SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 is a centralized suite for data reporting, visualization, and sharing. As the on-premise BI layer for SAP’s Business Technology Platform (BTP), it transforms data into useful insights, available anytime, anywhere.
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 supports a flexible service-oriented architectural framework based on open-source protocols that deliver user BI content when and where they need it.
N-Tier Architecture
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 can be thought of as a series of conceptual tiers and logical layers:
- Client tier (in the 'client' layer)
- Web tier (in the 'presentation' layer)
- Management tier (in the 'application' layer)
- Storage tier (in the 'application' layer)
- Processing tier (in the 'application' layer)
- Data tier (in the 'database' layer)
- Client tier:
The client tier contains all desktop client applications that interact with SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 to provide a variety of reporting, analytic, and administrative capabilities. Examples include the Central Configuration Manager (SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 installation program), Web Intelligence Rich Client, Information Design Tool (SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 Client Tools installation program), and SAP Crystal Reports 2025 (available and installed separately).
Desktop client applications (Web Intelligence Rich Client, Information Design Tool,…) are 64-bit applications. They are no longer 32-bit.
- Web tier:
The web tier contains web applications deployed to a Java web application server. Web applications provide SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 functionality to end users through a web browser. Examples of web applications include the Central Management Console (CMC) administrative web interface and BI Launch Pad.
The web tier also contains Web Services. Web Services provide SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 functionality to software tools via the web application server, such as session authentication, user privilege management, scheduling, search, administration, reporting, and query management.
- Management tier:
The management tier (also known as intelligence tier) coordinates and controls all of the components that make up SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025. It comprises the Central Management Server (CMS) and the Event Server and associated services. The CMS maintains security and configuration information, directs service requests to servers, manages auditing, and maintains the CMS system database. The Event Server manages file-based events, which occur in a defined storage tier.
- Storage tier:
The storage tier is responsible for handling files, such as documents and reports.
The Input File Repository Server manages files that contain information to be used in reports, such as the following file types: .rpt, .xls, .wid, .unx and so on.
The Output File Repository Server manages reports created by the system, such as the following file types: .rpt, .csv, .xls, .doc, .rtf, .txt, .pdf, .wid.
The storage tier also handles report caching to save system resources when users access reports.
- Processing tier :
The processing tier analyzes data, and produces reports and other output types. This is the only tier that accesses the databases that contain report data. This tier comprises the Adaptive Job Server, Connection Server (64-bit), and processing servers such as the Adaptive Processing Server or Crystal Reports 2025 Processing Server.
- Data tier:
The data tier consists of the database servers hosting the CMS system database and Auditing Data Store (ADS). It also consists of any database servers containing relational, OLAP, or other data types for reporting and analytic applications.
Note
Monitoring database, which was hosted by a local Apache Derby database on the application layer, is deprecated since SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.3 release. Now, there are two other database options for recording monitoring information: either record information using the Auditing Data Store, or any other database supported by the platform using JDBC driver.
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 is a flexible solution for delivering information to users, in many forms including dashboards and interactive reports, via any web application. The platform gives real benefits extending across and beyond the organization, as an integrated suite for reporting, analysis, and information delivery.
Architecture Diagram SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 2025 Architecture Description
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