SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture

SAP BusinessObjects BI Solution Architecture

July 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 Landscapes




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


SAP NetWeaver BW &

non-SAP DWHSystem Landscape Type 6

ERP Landscape

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SAP BI Solution Architecture – System Landscape #1

- Customers using non-SAP ERP without DWH -




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


SAP NetWeaver BW


SAP NetWeaver BW &

non-SAP DWHSystem Landscape Type 6

ERP Landscape

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ho

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System Landscape Type 1: non-SAP ERP without DWHCustomer scenarios

Directly Supported Oracle Applications

Implementation of PeopleSoft

PeopleTools 8.46, 8.48, 8.49, 8.50

Implementation of Siebel

Siebel Business Application 7.7.2, 7.8.2, 8.0, 8.1

Implementation of JD Edwards

JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools 8.96 – 8.98

Implementation of Oracle EBS

Oracle E-Business Suite 11.5.10, 12.0, 12.1

Other Business Applications

Other business applications – for example Microsoft Dynamics, Epicor, or Infor – are not

natively supported but in combinations with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services can easily

become part of your overall SAP BusinessObjects BI solution architecture

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





Which SAP BusinessObjects products can be leveraged ?

SAP BusinessObjects BI

SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise

SAP BusinessObjects BI client tools

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile BI

SAP HANA

Sybase IQ

SAP BusinessObjects EIM

SAP BusinessObjects Data Services

SAP BusinessObjects Data Quality

SAP BusinessObjects Information Steward




Connecting to your corporate information






Semantic Layer

PeopleSoft Oracle EBS JDE

Data Services / Sybase Replication Server

Universe Based Access

PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

SAP HANA

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

3rd party

dataSybase IQ

Direct Access






Semantic Layer




PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

SAP HANA

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

3rd party

dataSybase IQ

SQLBICSJDBC ODBC

Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices





Operational Reporting

Direct connectivity towards the non-SAP application can be established with Crystal Reports 2011

Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Rapid Marts, Sybase IQ, and

SAP HANA via Universes

Self Service Reporting

Self Service reporting capabilities with Web Intelligence are enabled by leveraging Rapid Marts, Sybase

IQ, or SAP HANA as data source

Data Visualization

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

Web Services to leverage data from the operational systems, Rapid Marts, 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 environments

Search and Exploration

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection as well as establish a direct

connection to SAP HANA




Growing your SAP BusinessObjects BI Landscape




System Landscape Type 1: non-SAP ERP without DWHGrowing your SAP BI landscape- Scenario #1


Semantic Layer



Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

3rd party

data






Semantic Layer



Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

3rd party

data

Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices







Data Visualization

Customers can leverage Live Office in combination with Crystal Reports 2011 to create SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards

content based on the operational systems

Limitations

Customer with this BI landscape are unable to provide real analytical or self-service reporting capabilities to their users

based on the operational systems

Opportunity for Growth

Using Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards provide a great starting point into the BI landscape

Adding a Rapid Mart deployment in combination with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services can open up the corporate

assets to a larger audiences and different usage types







Semantic Layer




PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

3rd party

data

Direct Access






Semantic Layer




PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

3rd party

data

Direct Access

Live Office

BI

WebServices







Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Rapid Marts via Universes


Self Service reporting capabilities with Web Intelligence are enabled by leveraging Rapid Marts as data source

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 Rapid Marts


SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection

Limitations

Customer with this BI landscape are unable to provide analytical reporting capabilities to their users


Adding in-memory computing and the latest database technology can provide greater performance and allows customers

to analyze large volumes of information







Semantic Layer




PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

3rd party

data

Direct Access

Sybase IQ






Semantic Layer




PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer


Reporting

Data

VisualizationAnalysis

Search &

Exploration

3rd party

dataSybase IQ

JDBC ODBC

Direct Access

Live

Office

BI

WebServices







Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Rapid Marts, and Sybase IQ via Universes


Self Service reporting capabilities with Web Intelligence are enabled by leveraging Rapid Marts and Sybase IQ as data source

Data Visualization

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

data from the operational systems ,Rapid Marts, and Sybase IQ


SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection

Analysis

Customer are able to leverage Sybase IQ to enhance the performance of their analytical reporting

Limitations

Customer with this BI landscape are unable to provide analytical reporting capabilities to their users


Adding in-memory computing with SAP HANA provides flexible data modeling capabilities , increased performance, and a close

integration with the SAP BusinessObjects BI suite







Semantic Layer




PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

3rd party

data

Direct Access

SAP HANA

Direct Access






Semantic Layer




SAP HANA

Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer


Reporting

Data


Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

3rd party

data

SQLBICSJDBC ODBC

Direct Access

PeopleSoft

Rapid Marts

Oracle EBS

Rapid Marts

JDE

Rapid Marts

Live

Office

BI

WebServices







Crystal Reports for Enterprise is able to leverage the connection towards Rapid Marts, and SAP HANA via Universes


Self Service reporting capabilities with Web Intelligence are enabled by leveraging Rapid Marts and SAP HANA as data source

Data Visualization

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

data from the operational systems, Rapid Marts, and SAP HANA

Analysis

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis , edition for Microsoft Office is able to leverage a direct connection using the BI Consumer Service

and leverage corporate data stored in SAP HANA


SAP BusinessObjects Explorer is able to leverage the Universe connection as well as establish a direct connection to SAP HANA


SAP HANA or Sybase IQ can help customers to consolidate all sets of data sources into a single source and provide in that way a

single point of entry for BI







Semantic Layer




Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

3rd party

data

Sybase IQ






Semantic Layer




Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer



Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

SAP HANA

Direct Access

3rd party

data






Semantic Layer




Crystal Reports

2011

Crystal Reports


Dashboards


BusinessObjects

Explorer


Reporting

Data


Search &

Exploration

Direct Access

SQLBICSJDBC ODBC

Direct Access

SAP HANA

Live

Office

BI

WebServices

3rd party

data



Summary




SAP BusinessObjects RapidMarts with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services can enable

Enterprise Reporting via Crystal Reports

Ad Hoc Reporting via Web Intelligence

Dashboarding via SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards

Data Exploration via SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

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

System Landscape Type 1: non-SAP ERP without DWHRecommended Approach






Benefits

Rapid Marts can be deployed and provide

a reporting environment in a few days

Rapid Marts deliver pre-built content and

ETL jobs for a large set of ERP modules

Rapid Marts allow offloading reporting

requests from the ERP landscape

Leveraging SAP HANA and Sybase IQ

allows you to leverage the latest

technology by consolidating and combining

your reporting and analytical requirements

into a single source

Cautions

Rapid Marts are not designed to combine

data from different ERP vendors into a

single view (Rapid Marts are not a

replacement for a full data warehouse

solution)

Rapid Marts are not a 100% out-of-the-box

solution. Rapid Marts are a 80% pre-built

solution which requires Field Services

involvement for customization





Bottom Line Business Benefits

1. Customers can use Rapid Marts and SAP BusinessObjects Data Services to create a quick and simple solution to enable

the complete SAP BusinessObjects BI portfolio on top of several data sources

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

across their data sources

3. Customer can use SAP HANA or 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

Rapid Marts with Data

Services

Rapid Marts and Data Services are able to extract

the data from the ERP system and create a data

mart based on a pre-built schema based on best

practices.

• Simple and quick implementation

• Rapid Marts deliver pre-built schemas based on best

practices

• Universes on top of Rapid Marts enable the complete BI

portfolio

• ……

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 and Sybase

IQ

SAP HANA and Sybase IQ enable our customers to

analyze large volumes of information with a fast

response time

• Leverage the latest in in-memory and columnar database

technology

• Increase the data volume that can be analyze

• Increase the performance for reporting and analytics

System Landscape Type 1: non-SAP ERP without DWHSummary


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