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Enabling SAP
BW for theExtranet
Enabling SAP
BW for the Extranet
Session Code:3311
Ramesh Sampath
Pam Barkstelle Latha RamanSuresh Kandoor
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Agenda
• Focal Point• Lyondell Chemical Company
• Objectives
• Business Scenario
• Solutions
• Implementation
• ROI
• Questions
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Focal Point
Focus of the presentation will be topresent an alternative to standard ITSbased Web Reporting of BW
Information.
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Lyondell Chemical Company
• Formed in 1985 from the refining andpetrochemical assets of ARCO
• Global manufacturer and marketer of basic
chemicals and polymers• Headquartered in Houston with operations
in 14 countries
• More than 8,000 employees worldwide• More than $14 billion in Assets
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Lyondell Chemical Company
Equistar Equistar
Chemicals, LP Chemicals, LP
41% 41%
LYONDELL LYONDELL - - CITGOCITGO
Refining LP Refining LP
58.75% 58.75%
Lyondell Chemical Lyondell Chemical
Company Company
The Lyondell Enterprise
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Lyondell Chemical Company
Our SAP/BW Migration
l 1995 - Live on 2.2G - SD-FI
l 1996 - Upgrade to 3.0C l 1997 - Additional Sites
implemented most Modules to replace Mainframe
l 1998 - Upgraded to 3.1H & SQL 7.0
l
2000 - Upgraded to 4.5B
l
1999 - Live on 1.2B l 2000 - 2nd Qtr Upgraded
to 2.0A
l 2000 - 4th Qtr Upgraded to 2.0B
SAP BW SAP R/3
Microsoft’s NT Platform
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Objectives
• Alternative to ITS - BW Web Reporting
• Architecture
• BW in e-business
• Scalability
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Business Scenario
• SAP Information on the Web
• Customer Self Service Web site
– Order Status Tracking
– Open Invoices
– Payment History
– Sales Volumes ….
• Result:Business Intelligence on the Web
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Business Scenario
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Business Scenario
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Business Scenario
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Solutions
• Landscape – Outsource GUI interface of web
– Use SAP as Data Provider
– XML
– Data Origins (R/3, BW, …)
– Using ITS is not a Option
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Solutions
• Middleware – XML
– Applications Integrator
• Middleware Alternatives
– SAP Business Connector
– Microsoft Biz Talk
– Build a Custom Middle ware
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Solutions
• SAP Business Connector – Web Method Backbone
– Seamless Integration (R/3, BW, APO, ..)
– XML
– Enterprise standard Applications integrator
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Solutions
• R/3, BW Business Connector – BAPI (Business API)
• Function Call (Input Parameters, Result set)
– Business Connector executes BAPI’s in BWto Execute BW Queries
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DataBase
BW Server
Web Server
BAPI / RFC Request
XML Request
HTTP Request
HTML
SAP Business
Connector
DataBase
R/3 Server
XML
Architecture
BW Queries(Bex Queries / Infoset
Queries)
-Payment History
-Sales History
-Rebates
-Invoices
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Implementation
• BW Interface – Bex Queries on Infocubes
• Run Bex Queries using Microsoft OLE-DBInterfaces and MDX (Multi-dimensional
statements)
– Infoset Queries on ODS• Run Infoset Queries.
• Merge data from multiple queries by writing
small ABAP code in ABAP Function Builder
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Implementation
• Infoset Queries – Detailed Queries
• Open invoices
• Debits / Credits to a Invoice• Rebate Volumes
• View Payments
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Implementation
• Infoset Query - SAP Function CallPERFORM EXECUTE_QUERY USING 'G' "Workspace
'ZQ_INV_ADJMTS' ” Infoset Query
'ZCLICK' “ Usergroup
' ' "Variant
'X' "Skip SelScreen
'X' "Data to Memory
'X' "External Presentation
RETURN.
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Implementation
• Bex Query Interface – MDX (Multi-dimensional statements)
– External Interface - Reporting Tools
– Setting - Bex Query to MDX Compatible
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Implementation
• What is MDX – Multi-Dimensional Query Statements
– Microsoft OLE-DB for OLAP
– Industry Standard (SQL 2000, SAP, …)
• MDX Vs SQL Statements
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Implementation
• MDX Compatible – Setting
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Implementation
• MDX Resources – Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000
– www.microsoft.com/sql
• BW – Transaction MDXTEST (Report
RRT_MDX_SAMPLE)
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Implementation
BW - MDXTEST Transaction
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ROI
• Measurements – Web Hits
– Web Sales
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Contact:
Ramesh Sampath - [email protected]@lyondell.com
Session Code:3311
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