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Primavera Gateway SAP Provider

Prepared by: Mohamed Iqbal Dabhoiwala Practice Head (Oracle Inspire) Bristlecone

Various Integration Options Oracle Primavera Gateway SAP Provider – Overview

Session ID#: 15482

Oracle Primavera P6 and SAP ECC Integration Options

•  Current Options •  Commonality & Differences

•  Best Option

Current Integration Options From Oracle

■  Primavera Inspire for SAP ▪  SAP PI middleware architecture

■  Primavera Gateway SAP Provider ▪  Oracle Weblogic architecture

What Is Common Across These Options?

■  SAP ABAP code base ■  Business scenarios ■  Configuration Parameters ■  Implementation Approach ■  Configuration Templates ■  Business Flows (Synchronization Definitions) ■  Software License Costs

What Is Different Between These Options?

■  Resource Calendar ■  Single Project transfer per

flow ■  Email alerts ■  F4 search help values

available on UI ■  Bi-directional synchronization

per Flow ■  Monitoring: User needs to log

into PI

■  Supported in next Release ■  Multiple Project transfer per

flow ■  Not Supported ■  F4 search help values not

Supported ■  Unidirectional Flow

synchronization per Flow ■  Monitoring: Logs available on

Gateway UI

Inspire SAP Provider

What Is Different ….. Options?.....Contd.

■  Multiple system configuration resides in SAP PI

■  Interactive mode available: User can abort synchronization before data transfer

■  Multiple system configuration resides on Gateway UI

■  Interactive mode unavailable: Once manually triggered, synchronizations cannot be aborted

Inspire SAP Provider

What Is The Best Option For You?

■  If Current Integration Strategy centers around SAP PI: Oracle Primavera Inspire

■  Oracle Primavera Gateway for following reasons: ▪  Gateway is faster than current Inspire version ▪  Lowest TCO due to light integration framework – fewer skills to

customize, implement and support ▪  Forward looking solution attracting more Oracle investment than

Inspire ▪  Future standard platform to all Oracle Primavera products and

3rd party applications

Gateway SAP Provider Executive Overview

•  Interoperability •  Representative Data Integration

•  Architecture, Supported Versions & Why Gateway?

P6 SAP Interoperability

     PAST                          FUTURE  

SAP    Repor.ng      Project  Budge.ng    Revenue  Recogni.on    Project  Cos.ng    Materials  Management    Project  Execu.on    Planning  

Oracle  Primavera    Highly  Scalable    Master  Scheduling    Resource  Leveling    Industry  Standard    What-­‐if  Scenarios    Risk  Analysis    Ease  of  Use  

Human  Resources  

Materials  Management  

Project  System  

Financials  

Produc8on  Planning  

Oracle  SAP  

Provider  Plant  

Maintenance  

Resource  Master  Data  

Project  

WBS  

Budgets  

Ac.vi.es/Work  Orders  

Resource  Assignments  

Actual  Hours  

Material  Components  

Actual  Costs    

Resource  Master  Data  

Project  

WBS  

Budgets  

Ac.vi.es/Opera.ons  

Resource  Assignments  

Actual  Hours  

Ac.vi.es/Resource  Assignments  

Actual  Costs  

 

Representative Data Integration

Oracle Primavera Gateway Architecture Components – For SAP

Client Browser based (HTML, Jquery, Bootstrap,

RequireJS)

Primavera Gateway J2EE / Weblogic

SAP Specific Oracle Oracle, SQL Server

Integration Broker

P6 Provider

SAP Provider

HTTP / HTTPS

JPA Eclipse link

JCO

SOAP – based Web Services

Web

 Tier  

Busine

ss  Tier  

Databa

se  

AB

AP

P6 SAP  ECC  

Why Oracle Primavera Gateway for SAP?

Performance     Usability   Error  Handling  

•  150K  en88es  synchronized  in  less  than  an  hour  

•  Transfers  only  delta  changes  during  synchroniza8ons    

•  100  %  web-­‐based  •  Easy  to  use  screens  •  Flexible  data  mapping    

•  Intui8ve  Error  Handling  

Applicability   Technology   Low  TCO  

•  Mul8ple  Deployment  on  SAP  and  P6          

•  Standard  Java    •  Upward  compa8ble    

•  No  expensive  third  Party  middleware  required  •  Customiza8ons  require  standard  Java  skills  

Supported Versions and Platform

Primavera  Gateway    1.0  

OS   SoUware   Comments  

Database  MS  Win  2k8  R2  SP1  x64  

Ora11g  R2  MS  Win  2k3  R2  SP2x32,x64  

OEL  6.3  x32,x64  

Applica.on  MS  Win  2k8  R2  SP1x64   Oracle  Weblogic  11g  (10.3.6)   Sun  JDK  1.6.0.38  

MS  Win  2k3  R2  SP2x32,x64   Oracle  Weblogic  12c  (12.1.1)   Sun  JDK  1.7.0.11  

Client  MS  Win  7  (SP1+)  x32,x64,  Any  plaborm  running  supported  browser  

IE9.x   English  

Firefox  18.x   Internaliza8on  ready  Chrome  23  +  

Authen.ca.on   LDAP,  ODS,  AD  2k8  

Providers  

Primavera  P6   EPPM  v  8.2,  EPPM  v  8.3   Requires  adapter  for  Web  Services  

SAP   ECC  6.0     Up  to  EhP6  

For  latest  "tested  configura8ons"  doc  under  "Installa8on  and  Configura8on"  sec8on  –  hgp://docs.oracle.com/cd/E39241_01/index.htm  

Supported Scenarios

•  Comprehensive Scenario •  Costing in SAP, Scheduling in P6

•  Shut Downs & Turnarounds

Project Lifecycle – Comprehensive Scenario

Project Lifecycle – Costing in SAP & Scheduling in Primavera

Shut Down & Turnaround Scenario

Materials Management Integration

Implementation Considerations

Implementation Considerations

■  Common Pitfalls ▪  Underestimating Project Scope & Budget ▪  “IT” Project ▪  DIY ▪  “Incumbent” Partner Selection ▪  Inadequate Hardware Sizing ▪  Disparate Project Structures

■  De-risked Approach ▪  Week’s Workshop – Scoping, Budgeting & Fit/Gap Analysis ▪  Active Business Participation ▪  Fixed cost engagement

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