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BI for ERP Customers Blair Wheadon, Director of Solution Management @BlairTWheadon

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Key Learning and Takeaways

Understand the Vision: How the SAP Business Suite on HANA transforms

Analytics

Understand 3 primary ways of doing analytics today on SAP Business

Applications:

Direct SAP BusinessObjects BI against SAP Business Applications

Rapid Marts

SAP NetWeaver BW or a homegrown Data Warehouse

Understand HANA RDS Solutions and Embedded Analytics

Understand the appropriate BI solution for your ERP landscape

VISION


SAP Driving Innovation: Consumption

Business

Process Systems of Record

Analytics Systems of Engagement

Collaboration

Mobility

“Data In” “Info Out”


Data – Current State Issues: latency, high cost, complexity

Oracle

Business



Collaboration

Mobility

Big

Data Unstructured

Data

Operational Data

Stores

Warehouses Analytical Stores Data Marts

OLAP Teradata

BW DB2

Sybase ASE

Data Mart

Data Mart



Oracle

SAP’s Vision: Business Applications and Analytics

on SAP HANA Radical simplicity, transformational performance

Business



Collaboration

Mobility

Big

Data Unstructured

Data

Operational Data Stores Warehouses Analytical Stores Data Marts

OLAP Teradata

BW DB2

Sybase ASE

Data Mart

Data Mart

SAP HANA Database



The Trend is Clear More BI Happening Directly on the Transactional System

Basic reports and

dashboards on SAP

Business Suite

Format ALV output with

Crystal Reports

Deploy SAP Crystal

Reports and SAP

BusinessObjects

Dashboards as SAP

NetWeaver BW content.

Fully integrated into

existing Launchpads

Data retrieval via BEx

Queries

Today: SAP Business

Suite 7 Innovations 2010

(Ehp5)

In Rampup: SAP

Business Suite 7

Innovations 2011 (Ehp6)

SAP Business Suite on

SAP HANA: Innovations

2013

Embedded

Analytics

Operational Data

Providers

Enable analytic solutions

including SAP

BusinessObjects Analysis

clients

Uses the standard BW

Query interface to access

transactional data

Includes transactional

data, master data

attributes, and hierarchies

Indexable by SAP

NetWeaver BWA

Searchable by SAP

NetWeaver Enterprise

Search

SAP Business Suite

on SAP HANA

In-memory accelerated

aggregations of

transactional data.

Eliminate concerns about

analysis with data

volumes.

BI SOLUTIONS


BI Solutions for Business Applications Solution Portfolio

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

SAP BusinessObjects

BI on SAP Business

Applications

SAP

Business

Applications SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

Rapid Marts

SAP

Rapid Mart

Oracle e-

Business

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

RapidDecision

Rapid Mart

Typical SME/Indirect Customer

Data Warehouse

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

Data

Warehouse

or

SAP

NetWeaver BW

Typical LE/Direct Customer

Reports

Dashboards

Analysis

Reports

Dashboards

Within a single

module


BI Solutions for Business Applications Solution Portfolio

SAP BusinessObjects BI on

SAP Business Applications

Rapid Marts


Data Warehouse


Reports

Dashboards

Analysis

Reports

Dashboards

Within a single

module

Audience

Size

Data

Scope

Broader audience than only app users.

Adds mobile access.

Covers all data in ECC, but cross-module

joins are discouraged.

Audience size limited by access to

transactional database.

Separate database optimized

for BI allows for broader

access and more analysis.

Included content covers data

only in specific subject areas.

Additional data available with

customizations.

Supports cross-module joins.

Audience

Size

Data

Scope

Audience

Size

Data

Scope

Covers all data in

ECC plus other

Enterprise data

sources.

Single source of

truth for all corporate

data.


BI Solutions for Business Applications SAP BusinessObjects BI on SAP Business Applications

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObj

ects BI

SAP BusinessObjects BI

on SAP Business

Applications

SAP

Business

Applications SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

Rapid Marts

SAP

Rapid Mart

Oracle e-

Business

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

RapidDecision

Rapid Mart


Data Warehouse

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

Data

Warehouse

or

SAP

NetWeaver BW


Reports

Dashboards

Analysis

Reports

Dashboards

Within a single

module


SAP BusinessObjects BI for SAP Business

Applications BI4 Support Package 4 Delivers Direct SAP ERP Integration

SAP APPLICATION INTEGRATION

RICHER INSIGHT

MOBILE

SOCIAL

Methods

and

Templates

Structure

to

Teamwork

Ad-hoc

Teams

BIG DATA

Enable reports and dashboards directly off SAP ERP

Supports SAP ERP 4.6C and later – no ERP upgrade

needed

Combine SAP ERP with other data using multi source

Universe

Value of Improved SAP Integration

BI 4.0

Support

Pack 4


SAP ERP 4.6C to SAP ECC6 Ehp6 Other Data Sources

SAP Business Suite ECC6 Ehp 6

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform + Mobile BI

SAP BusinessObjects BI for SAP Business Applications HANA not required: Get Reports, Dashboards, and light Analysis directly on

SAP ERP Data Today

Enterprise

Portals

MS Office

On Demand Services

Browsers Mobile Devices

Embedded Content

Reporting Dashboards Analysis

Classic

InfoSets ABAP

Functions

SAP

Queries Oracle

IBM

DB2

Microsoft

SQL

Server

Reporting Dashboards

Embedded SAP NetWeaver

BW

Predefined operational data providers

Exposes SAP Applications Data as a BW

Query

Enables light analysis directly on ECC6

Universe Semantic Layer with Multi Data Source Support


SAP BusinessObjects BI on SAP Business

Applications Why Consider This?

Mobilize Modernize Analyze

Business Outcome

Attractive, engaging reports

and dashboards

Self-service, real-time

reports and dashboards

Expand access to

information beyond SAP

Business Applications users

Business Outcome

Deliver reports and

dashboards to mobile staff

Make a difference at critical

moments of engagement –

no matter where they occur

Expand access to

information beyond users

with a computer and

browser

No Upgrade Required No Upgrade Required

Business Outcome

Get a deeper understanding

of what drives the business

Answer unpredictable

questions quickly

Combine and correlate data

across all Enterprise data

sources.

SAP ECC6 Ehp6 or

SAP Rapid Marts

SAP NetWeaver BW

Data Warehouse


Modernize Better communicate business performance with readable reports and

interactive dashboards


Mobilize Make a difference during critical moments of engagement away from the

desk

Leverage existing BI

investments & skills to

quickly reach mobile users

Ensure secure access to

information on iPad,

iPhone, and Android.

Receive alerts on critical

events

Take immediate action

Annotate and collaborate


Analyze Answer unpredictable questions posed by business analysts and casual

users

Business Value

Answer unpredictable questions over the web, in Excel, or on device.

Deliver more analytical projects in less time.

Combine corporate data with other data within Excel for complete analysis.

Reduce IT cost by enabling self service data discovery and dashboard

creation.

Analysis for OLAP

• Web based

• Premium alternative for

BEx Web Analyzer

• Access SAP HANA,

SAP NetWeaver BW,

Microsoft Analysis

Services

Analysis for Office

• Microsoft Excel and

Powerpoint addin

• Premium alternative for

BEx Analyzer

• Create refreshable

PowerPoint slides

• Access SAP HANA,

SAP NetWeaver BW

SAP BusinessObjects

Explorer

• Self service data discovery

and visualization for casual

users

• Lightweight end-user

authored dashboards

• Web based and iOS

• Access HANA, BW, Excel

and Universe based data

sources


BI Solutions for Business Applications Rapid Marts

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObjects

BI



SAP

Business

Applications SAP

BusinessObj

ects BI

Rapid Marts

SAP

Rapid Mart

Oracle e-

Business

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

RapidDecis

ion Rapid

Mart


Data Warehouse

SAP

Business

Application

s

SAP

BusinessObj

ects BI

Data

Warehouse

or

SAP NetWeaver

BW


Reports

Dashboards

Analysis

Reports

Dashboards

Within a single

module


SAP Rapid Marts Take a First Step Towards an Enterprise Data Warehouse

Re

so

urc

es

Time

Extension and

Customization

Start here

with Rapid

Mart

Start here without

Rapid Mart

Engage

Specialized

SAP Skills

Financial

General Ledger

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Cost Center

Fixed Assets

Operational

Sales

Inventory

Purchasing

Manufacturing

Plant Maintenance

Production Planning

Project Systems

Human Capital

Management

Human Resources

What Is a Rapid Mart? What Subject Areas? What Is a Rapid Mart?

Prepackaged subject-area specific data

warehouse. Includes schemas, ETL

scripts, and BI content

What Is The Value?

For the Business Key reports to optimize and execute

Self-service data discovery and

analysis

More insight in less time

For IT Create single point of truth

Get out of the report creation

business

Accelerate the sunset of legacy

systems

Solid platform for analysis, data

discovery, and mobility

Support for SAP HANA and traditional

databases

For Project Management Content accelerates implementation

Less need for specialized SAP skills

Best practices embedded in the

content


BI Solutions for Business Applications Data Warehouse

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObj

ects BI



SAP

Business

Applications SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

Rapid Marts

SAP

Rapid Mart

Oracle e-

Business

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

RapidDecis

ion Rapid

Mart


Data Warehouse

SAP

Business

Applications

SAP

BusinessObjects

BI

Data

Warehouse

or

SAP

NetWeaver BW


Reports

Dashboards

Analysis

Reports

Dashboards

Within a single

module


SAP BusinessObjects BI for SAP NetWeaver BW For BW Customers: Why Combine SAP BusinessObjects BI with SAP

NetWeaver BW?

(1) Increase strategic value of BW

(2) Exploit unique SAP integration

(3) Beyond BW

Transition to next generation Analysis solutions

Leverage investments in SAP BW InfoCubes and BEx queries

Position for future with SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

Adopt SAP BusinessObjects BI solutions at your own pace

Transform the way SAP Business Suite users gain actionable insights

Enable the real-time business with accelerated BI powered by SAP HANA

Leverage your investments in the SAP NetWeaver technology platform

Expand reach of SAP BW assets by increasing business user adoption

Offer solutions supporting user autonomy

Minimize end user training, support and customization costs

Enable ubiquitous Mobile BI


SAP Rapid Mart

RapidDecision Rapid Mart

Other Enterprise

Applications

Comparing Data Warehouses and Rapid Marts Different by Degree

SAP Business

Applications: SAP Business Suite

SAP Business All In

One

Home Grown Enterprise Data

Warehouse (EDW)

SAP NetWeaver BW

Oracle EBusiness

Suite

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

Rapid marts are

narrower in data scope,

include predefined

extractors, schemas,

and content.

Data from other

enterprise applications

is supported as well

through customizations.

SAP NetWeaver BW

includes predefined

extractors, schemas, and

content for most subject

areas in SAP ECC.

Home grown EDWs perform

the same job but are built in-

house and require more

expertise to setup.

Prebuilt


SAP Rapid Mart

RapidDecision Rapid Mart

Other Enterprise

Applications

Comparing Data Warehouses and Rapid Marts Different by Degree

SAP Business

Applications: SAP Business Suite

SAP Business All In

One

Home Grown Enterprise Data

Warehouse (EDW)

SAP NetWeaver BW

Oracle EBusiness

Suite

JD Edwards

PeopleSoft

Rapid marts are

narrower in data scope,

include predefined

extractors, schemas,

and content.

Data from other

enterprise applications

is supported as well

through customizations.

SAP NetWeaver BW

includes predefined

extractors, schemas, and

content for most subject

areas in SAP ECC.

Home grown EDWs perform

the same job but are built in-

house and require more

expertise to setup.

Customization Prebuilt

EMBEDDED ANALYTICS AND RAPID DEPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS


Solutions without Content Solutions with Content

BI Solutions Map for SAP Business Applications and SAP NetWeaver BW Customers

Data warehousing

strategy

Reports, dashboards,

and light analysis

directly on the ECC

System

Business

problems in a

specific use case

or subject area

SAP Rapid Marts


on SAP Business

Applications


SAP Data Services

Universes

Data Warehouse


SAP NetWeaver BW


Solutions without Content Solutions with Content

BI Solutions Map for SAP Business Applications and SAP NetWeaver BW Customers

Data

warehousing

strategy

Reports,

dashboards, and

light analysis

directly on the ECC

System

Business

problems in a

specific use case

or subject area

SAP Rapid Marts

Embedded Analytics

BI Suite

SAP ECC6 EHP5 or later


on SAP Business

Applications

SAP BusinessObjects

BI

SAP Data Services

Universes

Data Warehouse

HANA Rapid

Deployment Solutions

Embedded Analytics

Operational Data

Providers

SAP ECC6 EHP6 or later

SAP BusinessObjects

BI

SAP NetWeaver BW


BI Solutions Map for Rapid Deployment Solutions

I want to

accelerate and

real-time enable

specific use

cases

Operational

Reporting

HANA Rapid Deployment Solutions

Profitability

Analysis

Financial /

Controlling

Sales

Pipeline

Analysis

Bank

Analyzer for

Financial

Reporting

Deposit

Management

for Transaction

History

SAP

Planning for

Retail



What Is a Rapid Deployment Solution?

Software

Quickly address the most urgent business processes

Content

SAP best practices, templates and tools make solution adoption

easier

Enablement

Guides and educational material speed end user adoption

Service

Fixed scope and price provides maximum predictability and

lowers risk

Service

Software

Enablement

Content

What Is The Value?

Financial Reporting

Accelerate CO-PA reporting and allocations:

Profitability Analysis

Accelerate financial, sales, and purchasing

reporting: Operational Reporting

Accelerate period end closing processes:

Financial / Controlling

CRM

Real-time pipeline analysis: Sales Pipeline

Analysis

Banking

Daily and ad-hoc subledger reporting in real-time:

SAP Bank Analyzer for Financial Reporting

Real-time access to multi-year transaction history:

Deposit Management for Transaction History

Retail

Point of sale analysis to assess store

performance: Planning for Retail


BI Solutions Map for Rapid Deployment Solutions and Embedded Analytics

I want to do

reporting and light

analysis on my

ECC System

Embedded Analytics ECC6 Ehp5

Embedded Analytics ECC6 Ehp6



Financial

s HCM CRM

Financial

s HCM CRM

Over 500

predefined data

providers

InfoSets ABAP

Functions

SAP

Queries

I want to

accelerate and

real-time enable

specific use

cases

Operational

Reporting


Profitability

Analysis

Financial /

Controlling

Sales

Pipeline

Analysis

Bank

Analyzer for

Financial

Reporting

Deposit

Management

for

Transaction

History

SAP

Planning for

Retail


Reporting, Dashboards, and Light Analysis on SAP Business Applications

Business Outcome

Improve awareness and

execution in key Financials,

Sales, Marketing, Service,

and HCM use cases.

Content

Preconfigured SAP Crystal Reports

and SAP BusinessObjects

Dashboards

Embedded in standard SAP

BusinessSuite processes

Context-relevant and actionable

SAP CRM 7.0 EhP1

ERP Financials EhP5

ERP HCM EhP5

Business Outcome

Empower Business

Applications users with self-

service reporting and analysis

solutions.

Content

Same as Embedded Analytics with

Ehp5 plus…

500 preconfigured Operational

Data Providers

Covering 11 separate modules

Support for the SAP

BusinessObjects Analysis tools

Combine both transaction data (ie

a transaction against a cost center)

and master data (owner of the cost

center)

Business Outcome

Comprehensive reporting,

dashboard, and analysis

solution for all users (not just

ECC users) without an ERP

upgrade.

Solution

No ERP upgrade needed.

Keep existing data access methods

and modernize the reports and

dashboards.

The Universe semantic layer

presents a common query interface

on SAP ECC across all

BusinessObjects BI clients.

Embedded Analytics Requires ECC6 Ehp5

Embedded Analytics Requires ECC6 Ehp6


on SAP Business

Applications


Key Learning and Takeaways

Understand the Vision: How the SAP Business Suite on HANA transforms

Analytics

Understand 3 primary ways of doing analytics today on SAP Business

Applications:

Direct SAP BusinessObjects BI against SAP Business Applications

Rapid Marts

SAP NetWeaver BW or a homegrown Data Warehouse

Understand HANA RDS Solutions and Embedded Analytics

Understand the appropriate BI solution for your ERP landscape

Thank you

Contact information:

Blair Wheadon

Director of Solution Management

[email protected]

@BlairTWheadon

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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