The Developer's Guide to SAP XApp Analytics

Manuel Essl is a Senior Consultant Business Intelligence. He has several years of experience in development and consulting in the field of SAP NetWeaver BI and was responsible for implementing the first SAP xApp Analytics in the market. Uwe Oehler is a Development Architect Business Intelligence for the Industry Solution Media. He has several years of experience in implementation and development, especially in the area of business content development. He was responsible for the first SAP xApp Analytics in the market.

1. Analytical Applications ... 19 ... 1.1 What Are Analytical Applications? ... 20 ... 1.2 Analytical Applications and SAP ... 29 ... 1.3 What Makes a Good Analytical Application? ... 41 2. Influence of Service-Oriented Concepts on Analytical Applications ... 49 ... 2.1 Basic Principles of Service-Oriented Architectures ... 49 ... 2.2 Implementing Service-Oriented Architectures ... 63 ... 2.3 Summary ... 83 3. Quickstart: A First Analytical Application ... 85 ... 3.1 Development Steps in the Process of Creating an Analytical Application ... 87 ... 3.2 Developing the Individual Extension Phases ... 93 ... 3.3 Summary ... 120 4. SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer ... 123 ... 4.1 Visual Composer and Adobe Flex ... 123 ... 4.2 Using SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer ... 130 5. Using Development Objects ... 169 ... 5.1 Real-Life Sample Applications ... 169 ... 5.2 Using SAP NetWeaver BI Queries ... 255 ... 5.3 Special BI Tools ... 280 ... 5.4 Summary ... 293 6. Creating Professional Analytical xApps ... 295 ... 6.1 Basics of Developing Analytical Applications ... 296 ... 6.2 Analytical Application for Vendor Selection ... 316 ... 6.3 Analytical Application for Purchase Order Release ... 384 7. A Look Ahead ... 437 A. Additional Information ... 443 ... A.1 Bibliography ... 443 ... A.2 Internet Links ... 443 B. The Authors ... 445 Index ... 447