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A Com prehens ive Guide t oRepor t ing , Analy t ic s , Dashboards ,and Planning w i t h SAP and Bus inessOb jec t s

Bryan Katis

Business Objects, an SAP company



1. What the Business Objects acquisition means to you2. Overview: Functional Solution Map for SAP Business Objects3. Business Objects Connectivity with SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)4. OLAP Universes and SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise Performance

Management (EPM): Overview6. Optimizing financial operations with Financial EPM7. Tracking spending and supply chain activities with Operational EPM8. Wrap-up

Agenda

© SAP 2008 / 2



Com m on Chal lenges You AreProbably Fac ing Today

Adoption issues, and yet at the same time an underserved user community with aburgeoning IT backlog

“I’m being audited by the SEC.I need the last 5 years ofrevenue data today!”

“Reports are notsuitable for

management orexecutives!”

“IT is not keeping upwith my newbusiness needs (tokeep up withcompetition and new

practices).”

“Analyzing non-SAPdata is difficult or notpossible!”

“BEx is toocomplicated for myanalysts.”

“BW takes a lot of timeand resources toimplement and maintain.”

Finance Mfg, Supply Chain& Logistics

Sales &MarketingIT HR

© SAP 2008 / 3



You Now Have More BI Opt ions

Better usability and more openness expands SAP NetWeaver ® BI’s reach

OpenSAP-Only Any Data Source

U s e r - C e n t r i c

i t y

SAP NetWeaverBI

SAP NetWeaverBI Accelerator (BIA)

Business ObjectsEnterprise Information

Management

Business ObjectsCore Business Intelligence

M

D M

All Business

Workers

DataModelingExperts

FinancialAnalysts

BusinessObjects™Web Intelligence ®,Crystal Reports ®,

Xcelsius, Live Office,Voyager, Polestar, BIWidgets, Mobile, etc.

BusinessObjects DataServices and Data

Federator, IntelligentSearch, Text Analysis,

etc.

© SAP 2008 / 4



Why Yo u Need Even M o r e Opt ions

SAP BW BEx Query Designer ABAP Programming SAP Reporting

Printing Loading data into BW

While doing their job, native SAP tools sometimes constrained both informationsupply and demand because of their SAP-centricity and engineering approach toinformation delivery

© SAP 2008 / 5



What You Ge t w i t h Bus ine s s Ob jec t s

Presentation-ready Information

Pervasive Flexible, Traceable

Simple, Self-service Reporting

Any Data Source

“BI for the masses” becomes a more pragmatic game plan as itsease-of-use helps reach a wider audience, and its openness enablesmore compelling content

© SAP 2008 / 6



What Be t t e r B I Means t o t heBus iness

BI-enabled business processes in the way of Performance Management redefine BIin business terms

Information Discovery and Delivery

Query, reporting, analysis Advanced analytics

Enterprise Information Management

Data integration, quality, federation, master data management

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)Governance, Risk andCompliance (GRC)

Financial GRC, Supply ChainGRC, Environmental GRC

Financial PerformanceManagement (FPM)

Operational PerformanceManagement (OPM)

Strategy Planning Consol -idation Profit Spend

SupplyChain

Retailapps

AnalyticApps

Access

Analysis DashboardsReporting

DataIntegration

DataQuality

DataFederation

Meta-Data

Master datamanagement

Risk Process

Trade Environ.

InMemorySearch OfficeIntegration OEM

’

Performance Optimization Applications (POA)

BI Platform

BusinessIntelligence isthe unifyingplatform for PerformanceManagement

Data-Mart

Solutions

Instead of custom-buildinganalyticapplications,consider a

pre-packagedone



Your Gam e Plan …

The new SAP Business Objects offering will fully leverage the SAP NetWeaver datawarehouse (BW), so there’s no reason to disrupt current data warehouse projects

Don’t abandon your current SAP NetWeaver BI investments unless you have a solidbusiness case to take advantage of new Business Objects functionality and featuresYou are not being forced down the path of “rip-and-replace,” but rather being given anopportunity to “adopt-and-adapt”

If you’re running SAP BW 3.x …You’ll technically be able to run Business Objects XI 3.0, but it is stronglyadvisable to migrate to 7.x in order to leverage future enhancements (and BI Accelerator)

© SAP 2008 / 8



The New , J o in t SAP Bus inessObjec t s BI Pla t fo rm

BI Platform

InformationDiscovery &

Delivery

EnterpriseInformation

Management

Reporting Analysis Data Staging DataWarehousing

CrystalReports

Dashboarding

Xcelsius

DashboardBuilder

BI Widgets

WebIntelligence

Voyager

Polestar

Publishing

Live Office

Mobile

Data Services SAPNetWeaver BI

SAP MDM

Business Objects dominates thefront end while it augments SAPNetWeaver in the back end

© SAP 2008 / 9



What Are t he Oppor t un i t i e s fo r t heBus iness Use r s?

Self-service BI helps business users help themselves:Enterprise tool as an alternative to the spreadsheetEnables rapid, role-relevant reporting content and task-specific analysis for ad hoc needsby making the information consumer the producer (a.k.a., “prosumer”)Enables prosumers to “mashup” (i.e., mix-and-match) content from various sources (suchas peer or IT developments) into their own “mashboard” co-creations (i.e., customizeddashboards)Presentation-ready reports in a wide variety of delivery options (such as email, mobile,portal, or print) makes SAP data easier to share and communicateFrees up IT resources from reporting and analysis development

© SAP 2008 / 10



Information ConsumersFormatted Reporting and

Printing

Analysts

OLAP Analysis

ExecutivesDashboards

andPresentations

XcelsiusHigh visual appeal andusability

Highly aggregated datavisualizationMass distribution

Voyager, Web IntelligenceHigh visual appeal and self-

service usabilityFor business user and ITSAP and non-SAP data

Crystal

Report consumption as isSeamless integration withSAP environment (ERP and BI)

Inver t i ng t he Use r Py ramid w i t hBus iness Objec t s

“BI for the Masses”“Mashboards”

and Pervasive BI

Information“Prosumers”

Self-Service Reportingand

Ad Hoc Analysis

InteractiveConsumers

Onlineand

InteractiveReporting

© SAP 2008 / 11



What Are t he Oppor t un i t i e s fo r En t e rp r i se IT?

New enterprise back-end tools facilitate providing business users an “informationsmorgasbord”

Data Integrator and Data Federator functionality enables the integration of more SAP and

non-SAP dataData Quality and SAP NetWeaver MDM ensures that the data can be trustedSAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator diminishes the need to predict user behavior in order todeliver fast and responsive dataIntelligent Search and Text Analysis opens the possibility of bringing unstructured data into

structured BI analysis

© SAP 2008 / 12



What Happens t o My Ex i s t ingDevelopmen t ? I s I t Th row aw ay?

“No,” from the following perspectives:Complex and mission-critical reports with adoption and stabilization that cannot be replicatedby users

Back-end information models, including InfoProviders and SAP BEx queries (theoretically)

“Yes,” from the following perspectives:Report formats and distribution channels that need to be reworked with improved functionalityto increase usage

Further investment in “sunset” tools such as SAP BEx Web Application Designer isgenerally ill-advisedReports displaced by self-service reporting and ad hoc analysisBEx queries that need to be redesigned for Business Objects tools (separate queries for eachtool is best practice)

© SAP 2008 / 13



How Bus ines s Ob jec t s Too ls Pro t ec tYour Work

InfoSets

EDW DataStore Objects

SAP BEx Queries

SAP InfoProviders

OLAPBAPI

SAP NetWeaver BI

Crystal Reports

BusinessObjects WebIntelligence/Universe

Voyager

Live Office

Xcelsius

Queries Functions Tables SAP ERP

Business Objects tools leverage yourexisting investments by primarily accessinginformation objects instead of the datadirectly

© SAP 2008 / 14



But Whic h BI Too l Shou ld I Pic k ?

Customize this decision treeto fit your organization

Decision tree criteria andguidelines should befocused on the job at hand

Technical interface anddeployment options (i.e.,Web vs. desktop) should beseen as job-at-hand criteriain disguise

© SAP 2008 / 15



How Do Chal l enges , Roles , and Tool sF i t ?

TASK/DESIREDOUTCOME

CUSTOMER CHALLENGES ROLES ANDRESPONSIBILITIES

RECOMMENDED TOOLS AND APPS

REPORTING Building presentation-quality reports,Web-enabling, exceptions,customization without tech resources,queries against multiple data sources

(SAP and non-SAP)

Business and IT are both producersof content, depending on complexity – IT provides infrastructure support

Crystal Reports, BEx QueryDesigner, BEx Web ApplicationDesigner, BusinessObjectsUniverses

ANALYSIS Ad hoc design and customization,drill-down, calculations, Excel vs. Web

Business users are “ prosumers”(producer and consumer), while ITsupports the tools andinfrastructure

Web Intelligence, BEx Web Analyzer, and Voyager

DASHBOARDS ANDCOCKPITS KPI definition, formatting, deploymentthrough Web or portal, static versus

dynamic contentBusiness and IT are both producersof content depending on complexity – IT provides infrastructure support

Visual Composer (SAPNetWeaver CE), Xcelsius, andDashboard Builder

DATA INTEGRATION AND DATA QUALITY

Integrating SAP and non-SAP data,structured and unstruc tured data de-duplication, data cleansing, metadata

management, and managing a“ single version of truth”

Business users are consumers of the content IT produces

Data Services (Data Integrator,Data Quality and MetadataManagement Unif ied) and Text

Analysis (Unstructured Data)

PLANNING,CONSOLIDATIONS, ANDPERFORMANCE MGMT

Rolling re-forecasting, fast close, top-down target versus bottom-upconsensus setting, closed loopanalysis

Business users own and maintaintheir planning applications, whi le ITsupports the tools andinfrastructure – other applicationsare born out of the traditional

development lif e cycle

SAP Business Planning andConsolidation (BPC), BusinessObjects Financial Consolidation,SAP Profitabili ty and CostManagement (PCM) and SAP

Strategy Management (SSM)

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7 Key Po in t s t o Tak e Hom e

Business Objects, an SAP Company, brings two key capabilities to SAP-basedBusiness Intelligence: greater usability and more openness

For reports and dashboards, the most notable Business Objects tools are CrystalReports, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, Dashboard Builder, and BI Widgets

For analysis, the most notable Business Objects tools are Web Intelligence (again),Voyager, and Polestar

For publishing reports (i.e., Crystal and Web Intelligence), there is notablyMicrosoft Office integration (Live Office) and handheld device integration (Mobile)

For data staging, BusinessObjects Data Services enhances SAP NetWeaver BIand SAP NetWeaver MDM

© SAP 2008 / 18



7 K ey Po in t s t o Take Hom e (c on t .)

BI self-service empowerment changes the roles and responsibilities between thebusiness and IT

It offloads IT, but creates new demands for governance, scalability, and more trusted data

The biggest impact BusinessObjects software has on SAP NetWeaver BI isproviding more front-end options to access and leverage existing investments inthe back end

There is now a tool for every job at hand in the world of SAP-based business intelligence

© SAP 2008 / 19



1. What the Business Objects acquisition means to you2. Overview: Functional Solution Map for SAP Business Objects3. Business Objects Connectivity with SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)4. OLAP Universes and SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)

5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise PerformanceManagement (EPM): Overview

6. Optimizing financial operations with Financial EPM7. Tracking spending and supply chain activities with Operational EPM8. Wrap-up

Agenda

© SAP 2008 / 20



SAP Bus iness Objec t s Por t fo l io

Information Discovery and Delivery

Query, reporting, analysis Advanced analytics


Data integration, quality, federation, master data management

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)Governance, Risk, andCompliance

Financial, Supply Chain,

and, Environmental GRC

Financial Performance

Management

Operational Performance

Management

Strategy BusinessPlanning

Consol-idation

Profitabilityand

Cost MgmtSpend

SupplyChain

Retailapps

AnalyticApps

Access


DataIntegration

DataQuality

DataFederation

Meta-data

Master DataManagement

SAP Business Objects Rest of SAP

Risk Process

Trade Environ.

InMemory

Both (gray and blue)

Search OfficeIntegration OEM

Performance Optimization Applications

BI Platform

© SAP 2008 / 21



EnterpriseReporting

Dashboards

SAP Net Weaver a nd Bus i nessObjec t s BI Pla t fo rm Roadmap

2009 2008 2010

B A S E

P R E M I U M

Data Quality &


B A S E

P R E M I U M Ad hoc Query &

Reporting

Analysis

B A S E P R E M I U M

Products not explicitly mentioned here continue on their existing roadmap. Examples (not acomplete list) are SAP NetWeaver BI (EDW), SAP NetWeaver BIA, SAP NetWeaver

Composition Environment and Visual Composer, BusinessObjects Rapid Marts, etc.

BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer

Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports

XcelsiusXcelsius

VoyagerVoyager

BEx Web AnalyzerBEx Web Analyzer

BEx Analyzer (Excel)BEx Analyzer (Excel)

Master Data ManagementMaster Data Management

Data QualityData Quality

Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence

Web ApplicationDesigner


Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports

Xcelsius+Xcelsius+ Xcelsius+Xcelsius+

PioneerPioneer PioneerPioneer

Master Data ManagementMaster Data Management


Master DataManagement+

Master DataManagement+


Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence

BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer


BEx Web AnalyzerBEx Web Analyzer BEx Web AnalyzerBEx Web Analyzer






Crystal Reportsfor SAP NetWeaver BI


Business ObjectsSAP © SAP 2008 / 22







In t eg ra t i on K i t f o r SAP – SAPNet Weaver BI Repor t ing

Built on a unique SAP NetWeaver BI API leveraging OLAP BAPISAP-developed and supported

Fully leverage SAP NetWeaver BI user interfaceUse BEx query panel, directly from within Crystal Reports

Fully integrated into SAP NetWeaver BI life cycleStore reports in the SAP NetWeaver BI repository, through development/test/production cycle

Leverage SAP security directlyEnd-to-end single sign-onNo additional configuration requiredEase of maintenance and IT administration

© SAP 2008 / 25




5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise PerformanceManagement (EPM): Overview

6. Optimizing financial operations with Financial EPM7. Tracking spending and supply chain activities with Operational EPM

8. Wrap-up

Agenda

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In t roduc ing “Bus ines s In t e l l i genc ePl at f or m ” Pr em i u m Pa c k a ge s

Interactive visualizationEasy data exploration and searchlike query

All data (including unstructured)

Market leader in enterprise reportingEmbedded, interactive visualizationAll data (including unstructured)

Enterprise-class data integrationMarket leader in data qualityDeep integration with BI

Enterprise Query, Reportingand Analysis

Visualization and Reporting

Data Integration and DataQuality Management

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Visua l i za t ion and Repor t ing Pac k age

Source: BusinessObjects S.A. Public Information

Interactive datavisualization

Seamless Microsoft Office integration

Enterprise classformatted reporting

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Ent e rp r i se Repor t ing w i t h Crys t a lRepor t s

Where does Crystal Reports add value?In the area of highly formatted reporting, such asmanagement reports or legal reportsIt enables the creation and modification of formatted reports:

On top of SAP NetWeaver BILeveraging the solid data warehousing foundation

Report off of all sources of information in your organization

Key capabilitiesHighly formatted management reportsOperational and tactical applications with low interaction rate (view static and parameterized reports)Professional report layout (one-to-many approach)Form-based, print-optimized reportsDevelop powerful data mashups

Connectivity to SAP applications and SAP NetWeaver BI/SAP BWInfoSet/ABAP Query driver – Access SAP NetWeaver BI InfoSetsOpen SQL Driver – Access ODS objectsBW OLAP Kit

Connect to multidimensional SAP NetWeaver BI InfoCubes and BEx Queries

© SAP 2008 / 29



Crys t a l Repor t s Connec t iv i t y t o SAPNet Weaver BI

SAP ECC SAP NetWeaver BI

© SAP 2008 / 30



I n t e r a c t i v e Vis u al i za t i o n w i t hXce l s iu s

Xcelsius is an environment to design and consume highly-interactive, Flash-baseddashboards in PDFs, documents, presentations, and SAP NetWeaver Portal

Where can Xcelsius add value?In the area of data visualizationIntuitive design environment, enabling you to easily create professional-looking modelsquickly using skins, maps, charts, gauges, and selectorsAdd visualization to Crystal ReportsEnd-user personalization

Key capabilitiesFast to deploy dashboards on SAP and/or non-SAP dataEmpower business users who are not savvy using analysis toolsSimplify BI information with innovative and intuitive visuals

SAP connectivityVia Live Office, Crystal Reports can be connected to XcelsiusVia Query as a Web Service (QaaWS), which leverages BusinessObjects Universes

© SAP 2008 / 31



Xc e l s ius Connec t i v i t y t o SAPNet Weaver BI




M i c r o s of t Off ic e I n t e g ra t i o n w i t hLive Off i c e

Live Office allows the deployment and access of BI reports and dashboards withinMicrosoft Office PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Where can Live Office add value?Live Office integrates refreshable BI data within documents,spreadsheets, and presentationsThe result is an Office document you can share with others forsecure, collaborative decision-makingUsing intuitive wizards and toolbars, easily connect to andselect data from a BusinessObjects Crystal Report or WebIntelligence documentOnce the data is placed into your Microsoft (MS) document,you can format, reorganize, and perform calculations — allwhile using familiar features in MS Word, PowerPoint,and Excel

Key capabilitiesSeamless integration of BI into Microsoft OfficeEasy self-service and sharing of BI data embedded into MS Office documents

© SAP 2008 / 33



Live Off i c e Connec t iv i t y t o SAPNet Weaver BI


© SAP 2008 / 34



Query as a Web Servi c e Overv iew

Query as a Web Service is an intuitive, wizard-based Web Service definition tool

Allows BI content to be delivered to any user interface that can processWeb Services

In the case of this presentation, the user interface discussed is an Xcelsius visualization

IT or business users define their own query from a Universe, and then easily andsecurely publish that query as a standalone Web Service

Enables Crystal Xcelsius to aggregate multiple disparate data sources into a trustedBI view

SAPNetWeaver BI

© SAP 2008 / 35



Query as a Web Serv ic e Connec t iv i t yt o SAP Net Weaver BI

SAPNetWeaver BI

© SAP 2008 / 36



Roadm ap for Ent erpr i se Repor t ing

Key PointsThe strategic focus going forward and the key investments will go toward the premium offerings based ontoday’s Business Objects product portfolio.BEx Report Designer, (last release in 2008) will be available under maximum maintenance until 2016 and

will be replaced with the Crystal Report for SAP NetWeaver BI product.

Enterprise class

formatted reporting

B A S E

P R E M I U M Enterprise

Reporting

2009 2008 2010

BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer

Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports Crystal ReportsCrystal Reports



BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer BEx Report DesignerBEx Report Designer

Business ObjectsSAP

© SAP 2008 / 37



Dashboards

Roadm ap for Dashboard ing

Key PointsXcelsius+, a future release of Xcelsius, will become the flagship product for data visualization and dash-boardingBEx Web Application Designer will not be enhanced further beyond SAP NetWeaver rel. 7.0.1 in 2008Composition Environment including Visual Composer continues to be the go-to product for creating composite applications

InteractiveDashboards and

Data Visualization

P R E M I U M

B A S E

2008 2010

XcelsiusXcelsius

2009

Xcelsius+Xcelsius+ Xcelsius+Xcelsius+







Business ObjectsSAP

© SAP 2008 / 38



Ent erpr i se Query, Repor t ing , andAna lys i s Pac k age

Analysis andSharing of OLAP

Data – designed forbusiness analysts

Enterprise Query and Reporting via

the Web

Finding relevantinformation fast

with Search

© SAP 2008 / 39

B i Obj W b I l l i



Bus inessObjec t s Web In te l l igenc e

BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is the leading end-user reporting and analysis tool

Where can Web Intelligence add value?In the area of ad hoc reportingEasy-to-use interface for end-user reportingPowerful query featuresLeverage business-friendly “semantic layer” to hide complexity

Key capabilitiesSelf-service reporting and analysis; autonomy from ITSimple user interface, designed for the massesCombine data from SAP and non-SAP data in asingle report

Connectivity to SAP

Sits on top of BusinessObjects Enterprise UniversesUniverses connect to SAP NetWeaver BI via OLAP BAPIAccess objects: BEx Queries and SAP NetWeaverBI InfoCubes

© SAP 2008 / 40

B i Obj W b I l l i



Bus inessObjec t s Web Int e l l igenc eConnec t iv i t y t o SAP Ne t Weaver BI

SAPNetWeaver BI

© SAP 2008 / 41

B i Obj t V g



Bus inessObjec t s Voyager

Voyager is a Web-based OLAP client with an advanced, highly intuitive, userinterface based on Web 2.0 (Ajax) technology

Where can Voyager add value?

Multiple connections to multiple OLAP servers (SAP NetWeaver BI/BW, Microsoft AnalysisServices (MSAS), Essbase, IBM DB2)Multiple pages in a workspaceAdvanced charting engine with new chart capabilities especially designed for OLAP analysisCapable of standard OLAP navigation

Business calculations: % diff, % contribution, variance …Time-based calculations: prior period, YTD, QTD, MA …Filter, sort, ranking – top/bottom, by value by %

Key capabilitiesTool designed for business analysts analyzing OLAP data and end users reviewing OLAP

dataOpen data accessAccess and analyze multiple OLAP sources in one workspaceMultiple views of the same OLAP cube in one workspaceTight integration into MS PowerPoint and Word

© SAP 2008 / 42

Voyager User Int e r fac e Ex am ples



Voyager Use r Int e r fac e Ex am ples

SAP connectivityDirect access to SAP NetWeaver BI queries and InfoCubes via OLAP BAPI

Voyager Ajax UI

Multiple OLAPconnections, chartsliders …

Multiple pages, dataanalysis …

© SAP 2008 / 43

Voyager Connec t iv i t y t o SAP



Voyager Connec t iv i t y t o SAPNet Weaver BI

SAPNetWeaver BI

© SAP 2008 / 44

Dem o: Bus iness Objec t s w i t h SAP



© SAP 2008 / 45

Dem o: Bus iness Objec t s w i t h SAPNet Weaver BI

BI Widget s



BI Widget s

BI Widgets simplify access to SAP NetWeaver BI and increase productivity by havingkey information available at users’ fingertips

Expand and accelerate BI usage — leverage existing data sources, reports, queries,alerts, and dashboards with a simple drag and drop interface — no training or ITrequired

Provide the confidence that users will always have access to the most up-to-dateinformation available

© SAP 2008 / 46

Bus inessObjec t s Mobi le



Bus inessObjec t s Mobi l e

Where can Mobile add value?Increased Business Intelligence adoption to more BI usersShortened sales cycles

Faster, more accurate account servicesIncreased customer satisfaction

SAP connectivityVia BusinessObjects Enterprise Universes that can leverage

SAP NetWeaver BI data via the OLAP BAPI

© SAP 2008 / 47

Roadm ap: Ad Hoc Query and



Roadm ap: Ad Hoc Query andRepor t ing

Key PointsBusinessObjects Web Intelligence is the flagship product for ad hoc Web-based query creation andreporting for the casual end user.

Ad Hoc Queryand Reporting

2009 2008 2010

Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence

Ad Hoc Query

and Reporting viathe Web

P R E M I U M




Agenda




5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise PerformanceManagement (EPM): Overview6. Optimizing financial operations with Financial EPM7. Tracking spending and supply chain activities with Operational EPM

8. Wrap-up

g

© SAP 2008 / 50



OLAP Universes Connec t ing t o an



SAP NetWeaver BI Sourc e Objec t

Universes can connect to the following objects in BI:InfoCubesMultiProviders

Can be a MultiProvider built on any source InfoProvider(Cube, DSO, InfoSet, etc.)BEx Query

Can be a query on any source InfoProvider(Cube, MultiProvider, DSO, etc.)

Must be released for external access (“Release for OLE DB for OLAP” option in theAdvanced tab in query properties)Features of BEx Queries, such as navigational attributes, calculated key figures, restrictedkey figures, variables, etc., can be leveraged

– http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir3/en/xi3_sap_olap_universes_en.pdf

© SAP 2008 / 52

OLAP Universes : Rec om m endat ions



and Cons idera t ions

The recommended approach is to create a query (or set of queries) on InfoCubes orMultiProviders that are in scope for ad hoc analysis, and then create an OLAPUniverse on each of them

Using a BEx Query as the basis for the Universe allows you to leverage such functionality asnavigational attributes, calculated key figures, restricted key figures, variables, etc.This setup also allows you to make performance optimizations by hard-coding characteristicrestrictions (thus limiting data), or reducing the characteristics and key figures that can bedisplayed in BusinessObjects Web Intelligence or other front-end tools using Universes (i.e.,to prevent line item data from being displayed)

Understand the BEx Query definition; the Universe design does not directly impactthe performance of a BusinessObjects Web Intelligence report

Rather, the design of the BusinessObjects Web Intelligence report and the InfoObjects(dimension or measure) included in the report will impact performance

However, limiting the InfoObjects (dimension or measure) available in the query or Universewill influence performance (by virtue of the fields not being available in the BusinessObjectsWeb Intelligence report)

© SAP 2008 / 53

OLAP Universes : Rec om m endat ions



and Cons idera t ions (c ont .)

The default OLAP Universe generated based on BI metadata (InfoProvider or query-based) should typically be customized to make it more user-friendly and “businessflavored”

This is really the whole purpose of having the “semantic layer” of the Universe in between theuser and the back-end source of the data (i.e., making it as straight-forward and user-friendlyas possible — no technical names)

Take into consideration the Multidimensional Expression (MDX) restrictions andunsupported query features

Review SAP Notes 820925 and 838800 for specific features that are not supportedReview the MDX Specification for details on MDX Syntax and functionality

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms145506.aspx

© SAP 2008 / 54

Dem o — Ent e rp r i se Repor t ing , Query,



and Ana lys i s

© SAP 2008 / 55

J o in t Roadmap fo r BI Too l s —



Ad Hoc Query and Repor t ing

Key PointsBusinessObjects Web Intelligence is the flagship product for ad hoc Web-based query creation andreporting for the casual end user.

Ad hoc Queryand Reporting

2009 2008 2010

Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence Web IntelligenceWeb Intelligence

Ad Hoc Query

and Reporting viathe Web

P R E M I U M


J o in t Roadmap fo r BI Too l s —OLAP A l i



OLAP Analys i s

Key PointsPioneer (code name for 2009 release) provides a superset of capabilities from BEx Analyzer (Excel), BEx Analyzer(Web), and Business Objects Voyager.Voyager customers migrate to Pioneer. BEx Analyzer and BEx Web Analyzer customers migrate to Pioneer.

OLAPAnalysis

B A S E

P R E M I U M

2008 2009 2010

PioneerPioneer PioneerPioneerVoyagerVoyager


BEx Analyzer (Excel)BEx Analyzer (Excel) BEx Analyzer (Excel)BEx Analyzer (Excel)





Dat a In t eg ra t ion and Da t a Qua l i t yM



Management

Where can Data Integration and Data Quality Management add value for SAPNetWeaver BI customers? Building an agile and trusted data foundation.

Enterprise agilityEasy and fast connectivity of SAP NetWeaver BI to heterogeneous sources based onrich contentUsers benefit from rapid visibility to critical information

Trusted dataUsers gain single view of accurate and trusted dataUsers can make decisions with confidence

IT can drive data consistency and deliver a single view of the truth

Customer requirementsFast and flexible integration of Siebel, Oracle, or other applicationsCentral integration design time for a complex heterogeneous landscape

Extensive standards-based connectivityAssess and solve data quality issues at the source

Connectivity to SAPData Integrator is certified for Staging BAPI of SAP NetWeaver BI

© SAP 2008 / 58

Rapid Mar t s for SAP



Where can BusinessObjects Data Quality (DQ), Data Integration (DI), and RapidMarts software add value for SAP ERP customers?

Built with Data Integrator, Rapid Marts are ready-made data marts for SAP andOracle-family applications

Pre-built data flows, business logic, and schema that understand the SAP metadataRapid Marts for SAP include content that is immediately consumable by business usersRapid Marts can be rapidly deployed independently from an EDW implementationData profiling and cleansing

Rapid Mart can be the first step toward a holistic Enterprise Information Management (EIM)program or global enterprise data warehouse (EDW) strategy

Provide understanding of data and data quality issues early

Connectivity

Rapid Marts are connected via Data Integrator

© SAP 2008 / 59





J o in t Roadmap fo r BI Too l s –Sim ple Fas t In fo rm at ion Ex plo ra t ion



Sim ple , Fas t In fo rm at ion Ex p lo ra t ion

Key PointsBusinessObjects Polestar is the flagship product for simple and fast search-based informationexploration for business users.

Simple, fastexploration

Existing solutions 2009 2008 2010

PolestarPolestar Polestar+BIAPolestar+BIA Polestar+BIAPolestar+BIA Polestar+BIAPolestar+BIA

Simple , fast

informationexploration forBusiness Users

P R E M I U M


SAP Net Weaver – Roadm ap fo r BI inVisua l Com poser



Future 2008

SAP NetWeaverVisual Composer

Supports jumps from VisualComposer models to Pioneer,Xcelsius Dashboards andCrystal Reports

Embed Xcelsius dashboardsvia Flash IslandsNative Web Dynpro for VisualComposer (WD4VC) Analysiscontrol in Visual Composer(VC)Runtime Authorization &Personalization

Supports jumps from VisualComposer models to Pioneer,Xcelsius Dashboards andCrystal Reports

Embed Xcelsius dashboardsvia Flash IslandsNative Web Dynpro for VisualComposer (WD4VC) Analysiscontrol in Visual Composer(VC)Runtime Authorization &Personalization

SAP List viewer as VisualComposer BI controlAccess to selected 3rd Partyrelational and

multidimensional sourcesvia BI Consumer Services(BICS)Support of Planningfunctions in VCWeb Dynpro componentintegration supportFlash Island integrationsupport

SAP List viewer as VisualComposer BI controlAccess to selected 3rd Partyrelational andmultidimensional sourcesvia BI Consumer Services(BICS)Support of Planningfunctions in VCWeb Dynpro componentintegration supportFlash Island integrationsupport

Visua l Com poser

Combine analytical andoperational data from SAPand non-SAP data sourceswith transactional

services

Key PointsEmbed BI into business processesDissolve boundaries between BI and operational applicationsLeverage Xcelsius dashboards within composites

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Fina l Thought s



You can start nowIf you want to upgrade to SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 and perform a technical upgrade, you canimmediately take advantage of the Business Objects tools

Two main approaches to identifying a starting point:Top-down

Based on end-user requirementsBottom-up

Select a toolImplement the tool

RecommendationA combined approach usually works bestDetermine which tool you use for a specific scenario and build this into your reporting

strategy

© SAP 2008 / 64




Business Objects information delivery and information discovery (IDD) front-endtools will further enable IT autonomy and reduce the need of IT involvement tomeet business reporting requirements

Implement a unified front-end reporting solution that reduces overall TCO andincreases business user satisfaction and adoption

Existing SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 queries can be leveraged to connect to theBusiness Objects IDD front-end tools

The Premium Packages are recommended as this is SAP’s future direction

Choose the right tool for the right purpose based on business requirements

A solid data warehouse provides a “foundation” upon which reporting solutions arebuilt and delivered

The performance optimization techniques leveraged to improve BEx Query

performance can also be leveraged to improve performance in the BusinessObjects IDD front-end tools including BI Accelerator, aggregates, data model,logical partitioning, etc.

© SAP 2008 / 65

Lega l Disc la im er



This document is intended to outline future product direction, and is not a commitment by SAP to deliver anygiven code or functionality. Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. SAP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Allforward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differmaterially from expectations. The timing or release of any product described in this document remains at the solediscretion of SAP. This document is for informational purposes and may not be incorporated into a contract.Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they should not berelied upon in making purchasing decisions.

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Convergenc e Al low s Organ iza t ionst o Opt im ize The i r Pe r fo rm anc e



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Tw o Areas Wi t h in SAP’s Solu t ion for En t e rp r i se Pe r fo rmanc e Management



Information Discovery and DeliveryQuery, reporting, analysis Advanced analytics


Data integration, quality, federation, Master Data Management

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)Governance, Risk andCompliance

Financial GRC, Supply ChainGRC, Environmental GRC

Financial PerformanceManagement

Operational PerformanceManagement

Strategy BusinessPlanning Consol-idation Profitability &Cost Mgmt Spend

SupplyChain

Retailapps

Analyticapps

Access


DataIntegration

DataQuality

DataFederation

Meta-Data


SAP Business Objects Rest of SAP

Risk Process

Trade Environ.

InMemory

Both

Search OfficeIntegration OEM

Agenda




5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise PerformanceManagement (EPM): Overview6. Optimizing financial operations with Financial EPM7. Tracking spending and supply chain activities with Operational EPM

8. Wrap-up

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Cur ren t Financ i a l Pe r fo rmanc eMana gem ent (FPM) Bui ld -Out St ra t egy



Immediately, in areas where there are overlaps and wherever possible, SAP will seekto select one application in each area to build on, placing duplicate products inmaintenance mode with clearly articulated maintenance rules, availability of migrationkits, and declarations of functional parity for most of the solutions

In the near-term, SAP will seek to build fast integration between the applications(e.g., EPM, GRC) and the business intelligence platform (e.g., IDD, EIM) to bring thepower of the end-to-end proposition of business process optimization

Over the long term, we will:Move to a unified application experience for the full set of applications, starting with planningand consolidationsMerge our applications on a common business intelligence platform consuming enterpriseService-Oriented Architecture (SOA) services that abstract the user layer from the data layerand ensure a unified application environment for business users

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Four K ey Elem ent s o f En t e rp r i sePer fo rmanc e Managem ent



St r a t egyManagement

Bus inessPlanning

Financ ia lConso l ida t ions

Prof i t ab i l i ty &Cos t Mgmt

4

1

2

3

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1 – St r a t e g y M an ag em e nt



D e p

l o y

M o n

i t o r

M a n a g e

A l i g n

KPI Monitoring andManagement

Integrates with SAP andnon-SAP systems

Initiative Management toensure execution toward

goals

Integrates goals,initiatives, and metrics

Clearly communicate business goalsHelp companies improve performance andalign execution with strategy

Connects goals, initiatives, and metricsDrive operational alignment

Cascade strategy across departmentsand divisions

Ensure that individuals understand how theycan impact key business goals

Monitor outcomes and resultsShow how an organization is performingtoward its strategic goals

Measure performanceQuickly assess strategic performance andexecute on areas that require action

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SAP Solu t ions for S t r a t egyManagement



Q2 2007 1H 2009 The Fu tu reAvai lab i l i ty : Q2 2008

SAP StrategyManagement 2007

Initiatives, goals, metricsmanagement

SAP StrategyManagement 7.0

Integrated goals, metrics,initiativesRisk-adjusted strategymanagementCentral KPI libraryHTML model builderSAP NetWeaverintegration

SAP StrategyManagement 7.5

BusinessObjectstools/infrastructureintegrationExternal content inoperational reviewsEnhanced scorecarding

FPM Suite 8.0Unified FPM Studio forbusiness user applicationadministrationUnified end-userexperienceUnified integration withERP, GRC, BusinessObjects, SAP NetWeaver,and Duet ™

Note : Al l da tes a re fo r Re lease -to -Cus tom er vers ion , no t GA, and a re sub jec t to c hange .

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SAP St ra t egy Managem ent 7 .0A r c h i t e c t u r e



3

1

Three-Part Integration

SAP NetWeaver PortalSingle Sign-On and ability to

launch SSM from the SAPNetWeaver Portal

SAP NetWeaver ApplicationServer

Replacement of JBoss withSAP NetWeaver 7.1Application Server

2

SAP NetWeaver BI

Pass-through approachleveraging time-intelligence

capabilities of PAS whiledirectly accessing SAP

NetWeaver BI 7.0

SSMWeb ContainerEJB Container

J2EE Services

WebAnalyzer

WebApp

Designer

MSExcelAdd-in

ReportDesigner

BEx Web BExAnalyzerBI Pattern

BI Consumer Services

DBConnect BAPI Service

API File XML/ADataWarehouse

BIPlatform

Analytic Engine Meta Data Mgr

SSO w/SSMand SAP

NetWeaverPortal

S A P

N e t W e a v e r

P o r t a l

S A P N e t W e a v e r

A S J a v a

S A P

N e t W e a v e r

B I

SAP Strategy Management and SAP NetWeaver

PASODBO

© SAP 2008 / 77

Dem o: St ra t egy Management



© SAP 2008 / 78

2 – Bus ines s Pl ann ingWit h Fam i l i a r Too ls fo r Bus iness Users



Collaboratively create plansand forecasts according to

corporate guidelines C o

l l e c

t

C o m m u n

i c a

t e

A n a

l y z e

Communicate top-downtargets, timelines, and

guidelines

Consolidate and modelmultiple scenarios

Report and distribute plansand analyze variances to drive

re-forecasts R e p o r t User-focused

Enables rapid adoption by leveraging nativeMicrosoft Office tools and Web browsersBusiness users manage processes, models,and reports, with little dependence on IT

Business process-centricConfigurable business process flows guideusers and drive process consistency

Forward-lookingPredictive analytics that proactively warn ofnegative variances and provide an early-warning system for KPIs at risk ofunderperforming in the future

Unified planning and consolidationSingle application reduces maintenance,

improves data integrity, and simplifiesdeployment

Open, adaptable applicationExtend the value of your investment in bothSAP and non-SAP environments

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SAP Solu t ions for Bus iness Planning




1H 2007 Q3 2008Avai lab i l i ty : 1H 2009 THE FUTURE(*) Between BPC 7.0/7.0M and BPC 8.0, SAP will deliver new functionality as enhancements. The delivery mechanism may be a new release (BPC 7.5) or

through enhancement packs or support packs. Methodology of delivery TBD.

SAP BPC 5.0/5.1Runs on Microsoft SQLServer/Analysis ServicesBusiness process flowsunifying operational andanalytical processesContext-driven actionpanesSupport of Excel 2007

SAP BPC 7.0Runs on SAPNetWeaver BI platform

Performanceoptimizations with BIA

SAP BPC 7.0MRuns on MicrosoftSQL Server/AnalysisServicesNew managementconsole for systemmonitoring and logging

SQE performanceenhancementsMicrosoft Vista support

SAP BPC 7.5MSupport of Business Objectsreporting (Voyager)SQL Server 2008 supportFunctional enhancements

SAP BPC 7.0 SPs 1…x (*)Functional enhancementsincluding business process flows

FPM Suite 8.0Unified FPM Studiofor business userapplication

administrationUnified end-userexperienceUnified integrationwith ERP, GRC,Business Objects,SAP NetWeaverSupport of bothMicrosoft and SAPNetWeaver platforms

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SAP BPC Produc t Arc h i t ec t u re



StoredProcedures

FileSystem

AnalysisServices(OLAP)

SQL Server(Relational)

P e r s i s t e n c y

T i e r

Application Services

Web Services

BrowserAdminMS Office

.NET Server

A p p l i c a t i o n

T i e r

C l i e n t

T i e r

Relational/OLAP/Documents

ApplicationServices

Web Services

BrowserAdminMS Office

.NET Server

ABAP Database

AS ABAP

Application Services

ABAP CoreSAP NetWeaver BI

All persistency movedto ABAP database

(incl. files)

Most applicationservices moved toABAP (incl. storedprocedure logic)

Few applicationservices remain in

.NET, but persistencymoved to ABAP

UI and Web servicelayer mainly

unchanged, onlysmaller adaptations(e.g., replacing MSReporting Services)

BPC 7 .0M BPC 7 .0

SAP NetWeaver BIreplaces MS Analysis

Services and

DTS/SSIS

© SAP 2008 / 81

Plann ing and Repor t ing Arc h i t ec t u reBI -IP (BI 7 .0) and BPC 7.0 N W



/BI0 & /BIC Namespace /CPMB Namespace

Actuals Actuals PlanArchitected Data Marts Architected Data Marts

Business Planning& Consolidation

Business Explorer Suite (BEx)/ SAP Business Objects Tools

BPC Engine

SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0

Replicated

Application

Platform

IT Owned/Administered Business Supported

Business Owned/Administered IT Supported

BI Analytic Engine (incl. BIA)

Plan

PlanningModeler

PlanningFunctions

Shared

BI / BI-IP 7.0

DWH

Any SAP Supported DB/OS (i.e., Oracle, Microsoft, IBM) DB/OS

BPC 7.0

EDW ODS

VirtualProvider*

BPC Enhanc em ent s : Eas ie r t o Use



Reduce reliance on ITFamiliar and easy to use planning interfaces(Office 2007 and Web) facilitate broader useand more collaborative planning

Business user-driven reporting andadministration means you don’t have to relyon IT to create reports or manage theapplicationNo data modeling required – add dimensions

and members on the fly so you don’t have towait for IT to make changes to theapplication

© SAP 2008 / 83

BPC Enhanc em ent s : Inc reasedPer fo rm anc e and Sc a lab i l i ty



Develop larger and faster planningapplications

More dimensions and dimension members percube so applications can scale as required

64-bit support and sophisticated performancemonitoring boost application performanceSAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator delivers fasterquery performance

SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator

SAP NetWeaver InfoCubes

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Dem o: Bus iness Plann ing w i t hSAP BPC



© SAP 2008 / 85

3 – Financ i a l Conso l idat ionFor Managemen t and St a t u t o ry Repor t i ng



Accelerate processing and reporting for afaster close

Helps you recover critical time in your closingand management reporting cycles – withoutsacrificing any of the controls or auditing youneed for today’s global compliance environment

Power and agilityCombines the power to unify all legal andmanagement reporting needs with the agility toblend corporate control with local flexibility

Compliance, trust, and reliabilityIntelligent control and comprehensive processmanagement to deliver trusted information to allstakeholdersAudit trail from source to disclosureComprehensive data access securityTransparent and auditable change management

F i n a n c

i a l

C o m p

l i a n c e

P o w e r a n

d

A g

i l i t y

F a s

t e r

C l o s e Processing

SpeedSimultaneous Legal

and ManagementReporting Views

No Compromise onAudit Trail

Dimensionalityand Extensible

Data Model

UnlimitedSimulations

FinancialIntelligence

Designedfor Finance

Validationsand Controls

Audit Trail FromSource toDisclosure

Data AccessSecurity

GlobalCustomer

Base

OpenArchitecture

ITStandards

Leverage BIPlatform

© SAP 2008 / 86

BPC 7.0 Highl ight s



Vastly increased dimensionalityRemoved 65,000 member limit per dimension from BPC 5, with many more total dimensionspossible per cube. This allows customers to build much larger applications, especially inoperational domains with hundreds of thousands of customer and product SKUs.

Life cycle managementDEV to TEST to PROD support. BPC 5 does not have this capability, nor do any of ourcompetitors’ products.

Comprehensive validation frameworkSupport for validation of dimension member combinations across all modules (Journals, DataManager, Script Logic, Parameter Driven Logic, Manual Planning from Excel or Web). BPC 5only supports validation minimally with journals.

Time-dependent hierarchiesAll hierarchy changes are reflected in the database.

In-memory accelerationImproved read performance vs. database on massive data volumes with BIA.

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BPC 7 .0 Highl i gh t s (c ont .)



Platform neutralityBulk of system works on any operating system and any database SAP NetWeaver supports.

Comprehensive statistics framework

Allows for fine-grained performance monitoring and tuning.

Sophisticated remote debugging supportABAP stack implementation allows for much greater supportability.

64-bit application server supportFor ABAP stack, which is where 80+% of the logic is, vs. 32-bit only for BPC 5.

Multi-system support for the clientSingle client can hook up to multiple servers.

Multi-language on single instance (planned)Single instance of BPC can support many different languages, which is great for globaldeployments. Current BPC is only one language per install.

© SAP 2008 / 88



Roadmap – Po t en t i a l Areas o f I nves tmen t

SAP is planning to invest in both products going forward and the below diagram is intended to outline the



© SAP 2008 / 90

SAP is planning to invest in both products going forward, and the below diagram is intended to outline the future product direction, but is not a commitment by SAP deliver and code or functionality. All dates,releases and planned functionality are subject to change.

SAPBPC, version forthe MicrosoftPlatform

SAPBPC, version forSAP NetWeaver

20102008

BPC 7.0 MS•

ManagementConsole• SQE improvements• Multiple time

hierarchies

BPC 7.5 MS•

Business Objects BIintegration• Updated Microsoft

platform support

BPC 8.0 MS•

Functionalenhancements• User Interface

enhancements

BPC 7.0 NW• NetWeaver BI

integration• Validations Engine• Transports• Performance Stats

BPC 7.5 NW• Dashboarding• Functional

enhancements• Further SAP ERP

and BI integration

BPC 8.0 NW• Functional

enhancements•

EPM suite-wideintegration

Ramp Up: August 15, 2008

Planned Ramp Up: September 10, 2008

SAP Busi ness Planni ng andConsol ida t ion i s SAP’s d i rec t ion



© SAP 2008 / 91

SAP Financial Consolidations

SAP Solu t ions f or Bus ine ssConsol ida t ions



1H 2007 Q3 2008Avai lab i l i ty : 1H 2009 THE FUTURE(*) Between SAP BPC 7.0/7.0M and BPC 8.0, SAP will deliver new functionality as enhancements. The delivery mechanism may be a new release (BPC 7.5) or through

enhancement packs or support packs. Methodology of delivery TBD.

SEM-BCS 6.0 Ehp IIWeb-based userexperienceRestatement supportMulti-period consolidation

CartesisIntercompany 5.1

LDAP supportBusiness Objects securitysupportImproved reporting

SAP Financial Consolidations7.0 (Cartesis )

Support of Vista/Excel 2007Additional languages supportIntegration with BusinessObjects platform(security/authoring/publishing)Support for BusinessObjectsIDD tools and data entry periodin Designer

SAP SEM-BCS 6.0 EHpIIILegal and statutoryenhancements through 2013Integration of GRC ProcessControlsAutomated sign-offEnhanced workflow

SAP Financial Consolidations7.5 (Cartesis)

Integrations with SAPNetWeaver BIIntegration with SAP ERP

SAP SEM-BCS 6.0 EHpIVSupport for tax rate changesSupport new accountingrequirements (i.e., FAS160,FAS141R, etc…)Integration with Financial MDM

FPM Suite 8.0Unified FPM Studio forbusiness userapplicationadministrationUnified end-userexperienceSupport of both SAPBPC and SAP FinancialConsolidations as theplatforms forConsolidations

SAP BPC 5.0/5.1Runs on Microsoft SQLServer/Analysis ServicesBusiness process flowsunifying operational andanalytical processesContext-driven actionpanesSupport of Excel 2007

SAP BPC 7.0Runs on SAP NetWeaver BIplatformPerformance optimizations withBIA

SAP BPC 7.0MRuns on Microsoft SQLServer/Analysis ServicesNew Management Console forsystem monitoring and loggingSQE performance enhancementsMicrosoft Vista Support

SAP BPC 7.5MSupport of Business Objectsreporting (Voyager)SQL Server 2008 supportFunctional enhancements

SAP BPC 7.0 SPS 1…x (*)Functional enhancementsincluding business processflows

Note : Al l da tes a re fo r Re lease -to -Cus tom er vers ion , no t GA, and a re sub jec t to c hange . © SAP 2008 / 92

4 – Pro f i t ab i l i t y and Cos tManagement

d d h d



Rapidly build models usingbest practice methodology

M o

d e

l a n

d

U n

d e r s

t a n

d

Costs

Cost Objects

Activities

C o

l l e c

t

I d e n

t i f y a n d

A n a

l y z e

Collect and collate systemand non system data using

Web-based data entry

Analyze results to develop adeep insight into where profitis made and what drives costs

Test out scenarios to assessthe impact of possible

changes – then act T e s

t a n

d

I m p r o v e Understand what drives costs

ABC as an integrated part of FPM helpsoptimize costs and maximize profitthrough superior business informationand agility

Know exactly where profit is madeEffective and accurate measurement ofproduct, channel, and customerprofitability – and process costs

Optimize resourcesUnderstand what drives internal coststructures – where there are non-valueadding activities to eliminateAlign capacity with demand

Keep shared services alignedUnderstand the costs of IT and bringtransparency to cross charges

© SAP 2008 / 93

SAP Solu t ions for Prof i t ab i l i t y andCos t Managem ent




Q2 2008 Q4 2008 THE FUTURE

SAP PCMAcquired fromBusiness Objects

SAP PCM 7.0Scalability with highvolume transactional ABCusing multidimensionaland relational structuresWindows 32-bit AWEsupportEmbedded rules engineand additional calculationoptionsAbility to manage modelsand view books throughBusinessObjects Infoview

Closer integration withBusinessObjects Voyager(multidimensional OLAP BIplatform)

SAP PCM 7.5Integration with theIntegrated Data Model toshare data and metadatawith other FPMapplications with a singlepoint of maintenancePopulate financial anddriver data from and serveProfitability and CostManagement results viathe SAP Data Warehouse.

Tighter integration intoBusiness Objects BIplatform and tools

FPM Suite 8.0Unified FPM Studio for

business userapplicationadministrationUnified end-userexperienceUnified integration withERP, GRC, BusinessObjects, SAPNetWeaver, and Duet ™

Q1 2008

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Agenda



1. What the Business Objects acquisition means to you

2. Overview: Functional Solution Map for SAP Business Objects3. Business Objects Connectivity with SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)4. OLAP Universes and SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise Performance


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In fo rm at ion Requ i rement s fo r Procu rem en t Pe r formanc e



Key requirements:

Enterprise-wide visibility to spendand buying patterns

Complete, accurate, trustworthydata

Powerful information at the handsof the business user

Pressing procurement needs:

Drive improvement insourcing strategies

Effectively manage savingsopportunities

Develop healthy supplierrelationships

Improve compliance

© SAP 2008 / 96

In fo rm at ion Requ i rement s fo r Proc urem ent Pe r fo rmanc e (c on t .)



SupplierNormalization

SpendClassification

Data classificationand supplier

normalization

3 rd party data services:Supplier businesscompendium“Predictive coding”

Data integration

T e c

h n o

l o g y SAP Extractors

Business ObjectsData IntegratorSelf-service datamanagement portal

P r o

c e s s

P-CardsT&E

GLERP 1

Web browser withFlash playerIntegrates withE-Sourcing

Spend specific data model, business userinterface, actionable insight

SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0Flex-based applicationlayer

DataStores InfoCubes

© SAP 2008 / 97

SAP Spend Analy t ic s

Aggregate spend data



Aggregate spend dataRationalize suppliersStrategize sourcingDrive sourcing efficiency

© SAP 2008 / 98

What I s Supply Chain Per form anc eManagemen t?



“Supply Chain Performance Management is the practice of managing the

effectiveness and value of the Supply Chain by aligning trading partners,

employees, service providers, process, and systems to a common set ofbusiness goals. It includes gaining insight into operational results and

interactions by identifying root causes and understanding the impact of

various corrective actions. It also includes the business activity analysis that

allows you to optimize operational processes.”

Source: Ventana Research: Supply Chain Performance Management Research Agenda for 2006.

© SAP 2008 / 99

Chal lenges Fac ed Today

Lack of alignment in operational and financial goals and strategy



Lack of alignment in operational and financial goals and strategy

Lack of structured framework for managing supply chain performance

Data spread across heterogeneous data sources

Inflexible metrics model with no relation between metrics

Long implementation times and hard to use solution

BI system modeled as per the “need” and by “experience;” no dedicated frameworkfor KPI modeling

© SAP 2008 / 100

SAP Suppl y Chain Perform anc e

SAP Supply Chain Performance Management (SCPM) is a turnkey solution



SAP Supply Chain Performance Management (SCPM) is a turnkey solutionconsisting of the following main components:

Strategy ManagementTo develop and define supply chain strategy and manage, monitor, and measure

its progressImpact Analysis

To understand the relationship between metrics and their impact on each otherOperational Analysis

To provide end-to-end visibility into all supply chain functions to perform root-causeanalysis

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SAP SCPM – St ra t egy Managem ent

Define supply chain strategy and align



e e supp y c a st ategy a d a git with corporate strategy

Define flexible, hierarchical supplychain metrics model – out of the boxsupport for SCOR ® -based model

Set and cascade metrics targets

Assign accountability for metrics

Manage metrics using an integratedmetrics management framework

© SAP 2008 / 102

Dem o: SAP Spend An aly t ic s and SAPSupply Cha in Per fo rm anc e Managem ent



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Agenda



1. What the Business Objects acquisition means to you

2. Overview: Functional Solution Map for SAP Business Objects3. Business Objects Connectivity with SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)4. OLAP Universes and SAP NetWeaver BI (Demo)5. What's new with SAP’s Solutions for Enterprise Performance


© SAP 2008 / 104

Fina l Thought s

SAP recommends customers look at BPC for their planning and consolidation



projects

Your existing investments in BPS/BI-IP are protected and can co-exist with BPC

You can migrate your existing planning applications at your own pace

SAP will evaluate the migration effort from BPS to BPC in 2009

© SAP 2008 / 105

EPM Sum m ary Produc t Roadm ap2007-2010

2007 2008 2009 2010Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4



PCM 11.3Mass Ship

SSM 7.0

RTC

BPC 7.0RTC

BPC 5.1RTC

PCM 7.0RTC

SSM 7.5

RTC

SEM-BCSMass Ship

Profitability &

Cost Mgmt

Strategy Mgmt

BusinessPlanning and

Consolidation

Consolidation

SSM 2007

Mass Ship

BPM 6.0RTC

PCM 7.5RTC

PCM 8.0RTC

SSM 8.0

RTC

BPC 8.0RTC

BPC 5.0Mass Ship

BPC 7.5RTC

Ext Ana4.1Mass Ship

Intercom7.5 RTC

FinCons7.5 RTC

Intercom5.1Mass Ship

FinCons10.5Mass Ship

Ext Ana7.0 RTC

Ext Ana7.5 RTC

FinCons7.0 RTC

Fin InfoMgmt 7.5Interface forSuite

Fin InfoMgmt 8.0

Intercom8.0 RTC

FinCons8.0 RTC

Ext Ana8.0 RTC

Next-GenEPM Suite

Unified, highlyusable EPM

end-user andauthoring

environment

Unified masterdata, business

rules, metadatafor all

applicationsUnified

workflow andprocess

orchestrationacross the

suite

SpendAnalysis

Supply ChainPerf Mgmt

SSA 1.0RTC

SSA 2.0RTC

SCPM 1.0Pilot

SSA 3.0RTC

SCPM 2.0RTC

SCPM 3.0RTC

Spend Performance ManagementSSA On Demand

Risk Adjusted SCPMScenario Modeling

Industry specific content



Resources

Business Objects, an SAP company, Support Site



http://support.businessobjects.comWealth of information including product guides, product overviews, install guides,supported platforms information, samples, etc.

Business Objects Developer Community – DIAMONDhttp://boc.sdn.sap.com

Business Objects version of SDNCommunities, beta product downloads, Webinar information, e-books, DeveloperConference 2007 slides, free trial downloads, and more!...

Recently moved to SDN (hosting) and will be further integrated laterIf necessary, you can use your SDN/BPX user ID and password to login

SDNwww.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects

Check out the blogs and forums – there is already some great content posted – SAP’s definitive strategy for planning technologies moving forward: What's the word on

BPC, BI-IP and SRC? (www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/10100)

© SAP 2008 / 108


SAP BPC enables rapid adoption by leveraging native Microsoft Office tools (e.g.,E l) d W b b i l d b



Excel) and Web browsers accessing a central database

Configurable business process flows guide users and drive process consistency

Predictive analytics proactively warn of negative variances and provide an early-warning system for KPIs at risk of underperforming in the future

BPC provides a single, integrated application that reduces maintenance, improvesdata integrity, and simplifies deployment while enabling flexible planning and

consolidation functions

Develop larger and faster planning applications by leveraging SAP NetWeaver BIAccelerator

The strategic sourcing process begins by gaining visibility into spend information

SCPM is a turnkey Supply Chain Performance Management solution consisting ofStrategy Management, Impact, and Operational Analysis

© SAP 2008 / 109



