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BW OverviewBI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s Business Advantage of NW2004sRoadmap from BW to BIImplementation Experience

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www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comSAP BW A success storyActive 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%< 5024%> 10,0001%250 - 1,00023%Number of Users100 - 500 GB32%500 GB - 1 TB18%> 5 TB1%0 - 100 GB26%1 - 5 TB23%Approximate DataVolumewww.solitairesoft.comKey Features of a Data WarehouseData from across all relevant sources internal & external to the business Separated Transactional & Analytical environmentsEnd user report creationCross functional & targeted reportingDetailed & summary dataA single version of the the truth

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Information ManagementBest of breed technologiesRich Business Content -pre-configured Information models, reports, KPIs and extractorsIndustry Specific Business ContentConfigurable to specific requirementsData ExtractionBuilt on the SAP Entity ModelSAP and non-SAP data extractionPowerful Data Maintenance and AdministrationPowerful Information AnalysisInnovative, intuitive user interfacePowerful OLAP analysisWeb & MS Excel based front-endsEasy integration with Portal

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

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SAP Business Intelligence

Dashboards Targeted reportsOther3rd PartySalesInterfacesCreditControlSalesFinance &Projects

Self-service Reporting

Business Warehouse(BW)

Business Contentwww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comSAP BI - Reporting and Analysis For All User TypesAuthors and AnalystsNeed to dig into the data explore & find trends

Business Managers Need personalized information specific to their functionSummary but with the ability to drill down to the detail

ExecutivesHigh level analysis (dashboards) - alert to key business issues & actions

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

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Alert Driven

Targeted

Emailed

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www.solitairesoft.comInformation Broadcasting1Universal Data ConnectionNetWeaver IntegrationBusiness Planning & Simulation (BPS)432BW release 3.5 OverviewAdvanced Analytic functionality5www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.com

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-Mailwww.solitairesoft.comWhat Are The Broadcasting Channels?SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP3Knowledge 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 forumsEmailBW users, BW roles or email addressesOnline queries, workbooks & web applications are sent as URLsPre-calculated queries, workbooks & web applications are sent as attachments or as inline mail body (MHTML)www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comWhat Are Reporting Documents? Pre-calculated, online and offline reporting documentsBI Web Applications - Dashboards, cockpitsBEx Analyzer WorkbooksQueries... in different formats ...HTML Device specific (Web Browser, Mobile devices, etc.)BEx Analyzer WorkbooksExcel filesEmails using Multipart Html (MHTML) ZIP Files... containing different kinds of information.OLAP data, Alerts, Embedded Documents and Filter Navigationwww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comInformation Broadcasting BEx PortfolioKM Document: Pre-calculated query, workbook or applicationKM Link: Online BW reportUse KM Services for:SubscriptionFeedbackDiscussionCollaborationRatingTREX searchNotesDownload

Queries, Workbooks, BI Applications as KM Documentswww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comInformation Broadcasting1Universal Data ConnectionNetWeaver IntegrationBusiness Planning & Simulation (BPS)432BW release 3.5 OverviewAdvanced Analytic functionality5www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comUniversal Data IntegrationBI 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 platformBI Java SDK for custom built Java Applications

SAPnonSAPSAPQueryXMLAJDBCODBOBIJavaSDKOLAPCustom-builtApplicationsSAPEnterprise PortalUniversalDataConnect1. BI Java Connectors JDBC, XMLA,ODBO, SAP Query3. BI Java SDKJava API, Examples, DocumentationBExBWStaging2. Universal Data ConnectSAP BW Integrationwww.solitairesoft.comBI Java ConnectorsConnectors for various data sources Leverages SAP WebAS 6.40 J2EE connectivity for SAP BW Basis for Universal Data Connect and BI Java SDK Relational SourcesBI JDBC ConnectorIndustry Standard API for relational DBMSConnectivity 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 informationBI SAP Query ConnectorConnectivity to operational SAP applicationsSAP R/3, SAP CRM, Ad-hoc, operationalOLAP SourcesBI OLE DB for OLAP ConnectorIndustry Standard OLAP API for MS Windows platformsConnectivity to MS Analysis Services, SAS, MS PTS, SAP BWBI XMLA ConnectorWeb Service-based, platform-independent access to OLAP sourcesConnectivity to MS Analysis Services, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, MIS, SAP BW 3.xThe set of connectors will be extended in further SAP BW releaseswww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comSAP BW Non SAP-DW Integration ScenarioERPDWReportingSAP HR Cubes

BWLocal Skills Database

Non SAP-DWVarious SourcesSAP HR DataListing

Personnel Deployment vSkills profilewww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comInformation Broadcasting1Universal Data ConnectionNetWeaver IntegrationBusiness Planning & Simulation (BPS)432BW release 3.5 OverviewAdvanced Analytic functionality5www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.com DataSources BW and XIPSA

realtime updateDelta-QueuemySAP.com(via BW Service-API)SAP BWhttp / SOAPNear RealtimeInfoPackageStandard StagingOperationalData StoreRealtime Data AcquisitionDelta-QueueOpen ServicePSAPSARFCSAP XIwww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comInformation Broadcasting1Universal Data ConnectionNetWeaver IntegrationBusiness Planning & Simulation (BPS)432BW release 3.5 OverviewAdvanced Analytic functionality5www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comPlanning in mySAP BI EvolutionFuture Planning EnvironmentmySAP BISAP BWData ManagementModellingPlanning FrameworkProcess CoordinationAnalysismySAP FinancialsSEM-BPS PlanningFinancial Planning Applications

SEM-BPS PlanningFinancial Planning Applications

ModellingPlanning FrameworkProcess CoordinationmySAP BISAP BWData ManagementAnalysisCurrent Planning EnvironmentmySAP Financials

www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comPlanning cyclesAugustDecemberStrategic PlanningStrategic Planning and Target setting on group level

Operational PlanningOperational Planning and Budgetingin the business unitsHeadcountplanningSales planningProduction planningMarketing planningReconciliation of operational plans with strategic targetsStrategic Targets(Operating Profit + 4%, Market share+10%)Plan evaluation

www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comSAP BI Planning ArchitectureData AcquisitionAutomaticPlanningManual Planning/AnalysisProcess controlAccess / StorageMaster Data Master Data Dimensional DataGranular Data ODS Common Read / Write InterfacePlanning FrameworkDWH LayerBusiness LogicPlanning Front EndsPresentationOpen Interface and Web ServicesModeling

Portal basedExcel InplaceExcel ClientALV GridHTML in GUI User Interactionwww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.comInformation Broadcasting1Universal Data ConnectionNetWeaver IntegrationBusiness Planning & Simulation (BPS)432BW release 3.5 OverviewAdvanced Analytic functionality5www.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.com

SAP AG 2004, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 27 Advanced Ad-hoc Reporting

New web template for ad-hoc analysisExtensibility: Easy support of customer adaptations in Web App DesignerEnhanced usability and new look-and-feelNew functionality within the template tool barwww.solitairesoft.comWeb Application DesignerChart Designer Wizard (ReducedOverview)

Result www.solitairesoft.comData Mining Methods - Explorative ABC

20% of customers generate 60% of sales ClusteringABCClassificationAssociationAnalysisWeightedScore TablesCustomerAgeGenderIncomeScoreWeightwww.solitairesoft.comwww.solitairesoft.com?AgeSalesComplaints# of ProductsGenderIncomeBuyYesNoComplaintsGenderIncomeData Mining Methods - Predictive >4