The document provides an overview of the LSA and LSA++ architectures utilized by SAP for building efficient data warehouses. It discusses the design recommendations, implementation strategies, and the advantages of LSA++ over traditional LSA, emphasizing improved data management and flexibility. Furthermore, it includes disclaimers regarding the information's reliability and the potential for changes in SAP's strategic direction.

1. LSA++ Architecture
Mauricio Cubillos Ocampo
Strategic Analytics Advisor
SAP – MultiCountry South (August.2014)
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3. Agenda
What is LSA and LSA++ ?
Implementation
Design Recommendations

4. Agenda
What is LSA and LSA++ ?
Implementation
Design Recommendations

5. What is LSA y LSA++ ?
LSA architecture is a set of models
or construction guides for building
Datawarehouse (EDW), that SAP
has adopted on its EDW product:
Business Warehouse (BW).
Its purpose is to provide an
effective and efficient storage,
quering, analysis and data access
solution
Reporting
Business Transformation
Data Propagation
Quality and Harmonization
Data Acquisition
Corp.
Memory
Operational Data
LSA
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6. What is LSA y LSA++ ?
These architectures are based on
Layers concept, which leads to
build objects over objects, thus
assures data integrity (Single
Version of Truth) and resources
efficiency (Extract Once, Deploy
Many).
Reporting
Business Transformation
Data Propagation
Quality and Harmonization
Data Acquisition
Corp.
Memory
Operational Data
LSA
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7. What is LSA y LSA++ ?
LSA architecture applies when
working on SAP BW (vers.<=7.3)
running on top of any data base.
LSA++ architecture applies when
working on SAP BW running on top
of SAP HANA.
SAP NetWeaver BW
Data Modeling
Planning
OLAP
Data Management
RDBMS
Process
Orchestration
SAP BW on HANA
Data Modeling
Planning
OLAP
Data
Management
Process
Orchestration
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8. What is LSA y LSA++ ?
LSA++
Openness: BW managed and
Non-BW managed
data.
Flexibility: lesser Data
FootPrint
ARCHITECTED DATAMART
• Consolidated, part of EDW and LSA,
It supports decision making on
corporate data.
• IT managed, standarized data
models on corporate data
• Long term requeirements, high
stability and consistency.
• Aggregated data, usually by time.
AGILE DATAMART
• No-IT managed, no EDW
• Máxium modeling flexibility and data
sourcing for LOB
• It supports LOB´s strategic decisión
making
• no-persitent and historic data within
flexible data models
OPERATIONAL DATAMART
• Real time and timely delivery focus
• It reports on big volume, highly
granular transactional data
• It supports business operation
• High data volatility
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9. What is LSA y LSA++ ?
Replication
ERP (Source Sys.)
Extractor SLT
Openness: BW managed and Non-BW managed data.
Flexibility: lesser Data FootPrint
HANA
Table
BW
Inbound
LSA++
BW No-BW
Open DSO
Extraction
Virtualization
BW on HANA BW on HANA Data Models
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10. What is LSA y LSA++ ?
LSA++
Openness: BW managed and NO-BW managed data.
Flexibility: lesser Data FootPrint
• Faster Data Loads.
• Less Memory usage (Data Footprint).
• Simpler Data Models.
• More flexible Data Models.
• Less Administration, less TCO.
• More functionality for users.
• Real-Time Reporting .
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11. Agenda
What is LSA and LSA++ ?
Implementation
Design Recommendations

12. Implementation - LSA (1/4)
LSA and LSA++ are guides
and suggestion, thus every
project must find their own
layers to use and how to use
them.
Reporting
Architected DataMarts
Enterprise DataWarehouse
Data Data Adquisition Acquisition Layer
Layer
* Scope: Architected DataMarts
Corporate
Memory
* proposed LSA architecture for an important customer in Colombia
LAYERS
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13. Implementation - LSA (2/4)
Different repositories are
created in each layer. More
granular data: DSO’s. More
enriched, aggregated data:
Infocubes
Repositories
* proposed LSA architecture for an important customer in Colombia
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14. Ejemplo de Implementación LSA (3/4)
Layers are also reflected in
InfoAreas. This will allow a
very structured and more
easily to maintain Data
warehouse
InfoAreas
* proposed LSA architecture for an important customer in Colombia
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15. Ejemplo de Implementación LSA (4/4)
Process Chains can be built
to load data Layer by Layer.
This approach will allow
smaller process chains to
maintain and also changes
in the process chains will not
impact scheduling
Process Chains
* proposed LSA architecture for an important customer in Colombia
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16. Implementation - LSA++
Optimized / Simpler
Data Model
• Only ODS’s (no Infocubes), No
Aggregates, No RollUp, No Change
Run, Less data footprint (no
duplicidad)
• “Serialized” Corporate Memory
• Corporate Memory on NLS
EDW
Corporate
Memory
* proposed LSA++ architecture for an important customer in Colombia
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17. Agenda
What is LSA and LSA++ ?
Implementation
Desing Recommendations

18. Design Recommendations (LSA++ 1/4)
BW data flows uses two repositories:
InfoCubes and DSO’s.
DSO’s are usually used to store highly
granular data, and Infocubes are used to
store enriched more aggregated data.
LSA++ objectives:
o Reduce # of persistent repositories.
o Persitent repositories optimized design
and implementation.
o Reduced impact on persitent
repositories.
…
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19. Design Recommendations (LSA++ 2/4)
Architected DataMart (Reporting)
layer can be virtualized, when
infoobjects are mapped 1:1 .
Source:Jurgen Haupt, CSA SAP
LSA ++ for SAP Netweaver BW on SAP HANA
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20. Recomendaciones de Diseño (LSA++ 3/4)
Business transformation layer
can be virtualized when
infoobjects are mapped 1:1.
Source:Jurgen Haupt, CSA SAP
LSA ++ for SAP Netweaver BW on SAP HANA
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21. Recomendaciones de Diseño (LSA++ 4/4)
Architected Data Mart (Reporting)
layer can be either Non-Persistent
(Virtual) or Persistent. Use virtual
whenever possible.
Source:Jurgen Haupt, CSA SAP
LSA ++ for SAP Netweaver BW on SAP HANA
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22. Thanks
Mauricio Cubillos Ocampo
Strategic Analytics Advisor
mauricio.cubillos@sap.com
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