SAP's BI client portfolio is very wide and offers multiple tools. SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio is for those users who want to consume models from SAP HANA and SAP BW. In the following diagram, we can clearly see the various tools from the Common Platform Service and Interoperability:
Some of the salient features of SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio are as follows:
- It facilitates pre-built templates with guided procedures for faster design
- It can consume Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) directly from SAP HANA, semantic layers, and SAP BW
- It has a flexible SDK to customize visualizations, dashboards, and apps
- It facilitates the reusability of queries, InfoCubes, SAP HANA, and other data models/marts
- It has an Eclipse-based design environment that is easy to scale
From a usage perspective, an IT and business team...