SAP BW/4HANA Implementation Service

Fast System Implementation is Realized by In-memory DB Optimized Design Template and Cloud Computing

Break Off from Conventional BI ConstraintsIn the past, BI was implemented by analysis requirements for users above middle management, and as for the data granularity,performance requirements were satisfied by summarizing of data. For this reason, there was no flexibility to add new analysis items, change analysis items or drill down to obtain detailed data, which made system improvement costs more expensive.On the other hand, SAP BW/4HANA Template, which is a combination of 1.Extraction function of SAP ERP’s standard transaction data and 2.Pre-defined SAP BW/4HANA based backend and frontend templates, allow advanced analysis as well as change requests from users flexibly.Therefore, the design is to retain detailed data in a simple manner to address the changes of user needs speedily and flexibly, sothat analysis requirements can be more sophisticated. It makes possible to satisfy the data granularity required by practicalbusiness users as well.

SAP BW/4HANA Template is a solution developed for upgrading SAP BW (Business Information Warehouse) or migrating SAP BW to SAP HANA®, or for companies which plan to implement SAP BW4/HANA for the first time.By utilizing this template, ABeam Consulting realizes advanced data analysis in short time and at low cost to support companies to further increase their BI capabilities.

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By utilizing the template and cloud computing, fast implementation of SAP BW/4HANA is possible.Also in the cases where it is difficult to sort out existing reports associated with occasions such as upgrading SAP BW or wherereduction of maintenance and improvement costs of existing BW is desired, by utilizing the template, porting reports one by oneaccording to the frequency of use without affecting existing BW / business operations is possible.

Advantages of Using the Template Approach

Problems

Causes

Countermeasures

Constraints of Disk DB Constraintsof Disk DB based design

Utilization ofIn-memory DBSAP HANA®

Utilization ofBW/4HANA Template

Required data granularity

Performance issue(data update processing, report)

No flexibility when require-ments are changed (improvement period, improvement man-hours / cost)

Rough data granularity (impossible to refer to detailed data)

Large man-hours for maintenance (system fault handling, investigation, increased reports)

Topmanagement

Topmanagement

MiddlemanagementMiddle

management

Practical BusinessPractical Business

Summary

Detailed

Issues and countermeasures of BW and BI Analysis data granularity and coverage

ConventionalapproachConventionalapproach

BW/4HANA Template approach

BW/4HANA Template approach

Covers the top managem

entand part of m

iddle managem

ent

Covers from the top m

anagement to practical business

By utilizing pre-defined reports,fast implementation ofSAP BW/4HANA is realized

Simple BW design by makingbest use of advantageous effect

of In-memory DB

Realizing implementationof SAP BW/4HANA

while sorting out existing reports

Construction of Highly Flexible BIWith BW/4HANA Template, since reports for main transaction data are pre-defined, main reports can be used immediately. Also, by combining with optimal user interface, high speed searching of a large quantity of data and construction of highly flexible BI are possible.

Available Environments for BW/4HANA TempalteBW/4HANA Template supports both cloud computing environment and on-premises environment.In the case of cloud computing environment, the SAP BW/4HANA environment is constructed while running the existingBI environment. This allows porting of high priority reports and reduction of unused reports while suppressing initial cost.When a company considers it important to manage servers by themselves, or in the case where SAP HANA® servers have beenalready purchased, on-premises implementation is also possible.

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Pre-defined reports

User interfaceBW/4HANA Template

PC

Mobile

*1 When analyzing data, this tool enables a series of process from data acquisition, processing, forming, visualization to data sharing by cloud computing*2 BI solution which enables to increase not only individual business efficiency but also productivity on a company scale

FI(Financialaccounting)

FI(Financialaccounting)

CO(Controlling)CO

(Controlling)

SD(Sales andDistribution)

SD(Sales andDistribution)

MM (MaterialsManagement)

MM (MaterialsManagement)

Existing SAP ERP

Advantages of using cloud computing

- In the case where there are a lot of unused reports, due to long-term use of existing BW, sorting out reports can be realized by porting reports one by one according to the necessity to BW/4HANA Template.

- When it is determined that there will beno advantageous effect, a project can be stopped easily

-Since there is no upgrade of existing BW, there is no impact on ongoing operations- Phased utilization of BW/4HANA is possible

No influence on existing BI

Implementation of SAP BW/4HANA

while sorting out existingreports can be realized

Withdraw from projects can be easy

Implementation image in cloud computing

On-premises

Existing SAP BW

Existing SAP ERP

Not in useNot in use Use frequencynot knownUse frequencynot known

Use frequencyhigh

Use frequencyhigh

New BW/4HANA Template

Porting only necessary itemsPorting only necessary items

Data linkage by TemplateData linkage by Template

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