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Primavera Gateway SAP Provider
Prepared by: Mohamed Iqbal Dabhoiwala Practice Head (Oracle Inspire) Bristlecone
Various Integration Options Oracle Primavera Gateway SAP Provider – Overview
Session ID#: 15482
Oracle Primavera P6 and SAP ECC Integration Options
• Current Options • Commonality & Differences
• Best Option
Current Integration Options From Oracle
■ Primavera Inspire for SAP ▪ SAP PI middleware architecture
■ Primavera Gateway SAP Provider ▪ Oracle Weblogic architecture
What Is Common Across These Options?
■ SAP ABAP code base ■ Business scenarios ■ Configuration Parameters ■ Implementation Approach ■ Configuration Templates ■ Business Flows (Synchronization Definitions) ■ Software License Costs
What Is Different Between These Options?
■ Resource Calendar ■ Single Project transfer per
flow ■ Email alerts ■ F4 search help values
available on UI ■ Bi-directional synchronization
per Flow ■ Monitoring: User needs to log
into PI
■ Supported in next Release ■ Multiple Project transfer per
flow ■ Not Supported ■ F4 search help values not
Supported ■ Unidirectional Flow
synchronization per Flow ■ Monitoring: Logs available on
Gateway UI
Inspire SAP Provider
What Is Different ….. Options?.....Contd.
■ Multiple system configuration resides in SAP PI
■ Interactive mode available: User can abort synchronization before data transfer
■ Multiple system configuration resides on Gateway UI
■ Interactive mode unavailable: Once manually triggered, synchronizations cannot be aborted
Inspire SAP Provider
What Is The Best Option For You?
■ If Current Integration Strategy centers around SAP PI: Oracle Primavera Inspire
■ Oracle Primavera Gateway for following reasons: ▪ Gateway is faster than current Inspire version ▪ Lowest TCO due to light integration framework – fewer skills to
customize, implement and support ▪ Forward looking solution attracting more Oracle investment than
Inspire ▪ Future standard platform to all Oracle Primavera products and
3rd party applications
Gateway SAP Provider Executive Overview
• Interoperability • Representative Data Integration
• Architecture, Supported Versions & Why Gateway?
P6 SAP Interoperability
PAST FUTURE
SAP Repor.ng Project Budge.ng Revenue Recogni.on Project Cos.ng Materials Management Project Execu.on Planning
Oracle Primavera Highly Scalable Master Scheduling Resource Leveling Industry Standard What-‐if Scenarios Risk Analysis Ease of Use
Human Resources
Materials Management
Project System
Financials
Produc8on Planning
Oracle SAP
Provider Plant
Maintenance
Resource Master Data
Project
WBS
Budgets
Ac.vi.es/Work Orders
Resource Assignments
Actual Hours
Material Components
Actual Costs
Resource Master Data
Project
WBS
Budgets
Ac.vi.es/Opera.ons
Resource Assignments
Actual Hours
Ac.vi.es/Resource Assignments
Actual Costs
Representative Data Integration
Oracle Primavera Gateway Architecture Components – For SAP
Client Browser based (HTML, Jquery, Bootstrap,
RequireJS)
Primavera Gateway J2EE / Weblogic
SAP Specific Oracle Oracle, SQL Server
Integration Broker
P6 Provider
SAP Provider
HTTP / HTTPS
JPA Eclipse link
JCO
SOAP – based Web Services
Web
Tier
Busine
ss Tier
Databa
se
AB
AP
P6 SAP ECC
Why Oracle Primavera Gateway for SAP?
Performance Usability Error Handling
• 150K en88es synchronized in less than an hour
• Transfers only delta changes during synchroniza8ons
• 100 % web-‐based • Easy to use screens • Flexible data mapping
• Intui8ve Error Handling
Applicability Technology Low TCO
• Mul8ple Deployment on SAP and P6
• Standard Java • Upward compa8ble
• No expensive third Party middleware required • Customiza8ons require standard Java skills
Supported Versions and Platform
Primavera Gateway 1.0
OS SoUware Comments
Database MS Win 2k8 R2 SP1 x64
Ora11g R2 MS Win 2k3 R2 SP2x32,x64
OEL 6.3 x32,x64
Applica.on MS Win 2k8 R2 SP1x64 Oracle Weblogic 11g (10.3.6) Sun JDK 1.6.0.38
MS Win 2k3 R2 SP2x32,x64 Oracle Weblogic 12c (12.1.1) Sun JDK 1.7.0.11
Client MS Win 7 (SP1+) x32,x64, Any plaborm running supported browser
IE9.x English
Firefox 18.x Internaliza8on ready Chrome 23 +
Authen.ca.on LDAP, ODS, AD 2k8
Providers
Primavera P6 EPPM v 8.2, EPPM v 8.3 Requires adapter for Web Services
SAP ECC 6.0 Up to EhP6
For latest "tested configura8ons" doc under "Installa8on and Configura8on" sec8on – hgp://docs.oracle.com/cd/E39241_01/index.htm
Supported Scenarios
• Comprehensive Scenario • Costing in SAP, Scheduling in P6
• Shut Downs & Turnarounds
Project Lifecycle – Comprehensive Scenario
Project Lifecycle – Costing in SAP & Scheduling in Primavera
Shut Down & Turnaround Scenario
Materials Management Integration
Implementation Considerations
Implementation Considerations
■ Common Pitfalls ▪ Underestimating Project Scope & Budget ▪ “IT” Project ▪ DIY ▪ “Incumbent” Partner Selection ▪ Inadequate Hardware Sizing ▪ Disparate Project Structures
■ De-risked Approach ▪ Week’s Workshop – Scoping, Budgeting & Fit/Gap Analysis ▪ Active Business Participation ▪ Fixed cost engagement
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