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New SAP NetWeaver™ BI Capabilities in SAP NetWeaver 2004s
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Enterprise Data WarehousingEnterprise Reporting, Query and Analysis Business Planning and Analytical Services
SAP NetWeaver BI in 2005
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PEOPLE INTEGRATION
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FROM COMPONENTS TO IT PRACTICES
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PEOPLE INTEGRATION
Multi channel access
Portal Collaboration
INFORMATION INTEGRATION
Bus. Intelligence
Master Data Mgmt
Knowledge Mgmt
PROCESS INTEGRATION
Integration Broker
BusinessProcess Mgmt
APPLICATION PLATFORM
J2EE
DB and OS Abstraction
ABAP
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SAP NetWeaver™
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IT PRACTICES & SCENARIOS WITH SAP NETWEAVER
Data unification
Business Information Mgmt
User ProductivityEnablement
Business Event Mgmt
End-to-End ProcessIntegration
Custom Development
Unified Lifecycle Management
Consolidation
SOA
Enterprise Portal operationKnowledge Management workplace
Business event resolution
Unified Data Enterprise data warehousing
Content consolidation harmonization Central master data management
Product Content Management
Enabling B2B processes Enabling A2A processes
Business process managementEnabling auto-ID infrastructure
Developing, configuring, and adapting Apps.
Building composite applicationsPlatform Interoperation Management
Unified user authentication & Single Sign-OnMessage and data security
Landscape Monitoring and OperationsSoftware Life-Cycle Management
Implementation support & Software maintenance
Enterprise reporting, query & analysisBusiness planning and analytical services
Consolidated user and access management
User-Interface ConsolidationProcess Consolidation
Adaptive computing
Enterprise service application integrationEnterprise service-enabling
Discovery Evaluation Implementation Operation
People Collaboration Mobilizing business processes
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BI in NetWeaver 2004s
BI Scenarios in NetWeaver 2004s■ Enterprise Reporting, Query & Analysis
High Focus on User ProductivityFormatted ReportingIntuitive Ad-hoc AnalysisAdvanced Excel IntegrationModel-driven BI Applications
■ Business Planning and Analytical ServicesBusiness Planning integrated in BI Platform and Suite
■ Enterprise Data WarehousingHigh Performance Analytics (HPA)Flexibility by enhanced data modeling capabilitiesData Transfer ProcessReal-Time Data AcquisitionWeb-based Administrator Cockpit
Enterprise Data WarehousingEnterprise Reporting, Query and Analysis Business Planning and Analytical Services
SAP NetWeaver BI in 2005
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Modeling the EDW - Flexibility
Data ModelingSAP NetWeaver 2004s provides additional flexibility for implementing new datamodels 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
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Modeling the EDW - DataSource Concept
Data AcquisitionSAP 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 ConnectAdditional 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
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Modeling the EDW - Transformation concept
Transformation SAP NetWeaver 2004s significantly improves transformation capabilities. Theimproved graphical UI contributes to decrease TCO.
TransformationImproved performance, flexibility and usability
Graphical UIUnification and simplificationof transfer and update rulesNew rule type: end routineNew rule type: expertroutine (pure coding oftransformation)
Unit Conversion Capabilities for unitconversion during dataload (and reporting)
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Running the EDW - Data Transfer Process
Data Flow ControlSAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the data flow definition and theprocess chain set-up. In addition, it provides new real-time data acquisitioncapabilities that facilitate operational reporting:
Data transfer process (DTP)Data ‘Distribution’ within SAP BI (from PSA or InfoProviders to InfoProviders)
Improved transparency of staging processes across data warehouse layers (PSA, DWH layer, ODS layer, Architected Data Marts)Improved performance:Intrinsic parallelism Separation of deltamechanism for differentdata targets: deltacapability is controlledby the DTPEnhanced filtering indataflowRepair modus based ontemporary buffers (bufferskeep complete set of data)
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Running the EDW - Real-Time Data Acquisition
Data Flow ControlSAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the data flow definition and theprocess chain set-up. In addition, it provides new real-time data acquisitioncapabilities 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 & DTPDaemon-based update fromdelta queue (BW Service API)Daemon-based update ofDataStore objects(ODS layer) – including leanstaging (with minimizedlogging)
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Running the EDW - Administrator Cockpit
Administration & MonitoringSAP NetWeaver 2004s provides a pro-active monitoring framework and enhancedadministration capabilities. TCO reduction is the guiding principle in this context.
Administrator CockpitPro-active support of SAP NetWeaverBI administrator in status tracking and performance optimization (Data Load, Reporting and Planning) Based on BEx and EP technology
Enhancements easily possibleBased on new technicalcontent InfoCubes
Enhanced BI run-time statisticsAdditional flexibility by 4 different modes: aggregated statistics, OLAP, OLAP & Data Manager, no data
Enhanced data load statisticsProcess chains, processesData Transfer Process details
New data load statusPSA tables, InfoProviders, InfoObjectsProcess chains, processes
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Running the EDW - High Performance Analytics
Performance OptimizationSAP NetWeaver 2004s provides various tools to increase the data load and queryperformance significantly – among them the innovative high performance analyticsapproach. Thus, the implementation of large enterprise data warehouses isfacilitated.
High performance analytics (HPA)A new paradigm for high performance data access.
Query performance is boosted by orders of magnitudeSimultaneously the realignment processes roll-up and change run are improved significantlyHPA is used in connection with KM search engine TREXProvides linear scalability and canfully leverage grid and adaptive computing capabilities
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Running the EDW – Near-line storage
Information Lifecycle ManagementSAP NetWeaver 2004s supports SAP BI customers in reducing the amount of ‚online‘ data that has to be administrated and hence improves overall performance.
Near-line storageSupports data aging (together with data archiving capabilities)
New robust, generic interface to near-line storage solutions of certified Complementary Software PartnersData archiving processes implement near-line storage archivingcapabilities for InfoCubes and DataStore objectsNear-line storage archives transparently accessible for SAP BI QueriesAdvantage: reduction of administration costs (TCO) and improvement of high volume data warehouse
Example for Near-line storage:‘Clustering’ data
Online data (= latest data until 3 years ago) is accessed regularlyNear-line data (= 3 – 5 years) is accessed once in a whileArchived data (> 5 years) is accessed very rarely; before access, data must be re-applied into SAP BI
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EDW – Further enhancements
Modeling the EDWData Warehousing Workbench
Improved usability and lucidity
Content Analyzer and Content BrowserNew overview-, search- and analysis capabilities for Business Content
Running the EDWProcess Chains
Additional functionality and process types
Data QualityImproved error handling
Re-partitioningSupports attaching, combining partitions or complete re-partitioning
New Analysis Authorization conceptHigher flexibility and simplified modeling
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SAP NetWeaver BI in 2005
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Query, Reporting & Analysis – Designing a Query
Designing a Query
Query design takes place in the Business Explorer (BEx) Query Designer, a Visual Basic .NET-based Unicode-compliant tool.
State-of-the-art UI concept, providing for example:
Available tasks for a selected object presented via a task paneMessage panel shows warnings and error messages in context helps to avoid or correct errorsEnhanced application menus, toolbars and context menusExtended visualization of status and user actions
Support of multi-selected objects – drag&drop, propertiesOptions for BI-integrated Planning
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Query, Reporting & Analysis – Designing a Report
Designing a Report Standard formatting: Font styles(e.g. bold, italic) and colors, etc.
Group level changes with individualformattings
Layout options, for exampleHeight of rows, width of columnsMultiline column headersFlexible positioning of fieldsMerger of cells
Support of hierarchies
Rules for the presentation of specialcharacteristic values
Integration of texts, pictures, and charts
Header and footer for reports and pages
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.
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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 applicationbuilding
Wizards for charts, maps, command editingWizard for layout elements (e.g. buttons)„Intellisense“ support for Web API developersEasy integration of native HTML commands
New layout elements (Tab stripsetc.)New Web itemsNew chart types, e.g. GANTT chart, MTA chartDesign of planning awarebusiness applications
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Intuitive Ad-Hoc Analysis – BEx Web Analyzer
Web-based Ad-hoc Design Leveraging Drag & DropEasy navigation, when dropping characteristics on top of rows or columnsEasy filtering, when dropping a characteristics to filter areaPersonalized FiltersSaving and distribution of analysis results through strong portal integrationClose integration to Information Broadcasting and Knowledge ManagementWizard-based definition of exceptions and conditionsQuery creation on top of SAP BW and 3rd party data(via XMLA Connectors)
Drag andDrop
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BEx Web Printing
Comfortable PDF based BEx Web printingAny type of BEx Web query, Report or Web Application can beconverted to PDF and printedLeveraging the SAP NetWeaver AS integration with Adobe DocumentServiceAdobe Acrobat Reader required, no plug-ins necessaryPrinting options can be maintained globally or individually by an end-user
pdf-conversion of a web item
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Excel integration - Query Embedding with BEx Analyzer
Direct Access to InfoProviders as well as queries & query views
new workbook default layout
Intuitive User Interaction via Drag & Drop and re-designed property dialogues
Personalizable Filter Value Lists (Favorites & History)
Full accessibility and unicodesupport
Excel based data entry and planning. Manual Data entry into Planning Aggregation Levels and usage of planning functions
Taking advantage of many new information broadcasting features
Embedding Queries, Views & InfoProviders
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Excel integration - Workbook Design with BEx Analyzer
Application-building in Excel (similar to Web ApplicationDesigner)
New Options for Queries with 2 Structures
Excel Formulas allow access to any cell of the result setExcel Formatting options can befully leveraged for BEx Workbooks (e.g blank lines, fontsetc.Combining Excel Formulas and Excel Formatting allows thedesign of High-End Formattedsolution workbooks
Integration of Business Planning
Workbook Design
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Information Broadcasting - Enhancements
Additional new broadcastingfeatures include:
New Object TypesQuery Views
Formatted Reports
New Distribution TypesData Bursting Broadcast to recipients derived from BW master data and optionally adapt the output format for each recipient
Exception broadcasting - Create Alert settings based on defined exceptions
Integration into SAP Alert Framework &UWL
New Output Options
Printers
PDF Files
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Modelling of BI Applications using Visual Composer
Modelling of BI Applicationsusing the BI Kit of the Visual Composer
Allows Business Users to create analytical content for SAP Enterprise PortalOffers the integration with BI content (InfoCubes, BEx Queries and Query Views, BEx Web Applications) as well as with heterogeneous data sources (including OLAP and relational data sources)
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Business Explorer Suite
Visual Composer BI
Kit
UDI
XMLASAPQuery JDBC ODBO
Business Explorer Suite (BEx)
BEx Query Designer
Information Broadcasting
Web Analyzer
WebApplication
DesignerMS Excel
Add-inReport
Designer
BEx Web
DB Connect BAPI Service
API File XML/A
BEx AnalyzerBI Pattern
BI Consumer Services
BI Platform
Data Warehouse
Enterprise Portal
Analytic Engine Meta Data Mgr
KM
Enterprise Data WarehousingEnterprise Reporting, Query and Analysis Business Planning and Analytical Services
SAP NetWeaver BI in 2005
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Business Planning and Analytical Services
CHALLENGEOvercome slow reaction times due to long analysis and planning processesAvailability of actual data for forecastingTurn high-volume data into high-value informationIncreasing importance in more and more business processes
SOLUTIONOpen and flexible planning framework for all SAP applicationsFully integrated with BI and analytics servicesOne user interface, one design environment, one engineShared services and persistency and integrated meta data
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BI Planning Architecture
Enterprise Reporting, Query and Analysis
Business Planning & Analytical Services
Enterprise Data Warehousing
Planning Functions &Sequences• Distribute• Formula• Copy• Revaluate• Repost• Forecast• Custom defined• …
Planning Modeler
Architected Data MartsOperationalData Store Data Warehouse Layer
MasterData
BEx Query Designer
BEx Web
Web Analyzer Web Application Designer
BEx Analyzer
Analytical Engine
Caching services Plan data cache
OLAP services• Drill Down• Currencies/Units• Calculations/Formulas• Exceptions/Conditions• Variables• Hierarchies• Aggregation• Sort• …
Planning specificservices• Enqueue• Validations• Data slices• Characteristic relations
Pattern
Information Broadcasting
Enterprise Portal
Report DesignerMS Excel
Add-in
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Business Planning and Analytical Services – Planning Modeler
Planning Model Design – Planning Modeler –Central Application for complete modeling and customizing of BI integrated planning
Web based modeling environment for all planning related tasks Single point of entry for planning experts
Modeling of all planning specific objectsChoose InfoProvider and create characteristic relationships and data slices Create AggregationLevelCreate filtersPlanning functions Planning sequences
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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”
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Business Planning and Analytical Services – Planning Layout Design-time
Query Design (BEx Query Designer)
DrilldownHierarchical data in rows and columnsCalculated key figuresStructuresUnit conversion
AlertsConditionsGraphicsAd-hoc currencyCurrency translation
Queries that are based on aggregation level are able to write back to the InfoProvider
BEx Web ApplicationDesigner
Create a layoutConfigure a layoutChoose data bindingConfigure interaction
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Business Planning and Analytical Services – Run-time 1
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Business Planning and Analytical Services – Run-time 2
Web Application Design – Example
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Summary
SAP NetWeaver BI will facilitate to extend the reach of BI
SAP NetWeaver BI will provide a fully integrated BI and planning solution
SAP NetWeaver BI will further support a strategic deployment as an enterprise-wide data warehouse
Nomination for Ramp-Up has started !
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