SAP Web Reporting

1. SAP – WEB Reporting
Presented by Ahmed Rami Elsherif
elsherifr@hotmail.com

2. Introduction
• R/3 is designed as a OLTP (Online transaction
processing) system and not an analytical and
reporting system.
• BW provides much better performance and
stronger data analysis and reporting capabilities
than R/3.
• Costume made or third party reporting and
analysis applications is another interesting
option for their user-friendliness, flexibility, and
efficiency, as can be seen in the following
examples:

3. General Design
WEB Navigator
SAP R/3
SSL
Certification Server
TCP/IP
Interface Server
SSL
WEB Server
SCRIPT RFC y BAPI

4. Examples
• Margin Analysis: Reads sales data from SD
module, cost of goods sold from CO Module,
saves data in a SQL flat table and produces
margin analysis in different dimensions and
units.
• Executive Presentations: Reads SAP
(FI,CO,MM,SD, etc…) ,stores data in a local flat
SQL tables, and presents it based on user
defined Menus,Indicators, and graphics.
• Payment Tracking: Given PO or Invoice number
a supplier can track the status of his payment
online.

5. Margin Analysis
BSEG
BSIS
GL Line
Items
GL
Index
VBRK
KONV
Invoice
Header
VBRP
Invoice
Conditio
ns
LIPS
Invoice
Lines
Delivery
Items
Script to
Read SAP
Write Flat Table
MARGIN
Month
Year
Concept
Account
Profit Center
Product
Volume
Value US
Value BS
Scripts to present
margin
Multi
Dimensional
Analysis
Graphical and
numerical
presentation
with drill downs.

6. Executive Presentations
FI
CO
BSIS
SKAT
SD
COVP
COSP
COSS
MM
VBRK
VBRP
KONV
LIPS
EKKO
EKPO
MAKT
Script to
Read SAP and
Write Flat Table
Costume hyperlinks to
other information
Scripts for executive
presentations
SAP
Other
Modules
Varies
Users
Flat
Table
Indicator
s
Menus
Presentations by
company,segment
or consolidated.
Graphics combining,
executed, budget and
projections.
One click, Two
click navigation

7. Supplier Payment Tracking
Given the supplier
SAP Code, and
Invoice number.
Tracks the status
of the payment.

8. Conclusion
• “The winner in this new global e-economy will
be those companies that successfully access,
maintain, analyze and share business critical
information be it about financial performance,
customers, suppliers, or employees.” Mike
Schroeck PWC Data Wareousing.
• SAP offers BW as a its DW solution, however
developing costume solution or using third party
products is an option that is worth considering
given the requirements of the client and the
solution conceived by the the consultant.