Hyperion Interactive Reporting Upgrade Information

As part of the BI Roadmap project, users of the current Brio Desktop client and of the Hyperion Reporting Portal on the web will be upgraded to Hyperion Interactive Reports this weekend, October 21-24, 2011.

A series of job aids have been prepared and are available in the BI Roadmap section of Eureka to assist you with the upgrade, depending on the tool you use. See below for specific details:

Hyperion Reporting Portal/Tool Users

Audience: Primarily Alumni Affairs and limited Human Resources
Impact: Depends on the tool you use. The portal provides access to data that supports two types of reporting:

  • Predefined reports, which are written to meet specific needs and saved for repeated use.
    • Impact: This conversion and upgrade work will have no impact; all existing reports are expected to work normally and no functionality is being changed.
  • Ad hoc querying analysis conducted by users who need to construct their own reports.
    • Impact: Information about how to migrate/convert reports and how to download appropriate plug-ins are available:

    • For information on how to download the appropriate plug-in, consult the document entitled First Time User's Guide: HUBI Portal and the Hyperion IR Web Client Plug In
    • For information on how to migrate convert reports, consult the document entitled Upgrade Desktop Reports to Hyperion IR Studio

Hyperion Interactive 8 or Brio 6.6 Desktop Client Users

Audience: Finance and Human Resources
Impact: If you use the client, you will need the new Hyperion Interactive Reporting 11.0 client installed on your desktop.

Users of the desktop client were requested to identify themselves via the Hyperion Interactive/BI Roadmap survey last month. Your local desktop IT personnel will be notified that you will need the new client and will make arrangements with you accordingly. Your IT department will install using this document: Installing Hyperion IR Studio 11 Desktop Client.

Impact to existing ad hoc queries: Existing ad hoc queries will not need to be edited; in fact, a user will be able to open an existing query in the in the upgraded version, save it, and work as usual. Some minor changes in how some reports are published may need to be employed by the user; see the job aid noted above.

Once installed, users of the desktop client should consult the document Desktop OCE Configuration for Hyperion IR Studio, to point the client to the Data Warehouse.

Desktop client users should note that you will still be able to access the Data Warehouse using the existing Hyperion and/or Brio Desktop client. Therefore, you do not need to be concerned if the client is not immediately installed on your workstation.

Questions about the BI Roadmap Project/Hyperion Interactive Reports upgrade should be directed to the HUIT IT Helpdesk at (617) 496-2001 or via email. Ask the attendant to log a Remedy support ticket and assign it to the appropriate Group:

  • Alumni Affairs: CAADS-Func
  • Human Resources: HHR-Reporting
  • Financial: HDW-Finfunc

A member of the appropriate team will get back to you to assist.

Tags: Business Intelligence Roadmap, Ad Hoc Reporting

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