BW Overview

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BW Overview: Contents

 R/3 Analytical Reporting Evolution

 BW Overview and concepts
 BW Architecture
 BW Standard Business Content
 BW Reporting
 ABAP use in BW

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 R/3 Analytical Reporting
Evolution
Release of SAP NetWeaver
2006 Business Intelligence

Release of Business Information Warehouse

1998
(BW)

BAPIs enable 3rd party presentation tools

1996
to access OIW data

Open Information Warehouse - the integration

1995
framework for the different Information Systems (xIS)

Release of Information Systems (xIS) for Financials,

1993 Logistics, Human Resources and Executive Environment

1992 Launch of the R/3 Business Application Software

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 R/3 Analytical Reporting
Evolution:
SAP R/3 Info Systems

Open Information Warehouse

Logistics Controlling Financial Human Res. Enterprise

IS IS IS IS IS

Human Enterprise
Logistics Controlling Finance
Resources Controlling

SAP - R/3 4
 R/3 Analytical Reporting
Evolution:
Info Systems (xIS)
 Pros
 Standard structures delivered with the system
 Limited OLAP capabilities and drill-down to transaction level
and documents
 Security in Standard Analysis

_ Exception reporting
 Cons
 Limited number of dimensions and
 Use of many structures (or high volumes) impact performance
 Standard Information Structures not always usable
 Level of effort to create and test Info Structures
 Security in Flexible Analysis is weak

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BW Overview and Concepts
 BW is SAP’s entry into the Data Warehousing market. It is
designed to provide corporate reporting and Data
Warehousing solutions for SAP customers

 BW is an end-to-end data warehousing solution that uses

preexisting SAP technologies.

 BW is part of the strategic initiatives of SAP -

New Dimension Products and Business Framework

 BW is SAP’s answer to the limitations (product gaps) of the

prior R/3 reporting Information Systems

 BW is dynamic evolving product: BW Version started from

1.2 A and now the latest version is NetWeaver BI 7.0

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 BW Overview and Concepts
e.g.
at business unit level provide a:
 local/ subsidary view
 regional view
 global view

at headquarter level
across business units
provide
 regional view
 global view

Provide each organizational unit or better each role with the needed reliable,
consolidated, integrated, actual and historical information 7
 BW Overview and Concepts –
Integration and Migration of Diverse Data Sources
Heterogeneous system landscape with a longterm SAP BW focus

Portal SAP EP PlumTree CP

FE BEx BO
Integration
SAP
DW BW Oracle DW
Mi
gr
XI at
MW io Vitria
n
Extraction

ETL BW-ETL Ascential Informatica

MDM R/3 mySAP PS Siebel

ERP JDE

DB Oracle MS SQL Informix MS AS SAS NCR Teradata

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BW Overview and Concepts –
Extraction from various sources
 Data Extraction - The BW extractors applied to the R/3
system add overhead to the OLTP system thereby
degrading system performance. However by virtue of
having the data available in BW, the client may be able to
eliminate the use of some OLTP reports and extracts which
could potentially reduce the overall impact.

 Delivered R/3 data extraction and staging components

utilizing application link enabling (ALE) and transaction
remote function calls (TRFCs)

 Non R/3 data can be loaded via flat files or with 3rd party
extract/transform/load (ETL) tools which rely on a BW
business application program interface (BAPI)

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BW Overview and Concepts -
Transformation
 Data transformation - Although the collection of R/3 data occurs on
the OLTP server, data manipulation, cleansing and aggregation
occurs on the BW system.
 Administrator Workbench for developing, maintaining and
monitoring BW system
 Maintenance of Data Warehouse
 Logical source systems
 InfoSources
 InfoCubes
 Assignment of InfoSources to InfoCubes
 Scheduler
 Scheduling of extract jobs, once, periodically
 Grouping of extract jobs
 Load Monitor
 Monitoring of transfer and update
 Status display, load statistics
 Integrated meta data repository (technical data only)

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BW Overview and Concepts:
Reporting
 Data presentation - User queries and reports are now hitting the
BW system therefore reducing the number of information
requests against the OLTP system CPU.

 BEx Browser works much like an information center, allowing

users to organize and access all kinds of information. Third-
party reporting tools connect with BW OLAP Processor through
ODBO (OLE DB for OLAP). Business Explorer Browser is a html-
based report catalog for corporate reports and user favorites.

 BEx Analyzer is Microsoft Excel with a BW add-in. Thanks to its

easy-to-use graphical interface, it allows users to create queries
without coding SQL statements.

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BW Architecture
Open Data Warehouse Architecture

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BW Architecture Overview
Built on 3-tier architecture
3rd party OLAP clients
Business Explorer
ODBO Analyzer Browser
(hosted by MS Excel)
OLE-DB for OLAP Provider

Administrator OLAP Processor InfoCatalog

Workbench
Administration Meta Data Manager
Data Meta Data Manager
InfoCubes
Scheduling Repositor
y
Business Information Staging Engine
Operational
Monitor Warehouse Server Data Store
ALE /
BAPI
TRFC

Flat 3rd Party Production Data OLTP

Files Tools Extractor Reporting
Source
Systems Non R/3 OLTP Applications R/3 OLTP Applications
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 BW Architecture Overview:
Data Staging Process
InfoCube InfoCube

Update Rules Update Rules Update Rules

Business
Information Communication Structure Communication Structure
Warehouse
Server
Mapping & Transformation Rules Mapping & Transformation Rules

Transfer Structure Transfer Structure Transfer Structure

R/3 standard 3rd party Market

extractor extraction tool Information
Source
Data extract Data extract
Systems
Sales Europe Sales Americas
Research Institute

R/3 OLTP System Non R/3 OLTP System 14

BW Architecture Overview:
Non-SAP Data Sources
Business Information Warehouse Server
Administrator
Workbench Meta Dat
Data
Staging
StagingEngine
Engine a
Repositor Bas
y BAPI e

Complementary
ComplementaryExtraction
Extraction
&&Transformation
TransformationTool
Tool
SAP R/3 Flat File

 Staging BAPIs designed to support Mainframe RDBMS

Non R/3
 Certified SAP vendor partners to provide ready-to-run
extraction & transformation tools
 Customers to integrate their non-SAP data

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BW Architecture Overview:
InfoCube Design based on Extended
star schema

SaSalesR
lesepO rg Dimension
Master Table
Material Material Master Table

SalesRep Number
SalesRep Number Dimension Material Number
Material Number
Material Type
Sales DEP
SalesOrg _Dimension_ID Material_Dimension_ID
Material Text Table
SalesRep Text Table
Sales Rep Number Material Number Material Number
SalesRep Number Material Number
SalesRep Number Language Code
Language Code SalesO
SalesOrg Dimension Table Material Dimension Table Language Code
Language Code Material Name
SalesRep Name
Material_Dimension_ID
Material Hierarchy Table
SalesOrg _Dimension_ID
InfoCube
V e r t r i e b s o r g a n is a t io n
Time _Dimension_ID
Customer _Dimension_ID R e g i o n 1 R e g io n R2 e g io n 3

B M
e z aterial
i r k B1 e z i r Bk G
e 2 roup
z i r Bk e 3 z i r Bk e4 z ir k 5
Customer Master Table Sales Amount
G e b G i e e t b G 1 i e e t b G 2 i e e t b G 3 i e e t b G 3 i e ae t b G 4 i e e t b G 5 i e e t b G 6 i e e t b 7 i e t 8
Customer Number Quantity
Customer Number
City
Region FACT Table
Customer _Dimension_ID Time _Dimension_ID

Customer Text Table Customer Number Year

Quater
Customer Number Mounth
Customer Number
Language Code Customer Dimension Table Day
Language Code
Customer Name Time Dimension Table

Customer Dimension Time Dimension

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BW Standard Business
Content:
 BW Standard Business Content: is delivered by SAP

 One of the BW's strongest selling points is its Business

Content.

 Business Content is a complete set of BW objects

developed by SAP based on predefined business roles to
support the OLAP tasks.

 It contains roles, workbooks, queries, InfoCubes, key

figures, characteristics, update rules, InfoSources, and
extractors for SAP R/3, and other mySAP solutions.

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BW Standard Business Content:
Supported R/3 Modules

 BW includes standard business content for R/3

 Financials and Controlling

 Logistics (SD, MM, PP)
 Human Resources
 Asset Management
 Plant Maintenance
 Service Management
 Quality Management
 Project Systems

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BW Standard Business Content:
Supported Module Details
 Financials
 Accounts Receivable  Accounts Payable
 General Ledger
 Special Ledger
 Controlling
 Profitability Analysis
 Overhead Management  Product Costing
 Logistics  Profit Center Account
 Sales & Distribution
 Inventory Management
 Warehouse Management  Purchasing
 Human Resources  Manufact.Req. Plan
 Personnel Admin.
 Time Management
 Payroll

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 BW Standard Business Content:
SAP’s Strategy

SD FI
Sales & SAP Sales Financial
Dist. Acct.
MM SAP CRM CO
Materials
SAP Marketing SAP Service Controlling
Mgmt.
PP
Production SAP B2B Audit
Plan Procure-
SM SAP
Info DB
Service
Mgmt. Strategic BW ment

QM Enterprise
Quality Management SAP SCM Tax
Mgmt. PM SAP APO
Plant SAP BI SAP Logistics Tech
Maint. Execution
WM Management
System
HR
Warehouse Cockpit Human
Mgmt. Resources
PS
Project
Systems. SAP projects new applications will account for more than
30% of its business by 2001.
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Reporting
 Arbitrary drill-downs, horizontally,
vertically, hierarchically
 Reuse sets of key figures as query
templates
 Mixed currencies and quantities
 Special aggregation (e.g. stock values)
 Business analysis library (built-in
functions)

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Reporting Architecture
Client - Business Explorer
stored in
Analyzer stored in (optional)
shows ...
Query View Excel Workbook

Application
Server
OLAP
Processor Query
operates on ...

Database Aggregates
Server Star
stored in BLOB
Database Schema Table
stores ...
InfoCatalog
InfoCube
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 BW Architecture
Business Explorer Analyzer

Filters & Free BW Add-in

Characteristics Toolbar

Facts /
Dimensions / Key
Characteristics Figures

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BW Architecture Overview:
BEx Analyzer: Defining Queries

 Defining or
modifying
queries
 InfoCube
dependent

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ABAP use
 ABAP use for BW focus from report creation to data
preparation and preprocessing functions during ETL process
in BW
 Six places during extraction, including creating custom
DataSources, enhancing DataSources, and data selection in
InfoPackages
 Six places during staging, including currency/units of
measure conversions, transfer routines, and update rules
 Four places during reporting, including generating system-
entered variables and the report/report interface
 Also used at Open Hub Service transformations, building
authorization values, process chains, and virtual InfoCubes
with services.

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ABAP use

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