Transcript WF 8 NF summary - Information Builders

WebFOCUS Release 8 Overview
Douglas Slagowitz
Technical Account Manager
Agenda
 Infrastructure/Repository
 Security Model
 BI Portal
 Tools Consolidation
 Tools Update
 Soon to be Release features
 Migration from 77 release
WebFOCUS 8
New Repository
New Repository
File-based repository to RDBMS
WebFOCUS 8 - Web/Presentation Tier
Previous Releases - Web/Presentation Tier
Optional
Web Server
Optional
Web Server
Mandatory
Application Server
Mandatory
Application Server
WebFOCUS Client
BID
File based
repository
IA
MR
WebFOCUS 8 Client
RC
RDBMS
Repository
BID
IA
File based
repository
MR
RC
BI
Portal
RDBMS
Repository
UOA
Security
New Repository
RDBMS Based Repository
 Files stored in RDBMS repository
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includes:
 UOA security authorization
resources.
 Managed Reporting content.
 BI Portal & IA content.
 ReportCaster content such as
schedules, distribution and
access lists, configuration files.
 Report Library report output.
Customers can leverage:
 Standard database backup and
logging procedures.
 General database network and
security access.
 Database clusters to provide
redundancy, failover and
distribute database workload.
WebFOCUS Client
BID
IA
MR
RC
BI
Portal
File based
repository
RDBMS
Repository
UOA
Security
WebFOCUS 8
New Security Model
New Security Model
Objective: Provide a robust security model that facilitates SaaS & PaaS,
Deep personalization, and simplified administrations
 New DBMS-based repository for WebFOCUS, ReportCaster, and Managed
Reporting:
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New hierarchical object-based repository called Information Builders File
System (IBFS)
Frees customers from fixed folders, folder depth, file names
Simplifies administration and system backup over previous version
 Key features and benefits of IBFS
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Fine-grained control over role definition and permission assignments
Security policies can be applied on any IBFS object including users, groups,
folders, reports, portals, report server nodes, etc.
Supports inheritance
Supports Multi-tenancy and group administration
 New auditing captures user logon activity and administrative actions
New Security Model
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The new WebFOCUS Client Security Model is an implementation of Role-Based
Access Control (RBAC), to enforce security across all WebFOCUS Resources. An
administrator can create a comprehensive security policy by considering the
following:
WHO / WHAT / WHERE
 Who will need access to this information?
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Use Groups to ease the administration of individual user id’s
Permissions can be applied to a single user id but is not recommended
What kind of access will each user need?
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Use Permission Sets to group individual Permissions into abilities that
similar users will need
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Where does the user require permissions
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Where defines the resource that the user requires access to
These three concepts can be put together in different combinations to create rules
which, once interpreted, make up a policy for each user.
New Security Model
UOA - Resources
 Security Model
 Universal Object Access (UOA)
 Enforces security across
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WebFOCUS 8 Client resources.
 A resource is defined as any
object for which security rules
can be applied.
Resources include:
 Folders, Subfolders
 Reports, Items
 Users, Groups, Subgroups
 ReportCaster schedules,
distribution and access lists
 Reporting Server content
 Web content
Copyright 2009,
New Security Model
Built-in Domain Templates
• WebFOCUS creates the required groups, resources, and security policy
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WebFOCUS 8
New BI Portal
New BI Portal
 All new in WebFOCUS 8
 Successor to BI Dashboard (BID)
 Interactive drag and drop
 Same familiar ribbon as InfoAssist
 Can build a portal without knowledge of web design
New BI Portal
New BI Portal
iGoogle Like User Experience
New BI Portal
PowerPoint Like Ease of Customization
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New BI Portal
Stylesheet Inheritance
WebFOCUS 8
Tools Consolidation
Tools Consolidation
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All JAVA applet tools replaced with Rich Internet Application (RIA) technology
Eliminates the need to have a JVM on each end user machine
Legacy tools have been retired and consolidated into InfoAssist and InfoAssist Basic,
a subset of InfoAssist.
Legacy Tools include
 Power Painter
Full InfoAssist with Document Composer
 Advanced Graph Assistant
InfoAssist Charting Engine
 Report Assistant and Graph Assistant
InfoAssist Basic
Tools Consolidation
Graph Tool Consolidation
 InfoAssist replaces all Graph tools, which include:
 HTML GA in WF
 Dev GA in DevStudio
 AGA in WF and DevStudio
 SQL Report Wizard
 Single option for Graph
Application Studio
BI Portal
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Tools Consolidation
Graph Tool Consolidation
 Can InfoAssist do everything legacy tools could?
 HTML GA and DevStudio GA
 100% functionality covered in InfoAssist
 Exception: Legacy syntax that is no longer supported in InfoAssist:
 Example: Applet-based graphs
 Advanced Graph Assistant
 85% functionality covered in InfoAssist
 Remaining 15% are specialized properties to be completed in a
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phased implementation of Release 8.0.0.1
List of specialized properties (AGA GAP list) will be provided along
with Rel 8.0.0.0 migration documentation
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WebFOCUS 8
Tools Update
Tools Update
Chart Engine
 Chart Engine Features
 Custom tooltips for Server-Side charts
 Automatic Color Styling of Chart Risers
 Repeated shading
 Gradient Coloring
 InfoAssist Chart Features
 InfoAssist Advanced Dialogs
 Gradient Editor
 Chart Size and AutoFit
 Ability to Save images (GRAPH HOLD)
 Additional Chart output formats
 HTML5
 Rel 8 InfoAssist User’s Manual can be found on
http://ibivmwebg:8800/wf80/index.jsp
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Tools Update
Custom tooltips for Server-Side charts
 Ability to customize text that appears in the tooltip
 Previously only available in applet-based graphs
 Syntax: setUserToolTip();
 Example: setUserToolTip("Our [SL] for [GL] [R] is $[YV]");
 Macros are defined in WF Graphics manual, page 1062
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Tools Update
Automatic Color Styling of Chart Risers
Repeated shading
 Automatically shade successive groups of risers by lightening or
darkening the colors
 Syntax:
 setColorMode(4);
 setSeriesLooping(n);
 setAutoColorLerpFactor(n);
 Example:
 setColorMode(4);
 -*Color mode set to repeat
 setSeriesLooping(2);
 -*How many series will be repeated
 setAutoColorLerpFactor(1);
 -*Specify whether to lighten or
darken the successive groups.
Valid range is from -1 to 1, where -1 means darken and 1 means
lighten. Value of 0 will not shade at all.
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Tools Update
Automatic Color Styling of Chart Risers
Gradient Coloring
 Automatically create a gradient effect between the colors for the first
and last risers by defining a starting color and ending color
 Syntax:
setColorMode(5);
setAutoColorGradientStartColor(new Color(RGB));
setAutoColorGradientEndColor(new Color(RGB));
 Example:
setColorMode(5);
-*Color mode set to gradient
setAutoColorGradientStartColor(new Color(48,94,213));
-*Define Starting color
setAutoColorGradientEndColor(new Color(237,195,27));
-*Define Ending color
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Tools Update
InfoAssist Advanced Dialogs
 More Chart styling capabilities
 Legend
 Grid Line
 Axes
 Frame & Background
 Data Labels
 Gauge
 Style
 Available in the ribbon and
Right-click menus via “More
Options…”
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Tools Update
InfoAssist Advanced Dialogs
 Gradient Editor
 Gradient Fill
 Swatches update as changes are made
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Tools Update
InfoAssist Advanced Dialogs
 Gradient Editor
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Tools Update
HTML5
 Strategic Goal: Offer unified
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charting experience:
 Single engine generates:
HTML5, Flash, JPEG, PNG
 The exact same chart
experience in all output
formats: Active
Technologies, HTML5, Flex,
PDF
 The same set of properties
and UI across all IBI
products
A high level of visual
sophistication:
 Gradients
 Animations
Works in all browsers including
mobile
Easily expandable and
customizable:
 New charts
 Chart varianrts
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Tools Update
HTML5
 HTML5 in InfoAssist
 ON GRAPH PCHOLD FORMAT JSCHART
 More HTML5-specific properties exposed in Rel 8002
 Not all browsers are created equal!
 Works best in modern browsers that have HTML5 standard support
 Compatible with IE7/8, but limited support for gradient effects
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Tools Update
InfoAssist: Interactive Multi-Page Documents
Copyright 2007,
Tools Update
InfoAssist: Customized User Options
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Styling Options: If your output type is Active Report then the Active Report Options become available, one of
which is menu options
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Active Rpt
Copyright 2007,
Tools Update
Developer Studio – Cancel Running Request
 Can now cancel requests
 Works with multiple WebFOCUS server environments
Tools Update
Developer Studio - Populate a Control with Procedure Names
Copyright 2011, Information Builders. Slide 34
Tools Update
Developer Studio - Promote Report to Document
Copyright 2011, Information Builders. Slide 35
Tools Update
Developer Studio Define Function
Copyright 2011, Information Builders. Slide 36
Tools Update
Update Assist: Web Forms for Mobile Devices
WebFOCUS 8
Soon to be released
Soon to be Released
WebFOCUS & Social Media
Access data directly from Facebook via native Facebook Adapter
Analyze textual information, frequency of usage, thread history, etc.
via Word Analyzer Adapter
Provide sentiment scoring via Web Services
Visualize results
Automate process via Data Migrator ETL
Feed can come from standard data sources as well
Copyright 2010,
Soon to be Released
WebFOCUS Social Media Adapters
Soon to be released
Social Media Application: Word Analytics
Soon to be Released
Application Studio IDE
Soon to be Released
Dynamic Preview for Any Form Factor
Copyright 2010,
Soon to be Released
Native Applications Built with Cross Compilers (iOS, Android)
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Migration from WebFOCUS 7.7x
Migration
Migration Utilities
Migration utilities will be available to migrate security rules and content from
previous releases. These include:
Internal and external Managed Reporting repositories
ReportCaster content
Report Library content
BI Dashboard content
With the exception of BI Dashboard content which will continue to reside on
the file system, all migrated content will be stored in the WebFOCUS 8 RDBMS
repository.
Copyright 2009,
Migration
Sample User-Role migration
 In 7x, this user had a role of
MR Administrator with
ReportCaster privileges.
 After migrating to Release 8,
this user has been assigned to
a User Default Role (UDR)
that matches Release 7x.
Copyright 2009,
Questions !