Differences in SAP-BI (BEx) and BO Reports
Here I have discussed few main differences in the WEBI, DESKI, CRYSTAL, XCELCIUS and BEx.
Comparison Between BEx and BOBI
| SNO | TYPE OF REPORT | SAP TOOL | BO TOOL |
| 1. | ADHOC REPORT | WEB ANALYZER | WEBI/DESKI |
| 2. | OLTP/REAL TIME REPOSITORY | REPORT DESIGNER | CRYSTAL REPORTS |
| 3 | DASHBOARDS | WAD | XCELSIUS |
PORTAL
| SNO | SAP | BO |
| 1. | ENTERPRISE PORTAL | INFOVIEW |
Differences between SAP and BO
| SNO | SAP | BO |
| 1. | Characteristic, Key Figure, Display attribute | Dimension, Measure, Detail |
| 2. | Characteristic Catalogue | Dimension Class |
| 3. | Key Figure Catalogue | Key Figure Class |
| 4. | Restrictions or Filters | Global Static Condition |
| 5. | Variables | Dynamic Prompt |
| 6. | Calculated Key Figure | Measures with Calculations |
| 7. | Restricted Key Figure | Measure with Dimension Restriction |
| 8. | Attribute Level Hierarchies | Default Hierarchy |
| 9. | Node Level Hierarchies | Custom Hierarchy |
| 10. | Exceptions | Alerts |
| 11. | Conditions | Report Level Restrictions |
Differences between WEBI and DESKI
| SNO | WEBI(InfoView) | DESKI |
| 1. | It is a thin client/ half client | It is a thick client/full client |
| 2. | InfoView supports only for the universes which are exported to the server( does not support for offline mode) | DeskI supports for the universes which are in the Local as well as which are present in the server. |
| 3. | WebI supports personal data files | DeskI also supports personal data files. |
| 4. | Extension for WebI is (.WID) | Extension for DeskI is (.REP) |
| 5. | The report created in the WebI cannot be saved in the Local system | The report created in the DeskI can be saved in the Local system |
| 6. | We cannot hide the column in the report created in WebI | We can hide the column in the report |
| 7. | Partially supports for Scope of Analysis | Fully supports for Scope of Analysis |
| 8. | Slice and Dice is not possible is WebI | Slice and Dice is possible in DeskI |
| 9. | Creation, modification, distribution, scheduling through web is possible. | Creation and modification from DeskI tool. Distribution and scheduling from Infoview. |
| 10. | Drill across is not possible in WebI | Drill across is possible in DeskI |
Difference between WEBI and Crystal Reports.
| SNO | WEBI | CRYSTAL REPORTS |
| 1. | No need for any software installation in the Developer system | Software installation of client version of Crystal reports is a must in the Developer system |
| 2. | Need not install to install any integration kit to publish reports into the BO server. | Integration kit is mandatory to publish reports into the BO server. |
| 3. | WebI supports only for Universe and personal files. | Supports all the data sources. |
| 4. | WebI supports for ADHOC features | Crystal does not support ADHOC features |
| 5. | WebI supports for dynamic aggregation | Does not support dynamic aggregation |
| 6. | Dynamic drilling is possible | Dynamic drilling is not possible |
| 7. | Creation, modification, scheduling, distribution from web portal (i.e Infoview) is possible. | Distribution, scheduling is possible from web portal. But creation and modification in Crystal reports client. |
| 8. | Reports can be exported in PDF and Excel formats | Reports can be exported in Excel, PDF, Word, .CSV, Text, XML, Etc. |
| 9. | Supports upto 90,000 records in the report | There is no specific limit for the number of records in the report |
Differences between WEBI and XCELSIUS
| SNO | WEBI | XCELCIUS |
| 1. | Supports only for Universe and personal data files | Supports for Universe, WebI, Crystal, XML, BEx |
| 2. | Developer need not install any software | Mandatory installation of client version in the Local system |
| 3. | Does not support for interaction features | Supports for interaction features |
| 4. | Supports for very few charts | Has many charts and components |
| 5. | Supports for up to 90,000 detailed records | Supports only 512 summarized records |
| 6. | Supports for ADHOC features and allows us to modify through web | Does not support for any ADHOC features |
| 7. | Creation, modification, scheduling, distribution from web portal (i.e Infoview) is possible | Creation and modification from Xcelcius. Distribution from Infoview |
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