Enterprise Reporting

This section describes how to build Enterprise reporting applications using the JavaServer Faces Components for BusinessObjects Enterprise. An Enterprise reporting application is one that connects to BusinessObjects Enterprise in order to access, process, and display reports.

The JavaServer Faces Components for BusinessObjects Enterprise are a set of development tools that can help you to design and implement BusinessObjects Enterprise web applications. They consist of JavaServer Faces components and managed beans built on top of the BusinessObjects Enterprise Java SDK.

The JavaServer Faces Components for BusinessObjects Enterprise can improve your web application development process by:

• Encapsulating common functionality.

The components encapsulate functionality that is common in BusinessObjects Enterprise applications, such as logging on to the system, navigating through folders, and viewing reports. These common areas have been encapsulated within components, and made available for use in application development. They allow you to spend less time on implementation, and more time focusing on the problem domain.

• Reducing complexity and maintenance.

The set of pre-packaged components significantly reduces the complexity of your application development, and saves time during development cycles. The components can solve complex business information problems, because they are abstractions of the major business features found in a BusinessObjects Enterprise web application. Over time, they help you maintain applications because you can simultaneously update or change multiple pages.

• Improving application quality.

The components allow you to spend less time on implementation, and devote more time and resources to test and improve aspects of the application that go beyond its core functionality. For example, the extra time saved in development can be used to prototype the application for usability and customer reviews. Also, the drag-and-drop approach of application development, saves time when you prototype, because you can quickly and easily implement the major features of the application.

• Increasing ease of use without compromising functionality.

The JavaServer Faces Components for BusinessObjects Enterprise contain a rich API to expand your application. Everything can be customized, and the functionality of your application is not limited to the default functionality of the components. You can write your own event handlers or add more features to each page. Additionally, because the components and beans are built on top of the BusinessObjects Enterprise Java classes, the full BusinessObjects Enterprise Java SDK is fully accessible to application developers who wish to dig deeper and access specialized BusinessObjects Enterprise functionality. The JavaServer Faces Components for BusinessObjects Enterprise provide tools to improve the development process and enhance your applications.

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