating dialog boxes Small changes  Hierarchical report categories  DocAnalyze not available for XI R2  BusinessObjects outage over a weekend

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10. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 10 Converting Reports Repository reports  MAIS will convert User reports  Report Conversion Tool will help with this – more details on this tool later

11. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 11 Support for Users Training – possibly Interchanges, eLearning Documentation – delta materials Communications  To Unit Liaisons – e-mail, UL meetings  To BusinessObjects users – Business Objects User Group and targeted e-mail Web pages

12. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 12 Next Steps for Unit Liaisons Be aware that the upgrade is coming. Look for additional information in e-mail and attend future UL meetings. Start preparing for the upgrade:  Have users delete any unneeded user reports. Note: no new software will need to be installed on user desktop.

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14. Business Objects XI R2 Upgrade March 29, 2006 14 Demo Not ready for prime time: could be weird messages which won’t exist in production. Performance is slower than it will be in production. Early in the process; lots of things we don’t know yet.