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SAP Overview & Training Kickoff
Session(s)
April, 2011
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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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ERP Feature Overview
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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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