Modern Data Warehousing with SAP BW/4HANA

Gordon Witzel
Product Management
May 2018
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SAP BW/4HANA 1.0, SP8
 SAP BW/4HANA: Architecture
Key Features

SAP BusinessObjects • Lean application server

SAP Analytics Cloud 3rd Party BI
• Runs exclusively on
SAP HANA
SAP BW/4HANA Server • SAP BW/4HANA
Analytical
SAP
BW/4HANA Meta Data
Engine
Open Hub
Modeling Tools as
Workspaces
Modelling Manager Service integrated development
Tools Data
Warehousing environment
• No Java stack required
SAP HANA Platform SAP Sources • Choice of analytics
Data- Calc.
Smart Smart Operational solutions
Data Data Data
base Engine
Access Integration Provisioning
• On-premise or in the
cloud deployment
3rd Party
ETL Tools
Sources
Data Lake options
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SAP BW/4HANA - Simplifications

Classic SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA SAP BW/4HANA

mandatory
HANA Source Big Data Source
Virtualization, Virtual Data Marts layer
System
ODP Source System
System
File Source System
1 MultiProvider

Architectured SAP BW/4HANA

2
Virtualization

InfoSet
Data Marts
1 CompositeProvider SAP EIM
3 CompositeProvider

Propagation Layer/
4 Virtual Provider
Integrated DW real-time direct data
2 Open ODS View optional layers
depending on
replication access load
5 Transient Provider
required
Open ODS Layer/ business and
Raw DWH service level
6 InfoCube

7
Persistency

DataStore Object Staging Layer/

Non-SAP Data SAP Data Big Data File
Corporate Memory
3 advanced DataStore Object
ODQ
8 Hybrid Provider
RDBMS
HIVE SPARK VORA
Text Email /Hadoop Extractors SLT
ABAP
9 PSA Table
Source File
Business
CDS Hadoop
BW
ByDesign
Social Media Structured
10 InfoObject 4 InfoObject Service Level

Simplified models Simplified Data Flows Comprehensive access to all data

• Number of Modelling object types • Reduced data layers • Easier access to all information
reduced from 10 to 4 • Business and service level driven • Work with HANA in BW mode, or in native
• Field or InfoObject based Modelling • Report at any layer SQL mode, or both
• Support for external, structured and with speed and flexibility • Load data using optimized
unstructured data processing

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Modern Interface: Faster to Learn, Easier to Use

Developer User Interface – Introducing the new Dataflow Modeller

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Modern UI: SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools in Eclipse

Unified UI for all BW/4HANA Modeling (requires

BW Modeling Tools Version 1.19)

New Data Transfer Process Editor

• Integrated with Data Flow Modeler
• Full DTP functionality

New Transformation Editor

• Integration with Data Flow Modeler
• All transformation capabilities

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Modern UI: SAP BW/4HANA Web Administration Tools

SAP BW/4HANA Cockpit – single entry point

for administration and monitoring

• Access to Process Chain Modeler and

monitors for Process Chain status and
statistics
• Management of data loads for ADSOs and
InfoObjects
• Fiori launchpad – easy to configure and
personalize
• Access from any device

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Modern UI: SAP BW/4HANA Web Administration Tools

Process Chain Modeler and Monitor

• State-of-the-art modeling UI
• Intuitive, comprehensive monitoring tool
for detailed error analysis and recovery

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SAP BW/4HANA – Data Tiering Optimization

One concept for hot, warm and cold data

• Data Tiering based on Advanced DataStore Object Partitions
• Partition Temperature as local setting (no transport)
• Using HANA Technology such as SDA, Scale Out and disk
storage in SAP IQ

Easy and central definition and implementation

• Data Temperature defined in Advanced DataStore Object only
• No additional configuration of Data Archiving Processes

Displacement of data as simple and periodic housekeeping activity

• Single data tiering optimization job that periodically moves data to defined storages
• No complex process chain modeling for data archiving

Non-disruptive approach and protection of past investments

• Seamless conversion or co-existence with existing SAP BW NLS IQ / Hadoop approach as of sharing some central
technical concepts for cold data storage
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Simplicity: Simplifying Data Lifecycle Management

New Storage Options

• Support for cold storage in SAP HANA

Vora (disk engine)
• Support for cold storage in the
Hadoop File System (HDFS)
• Support for multiple extension nodes

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SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Data Hub
Business scenario: Analyzing Web Log Data with Data Warehouse

Access Store & Process Orchestrate Example Scenario

 Combine refined big data with enterprise

SAP BW/4HANA
SAP Analytics Cloud

Master MODELLING
Master
Data
Data
data and corporate master data
TRANSFORM

 Extract or federate data into

SAP
HANA
EXTRACT
FEDERATE SAP BW/4HANA

SAP
LOAD
VORA
SAP PA / Spark
Scala / Python

JOIN
FILTER  Ingest data into S3 as landing zone for data
CLEANSE
 Orchestrate and schedule all related processes

SAP Data Hub

LOCK-UP
SCRIPT
MASK
ANYMONIZE
PARSE
 Implement transformations and data pipelines

Hadoop
(HDFS) Harmonize data structures and look up of
3rd Party
Console

STREAM
COPY reference data
BATCH
 Execute operations on large data volumes

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Conversion
Paths to SAP BW/4HANA

Path 1: New Install

New System
Greenfield

SAP BW 7.5 SAP BW 7.5

Classic SAP BW on SAP HANA
powered by SAP BW/4HANA
on any database + SAP BW/4HANA Starter
SAP HANA Add-On

Path 2a: In-place Conversion / Full System Conversion

Classic SAP BW Path 2b: Remote Conversion
on any database
System Carve Out / Brownfield

Classic SAP BW
Path 2c: Shell Conversion
on any database
Accelerated Greenfield

BW-on-xDB Path 3: Landscape Transformation

BW-on-xDB
Classic SAP BW
on any database System Consolidation
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SAP BW/4HANA Conversion
SAP BW/4HANA

In-Place Remote
Conversion Conversion
SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA
SAP BW

▪ Full system conversion of an existing SAP BW ▪ Start with SAP BW/4HANA as green field installation
installation (keep same SID) (new SID)
▪ Step-by-step in-place transfer of classic objects into ▪ Support of carve-out and consolidation scenarios
their HANA-optimized counterparts ▪ Transport data models and remote data transfer
▪ Followed by a system conversion to (including Unicode conversion)
SAP BW/4HANA ▪ Risk mitigation due to parallel system
▪ Minimum start release: ▪ Minimum start release:
SAP BW 7.5 SP 5 powered by SAP HANA SAP BW 7.0 or higher on Any DB

▪ Similar to Remote Conversion but without data transfer

Shell ▪ Accelerate greenfield approach by transferring and converting data
Conversion models and flows
SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA ▪ Minimum start release: SAP BW 7.0 or higher on Any DB
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SAP BW/4HANA 1.0, SP8 Demo
Product Roadmap

High Performance Openness Simplicity Modern Interface

SAP BW/4HANA Roadmap – Delivered Innovations
Delivered with Feature Pack 4 in Q2/2017

Simplicity Openness
Data Tiering Optimization (DTO) Big Data / Data Lake
 Unified concept covering hot, warm and cold data  SAP Vora support for Big Data Source System
 Based on partitioning- and temperature definition
 Automatic data placement to extension nodes or NLS (SAP IQ) Enhanced SAP HANA EIM Integration
 Delta and real time streaming support for HANA native tables
SAP BPC 11.0 support (including deletions)

SAP BW/4HANA optimized Business Content Interoperability with SAP HANA Native DW Approach
 AM: Plant Maintenance * and Customer Service **, FI: Financial  HANA native DataStore object (NDSO) integration with
Statement**, CO: Overhead Projects incl. Networks*** Open ODS View and DataSource

Modern Interface High Performance

* Delivered with
SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools Further Push-down of OLAP Capabilities BW4CONT SP02,
in Q2 2017
 Enhanced creation wizard for DataSources (incl. NDSO support)  Exception aggregation incl. currency and
** Delivered with
 Source System editor unit conversion BW4CONT SP03,
 Query with reference to base query in Q3 2017
*** Delivered with
BW4CONT SP04,
SAP Analytics Cloud Live Connection in Q4 2017

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SAP BW/4HANA Roadmap – Delivered Innovations
Delivered with Feature Pack 8 in Q1/2018

Simplicity Openness

Data Tiering Optimization (DTO) Big Data / Data Lake – Integration with SAP Data Hub
 Support for cold storage in SAP HANA Vora (disk engine)  Process and Data Integration between SAP BW/4HANA and
and Hadoop SAP Data Hub
 API for temperature maintenance to enable data tiering  SAP BW/4 Metadata API for SAP Data Hub
automation implementation
 Support for multiple extension nodes

Modern Interface
High Performance
SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools
 Transformation and DTP maintenance
 Flat file DataSource
Enhanced Master Data Loads
 Planning tools (data slice, planning sequence)
 Document store
Further Query Parallelization
Web-based Administration & Monitoring
Query Execution Mode Optimizer
 Process chain maintenance
: https://www.sap.com/community/topic/bw4hana.html
 SAP BW/4 Cockpit

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SAP BW/4HANA Roadmap – Planned Innovations
Feature Pack Planned for End of 2018/2019

Simplicity Openness
Integration with SAP Cloud Solutions Big Data / Data Lake – Integration with SAP Data Hub
 SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Ariba and SAP Cloud for Customers  Metadata integration & governance enabling lineage/impact analysis
 Simplified SAP BW/4HANA data acquisition in SAP Data Hub
Data Tiering Optimization (DTO)
 Supporting updates to cold data (external storage) SAP Cloud Platform (SCP) API Hub
 Enhanced data tiering automation  Availability of SAP BW/4HANA APIs
 Support of inventory ADSOs
Interoperability with SAP HANA Native DW Approach
 SAP HANA view generation for Open ODS Views
 SAP HANA Development Infrastructure (HDI) support
Modern Interface
SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI) and Process Integration (PI)
Web-based Administration & Monitoring
interface to SAP BW/4HANA
 DTO temperature maintenance cockpit

High Performance
SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools
 Mass-modeling for objects in Data Flow and Semantic Group
members Further Push-down of OLAP Capabilities
 Planning tools (planning functions)  Conditions (having, ranking, …)
 Data Flow Documentation Generation (HTML)  Stock coverage
 Current member
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SAP BW/4HANA Roadmap – Product Direction
2019 and Beyond

Simplicity Openness

Enhanced SAP BW/4HANA Cloud Offering Big Data / Data Lake – Integration with SAP Data Hub
 Additional deployment options  Repository interoperability between SAP BW/4HANA and
 Enhanced service offering SAP Data Hub (common transports & improved impact analysis)

Data Tiering Optimization (DTO) Open Hub Modernization

 Support for several external storage destinations
 Further cold storage options based on SAP Vora and Hadoop

Modern Interface High Performance

System Health Monitoring and Prediction Leveraging new SAP HANA engine capabilities for
analytics and transformations
Machine-learning Based DW Administration

This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this presentation or to develop or release any functionality mentioned in this presentation. 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
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Contact:
Gordon Witzel
Product Management
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