SAP Intro class

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Session(s)

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Agenda

Introductions

Class Expectations

Logistics

SAP Introduction (ERP & BW/BI)


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Introductions


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Class Expectations

Understand & ensure the whole class is on the same page w.r.to what isexpected from the class.

To obtain overview of basics w.r.to SAP ERP and BW/BI solutions in order toset up the base knowledge for further sessions.


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Logistics

Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM Exercises and Lab time important


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SAP Introduction

SAP was founded in June 1972 as Systemanalyse andProgrammentwicklung (System Analysis and Program Development) by fiveformer IBM engineers in Mannheim.

The acronym was later changed to Systems, Applications and Products inData Processing.

In 1976, SAP GmbH was founded and moved its headquarters the following

year to Waldorf. In August 1988, SAP GmbH transferred into SAP AG.

SAP AG became the official name after 2005.

The primary objective was to develop standard application software for real-time business processing.

Products launched for Enterprise Resource Planning:

1973 the first product SAP R/1 solution based on mainframe was launched 1979 SAP launched SAP R/2 as a result of intensive examination of SAPs

IBM database and dialog control system.

1992 SAP followed the trend from mainframe R/2 computing to client-serverarchitectures (R/3)


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SAP Introduction (contd)

Evolution of SAP BW/BI:

Name Version Release

BIW 1.2A Oct-1998

BIW 1.2B Sep-1999

BIW 2.0A Feb-2000

BIW 2.0B Jun-2000

BIW 2.1C Nov-2000

Name Change, BIW to BW

BW 3.0A Oct-2001

BW 3.0B May-2002

BW 3.1 Nov-2002

BW 3.1C Apr-2004

BW 3.3 Apr-2004

BW 3.5 Apr-2004

Name Change, BW to BI

BI 7 July-2005BIW => Business Warehouse Information System.


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SAP Introduction (contd)

Products launched for SAP BW/BI: 1997 First version of SAP product for reporting, analysis and data

warehousing was launched and the product was termed as BusinessWarehouse Information System.

The rest is based on the above slide.

In 2008, SAP used the Business Intelligence to refer

SAP Business Objects BI Solutions The actual BI changed back to BW along with additional parameters such as

Bex SAP Business Explorer and BWA for accelerator.


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SAP Products (High Level)


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SAP ERP Modules


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ERP Feature Overview


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SAP BW/BI Overview


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Reporting Comparison

Line Item Analysis

Delivered Reports

Basic Reporting or Predefined (requiresABAP programmers)

Consumes Resources fromTransaction Processing

Real-time Analysis

Function Specific

Relational & Multidimensional Analysis

Delivered Reports (aka Business Content)

Ad hoc or Predefined (can be designedby users)

Significantly Faster Processing

Current (according to update schedule)& Historical Analysis

Cross Functional


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BW Overview

The Business Information Warehouse (BW) isSAPs architectural solution for data warehousing.

Seamless integration with R/3

Built-in functionality that substantially reduces DW design,development and maintenance

BW is a separate system from the R/3 transactionprocessing system

BW data structures are optimized for reporting dataefficiently and quickly (analytical processing).

R/3 data structures are optimized for recording dataefficiently and quickly (transaction processing).


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Sample System BW Landscape

BW Dev

DB1

BW QA

QB1

BW PRD

PB1

SAP R/3

DV1

DR1

DC1

SAP R/3

QA2

QR1

QC1

SAP R/3

PRD

PR1

PC1

Data Data Data

BW TRN

TB1

BW SB

SB1

SAP R/3

TRN

TR1

TC1

SAP R/3

SF1

SR1

Data Data


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Basic BW Architecture

ODS InfoCube

Non-SAP

Data Sources

(Flat file, XML

or DBConnect)

BEx

Web

BasedBEx

Data DetailBusiness Content

SAP R/3

SAP-BW

Data Sources Business

Explorer Tools


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BW Reporting ToolsBusiness Explorer (BEx) Query Designer

1. MS-Excel-

Based Analyzer

(Web or GUI)

2. Formatted

Reporting

3. Web

Application

Designer


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Business Explorer (BEx) Analyzer

Queries and solution workbooks embedded in MSExcel

Excel functionality can be utilized (calculations, charts,VBA programming, etc.)

Queries are refreshed at each run; workbooks providepre-calculated queries

Incorporates BW Security and, therefore, eliminates the

need for an additional layer of security at the reportinglevel

Seamless integration with BEx Analyzer for the Web

GUI B d


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GUI Based or

SAP Menu Bar Add-in

W b B d


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Web-Based


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What is Business Content?

Advantages of using Business Content

Pre-Configured SAP-delivered objects allowrapid development (DataSources, TransferStructures, ODSs, InfoCubes, Queries, etc.)

Based on Best Practices

A solution to build upon

Provides a good baseline for enhancements offunctionality and data models.


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Online Resources

SAP Online Documentation - help.sap.com Service Marketplace - service.sap.com

OSS Notes

Installation and upgrade info

SAP Developers Network - sdn.sap.com

Online Forums

How Tos

SAP Fans www.sapfans.com


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Documents

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