SAP Crystal Reports & SAP HANA Integration Roadmap

SAP Crystal Reports &
SAP HANA: Integration &
Roadmap
Kenneth Li
SAP
SESSION CODE: 0401

Topic: Data Manipulation in Lumira
3 Reasons You Should Sign Up NOW for Usability Testing
 This is an exclusive opportunity for SAP customers to test new and existing products and solutions.
 It allows you to give on-the-spot feedback directly to the product teams who are designing the
solution.
 These are not demonstrations. These are one-on-one sessions where you will be working directly
with design prototypes.
12 Available Testing Times (1 hour in duration)
 Monday 9/22: 10:00am 11:15am 2:45pm 4:00pm
 Tuesday 9/23: 10:30am 1:30pm 2:45pm 4:00pm
 Wednesday 9/24: 8:45am 10:00am 11:15am 1:30pm
3 Convenient Ways to Register
 At the Usability Testing Registration Desk (Outside Ft. Worth Ballroom 5)
 In the Partner Showcase/Exhibition Hall (During Evening Events)
 Online at https://usability.sap.com
LUMIRA USABILITY TESTING

 Learn about Crystal Reports for HANA
 Glance at the road map for the product
 Overview of deploying & configuring CR for HANA
 Quick view of existing limitations & restrictions
Learning Points

For Internal Operational Reports and Customer Facing
 Easy to consume, highly formatted documents with guided interactivity
 Personalized, information rich documents communicate value quickly
SAP Crystal Reports
Proven world standard for pixel-perfect reports

Reporting for HANA with simplified landscape
 Pixel perfect formatted reports
in Lumira Server
 Connect to HANA models
directly
 Use HANA’s repository and
toolset to secure and manage
Crystal Reports content
 No additional need for BI
Platform
 Built-in life cycle management
for native & unified HANA
application deployment
Large Scale
Business Applications Multiple delivery options
HANA

CR for HANA Roadmap Overview
Reflects the current planning state & may be changed by SAP at any time
Reporting in Lumira Server
Authored content using Crystal
Reports for Enterprise
Dimensional access to Analytic
and Calculated views
Content management through
on-premise Lumira Launchpad
Crystal Reports engine packaged
with Lumira server for HANA
appliance
Using HANA LCM to manage
CR content
Publications and Bursting
Charting enhancements
Crystal Reports for Lumira
cloud
Current
(Release 4.1 SP4) Planned Future Direction
Embedded Reporting
•Packaging
•Restful service for reporting
•UI embedding SDK
Unified interface shell and HTML
prompting
Improved integration with HANA
toolset to manage Crystal Reports
service
Crystal Reports for HEC/HCP
cloud
Freehand SQL access to HANA
Mobile support through Mobile BI

Crystal Reports for Enterprise Roadmap
https://websmp202.sap-ag.de/saproadmaps
Current Planned Future Direction
Streamlined report design
 Improved user experience
 Custom SQL objects
 Verify database
Data sources
 Modeled and unmodeled connectivity to
data.
 Enhanced SAP HANA support
 SAP BW BICS connectivity
Mobile, visualizations and viewers
 Interactive Crystal Reports in SAP
BusinessObjects Mobile
 New visualizations
 Right to left UI
OEM/developer
 RESTful web service, Odata, Opendoc
 AJAX API
Information access
 Alerting
 Insight to action (RRI)
 Charting enhancement: waterfall chart
Data sources
 Enhance BW prompt experience
Crystal Reports for HANA / HANA
Cloud Platform
 Support Crystal Reports for HANA
Cloud Platform.
 Restful API for report viewing, refresh
,export workflow.
 SAPUI5 embeddable viewer.
OEM/Developer for BI platform
 Continued REST API enhancements
 Customizable and embeddable SAPUI5
viewer
 Chart extension API.
 Richer chart formatting.
 Enhance report formatting.
 CR 2013 to CR for Enterprise bulk
transition tools
Data sources
 Additional BW, SAP ECC table
support.
 Direct to data connectivity
enhancement.
 Support UNX view time security
Mobile, and viewers
 Crystal Reports content in custom
built mobile applications
OEM/Developer
 Richer RESTful web services
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

SAP Crystal Reports for HANA 1.0
Overview
CR for Enterprise
Designer
Used to author report
content
Used to save to, and open
from, HANA repository
Installed on a MS Windows
client
Crystal Reports
Reporting Service
Crystal Reports processing
service
Handles report requests
Processes report data
Generates report pages
Installed as a standalone
Linux service
Crystal Reports
Delivery Unit
Provides browser viewing
capabilities (CR DHTML
viewer)
Provides connectivity to CR
Reporting Service
Installed/imported into
HANA system
Provides integration with
Lumira Server
There are 3 main components that are required to deploy and use CR for HANA.

SAP Crystal Reports for HANA 1.0
Architecture
MS Windows
Desktop
SAP HANA
Appliance
SUSE 11 SP1
Server
Crystal Reports for Enterprise
&
HANA Studio
CR for HANA
Connector
Delivery Unit
CR for HANA
Reporting Service
Report requests
sent to Reporting
Service
Processed report
pages sent back to
XS application
Report viewer and
page(s) sent to
client to view in
web browser

Deployment / Product Requirement
Recommendations based on SAP BusinessObjects BI4.1 PAM
CR for Enterprise
Designer
Designer version: 4.1 SP4
OS: Windows Desktop (7 -
8.1)
Minimum Hardware
Requirements:
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• CPU: Dual Core CPU
• Disk space: 3.5 GB
Crystal Reports
Reporting Service
CR Reporting Service
OS: Linux SUSE 11 SP1
Minimum Hardware
Requirement:
• Memory: 12 GB RAM
• CPU performance >= 8000
SAPS (Quad Core approx)
• Disk Space: 11 GB
Crystal Reports
Delivery Unit
SAP HANA SP08
Lumira Server 1.17
Each component of Crystal Reports for HANA has specific requirements

CR for HANA Reporting Service
Configuration
MS Windows
Desktop
SAP HANA
Appliance
SUSE 11 SP1
Server
&
HANA Studio
CR for HANA
Connector
Delivery Unit
CR for HANA
Reporting Service
Report requests
sent to Reporting
Service
Processed report
pages sent back to
XS application
Report viewer and
page(s) sent to
client to view in
web browser

Installation
 Refer to Chapter 4 in the CR for HANA Components Installation, Configuration,
and Administration Guide (help.sap.com/boall_en)
 Linux system required
 Installation creates a user account used to run the service
 CR for HANA Reporting Service contains:
 Lean Java Server (LJS)
 SAP JVM
 CR engine
 Start the service (go.sh/daemon.sh)
while logged in with created
username

Configuration Tip
 TIP: Deploy the CR for HANA Reporting Service as a daemon service
 With /go.sh, the service stops when the remote terminal or connection is closed
 Running as a daemon keeps the service running always
 Running as a daemon
 ./daemon.sh displays a help message when run without arguments.Available
options include
 Console runs the Java program in console mode
 Start starts the Java program as a Linux service
 Stop stops the Java program service
 Restart stops and restarts the service
 Status displays the service status
 Install installs the service in the OS
 Uninstall uninstalls the service in the OS

Configuring the SAP HANA Appliance
Microsoft Windows
Desktop
SAP HANA
Appliance
SUSE 11 SP1
Server
&
HANA Studio
CR for HANA
Connector
Delivery Unit
CR for HANA
Reporting Service
Report requests
sent to Reporting
Service
Processed report
pages sent back to
XS application
Report viewer and
page(s) sent to
client to view in
web browser

Overview
 Four main parts:
1. Importing the Connector Delivery Unit into
SAP HANA
2. Configuring SAP HANA to work with
Crystal Reports
3. Configuring SAP HANA for SSO
4. Creating users and roles
 Refer to Chapters 5, 6, and 7 in the CR for
HANA Components Installation,
Configuration, and Administration Guide
 Pre-requites … from Service Market Place:
 SAP CR for HANA Connector DU
 SAP Cryptographic library

 The CR for HANA delivery unit is available from Service Marketplace as a ZIP file.
 Extract the CRHANADU00_0.SAR file
 Use SAP HANA Studio and SAP HANA Lifecycle Management to upload the SAR file to
HANA and deploy the unit
Part 1 – Importing the CR for HANA Connector Delivery Unit

 The CR for HANA delivery will run through validation checks, and ask for a confirmation
on the system instance to deploy to.
 Once ready, click Run to deploy the components.

 Verify the import is successful in the folder view of the repository / system
 Alternatively, in HANA Lifecycle Management, go to “View Installed Products and
Software Components”
 NOTE! HANA may warn that this operation has been deprecated. It is fine to remain
using these deployment steps for now.

 Use the SAP HANA Admin portal to connect
the SAP HANA appliance to the CR for
HANA Reporting Service
https://<server>:<port>/sap/hana/xs/admin
 Edit CRVRemoteServletProxy.xshttpdest
Part 2 – Enable SAP HANA to use the CR Reporting Service
 Note: alternative configuration methods
available, eg using SAP HANA XS IDE tool

 On the SAP HANA system, deploy the SAP Crytographic Libraries to generate SSL
certificates to establish a secured trust relationship between the SAP HANA Appliance
and the CR Reporting Service
Part 3 – Configure HANA for SSO using SAPLogon

 Import the certificates using SAP HANA Studio (Administration Console perspective)
 Create the keys where needed, if they do not exist
Part 3 – Configure HANA for SSO using SAPLogon
 SAP HANA should be restarted to accept changes

Part 4 - Creating the users & roles in SAP HANA
 IMPORTANT! All users for CR for HANA must be configured to authenticate using
SAP AssertionTickets

 For authoring using the Crystal Reports for Enterprise designer, ensure access is
granted to activated content and metadata:
 Ie grant Select rights to _SYS_BI, _SYS_BIC
 Additionally, ensure Execute rights are given for REPOSITORY_REST, for CR to browse
for content when opening and/or saving reports.
 Additional References on
http://help.sap.com:
 Documentation on
the SAP HANA
security model

 For viewing Crystal Reports in SAP Lumira Launchpad, ensure access is granted to
activated content and metadata:
 Ie grant Select rights to _SYS_BI, _SYS_BIC
 Grant SAP Lumira roles for consumption (eg. sap.bi.common::BI_DATA_CONSUMER)
 Additional References on
http://help.sap.com:
 Documentation for
SAP Lumira user
configuration

 SAP Lumira requires report content to be promoted before they are visible in the
Lumira Launchpad
 A promotion script / tool is provided for report promotion – the user or administrator
running this tool is configured inside the HANA SQL Connection Configuration
(SQLCC) app
 The promotion user account needs to
be granted the
sap.bi.common::BI_TECH_USER role.

 Add this user account to the sap.bi.activationplugin.logic.lib::ActivationRepoConnection
configuration setting within the SQLCC

 TIP: Some users may have different access rights defined via Analytic and Package
privileges.Advisable to set these rights by directly granting them in the specific user
account versus in the CR consumer/designer roles.
 Alternatively, define separate roles for access to sets of packages and grant those roles
to specific users.

Using Crystal Reports for Enterprise
MS Windows
Desktop
SAP HANA
Appliance
SUSE 11 SP1
Server
&
HANA Studio
CR for HANA
Connector
Delivery Unit
CR for HANA
Reporting Service
Report requests
sent to Reporting
Service
Processed report
pages sent back to
XS application
Report viewer and
page(s) sent to
client to view in
web browser

 Crystal Reports for Enterprise is used for report creation / design
 Same version as BI4.1 SP04
 Connections can be created to connect to SAP HANA as a repository
 Report designer role should include permissions to read, edit, and activate objects
inside packages.
 Expose packages as needed for report design.Analytic privileges should also be defined
per user to restrict privileges where desired.
Setting up Connections

 Start a new report by connecting to an SAP HANA platform to find a view. Logon to
SAP HANA will be required at this point if not already done
 A browser window will allow the designer to choose the view to use
Connecting to Analytic Views

 Report queries can be constructed using the familiar query panel interface
 Chosen result objects become items in the Crystal Reports Data Explorer for drag and
drop report design
Design Report Query with Query Panel

 Reports can be saved to SAP HANA but only without data.When reports are saved,
they are automatically activated in the SAP HANA repository
Saving reports to the SAP HANA repository

 The designer Open, Save, and Save-As dialogues are modified for SAP HANA – folder
structure represents the package structure, and relevant metadata about reports is
shown (document name, date modified, and user)
Save Workflows

 Although reports are activated when saved, SAP Lumira needs to additionally promote
the report metadata to a BI Analytics area for consumption.
 A script is provided for a report designer or system administrator
 Without this step, reports will not show up in the SAP Lumira Launchpad
 Note: this is a tool specific to CR for HANA v1 – to be replaced with activation
plugin in a future release of SAP HANA
 Log onto http://<hana host name>:<XS engine port>/sap/bi/activationplugin/activate
Report Consumption in SAP Lumira
Report promotion to SAP Lumira analytic area

 Tool will report “Activation Successful” if there are reports to promote. Otherwise it
will say “No objects to activate”
 Script is intentionally simple
Report promotion to SAP Lumira analytic area

 Logon to SAP Lumira Launchpad to see the content for viewing

 Click on Crystal Reports artifact to load the familiar viewer interface
 Report refreshes on demand

 Leverage SAP HANA Lifecycle Management to migrate report content
Report Migration in SAP HANA
Leveraging SAP HANA Lifecycle Management
Source System
• Configure delivery
unit for content to
be migrated

 Leverage SAP HANA Lifecycle Management to migrate report content
Report Migration in SAP HANA
Leveraging SAP HANA Lifecycle Management
Target System
• Register source system in
SAP Lifecycle Management
• Define the route of
transport (source system
and deliver unit)

Known Limitations
• No integration with BI Platform – BI Platform features are not supported
• OpenDoc,Alerts, Scheduling, Publishing, etc
• Only supports Crystal Reports for Enterprise reports. Not Crystal Reports 2013.
• Some charts are not supported (tag cloud, tree map, box plot) in SAP Lumira
Launchpad
• Refer to the following SAP note for limitations in access HANA Analytic and Calculated
views using MDX: http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1723925
• Input parameters on calculated attributes/measures are not supported
• SAP assertion tickets have a hard limit of 2 min to process queries.To be improved in a
future SAP HANA release
• In designer, the dialog for browsing views is not filtered by user credentials.To be
improved in a future SAP HANA and Crystal Reports for Enterprise release

• For deployment, install SAP Lumira before CR for HANA
• For reporting service scalability, use H/W load balancers
• For report design,
• Leverage SAP HANA modelling tools to build calculation logic into the views.
Eg. Hierarchies, variables, input parameters, etc
• Push down processing to SAP HANA as much as possible – return a lean
dataset to maximize speed; then use CR for Enterprise to filter/format data
• Subqueries can be expensive – connections from each query are not shared.
Best Practices

• Next generation Crystal Reports designer is used to build content against SAP
HANA, without the need for a separate BI Platform
• Overview of the deployment steps for this solution and a glance at its capabilities
• With roadmap, goal is to empower HANA application developers with the toolset to
easily integrate Crystal Reports into custom business applications
• HTML5, XS applications, on-premise HANA and HANA Enterprise Cloud
• Integrated lifecycle management for data, content, and application
• Mobile BI support
Key Learnings

Questions?
Kenneth Li (kenneth.li@sap.com)
Senior Product Manager – SAP Canada
Ashok Kumar KN (ashok.kumar.kn@sap.com)
SAP BI Product Manager - SAP Labs India

FOLLOW US
Follow the ASUGNews team:
Tom Wailgum: @twailgum
&
Courtney Bjorlin: @cbjorlin
For all things SAP

Please provide feedback on this session by completing a
short survey via the event mobile application.
SESSION CODE: 0401
For ongoing education on this area of focus,
visit www.ASUG.com
THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING

SAP Crystal Reports & SAP HANA Integration Roadmap

Empfohlen

Empfohlen

Weitere ähnliche Inhalte

Was ist angesagt?

Was ist angesagt? (20)

Andere mochten auch

Andere mochten auch (19)

Ähnlich wie SAP Crystal Reports & SAP HANA Integration Roadmap

Ähnlich wie SAP Crystal Reports & SAP HANA Integration Roadmap (20)

Kürzlich hochgeladen

Kürzlich hochgeladen (20)

SAP Crystal Reports & SAP HANA Integration Roadmap