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

SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA & SAP BusinessObjects BI

Ingo Hilgefort & Rohit Kamath
October 2013

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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


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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


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BWA

SAP NW BW

RDBMS

SAP NW BW

DB Migration

SAP HANA

SAPSAP
Applications
Applications

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

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Faster data loading and decreased data latency

SAP HANA Optimized Infocubes

MD

 Simplified structures for optimizing data loads into InfoCubes
 Creation of DIM IDs no longer required
 InfoCube load time reduced significantly

MD

MD

D

F

MD

E
F

Conversion

Facts

Facts

D

MD

MD

MD

MD

SAP HANA Optimized DSOs
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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

User interface
Layer
Presentation

SAP NW BW

Application
Layer

User interface
Layer
Presentation

SAP NW BW

DSO Objects

Application
Layer

DSO Objects

Activation

SAP NW BW

SAP NW BW

Database
Layer

Database
Layer

Activation

Data

xDB


SAP
HANA

Data

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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

Reporting & Analytic Tools
SAP BW
Query

Query

CompositeProvider

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

InfoCube

Transient
InfoProvider

BW Schema

Non-BW data

SAP HANA


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SAP HANA: new platform for different DataMarts

SAP BW
on HANA

SAP HANA Studio

•

See SAP Note 1666670 & SAP Note
1661202 for more information

Storing BW data and DataMart in
the same SAP HANA database

Trans./
Virt.
Provider

•

SAP HANA View

SAP BW Schema

SAP HANA Schema(s)

SAP HANA


SAP HANA act as platform to
deploy multiple applications on top

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
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Integration of Native SAP HANA Models

Transient 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

Consumption of external managed
SAP HANA data in BW via two
different objects:

Virtual Provider

All BW Authorizations

Combining SAP HANA Combining SAP HANA
data with BW data in a data with BW data in a
CompositeProvider
MultiProvider /
CompositeProvider


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Consumption of SAP HANA models in SAP Netweaver BW
on HANA
SAP BW on
SAP HANA

Query

Query

Multi
Provider

CompositeProvider

Info
Cube

Query

TransientProvider

VirtualProvider

SAP HANA View

SAP BW Schema

SAP HANA Schema(s)

SAP HANA

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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:*
INNER JOIN

Table A Table B

OUTER JOIN

Table A Table B

UNION

Table A Table B

*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.

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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.


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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


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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

Dashboards and apps

Reporting

Discover. Predict. Create.

Build engaging experiences

Share information

 Discover areas to optimize your
business

 Deliver engaging information to
users where they need it

 Securely distribute information
across your organization

 Adapt data to business needs

 Track key performance indicators
and summary data

 Give users the ability to ask and
answer their own questions

 Build custom experiences so users
get what they need quickly

 Build printable reports for
operational efficiency

 Tell your story with beautiful
visualizations


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Discover. Predict. Create.

Agility for business analysts and business users
 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

Portfolio
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


Lumira*
Explorer*
Analysis*
Predictive Analysis*

*SAP Lumira
*SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
*SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP
*SAP Predictive Analysis


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Dashboards and apps
Build engaging experiences

Build engaging, visual dashboards
 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

Portfolio
 Design Studio*
 Dashboards (a.k.a.,
Xcelsius®)*

*SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio
*SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards


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Reporting
Share information

High productivity design for report designers
 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

Portfolio
 Web Intelligence*
 Crystal Reports*

*SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
*SAP Crystal Reports


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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
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x

Multi-Source Universe

Direct Access

BEx Query

InfoProviders

SAP Suite on SAP HANA



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Data Connectivity Options
Reporting
Crystal Reports*

Web Intelligence*

Direct Access

Authored Access
XI 3.1 OLAP Universe (UNV)

BI Consumer Services (BICS)

BI 4.x Relational Universe (UNX)

SAP NetWeaver BW

BEx Query
InfoProvider

SAP HANA

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Discovery and Analysis
Lumira*

Explorer*

Analysis*

Direct Access

Authored Access
XI 3.1 OLAP Universe (UNV)



JDBC

SAP NetWeaver BW

BEx Query
InfoProvider

*SAP Lumira

SAP HANA


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Dashboards and Apps
Design Studio*

Dashboards*

Direct Access

Authored Access
XI 3.1 Relational Universe (UNV)



SAP NetWeaver BW

BEx Query
InfoProvider

SAP HANA
*SAP Design Studio
*SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards

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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)


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


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Additional Options with SAP NetWeaver BW on SAP HANA options
 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

BWA

BW on SAP HANA

Data

• Data need to be materialized in BWA
• Non-materialized SAP HANA views
• Additional materialized data in BWA specifically for • Support of multilingual text
SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
• Text available in only one language

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


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


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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
 http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/10/04/modeler-unplugged-episode-12-understanding-hana-models-imported-from-bw
 http://www.experiencesaphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2012/10/11/modeler-unplugged-episode-13-exploring-data-for-hana-models-imported-from-bw


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SAP BusinessObjects BI for SAP NetWeaver BW
Expand BI Footprint

Innovate without Disruption

Dashboards and apps

Reporting

Analysis Office*
Analysis OLAP*

Mobilize your BW

Expand BI Footprint

Design Studio*

Explorer*

Exploration Views

Web Intelligence*
Crystal Reports*

BW on HANA*

Move beyond classic BI
Predictive Analysis*

Lumira*

*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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Thank you

Contact information:

Contact information:

Ingo.hilgefort@sap.com
Twitter : @ihilgefort

Rohit.Kamath@sap.com
Twitter :

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