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DLA Energy Business Objects

Reports and AnalyticsRachel Dunlap

Deliver the right solution on time, every time


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Key Terminology

• Business Objects is the DLA Enterprise solution for EBS reporting

• DLA Energy Reports and Analysis Division is the central point of contact for Energy Business Objects (BO) reports

• SAP BusinessObjects (BO) – A collection of reporting and analysis tools for gathering data stored in databases and turning the data into reports for DLA Energy

• SAP Business Warehouse (BW) – A data warehouse or data repository that feeds stored data extracted from source systems to SAP BusinessObjects for reporting solutions



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Complete BusinessObjects (BO) Suite

• DLA Energy currently uses Crystal and Web Intelligence



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SAP BO Capabilities – Query and AnalysisWeb Intelligence (Webi)• World-Class Ad Hoc Query and Analysis

- Easy-to-use interface for end user reporting and analysis

- Leverage business friendly ‘semantic layer’ to hide complexity

• Benefits - Self-service reporting and analysis, autonomy from IT- Simple user interface, designed for the masses- Powerful query features to build new or personalize

existing reports to answer your own business questions

- Combine data from SAP and non-SAP data in a single report

- Collaborative decision-making through threaded discussions

- Rich feature set (ranking, sorting, advanced formula, change tracking)



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What can I do with BO?

Modify to fit your needs and save to MyFavorites

• Add or remove columns

• Filter

• Create sections or breaks

• Create variables and calculations

• Create charts and graphs

• Sort and rank

• Schedule

• Additional features are available



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DLA Energy BO Reports

• Customer Reports

Report DescriptionEEBPReportforFASTDATA Provides salesandcreditsforaspecific subsetof Navytransactions

EEBPReport forASKIT Provides salesandcreditsforaspecific subsetof Navytransactions

EEBPReportforGSA Provides salesandcredits fortheGeneralServiceAdministration

EEBPReportforDWAS-Maximo Provides salesandcreditsforaspecific subsetof Navytransactions

EEBPReportforCoastGuard Provides salesandcreditsforCoastGuard

EEBPReportforOLVIMS Provides sales andcreditsforasubset ofAirForcetransactions

CustomerSales ReportDetailandSummary

Provides salesandcreditsforallcustomertransactions.Includes adailysummaryandtheindividual transactions.



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DLA Energy BO Reports

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Background

BACKGROUND: DLA users are requesting more self-service capabilities to avoid extensive lead-times in creating new dashboards and reports

Self-service data visualization applications empower end users with tools for intuitive data exploration and the ability to easily create flexible and interactive visualizations, while greatly reducing dependency on dedicated support

PROJECT: Implement enterprise data visualization self-service capabilities for DLA



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Future Data Analytics



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Future Data Analytics• Qlik Sense is a next-generation self-service data visualization

application that empowers people to easily create a range of flexible, interactive visualizations that drive exploration and discovery using one’s intuition. With the proven QIX Associative Data Indexing engine at its core, Qlik Sense delivers: – A cutting-edge self-service visualization and discovery

experience– Associative exploration and smart search – Advanced data visualization – User-driven, drag-and-drop creation – Collaboration and storytelling – Unsurpassed mobility – Best-of-breed custom development – Powerful data integration – Governed enterprise capabilities and performance



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• Lumira Ad-hoc reporting and analysis– Answer new and evolving business questions with self-service

ad-hoc reporting and analysis – on the Web, your desktop, or a mobile device

– Take advantage of easy-to-use BI reporting tools– Drill, slice-and-dice, and format information based on your

business needs– Use simple drag-and-drop features to create interactive reports– Combine data from different sources to get answers to your

business questions– Set-up data alerts so you are on top of the information that

matters– Share trusted insights with business partners and customers



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Assistance

• Available Training- Business Objects Computer Based Training:

www.fuelstraining.com

• Job Aids- Job Aids are available online: www.fuelstraining.com

• Contact the DLA Energy Help Desk for technical issues or assistance with BusinessObjects- Email: [email protected] Phone: 1-800-446-4950

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