The document discusses SAP Business Warehouse (BW) and SAP Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities. It provides an overview of BW and highlights key features like data integration from various sources, separate transactional and analytical environments, and end-user report creation. It also discusses the BI capabilities of SAP NetWeaver 2004s, including enhanced web and Excel reporting, integrated planning, and the BI Accelerator for improved query performance. Finally, it provides implementation experience and a roadmap from BW to a full BI solution.
What is SAP| SAP Introduction | Overview of SAPGlobustrainings
First of all you know what is SAP.Why we are using SAP.
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First of all you know what is SAP.Why we are using SAP.
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Email: globustrainings@gmail.com / info@globustrainings.com
Mobile: +91 9019342244
SAP Basics, SAP Modules, SAP History, SAP Architecture, Enterprize System, why Enterprize system required, Centralised enterprize system, Decentralised Enterprise system, R/3 Architecture, Database management system, Presentation server, Application server, RDBMS, Benefits of SAP, SAP S/4 HANA, System apllications products in Data processing Applications & Introduction
SAP S/4HANA: Everything you need to know for a successul implementationBluefin Solutions
As well as helping you build a business case for SAP S/4HANA, this presentation will cover:
1) SAP S/4HANA in a nutshell
2) Migrating to SAP S/4HANA
3) What is Central Finance and why should I use it?
4) Planning in SAP BPC for S/4HANA
5) SAP S/4HANA Finance
This was presented on 04/11/15 at:
SAP S/4HANA: Everything you need to know for a successful implementation
London
SAP Business One is one of the most famed ERP solutions if you want to manage every tit and bit of your sales & marketing, CRM, and finance operations without much of spending, best fit for medium to small, this SAP tool can help you expand your capabilities and perform par excellently.
SAP S/4HANA platform streamlines business processes: finance, procurement, production, logistics, sales, marketing, management of assets, and human resources. The solution is most applicable to enterprises in oil and gas, fuel and energy, transport and logistics, production, telecommunication, and financial sectors in USA. SAP S/4HANA platform integrates with IoT sensors, analyses Big Data, plans and predicts business processes in an online mode based on historical data.
Building the Business Case for SAP HANAJohn Appleby
This presentation discusses an approach to building the business case for SAP HANA, including practical advice on getting a project live, fast.
This was first presented at the SAP Insider HANA 2015 conference in Las Vegas
Thinking of moving to S/4HANA? Starting down the road? Join Capgemini to hear how the Highway to S/4 HANA offering can make your journey a success. We will open our S/4 toolbox of accelerators, pre-defined scenarios, and reusable artifacts and show how you can reduce costs, shorten time to value, and make adoption predictable and planned.
SAP GRC online Training on Access Control , which includes all the four components Access Risk Analysis( ARA), Emergency Access Management ( EAM), Access Request Management(ARM), Business Role Management( BRM).
GRC 12 online training
SAP GRC 10 Online Training
SAP Basics, SAP Modules, SAP History, SAP Architecture, Enterprize System, why Enterprize system required, Centralised enterprize system, Decentralised Enterprise system, R/3 Architecture, Database management system, Presentation server, Application server, RDBMS, Benefits of SAP, SAP S/4 HANA, System apllications products in Data processing Applications & Introduction
SAP S/4HANA: Everything you need to know for a successul implementationBluefin Solutions
As well as helping you build a business case for SAP S/4HANA, this presentation will cover:
1) SAP S/4HANA in a nutshell
2) Migrating to SAP S/4HANA
3) What is Central Finance and why should I use it?
4) Planning in SAP BPC for S/4HANA
5) SAP S/4HANA Finance
This was presented on 04/11/15 at:
SAP S/4HANA: Everything you need to know for a successful implementation
London
SAP Business One is one of the most famed ERP solutions if you want to manage every tit and bit of your sales & marketing, CRM, and finance operations without much of spending, best fit for medium to small, this SAP tool can help you expand your capabilities and perform par excellently.
SAP S/4HANA platform streamlines business processes: finance, procurement, production, logistics, sales, marketing, management of assets, and human resources. The solution is most applicable to enterprises in oil and gas, fuel and energy, transport and logistics, production, telecommunication, and financial sectors in USA. SAP S/4HANA platform integrates with IoT sensors, analyses Big Data, plans and predicts business processes in an online mode based on historical data.
Building the Business Case for SAP HANAJohn Appleby
This presentation discusses an approach to building the business case for SAP HANA, including practical advice on getting a project live, fast.
This was first presented at the SAP Insider HANA 2015 conference in Las Vegas
Thinking of moving to S/4HANA? Starting down the road? Join Capgemini to hear how the Highway to S/4 HANA offering can make your journey a success. We will open our S/4 toolbox of accelerators, pre-defined scenarios, and reusable artifacts and show how you can reduce costs, shorten time to value, and make adoption predictable and planned.
SAP GRC online Training on Access Control , which includes all the four components Access Risk Analysis( ARA), Emergency Access Management ( EAM), Access Request Management(ARM), Business Role Management( BRM).
GRC 12 online training
SAP GRC 10 Online Training
Groupby -Power bi dashboard in hour by vishal pawar-Presentation Vishal Pawar
Power BI Dashboard in an hour with Various Slides.
Target Audience:
Useful for Develops and DBA those who want to know what is Power BI and How we can utilize various features.
Also session will be useful for anyone who wants learn Power BI from basic.
Abstract:
In this session, We will walk through various features of Power BI, How Power BI can transform your company’s data into rich visuals and Easy yet powerful Analytics solutions for your whole organization.
At end of session with following Power BI Dashboard example
sp_Blitz in Dashboard
SQL Server Info Dashboard
Twitter Dashboard
World Dashboard
Most important takeaways from session –
You will be learning basics of Power BI with the additional perk of analyzing sp_Blitz in Power BI.
Various features of Power BI making you from ZERO to HERO
After this session, you will be able to analyze data into Power BI
Explain about power BI Overview from Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, Power BI Report Server and Power BI Mobile that consume all BI Data from Dataset and datamodel
Power BI Create lightning fast dashboard with power bi & Its Components Vishal Pawar
Every data has meaning, but we had limitation to use data through big long running process Extraction, Transformation and Representation, but now Power BI solves your problem to kick start having Data extraction in Power Query, Data Modelling and Transformation in Power Pivot and reach data representation using power view and power map on demand any nearby device on your fingertips, You will learn all latest and greatest features of Power BI.
SAP BI/BW (Business Information Warehouse) allows for data to be translated into highly useful information, helping to understand the business better and enabling timely and fact based decision making, ultimately leading to remarkable results for the organization.
The SAP BI in conjunction with SAP Business Objects forms one of the best reporting tools currently available in the ERP industry.
ELADO started in 2007 by professionals with backgrounds in life sciences, product engineering, marketing and sales and education sectors having worked in the US, Europe and Middle east for more than 20+ years. Key principals are alumni of the Indian Institutes of Management.
Aim was to combine operational excellence with strong domain expertise to assist customers meet their business objectives with a best of breed approach towards business operations.
Provide a wide range of solutions ranging from resource augmentation to BOT models to help customers keep operating as efficiently as possible.
Practical Business Intelligence with SharePoint 2013Ivan Sanders
This sessions provides an overview of the new features available to business users and the knowledge they need to start building their own Dashboards using the tools they already know Excel to implement Business Intelligence features they may not have used previously like SQL Analysis Service, SQL Reporting Services, PowerView, PowerPivot, and Excel Services
Using obi apps to consolidate data for taleo, salesforce and net suite apps_pptShiv Bharti
With an increase in the adoption of cloud applications by large corporations, most organizations today are in some form of hybrid state i.e. they are using a combination of both on-premise as well as cloud applications to run their business.
Regardless of where the applications maintain their data, organizations need the ability to see a complete view of the company spanning across different parts of the business, which in this case would be combining insightful data across on-premise as well as public cloud instances.
To take some examples:
->Combining HR and Financials data to analyze Revenue per employee
->Combining Sales and Financials data to create customer Scorecards
->Combining Sales and Order Management data to improve your demand planning system
->Combining your Sales and Financials Data for Forecasting
In this article, I would like to present multiple design approaches that other organizations have successfully used to consolidate data from multiple cloud and on-premise applications and to perform seamless analytics across these varied data sources.
If you are attending Collaborate15 (#C15LV), please join me to discuss this topic and case studies of what other organizations are doing to address this challenge.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technologies, XML continues to play a vital role in structuring, storing, and transporting data across diverse systems. The recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) present new methodologies for enhancing XML development workflows, introducing efficiency, automation, and intelligent capabilities. This presentation will outline the scope and perspective of utilizing AI in XML development. The potential benefits and the possible pitfalls will be highlighted, providing a balanced view of the subject.
We will explore the capabilities of AI in understanding XML markup languages and autonomously creating structured XML content. Additionally, we will examine the capacity of AI to enrich plain text with appropriate XML markup. Practical examples and methodological guidelines will be provided to elucidate how AI can be effectively prompted to interpret and generate accurate XML markup.
Further emphasis will be placed on the role of AI in developing XSLT, or schemas such as XSD and Schematron. We will address the techniques and strategies adopted to create prompts for generating code, explaining code, or refactoring the code, and the results achieved.
The discussion will extend to how AI can be used to transform XML content. In particular, the focus will be on the use of AI XPath extension functions in XSLT, Schematron, Schematron Quick Fixes, or for XML content refactoring.
The presentation aims to deliver a comprehensive overview of AI usage in XML development, providing attendees with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions. Whether you’re at the early stages of adopting AI or considering integrating it in advanced XML development, this presentation will cover all levels of expertise.
By highlighting the potential advantages and challenges of integrating AI with XML development tools and languages, the presentation seeks to inspire thoughtful conversation around the future of XML development. We’ll not only delve into the technical aspects of AI-powered XML development but also discuss practical implications and possible future directions.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
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GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
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End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
20240609 QFM020 Irresponsible AI Reading List May 2024
Sap bw bi
1. BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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2. BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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3. SAP BW – A success story
Active BW Customers > 6,500
How do you plan
to leverage SAP BW?
Mixed data: 64%
SAP data
only: 36%
Are you satisfied
with SAP BW?
Yes
95%
No
5%
50 - 250
39%
1,000 - 10,000
13% < 50
24%
> 10,000
1%
250 - 1,000
23%
Number of Users
100 - 500 GB
32%
500 GB - 1 TB
18%
> 5 TB
1%
0 - 100 GB
26%
1 - 5 TB
23%
Approximate Data
Volume
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4. Key Features of a Data Warehouse
• Data from across all relevant sources
internal & external to the business
• Separated Transactional & Analytical
environments
• End user report creation
• Cross functional & targeted reporting
• Detailed & summary data
• A single version of the the truth
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5. Information Management
‘Best of breed’ technologies
Rich Business Content -pre-configured Information models,
reports, KPI’s and extractors
Industry Specific Business Content
Configurable to specific requirements
Data Extraction
Built on the SAP Entity Model
SAP and non-SAP data extraction
Powerful Data Maintenance and Administration
Powerful Information Analysis
Innovative, intuitive user interface
Powerful OLAP analysis
Web & MS Excel based front-ends
Easy integration with Portal
An integrated end-to-end Data Warehouse solution
SAP Business Warehouse (BW)
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6. SAP Business Intelligence
Dashboards
Targeted reports
Other3rd PartySales
Interfaces
Credit
Control
Sales Finance &
Projects
Self-service
Reporting
Business
Warehouse
(BW)
Business
Content
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7. SAP BI - Reporting and Analysis For All
User Types•Authors and Analysts
– Need to dig into the data – explore & find trends
•Business Managers
– Need personalized information specific to their function
– Summary – but with the ability to drill down to the detail
•Executives
– High level analysis (dashboards) - alert to key business issues &
actions
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8. SAP AG 2004, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 8
Authors & Analysts
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11. Information Broadcasting1
Universal Data Connection
NetWeaver Integration
Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)4
3
2
BW release 3.5 Overview
Advanced Analytic functionality5
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12. 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-Mail
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13. What Are The Broadcasting Channels?
• SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 SP3
– Knowledge 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 forums
• Email
– BW users, BW roles or email addresses
– Online queries, workbooks & web applications are sent as URLs
– Pre-calculated queries, workbooks & web applications are sent as
attachments or as inline mail body (MHTML)
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14. What Are Reporting Documents?
• Pre-calculated, online and offline reporting documents…
– BI Web Applications - Dashboards, cockpits
– BEx Analyzer Workbooks
– Queries
• ... in different formats ...
– HTML
• Device specific (Web Browser, Mobile devices, etc.)
– BEx Analyzer Workbooks
– Excel files
– Emails using Multipart Html (MHTML)
– ZIP Files
• ... containing different kinds of information.
– OLAP data, Alerts, Embedded Documents and Filter Navigation
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15. Information Broadcasting – BEx Portfolio
KM Document:
Pre-calculated query, workbook or
application
KM Link: Online BW report
Use KM Services for:
Subscription
Feedback
Discussion
Collaboration
Rating
TREX search
Notes
Download
Queries, Workbooks, BI Applications as KM Documents
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16. Information Broadcasting1
Universal Data Connection
NetWeaver Integration
Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)4
3
2
BW release 3.5 Overview
Advanced Analytic functionality5
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17. Universal Data Integration
BI 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 platform
BI Java SDK for custom built Java Applications
SAP
non
SAP
SAP
Query
XMLA
JDBC
ODBO
BI
Java
SDK
OLAP
Custom-built
Applications
SAP
EnterprisePortal
Universal
Data
Connect
1. BI Java Connectors
JDBC, XMLA,ODBO, SAP Query
3. BI Java SDK
Java API, Examples, Documentation
BEx
BW
Staging
2. Universal Data Connect
SAP BW Integration
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18. BI Java Connectors
•Connectors for various data sources
• Leverages SAP WebAS 6.40 J2EE connectivity for SAP BW
• Basis for Universal Data Connect and BI Java SDK
– Relational Sources
• BI JDBC Connector
– Industry Standard API for relational DBMS
– Connectivity 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 information
• BI SAP Query Connector
– Connectivity to operational SAP applications
– SAP R/3, SAP CRM, Ad-hoc, operational
– OLAP Sources
• BI OLE DB for OLAP Connector
– Industry Standard OLAP API for MS Windows platforms
– Connectivity to MS Analysis Services, SAS, MS PTS, SAP BW
• BI XMLA Connector
– Web Service-based, platform-independent access to OLAP sources
– Connectivity to MS Analysis Services, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, MIS, SAP BW 3.x
– The set of connectors will be extended in further SAP BW releases
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19. SAP BW – Non SAP-DW Integration
Scenario
ERP
DW
Reporting
SAP HR Cubes
BW
Local Skills
Database
Non SAP-DW
Various SourcesSAP HR Data
Listing
Personnel Deployment
v
Skills profile
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20. Information Broadcasting1
Universal Data Connection
NetWeaver Integration
Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)4
3
2
BW release 3.5 Overview
Advanced Analytic functionality5
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21. DataSources
BW and XI
PSA
realtime updateDelta-Queue
mySAP.com
(via BW Service-API)
SAP BW
http / SOAP
Near Realtime
InfoPackage
Standard
Staging
Operational
Data Store
Realtime Data Acquisition
Delta-Queue
Open Service
PSA
PSA
RFC
SAP XI
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22. Information Broadcasting1
Universal Data Connection
NetWeaver Integration
Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)4
3
2
BW release 3.5 Overview
Advanced Analytic functionality5
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23. Planning in mySAP BI – Evolution
Future Planning
Environment
mySAP BI
SAP BW
Data Management
Modelling
Planning Framework
Process Coordination
Analysis
mySAP Financials
SEM-BPS Planning
Financial Planning ApplicationsSEM-BPS Planning
Financial Planning Applications
Modelling
Planning Framework
Process Coordination
mySAP BI
SAP BW
Data Management
Analysis
Current Planning
Environment
mySAP Financials
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24. Planning cycles
August December
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning and
Target setting on group level
Operational Planning
Operational Planning and Budgeting
in the business units
Headcountplanning
Sales planning
Production planning
Marketing planning
Reconciliation of
operational plans
with strategic
targets
Strategic Targets
(Operating Profit + 4%,
Market share+10%)
Plan evaluation
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25. SAP BI Planning Architecture
Data Acquisition
Automatic
Planning
Manual Planning/
Analysis
Process
control
Access / Storage
Master Data
Dimensional
Data
Granular Data
Common Read / Write Interface
Planning Framework
DWH Layer
Business Logic
Planning Front EndsPresentation
Open Interface and Web Services
Modeling
Portal based Excel Inplace Excel Client ALV GridHTML in GUI
UserInteraction
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26. Information Broadcasting1
Universal Data Connection
NetWeaver Integration
Business Planning & Simulation (BPS)4
3
2
BW release 3.5 Overview
Advanced Analytic functionality5
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27. SAP AG 2004, Title of Presentation / Speaker Name / 27
Advanced Ad-hoc Reporting
New web template for ad-hoc analysis
Extensibility: Easy support of customer adaptations in Web App Designer
Enhanced usability and new look-and-feel
New functionality within the template tool bar
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29. Data Mining Methods - Explorative
A B C
20% of customers generate
60% of sales
Clustering
ABC
Classification
Association
Analysis
Weighted
Score Tables Customer Age Gender Income
… … … …
… … … …
Score
…
…
Weight
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31. Analysis Process Designer
– Graphical modeling (drag&drop) and execution of
Analysis Processes
that make use of Data Mining to gain new
insights and take action –
closed loop
– Examples of “Analysis Processes” would be the
definition of ABC
classes, the calculation of frequency distributions
or the determination
of Scoring information.
32. Composite Scenarios: Customer
Retention
A B C
ABC ClassificationDecision Trees Clustering
B
C
A
Loyal
At Risk
Association
Analysis
Cross-Selling
Rules
Marketing Campaign
Transfer
Knowledge
Goal: Reduce Customer Churn
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33. BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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35. SAP NetWeaver™
The total integration and application platform for lower TCO
• Unifies and aligns people,
information and business
processes
– Integrates across
technologies and
organizational boundaries
– A safe choice with full .NET
and J2EE interoperability
• The business foundation for
SAP and partners
– Powers business-ready
solutions that reduce
custom integration
– It’s SAP Enterprise Services
Architecture increases
business process flexibility
SAP NetWeaver
COMPOSITEAPPLICATIONFRAMEWORK
PEOPLE INTEGRATION
Multi channel access
Portal Collaboration
INFORMATION INTEGRATION
Bus. Intelligence
Master Data Management
Knowledge Mgmt
PROCESS INTEGRATION
Integration
Broker
Bus. Process
Mgmt
APPLICATION PLATFORM
J2EE
DB and OS Abstraction
ABAP
LIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT
...
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36. Architecture Source: Gartner (CPM, 2004)
Web Presentation/Portal/Mgmt Reporting
Modelingand
Optimization
Consolidation
Balanced
Scorecard
Budget
Plan/Forecast
Statutory
Reporting
AdHocQuery
andReporting
DataMart DataMart DataMart DataMart
Data Warehouse
Integration Broker
ERP/CRM/SCM/External Sources
BusinessProc.Management
ContentManagement
KnowledgeManagement Presentation
CPM
Applications
BI
Infrastructure
Data
Sources
The Business Intelligence Platform
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40. WHAT IS “NEW” ANALYTICS?
“360° View of
the Customer”
“Is customer
credit-worthy?”
“smooth
shipping
Process?”
“sufficient stock
of inventory?”
“extra effort
costs $$$?”
Questions & Insights lead to process improvement!
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44. BI Accelerator
Performance Optimization
SAP NetWeaver 2004s provides various tools to increase the data load and query
performance significantly – among them the innovative high performance analytics
approach. Thus, the implementation of large enterprise data warehouses is facilitated.
BI Accelerator
A new paradigm for high performance
data access.
Query performance is boosted by orders
of magnitude
Simultaneously the realignment
processes roll-up and change run are
improved significantly
HPA is used in connection with KM
search engine TREX
Provides linear scalability and can fully
leverage grid and adaptive computing
capabilities
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45. Target
BI Accelerator
Very fast
Query Response Time
Stable
Query Response Time
High Scalability Low Maintenance
Performance Improvement
By Factor 10 in average,
Up to Factor 1000 !
Stable Good Query
Response Time – Independent
From Database Features,
Caches, Aggregates, …
Support of New Hardware
Paradigms like
Grid Computing, Adaptive
Computing
No Aggregate Maintenance,
Unnoticeable ‘Roll-up’,
No Change Run
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46. InnovationColumn-Based
Data Storage and
Access / Vertical
Table Decomposition
In-Memory
Processing
Highly Parallel
Data Access /
Horizontal Partitioning
Dictionary-based,
Smart Compression
Using Integers
What makes SAP BI
with the BI accelerator
so fast?
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47. Introducing BI Accelerator Appliance -
1
SAP
NetWeaver
BI Server
data
data
dat
a
data
actionable
information
Business User
IT Department
System Performance
System performance declining when increasing utilization
48. SAP
NetWeaver
BI Server
Introducing BI Accelerator Appliance
data
dat
a
data
actionable
information
Business User
IT Department
System Performance
Increase scalability and flexibility, w/o impacting architecture
BI
accelerator
appliance
blade
blade
blade
data
2004s
2004s
49. BI Accelerator of SAP NetWeaver – Architecture
SAP NetWeaver BI
HPA Engine
Using
Adaptive Computing
Data
Acquisition
InfoCubes
Analytic
Engine
Any
Source
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
Preferred Technology Partner
Preferred Hardware Partners
SAP NetWeaver
2004s
Business
Explorer
Any Tool
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51. Modeling the EDW - Flexibility
Data Modeling
SAP NetWeaver 2004s provides additional flexibility for implementing new data
models 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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52. Modeling the EDW - DataSource
Concept
Data Acquisition
SAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the DataSource definition. In
addition, it enhances remote access capabilities.
New DataSource concept
Unified and improved
maintenance
E.g. Web Service (XML), UD
Connect
Additional DataSources
enabled for remote access
(including flat files and DB
Connect)
Enhanced remote
capabilites
Remote master data
access –
no data replication, low
TCO
Remote access of master
data from source systems
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53. Modeling the EDW - Transformation
concept
Transformation
SAP NetWeaver 2004s significantly improves transformation capabilities. The improved
graphical UI contributes to decrease TCO.
Transformation
Improved performance,
flexibility and usability
Graphical UI
Unification and simplification
of transfer and update rules
New rule type: end routine
New rule type: expert
routine (pure coding of
transformation)
Unit Conversion
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54. Running the EDW - Real-Time Data
Acquisition
Data Flow Control
SAP NetWeaver 2004s improves and streamlines the data flow definition and the
process chain set-up. In addition, it provides new real-time data acquisition capabilities
that facilitate operational reporting:
Enhanced real-time data acquisition capabilities
XML Web service
Direct push into PSA (instead of Service API/Delta Queue)
Near-real-time InfoPackage & DTP
Daemon-based update from
delta queue (BW Service API)
Daemon-based update of
DataStore objects
(ODS layer) – including lean
staging (with minimized
logging)
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55. EDW – Further enhancements
• Modeling the EDW
– Data Warehousing Workbench
• Improved usability and lucidity
– Content Analyzer and Content Browser
• New overview-, search- and analysis capabilities for Business
Content
• Running the EDW
– Process Chains
• Additional functionality and process types
– Data Quality
• Improved error handling
– Re-partitioning
• Supports attaching, combining partitions or complete re-
partitioning
– New Analysis Authorization concept
• Higher flexibility and simplified modeling
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57. Query, Reporting & Analysis –
Designing a Report
Designing a Report
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.
Standard formatting: Font styles (e.g. bold,
italic) and colors, etc.
Group level changes with individual
formattings
Layout options, for example
Height of rows, width of columns
Multiline column headers
Flexible positioning of fields
Merger of cells
Support of hierarchies
Rules for the presentation of special
characteristic values
Integration of texts, pictures, and charts
Header and footer for reports and pages
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58. 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 application building
Wizards for charts, maps, command
editing
Wizard for layout elements (e.g.
buttons)
„Intellisense“ support for Web API
developers
Easy integration of native HTML
commands
New layout elements (Tab strips etc.)
New Web items
New chart types, e.g. GANTT chart,
MTA chart
Design of planning aware business
applications
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59. Intuitive Ad-Hoc Analysis – BEx Web
Analyzer
•Web-based Ad-hoc Design Leveraging Drag & Drop
– Easy navigation, when dropping characteristics on top of rows or columns
– Easy filtering, when dropping a characteristics to filter area
– Personalized Filters
– Saving and distribution of analysis results through strong portal integration
– Close integration to
Information Broadcasting
and Knowledge
Management
– Wizard-based definition of
exceptions and conditions
– Query creation on top of
SAP BW and 3rd party data
(via XMLA Connectors)
Drag and
Drop
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60. BEx Web Printing
• Comfortable PDF based BEx Web printing
– Any type of BEx Web query, Report or Web Application can
be converted to PDF and printed
– Leveraging the SAP NetWeaver AS integration with Adobe
Document Service
– Adobe Acrobat Reader required, no plug-ins necessary
– Printing options can be maintained globally or individually
by an end-user
pdf-conversion of a web item
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61. Excel integration - Workbook Design with BEx Analyzer
• Application-building in Excel (similar
to Web Application Designer)
• New Options for Queries with 2
Structures
– Excel Formulas allow access to any
cell of the result set
– Excel Formatting options can be fully
leveraged for BEx Workbooks (e.g
blank lines, fonts etc.
– Combining Excel Formulas and Excel
Formatting allows the design of
High-End Formatted solution
workbooks
• Integration of Business Planning
Workbook Design
63. 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”
64. Business Planning and Analytical Services – Planning Layout Design-time
Drilldown
Hierarchical data in rows
and columns
Calculated key figures
Structures
Unit conversion
Alerts
Conditions
Graphics
Ad-hoc currency
Currency translation
Query Design (BEx Query Designer)
Queries that are based on aggregation level are able to write back to the InfoProvider
BEx Web Application Designer
Create a layout
Configure a layout
Choose data binding
Configure interaction
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65. Business Planning and Analytical Services – Run-time 2Web Application Design – Example
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66. BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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67. Key Business Challenges
Ineffective Decision Making Processes
Decisions delayed, or made on ‘gut feel’ only
Key stakeholders not involved
Solid information only available to small ‘elite’
Execution not aligned with Strategy
Strategy not communicated clearly
Individual objectives not aligned with strategy
Poor measurement, and no corrective actions
Increasingly Complex Operational Environment
Lack of insight into customer behaviour and trends
Opportunities frequently missed
Compliance Requirements
Calls for transparency
Increasing criticality of trustworthy data
Budget Constraints
Need to do more with less, and need to justify expenditures
68. Business Advantage of NW2004s
• NW 2004s - Analytical Applications
• Business actions based on informed decisions.
Ineffective Decision Making Processes
Decisions delayed, or made on ‘gut feel’ only
Key stakeholders not involved
Solid information only available to small ‘elite’
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69. Business Advantage of NW2004s
• NW 2004s - Enterprise Data Warehousing
• Truly scaleable solution
• Supporting all BI needs of the organisation
Increasingly Complex Operational Environment
Lack of insight into customer behaviour and trends
Opportunities frequently missed
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70. Business Advantage of NW2004s
• NW 2004s - BI Accelerator
• Truly scaleable solution
• Lower administration cost
• Consistent and quick user response
Budget Constraints
Need to do more with less, and need to justify expenditures
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71. Business Advantage of NW2004s
• NW2004s - Integrated Planning
• Integration platform for analysis and
planning.
• Planning systematically delivered to all
levels of the organisation
Execution not aligned with Strategy
Strategy not communicated clearly
Individual objectives not aligned with strategy
Poor measurement, and no corrective actions
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72. BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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73. Deployment of BW
R/3 Reporting
Information
delivery in mySAP
solution Data Warehouse
where SAP is one
of the ERP
solution
Standalone Data
Warehouse
Analytical
Application
BI Complexity
SAPPenetration
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75. Start small and fast
Scope of project
BW skill customer
Additional
Subject
areas
Extending
Content
External
Data
BW Content
Delivery Cycles
C
o
n
c
e
p
t
s
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76. Rapid Implementation step by step
• Selected subject area
• Defined scope
• Business Content as a basis for implementation
• Minor but User-significant enhancements
• Achieve the 80% solution and demonstrate results
• Receive feedback
– Incorporate into subsequent delivery cycles
• Rollout to other subject area (maybe in parallel)
• Parallel work in frontend, extraction and datamodel team
• Use the „power“ of BW
– Extend with external data sources
– Combine information from different applications
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77. Benefit of the Rapid Implementation
Rapid ROI / deliverable benefit to the business
Establish positive view of the product within user base
Establish stable technology infrastructure early in
project
Transfer overall product knowledge to ensure
subsequent implementations are appropriately
resourced
Train members of the implementation team
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78. Suolution Manager & Accelerated BW Method & Tools
• Highest Level : Maps to ASAP
• Lowest Level : Incorporates BW-Specific Activities / Accelerators
• Key Enablers : Included to Assist the Customer and Consultant
• Evolving : Continually Being Refined and Enhanced by BW experts in
development and consulting
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79. Skills
• The skills required will be driven by the scope of the
implementation
• Scope of Implementation
– Business Contents with minor enhancements?
– Significant non-SAP data sources?
– Enterprise Data Warehouse?
• Skills
– BW Implementation experience
– Operational users
– SAP source knowledge
– Data Warehousing architecture
– BASIS / WAS knowledge
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80. Project Team Structure
DW Architect
BW Solution
Architects
BW
Administrator
Business
Key Users
Business
Key Users
Business
Key Users
IT Business
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81. Implementation Team - Mix of Resource
SAP/ Partner
Internal
Time
Consulting
Effort
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82. Key Success Factors
• Management buy-in
• Involve user community early in the project life
cycle
• Strong implementation team
– Business understanding & empowerment
– SAP skills
– BW knowledge
– DW skills
• Rapid, step-by-step, reiterative implementation
– delivery cycle concept
– early success
– feedback
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83. BW Overview
BI Capabilities of NetWeaver 2004s
Business Advantage of NW2004s
Roadmap from BW to BI
Implementation Experience
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