SAP NetWeaver BI Content. Product Management SAP NetWeaver BI SAP AG

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1 SAP NetWeaver BI Content Product Management SAP NetWeaver BI SAP AG

2 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

3 Business Drivers and Challenges Utilize your information assets Empower your employees Speed, speed, speed 80% 20% Casual Decision Support Avoid information overload Transactional Professional Master complexity & change Master fragmentation and inconsistency

4 Consequences for Information Systems Shorter implementation time with fewer resources High quality of information Sophisticated decision support Coverage of entire business processes Immediate, single-point access to all relevant information regardless of the source

5 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition - Business 3. Usability 4. Overview 5. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 6. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 7. BI Content Lifecycle Management 8. Upgrade and Patching 9. Versioning Concept 10.BI Content Enhancing

6 BI Content Business Definition BI Content s objective is to make relevant information out of the box available to specific roles within an enterprise so as to provide these users with exactly the information they need to fulfill their daily tasks within their business.

7 BI Content provided from various Areas Several industry specific developments from Financial Services, Insurance, Retail, Defense Forces & Public Security and the SAP Global Trade Services were newly deliverd or enhanced. In addition the BI Content Support Packages 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 BI Content Add-On 3 have been providing an update on or new Business Contente Objects. The description of the BI Content offered can be refered to in the online documentation: 00a114084/frameset.htm

8 BI Content Business Definition Customers benefit from BI Content in many ways... Customers use SAP NW BI Content to gain analytical insight of business processes. Standardised and process related analytical information is reliable source for Process Benchmarks. BI Content saves customers a lot of implementation costs.

9 BI Content Business Definition Roles, Processes, Key Figures Processes Strategically and operational Processes are linked with each other Key Figures Different systems and data sources Which key figures are important? Results of processes Roles Different kind of information required by different employees Planning, execution and control of the processes

10 BI Content Technical Definition Business Content Queries and Web Applications Business Explorer Suite (BEx) BIA Engine (based on TREX) NLS Engine Meta Data Repository / Documents Aggregation Caching Calculation Data Warehouse Master Data Operational Data Store (volatile) Analytic Engine DataSource PSA Analysis Process Design Planning Services Architected Data Marts Data Warehouse Layer (historical) Planning Functions and Sequences Open Hub Service NLS Monitoring / Administration Data Flow Control / Process Chains Data Acquisition (ERP Extractors)

11 BI Content in a Nutshell Technical Framework SAP Portal Task Workers & Analysts Composition Analytical Engine In-Memory Acceleration Data Warehouse & MDM SAP ETL Predefined Content Objects Business Packages Roles Predefined Business Queries UI patterns (Web reporting templates ) Predefined TRex Aggregates Datapersistance and Datamodel (Infoproviders and dimensions) Extractors, Transformations and Process Chains Predefined Business Intelligence Solutions Customer Relationship Management Supplier Relationship Management Supply Chain Management Product Lifecycle Management Financials Industry Solutions SAP 2008 / Page 11

12 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

13 BI Content Benefits Immediate access to interpreted information Ready-to-go reports, data models, extractors, transformations Significant cut down of implementation time and costs Consistency of operational processes with management processes For business professionals at all levels across all functions Easily extensible Automatic improvements to the information model Data consistency and integrity Validated and comparable information Rich set of standard key performance indicators Cross-system/cross-application information Integration of ERP systems Tight integration with SAP Business Suite Integration with non-sap data Web-enabled

14 Example: Predefined Management Cockpit

15 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

16 SAP Demo Content SAP Demo Content delivers sample data and demonstration scenarios 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 beginning with "0D_, for separating this Content area form company s Business Content. SAP Demo Content is not designed for productive use. But the objects can be used as templates for structuring Content at a later date.

17 SAP Demo Content Available SAP Demo Content Areas: 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

18 SAP Demo Content Example

19 SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content The new Demo Model (part of the tecnical Content and available with SPS 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 respectively sales planning data. Detailed information can be found in SDN

20 SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content Example: Sales Analysis Dashboard

21 SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content Example: Sales Planning Dashboard

22 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

23 Technical Content vers. Business Content The BI Content holds two kinds of content: Technical Content Business Content Part of BI Delivery Patched with BI Support Packages (part of SAP NetWeaver SP Stacks) Enhancements delivered with BI SPs ( e.g. SAP NW Demo Model with BI SP 14/NW SPS16) Developed by Business Suite Applications Delivered with the BI Content software Patched with the BI Content software

24 BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content - Definition BI Administration Cockpit provides a central point of entry and makes available cockpits and dashboards that provide real-time monitors and runtime statistics. It provides context-specific access to comprehensive reports and applications that help you identify and analyze issues. It allows you to navigate to the relevant BI systems, transactions and queries to analyze system performance and resolve issues without your needing to explicitly log on to any system.

25 BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content- Benefits Evaluate the fundamental functional areas of the Business Information Warehouse! 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 of ownership (TCO)!

26 BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content - Interface

27 BW Statistics Since Release BW 3.5 it is possible to use the BW Statistics to evaluate the fundamental functional areas of the Business Information Warehouse. BW statistics provides you with the following options that allow you to evaluate data from both the OLAP processor and warehouse management. You can: Get an overview of how InfoProviders, InfoObjects, InfoSources, source systems, queries, and aggregates are used Analyze system performance and improve it Improve the way in which aggregates are selected and used and reduce the effort of updating them

28 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

29 BI Content Lifecycle Continously evolve and support relaiable analytical insight of your application to your customers! The Customers use SAP NW BI Content to gain analytical insight of Business Processes. Information models contain role and task related analytical information. Information models (also known as Data models) are based on object related 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 to customers. 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 accidentally overwriting BI Content adaptations at customer side

30 Phases of BI Content Lifecycle SAP NetWeaver BI allows to develop Business Content for BI (BI Content) that fulfills the principles of the described Business Content lifecycle. BI Content authoring (SAP, Partners & Customers) Business setup (Customer) Operations (Customer) Change Management (Customer)

31 Phases of BI Content Lifecycle Business Content Authoring Content Development: use existing content development tools (e.g. Data Warehouse Workbench, BEx tools). Scenario Authoring: BI Queries can be attached to BI Roles. Documentation: BI Content Development System (of SWC BI_CONT) has direct integration with SAP Help Portal Systems. Translation: BI Content Objects have multilangual text tables. Packaging & Shipment: Allow to collect all business content objects belonging to an analytics scenario or role.

32 Phases of BI Content Lifecycle Business setup Scoping: BI Content can be explored in the Meta data reportory of NW BI. Content Activation: BI Content can be selectively activted with all corssreferences with BI Content activation tool (RSOR). Content Adaptation: BI Content Objects can be adapted by customers without modifying SAP BI Content version. Content Transport: BI Content Objects are connected to Transport framework.

33 Phases of BI Content Lifecycle Operations Data Extraction & Staging is part of preconfigured information models. Data Staging and Reporting performance can be monitored using the NW BI Technical Content.

34 Phases of BI Content Lifecycle Change Management Patch / Upgrade (SAP): BI Content activation tool allows to selectively patch or upgrade productively used (and potentially adapted ) BI Content objects without accidentally overwriting customer adaptations

35 Solution Life Cycle and Management Tasks Content Development Content Development Authoring Templates Software Logistic Merge / Compare Implementation Blueprint Content Installation Content Configuration Content Activation Content Transport Change Management/ Continuous Improvement Software Logistics Configuration... Operations Data Staging and Reporting performance via the technical Content in the Adminockpit

36 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

37 Maintenance Strategy as of Q The BI Content addon is delivered in several releases for one SAP NetWeaver product version. The last BI Content release is maintained until the end of maintenance of the SAP NetWeaver product version For the product version SAP NetWeaver 2004 including BW 3.5, three BI Content versions have been build and released to deliver the latest BI Content to the customers. The last BI Content release - BI Content is maintained until the end of maintenance of the product version (SAP NetWeaver 2004) For the product version SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including the enhancement packages, several BI Content versions have been build 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 to provide the customers with new Content development, without the need to upgrade the SAP NetWeaver release (e.g. BI Content 7.05) See the official SAP Maintenance Strategie (Content releases: Chapter page 18)

38 Upgrade Scenarios as of Q SAP NetWeaver 7.2 SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SAP EnhP 1 for NetWeaver 7.0 SAP NetWeaver 2004 SAP_BW 7.0 SAP_BW 7.01 SAP_BW 7.2 BI_Cont 7.26 SAP_BW 3.5 BI_Cont 3.53 BI_Cont 7.05 BI_Cont 7.04 BI_Cont 7.03 BI_Cont 7.05 BI_Cont 7.04 BI_Cont 7.03 BI_Cont 7.25 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. Released Not released

39 Upgrade Scenarios as of Q Using BI Content with ERP Enhance Package 4, because of new functionalities SAP NetWeaver 7.0 EnhP 1 for SAP NetWEaver 7.0 EnhP 2 for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SAP_BW 7.0 BI_Cont 7.04 SAP_BW 7.01 BI_Cont 7.04 SAP_BW 7.02 BI_Cont 7.04 SAP ERP Enhancement Package 4

40 Ordering BI Content Three possible channels for ordering the BI Content Add-On Software The upgrade software for BI Content Add-Ons will be available for download from the SAP Service Marketplace -> (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 via customer message -> component: xx-ser-swft-ship The upgrade software for BI Content Add-Ons can be ordered via Software catalogue -> alias: swcat

41 Support Packages Dependencies There is no automatic dependency between BI Content Add-On support packages and BI ABAP support packages. However, we recommend that you implement the latest BI ABAP support package when implementing BI Content Add-On support packages. As the BI ABAP support package are delivered in the SAP NetWeaver Support Package Stacks, we recommend to implement the latest SAP NetWeaver Support Package Stack. Download SAP Service Marketplace Download Support Packages and Patches SAP NetWeaver SAP NETWEAVER SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 BI Content for SAP NetWeaver

42 Available Information The BI Content delivered is fully documented BI Content objects and documentation are translated of into 27 languages Documentation is available online: cd e a114084/frameset.htm

43 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

44 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 Version M(odified) 1 1 A(ctive) 1 1 D(elivery) delivery from SAP install BC

45 Versioning Concept - Objects Particularity Most of the delivered BI Content Objects dispose of: A - Version D - Version M - Version = active = delivered = modified Exceptions: Transferstructures do not have D-versions, they have shadow tables Roles 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 system These 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 after import. Examples are: A - Version : Currency translation type, InfoObject Catalog M - Version : InfoObject, InfoCube

46 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 )

47 Activating a new Version of BI Content Activation of BI Content Before BI Content can be used productively, it has to be activated Two Transfer Methods The customer can compare the new content with the active customer version and either 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 Business Content!

48 Activating a new Version of BI Content Installation of BI Content The BI Content in the A - Version will be overwritten completely (a copy of the new Version is inserted) Changes/modification which were done to the prior BI Content will be lost completely. Version M(odified) A(ctive) D(elivery) delivery from SAP install BC (copy) modify BC 2nd install BC (copy) 2nd delivery from SAP

49 Activating a new Version of BI Content Match of BI Content Changes/modification will be kept and merged with the new BI Content version Customizing settings to BI Content is dominant in case, matching is not possible! Version M(odified ) A(ctive) D(elivery) delivery from SAP install BC (copy) modify BC 2nd delivery from SAP 2nd match BC

50 Agenda 1. Market Requirements 2. Definition 3. Usability 4. Demo Content/SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI Content 5. BI Administration Cockpit and Technical Content 6. BI Content Lifecycle Management 7. Upgrade and Patching 8. Versioning Concept 9. BI Content Enhancing

51 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 Content influence future update facilities of BW Business Content?. What has to be considered when planning customizing to BI Business Content?

52 BI Content Enhancing An upgrade of the BI Content does not affect the objects which are in productive use! To benefit from a new version of BI Content, the meta data have to be reactivated with the new version of BI Content. BI Content is easily extensible to adapt it to own requirements! Customizing of BI Content has, except some exceptions, no influence on future update facilities! Exception: BI Content Objects with no match functionality: copy the relevant Business Content Objects into a new namespace before customizing! BI Content versioning is an ongoing maintenance consideration with each new NetWeaver BI release

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