The following tables provide a comparison of the four different SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards packages offered by SAP. You will need to install one of these packages in order to use this book, preferably the SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards package as it has the most features enabled.
The first table summarizes the components available in each version:
|
Component |
SAP Crystal Presentation Design |
SAP Crystal Dashboards, personal edition |
SAP Crystal Dashboards, departmental edition |
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Basic data presentation components |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Themes and color schemes |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ |
|
Play Control, Play Selector, and Accordion Menu |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ | |
|
Calendar, Panel Set, History, and Trend Analyzer |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ | |
|
Reporting Services Button |
✔ |
✔ | ||
|
Slide Show, Connection Refresh Button, and SWF Loader |
✔ |
✔ |
✔ | |
|
Query Refresh Button and Query Prompt Selector |
✔ |
✔ |
The second table summarizes the external connections available in each version:
|
Component |
SAP Crystal Presentation Design |
SAP Crystal Dashboards, personal edition |
SAP Crystal Dashboards, departmental edition |
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Data connectivity |
None |
Web Service (2 connections maximum) XML Data (2 connections maximum) Flash Variables Crystal Reports FS Command External Interface |
All the personal edition connections Web Service (unlimited) XML Data (unlimited) Portal Data LCDS connections Live Office |
All the departmental edition connections Query as a Web Service SAP BW |
|
BI platform connectivity |
Not available |
Not available |
SAP Crystal Reports Server 2011 |
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.0 |
|
Viewing license required for connected dashboards |
Not available |
Not available |
SAP Crystal Dashboard Viewing option |
Xcelsius Interactive viewing license |
|
Limitations |
Does not support external data connections |
Maximum of 2 Web Service or XML Data connections in any one model |
Maximum of 100 named users can view a given dashboard SAP BusinessOne is the only supported SAP application Cannot be used with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform or SAP Edge BI |
None |