1. UNWBW1 – Business Information Warehouse NetWeaver Support Consultant Training BW and BW Reporting Introduduction

2.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 2 Content Introduction Reporting Business content Data loading InfoCube Design Aggregates BW-BPS Business Planning & Simulation Monitoring & Technical Risks

3.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 3 DB and OS Abstraction People Integration Composite Application Framework Process Integration Integration Broker Business Process Management Information Integration Business Intelligence Knowledge Management Life Cycle Management PortalCollaboration J2EEABAP Application Platform Multi-Channel Access SAP NetWeaver™ DB and OS Abstraction Master Data Management SAP Mobile Infrastructure Tight coupling and alignment with SAP business solutions SAP Enterprise Portal Business packages Collaboration SAP Business Information Warehouse Business content Open architecture (Crystal, Ascential) Master Data Management SAP Exchange Infrastructure Cross-component business processes Shared integration knowledge SAP Web Application Server Proven, scalable, comprehensive toolsets Leverage existing infrastructure/skillsets SAP NetWeaver in Detail Integration Broker Business Process Management Business Intelligence Knowledge Management PortalCollaboration J2EEABAP Multi-Channel Access DB and OS Abstraction Master Data Management

4.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 4 Information-Based Management How do we get from here... to here? Data Realizing business value from transaction data Results Knowledge Information

5.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 5 Data Warehouse Definitions A collection of integrated, subject-oriented databases designed to support the DSS (Decision Support System) function, where each unit of data is relevant to some moment in time. W. H. Inmon, “Building the Data Warehouse,” 1996, page 371 A copy of transaction data specifically structured for query and analysis. R. Kimball, “The Data Warehouse Toolkit,” 1996, page 310

6.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 6 Data Warehouse Objectives Standardized structures and representation for all enterprise information Easy-to-use access, single-point of access to all enterprise information Self-service, high quality business reporting and analysis on all levels Fast and cost-effective to deploy High performance environment fed from heterogeneous sources Freed-up systems and IT resources in OLTP environment

7.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 7 SAP Business Information Warehouse Data Warehouse system with optimized structures for reporting and analysis OLAP engine and tools Integrated meta data repository Data extraction and data staging Preconfigured support for data sources from R/3 Systems BAPIs for data sources from non-SAP systems Automated Data Warehouse management Administrator Workbench for controlling and managing content Only one productive client

8.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 8 Business Information Warehouse Server Administrator Workbench BAPI OLAP processor Staging Engine InfoCubes Meta Data Repository ODS Business Explorer BAPI client Business Information Warehouse: Architecture Web Reporting3rd Party Tools Data Sources InfoObject

9.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 9 OLTP versus OLAP Characteristics Primary Operation Level of Analysis Amount of data per transaction Type of data Timeliness of data Updates to data Number of transactions/users Response time Database data Type of processing OLTP Update Low Very small Detailed Must be current Frequently Many (100s to 1000s) Quick Normalized Well defined OLAP Analyze High Very large Summary Current and historical Less frequent, new data only Few Reasonable Denormalized Ad hoc

10.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 10 Administrator Workbench (RSA1) Purpose The Administrator Workbench is the tool for controlling, monitoring, and maintaining all of the processes connected with data staging and processing in the Business Information Warehouse. Integration The data for the SAP Business Information Warehouse that has been staged with the help of the Administrator Workbench can be evaluated and presented with the Business Explorer reporting tool. Functions The Administrator Workbench encompasses the following functional areas:  Metadata Repository Metadata Repository  Installing Business Content Installing Business Content  Modeling Modeling  Administration Administration  Reporting Agent Reporting Agent  Documents Documents  Translating Texts for BW Objects Translating Texts for BW Objects

11.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 11 What is an InfoObject ? InfoObject “0COSTCENTER” InfoObjects are unique across application components ! COControlling HRHumanResources Table of cost centers Table of employees The various OLTP data models are unified for BW Business objects / table fields become InfoObjects

12.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 12 Types of InfoObjects Characteristics: evaluation groups like “Cost Center”, “Product group”, “Material” Have discrete values stored in their master data tables (e.g. the characteristic “Region” has the values “North”, “South”,... ) Special types of characteristics:  Time characteristics like “Fiscal period”, “Calendar year”  Unit characteristics which comprise currencies and units of measure like “Local currency” Key figures: continuously valued numerical fields like amounts and quantities (e.g.: “Revenue” and “Sales quantity”)

13.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 13 Master Data tables for Characteristics Information about characteristics is stored in Master Data Tables: Attribute Tables  Dependent attributes of a characteristic can be stored in an Attribute Table for the characteristic. Text Tables  Textual descriptions of a characteristic are stored in a separate text table. External Hierarchy Tables  Hierarchies of characteristics or attributes may be stored in separate hierarchy tables. MATERIAL_ID Material Group Material Type Material Attribute Table MATERIAL_ID Material Name Material Text Table Material Hierarchy

14.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 14 Central data store for reports and evaluations Contains two types of data Key figures Characteristics 2 fact tables and 16 dimension tables 3 Dimensions are predefined by SAP  Time  Unit  Packet InfoCube

15.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 15 Customer group Division Region Dept. Stores Wholesale Retail Glass- Ceramics Plastics Pottery Copper Pewter ware NorthSouthEast InfoCube: Example

16.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 16 Region North South East Glass- ware Ceramics Customer group Division Retail Wholesale DeptStores Analysis of Ceramics division Analysis of Plastics division Analysis of Plastics division and Southern region Region North South East Glass- ware CeramicsPlastics Customer group Division Retail Wholesale DeptStores 1 Region North South East Glass- ware CeramicsPlastics Customer group Division Retail Wholesale DeptStores 2 Region North South East Glass- ware CeramicsPlastics Customer group Division Retail Wholesale DeptStores 3 Product group Customer group Division Area Company code Region Period Profit Center Bus. Area Plastics Characteristics: InfoCube InfoCube: Multi-dimensional analysis

17.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 17 Operational Data Store The BW ODS-Object: Stores transaction data Is a denormalized data structure Transparent table Not a star schema Can hold data that is available for reporting Not optimized for query performance

18.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 18 InfoProvider InfoProviders are the objects or views relevant to reporting. All BW objects for which queries in SAP BW can be created or executed are InfoProviders. Examples for InfoProviders are: InfoCubes ODS Objects MultiProviders InfoObjects

19.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 19 MultiProvider MultiProvider = Union of InfoProviders homogeneous MultiProvider same Characteristics and Key Figures in all participating InfoProviders ("partprov") example: MultiProvider with identical InfoCubes  InfoCube 1: data for EUROPE  InfoCube 2: data for ASIA  InfoCube 3: data for AMERICAS purpose: partitioning on InfoProvider level heterogeneous MultiProvider only a subset of common Characteristics purposes:  integrating scenarios that share some semantics  combine differing aggregation levels (e.g. plan – actual scenarios)  tackle sparse tables

20.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 20 MultiProvider Example Basic Cube MultiProvider

21.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 21 Queries A query is a collection of characteristics and key figures (InfoObjects) for the analysis of the data of an InfoProvider. A query always refers exactly to one InfoProvider, whereas you can define as many queries as you like for each InfoProvider.

22.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 22 Content Introduction Reporting Business content Data loading InfoCube Design Aggregates BW-BPS Business Planning & Simulation Monitoring & Technical Risks

23.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 23 Business Information Warehouse Server Administrator Workbench BAPI OLAP processor Persistent Staging Engine InfoCubes Meta Data Repository ODS Business Explorer BAPI client Business Information Warehouse: Architecture Web Reporting3rd Party Tools Data Sources InfoObject

24.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 24 Query Design BEx Query Designer  Ease-of use via drag & drop  Personalized access  Comfortable formula editor for calculations  One-step web publishing  Windows-based component  Web interface for intuitive ad- hoc analysis on the web Only Filter and Column Section in tabular mode

25.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 25 Business Explorer Analyzer Windows Start menu → Programs → Business Explorer → Analyzer You may choose a single query or a workbook, which executes several queries at once.

26.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 26 Web Reporting Queries can be published to the Web using the BEx, accessible then via URL If the standard web template does not fit customer may use the BEx Web Application Designer to change the template

27.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 27 Reporting - Integration with Crystal Reports Reports and documents optimized for printing and Sharing → here we go, that’s the main reason for using crystal Out of the box presentation-quality reporting Broad range of pre-defined crystal reports: legal, financial, etc SAP and non-SAP data in a single report Seamless portal integration Schedule and view Crystal reports in managed web environment Offline reporting and viewing of reports

28.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 28 BI Suite: Business Explorer (BEx) 3.5 Portal Integration

29.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 29 Key Functions: Information Broadcasting Information Broadcasting allows the distribution of BI information... via different channels... ( ) E-Mail (works independently from an EP installation) ( ) Enterprise Portal... in different formats... ( ) HTML, MHTML ( ) BEx Analyzer Workbooks ( ) ZIP Files … of different sources … ( ) BI Web Applications - Dashboards, cockpits ( ) BEx Analyzer Workbooks ( ) Queries … in different modes… ( ) Online & pre-calculated

30.  SAP AG 2004, Business Information Warehouse / 30 Key Functions: Information Broadcasting Information Broadcasting supports different business scenarios ( ) Event based (“Intelligent push”) Integration into process chains  E.g If new data is loaded into the data container (InfoCube) ( ) Ad hoc BEx Broadcasting Wizard for one-step distribution ( ) Scheduled BEx Broadcaster  Guided scheduling times (for end users / information consumers)  Ensures system performance because of better load balancing  Scheduling at any time (for power users / administrators)  Create scheduling slots for specific user groups  No time restriction and no target restriction  Create pre-calculations based on the data authorizations of the target user