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SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture

April 2011

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SAP BI Solution Architecture - Goals




SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence End to End Solution Architecture

Overall Goals

Identify landscape patterns associated with problems customers have today

Showcase options which SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x solutions and possible scenarios can

be applied in these landscapes

Provide end-to-end SAP Business Intelligence Solution overview and architecture based on

customer landscapes and use cases

Impact

Customer can recognize the full potential of the SAP BusinessObjects BI portfolio

Consistent approach of deploying SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence solutions

based on best practices

Scope / customer segments

Customer using SAP or non-SAP applications with or without DWH solutions

SAP BusinessObjects 4.x Business Intelligence product portfolio

SAP BI Solution Architecture – System Landscape #4- Customers using SAP ERP & non-SAP application with non-SAP DWH -




SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence How to navigate the material

How to start using the material ?

Step 1: First match your existing architecture and business application landscape to one of

the available customer scenarios

– Example 1 : Customer is using SAP ERP without a data warehouse solution (= Landscape 2)

– Example 2 : Customer is using SAP ERP & non-SAP business applications without a data warehouse

solution (= Landscape 3)

Step 2: “Connecting to your corporate data”

– This section outlines all possible options on how you can leverage the SAP BusinessObjects BI

products as part of your landscape type

Step 3: “BI Growth Scenarios”

– This section will show you can start with a very simple BI landscape as part of your overall system

landscape and what the benefits are and how you can grow your BI landscape incrementally by

making sure your investment is safe

Step 4: “Summary”

– As part of the summary you will see an overall recommendation and summary of the benefits




Customer System Landscapes

Non-SAP ERP SAP ERP Non-SAP ERP &

SAP ERP

No DWHSystem Landscape

Type 1

System Landscape

Type 2

System Landscape

Type 3

Non-SAP DWH

System Landscape Type 4

SAP NetWeaver BW

System Landscape Type 5

SAP NetWeaver BW &

non-SAP DWHSystem Landscape Type 6

ERP Landscape

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System Landscape Type 4: SAP ERP & non-SAP application with non-SAP DWH

Customer scenarios

Customer with non-SAP ERP and non-SAP DWH

Customer with SAP ERP and non-SAP DWH

Customer with combination of SAP ERP and non-SAP ERP with non-SAP DWH

Landscape Type 1 Landscape Type 2 Landscape Type 3 Landscape Type 4 Landscape Type 5 Landscape Type 6





Customer scenarios

Which SAP BusinessObjects products can be leveraged ?

SAP BusinessObjects BI

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise

SAP BusinessObjects BI client tools

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI

Sybase IQ

SAP HANA

SAP BusinessObjects EIM

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services

SAP BusinessObjects Data Quality

SAP BusinessObjects Information Steward



Connecting to your corporate information





Data Connectivity


Semantic Layer

Data Services / Sybase Replication Server

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports

for EnterpriseWeb Intelligence

Dashboards

(Xcelsius)Analysis Office Analysis OLAP

BusinessObjects

Explorer

Enterprise ReportingSelf Service

ReportingData Visualization Analysis

Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

SAP HCM SAP SD SAP FIN

Transient Provider

Direct Access Universe Based Access

PeopleSoft Oracle EBS JDE

3rd party

data

SAP HANA

Custom Data WarehouseSybase IQ





Data Connectivity


Semantic Layer


Universe Based Access

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports for

EnterpriseWeb Intelligence

Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer


ReportingData Visualization Analysis Search & Exploration

Direct Access

SQLBICSJDBC ODBC

Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices


Transient Provider

3rd party

data PeopleSoft Oracle EBS JDE

BICS

Custom Data Warehouse

SAP HANASybase IQ





Data Connectivity

Operational Reporting

Direct connectivity towards SAP ERP and non-SAP based business applications can be established with Crystal Reports 2011

Starting with SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 05 (Innovations 2010) the Transient Provider allows to leverage a BEx query

based on a classic InfoSet and in that way expose operational data via a common interface

Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Universes , SAP HANA , Sybase IQ, and the Transient

Provider

Self Service Reporting

Self Service reporting capabilities with Web Intelligence are enabled by leveraging the Transient Provider technology for SAP ERP

and the semantic layer in combination with the custom data warehouse, SAP HANA, or Sybase IQ

Data Visualization

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards can leverage the connection towards Universes, Live Office, and BI Web Services to leverage

data from the operational systems, custom data warehouse, Sybase IQ , and SAP HANA

Analysis

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office is able to leverage SAP HANA’s analytical capabilities and provide users

these capabilities inside Microsoft Office

In addition SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Suite is able to leverage the Transient Provider technology for SAP ERP and allow for

analytical reporting on top of transactional data

Search and Exploration

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection and leverage data from the custom data warehouse, and

Sybase IQ, as well as establish a direct connection to SAP HANA



Growing your SAP BusinessObjects BI Landscape




System Landscape Type 4: SAP ERP & non-SAP application with non-SAP DWHGrowing your BI Landscape – Growth Scenario #1


Semantic Layer


Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access


Transient Provider



3rd party

data







Semantic Layer



Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports for


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices


Transient Provider

3rd party


BICS







Starting with SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 05 (Innovations 2010) the Transient Provider allows to leverage a BEx query based on

a classic InfoSet and in that way expose operational data via a common interface

Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Universes, and the Transient Provider


Self Service reporting capabilities with Web Intelligence are enabled by leveraging the Transient Provider technology for SAP ERP and the

semantic layer in combination with the custom data warehouse

Data Visualization

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards can leverage the connection towards Universes, Live Office, and BI Web Services to leverage data from

the operational systems, and the custom data warehouse

Analysis

In addition SAP BusinessObjects Analysis Suite is able to leverage the Transient Provider technology for SAP ERP and allow for analytical

reporting on top of transactional data


SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection and leverage data from the custom data warehouse

Limitations

Customer with this BI landscape are not able to provide analytical workflows on top of the corporate data warhouse

Opportunity for Growth

Adding SAP HANA or Sybase IQ allows for leveraging large volumes of data and increased performance for the BI landscape








Semantic Layer


Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access


Transient Provider



3rd party

data

Custom Data WarehouseSybase IQ






Semantic Layer



Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports for


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



JDBC ODBC

Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices


Transient Provider

3rd party


BICS

Custom Data Warehouse Sybase IQ







Starting with SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 05 (Innovations 2010) the Transient Provider allows to leverage a BEx query based on a classic

InfoSet and in that way expose operational data via a common interface

Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Universes , Sybase IQ, and the Transient Provider



semantic layer in combination with the custom data warehouse and Sybase IQ

Data Visualization

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards can leverage the connection towards Universes, Live Office, and BI Web Services to leverage data from the

operational systems, custom data warehouse, and Sybase IQ

Analysis




SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection and leverage data from the custom data warehouse and Sybase IQ

Limitations

Customer with this BI landscape are not able to provide analytical workflows on top of the corporate data warehouse

Opportunity for Growth

Adding SAP HANA allows for leveraging large volumes of data and increased performance for the BI landscape and will allow for analytical workflows







Semantic Layer


Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access


Transient Provider



3rd party

data


SAP HANA






Semantic Layer



Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports for


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Direct Access

SQLBICSJDBC ODBC

Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices


Transient Provider

3rd party


BICS


SAP HANA







Starting with SAP ERP 6.0 Enhancement Package 05 (Innovations 2010) the Transient Provider allows to leverage a BEx query based on a classic

InfoSet and in that way expose operational data via a common interface

Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Universes , SAP HANA , and the Transient Provider



semantic layer in combination with the custom data warehouse, and SAP HANA

Data Visualization

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards can leverage the connection towards Universes, Live Office, and BI Web Services to leverage data from the

operational systems, custom data warehouse, and SAP HANA

Analysis

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office is able to leverage SAP HANA’s analytical capabilities and provide users these

capabilities inside Microsoft Office




SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection and leverage data from the custom data warehouse, as well as

establish a direct connection to SAP HANA



Summary




SAP BusinessObjects Semantic Layer allows for

Exposing corporate data via a single meta-data layer to your end-users

Sharing identical meta-data definitions across BI clients

Combining multiple data source into a single logical view

Adding SAP HANA or Sybase IQ allows you

To increase the data volume for reporting and analytics

To provide greater performance and faster response times to your end-users

To consolidate your data sources into a single source for reporting and analytics purposes

Adding SAP BusinessObjects Data Services allows you

To leverage a single tool for all your ETL requirements across data sources and DWH

System Landscape Type 4: SAP ERP & non-SAP application with non-SAP DWHRecommended Approach





System Landscape Type 4: SAP ERP & non-SAP application with non-SAP DWHRecommended Approach

Benefits

Cross ERP reporting possible based on custom data

warehouse solution

SAP BusinessObjects semantic layer acts as single point

of entry for reporting and analytics for all BI clients

Using SAP HANA or Sybase IQ allows for increased

performance and increased data volume

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services can help to

consolidate all ETL requirements across data sources

into a single environment





Bottom Line Business Benefits

1. Customers can use SAP BusinessObjects Data Services to consolidate all their ETL requirements across data sources into

a single environment.

2. Customer can use the semantic layer with multi-source Universes and provide their end-users with business semantic

across all their data sources

3. Customer can use SAP HANA and Sybase IQ to consolidate all their data sources into a single high performing source for

reporting and analytics

Growth Opportunity Summary Technical Benefits to Customer

SAP BusinessObjects

Data Services

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services provides a

single tool to extract, transform and load any data

into the DWH solution

• Large set of data sources for extraction

• Integration with SAP landscape for future growth

• Fully integration with other tools like Data Quality and

Information Steward

Semantic Layer

The semantic layer as part of the SAP

BusinessObjects BI platform provides you the

capabilities to combine and expose the data source

in form of a single view based on business

semantics.

• Universes can provide business semantic to the end-users

and hide the technical complexity

• Multi-Source Universes allow for the combination of several

data sources in a single view

• Universes enable to share meta-data across the BI tools

SAP HANA & Sybase IQ

SAP HANA and Sybase IQ enable our customers to

analyze large volumes of information with a fast

response time with a complete integration into the

SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite.

• Leverage the latest in in-memory and columnar database

technology

• Increase the data volume and performance

• Leverage flexible data modeling on top of operational data

System Landscape Type 4: SAP ERP & non-SAP application with non-SAP DWHSummary


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