Upon successful SAP implementation, organizations need to deliver business information to various users. This document describes Actuate's solution for integrating SAP data into interactive reports accessible inside and outside the organization. Actuate provides tools for connecting to SAP data sources, developing personalized reports, and securely delivering them. Actuate experts help customers implement this using proven methodologies over 6 weeks, including planning, design, development, testing, and deployment.

1. Enterprise Integration Solution with
mySAP.com
Overview
Upon successful implementation of SAP, organizations are
confronted with numerous demands to deliver and publish
key business information out of the SAP environment to
executives and business users throughout the organization as
well as customers and suppliers. These demands—often
overlooked during the SAP implementation process—can be
daunting to address due to the inherent complexity of the
SAP data model, specialized skills required to generate SAP
reports, and the need to use different reporting tools to
address disparate user information needs. As a result, core
business objectives for increased enterprise-wide business
visibility and control through SAP may be hampered for a
prolonged period by the resulting Information Applications
bottleneck, and in some cases, simply re-establishing the
level of data reporting and visibility that existed pre-SAP
requires a major IT development effort.
Actuate provides a superior Information Application platform
within an SAP environment. SAP customers are able to maxi-
mize their ROI by integrating all enterprise information and
distributing it in a variety of interactive, cross-functional Web-
based formats to employees, customers, prospects and busi-
ness partners using Actuate's highly scalable and efficient
Information Applications platform. Actuate dynamically per-
sonalizes report information retrieved from SAP solutions and
other enterprise data sources and securely delivers individual-
ly formatted views to tens-of-thousands of users inside and
outside the firewall.
This Actuate e.Services SAP Information Applications package
enables an SAP customer to rapidly implement a robust
Actuate Information Applications solution from start to finish
by leveraging Actuate e.Services' expertise, methodology, and
industry knowledge throughout the entire project life cycle.
This package leverage Actuate's ability to connect to SAP R/3
and BW to provide seamless integration with SAP data and
security, and provides the e.Services support needed to tailor
and deploy the solution in your environment.
What These Packages Will Give You
• RRaappiidd IImmpplleemmeennttaattiioonn:: Actuate's experienced e.Services
professionals, proven methodology, and object-oriented
development environment, will aid you in meeting your
SAP Information Application objectives and schedule, and
help make your project a success.
•• KKnnoowwlleeddggee TTrraannssffeerr:: Your business and technical person-
nel will benefit by working closely with Actuate's
e.Services professionals to make optimal use of Actuate
to address your SAP Information Application needs.
• RReedduucceedd RRiisskk: Utilizing our experienced e.Services pro-
fessionals will greatly reduce your implementation and
deployment risks. We will act as a conduit to transfer
knowledge to your development team and our proficiency
in Actuate will assist your team in producing an optimal
project design and help ensure the stability and efficiency
of the project.
• RRaappiidd RROOII:: Actuate e.Services has access to the collective
knowledge and best practices of over one thousand
projects. Our consultants share the goal of making
Actuate customers successful in their mission critical proj-
ects and will help you get the most from your Actuate
investment.
Actuate e.Services Methodology
To assure your company's success in implementing an SAP
Information Applications solution, Actuate e.Services will
utilize its proven methodology. The Actuate e.Services
Methodology is a guide to implementation that allows the
project team to share a framework that provides:
e.Services
Packaged
Offerings
Actuate e.Services
SAP Information Application Package

2. • Consistent process for every project's lifecycle
• Ease of Communication between Customers and Actuate
• Reduced project over-runs
• Reuse of Implementation Techniques
• Consistent approach to Risk Management
Capabilities/Minimize Defects
Our methodology easily scales up or down as required for
your specific needs and project size.
All of the steps necessary for a successful SAP Information
Applications project are included in our methodology to
assure cost-effective and rapid time-to-value.
Actuate Enterprise Integration
Solutions Package
The AEISP provides a complete integration solution with SAP
R/3 and/or SAP BW. Actuate enables development of
Information Applications that provide a scalable and secure
Information Application platform for the whole enterprise.
Engagement Scope and Solution Deliverables
The AEISP targets integration tasks that need to be
undertaken to provide end users with a seamless experience
as they consume Information from the Actuate platform but
are yet in the MySAP.com domain.
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• Source data from SAP BW and SAP R/3
• Provide drill down capabilities from SAP BW to SAP R/3
• Combine data from both SAP BW and SAP R/3 in a single
report
Summary Level Report 1
->Summary Level Report 2
>Summary level Report 3
>Detail Report to be executed on demand
• Integrate Actuate Security with MySAP.com enterprise
Portal.
o Actuate Provides security extensions that can easily
support external user authentication and registration.
When deployed thought the MySAP.com enterprise portal,
Actuate can be very easily integrated with the Directory
server to provide SSO (Single Sign On)
o For reports that require Page Level Security,
Actuate's security extension can be configured to source
Hierarchies and Reporting Authorizations from SAP BW.
Directory Server
SAP
BW
Desktop
Workplace
Middleware
SAP
R/3 (>3.1H)
Actuate
Workplace
Server

3. • Integration with SAP enterprise portal.
• Documentation and knowledge transfer
Typical Agenda
The solution implementation project typically includes the
activities described below. At the initiation of the engage-
ment, the Project Manager will adjust the activities to address
your individual situation.
Week 1
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• Project kick-off
• Review and finalize business requirements
• Review project scope and project plan
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• Translate business requirements to technical requirements
in order to define optimal SAP Information Application
approach
• Analysis and design of optimal web integration approach
• Analyze the environment to define optimal approach to
meet security requirements (user authentication, user
authorization to data access)
• Develop Information Application requirements and design
document
• Develop System Test plan
• Update scope and project plan
• Review scope, design documentation, and project plan
with customer
Weeks 2-5
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• Identify data sources required for designated reports
• Test data access
DDeevveellooppmmeenntt - RReeppoorrttss
• Develop application development framework
• Develop summary level report that demonstrates user
authorization with drill downs to detailed reports
• Develop initial detail level reports
• Unit test and refine deliverables
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• Configure development environment, if required
• Integrate Active Portal with SAP enterprise portal
• Customize Actuate Security Extensions for SSO (single
sign-on)
• Unit test deliverables
Week 6
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• System testing within development environment
• Performance testing for capacity planning
• SAP Information Application production readiness
• Assist with migration to production
• Develop deployment document for use during system
installations
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• Final review of deliverables
• Review of requirements addressed during the
engagement
• Complete any outstanding knowledge transfer activities
• Discussion of recommended next steps and additional
scope

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Actuate Product Requirements
• iiSSeerrvveerr ((SSttaannddaarrdd)):: The Actuate iServer is a scalable serv-
er-based system for generating, managing, and securely
delivering Actuate content to Web site and other users.
• ee..RReeppoorrtt DDeessiiggnneerr PPrrooffeessssiioonnaall: Actuate e.Report Designer
Professional is an integrated Information Application
development environment that enables developers to
quickly create report designs and Information Objects for
ad hoc query & analysis capability that access any data
source and present information in any convenient layout.
The Actuate e.Report Designer Professional also offers
developers the added flexibility and power of an object-
oriented programming language to create complex
designs.
• PPrroodduucctt MMaaiinntteennaannccee ((SSttaannddaarrdd)): This option is designed
for organizations that need basic customer support serv-
ices to ensure successful development, deployment, and
maintenance of Actuate Applications.
For More Information
Contact your Actuate Sales Representative, or
eservices_info@actuate.com if you would like to discuss this
and other services we can offer to help make your SAP
Information Application project a success.
Getting Started
To assure your company's success in implementing an Actuate
information application solution, Actuate's e.Services group
employs a team approach and a flexible methodology. As a
part of this methodology, this SAP engagement provides your
organization with an approach for implementing an
Information Application solution on an accelerated basis.
Actuate will staff the engagement with highly-qualified, certi-
fied Actuate consultants and will assign an e.Services Project
Manager to oversee, lead, and guide the engagement. Before
we arrive at your site, the Sales Team and/or Project Manager
will contact you for details regarding the system environment
where Actuate will be installed, and to confirm your expecta-
tions for the SAP Information Application package delivery.
The information the Sales Team will need to collect includes
the following items:
• PPrroojjeecctt OObbjjeeccttiivveess: Overall information content/report cre-
ation, management, and delivery objectives and critical
success factors
• IInnffrraassttrruuccttuurree PPrrooffiilleess: Hardware platforms, operating sys-
tems, database servers, web servers, application servers,
information technology standards and methodologies
• RReessoouurrcceess: Any resources that will be involved in the
engagement such as Developers, Business Analysts, SAP
System Administrators, SAP Application Administrators,
etc.
When the engagement begins, we ask that you assure that
necessary personnel are available, including user and IT
representatives, and that your team members be prepared to
describe your overall business objectives and information
application requirements. We also require that all necessary
hardware, software, and infrastructure are in place, as well as
workspace and appropriate facilities for the Actuate consult-
ants working on site.