By Makesh Kannaiyan 8/27/2011 1

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1 Integration between SAP BusinessObjects and Netweaver By Makesh Kannaiyan 8/27/2011 1

2 Agenda Evolution of BO Business Intelligence suite Integration Integration after 4.0 release Possible scenarios based on the business and industry requirements 8/27/2011 2

3 Evolution of BO Business Intelligence suite 8/27/2011 3

4 OLTPs vs DWs ERP/Transaction System Data Warehouse / Data Mart Handling the orders, post Finance entries Goal is to provide access to information to improve revenues, manage costs, improve customer service, achieve strategic goals Current information with minimum history Larger amounts of history allow multiyear trend analysis, this year versus last year comparisons Real-time information Information extracted on a periodic basis (hourly, daily, weekly, and so on) Detailed data down to the line item or level Aggregated data but increasingly granular of data entry Fast inputs, but slow queries Read-only; tuned for fast queries Normalized tables in thousands Denormalized star or snowflake schemas with fewer tables Rarely hierarchical groupings Hierarchical groups give level of time, chart of accounts, product groupings, customer groups, and so on Fixed reports by one detailed dimension Fixed or ad hoc reporting and analysis by (cost center, plant, order number) multiple dimensions across all business functions 8/27/2011 4

5 Business Objects Product Line Diagram 8/27/2011 5

6 Product innovations 8/27/2011 6

7 The Evolution of Business Intelligence 1990s 2000s 2010s BI Tools Expert tools for a few Environment: one business application Challenge: functional limitations BI Suite Information democracy Environment: multiple applications Challenge: single version of truth Process-Centric BI BI as part of business processes Environment: entire value chain Challenge: complexity Traditional BI Key Business Drivers Next-Gen BI Information dissemination defined and controlled by IT Collect data Integrate in corporate standard models Disseminate on standardized channels Present an accurate and accountable picture of the past Understand why things happened Primarily for strategic use Globalization Short product cycles Flat hierarchies Global competition Innovation Engine for success Competitive differentiator Culture of flexibility Efficiency High number of decisions Increased responsibilities Compliance and transparency Intelligence needs defined by business Monitor business activities Plan for business objectives Respond to changed business models Plan, monitor and improve activities to reach objectives Integrated intelligence from strategy to execution Interlink business processes with BI SAP 2007 / Page 7 8/27/2011 7

8 The BI Maturity Model Scorecards Dashboards Business Value Enterprise Reporting Operational System Query & Analysis Reporting Mart Data Mart Data Warehouse Business Intelligence Maturity 8/27/2011 8

9 BO capabilities Business Objects extended its capabilities into ETL on the back end and analytic applications on the front end. Simply attracting users from printed reports to online reports 8/27/2011 9

10 Business Intelligence & Information Management Business Intelligence enables customers to gain a better understanding of their business information to make business decisions. Enterprise Reporting Query and Analysis Dashboarding and Visualization Information Management ensures a reliable data foundation for reporting with one version of the truth. Data Integration Data Quality 8/27/

11 SAP BusinessObjects Intelligence Platform Reporting Crystal Reports Query & Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Voyager SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Dashboards & Visualization SAP BusinessObjects Dashboard Builder Xcelsius Business Intelligence Platform SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise SAP BusinessObjects Designer SAP BusinessObjects Live Office SAP BusinessObjects Mobile SAP AG All rights reserved. / Page 11 8/27/

12 SAP BusinessObjects Information Management Data Integration Data Integrator Edge BI, version with Data Integration Data Quality Data Services Edge BI, version with Data Management Data Integration and Data Quality functionality in a single intuitive interface 8/27/

13 Products and its functionalities Google like search capability bringing powerful BI to all users Design highly formatted Enterprise Reports Create engaging visualizations to present data Answer business questions without relying on IT SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Crystal Reports Xcelsius (Dashboard) Web Intelligence / Explorer 8/27/

14 Products and its functionalities Integrate BI with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook Build ad-hoc reports for selfservice query and analysis Combine data from multiple data sources (ETL) Deliver reports personalized for each recipient Live Office Web Intelligence Data Integrator Publishing / Bursting (BI portal / platform) 8/27/

15 Products and its functionalities A dashboard framework that can contain many content types Ad-hoc reporting from an OLAP data source A single place to find and view all BI content Accessing BI from any device, such as a PDA Dashboard builder Voyager (Advanced Analysis) The BI Portal (InfoView) BI Mobile 8/27/

16 Products vs Primary User Group Product Crystal Reports Web Intelligence Intelligent Question Desktop Intelligence Live Office Dashboard Manager InfoView only Primary user group IT developers to design pixel-perfect reports that may need to be bursted to multiple recipients or embedded within an application Business authors to design shared reports or ad hoc queries and analyses Executives who want fast answers to common business questions Power users who want to design more complex reports for disconnected access Power users who prefer the Excel interface Executives and managers who want an overview of key metrics Information consumers who want to view and refresh standard reports but who don t need to build their own. Reports can include those built in Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, DesktopIntelligence Performance Manager Managers who wish to set and manage goals and understand cause and effect of performance indicators 8/27/

17 Information access based on Roles PRODUCTION REPORTING SEARCH AND EXPLORATION AD-HOC REPORTING OLAP ANALYSIS DASHBOARDS Executive & Managers Casual Users Crystal Reports Explorer Web Intelligence Dash Board and Presentatio n ( Xcelsius ) Analysts Voyager (Advanced Analysis for Edition for OLAP and Microsoft Office) 8/27/

18 BI and EIM Solutions ALL People Multi Client Consumption ONE Platform Enterprise Portals Embedded in Enterprise Apps MS Office On Demand Services Browsers Mobile Common Management Admin Console Security Storage Scheduling & Publishing Systems Management Repository Business Intelligence Data Exploration Advanced Analysis Interactive Analysis Enterprise Information Management Metadata Management Data Integration & Federation Dashboards and Visualization Common Semantic Layer Data Quality Reporting Master Data Management Predictive Analytics Text Analysis Embeddable Engines and Software Development Kits Intelligence Platform Data Sources ALL Information ERP, CRM, SCM (SAP & Non-SAP) OLAP Servers, Data Warehouses & Marts Other ODBC, XML Documents, RSS 8/27/

19 Old vs New names Former Name Enterprise Xcelsius Enterprise > Xcelsius Enterprise Interactive Viewing Xcelsius Enterprise Advanced Analysis, Web Edition Advanced Analysis, Office Edition Web Intelligence Crystal Reports New Name Business Intelligence platform Dashboards> SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards Interactive Viewing Dashboards Analysis, edition for OLAP Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office Web Intelligence (Installer name and documentation refers to Interactive Analysis ) SAP Crystal Reports Former Feature Name InfoView BI Widgets Universe Designer New Feature Name BI launch pad Widgets Universe design tool 8/27/

20 Integration 8/27/

21 Customer Challenges Business Intelligence complexity End user adoption Too many tools Steep learning curves Flexibility to respond to change Long IT development cycles Short business timelines Data models become out of sync with business Information fragmentation Disparate application silos and heterogeneous sources Integrating information requires expert knowledge Disconnect between analytic and operational applications 8/27/

22 Multiple Tier Architecture Client Tier Browser and windows client tools Application Tier InfoView application is installed on the Web Application Server Intelligence Tier where the CMS, FRS, Event and cache processes are run Processing Tier The processes that refresh the reports against the data sources Data Tier The data sources used for reporting 8/27/

23 Key components in architecture 8/27/

24 SAP Integration Kit components

25 Security definition at R3 level

26 BW connectivity

27 Preparation

28 The Java connector

29 Location of connector files

30 SAP instance patch level

31 Transports in Integration kit summary

32 Verify the SSO enablement

33 Install the Integration kit 8/27/

34 Select the installation type 8/27/

35 Select the integration components 8/27/

36 Remember to read latest notes 8/27/

37 Installation Summary

38 Platform Roadmap 8/27/

39 Integration after 4.0 release 8/27/

40 BO 4.0 Platform Architecture 8/27/

41 Setting SAP Authentication options SAP authentication enables SAP users to log onto BI platform using their SAP user names and passwords, without storing these passwords in BI platform. SAP authentication also allows you to preserve information about user roles in SAP, and to use this role information within the platform to assign rights to perform administrative tasks, or access content. 8/27/

42 Connecting to SAP entitlement systems Before importing roles or publish BW content to the BI platform, entries to be made about the SAP entitlement systems to be integrated. BI platform uses this information to connect to the target SAP system when it determines role memberships and authenticates SAP users. 8/27/

43 Integrating with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW) Administer can publish report from SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse to BI platform after integrating with BI platform Set up folders and security in BI platform Default folder security patterns Configure the BW Publisher 8/27/

44 Integration in to Solution Manager Solution Landscape Directory Solution Manager Diagnostics Introscope by CA Wily SAP Passport 8/27/

45 Solution Manager Integration Check list 8/27/

46 Possible Scenarios 8/27/

47 SAP BusinessObjects Information Pyramid Dashboards & Visualization Query & Analysis Enterprise Reporting Xcelsius (Dash board) Web Intelligence Crystal Reports E x p l o r e r Data Management 8/27/

48 SAP BusinessObjects Edge Solutions BOBJ Partner Offerings for the Mid Market IT / All Lines of Business SAP BusinessObjects Edge Business Intelligence with Data Management adds: Data Quality/Validation Global Address Cleanse* SAP BusinessObjects Edge Business Intelligence with Data Integration adds: Graphical ETL Impact Analysis Data Lineage SAP BusinessObjects Edge Business Intelligence Standard includes: Enterprise Reporting Ad-hoc Query and Analysis Dashboards and Visualization Office Integration Scheduling and Publishing Auditing Mobile Widgets Explorer (Polestar) Finance / Plan Owners SAP BusinessObjects Edge Planning and Consolidation (BPC) Financial and Operational Planning Budgeting Forecasting and Modeling Financial Consolidation Statutory Reporting Executives/ Operational Managers SAP BusinessObjects Edge Strategy Management (SSM) Strategy Maps Scorecards Metrics Management Objectives and Initiatives Tracking * Requires subscription to postal address data (sold separately) 8/27/

49 For SAP Business-All-in-One Customers Edge BI Standard SAP Best Practices For BI Xcelsius Live Office Crystal Reports SAP Integration Kit SAP Best Practices Baseline SAP ERP Business Needs Increased visibility and insight Increased alignment and accountability Lower cost of ownership Technical Features Preconfigured ERP and BI integration Best practices and processes Rich BI functionality Business Benefits Increase sales effectiveness Gain greater financial control Better manage operational processes

50 For SAP Business-All-in-One Customers Edge BI Standard SAP Best Practices For BI Xcelsius Live Office Crystal Reports The Standard Package can take care the following Report directly off of SAP R/3 or SAP NetWeaver BW No requirement to extract data out of R/3 SAP Integration Kit Needs to get up and running quickly Does not need to combine heterogeneous data sources

51 For SAP Business-All-in-One Customers SAP Best Practices Baseline SAP ERP Edge BI with Data Integration SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, standard package Data Integrator Edge BI with Data Management SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, standard package Data Integrator Data Quality Edge BI Standard SAP Best Practices For BI Xcelsius Live Office Crystal Reports SAP Integration Kit Materials Purchase Orders Inventory Data Warehouse Query and Analysis Explorer Web Intelligence Semantic Layer

52 For SAP Business-All-in-One Customers Edge BI with Data Management SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI, standard package Data Integrator Data Quality Query and Analysis Explorer Web Intelligence The version with Data Management takes care Combine SAP and non SAP data To handle data quality issues An alternative to SAP NetWeaver BW is required Requirement of query and analysis tools Voyager

53 Rapid Marts Rapid Marts gives a jumpstart on BI deployment Customizable ETL jobs to build a data warehouse Sample universes and Sample Web Intelligence reports Source SAP Oracle etc Extraction Routines And ETL Data Movement Jobs Data Marts Data Model Semantic Layer UNIVERSES and REPORTS

54 Large enterprise Crystal Reports Dash Boards Data Federation Web Intelligence Integration kits Explorer Voyager BI Portal (InfoView) Scheduling and Publishing Live Office Dashboard Builder Encyclopedia BI Platform Live-Cycle Management Central Management Console Universe Designer Query as a Web service Software Development Kits (SDK) Metadata Management

55 Dash Board solutions selection guide 8/27/

56 Acknowledgements BusinessObjects XI: The Complete Reference by Cindi Howson 8/27/