Building a BI based dashboard in Visual Composer
Dear,
We are using the Visual Composer to build a KPI dashboard based on BW KPI's from multiple queries (NO SEM in the background !)
What we need is to place the keyfigures in the rows and the keyfigure value in the colums. In the colums we further also need an arrow that indicates the trend based on the keyfigure value (ascending, descending,...)
this is how it should look
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Keyfigure Value Trend
Gross Sales 100 Down
Net Sales 80 Up
Costs 20 Up
(*) The trend is based on a calculated keyfigure that compares this month's values with previous month's values.
In Visual Composer I'm trying to fit this in a table. After playing around I found that I need to place my keyfigures (column A) in a structure in the Rows in the BW query. Afterwards I can use the "characteristic" Key Figures and place it in my column in the VC table together with the value and the trend.
However, now my real problem occurs. I want to link trend with an image but the image should not be based on a condition linked with the main keyfigure from my row A but on another calculated keyfigure that I do not want to show in my rows at all. I'm affraid this is not possible since I don't see an option.
If anyone has an idea, please share. This kind of VC cockpit apps you see quite often on slides and Xapp presentations but I'm affraid they were all created with SEM cockpits in the background so I hope to be proven wrong.
thx
Id'try the following:
a) your trend-field is in your query, but unselected in the field list
b) build a formula on this unselected field which selects the image (from the Image Manager)
More on modeling can be found in the Visual Composer WIKI:
https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/VC
and many postings in the Visual Composer (where it might make sense to ask such questions in the future), where I also moved this question.
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Contents
Connectivity: Installation Guide 2
1 Preparation 2
1.1 Purpose 2
1.2 Prerequisites 2
2 Installation 2
2.1 Preliminary steps 2
2.2 SAP Systems 3
2.2.1 Connecting to an SAP R/3 Dedicated System 4
2.2.2 Connecting to an SAP R/3 Load Balancing System 8
2.2.3 Internet Transaction Server 14
2.2.4 Web Application Server 15
2.2.4.1 Connecting to WAS System u2013 BSP 15
2.2.4.2 Connecting to WAS System u2013 BEx 17
Connectivity: Installation Guide
1 Preparation
1.1 Purpose
This installation guide provides the information you need to set up the connectivity for the SAP Best Practices for SAP Enterprise Portal system landscape, including connections to the backend SAP R/3, SAP BW, and SAP CRM systems.
1.2 Prerequisites
SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 and backend systems must be installed and configured.
If you plan to use the WebGUI, ESS or MSS, you must install ITS in your SAP R/3 landscape.
If you plan to launch the SAP R/3 Windows GUI from the Enterprise Portal, the latest release of SAP WinGUI (6.2 patch 37 or above) must be installed on each client machine.
2 Installation
2.1 Preliminary steps
Use
For each system you connect the portal to, you must create an entry for the system which stores all the relevant system connectivity information such as System ID, Server, Port, etc. Before creating portal entries for all your target systems, you should first create a folder to store these in so that you can find them easily later.
This task creates the folder structure on the Portal to store the system settings for SAP R/3, and can be used to create additional folders for SAP BW and mySAP CRM..
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as the Administrator.
Procedure
You must first create the portal content folder, Systems, to store the systems.
1. Navigate to the Portal Content Directory
SAP Enterprise Portal Content Administration Portal Content
2. Create a folder named My Folder according to building block N04: General Settings.
3. Right-click the Portal Content folder and choose New Folder.
4. Create the folder with the following settings.
Field name User action and values Remarks
Folder Name My Folder This entry is required.
Folder ID myfolder This entry is required.
Master Language Your language (e.g., English) This entry is required.
5. Right-click on the folder My Folder, then choose New Folder.
6. Create the folder with the following settings.
Field name User action and values Remarks
Folder Name Systems This entry is required.
Folder ID systems This entry is required.
Master Language Your language (e.g., English) This entry is required.
7. Right-click on the folder Systems, then choose New Folder
8. Create the folder with the following settings.
Field name User action and values Remarks
Folder Name SAP R3 This entry is required.
Folder ID sap_r3 This entry is required.
Master Language Your language (e.g., English) This entry is required.
9. Choose Save.
10. To create folders for additional systems, follow steps 8 and 9 above, using folder names and folder IDu2019s that are appropriate, such as SAP CRM, sap_crm and SAP BW, sap_bw.
Result
You have created folders to store the portal System object.
2.2 SAP Systems
Use
In this activity, you define SAP systems that will be connected to the Enterprise Portal and specify the necessary attributes and web access details through the System Landscape Wizard. There are two types SAP backend systems. Depending on your system landscape, you will define only one of the following types:
u2022 SAP_R/3_Dedicated: This system has only one application server and the portal connects to it directly. For more information, see Connecting to an SAP R/3 Dedicated System.
u2022 SAP_R/3_LoadBalancing: The message server is used in this case for load balancing and the portal connects to the message sever. For more information, see Connecting to an SAP R/3 Load Balancing System.
2.2.1 Connecting to an SAP R/3 Dedicated System
Use
Run the System Landscape Wizard to create a system. The resulting object connects directly to the application server that is defined.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as the Administrator.
Procedure
1. From the portal top-level navigation, choose System Administration System
Configuration System Landscape..
SAP Enterprise Portal System Administration System Configuration System Landscape
2. Navigate to Portal Content My Folder Systems SAP R3
3. Right-click on the SAP R3 folder, then choose New System
This launches the System Landscape Wizard.
4. Choose Dedicated Application Server for R/3 System and choose Next.
5. Make the required entries for the system you want to connect to the Enterprise Portal, and choose Next.
Field name Description User action and values Note
System Name This is a display name, the name that appears in the Portal Catalog, and in any form, dialog box, and window that displays a list of systems. SAP_R3 This field automatically displays the same name as that of the component that you choose in the previous step. If you want to change the name, overwrite the name that appears.
System ID A unique identifier for the system for example, AID This is the identifier registered in the PCD (Portal Content Directory). The system ID may include any of the following: a-z; A-Z; 0-9; '.'; '_'; '-'; '%'; '~'; '/'; '('; ')'.
System ID Prefix A prefix for the system name for example, com.mycompany If you want all your systems to follow a specific naming convention, making them easier to locate, you can add a uniform prefix to each system you create.
You can leave it blank.
Master Language The language in which you want the system properties to appear English
Description A brief description This is an optional description of the system.
6. In Step 3: Summary, review the options you selected for the new page.
To make changes, choose Back to return to the appropriate screen.
Then choose Next till you reach the Summary page, review, and choose Finish.
7. Choose Open the object for editing and choose OK.
The Property Editor iView will open.
8. Select Connector in the Property Category dropdown.
9. Enter the fields below according to your SAP system.
Field name Description User action and values Note
Application Host SAP application server For example, nspal05.pal.sap.corp You will enter the IP address or host name of your system.
SAP Client SAP client For example, 100 Enter the appropriate client to which your users need connection.
SAP System ID (SID) SAP System ID For example AID
Server Port Port number of application server or message server For example, 3200 The first two digits are a fixed value for SAP R/3 for a dedicated system, and the second two digits represent the system number.
SAP System Number SAP system number For example, 00 System number
System Type SAP_R3
10. Select User Management from the Property Category dropdown list.
11. Enter the fields below.
Field name User action and values
Logon Method UIDPW
User Mapping Type Admin,user
.NOTE u2013 For purposes in SAP Best Practices, we use User ID/Password mapping. If you are using Single Sign-on, please refer to SAP Help Documentation on User Authorization and Single Sign-on under SAP NetWeaver u201904.
12. Choose Save.
13. Select System Aliases in the Edit dropdown list. This opens the System Alias Editor, and displays the existing list of aliases created for this system.
14. In Alias, enter SAP_R3. Choose the Add button.
15. Choose Save to save your changes and close the page.
Result
You have created a system to access a back-end application, and have included it in the Portal System Landscape. The Property Editor opens automatically, displaying the properties of the system landscape object as defined in the XML profile of the system application.
2.2.2 Connecting to an SAP R/3 Load Balancing System
Use
Run the System Landscape Wizard to create a system. The resulting object connects directly to the message server that it defines.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as the Administrator.
1. From the portal top-level navigation, choose System Administration System
Configuration System Landscape..
SAP Enterprise Portal System Administration System Configuration System Landscape
2. Navigate to Portal Content My Folder Systems SAP R3.
3. Right-click on the SAP R3 folder, then choose New System.
This launches the System Landscape Wizard.
4. Choose R/3 System with Load Balancing and choose Next.
5. Make the required entries for the system you want to connect to the Enterprise Portal, and choose Next.
Field name Description User action and values Note
System Name This is a display name, the name that appears in the Portal Catalog, and in any form, dialog box, and window that displays a list of systems. SAP_R3 This field automatically displays the same name as that of the component that you choose in the previous step. If you want to change the name, overwrite the name that appears.
System ID A unique identifier for the system for example, AID This is the identifier registered in the PCD (Portal Content Directory). The system ID may include any of the following: a-z; A-Z; 0-9; '.'; '_'; '-'; '%'; '~'; '/'; '('; ')'.
System ID Prefix A prefix for the system name for example, com.mycompany If you want all your systems to follow a specific naming convention, making them easier to locate, you can add a uniform prefix to each system you create.
You can leave it blank.
Master Language The language in which you want the system properties to appear English
Description A brief description This is an optional description of the system.
6. In Step 3: Summary, review the options you selected for the new page.
To make changes, choose Back to return to the appropriate screen.
Then choose Next till you reach the Summary page, review, and choose Finish.
7. Choose Open the object for editing and choose OK.
The Property Editor iView appears.
8. In the Property Category dropdown, select Connector.
9. Enter the fields below according to your SAP system.
Field name Description User action and values Note
Group Group of SAP application servers for example, PUBLIC
Message Server Address or name of SAP Message Server (load balancing component) Fro example, nspal014.pal.sap.corp
SAP Client SAP client for example, 100 Enter the appropriate client to which your users need connection.
SAP System ID (SID) SAP System ID For example AID
Server Port Port number of application server or message server for example, 3641 The first two digits are usually a fixed value u201836u2019 for SAP R/3 message system, and the second two digits represent the system number.
System Type SAP_R3
10. Select User Management from the Property Category dropdown list.
11. Enter the fields below.
Field name User action and values
Logon Method UIDPW
User Mapping Type Admin,user
12. Choose Save.
13. In the Edit dropdown list, Select System Aliases. This opens the System Alias Editor, and displays the existing list of aliases created for this system.
14. In Alias, enter SAP_R3. Choose the Add button.
15. Choose Save to save your changes and close the page.
Result
You have created a system to access a back-end application, and have included it in the Portal System Landscape. The Property Editor opens automatically, displaying the properties of the System Landscape object as defined in the XML profile of the system application.
2.2.3 Internet Transaction Server
Use
In this activity, you define Internet Transaction Server (ITS) systems that will be connected to the Enterprise Portal. Additionally, you specify the necessary attributes and web access details through the System Landscape Wizard.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as the Administrator.
Procedure
1. From the portal top-level navigation, choose System Administration System Configuration System Landscape.
2. Right-click on the name of the SAP System for which you want to set up the ITS connection and choose Open Object.
3. The Property Editor will open automatically.
4. In Property Catalog, use the dropdown to select ITS.
5. Set your SAP system properties according to the details in the table below.
Field name Description User action and values Note
ITS Description Description of the ITS for example, AID
ITS Host Name Hostname of the ITS for example, hspal14:8002 The first section of the name is the host, the second portion of the name after the colon, is the port
ITS Path Path in the ITS /scripts/wgate This field usually stays the same unless you have modified it in your ITS system.
ITS Protocol Protocol of the ITS http
10. Save your settings.
11. In the Edit list, use the dropdown to select System Aliases. This opens the System Alias Editor, and displays the existing list of aliases created for this system.
12. In Alias, enter SAP_R3. To create a new alias, choose New.
13. Save your changes and close the page.
Result
You have set up the ITS on your existing SAP system.
2.2.4 Web Application Server
Use
The mySAP CRM system runs Business Service Page (BSP) technology, which requires the Web Application Server (WAS) connection properties to be set up for BSP application. mySAP CRM reports originate from the mySAP BW system.
The mySAP BW runs the SAP Business Explorer, which requires the WAS connection properties to be set up for SAP Business Explorer application.
In this activity, you define WAS systems that will be connected to the Enterprise Portal. You also specify the necessary attributes and web access details through the System Landscape Wizard.
2.2.4.1 Connecting to WAS System u2013 BSP
Use
Run the System Landscape Wizard to create a system. The resulting object connects directly to the application it defines.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as the Administrator.
Procedure
1. From the portal top-level navigation, choose System Administration System Configuration.
2. From the Detailed Navigation iView of the navigation panel, choose System.
3. Navigate to Portal Content My Folder Systems SAP R3 and choose New System.
This launches the System Landscape Wizard
4. In Step 1: Template Selection, choose Dedicated Application Server for R/3 System or R3 System with Load Balancing and then choose Next.
5. Make the required entries for the system you want to connect to the Enterprise Portal.
Field name Description User action and values Note
System Name for example, SAP_R3 This is a display name, the name that appears in the Portal Catalog, and in any form, dialog box, and window that displays
a list of systems.
System ID for example, AID This is the identifier registered in the Portal Content Directory (PCD).
The system ID may include any of the
following: a-z; A-Z; 0-9; '.'; '_'; '-'; '%'; '~'; '/';
This system ID has to be the same name as the WinGUI.
System ID Prefix for example, com.mycompany If you want all your systems to follow a specific naming convention, making them easier to locate, you can add a uniform
prefix to each system you create.
Master Language English
Description This is an optional description of the system.
6. In Summary Details, review the options you selected for the new page. To make changes, choose Back until you return to the appropriate screen.
7. Choose Open for editing when wizard completes. The Property Editor will open automatically when you choose Finish.
8. Select Web Application Server (WAS) in the Property Category dropdown list.
9. Set your SAP system properties according to the details in the table below.
Field name Description User action and values Note
WAS Description Description of the WAS for example, AIO
WAS Host Name Hostname of the WAS for example, nspal05:50068 The first section of the name is the host, the second portion of the name after the colon, is the port
WAS Path Path of the WAS for example, sap/bc/bsp/sap This field usually stays the same.
To find the path, logon to your BW system and use transaction code SICF
WAS Protocol Protocol of the WAS http
14. Save your settings.
15. In the Edit list, use the dropdown to select System Aliases.
This opens the System Alias Editor, and displays the existing list of aliases created for this system.
16. In Alias, enter SAP_R3 or SAP_BW or SAP_CRM. To create a new alias, choose New.
17. Save your changes and close the page.
Result
You have created a system to access a back-end application, and have included it in the portal system landscape. The Property Editor opens automatically, displaying the properties of the system landscape object as they were defined in the XML profile of the system application.
2.2.4.2 Connecting to WAS System u2013 BEx
Technically, connecting the BW system is similar to connecting the SAP R/3 System. The only difference is the path setting of the Business Explorer Service (BEx) within the system.
Use
Run the System Landscape Wizard to create a BW system. The resulting object connects directly to the application it defines.
Prerequisites
Log on to the Portal as the Administrator.
Procedure
1. From the portal top-level navigation, choose System Administration System Configuration.
2. From the Detailed Navigation iView of the navigation panel, choose System Landscape.
3. Navigate to Portal Content My Folder Systems SAP R3 and choose New System.
This launches the System Landscape Wizard
4. In Step 1: Template Selection, choose SAP_R3_Dedicated or SAP_R3_LoadBalancing and then choose Next.
5. Make the required entries for the system you want to connect to the Enterprise Portal.
Field name Description User action and values Note
System Name SAP_BW This is a display name, the name that appears in the Portal Catalog, and in any form, dialog box, and window that displays a list of systems.
System ID for example, BW1 This is the identifier registered in the PCD.
The system ID may include any of the
following: a-z; A-Z; 0-9; '.'; '_'; '-'; '%'; '~'; '/';
This system ID has to be the same name as the WinGUI.
System ID Prefix for example, com.yourcompany.system If you want all your systems to follow a specific naming convention, making them
easier to locate, you can add a uniform prefix to each system you create.
Save As System The systems you create based on this template will all inherit the templateu2019s properties, no matter how far down the chain they may be.
Master Language English
Description This is an optional description of the system.
10. In Summary Details, review the options you selected for the new page. To make changes, choose Back until you return to the appropriate screen.
11. Choose Open for editing when the wizard completes. The Property Editor will open automatically when you choose Finish.
12. Select Web Application Server (WAS) in the Property Category dropdown list.
13. Set your SAP system properties according to the details in the table below.
Field name Description User action and values Note
WAS Description Description of the WAS for example, BW1
WAS Host Name Hostname of the WAS for example, nspal05:50068 The first section of the name is the host, the second portion of the name after the colon, is the port. This information can be found under transaction code SMICM. Choose menu path GoTo Services and you can find the hostname and port for the HTTP record.
WAS Path Path of the BW service for example, sap/bw/BEx This field usually stays the same. To find the path, logon to your BW system and use transaction code SICF.
WAS Protocol Protocol of the WAS http
18. Save your settings.
19. In the Edit list, use the dropdown to select System Aliases. This opens the System Alias Editor, and displays the existing list of aliases created for this system.
20. In Alias, enter SAP_BW. Choose Add.
21. Save your changes and close the page.
Result
You have created a system to access a back-end BW application, and have included it in the portal system landscape.
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Like Report-Report interface (RRI) in BW, wherein detailed report can be invoked from chart/graph, can similar thing is possible in Visual Composer?
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You can also combine the advantages of the VC and BEx Web runtime. For example, you can develop a VC model that renders the data in Adobe Flex and within this model you can define links to BEx Web Applications that calls the underlying query in order to analyze the data in more detail. There the data will be displayed in DHTML and you can use the BEx features to drill-down in a pivot table, for example
General Aspects - VC
In the area of Analytics you can use different tools to model reporting scenarios and analytical applications.
Deciding which tool best meets your requirements depends on several factors - features, UI technology, User
types, interaction, OLAP and/or OLTP data needed, for example. The UI tool decision tree (see Figure 3) will
support you in your choice and will help you determine which tool meets your requirements in the best way. Your
decision also depends on which criteria (e.g. features) are most important for you.
First you should think about whether you need to use the functionalities of the BI analytical engine (drill-down
navigation in reports, slice and dice analysis, and external presentation hierarchy, for example). If you dont
need those functionalities, then you should use Visual Composer, especially if you want to use query services
(Web Services and/or BAPIs) and/or if you want to embed OLAP data into operational processes. Also, use the
Visual Composer if your analytic application to be rendered with Adobe Flex. Adobe Flex is a presentation-tier
framework and server that enables the development of Rich Internet Applications. With the Adobe Flex UI you
can use interactive UI elements, for example. If you want to use just OLTP data in your reporting scenario, you
also have to use Visual Composer.
If you want to report based only on OLAP data (stored in Info Providers in a SAP BI system), you should use the
BI Suite tools. If the end users should access their reports using MS Excel, you must use the BEx Analyzer.
Beforehand you have to define a query using the Query Designer that then can be easily embedded into a BEx
Analyzer workbook. You can also do basic formatting with standard MS Excel functionality as well as integrating
BI Integrated planning functionality.
If you want to use formatted reporting and if you want to display the reports in a Web Browser, you should use
the Report Designer. With the Report Designer you are able to create formatted reports that are optimized for
presentation and printing. You can also access a number of formatting and layout functions.
If you need to deliver standardized reports, you should use the Pattern Wizard (integrated into the Web
Application Designer) to create pattern-based Web Templates. You can create Information Consumer Patterns
to ensure a standardized UI for the end users who access the Web Templates via the Enterprise Portal. If you
need special UI elements (for example, Tab Strips) or if you want to build planning applications, you have to use
the freestyle Web Application Designer capabilities.
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/800a7bd4-7897-2910-c6b2-9ee791e9913c
Hope it Helps
Chetan
@CP.. -
What is advantage of using Visual Composer In SAP
Hi friends,
please tell me what is advantage of using visual composer in SAP.
and please give me basic notes to understand Visual Composer.
I Don't have any idea about this topic.
please help me.
Thanks & Regards,
YogeshHi Yogesh,
SAP Visual Composer is a browser based, graphical modeling tool that - by reusing existing data services like RFCs, web services, queries, query-views, tables - allows creating business applications with both transactional and analytical services seamlessly integrated. In addition it gives modelers the choice to select the UI technology and build user interfaces.
Go through the following links:
Getting Started with Visual Composer for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 [original link is broken]
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/media/uuid/6cb05174-0701-0010-448b-caf8c6fcc97a
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/2e254377-0c01-0010-9787-b285e9af529f
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/ceea45f3-0c01-0010-049c-c2b001f590fb
Reward points if helpful.
Regards,
Renuka. -
Refesh data on visual composer
Good day everybody,
i am busy with the design and coding the solution for the visual composer, but my challenge now is to find out how to clear or refresh data on visual composer. what i have done is that i created one big structure that will display different output data based on the selection screen. e.g if i have selected employees who exceeded overtime hours then it displays data accordingly and if select employees per cost centre it must display data accordingly but what is happening is that data overwrite the other.My function module works perfectly from where i get data from. On the visual composer what i have done is for each field i have a condition based on the output e.g.(if output = 1) BOOL(IF(#ID[ACA6OX]@OUTPUT == '1', true, false)) if (output = 2) BOOL(IF(#ID[ACA6OX]@OUTPUT == '2', true, false)) and (if output = 3) BOOL(IF(#ID[ACA6OX]@OUTPUT == '3' OR TRIM(#ID[ACA6OX]@OUTPUT)== '', false, true)). But is still overwrites can anyone help me in this regard as to how can i clear the visual compser.
Thanks in advance,
Themba.Hi,
Salvador Gimeno wrote:
Dear colleagues,
I need to build the functionality to do a File upload on Visual Composer. The user should be able to select a file from his local PC and upload it into a table or DSO.
I have created a function module that uses the function 'GUI_UPLOAD' to do the upload. If I execute the FM from transaction SE37 it works fine, selects the file and loads the data into the table. However, if I embed that FM into Visual Composer it does not work anymore.
Is it because it uses GUI technology that cannot be called from java environment of VC?
Yes, the GUI_UPLOAD relies on the "SAP Gui connection" which is not possible in a Web environnement like the Visual Composer.
In languages such as Web Dynpro (Java or ABAP) or BSP, you can upload file to the server.
You might have to "mix" technologies to provide upload and still keep using VC.
Salvador Gimeno wrote:
Anybody has a hint on how to solve this? Is there any standard functionality to do it?
I think this upload functionality is about to be released with Ehp1
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