SAP BusinessObjects Voyager

The solution provides the complete range of functions for the analysis of multidimensional data sets.

SAP BusinessObjects Voyager has the modern expanded user interface necessary for:

• monitoring of the trends, deviations and detailed data which are stored in financial systems without the assistance of the database manager;
• fast and effective obtaining answers to business questions when viewing different data sets;
• gaining access to all range of sources of the OLAP data available in the organization, and distribution of results by means of the clear and evident web interface;
• access to a different OLAP sources in one report for receiving a complex picture of business and information on possible interference of the directions;
• identifications, analysis, comparison and forecasting of critical business factors;
• uses of complex range of calculations, business-related and time.

Voyager visualization tools in a combination with illumination of extreme values allow analysts to detect quickly trends and to identify difficult templates (fig. 1)

As soon as analysts completed the work, they can report results for combined use both in the organization, and out of its limits, using at the same time other solutions Business Intelligence. Besides, Voyager allows to export analysis results both to the Excel format, and to the PDF format. Thus, these results can be easily printed, saved or sent through channels of communication.

Comprehensive data access

The key requirement at implementation financial - or business - the analysis is access to broader range of OLAP data sources in the organization. Voyager allows not only to provide full access to different data sources, but also to integrate data from different information systems and sources in one working space. It significantly reduces time for consolidation and carrying out data analysis, and exempts analysts from dependence on group of consolidation of data.

Voyager also allows for receiving the answer on a certain question to update only the data, necessary for this procedure. It gives the chance to receive answers quickly, easily and elegantly. Analysts in Voyager can receive different representations of the same OLAP cube, or a different OLAP cubes within one working space (fig. 2). For example, analysts can combine assessment of a trend of sales with viewing accounts of clients. Voyager supports practically all known OLAP storages, including SAP, Microsoft and Oracle.

Low cost of deployment

For successful carrying out the OLAP analysis, the analyst should have the accessibility to data irrespective of where they are located geographically. SAP BusinessObjects Voyager is executed on the basis of modern web technologies, and saturated with the latest achievements in this area. As a result the thin client allocated with the richest opportunities of the desktop application turned out. Such solution allows to lower deployment cost thoroughly. For work of Voyager there is no need to separately develop, deliver and support the independent solution for OLAP - analysts, it is a part of the complete solution SAP BusinessObjects XI, thus you can manage on a centralized basis security issues, connections, the choice of data and preserving of documents, thereby also considerably reducing solution deployment cost.

It is necessary to add that an OLAP cubes is used not only Voyager, they are data sources for a set of other Business Intelligence technologies, including reports generation, requests and analytics on demand, and others. SAP BusinessObjects Voyager is a part of strategy which purpose - providing necessary tools to each user.

The Crystal Reports technology has direct access to an OLAP cubes that allows to generate on their basis reports while the SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence technology provides analytics on the specified requests on the basis of the data taken from an OLAP cubes.

SAP BusinessObjects Voyager is a part of technologies on which conditions expatiate on OEM partnership. It means that having integrated Voyager into the software product (an information system or the integration solution), you have an opportunity to deliver this technology under the trademark. At the same time you receive explicit pecuniary, competitive, image and marketing benefits. It is necessary to consider and the fact that such way is much cheaper (in comparison with purchase of technology), and demand for Business Inelligence at the final customer constantly grows.

Key moments

• Quick access to the OLAP data - an opportunity to quicker receive responses to business - questions in the analysis of multidimensional data.
• The comprehensive data access - results from an opportunity to be connected to the broad range of sources of the OLAP data.
• Visualization and illumination at an exit for extreme values - allows to reveal and analyze trends and difficult templates.
• Shared access to results and data - data can be shared both in the organization, and beyond its limits.
• The user interface modern and rich with opportunities - completely corresponds to specific needs of the analyst.

Business benefits

• Increases performance and independence as analysts get access to all OLAP data quicker and more effectively.
• Development of more reasoned decisions is provided with broad and easy access to analysis results of all interested persons.
• Reduction of time for consolidation of data, and smaller dependence of analysts on IT divisions.
• More coherent perception of data, thanks to an opportunity at the same time to browse several OLAP cubes on one working space.
• Reduction of cost of deployment thanks to the thin client and integration into other SAP BusinessObjects business intelligence technologies.