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About CA Clarity PPM-Xcelsius Support

Important! Xcelsius is available only for existing customers who already have this software. This software is not available to new CA Clarity PPM customers who are installing for the first time.

Xcelsius is a dashboard tool that is used to build visualizations that provide a visually rich and interactive approach to analyzing data. You can export a visualization to the Flash file format and can create an interactive portlet in CA Clarity PPM. An Xcelsius visualization can display real-time CA Clarity PPM data outside of CA Clarity PPM, such as from 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 features:

• Real-time CA Clarity PPM data transfers using CA Clarity PPM Web Services or Business Objects Query as a Web Service 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 that they have rights to view.
• Context-aware Xcelsius visualizations automatically filter data based on where the interactive portlet is located in CA Clarity PPM. Some examples:
  • Overview page displays unfiltered data, such as all the 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.

In addition to Xcelsius, the following primary components implement Xcelsius visualizations with real-time CA Clarity PPM data. See the following sections for details on each of the components:

• Interactive Portlets
• Connection Methods
• Global and Object Parameters

More Information:

Tools and Resources for an Xcelsius Implementation