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SAP NetWeaverBI Content

Product Management SAP NetWeaver BISAP AG

1. Market Requirements2. Definition3. Usability4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver – Demo Model

BI Content5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content6. BI Content Lifecycle Management7. Upgrade and Patching8. Versioning Concept9. BI Content Enhancing

Agenda

Business Drivers and Challenges

20%20%Casual

Decision Support

Transactional

Professional

Avoid information overload

Master complexity & change

Master fragmentation and inconsistency

80%80%Utilize your information assets

Empower your employees

Speed, speed, speed

Consequences for Information Systems

Shorter implementation time with fewerresources

Sophisticated decision supportHigh quality of information

Coverage of entire business processesImmediate, single-point access to all relevantinformation regardless of the source

1. Market Requirements2. Definition - Business3. Usability4. Overview5. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver – Demo Model

BI Content6. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content7. BI Content Lifecycle Management8. Upgrade and Patching9. Versioning Concept10.BI Content Enhancing

Agenda

BI Content – Business Definition

BI Content‘s objective is to make relevantinformation out of the box available to specificroles within an enterprise so as to provide theseusers with exactly the information they need tofulfill their daily tasks within their business.

BI Content provided from various Areas

Several industry specific developments from Financial Services,Insurance, Retail, Defense Forces & Public Security and the SAP GlobalTrade Services were newly deliverd or enhanced.

In addition the BI Content Support Packages 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 for SAPNetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-On 3 have been providing an update on ornew Business Contente Objects.

The description of the BI Content offered can be refered to in the onlinedocumentation:http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/3d/5fb13cd0500255e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/3d/5fb13cd0500255e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

BI Content – Business Definition

Customers benefit from BI Content in many ways ....

Customers use SAP NW BI Content to gain analytical insight ofbusiness processes.Standardised and process related analytical information is

reliable source for Process Benchmarks.BI Content saves customers a lot of implementation costs.

BI Content – Business DefinitionRoles, Processes, Key Figures

ProcessesStrategically and operational

Processes are linked with eachother

Key FiguresDifferent systems and data

sourcesWhich key figures are important?

Results of processes

RolesDifferent kind of information

required by differentemployees

Planning, execution and control ofthe processes

Analytic Engine

BI Content – Technical Definition

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Calculation

Aggregation

Planning Services

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ArchitectedData Marts

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Business Content Queriesand Web Applications

BI Content in a Nutshell

SAP ETLSAP ETL

Data Warehouse & MDMData Warehouse & MDM

In-Memory AccelerationIn-Memory Acceleration

CompositionComposition

RolesRoles

Predefined Business QueriesPredefined Business Queries

Extractors, Transformationsand Process Chains …

Extractors, Transformationsand Process Chains …

Predefined TRex AggregatesPredefined TRex Aggregates

Task Workers & AnalystsTask Workers & Analysts

Datapersistance and Datamodel(Infoproviders and dimensions)Datapersistance and Datamodel(Infoproviders and dimensions)

SAP PortalSAP Portal

Analytical EngineAnalytical Engine

© SAP 2008 / Page 11

UI patterns (Web reportingtemplates…)

UI patterns (Web reportingtemplates…)

Predefined BusinessIntelligence Solutions

PredefinedContent Objects

TechnicalFramework

Business PackagesBusiness Packages CustomerRelationshipManagement

SupplierRelationshipManagement

Supply ChainManagement

ProductLifecycle

ManagementFinancials

IndustrySolutions



Agenda

BI Content Benefits

Ready-to-go reports, data models, extractors, transformationsSignificant cut down of implementation time and costs

For business professionals at all levels across all functionsEasily extensibleAutomatic improvements to the information modelData consistency and integrity

Rich set of standard key performance indicators

Integration of ERP systemsTight integration with SAP Business SuiteIntegration with non-SAP dataWeb-enabled

Immediate access to interpreted information

Consistency of operational processes with management processes

Validated and comparable information

Cross-system/cross-application information

Example: Predefined Management Cockpit



Agenda

SAP Demo Content

SAP Demo Content delivers sample data and demonstrationscenarios alongside BI Content Metadata.

Activation in a few steps

Quick demonstration scenarios from different business areas

First insights around the Business Information Warehouse

DemoContent objects all have technical names beginningwith "0D_“,for separating this Content area form company’s BusinessContent.

SAP Demo Content is not designed for productive use. Butthe objects can be used as templates for structuring Contentat a later date.

SAP Demo Content

SAP Purchasing

Profitability Analysis (CO-PA)

SAP Demo Scenario Financial Accounting

SAP Demo Scenario Production Planning

SAP Sales Overview

SAP Sales and Distribution

InfoSources

InfoCubes

Queries

Web-Templates

Available SAP Demo Content Areas:

SAP Demo Content – Example

SAP NetWeaver – Demo ModelBI Content

The new Demo Model (part of the tecnical Content and available withSPS 16 comprises content in the area of Business Intelligence (BI).Here we provide ready-to-use BI InfoProviders, InfoObjects, and Queries.The BI InfoProviders are filled with up-to-date sales data respectivelysales planning data. Detailed information can be found in SDNhttps://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-demomodel

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-demomodel


Example: Sales Analysis Dashboard


Example: Sales Planning Dashboard



Agenda

Technical Content vers. Business Content

The BI Content holds two kinds of content:

Technical Content Business Content

Part of BI Delivery

Patched with BI SupportPackages (part of SAPNetWeaver SP Stacks)

Enhancements delivered with BISPs ( e.g. SAP NW Demo Modelwith BI SP 14/NW SPS16)

Developed by BusinessSuite Applications

Delivered with the BIContent software

Patched with the BIContent software

BI Administration Cockpit andTechnical Content - Definition

BI Administration Cockpit provides a central point of entry and makesavailable cockpits and dashboards that provide real-time monitors andruntime statistics. It provides context-specific access to comprehensivereports and applications that help you identify and analyze issues.

It allows you to navigate to the relevant BI systems, transactions andqueries to analyze system performance and resolve issues without yourneeding to explicitly log on to any system.

BI Administration Cockpit and TechnicalContent- Benefits

Evaluate the fundamental functional areas of the Business InformationWarehouse!

Track the status of BI objects, BI operations, and more!

Optimize the performance of BI activities!

Manage BI systems from one location and decrease the total cost ofownership (TCO)!

BI Administration Cockpit and TechnicalContent - Interface

BW Statistics

Since Release BW 3.5 it is possible to use the BW Statistics to evaluate thefundamental functional areas of the Business Information Warehouse.

BW statistics provides you with the following options that allow you to evaluate datafrom both the OLAP processor and warehouse management. You can:

Get an overview of how InfoProviders, InfoObjects, InfoSources, source systems, queries,and aggregates are usedAnalyze system performance and improve itImprove the way in which aggregates are selected and used and reduce the effort of updatingthem



Agenda

BI Content Lifecycle

Continously evolve and support relaiable analytical insight of your application toyour customers!

The Customers use SAP NW BI Content to gain analytical insight ofBusiness Processes.

Information models contain role and task related analytical information.

Information models (also known as Data models) are based on objectrelated and consistent meta data.

Analytical information can cover every level of information detail /information aggregation and cross-applicational integration.

Analytical information can be implemented as BI Content and deployed tocustomers.

BI Content can cover full ETL szenario: Data extraction/- aquisition,integration and enrichment.

BI Content can be selectively activated by customers.

BI Content can be changed and patched/upgraded without accidentallyoverwriting BI Content adaptations at customer side

Phases of BI Content Lifecycle

SAP NetWeaver BI allows to develop Business Content for BI (BI Content) thatfulfills the principles of the described Business Content lifecycle .

BI Content authoring (SAP, Partners & Customers)

Business setup (Customer)

Operations (Customer)

Change Management (Customer)

Phases of BI Content Lifecycle –Business Content Authoring

Content Development: use existing content development tools (e.g. DataWarehouse Workbench, BEx tools).

Scenario Authoring: BI Queries can be attached to BI Roles.

Documentation: BI Content Development System (of SWC BI_CONT) hasdirect integration with SAP Help Portal Systems.

Translation: BI Content Objects have multilangual text tables.

Packaging & Shipment: Allow to collect all business content objects belongingto an analytics scenario or role.

Phases of BI Content Lifecycle –Business setup

Scoping: BI Content can be explored in the Meta data reportory of NWBI.

Content Activation: BI Content can be selectively activted with all corss-references with BI Content activation tool (RSOR).

Content Adaptation: BI Content Objects can be adapted by customerswithout modifying SAP BI Content version.

Content Transport: BI Content Objects are connected to Transportframework.

Phases of BI Content Lifecycle –Operations

Data Extraction & Staging is part of preconfiguredinformation models.

Data Staging and Reporting performance can bemonitored using the NW BI Technical Content.

Phases of BI Content Lifecycle –Change Management

Patch / Upgrade (SAP):

BI Content activation tool allows to selectivelypatch or upgrade productively used (andpotentially adapted ) BI Contentobjects without accidentally overwritingcustomer adaptations

Solution Life Cycle and Management Tasks

Implementation

BlueprintContent InstallationContent ConfigurationContent ActivationContent Transport

Change Management/Continuous Improvement

Software LogisticsConfiguration...

Content Development

Content DevelopmentAuthoringTemplatesSoftware LogisticMerge / Compare

Operations

Data Staging andReportingperformance viathe technicalContent in theAdminockpit



Agenda

Maintenance Strategy as of Q4 2008

The BI Content addon is delivered in several releases for one SAPNetWeaver product version.The last BI Content release is maintained until the end ofmaintenance of the SAP NetWeaver product versionFor the product version SAP NetWeaver 2004 including BW 3.5,three BI Content versions have been build and released to deliverthe latest BI Content to the customers.The last BI Content release - BI Content 3.53 - is maintained untilthe end of maintenance of the product version (SAP NetWeaver2004)For the product version SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including theenhancement packages, several BI Content versions have beenbuild and released

BI Content 7.02 (out of maintenance)BI Content 7.03 (maintained)BI Content 7.04 (newly released)

It is planned to build and release additional BI Content versions toprovide the customers with new Content development, without theneed to upgrade the SAP NetWeaver release (e.g. BI Content 7.05)See the official SAP Maintenance Strategie https://websmp102.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000847152007.pdf (Content releases:Chapter 2.3.2 page 18)

https://websmp102.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000847152007.pdf

Upgrade Scenarios as of Q4 2008

SAP NetWeaver2004

BI_Cont 3.53

SAP_BW 3.5

BI_Cont 7.03

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

SAP_BW 7.0

Not releasedReleased

BI_Cont 7.04BI_Cont 7.05

SAP EnhP 1for NetWeaver 7.0

SAP_BW 7.01

SAP NetWeaver 7.2

SAP_BW 7.2

BI_Cont 7.25

BI_Cont 7.26

BI_Cont 7.03BI_Cont 7.04

BI_Cont 7.05

All BI Content release 7.0x can run on SAP NW 7.0x including the EnhP releases.The decision on the release combination depends on the kind of business scenario.

Using BI Content with ERP Enhance Package 4, because of new functionalities

SAP ERP Enhancement Package 4

SAP NetWeaver 7.0

SAP_BW 7.0

EnhP 1 for SAPNetWEaver 7.0

BI_Cont 7.04

SAP_BW 7.01

BI_Cont 7.04

EnhP 2 for SAPNetWeaver 7.0

SAP_BW 7.02

BI_Cont 7.04

Upgrade Scenarios as of Q4 2008

Ordering BI Content

Three possible channels for ordering the BI Content Add-OnSoftware

The upgrade software for BI Content Add-Ons will be available fordownload from the SAP Service Marketplace-> www.sap.com/swdc(SAP Software Distribution Center Download Installations and Upgrades SAP NetWeaver SAP

NETWEAVER SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 BI Content for SAP NetWeaver BI CONT 7.03)

The upgrade software for BI Content Add-Ons can be ordered viacustomer message -> component: xx-ser-swft-ship

The upgrade software for BI Content Add-Ons can be ordered viaSoftware catalogue -> alias: swcat

http://www.sap.com/swdc

Support Packages

Dependencies

There is no automatic dependency between BI Content Add-On support packages and BI ABAPsupport packages. However, we recommend that you implement the latest BI ABAP supportpackage when implementing BI Content Add-On support packages. As the BI ABAP supportpackage are delivered in the SAP NetWeaver Support Package Stacks, we recommend toimplement the latest SAP NetWeaver Support Package Stack.

Download

SAP Service Marketplace www.sap.com/swdc

Download Support Packages and Patches SAP NetWeaver SAP NETWEAVER SAPNETWEAVER 7.0 BI Content for SAP NetWeaver…

http://www.sap.com/swdc

Available Information

The BI Content delivered is fully documented

BI Content objects and documentation are translated ofinto 27 languages

Documentation is available online:http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/3d/5fb13cd0500255e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/3d/5fb13cd0500255e10000000a114084/frameset.htm



Agenda

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Version

M(odified)

A(ctive)

D(elivery)

delivery from SAP

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Versioning Concept

Objects of the Business Information Warehouse are run in versions to be able to edit,execute and deliver different characteristics for an object in parallel.

The objects of the BI Content are delivered in version D(elivery)

Changes are store in M(odified) version;

Data is stored in A(ctive) objects

Versioning Concept - Objects Particularity

Most of the delivered BI Content Objects dispose of:A - Version = active

D - Version = delivered

M - Version = modified

Exceptions:Transferstructures do not have D-versions, they have shadow tablesRoles do not have D-Versions

A-version = SAP_BWC_* (only for customer systems relevant)D-version = SAP_BW_* (will be delivered)

Only A version objects are exported from the development systemThese objects are imported into the target system into either the A -Version or M-Version, depending on the object type. The M -Version objects are activated afterimport. Examples are:

A - Version : Currency translation type, InfoObject Catalog

M - Version : InfoObject, InfoCube

BI Content Delivery - Upgrade

An Upgrade to take advantage of the new features:Improved or enhanced information model

New information model

Upgrading BI Content corresponds to a functional upgrade:

No effect on the complete BI Content with all information models

Can be performed selectively (see step-by-step …)

Activating a new Version of BI Content

Two Transfer Methods

The customer can compare the new content with the active customer version andeither “install” the new version or “merge” it with the customer version.

Not all objects support merging !

The possible transfer method is dependent on the type of the delivered BusinessContent !

Activation of BI Content

Before BI Content can be used productively, it has to be “activated”


delivery from SAP

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Version

M(odified)

A(ctive)

D(elivery)

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2nd deliveryfrom SAP

install BC(copy)

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2nd installBC (copy)

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modify BC

Installation of BI ContentThe BI Content in the A - Version will be overwritten completely (a copy of the newVersion is inserted)

Changes/modification which were done to the prior BI Content will be lostcompletely.


delivery from SAP

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Version

M(odified)A(ctive)

D(elivery)

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2nd deliveryfrom SAP

install BC(copy)

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2nd matchBC

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Match of BI Content

Changes/modification will be kept and merged with the new BI Content versionCustomizing settings to BI Content is dominant in case, “matching” is not possible !



Agenda

BI Content Enhancing

…. SAP BI Business Content doesn’t fit to the requirements ?

…. What happens when SAP BI Business Content has to be adjusted ?

…. Will adjustments to standard delivered BI Business Contentinfluence future update facilities of BW Business Content ?

…. What has to be considered when planning customizing to BIBusiness Content ?

BI Content Enhancing

An upgrade of the BI Content does not affect the objects whichare in productive use ! To benefit from a new version of BIContent, the meta data have to be reactivated with the newversion of BI Content.

BI Content is easily extensible to adapt it to own requirements !

Customizing of BI Content has, except some exceptions, noinfluence on future update facilities !

Exception: BI Content Objects with no “match” functionality:copy the relevant Business Content Objects into a newnamespace before customizing !

BI Content versioning is an ongoing maintenance considerationwith each new NetWeaver BI release

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