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About CA Clarity PPM-Xcelsius Support

Xcelsius is a dashboarding tool used to design and build visualizations that provide a visually rich and interactive approach to analyzing data. You can include Xcelsius visualizations in CA Clarity PPM by exporting the visualization to the ShockWave Flash file (.swf) format and creating an interactive portlet in CA Clarity PPM. Xcelsius visualizations can display real-time CA Clarity PPM data outside of CA Clarity PPM, such as from a PowerPoint presentation, Word document, and more.

Note: To get optimal performance from your Xcelsius visualizations, follow the guidelines outlined in the BusinessObjects Xcelsius 2008 User Guide. For example, set up complex calculations in the database queries.

The CA Clarity PPM-Xcelsius integration supports the following:

• Real-time CA Clarity PPM data transfers using CA Clarity PPM Web Services or Business Objects Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) as the connection method.
• Secured data transfers that authenticate CA Clarity PPM users through session IDs and that preserve CA Clarity PPM access rights. Users only see information they have rights to view.
• Context-aware Xcelsius visualizations automatically filter data based on where the interactive portlet is located in CA Clarity PPM. For example, the Overview page can display unfiltered data, such as all projects, and a project page can display filtered data, such as only projects managed by a particular user.
• Color scheme consistency between the Xcelsius visualization and CA Clarity PPM.
• Multiple language support enables users to view information using their preferred language.
• Cross-domain setup to view visualizations with real-time CA Clarity PPM data outside of CA Clarity PPM.

In addition to Xcelsius, the following are the primary components used to implement Xcelsius visualizations with real-time CA Clarity PPM data. Each is discussed in more detail in the topics that follow.

• Interactive Portlets
• Connection Methods
• Global and Object Parameters

More Information:

Tools and Resources for an Xcelsius Implementation