Birst & SAP

Birst and SAP turn instant analytics into action. Whether you need to unlock the value of data in SAP or leverage the power of SAP HANA, Birst and SAP have partnered to provide a solution for each scenario. Eliminate BI wait time and reduce maintenance with Birst’s pre-built SAP connectors and 2-tier architecture that automatically combines SAP and non-SAP data. Furthermore, experience instant answers to end-user questions by using SAP HANA as Birst’s User-ready Data Store.

Instant ScalabilityBirst’s patented analytics engine and 2-tier data architecture automatically unify data from SAP and other sources, including existing data warehouses like SAP BW, to create a User-ready Data Store that scales. Enterprises can experience split-second response times by choosing the option to have SAP HANA as the Birst User-ready Data Store.

Birst Cloud BI and Analytics creates a Business Model (semantic layer) on top of the User-ready Data Store and V[OLY�KH[H�ZV\YJLZ�HUK�HWWSPLZ�`V\Y�ZWLJPÄJ�I\ZPULZZ�metrics and rules, creating one single source of truth for

all users on all of your data. Birst’s Data Navigator leverages the latest analytics technologies to provide instant answers to questions on data regardless of where the data lies: in the User-ready Data Store, in your data lakes, or in the cloud.

Birst’s comprehensive BI layer provides a complete set of analytic presentation tools including dashboards, mobile analytics, pixel-perfect reporting and visual discovery to ensure everyone can make data-driven decisions on their SAP and non-SAP data.

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The real opportunity from using SAP and Birst together is to put BI in the hands of everyone up and down the organization, pushing data to front line decision makers who can make thousands of decisions, smarter, faster, better—every day—and every person. This is what we call the Power of One.

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Easily Extract Data from SAP ERPBirst for SAP ERP provides a range of options that allows hassle free extraction and analysis of data from SAP.

Birst connects via a BAPI function or SAP Query and works with both R/3 and ECC 6 versions of SAP ERP. Birst also provides an Open SQL SAP connector, a simple and LHZ`�PU[LYMHJL�[V�KLÄUL�[OL�:83�Z[H[LTLU[Z�[V�HJJLZZ�the data from SAP tables without the need to write ABAP WYVNYHTZ�VY�KLÄUL�H�J\Z[VT�)(70��+H[H�PZ�[YHUZMLYYLK�ZLJ\YLS`�HUK�LɉJPLU[S`�[V�)PYZ[�\ZPUN�Z[YVUN�H\[OLU[PJH[PVU�and compression.

Query SAP BW in Real-TimeWith Birst, data can also be extracted from SAP BW using DSOs. Alternatively, Birst Live Access allows organizations to leverage their existing investment in SAP BW without requiring data extracts. Live Access establishes a real-time connection to BW cubes so that reports run by Birst users are translated into MDX queries in real-time.

Call toll free: (866) 940-1496Email us: info@birst.comwww.birst.com

About BirstBirst is the global leader in Cloud BI and Analytics. The company helps organizations make thousands of decisions better, every day, for every person. Birst’s patented 2-tier data architecture and comprehensive %,�SODWIRUP�VLWV�RQ�WRS�RI�DOO�RI�\RXU�GDWD��WR�XQLI\��UHðQH�DQG�HPEHG�GDWD�FRQVLVWHQWO\�LQWR�HYHU\�LQGLYLGXDO�decision—up and down the org chart. Thousands of the most demanding businesses trust Birst Cloud BI to make metric-driven business execution a reality. Learn more at www.birst.com and join the conversation @birstbi.

Birst & SAPDATASHEET

The key things we really like are speed of deployment and low overhead in terms of maintenance.

Fred Tiso VP of Worldwide Operations