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PMC100

Overview of SAP NetWeaver BPM

and SAP NetWeaver BRM

Harald Schubert, Architecture & Innovation

Thomas Volmering, VP Product Management

Business InformationTechnology & Global Research

Integration & Orchestration

Composition / BPM

SAP AG

October 13, 2010 Berlin

October 19/20, 2010 Las Vegas

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were caused by SAP intentionally or grossly negligent.

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Agenda

1. Introduction

What is SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (BPM)?

What is SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management (BRM)?

2. Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM & BRM in 7.2

Features and Functions

Demo

3. Outlook and Future Direction


Compose new innovative business process extensions

Integrate, adapt and extend core business processes

Services & event enablement - provisioning and consumption

End-to-end Process Orchestration

Manage Enterprise Business Processes

Enable Own Practices through Composition

SupplierCustomer

SAP Business Suite

Integration

Composition

EhP

EhP

SRM SCM ERPPLMCRM 3rd party

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SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

SAP’s comprehensive, integrated Java Development Environment

SAP NetWeaver CE provides an Eclipse-based application composition

environment , including all layers to build and run composite applications

Integrated tools – Develop, implement, and run

composite applications quickly and efficiently

Composition – Support service composition,

data composition, user-interface composition, and

process choreography

Java compatibility – Create and adopt

technology standards and help enable the

implementation of development projects based on

Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5


SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management

Embedded in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

Comprehensive process management

Unifying human and system automation processing steps

Business Process is more than just service orchestration

Composition of event-driven processes

Seamless combination of service, event and human task

Enterprise services consumption

Tightly integrated with SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management

Benefits of an integrated composition environment

Model-driven development

Integrated toolset

Out-of-the-box ESR integration

Lifecycle management

Process Server

Process

ComposerProcess

Desk

Process

Desk

SAP NetWeaver

Business Process Management

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SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management

Process Composition Details

Process server

Process

composerProcess

Desk

Process

desk

Direct path from business view to

process execution

Model and execute rule-based composite

business processes

Business-friendly graphical modeler based

on Business Process Modeling Notation

(BPMN)

Combine human interaction and system

integration in one model

Support key process concepts (workflows,

event, task, rules, data context, roles, and

UIs) throughout their life cycle

Generate UI’s out of the process context

(data types)

Perform reporting with defined reporting

points embedded in the process model

End-to-end eventing integrated with SAP

local events (event provisioning) and

correlated to the process directly (including

intermediate message events)


SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management (BRM)

Embedded in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

Two Ways to Model Rules

Model rules in the context of a business

process using the Process Composer

Model rules as an independent rules

project using the Rules Composer

Many Ways to Integrate

Use rules through an automated activity

Model functions driven by business rules

Use rule-based mapping transformations

in a process

Use rule-based functions for Gateway

decisionsRules Engine

Rules

ComposerProcess

Desk

Rules

Management

Why Business Rules Management?

Externalize business rules from application code

Encapsulate rules as re-usable services

Increases flexibility, efficiency and control

Management and monitoring of rules is a critical

component of BPM

Serving business and IT

Use for business configuration tasks

Why SAP NetWeaver BRM?

Robust tool for central business rules

management

Integrated path from process to rule

Eclipse based rule composition

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Agenda

1. Introduction





Demo



Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

Enhanced UI technology support

Auto-generation of user interfaces (UI) out of the

process context (data objects) for Visual Composer

and Web Dynpro Java

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Adobe Forms Integration

Adobe Interactive Forms

Flexibility of integrating 3rd-party

participants into a process

Allow offline integration of external

process participants

Simple e-mail integration with a process

Form can carry process data

Integrated Design Time for Forms

Simple design of Adobe Interactive Forms

as part of SAP NetWeaver Developer

Studio

Easy integration into process flow with

SAP NetWeaver BPM

Form treated similar to other UI

technology for data flow



Intermediate Message Events

Lify-cycle & Business Events

Support of various event concepts

(e.g., start, stop, boundary, time-

based, message-based, exceptions

and deadlines)

Intermediate Message Events support

correlation of event messages to

running process instances

Superior connectivity to SAP’s local

event infrastructure for asynchronous

communication in a business process

context

Correlation condition based on

defined process context (data

objects), business rules and functions

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Embedded Sub Processes

Support for referenced and embedded sub-processes


Explore the World of Process Analysis

Overview on available variants

NW Administrator

Process List Viewer

Universe Designer

BusinessObjects

Explorer Accelerated

BEx Query Designer

Crystal Reports

BPM Task

Xcelsius

Visual ComposerQuery as a

Web Service

Real Time

Analysis

of Processes and

Tasks, e.g. for end

users, process

owners and

administrators

Ex-post, multi-

dimensional

Analysis of

processes with

SAP NetWeaver

BW

Extended Analysis, Visualization,

Reporting and Data Exploration

by extracting and loading of BW data

into SAP BusinessObjects™ Enterprise

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Enhancement of analytical reporting capabilities

Define reporting activities based on

process context (data objects) to

automatically generate the reporting data

structure.

Runtime reporting with Visual Composer

Out-of-the box data extractors for

SAP NetWeaver BW



E-Mail Notification

Push-based alerting modeled as process

step, delivered via e-mail

Dynamic notification texts with process

context variables

Supports localization for e-mail recipient

(UME or defined locale)

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Decision Making without Rules

Eligibility calculation (claims, warranties, benefits, credit, bonus, …)

Compliance checking (regulatory, environmental, financial, safety, …)

Configuration matching (products and services, dependencies, …)

Decision Making with Rules

Performance Bonus

Good 20

Average 15

* 10

Good 15

Average 10

* 5

Good 10

Average 5

* 0

Manager

Architect

Programmer

Designation

Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BRM

Use Business Rules to Create Smart Process Flows



Flow Rules, Rules Testing, Excel Integration, and Rules Manager

Graphical Modeling of Complex Rule

Execution Sequences using Flow Rules

Testing of Rules in Rules Composer using XML

Schemas; no Java code required

Integration with Microsoft Office Excel:

Export/Import of Decision Tables

Rules Manager -

Web Interface for

Runtime Changes

by BPX/Business

Analyst

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Import / Export Data

Feature Description

Enables business users to make

changes in Decision Table Rules

Export Decision Table Data to MS

Excel

Modify Data in Excel and Import

back data in Decision Table

MS Excel 2007 Supported

Value Proposition

Feature parity with Rules

Composer

Business users will now be able

to make changes to values using

MS Excel 2007 and upload these

at runtime


Rules Manager Integration with MS Excel


Composite Designer

Goal

Improve developer productivity by providing a central entry point for modeling and assembling

composite applications

Integration of existing tool sets into one perspective

Benefits

Graphical overview diagrams for a coherent

view on composite applications and their layers

Creation of new composite applications

Import and editing of existing composite

applications

Create new components such as processes,

UIs, rules, simplified services, composed

services, business objects and navigate to

specialized perspectives to edit them

View, edit, and create relations between

components

Framework to check consistency of relations

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DEMO


Agenda

1. Introduction





Demo


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New Key Features of SAP NetWeaver CE Next Release

Enhanced integration and increased developer productivity

NW CE Next Release Highlights

WD/ABAP Integration

Browse WD/ABAP UI repository of a

backend system

Use WD/ABAP UI in a BPM task

API for Managing Processes and Tasks

Start process instances

Retrieve task list

Execute actions on task (claim, execute)

Business Rule Improvements

Reuse rules or decision tables across

rule sets

Other Action in Decision Table

Usability and developer productivity

enhancements

Simplification of SOA Configuration

Zero configuration for local services

New ESR perspective in NWDS

Define service interfaces and data types

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WD ABAP Integration

Support for WD ABAP Components as Task UIs

Extended task UI wizard – now with WD/ABAP as third

technology option

Enable WDA components for

usage via the CHIP framework

Connect against any R/3

backend system

Find available and supported

WDA CHIP components

Import the UI component into

the process

Run the process and execute

the task within the WDA UI

component

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Alternative Task List (implemented as Yahoo!® Widget)

Retrieve list of available

process definitions

Start processes instances

and pass parameter values

Get a list of tasks assigned

to the current user

Invoke actions on a task

such as Claim, Execute and

Complete

Java API for Process and Task Management

Increased Flexibility for Customization and 3rd-Party Integration


BRM Productivity Enhancements

Reuse of Ruleset

Reusable Rulesets in Rules Composer and Rules Manager

Create rules and

decision table once and

use across ruleset

Eliminate duplication

Reduce maintenance

effort

Organize rules more

efficiently

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BRM Productivity Enhancements

Define More Than One Action in Decision Tables

Decision Table with “Other Action”

Build an application using only decision tables

Reduces number of rules in project

Makes rules easier to build and to maintain

Assign and Execute actions can be used in ―Other Action‖ cell


Simplified SOA Configuration

Improved Ease of Use via Wizards and Automated Configuration

New Wizard to create and assign a provider system

Zero Configuration for local

services via default provider

system

Reuse system information

from services registry

Create a new provider on-

the-fly when configuring a

service group

One-step assignment of

provider systems

Improved error log

messagesLocal Provider System flag Provider System Assignment

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Enterprise Service Repository Tools in SAP NetWeaver CE

Single Development Environment for Defining and Consuming Services

New ESR Perspective in NWDS

Explore existing ESR objects

Create new service

interfaces and data types

with an easy-to-use, form-

based editor

View and edit metadata such

as release state

Extend the metamodel with

custom attributes

View the source of service

interfaces in WSDL format


Future Direction

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Future Direction

This presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. This document is provided

without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

BPM as a service

■ BPM design time on-cloud

■ BPM staging / testing environment on-cloud

■ Public business processes on-cloud

TCO, performance & availability

■ Shared process engine with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration

■ Enhanced Integration with SAP Solution Manager

Network orchestration

■ End-to-end business processes executed on premise and on demand

■ Semi/Un-structured processes

Collaborative Process Modeling

■ Integrated modeling environment with SAP NetWeaver BPM and SAP StreamWork

■ Real-time visibility of BPM modeling by multiple modelers


Further Information

SAP Public Web:

SAP Developer Network (SDN): www.sdn.sap.com

Business Process Expert (BPX) Community: www.bpx.sap.com

SAP BusinessObjects Community (BOC): boc.sap.com

Related Workshops/Lectures at SAP TechEd 2010

PMC103: Business Rules Management with SAP (BRM & BRFPlus)

PMC120: EnBW – Sharing Experiences from BPM Project

PMC121: SAP NetWeaver BPM 7.2, Lessons from 1st Live Implementations

PMC162: Business Process Design Collaboration with SAP Gravity (Hands-on)

PMC160: BPM for Beginners (Hands-on)

PMC200: Roadmap for SAP NetWeaver Business Process Orchestration & Integ.

PMC203: Creating SAP NetWeaver BPM task UI’s with Web Dynpro ABAP

PMC204: Tips and Tricks on SAP NetWeaver BPM for High Volume Processes

PMC205: SAP NetWeaver BPM Troubleshooting

PMC260: Accelerating Business Rules with SAP NetWeaver BRM (Hands-on)

PMC261: Process Analytics with SAP NetWeaver BPM (Hands-On)

PMC361: Advanced BPM development using API’s (Hands-on)

http://www.sdn.sap.com/

http://www.bpx.sap.com/

http://boc.sap.com/

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