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About CA Clarity PPM-Xcelsius Support

Xcelsius is a dashboard tool for building visualizations that provide a visually rich and interactive approach to analyzing data. You can export a visualization to the Flash file format, creating an interactive portlet in CA Clarity PPM. Xcelsius visualizations can display real-time CA Clarity PPM data outside of CA Clarity PPM in media such as a PowerPoint presentation, Word document, and more.

To get optimal performance from your Xcelsius visualizations, follow the guidelines 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 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 the interactive portlet location in CA Clarity PPM. Some examples:

• Overview page displays unfiltered data, such as all projects.
• Project page displays filtered data, such as 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.

CA Clarity PPM uses these components to implement Xcelsius visualizations with real-time CA Clarity PPM data:

• Interactive Portlets
• Connection Methods
• Global and Object Parameters