SAP Business Information Warehouse

-an overview -

OBT Global presents …….

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Contents

General Overview

Architecture Overview

Reporting Overview

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General Overview

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BW is SAP's Data Warehouse offering.

BW replaces selected R/3 information systems over a period of time.

End to End open DW Solution – all in one package comprising data extractors, administrator workbench, OLAP engine and a graphical user interface.

Pre-configured for the needs of the business users

Delivered Cubes, reports, templates

BW Defined

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BW Defined (cont‘d)

Front-End (BEx Analyzer)- provides access to the data via internet, intranets or extranets.

Presentation backend is MS Excel

Open solution that allows data to be loaded from practically any source or system, including 3rd party systems and legacy applications. You can also use 3rd party extracting / reporting tools via BAPI’s.BW changes the focus from Build to Buy

Provides faster integration and implementation

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BW is the heart of mySAP.com

ManagementCockpit

SAP BusinessTo Business

SAP Service

SAPBusiness

InformationWarehouse

Info DB

SAP AdvancedPlanner&Optimizer

R/3

SAP LogisticsExecution

System

SAPStrategic

EnterpriseManagement

SAP Business Intelligence Initiative

SAP Business Intelligence Initiative

SAP Marketing

SAP Supply Chain Management InitiativeSAP Supply Chain

Management Initiative

SAP Sales

SAP Customer Relationship Management Initiative

SAP Customer Relationship Management Initiative

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FinanceFinance

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

General Ledger

Special Ledger

Profitability Analysis

Product Costing

Overhead Mgmt

Profit Center Account.

ControllingControllingSales & Distribution

Purchasing

Inventory Mgmt

Warehouse Mgmt

Manufact. Req. Plan.

LogisticsLogistics

Time Management

Personnel Admin.

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

Payroll

Business Content Examples

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Benefits of BW

No longer necessary to configure LIS

Removes reporting overhead from the R/3 system

No need to use COPA on R/3

Provides a robust reporting environment

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SAP BWSAP BW

Eliminates need to

decipher and build custom SAP extracts

Capability for On Line Analytical

Processing(OLAP)

Pre-built SAP templates

for R/3 systemsSimplifies

data warehouse management &administration

Reduces time for

data warehouse implementation

in SAPEnvironment

Compatible with other

applications and ERP systems

Automatic data

extraction

Advantages of SAP - BW

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Architecture Overview

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SAP BW Architecture

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BW Architecture

InfoCubesODS

InfoCubesODS

OLAP ProcessorOLAP Processor

Meta Data ManagerMeta Data Manager

R/3 OLTP ApplicationsR/3 OLTP Applications

PSAPSA

OLTP Reporting

OLTP Reporting

Production DataExtractor

Production DataExtractor

Business Explorer

BW Server

BAPIBAPI

Staging EngineStaging Engine

BEx Analyzer (hosted by MS Excel)

BEx Analyzer (hosted by MS Excel)

Meta DataRepositoryMeta DataRepository

Administrator Workbench

AdministrationAdministration

SchedulingScheduling

MonitorMonitor

Data ManagerData Manager

Business Explorer BrowserBusiness Explorer Browser

Non R/3 Production Data Extractor

Non R/3 Production Data Extractor

Non R/3 OLTP ApplicationsNon R/3 OLTP Applications

3rd party OLAP client

3rd party OLAP client

ODBOODBO

BDSBusinessDocument Service

Web BrowserWeb Browser Web Design ToolWeb Design Tool

SAP Internet Transaction Server

SAP Internet Transaction Server

BW WebServiceBW WebService

Publish views

Save HTML Templates

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Reporting Architecture

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Business Explorer

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Business Explorer (BEx)This is the reporting tool of the BW. The

Business Explorer consists of the Business Explorer Analyzer and the Business Explorer

Browser.

Business Explorer Browser(BEx Browser)stores workbooks, links and documents;locates queries,preview s and executes workbooks ; selects the documents assigned to you , opens and organizes the documents

Business Explorer Analyzer (BEx Analyzer)defines queries; creates different views in the queries; analyzes and presents InfoCube data; saves the queries in workbooks;

Business Explorer (BEx)

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BW OLAP - Business Explorer Functionality

• Role Based Security

– A role is a list of activities / tasks that a person is responsible for.

• BEx Analyzer– Result set can be used for input into another query.– Provides robust Condition processing.

• Reporting Agent – Allows for background printing.– Allows for SAP office mail exception notification.

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Report (Cube)

Report viewsReport Viewer

Presentation ServerPresentation Server

Application ServerApplication Server

Database ServerDatabase Server

OLAP Processoroperates on ...

request

answer

Report Builder

Stored in

PowerPlay

Stored in (optional)

ODBO

StarStarSchemaSchema

PersistentPersistentCacheCache

CognosBusiness Explorernavigates on ...

"Thin client architecture"

BW Architecture - Layers

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BEx Analyzer Functionality

• Report to Report Interface -Allows the user to jump from report to report or jump through to R/3 from BW.

• Geographical Information System (GIS) -Allows the user to integrate a Map, which shows the key-figures of the corresponding Query of the BEx-Analyzer as colored / shaded Areas. You can also display location of Master Data in the map.

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Data Targets in BW

• Basic Infocube-- Stores multidimensional aggregated data

• Multi-Cube– Combines several traditional cubes

• Remote Cube– Is an infocube, which the transactional data is not stored

in BW, but external data areas– Only the structure is stored in BW– Data is read via BAPI’s from external system– This is helpful in provide real-time data to users

• ODS– Can be drilled down to from the Infocube– Directly reported against using BEx Analyzer

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BEx Analyzer: Executed report

Drilldown possible on all these fields in any

order

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BEx Analyzer: Executed report

Drilldown on Sold-to-party

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BEx Analyzer: Executed report

Drilldown on Country. Multi-level is possible in

all cases

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BEx Analyzer: Executed report

Drilldown on Country & Material Group

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BEx Analyzer: Executed report

Bar-chart presentation

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BEx Analyzer: Executed report

Pie-chart presentation

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Web Reporting

InfoCubesODS

InfoCubesODS

OLAP ProcessorOLAP Processor

Meta Data ManagerMeta Data Manager

R/3 OLTP ApplicationsR/3 OLTP Applications

PSAPSA

OLTP Reporting

OLTP Reporting

Production DataExtractor

Production DataExtractor

Business Explorer

BW Server

BAPIBAPI

Staging EngineStaging Engine

BEx Analyzer (hosted by MS Excel)

BEx Analyzer (hosted by MS Excel)

Meta DataRepositoryMeta DataRepository

Administrator Workbench

AdministrationAdministration

SchedulingScheduling

MonitorMonitor

Data ManagerData Manager

Business Explorer BrowserBusiness Explorer Browser

Non R/3 Production Data Extractor

Non R/3 Production Data Extractor

Non R/3 OLTP ApplicationsNon R/3 OLTP Applications

3rd party OLAP client

3rd party OLAP client

ODBOODBO

BDSBusinessDocument Service

Web BrowserWeb Browser Web Design ToolWeb Design Tool

SAP Internet Transaction Server

SAP Internet Transaction Server

BW WebServiceBW WebService

Publish views

Save HTML Templates

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Web Reporting: Executed report

Publishing on Web is readily

possible !

Drilldowns, selections, sorting etc. are provided

for interactive use ! Access authorizations

ensure data security !

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Web Reporting: Executed report

Report with multi-level drilldown