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Pierpaolo Vezzosi, Product Management,January 21st, 2009
Create a Universe: The SAPBusinessObjects Semantic Layer
Agenda
The Semantic Layer1.Goals2.What is it?3.How it is used?4.All clients5.All sources6.Conclusions
THE SEMANTIC LAYER
Semantic Layer Reduces Time toBusiness Intelligence
Need timely access todata
Changing businessrequirements
Making decisions ontrusted information
Time-to-trustedInformation IT/Data
Bottlenecks
Limited capacityto support users
Competing priorities
Lengthy ETLdevelopment cycles
BusinessNeeds
Semantic Layer Reduces Time toBusiness Intelligence
ReduceTime-to-trusted
Information(and cost)
SemanticLayer
Design to supportadditional sources inminutes or hours
Increased agility
Make BI available atthe point ofconsumption
IT/Databenefits
Businessbenefits
Consistent userexperience over allsources
Empowered users
Making informeddecisions
The Semantic Layer provides a secured accessto data with simple business terms
Semantic LayerSemantic LayerData SourcesData Sources
Query and Analysis
Dashboards andVisualizations
Reporting
FullFull--Spectrum BusinessSpectrum BusinessIntelligenceIntelligence
The Semantic Layer components
Data SourcesData Sources
Query and Analysis
Dashboards andVisualizations
Reporting
FullFull--Spectrum BusinessSpectrum BusinessIntelligenceIntelligence
Connectivity
The Semantic Layer components
Data SourcesData Sources
Query and Analysis
Dashboards andVisualizations
Reporting
FullFull--Spectrum BusinessSpectrum BusinessIntelligenceIntelligence
Universe
DataFoundation Business
layer
The Semantic Layer components
Data SourcesData Sources
Query and Analysis
Dashboards andVisualizations
Reporting
FullFull--Spectrum BusinessSpectrum BusinessIntelligenceIntelligence
Information Engine
Drag-&-Drop SQL Query GenerationPatented Technology
Need to report the Revenue by Resort in every Country?
Drag-&-Drop SQL Query GenerationPatented Technology
Need to report the Revenue by Resort in every Country?
SELECTRESORT_COUNTRY.COUNTRY,RESORT.RESORT,sum(INVOICE_LINE.DAYS *INVOICE_LINE.NB_GUESTS * SERVICE.PRICE)
FROMINVOICE_LINE INNER JOIN SERVICE ON(INVOICE_LINE.SERVICE_ID=SERVICE.SERVICE_ID)INNER JOIN SERVICE_LINE ON(SERVICE.SL_ID=SERVICE_LINE.SL_ID)INNER JOIN RESORT ON(SERVICE_LINE.RESORT_ID=RESORT.RESORT_ID)INNER JOIN COUNTRY RESORT_COUNTRY ON(RESORT.COUNTRY_ID=RESORT_COUNTRY.COUNTRY_ID)
GROUP BYRESORT_COUNTRY.COUNTRY,RESORT.RESORT
Semantic LayerOpen Access to Any client and user
Extend BI to new business audiencesby reusing the semantic layer metadata
Access the semantic layer and theunderlying data
From any BI platform toolBusinessObjects MobileBusinessObjects Live OfficeBusinessObjects PolestarCrystal Reports,Web IntelligenceXcelsius
From any web enabled application—Query as a Web Service
Deliver secure BI in any applicationEnable machine-to-machine access to livedataDeliver BI to users in their environmentOnly expose the BI needed by users
BusinessObjectsMobile
BusinessObjectsLive Office
Query as aWeb Service
SemanticLayer
Semantic LayerAccess any data type
Universes make it easy to access,analyze and enrich all data in yourorganization regardless of theunderlying source
Universes do not impose a datawarehousing strategy, vendor, aschema, a way to store your data
Universes provide native access toOLAP sourcesRelational sourcesXML and web servicesJavaBean
Combine with Data Federation for moreAgility
Enterprise Information Integration (EII) ordata federation is:
Agile and rapid data integrationOn-demand access to dataReal-time delivery of informationMulti-source access to SAP NW BI (Q1’09)
Data Federator offers:Easy, reliable, and real-time access to disparatedata—regardless of data structure and locationNon invasive technology—no need to write backto production systemsDeep integration and compatibility with the BIplatformFlexibility and optimized performanceSeamless connectivity to an ever-increasing listof databases and data sourcesThe most advanced query optimizer availablein the market today
SemanticLayer
CONCLUSIONS
Conclusion
1.AgileAny source, any schema, no data transformation neededMulti-source combining SAP and non SAP dataUniverses on OLAP data sources allow a larger number of users with different profiles toquery, report, and analyze on OLAP data sourcesLower TCO and faster ROI
2.Consistent accessSingle User Experience over all dataAll Business Objects clientsOpen to any application via Web Services
3.TrustedReliableSecuredReusable
Semantic Layer the foundation for Business Intelligence
Further Information
Related SAP Education and Certification Opportunitieshttp://www.sap.com/education/
SAP Public Web:BusinessObjects Enterprise Portal:www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/businessobjects-enterpriseSAP Developer Network (SDN): www.sdn.sap.comBusiness Process Expert (BPX) Community: www.bpx.sap.comBusinessObjects Semantic Layer forum:https://forums.sdn.sap.com/forum.jspa?forumID=308
Thank you!