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BW Overview

BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s Business Advantage of NW2004s

Roadmap from BW to BI

Implementation Experience

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BW Overview

BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s

Business Advantage of NW2004s




SAP BW – A success story

Active BW Customers > 6,500

How do you planto leverage SAP BW?

Mixed data: 64%

SAP data only: 36%

Are you satisfiedwith SAP BW?

Yes95%

No5%

50 - 25039%

1,000 - 10,00013% < 50

24%

> 10,0001%

250 - 1,00023%

Number of Users

100 - 500 GB32%

500 GB - 1 TB18%

> 5 TB1%

0 - 100 GB26%

1 - 5 TB23%

Approximate DataVolume


Key Features of a Data Warehouse• Data from across all relevant sources

internal & external to the business • Separated Transactional & Analytical

environments• End user report creation• Cross functional & targeted reporting• Detailed & summary data• A single version of the the truth


Information Management ‘Best of breed’ technologies Rich Business Content -pre-configured Information models,

reports, KPI’s and extractors Industry Specific Business Content Configurable to specific requirements

Data Extraction Built on the SAP Entity Model SAP and non-SAP data extraction Powerful Data Maintenance and Administration

Powerful Information Analysis Innovative, intuitive user interface Powerful OLAP analysis Web & MS Excel based front-ends Easy integration with Portal

An integrated end-to-end Data Warehouse solutionSAP Business Warehouse (BW)


SAP Business Intelligence

Dashboards Targeted reports

OtherOther3rd PartySalesInterfaces

CreditControl

Sales Finance &Projects

Self-service Reporting

Business Warehouse

(BW)Business Content


SAP BI - Reporting and Analysis For All User Types•Authors and Analysts

– Need to dig into the data – explore & find trends

•Business Managers – Need personalized information specific to their function

– Summary – but with the ability to drill down to the detail

•Executives– High level analysis (dashboards) - alert to key business issues &

actions


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Authors & Analysts


Business Managers

Alert Driven

Targeted

Emailed


Executives


Information Broadcasting11

Universal Data Connection

NetWeaver Integration

Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)44

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Advanced Analytic functionality55


In this example the Report was sent in an MHTML-Format and is now available in the personal Inbox of the Receiver.

Information Broadcasting via E-Mail


What Are The Broadcasting Channels?

• SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP3– Knowledge Management Folders (“BEx Portfolio”)

• Available KM Services: e.g. Indexing & Search engines (TREX), Subscription, Downloads, Rating, etc.

– Portal Content Catalog (part of the Portal Content Directory)

– Collaboration rooms & discussion forums• Email– BW users, BW roles or email addresses– Online queries, workbooks & web applications are sent as URLs– Pre-calculated queries, workbooks & web applications are sent as

attachments or as inline mail body (MHTML)www.solitairesoft.com

What Are Reporting Documents? • Pre-calculated, online and offline reporting documents…

– BI Web Applications - Dashboards, cockpits– BEx Analyzer Workbooks– Queries

• ... in different formats ...– HTML

• Device specific (Web Browser, Mobile devices, etc.)

– BEx Analyzer Workbooks– Excel files– Emails using Multipart Html (MHTML) – ZIP Files

• ... containing different kinds of information.– OLAP data, Alerts, Embedded Documents and Filter Navigation


Information Broadcasting – BEx Portfolio

KM Document: Pre-calculated query, workbook or

application KM Link: Online BW report Use KM Services for:

Subscription Feedback Discussion Collaboration Rating TREX search Notes Download

Queries, Workbooks, BI Applications as KM Documents






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Universal Data Integration

BI Java Connectors to provide access to various data sources (via interfaces JDBC, XMLA, OLE DB for OLAP, SAP Query)

Based on industry standards for interoperability (JDBC, XMLA, ODBO) Universal Data Connect to integrate data into BW platform BI Java SDK for custom built Java Applications

SAP

nonSAP

SAPQuery

XMLA

JDBC

ODBO

BIJavaSDK

OLAP

Custom-builtApplications

SAPEnterprise Portal

UniversalData

Connect

1. BI Java Connectors JDBC, XMLA,ODBO, SAP Query

3. BI Java SDKJava API, Examples, Documentation

BExBW

Staging

2. Universal Data ConnectSAP BW Integration


BI Java Connectors

•Connectors for various data sources

• Leverages SAP WebAS 6.40 J2EE connectivity for SAP BW• Basis for Universal Data Connect and BI Java SDK – Relational Sources

• BI JDBC Connector– Industry Standard API for relational DBMS– Connectivity to 200+ JDBC drivers providing data access to: Oracle, MS SQL

Server, Teradata, MS Access, DB2, Sybase, Excel, text files (CSV), etc.– See http://java.sun.com for more information

• BI SAP Query Connector– Connectivity to operational SAP applications– SAP R/3, SAP CRM, Ad-hoc, operational

– OLAP Sources• BI OLE DB for OLAP Connector

– Industry Standard OLAP API for MS Windows platforms– Connectivity to MS Analysis Services, SAS, MS PTS, SAP BW

• BI XMLA Connector– Web Service-based, platform-independent access to OLAP sources– Connectivity to MS Analysis Services, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, MIS, SAP BW 3.x

– The set of connectors will be extended in further SAP BW releases


http://java.sun.com/

SAP BW – Non SAP-DW Integration Scenario

ERP

DW

Reporting

SAP HR Cubes

BW

Local Skills Database

Non SAP-DW

Various SourcesSAP HR Data

Listing

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DataSources

BW and XI

PSA

realtime updateDelta-Queue

mySAP.com(via BW Service-API)

SAP BW

http / SOAP

Near RealtimeInfoPackage

Standard Staging

OperationalData Store

Realtime Data Acquisition

Delta-QueueOpen Service

PSAPSA

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Planning in mySAP BI – EvolutionFuture Planning

Environment

mySAP BI

SAP BW Data Management Modelling Planning Framework Process Coordination Analysis

mySAP FinancialsSEM-BPS Planning Financial Planning ApplicationsSEM-BPS Planning

Financial Planning Applications

Modelling Planning Framework Process Coordination

mySAP BISAP BW Data Management Analysis

Current Planning Environment

mySAP Financials


Planning cycles

August December

Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning and Target setting on group level

Operational Planning

Operational Planning and Budgetingin the business units

Headcountplanning

Sales planning

Production planning

Marketing planning

Reconciliation of operational plans

with strategic targets

Strategic Targets(Operating Profit + 4%,

Market share+10%)

Plan evaluation


SAP BI Planning Architecture

Data Acquisition

AutomaticPlanning

Manual Planning/Analysis

Process control

Access / Storage

Master DataDimensional

Data Granular Data

Common Read / Write Interface

Planning Framework

DWH Layer

Business Logic

Planning Front EndsPresentation

Open Interface and Web Services

Modeling

Portal based Excel Inplace Excel Client ALV GridHTML in GUI

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Advanced Ad-hoc Reporting

New web template for ad-hoc analysis Extensibility: Easy support of customer adaptations in Web App Designer Enhanced usability and new look-and-feel New functionality within the template tool bar


Web Application Designer

Chart Designer Wizard (ReducedOverview)

Result


Data Mining Methods - Explorative

A B C 20% of customers generate

60% of sales

Clustering

ABCClassification

AssociationAnalysis

WeightedScore Tables Customer Age Gender Income

… … … …

… … … …

Score

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Weight


?Age

Sales

Complaints

# of Products

Gender

Income

Buy

Yes

No

Complaints

Gender

Income

Data Mining Methods - Predictive

>4<=4

MF

<=30 k >30 k

Regression

Decision Trees

No

No Yes

Yes


Analysis Process Designer

– Graphical modeling (drag&drop) and execution of Analysis Processes that make use of Data Mining to gain new insights and take action – closed loop

– Examples of “Analysis Processes” would be the definition of ABC classes, the calculation of frequency distributions or the determination of Scoring information.

Composite Scenarios: Customer Retention

A B C

ABC ClassificationDecision Trees Clustering

B

C

ALoyal

At Risk

AssociationAnalysis

Cross-SellingRules

Marketing Campaign

TransferKnowledge

Goal: Reduce Customer Churn


BW Overview






Analytical Applications11

BI Accelerator

Enterprise Data Warehousing

Enhanced Web & Excel Reporting 44

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Integrated Planning55


SAP NetWeaver™The total integration and application platform for lower TCO

• Unifies and aligns people, information and business processes– Integrates across

technologies and organizational boundaries

– A safe choice with full .NET and J2EE interoperability

• The business foundation for SAP and partners– Powers business-ready

solutions that reduce custom integration

– It’s SAP Enterprise Services Architecture increases business process flexibility

SAP NetWeaverCO

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LICA

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PEOPLE INTEGRATION

Multi channel access

Portal Collaboration

INFORMATION INTEGRATION

Bus. Intelligence

Master Data Management

Knowledge Mgmt

PROCESS INTEGRATION

Integration Broker

Bus. ProcessMgmt

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J2EE

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Architecture Source: Gartner (CPM, 2004)

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Powered bySAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver

People Integration

Information Integration

SAP delivers the complete, end-to-end, reliable and open BI Solution.

The SAP NetWeaver BI Platform



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Controlling(BW)

Logistics(SCE)

Sales(CRM)

Production(SCP)

Fulfillment (FC)Fin.-Dptm.

(FIN)Customer

Creation & Release Delivery Request

4

UpdateInventory Accounting

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Inventory

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DeliveryExecution

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Request Global ATP

2

Global ATP Check

3

ReceivesASN

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ReleaseASN

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Creation Sales OrderFulfillment

Request

Creation Purchase

Order

WHAT IS “NEW” ANALYTICS?Example: Sales Order Fulfillment process


WHAT IS “NEW” ANALYTICS?

“360° View of the Customer”

“Is customer credit-worthy?”

“smooth shipping Process?”

“sufficient stock of inventory?”

“extra effortcosts $$$?”

Questions & Insights lead to process improvement!


Visual Composer Model



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BI AcceleratorPerformance OptimizationSAP NetWeaver 2004s provides various tools to increase the data load and query performance significantly – among them the innovative high performance analytics approach. Thus, the implementation of large enterprise data warehouses is facilitated.

BI AcceleratorA new paradigm for high performance

data access. Query performance is boosted by orders

of magnitude Simultaneously the realignment

processes roll-up and change run are improved significantly

HPA is used in connection with KM search engine TREX

Provides linear scalability and can fully leverage grid and adaptive computing capabilities


Target

BI Accelerator

Very fastQuery Response Time

StableQuery Response Time

High Scalability Low Maintenance

Performance ImprovementBy Factor 10 in average,

Up to Factor 1000 !

Stable Good QueryResponse Time – Independent

From Database Features,Caches, Aggregates, …

Support of New HardwareParadigms like

Grid Computing, AdaptiveComputing

No Aggregate Maintenance,Unnoticeable ‘Roll-up’,

No Change Run


InnovationColumn-Based

Data Storage andAccess / Vertical

Table Decomposition

Column-BasedData Storage andAccess / Vertical

Table Decomposition

In-MemoryProcessing

In-MemoryProcessing

Highly ParallelData Access /

Horizontal Partitioning

Highly ParallelData Access /

Horizontal Partitioning

Dictionary-based,Smart Compression

Using Integers

Dictionary-based,Smart Compression

Using Integers

What makes SAP BI with the BI accelerator

so fast?

What makes SAP BI with the BI accelerator

so fast?


Introducing BI Accelerator Appliance - 1

SAP NetWeaver

BI Server

datadata

data

data

actionable information

Business User

IT Department

System Performance

System performance declining when increasing utilization

SAP NetWeaver

BI Server

Introducing BI Accelerator Appliance

datadata

data

actionable information

Business User

IT Department

System Performance

Increase scalability and flexibility, w/o impacting architecture

BIacceleratorappliance

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BI Accelerator of SAP NetWeaver – Architecture

SAP NetWeaver BI

HPA EngineUsing

Adaptive Computing

DataAcquisition

InfoCubes

AnalyticEngine

AnySource

SAP NetWeaver2004s

SAP NetWeaver2004s

Preferred Technology Partner

Preferred Hardware Partners

SAP NetWeaver2004s

SAP NetWeaver2004s

BusinessExplorer

Any Tool


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Modeling the EDW - FlexibilityData ModelingSAP NetWeaver 2004s provides additional flexibility for implementing new data models and changing existing ones.

Re-Modeling Toolbox Changing InfoCubes without rebuilding them from scratch – improved flexibility

Enhanced DataStore objects(formerly: ODS objects)Improved performance and flexibility

Enhanced InfoSets Improved flexibility

Integrate InfoCubes into join condition


Modeling the EDW - DataSource ConceptData Acquisition SAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the DataSource definition. In addition, it enhances remote access capabilities.

New DataSource conceptUnified and improved maintenance

E.g. Web Service (XML), UD Connect

Additional DataSources enabled for remote access (including flat files and DB Connect)

Enhanced remote capabilitesRemote master data access –no data replication, low TCO

Remote access of masterdata from source systems www.solitairesoft.com

Modeling the EDW - Transformation concept

Transformation SAP NetWeaver 2004s significantly improves transformation capabilities. The improved graphical UI contributes to decrease TCO.

TransformationImproved performance, flexibility and usability

Graphical UI Unification and simplification

of transfer and update rules New rule type: end routine New rule type: expert

routine (pure coding oftransformation)

Unit Conversion Capabilities for unitconversion during dataload (and reporting) www.solitairesoft.com

Running the EDW - Real-Time Data Acquisition

Data Flow ControlSAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the data flow definition and the process chain set-up. In addition, it provides new real-time data acquisition capabilities that facilitate operational reporting:

Enhanced real-time data acquisition capabilitiesXML Web service

Direct push into PSA (instead of Service API/Delta Queue)

Near-real-time InfoPackage & DTP Daemon-based update from

delta queue (BW Service API) Daemon-based update of

DataStore objects(ODS layer) – including leanstaging (with minimizedlogging)


EDW – Further enhancements• Modeling the EDW

– Data Warehousing Workbench

• Improved usability and lucidity– Content Analyzer and Content Browser

• New overview-, search- and analysis capabilities for Business Content

• Running the EDW– Process Chains

• Additional functionality and process types– Data Quality

• Improved error handling– Re-partitioning

• Supports attaching, combining partitions or complete re-partitioning – New Analysis Authorization concept

• Higher flexibility and simplified modeling



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Query, Reporting & Analysis – Designing a Report

Designing a Report

Report design takes place in the Business Explorer (BEx) Report Designer - a new, VB .Net-based tool that allows to create formatted, print-optimized reports.

Standard formatting: Font styles (e.g. bold, italic) and colors, etc.

Group level changes with individual formattings

Layout options, for example Height of rows, width of columns Multiline column headers Flexible positioning of fields Merger of cells

Support of hierarchies Rules for the presentation of special

characteristic values Integration of texts, pictures, and charts Header and footer for reports and pages


Query, Reporting & Analysis – Designing a Web Application

Designing a Web Application

Web application design takes place in the Business Explorer (BEx) Web Application Designer, a Visual Basic .NET-based, Unicode-compliant tool.

Model-driven BI application building Wizards for charts, maps, command

editing Wizard for layout elements (e.g.

buttons) „Intellisense“ support for Web API

developers Easy integration of native HTML

commands New layout elements (Tab strips etc.) New Web items New chart types, e.g. GANTT chart,

MTA chart Design of planning aware business

applicationswww.solitairesoft.com

Intuitive Ad-Hoc Analysis – BEx Web Analyzer

•Web-based Ad-hoc Design Leveraging Drag & Drop – Easy navigation, when dropping characteristics on top of rows or columns– Easy filtering, when dropping a characteristics to filter area– Personalized Filters– Saving and distribution of analysis results through strong portal integration– Close integration to

Information Broadcasting and Knowledge Management

– Wizard-based definition of exceptions and conditions

– Query creation on top of SAP BW and 3rd party data(via XMLA Connectors) Drag and

Drop


BEx Web Printing • Comfortable PDF based BEx Web printing

– Any type of BEx Web query, Report or Web Application can be converted to PDF and printed

– Leveraging the SAP NetWeaver AS integration with Adobe Document Service

– Adobe Acrobat Reader required, no plug-ins necessary– Printing options can be maintained globally or individually by an

end-user

pdf-conversion of a web item


Excel integration - Workbook Design with BEx Analyzer

• Application-building in Excel (similar to Web Application Designer)

• New Options for Queries with 2 Structures– Excel Formulas allow access to any

cell of the result set– Excel Formatting options can be fully

leveraged for BEx Workbooks (e.g blank lines, fonts etc.

– Combining Excel Formulas and Excel Formatting allows the design of High-End Formatted solution workbooks

• Integration of Business Planning

Workbook Design


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Business Planning and Analytical Services – Wizard Mode

Planning Model Design – Wizard Mode –

– Create a simple model of BI integrated planning by means of the Planning Wizard• Web based modeling environment for planning

related tasks • Using the “Road map Pattern”

Business Planning and Analytical Services – Planning Layout Design-time

Drilldown Hierarchical data in rows

and columns Calculated key figures Structures Unit conversion

AlertsConditionsGraphicsAd-hoc currencyCurrency translation

Query Design (BEx Query Designer)Queries that are based on aggregation level are able to write back to the InfoProvider

BEx Web Application Designer Create a layout Configure a layout Choose data binding Configure interaction


Business Planning and Analytical Services – Run-time 2Web Application Design – Example


BW Overview






Key Business Challenges

Ineffective Decision Making ProcessesDecisions delayed, or made on ‘gut feel’ onlyKey stakeholders not involvedSolid information only available to small ‘elite’

Execution not aligned with StrategyStrategy not communicated clearlyIndividual objectives not aligned with strategyPoor measurement, and no corrective actions

Increasingly Complex Operational EnvironmentLack of insight into customer behaviour and trendsOpportunities frequently missed

Compliance RequirementsCalls for transparencyIncreasing criticality of trustworthy data

Budget ConstraintsNeed to do more with less, and need to justify expenditures


• NW 2004s - Analytical Applications• Business actions based on informed decisions.

Ineffective Decision Making ProcessesDecisions delayed, or made on ‘gut feel’ onlyKey stakeholders not involvedSolid information only available to small ‘elite’



• NW 2004s - Enterprise Data Warehousing• Truly scaleable solution• Supporting all BI needs of the organisation

Increasingly Complex Operational EnvironmentLack of insight into customer behaviour and trendsOpportunities frequently missed



• NW 2004s - BI Accelerator• Truly scaleable solution• Lower administration cost• Consistent and quick user response

Budget ConstraintsNeed to do more with less, and need to justify expenditures



• NW2004s - Integrated Planning• Integration platform for analysis and

planning. • Planning systematically delivered to all

levels of the organisation

Execution not aligned with StrategyStrategy not communicated clearlyIndividual objectives not aligned with strategyPoor measurement, and no corrective actions


BW Overview






Deployment of BW

R/3 Reporting

Information delivery in mySAP solution Data Warehouse

where SAP is one of the ERP solution

Standalone Data Warehouse

Analytical Application

BI Complexity

SAP

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Multi-BusinessData Warehouse

Phased Roll Out

Business UnitData Warehouse

Subject SpecificData Mart

Size

Time

Think bigbut start small


Start small and fast

Scope of project

BW skill customer

Additional Subjectareas

ExtendingContent

External Data

BW Content

Delivery Cycles

Concepts


Rapid Implementation step by step• Selected subject area • Defined scope• Business Content as a basis for implementation• Minor but User-significant enhancements• Achieve the 80% solution and demonstrate results• Receive feedback

– Incorporate into subsequent delivery cycles• Rollout to other subject area (maybe in parallel)• Parallel work in frontend, extraction and datamodel team• Use the „power“ of BW

– Extend with external data sources– Combine information from different applications


Benefit of the Rapid Implementation

Rapid ROI / deliverable benefit to the business Establish positive view of the product within user base Establish stable technology infrastructure early in

project Transfer overall product knowledge to ensure

subsequent implementations are appropriately resourced

Train members of the implementation team


Suolution Manager & Accelerated BW Method & Tools

• Highest Level : Maps to ASAP• Lowest Level : Incorporates BW-Specific Activities / Accelerators

• Key Enablers : Included to Assist the Customer and Consultant• Evolving : Continually Being Refined and Enhanced by BW experts

in development and consulting


Skills• The skills required will be driven by the scope of the

implementation• Scope of Implementation

– Business Contents with minor enhancements?– Significant non-SAP data sources?– Enterprise Data Warehouse?

• Skills– BW Implementation experience– Operational users– SAP source knowledge – Data Warehousing architecture– BASIS / WAS knowledge


Project Team Structure

DW Architect

BW Solution Architects

BW Administrator

BusinessKey Users

BusinessKey Users

BusinessKey Users

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Implementation Team - Mix of Resource

SAP/ Partner

Internal

Time

Consulting Effort


Key Success Factors• Management buy-in• Involve user community early in the project life

cycle• Strong implementation team

– Business understanding & empowerment– SAP skills– BW knowledge – DW skills

• Rapid, step-by-step, reiterative implementation– delivery cycle concept – early success– feedback


BW Overview






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Technology

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data access

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