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Microsoft Business Intelligence

on SAP NetWeaver data

Stephan Stoltze

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SAP BI Landscape

Requirement:Reporting and analysis on data held in SAPtransactional systems (e.g. mySAP ERP / R/3)

Multiple vendor solutions:SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence

Microsoft SQL Server

Other BI vendor solutions:Business Objects

Cognos

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SAP BI Choice

1. Choose the SAP solutionPros

Integrated with SAP mySAP / R/3

Who knows SAP data better than SAP?

Pre-defined business contentSingle vendor transaction processing and businessintelligence solution

ConsQuestionable performance and scalability

Difficult to integrate non-SAP data

Difficult to customize and extend business content

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SAP BI Choice

2. Choose a Microsoft solutionPros

Leverage SAP BW business content and R/3 integration

Flexible free-form reporting on SAP BW

Enables integration of non-SAP data

Deployment using market leading OLAP server

Fexibility, through deployment options

ConsSome limitations in different scenarios (see solutionscenarios)

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Open Hub

SQL 2005 Integration Services

Solution ArchitectureMicrosoft SQL Server 2005 BI solution

SAP R/3

SAP BW/Net-

Weaver

XML/A

RFC ADO.Net

Microsoft .Net Provider for SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence

Microsoft .Net Provider for SAP mySAP Business Suite

SQL 2005Data Mart

SQL 2005AnalysisServices

SQL 2005Reporting Services

PerformancePoint Server

Office SharePoint Server

Excel

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Solution Scenario 1

Overview:Reporting Services as a client tool for SAP BW, usingMicrosoft .Net Provider for SAP NetWeaver BusinessIntelligence

Issues addressed:SAP BW reporting

Uses SAP security (no additional layer)

Known issues:Provides support for InfoCubes, QueryCubes andMultiproviders only. ODS objects can be exposedthrough QueryCubes.

SAP BW/Net-

Weaver

XML/A SQL 2005Reporting Services

Embrace BW

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Solution Scenario 1

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Solution Scenario 1 Tips and Tricks

Test the SAP BW XML/A ProviderUse Internet Explorer to open the XML/A providersURL

Succes look like

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Solution Scenario 1 Tips and Tricks

Enabling a QueryCube for XML/A AccessIn BEx Query Designer open the Query Propertiesdialog box and click the Extended tab

Select : Allow ExternalAccess to this Query

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Solution Scenario 1 Tips and Tricks

VariablesOnly in QueryCubes

Similar to the parameter feature of Analysis Services

2005Populate Report Parameter Values by creating a newdataset

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Solution Scenario 1 Tips and Tricks

PropertiesAdditional properties for key figures

VALUE (Default)

FORMATTED_VALUE

FORMAT_STRINGBACK_COLOR

FORE_COLOR

Additional properties for dimensionsMEMBER_CAPTION (Default)

MEMBER_UNIQUE_NAME

Syntax: Fields!FieldName.PropertyName

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SQL 2005 Integration Services

Solution Scenario 2

Overview:Use SAP Open Hub Service (OHS) to extract data into SQLServer 2005, from where Analysis Services and ReportingServices are used for analysis and reporting

Issues addressed:SAP BW reporting (re-use of business content)Flexibility to incorporate non-SAP data sourcesMOLAP technology - better performance and scalability

Known issues:OHS does not support extraction of BW hierarchies; need to useABAP reportSAP security applied only at time of export; need to maintainsecurity in Analysis ServicesCustomer needs to purchase SAP OHS license

SAP BW/Net-

Weaver

SQL 2005Data Mart

SQL 2005Analysis

Services

OHS

Use BW but feed data into other EDW

Excel

SQL 2005Reporting Services

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Solution scenario 2 - demo

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Solution Scenario 3

Overview:Extraction of data directly from SAP R/3 using IntegrationServices and the Microsoft .Net Provider for SAP mySAPBusiness Suite into a SQL Server 2005 data mart, whereAnalysis Services and Reporting Services are used to deliver ananalysis and reporting solution

Issues addressed:Alternative solution to SAP BW (no SAP BW license required)

Flexibility to incorporate non-SAP data sources

More productive ETL / Cube development environment

Known issues:Direct access to SAP R/3 tables is not recommendedSAP do not support a non BW BI solution

No access to SAP BW business content

SAP security applied only at time of export; need to maintain

security in Analysis Services

SQL 2005 Integration Services

SAP R/3

RFC ADO.Net SQL 2005Data Mart

SQL 2005

AnalysisServices

Excel

SQL 2005Reporting Services

ETL data from transaction DB (SAP)

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Solution scenario 3

Integration Services - Extraction, Transformation and Loading

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Solution scenario 3

Analysis Services Unified Dimensional Model

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Solution scenario 3

Reporting Services Enterprise Reporting

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Solution Summary

Flexible deployment options based on customerrequirements

Any customer may implement all scenarios

Microsoft extends the SAP NetWeaver platformby followingGreater reporting flexibility and features

MOLAP technology - better performance and scalability

Multi-language support

More productive ETL / Cube development environment

Better integration with .Net development environment and otherMicrosoft products (e.g. SharePoint, PerformancePoint Server)