CVI CATALOG VALIDATION & INTEGRATION ENGINE. powered by

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1 CVI CATALOG VALIDATION & INTEGRATION ENGINE powered by March 17, 2010

2 AGENDA Business Challenge Our Solution CVI Your Benefit References Our Offer Contact 2

3 BUSINESS PROCESS Typical situation on cross-system interface processes with transfer between different environments Local data handling Supply of content in most cases by or hand-over of files Data supply at varying times (contacting with agent on receiver s side) Manual screening and verification of content Content upload Manual import analysis Consultation with supplier Content receiver Content supplier (in-house) Content (XLS) Content supplier (external) Content (XML) Agent SAP SRM-MDM, SAP MDM, SAP ERP, Content supplier (external) Content (XLS) Interface 3

4 BUSINESS PROCESS Content receiver Content supplier (in-house) Content (XLS) 1 Content supplier (external) Content (XML) 2 Agent 3 SAP SRM-MDM, SAP MDM, SAP ERP, Content supplier (external) Content (XLS) Interface High data volume Erroneous and insecure data Deficient error log Numerous check runs No configurable rule settings No on-board tools for generating an import template 4

5 BUSINESS CHALLENGE Erroneous import data caused by High, often unclear data volumes No verified set of rules on data quality No generation of templates Increased costs caused by Correction is hindered by missing logs Many check runs necessary Effort of adjustment between sender and receiver 5

6 AGENDA Business Challenge Our Solution CVI Your Benefit References Our Offer Contact 6

7 OUR SOLUTION Content supplier (in-house/external) Content receiver Support of Your Content Management Simplification of content management Verification of content according to system configuration before import Online validation of data with / without test run Correction of errors by the content supplier Online provision of content templates Image upload 7

8 PROCESS OF THE SOLUTION Content supplier Content receiver Template 2 Generates data file 3 Generates template CVI Configuration CVI extracts parameter of validation 1 Datafile (XLS, XML) 4 CVI Validation 7 Supplier corrects data Upload of data to CVI 5 CVI Integration CVI checks data SRM-MDM MDM ERP Import interface CVI Server SAP 6b No Ok? Yes Content Check Report CVI sends check report 6a CVI transfers validated content 8

9 SCENARIO CATALOG VALIDATION FOR SRM-MDM Validation rules are based on Integration Field types of the MDM items / business partner table Field types of the MDM lookup tables Contents of the MDM lookup tables Error report is sent via Validated data is save in a target folder (e.g. the Ready - folder of a MDM import port) Types of validations Structure of the data Mandatory fields Uniqueness of key fields Conformity to the specified data types Correct usage of values from the lookup tables Conformity to regular expressions 9

10 EXAMPLE CHECKS Examples Value help checks: Product categories Currency codes Units of measure Supplier names / numbers VAT rate Type checks: Length of description Number of decimal places Key Fields check: Supplier Supplier part number Scale price amount 10

11 LOOK AND FEEL OF CVI Example Guided content upload process at supplier s side. 11

12 LOOK AND FEEL OF CVI Example Setting up of a set of validation rules by the content receiver. 12

13 SCENARIO BUSINESS PARTNER/MATERIAL MASTER VALIDATION FOR MDM Validation rules are based on Integration Field types of the MDM items / business partner table Field types of the MDM lookup tables Contents of the MDM lookup tables Error report is sent via Validated data is save in a target folder (e.g. the Ready - folder of a MDM import port) Types of validations Structure of the data Mandatory fields Uniqueness of key fields Conformity to the specified data types Correct usage of values from the lookup tables Conformity to regular expressions 13

14 SCENARIO ERP SALES ORDER VALIDATION Validation rules are based on Integration Field types of the SAP table SAP value helps Fixed domain values Value table for foreign key fields Error report is sent via Validated data is imported as CSV file via Asapio import interface Types of validations Structure of the data Mandatory fields Uniqueness of key fields Conformity to the specified data types Correct usage of values from the lookup tables Conformity to regular expressions 14

15 AGENDA Business Challenge Our Solution CVI Your Benefit References Our Offer Contact 15

16 USER-BENEFIT Provision of templates for data generation (onlinedownload) Instant content delivery by the content supplier Configuration of rule sets on the basis of active master and transaction data Useful error logs enable fast correction of content Validation by using the defined set of rules reduces correction effort Only upload of validated data in a SAP system via defined interfaces (report, BAPI ) Improved security at data import. No direct access to the SAP system by the content supplier 16

17 ECONIMIC BENEFITS Fast integration of new content to the process Minimum effort of communication Increased data integrity Improved data quality Speed-up the process 17

18 AGENDA Business Challenge Our Solution CVI Your Benefit References Our Offer Contact 18

19 REFERENCES International Foods Company Europe & Asia Catalog Validation ~60 suppliers Fresenius Netcare Catalog Validation ~20 suppliers Claas Catalog Validation ~ 20 suppliers DPD Sales Order Validation Please ask for details and additional references 19

20 AGENDA Business Challenge Our Solution CVI Your Benefit References Our Offer Contact 20

21 OUR OFFER Our Offer Configuration ion Service Customizi Customizing ng Transport CVI The price for our solution depends on the following elements: Number of included content suppliers Number of integration scenarios Our services included in this solution are: Installation of the CVI server in collaboration with your SAP basis team Configuration Installation Guide Configuration User Guide User Guide If required SAP-transport for special interfaces If required customer-specific enhancements Install CVI Server Please contact us to get your own company-specific offer. We would be pleased to give you an individual demonstration of all the features of CVI or any other of our solutions. 21

22 ASAPIO SOLUTIONS CVI Catalog Validation & Integration Engine Validation and integration of supplier catalogs for SAP SRM-MDM catalog (e.g. Fresenius Netcare, Claas, DPD) XWI Extended Workflow Inbox Structured handling of workitems in folders incl. sent workitems and resubmissions (e.g. Airbus) PDUD Purchasing Documents Up- and Download Local handling of SRM documents in Excel (e.g. Nokia, Ontario Power) ICR Item Catalog Replacement Replacement of free text or material master items in the SRM purchasing process with catalog items (e.g. WDR, Bank Hapoalim, EADS) BCC Business Card Calatog Business card catalog for SAP SRM using SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe (e.g. ERGO) 22

23 AGENDA Business Challenge Our Solution CVI Your Benefit References Our Offer Contact 23

24 Contact Lothar Steinrücken Agnes-Pockels-Bogen Munich Germany +49 (0) lothar.steinruecken@asapio.com 24

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