Learn How You Can Use SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA with SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x

Ingo Hilgefort & Rohit Kamath

October 2013

SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA & SAP BusinessObjects BI

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SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA


SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA Customer Value of SAP NetWeaver BW Powered by SAP HANA

Enhanced Scalability & Performance for faster decision making

Remarkably accelerated data loads

Next level of performance for BW Accelerator

Increased flexibility through SAP BusinessObjects BI and EIM integration

Tighter integration with SAP Data Services

Enhanced integration with SAP Information Steward

Reduced TCO and improved development efficiency

Automated creation of Semantic Partitioned Objects

Graphical data flow modeling and best practice data modeling patterns

Simplified configuration and operational management

Admin Cockpit integrated into SAP Solution Manager

Wizard based system configuration



Speed and Accelerated performance

Excellent query performance for improved decision making

Performance boost for Data Load processes for decreased

data latency

Accelerated In-Memory planning capabilities for faster planning

scenarios

New Business Insights

Self-Service BI – Data modeling with BW Workspaces

Flexible combine EDW with HANA-native data for better

insights and decision making

Streamline Landscape and simplify data management

Non-disruptive DB Migration with SAP standard tools and

services

Data persistency layers are cut out and admin efforts reduced:

No aggregates, indexes, rollups, statistics

Simplified data modeling and remodeling


SAP HANA as the Primary Database for BW and Foundation for new

Applications

In-Memory database used as primary persistence for BW

BW is becoming a SAP HANA optimized EDW

BW continues to manage the analytic metadata and the data provisioning processes

SAP HANA provides all the functionality of BWA and more

High-performance foundation for new SAP applications

Migration without reimplementation - no disruption of existing scenarios

SAP

Applications

SAP NW BW

RDBMS

SAP NW BW

SAP HANA

BWA

SAP Applications DB Migration



SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA Faster data loading and decreased data latency

SAP HANA Optimized Infocubes

Simplified structures for optimizing data loads into InfoCubes

Creation of DIM IDs no longer required

InfoCube load time reduced significantly

SAP HANA Optimized DSOs

Delta calculation completely integrated in SAP HANA

No round trips to application server needed

SAP HANA optimized data structures for faster access

Speeds up data staging of DSOs by factor 10 to 15

SAP HANA Optimized Planning Functions

Performance boost for planning capabilities like: Aggregation,

Disaggregation, Conversions, Revaluation, Copy, Delete,

Set value, Repost, FOX and for plan/actual analysis

Facts

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Conversion

MD MD

MD MD

Facts

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Database

Layer

Database

Layer

User interface

Layer User interface

Layer

Application

Layer Application

Layer

Presentation

DSO Objects

Activation

Data

Presentation

DSO Objects

Activation

Data

SAP NW BW

SAP NW BW SAP NW BW

SAP NW BW

SAP

HANA xDB


SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA Simplified IT workload with easy access to operational data marts

Simplified Access to All Data

Transparent use of operational data from SAP HANA

Run SAP HANA operational data mart and BW on same

SAP HANA landscape

Data integration between SAP BW and non-BW data can be

achieved in a simple and efficient manner

BW Data Model Changes Made Easy

Changes in business requirements can be met quickly

without significant remodeling and reloading data

Additional modeling flexibility by combining ad-hoc SAP

HANA data with consolidated data in BW

Add and remove dimensions to InfoCubes without

remodeling

BW Schema Non-BW data

InfoCube Transient

InfoProvider

CompositeProvider

Query Query

SAP BW

SAP HANA

Reporting & Analytic Tools


SAP HANA: new platform for different DataMarts

SAP BW

on HANA

Trans./

Virt.

Provider

SAP HANA Studio

SAP HANA act as platform to

deploy multiple applications on top

• See SAP Note 1666670 & SAP Note

1661202 for more information

Storing BW data and DataMart in

the same SAP HANA database

• Two database schemas in one SAP

HANA database

SAP HANA views can be

consumed in SAP NetWeaver

BW via Transient- /

VirtualProvider

• Access of BW managed data

via SAP HANA views is not

allowed

SAP BW Schema

SAP HANA Schema(s)

SAP HANA

SAP HANA View

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1666670

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1661202


Integration of Native SAP HANA Models

Transient Provider Virtual Provider

InfoObjects optional InfoObjects

mandatory

Limited integration

with BW master data

with assigned

InfoObjects (No Nav.

Attributes)

Full integration with

BW master data

BW Authorizations for

assigned InfoObjects

All BW Authorizations

Combining SAP HANA

data with BW data in a

CompositeProvider

Combining SAP HANA

data with BW data in a

MultiProvider /

CompositeProvider

Consumption of external managed

SAP HANA data in BW via two

different objects:


Consumption of SAP HANA models in SAP Netweaver BW

on HANA

SAP BW on

SAP HANA

Info

Cube TransientProvider

CompositeProvider

VirtualProvider

Query

Multi

Provider

SAP BW Schema

SAP HANA Schema(s)

SAP HANA

Query Query

SAP HANA View


CompositeProvider - Overview

• The CompositeProvider is a new InfoProvider type

introduced with SAP NetWeaver BW 7.30 to join data in BW.

• Operations are executed in SAP HANA and not the application server

• It offers the possibility to combine InfoProvider via different join types:*

*An INNER JOIN is always faster – but this kind of referential integrity may not always be given. If the performance

degeneration due to the

OUTER JOIN is too big, it might be worth the effort to model referential integrity during staging.

Table A Table B

INNER JOIN

Table B

OUTER JOIN

Table A Table B

UNION

Table A


CompositeProvider - Use Cases

1. BW Workspaces combine central BW data with uploaded local data

via Workspace Designer.

2. Rapid-Prototype Models combine AnalyticIndexes (created in APD or published SAP HANA Models).

This is done in the transaction RSLIMO.

3. JOINs between InfoProvider (this Session) BW InfoProvider can be combined using the JOIN operation

This is done in transaction RSLIMOBW.


BW Workspaces

Dedicated views for both IT and businesseschreibung und Rollen

Workspace Designer for key users

in business departments

• Browser-based tool running in SAP

NetWeaver Business Client or SAP

NetWeaver Portal

• Easy upload of local flat files, Query

results and BW DataSources into Local

Provider

• Merge data of Local Providers with data

from SAP NetWeaver BW to create

new data models (CompositeProvider)

• Monitor Workspace with regards to

size and number of objects created

BW Workspace Designer in SAP NetWeaver Business Client

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x & SAP NetWeaver BW


SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence One unified and complete BI Suite addressing the full spectrum of BI

Discovery and analysis

Discover areas to optimize your

business

Adapt data to business needs

Tell your story with beautiful

visualizations

Discover. Predict. Create.

Dashboards and apps

Deliver engaging information to

users where they need it

Track key performance indicators

and summary data

Build custom experiences so users

get what they need quickly

Build engaging experiences

Reporting

Securely distribute information

across your organization

Give users the ability to ask and

answer their own questions

Build printable reports for

operational efficiency

Share information


Discover trends, outliers, and areas of interest in your business

Adapt to business scenarios by combining, manipulating, and

enriching data

Tell your story with self-service visualizations and analytics

Forecast and predict future outcomes

Discovery and analysis Discover. Predict. Create.

Lumira*

Explorer*

Analysis*

Predictive Analysis*

Agility for business analysts and business users Portfolio

*SAP Lumira

*SAP BusinessObjects Explorer

*SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP

*SAP Predictive Analysis


Powerful environment to build interactive and visually appealing

analytics

Rich set of controls: buttons, list boxes, dropdowns, crosstabs,

charts, …

Use custom code to extend and build workflows

Dashboards and apps Build engaging experiences

Build engaging, visual dashboards

Design Studio*

Dashboards (a.k.a.,

Xcelsius®)*

Portfolio

*SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio

*SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards


Quickly build formatted reports on any data source

Securely distribute reports both internally and externally

Minimize IT support costs by empowering end users to easily

create and modify their own reports

Enhance custom applications with embedded reports

Reporting Share information

High productivity design for report designers

Web Intelligence*

Crystal Reports*

Portfolio

*SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence

*SAP Crystal Reports


SAP BusinessObjects BI for SAP NetWeaver BW Exploit Unique SAP Integration – Data Connectivity

Consolidate BI for all users across all data sources on one BI platform

Shield users from 3rd-party data access complexity with unified experience

Best access method for each specific data source

BEx Query

InfoProviders

SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA SAP Suite on SAP HANA

Multi-Source Universe Direct Access

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x


Direct Access

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x & SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Options

Reporting

Authored Access

BI Consumer Services (BICS)

SAP NetWeaver BW

SAP HANA

InfoProvider

BEx Query

BI 4.x Relational Universe (UNX) XI 3.1 OLAP Universe (UNV)

Crystal Reports* Web Intelligence*




Direct Access


Authored Access


SAP NetWeaver BW

SAP HANA

InfoProvider

BEx Query

BI 4.x Relational Universe (UNX) XI 3.1 OLAP Universe (UNV)

Discovery and Analysis

Lumira* Explorer* Analysis*

JDBC

*SAP Lumira




Direct Access


Authored Access


SAP NetWeaver BW

SAP HANA

InfoProvider

BEx Query

BI 4.x Relational Universe (UNX) XI 3.1 Relational Universe (UNV)

Dashboards and Apps

Dashboards* Design Studio*

*SAP Design Studio

*SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards



When should you use the direct connection to the BEx Query (BICS)?

Invested in cube and query design and elements such as hierarchies, variables,

calculated/restricted key figures, …

When should you use the relational Universe option?

Want to combine SAP BW with other sources (SAP or non SAP)

… and elements as hierarchies are not required

Want to access DSO (fined grained reporting)


SAP BusinessObjects Explorer & SAP Lumira … with SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA as database


SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x & SAP NetWeaver BW Additional Options with SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA options

BWA BW on SAP HANA

Data • Data need to be materialized in BWA • Additional materialized data in BWA specifically for

SAP BusinessObjects Explorer • Text available in only one language

• Non-materialized SAP HANA views • Support of multilingual text

Modeling • No BWA modeling tools • Data Model lifecycle managed exclusively by BW

• Automated generation of SAP HANA data models in the SAP HANA modeler based on BW data models

• Further extension of generated SAP HANA data models possible

• (In future: BW data models will provide a BW managed SAP HANA data model)

Security • No BWA-own security mechanism • BW security hard-coded into BWA indexes • Security lifecycle managed by BW

• Leverage native SAP HANA security infrastructure • SAP HANA privileges generated based on BW

authorizations

Non-materialized SAP HANA views are created directly on the underlying tables of BW on SAP

HANA InfoProviders

Simplified and extensible model via SAP HANA Modeler



Current Limitations:

Following features are not supported on the generated SAP HANA models:

DSO without any key figure

Authorization on Key Figures

Currency and Unit of Measure Conversion

NOTE: Only currency mapping is supported and not the conversion.

Time dependent text and attributes

Non-cumulative key figures

Conversion routines in the BW system

Exception aggregation like, average, counter, first value, last value, no aggregation, standard deviation is

not supported for generated measures.

Following features are not supported on generated analytic privileges:

Exclude operator not supported

Aggregated value operator ‘:’ is not supported

Variables of type User exits are not supported

Authorization on Key Figures are not supported

Authorization on hierarchy node is not supported



Technical Pre-requisites:

SAP Notes 1703061, 1759172, 1752384 and 1733519 have been implemented

SAP HANA Modeler SP04 Revision 37

BW schema has been added in the SQL privileges for the Modeler user to import BW models

Further Details

http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2943

Walkthrough

http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/09/27/modeler-unplugged-episode-11--

importing-bw-models-as-native-hana-models


understanding-hana-models-imported-from-bw


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SAP BusinessObjects BI for SAP NetWeaver BW Expand BI Footprint

Discovery and analysis

Dashboards and apps Reporting

Analysis Office*

Analysis OLAP*

Innovate without Disruption

Design Studio* Mobilize your BW

Crystal Reports*

Web Intelligence* Expand BI Footprint Explorer* Exploration Views

Lumira*

Predictive Analysis*

Move beyond classic BI BW on HANA*


*SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office


*SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio



*SAP Predictive Analysis

*SAP Lumira

*SAP NetWeaver BW Powered by SAP HANA


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