Sap bw bi

BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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SAP BW – A success story
Active BW Customers > 6,500
How do you plan
to leverage SAP BW?
Mixed data: 64%
SAP data
only: 36%
Are you satisfied
with SAP BW?
Yes
95%
No
5%
50 - 250
39%
1,000 - 10,000
13% < 50
24%
> 10,000
1%
250 - 1,000
23%
Number of Users
100 - 500 GB
32%
500 GB - 1 TB
18%
> 5 TB
1%
0 - 100 GB
26%
1 - 5 TB
23%
Approximate Data
Volume

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 solution
SAP Business Warehouse (BW)

SAP Business Intelligence
Dashboards
Targeted reports
Other3rd PartySales
Interfaces
Credit
Control
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

SAP AG 2004, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 8
Authors & Analysts

Business Managers
Alert Driven
Targeted
Emailed

Executives

Information Broadcasting1
Universal Data Connection
NetWeaver Integration
Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)4
3
2
BW release 3.5 Overview
Advanced Analytic functionality5

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)

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

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
non
SAP
SAP
Query
XMLA
JDBC
ODBO
BI
Java
SDK
OLAP
Custom-built
Applications
SAP
EnterprisePortal
Universal
Data
Connect
1. BI Java Connectors
JDBC, XMLA,ODBO, SAP Query
3. BI Java SDK
Java API, Examples, Documentation
BEx
BW
Staging
2. Universal Data Connect
SAP 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

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
Personnel Deployment
v
Skills profile

DataSources
BW and XI
PSA
realtime updateDelta-Queue
mySAP.com
(via BW Service-API)
SAP BW
http / SOAP
Near Realtime
InfoPackage
Standard
Staging
Operational
Data Store
Realtime Data Acquisition
Delta-Queue
Open Service
PSA
PSA
RFC
SAP XI

Planning in mySAP BI – Evolution
Future Planning
Environment
mySAP BI
SAP BW
 Data Management
 Modelling
 Planning Framework
 Process Coordination
 Analysis
mySAP Financials
SEM-BPS Planning
 Financial Planning ApplicationsSEM-BPS Planning
 Financial Planning Applications
 Modelling
 Planning Framework
 Process Coordination
mySAP BI
SAP 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 Budgeting
in 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
Automatic
Planning
Manual Planning/
Analysis
Process
control
Access / Storage
Master Data
Dimensional
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
UserInteraction

SAP AG 2004, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 27
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
(Reduced
Overview)
Result

Data Mining Methods - Explorative
A B C
 20% of customers generate
60% of sales
Clustering
ABC
Classification
Association
Analysis
Weighted
Score Tables Customer Age Gender Income
… … … …
… … … …
Score
…
…
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
A
Loyal
At Risk
Association
Analysis
Cross-Selling
Rules
Marketing Campaign
Transfer
Knowledge
Goal: Reduce Customer Churn

Analytical Applications1
BI Accelerator
Enterprise Data Warehousing
Enhanced Web & Excel Reporting4
3
2
NetWeaver 2004s
Integrated Planning5

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 NetWeaver
COMPOSITEAPPLICATIONFRAMEWORK
PEOPLE INTEGRATION
Multi channel access
Portal Collaboration
INFORMATION INTEGRATION
Bus. Intelligence
Master Data Management
Knowledge Mgmt
PROCESS INTEGRATION
Integration
Broker
Bus. Process
Mgmt
APPLICATION PLATFORM
J2EE
DB and OS Abstraction
ABAP
LIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT
...

Architecture Source: Gartner (CPM, 2004)
Web Presentation/Portal/Mgmt Reporting
Modelingand
Optimization
Consolidation
Balanced
Scorecard
Budget
Plan/Forecast
Statutory
Reporting
AdHocQuery
andReporting
DataMart DataMart DataMart DataMart
Data Warehouse
Integration Broker
ERP/CRM/SCM/External Sources
BusinessProc.Management
ContentManagement
KnowledgeManagement Presentation
CPM
Applications
BI
Infrastructure
Data
Sources
The Business Intelligence Platform

Web Presentation/Portal/Mgmt Reporting
Modelingand
Optimization
Consolidation
Balanced
Scorecard
Budget
Plan/Forecast
Statutory
Reporting
AdHocQuery
andReporting
DataMart DataMart DataMart DataMart
Data Warehouse
Integration Broker
ERP/CRM/SCM/External Sources
BusinessProc.Management
ContentManagement
KnowledgeManagement
Process
Integration
Strategic Enterp.
Management
Powered by
SAP NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver
People
Integration
Information
Integration
SAP delivers the complete, end-to-end,
reliable and open BI Solution.
The SAP NetWeaver BI Platform

Controlling
(BW)
Logistics
(SCE)
Sales
(CRM)
Production
(SCP)
Fulfillment (FC)
Fin.-Dptm.
(FIN)
Customer
Creation &
Release
Delivery
Request
4
Update
Inventory
Accounting
7
Update
Inventory
6
Delivery
Execution
5
Request
Global ATP
2
Global ATP
Check
3
Receives
ASN
9
Release
ASN
8
1
Creation
Sales Order
Fulfillment
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 effort
costs $$$?”
Questions & Insights lead to process improvement!

Visual Composer Model

BI Accelerator
Performance Optimization
SAP 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 Accelerator
A 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 fast
Query Response Time
Stable
Query Response Time
High Scalability Low Maintenance
Performance Improvement
By Factor 10 in average,
Up to Factor 1000 !
Stable Good Query
Response Time – Independent
From Database Features,
Caches, Aggregates, …
Support of New Hardware
Paradigms like
Grid Computing, Adaptive
Computing
No Aggregate Maintenance,
Unnoticeable ‘Roll-up’,
No Change Run

InnovationColumn-Based
Data Storage and
Access / Vertical
Table Decomposition
In-Memory
Processing
Highly Parallel
Data Access /
Horizontal Partitioning
Dictionary-based,
Smart Compression
Using Integers
What makes SAP BI
with the BI accelerator
so fast?

Introducing BI Accelerator Appliance -
1
SAP
NetWeaver
BI Server
data
data
dat
a
data
actionable
information
Business User
IT Department
System Performance
System performance declining when increasing utilization

SAP
NetWeaver
BI Server
Introducing BI Accelerator Appliance
data
dat
a
data
actionable
information
Business User
IT Department
System Performance
Increase scalability and flexibility, w/o impacting architecture
BI
accelerator
appliance
blade
blade
blade
data
2004s
2004s

BI Accelerator of SAP NetWeaver – Architecture
SAP NetWeaver BI
HPA Engine
Using
Adaptive Computing
Data
Acquisition
InfoCubes
Analytic
Engine
Any
Source
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
Preferred Technology Partner
Preferred Hardware Partners
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
Business
Explorer
Any Tool

Modeling the EDW - Flexibility
Data Modeling
SAP 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
Concept
Data Acquisition
SAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the DataSource definition. In
addition, it enhances remote access capabilities.
 New DataSource concept
Unified and improved
maintenance
 E.g. Web Service (XML), UD
Connect
 Additional DataSources
enabled for remote access
(including flat files and DB
Connect)
 Enhanced remote
capabilites
Remote master data
access –
no data replication, low
TCO
 Remote access of master
data from source systems

Modeling the EDW - Transformation
concept
Transformation
SAP NetWeaver 2004s significantly improves transformation capabilities. The improved
graphical UI contributes to decrease TCO.
 Transformation
Improved 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 of
transformation)
 Unit Conversion
Capabilities for unit
conversion during data
load (and reporting) www.solitairesoft.com

Running the EDW - Real-Time Data
Acquisition
Data Flow Control
SAP 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 capabilities
XML 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 lean
staging (with minimized
logging)

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

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
applications

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

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
Alerts
Conditions
Graphics
Ad-hoc currency
Currency 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

Key Business Challenges
Ineffective Decision Making Processes
Decisions delayed, or made on ‘gut feel’ only
Key stakeholders not involved
Solid information only available to small ‘elite’
Execution not aligned with Strategy
Strategy not communicated clearly
Individual objectives not aligned with strategy
Poor measurement, and no corrective actions
Increasingly Complex Operational Environment
Lack of insight into customer behaviour and trends
Opportunities frequently missed
Compliance Requirements
Calls for transparency
Increasing criticality of trustworthy data
Budget Constraints
Need to do more with less, and need to justify expenditures

• NW 2004s - Analytical Applications
• Business actions based on informed decisions.
Ineffective Decision Making Processes
Decisions delayed, or made on ‘gut feel’ only
Key stakeholders not involved
Solid information only available to small ‘elite’

• NW 2004s - Enterprise Data Warehousing
• Truly scaleable solution
• Supporting all BI needs of the organisation
Increasingly Complex Operational Environment
Lack of insight into customer behaviour and trends
Opportunities frequently missed

• NW 2004s - BI Accelerator
• Truly scaleable solution
• Lower administration cost
• Consistent and quick user response
Budget Constraints
Need 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 Strategy
Strategy not communicated clearly
Individual objectives not aligned with strategy
Poor measurement, and no corrective actions

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
SAPPenetration

Multi-Business
Data Warehouse
Phased Roll Out
Business Unit
Data Warehouse
Subject Specific
Data Mart
Size
Time
Think big
but start small

Start small and fast
Scope of project
BW skill customer
Additional
Subject
areas
Extending
Content
External
Data
BW Content
Delivery Cycles
C
o
n
c
e
p
t
s

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
Business
Key Users
Business
Key Users
Business
Key Users
IT Business

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

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