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1 ... Foreword Preface PART I... SAP's Enterprise Information Management Strategy and Portfolio Introducing Enterprise Information Management Defining Enterprise Information Management Example of Information Flow Through a Company Types of Information Included in Enterprise Information Management Common Use Cases for EIM Operational EIM Analytical EIM Information Governance Common Drivers for EIM Operational Efficiency as a Driver of EIM Information as an Organizational Asset Compliance as a Driver of EIM Impact of Big Data on EIM SAP s Strategy for EIM Typical User Roles in EIM Example Company: NeedsEIM, Inc CFO Issues Purchasing Issues Sales Issues Engineering and Contracts Issues Information Management Challenges Facing NeedsEIM, Inc Summary Introducing Information Governance Introduction to Information Governance Evaluating and Developing Your Information Governance Needs and Resources Evaluating Information Governance Developing Information Governance Optimizing Existing Infrastructure and Resources Establishing an Information Governance Process: Examples Example 1: Creating a New Reseller Example 2: Supplier Registration Example 3: Data Migration Rounding Out Your Information Governance Process The Impact of Missing Data Gathering Metrics and KPIs to Show Success Establish a Before-and-After View Summary Big Data with SAP HANA and Hadoop SAP HANA Basics of SAP HANA How SAP HANA Works SAP HANA for Analytics and Business Intelligence SAP HANA as an Application Platform SAP HANA and EIM Using SAP Data Services to Load Data into SAP HANA EIM Solutions and SAP HANA... 88

2 Big Data and Hadoop The Rise of Parallel Processing Architectures NoSQL: A New Kind of Database Hadoop Primer Hadoop: Enterprise Use Cases SAP HANA and Hadoop The V s: Volume, Variety, Velocity SAP HANA: Designed for Enterprises Hadoop as an SAP HANA Extension EIM and Hadoop ETL Data Services and the Information Design Tool Unsupported: Information Governance and Information Lifecycle Management Summary SAP s Solutions for Enterprise Information Management SAP Data Services as a Data Foundation Basics of SAP Data Services SAP Data Services Integration with SAP Applications SAP Data Services Integration with Non-SAP Applications Data Cleansing and Data Validation with SAP Data Services Text Data Processing in SAP Data Services SAP Information Steward Data Profiling and Data Quality Monitoring Metadata Analysis Cleansing Rules Business Glossary SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management and SAP Master Data Governance SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management SAP Master Data Governance SAP Solutions for Enterprise Content Management Overview of SAP s ECM Solutions SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText SAP Document Access by OpenText and Archiving by OpenText SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management Retention Management System Decommissioning SAP Solutions for Data Migration SAP Data Migration Software Predefined Content and Rules for Data Migration Systems Migration SAP Rapid Marts Information Governance in SAP Information Governance Use Scenario Phasing Technology Enablers for Information Governance NeedsEIM, Inc. and SAP s Solutions for EIM Summary Practical Examples of EIM EIM Architecture Recommendations and Experiences by Procter and Gamble Principles of an EIM Architecture Scope of an EIM Enterprise Architecture Structured Data The Dual Database Approach Typical Information Lifecycle Data Standards

3 Unstructured Data Governance Role of the Enterprise Information Architecture Organization Managing Data Migration Projects to Support Mergers and Acquisitions Scoping for a Data Migration Project Data Migration Process Flow Enrich the Data Using Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) with Data Services Evolution of SAP Data Services at National Vision Phase 1: The Enterprise Data Warehouse Phase 2: Enterprise Information Architecture Consolidating Source Data Phase 3: Data Quality and the Customer Hub Phase 4: Application Integration and Data Migration Phase 5: Next Steps with Data Services Recommendations for a Master Data Program Common Enterprise Vision and Goals Master Data Strategy Roadmap and Operational Phases Business Process Redesign and Change Management Governance Technology Selection Recommendations for Using SAP NetWeaver Process Integration and SAP Data Services A Common Data Integration Problem A Data Integration Analogy Creating Prescriptive Guidance to Help Choose the Proper Tool Complex Examples in the Enterprise When All Else Fails Ensuring a Successful Enterprise Content Management Project by Belgian Railways Building the Business Case Key Success Factors for Your SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText Project Recommendations for Creating an Archiving Strategy What Drives a Company into Starting a Data Archiving Project? Who Initiates a Data Archiving Project? Project Sponsorship Summary PART II... Working with SAP's Enterprise Information Management Solutions Getting to Know Your Data with SAP Information Steward Cataloging Data Assets and Their Relationships Configuring a Metadata Integrator Source Executing or Scheduling Execution of Metadata Integration Profiling Data Configuration and Setup of Connections and Projects Getting Basic Statistical Information about the Data Content Identifying Cross-Field or Cross-Column Data Relationships Monitoring and Assessing the Quality of Your Data Defining Validation Rules Representing Business Requirements Binding Rules to Data Sources for Data Quality Assessment Executing Rule Tasks and Viewing Results Summary Introducing SAP Data Services Data Integration Scenarios SAP Data Services Platform Architecture

4 User Interface Tier Server Tier SAP Data Services Designer Overview Creating Data Sources and Targets Connectivity Options for SAP Data Services Connecting to SAP Connecting to Hadoop Creating Your First Job Create the Data Flow Add a Source to the Data Flow Add a Query Transform to the Data Flow Add a Target to the Data Flow Map the Source Data to the Target by Configuring the Query Transform Create the Job and Add the Data Flow to the Job Basic Transformations Using the Query Transform and Functions Overview of Complex Transformations Platform Transformations Data Integrator Transforms Executing and Debugging Your Job Exposing a Real-Time Service Create a Real-Time Job Create a Real-Time Service Expose the Real-Time Service as a Web Service SAP Data Services and SAP HANA Summary Managing Data Quality with SAP Data Services Data Cleansing Data Parsing Data Standardization Data Correction Data Validation Data Enhancement Data Matching Rule-Based Matching Method Weighted Scoring Matching Method Combination Matching Method Data Consolidation Other Important Data Quality Capabilities SAP Data Quality Management, Version for SAP Solutions Data Quality Blueprints Using Data Quality Beyond Customer Data Summary Monitoring Data Quality with Scorecards in SAP Information Steward Components of a Data Quality Scorecard Defining and Setting Up a Data Quality Scorecard Modeling the High-Level Key Data Domains Defining Data Quality Dimensions for the Key Data Domains Adding the Validation Rules and Quality Dimensions for a Key Data Domain Binding the Data Sources to the Data Quality Scorecard Viewing the Data Quality Scorecard Drilling Down into Data Quality Scorecard Details Analyze Failed Record Sample Data

5 Identifying Data Quality Issue Impact or Data Quality Root Causes in the System Landscape Reviewing Data Quality Issue Impact on Downstream Processes or Reports Analyzing Data Quality Root Causes Summary Processing Text Data with SAP Data Services Introduction to Text Data Processing Capabilities in SAP Data Services Entity Extraction Transform Overview How Extraction Works Text Data Processing and NeedsEIM, Inc NeedsEIM, Inc. Pain Points Using the Entity Extraction Transform Summary Migrating Data with SAP Data Services Introduction to Data Migration Data Migration Content Delivered by SAP Best Practices and Rapid Deployment Solutions Data Migration Content Architecture of SAP Best Practices and Data Services for Data Migration to SAP Applications Migrating Customer Data to SAP ERP Step 1: Download the Migration Content Step 2: Install the Software Step 3: Review the Jobs in Data Services Systems Migration Summary Introducing SAP Master Data Governance SAP Master Data Governance Overview Deployment Options Change Request and Staging Process Flow in SAP Master Data Governance Getting Started with SAP Master Data Governance Data Modeling User Interface (UI) Modeling Data Quality and Search Process Modeling Data Replication Key and Value Mapping Data Transfer Activities Beyond Customizing Governance for Custom-Defined Objects: Example Define New Models for Airline Entity and Currency Entity Define Relationship Between the Airline and Currency Entity Types Define User Interface Link the User Interface Configuration to the Data Model Create a Change Request Process Assign Processors to Workflow Test the New Airline Change Request Rule-Based Workflows in SAP Master Data Governance Classic SAP Business Workflow and Rule-Based Workflow using SAP Business Workflow and BRFplus Designing Your First Rule-Based Workflow in SAP Master Data Governance NeedsEIM, Inc.: Master Data Remediation

6 Summary Introducing SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management The Basics of Information Lifecycle Management What Does ILM Mean? Why Is ILM Needed? Overview of SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management Cornerstones of SAP NetWeaver ILM Data Archiving Basics ILM-Aware Storage Architecture What You Need to Run SAP NetWeaver ILM Managing the Lifecycle of Information in Live Systems Audit Area Data Destruction Legal Hold Management Managing the Lifecycle of Information from Legacy Systems Preliminary Steps Steps Performed in the Legacy System Steps Performed in the Retention Warehouse System Handling Data from Non-SAP Systems During Decommissioning System Decommissioning Detailed Example Data Extraction Data Transfer and Conversion Reporting Data Destruction Summary Introducing SAP Extended Enterprise Content Management by OpenText Capabilities of SAP Extended ECM Data and Document Archiving Records Management Content Access Document-Centric Workflow Document Management Capture Collaboration and Social Media How SAP Extended ECM Works with the SAP Business Suite Integration Content for SAP Business Suite and SAP Extended ECM SAP ArchiveLink Content Management Interoperability Standard (CMIS) and SAP ECM Integration Layer SAP Extended ECM Workspaces Summary The Authors Index