This was an SAP webcast today on the overview/roadmap
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The usual legal disclaimer applies; things in the future are subject to change
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Word has an asterisk, part of the EPM plug-in
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2.x is the go-to release for future development
The Analysis plug-in refers the Analysis ribbon
Based on a pivot table user experience, from Excel
Convergence is a single product, single installer, single license
Introduced a common layer into Excel
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Some limitations for EPM exist as shown above
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BPC embedded recommend Analysis
Above shows which plug in to use
For BW/HANA, use Analysis
For BPC standard, EPM is the right plug-in
For BPC embedded, recommend Analysis
See note above that explains it more detail
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Differences are due to architecture and performance
Analysis approach uses design panel and context pane, Excel styles
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EPM plug-in has limitations with embedded
Check the notes
Exceptions, user interface, performance limitations based on architecture
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You can integrate Analysis with Fiori launchpad – BI platform (open doc)
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Analysis can be a target for RRI interface
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If you are on 1.4 please upgrade, said SAP
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Planned (subject to change):
Missing EPM Word support
Re-introduce EVDRE support
For Analysis – continuous improvement, table design, rule editor, enable formulas in cross tab
HANA – SSO via cloud
Simplify user experience, asymmetric measures, auto complete
Axis sharing (butterfly report)
Grouping on the fly
Future (planned for 2017) – commenting framework, similar to Web Intelligence
Integration – working with Lumira colleagues and Cloud colleagues
Looking at offline velocity engine / database
PoC with Excel365 geomaps
If you have live apps that might interact with BI data
Reference:
You can view the roadmap here (note logon may be required)
Recording: https://sap.na.pgiconnect.com/p4sadjzl5af/
Question and Answer
Q: https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/support/pam not working (PAM)
A: working today; could be browser related
Q: Will Analysis for Office work with HANA Enterprise Semantic Search? (for agile data preparation)
A: At this time no other plans
Q: Analysis for office on HANA source does not incorporate scenarios such as constant selection and RRI . When are we planning to include them?
A: move to HANA backend colleagues; not something do in the front
Q: One of the biggest pain points for us is upgrading software on end user s computers. As of today it’s manual process requiring user with admin rights accessing end user’s computer. About 80% of our Analysis end users work remotely. Any plans for automating upgrade procedures?
A: Customers said they would like control when upgrades; relies on IT infrastructure and central set up
Q: Today, you have support for Bex workbook , In which version of AO the Bex is enable to convert workbook?
A: been there for a while
Q: integration of excel 365 apps — what is support integration with excel 365 today
A: Analysis Office requires on-premise installation; not plan to integrate with HTML of Excel