Sap Netweaver It Scenario Overview

SAP NetWeaver IT Scenario Overview <insert scenario name>
Variant: Information Broadcasting
Enterprise Reporting, Query & Analysis in NW 7.0
SAP NetWeaver Product Management, SAP AG
Agenda
Overview Data Bursting Exception Broadcasting Broadcasting to Printers Multi Channel Broadcasting Others
Why Enterprise Reporting, Query & Analysis

Fast & reliable BI data access on every organizational level
An integrated and state-of-the art modeling environment For all types of queries, reports, and analytics For business users and IT Business For BI data & external data
Process Experts
us En er typ ter e Qu pri er se y & Re An por aly tin sis g,
for modeling & deployment
An
Business Users
A state-of-the art BI runtime for the masses: High visual appeal & usability High performance use of BI Mass distribution A seamless integration into MS Excel SAP NetWeaver Portal Knowledge management & collaboration capabilities Composite applications
AdHoc & Personalization, Web & Excel Integration
Information Consumers
Highly intuitive Composites & BI Apps Pattern Enterprise Reports
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Enterprise Reporting, Query, & Analysis - Benefits The scenario comprises all ways that BI data is provided to endusers and how end-users interact with BI data
Composite Applications (Embedded BI) BI Applications Ad Hoc Analysis Excel Integration Enterprise Reports
Reducing TCO by
Minimizing the training costs for end-users (state-of-the art UIs) Use of an adaptable and flexible BI modeling environment (SAP Business Explorer & SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer)
Driving ROI by
Extending the reach to masses of users Avoiding the IT bottle neck by enabling the business user Providing high end-user productivity Guaranteeing fast and informed business decisions on all company levels
Enterprise Reporting, Query, & Analysis Scenario Variants Query, Reporting & Analysis Design
Describes how IT and/or business users can design and deploy standard reporting and analysis for large groups of end-users.
Ad Hoc Query & Analysis

Describes how business users can analyze, configure and personalize ad hoc queries on various data sources
Excel Integration
Describes how business users can model and interact with BI data by fully leveraging MS Excel capabilities (Add-On in Excel: BEx Analyzer)
Information Broadcasting
Describes how IT and/or business users can distribute BI data at a required time (ad hoc, scheduled, when data is changed, or based on exceptions), via various channels (e-mail, printer or portal) and in various formats
Embedding BI into Applications

Describes how to embed and use BI capabilities within applications
Business Explorer Suite

Usage Type BI Java including the usage types Portal & AS Java is required for using the 7.0 BEx Explorer Suite
7.0 Portal
NW04s Business Explorer Suite (BEx)

7.0 BEx Web

BI Pattern Web Application Designer
BEx Analyzer
Web Analyzer
Report Designer
MS Excel Add-in
3rd Party BI SAP BI Info Provider

BEx Query Designer
Enterprise Reporting, Query and Analysis

Information Broadcasting User Interfaces
Enterprise Report
Composite
Ad Hoc
BI App
MS Excel
SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Embedded BI BI Extension Kit
SAP Business Explorer Suite (BEx) Ad Hoc Query & Analysis Web Analyzer Reporting and Analysis Design Web Application Designer Report Designer MS Excel Integration Analyzer (Add-In)
Other Services & BAPIS
BI Consumer Services BI Consumer Services

Data Sources
SAP Operational Data*
Non-SAP Operational Data*
3rd-Party BI Data
SAP NetWeaver BI Info Provider BEx Queries
* Not available for SAP Business Explorer BICS connection yet
BEx Design- & Runtime

BI SKILLS: high
IT & Business User
low
Business User Information Consumer
no
BEx Design Tools

Applications
BEx Web AdHoc Analysis & Excel Integration
BEx Web Apps, Queries, Reports & Patterns
Queries
Reports
Platform
BI (based on AS ABAP)
Persistence Layer Query Info Web Apps Queries Views Providers
Internet Grafic Service
BI Java (based on AS Java & Portal)

Runtime Layer Broadcasting BEx Web Planning KM
Adobe Document Service
XML
ADS
Scenario Variant 4: Information Broadcasting

Broadcasting Setting Creation
(1) Start Broadcaster
Broadcasting
Alerting
BI User Interaction
Usage Type:
(2) Select BI object (query, query view, workbook, Web template or report) (3) Select Output Format (13) Access BI Data (14) Analyze Data (if applicable)
BI Java, EP BI
Tool: BEX Broadcast er
(4) Select Distribution Type (5) Save Setting (6) Schedule Setting (7) System determines Distr. Type (8) determines Receiver (9) determines alert if defined (10) Broadcasts (15) Personalize Data (if applicable) (16) Integrate Documents (if applicable) (17) Use KM Services (if applicable) Edit, Copy, move, delete, download, rename, subscribe to, change permissions of, send, give feedback to, download or add to favorites (18) Use Export/Printing Services (if applicable) (19) Use Information Broadcasting
(11) Check Alert Category (12) Deliver Alert e.g to UWL
Information Broadcasting allows you to make objects with Business Intelligence content available to a wide variety of users according to their needs the right information: based on BEx Queries, Views, Workbooks, WebApplications & Enterprise Reports in different formats: HTML, MHTML, PDF, ZIP, Printer Formats, Online Links, SAP Alerts to the right people: e.g. single users, groups, distribution lists, user-specific or Role-specific (incl. Non-SAP Users) in different channels: e-Mail, Portal, BEx Portfolio (Unified access based on Knowledge Management Folders), Collaboration Rooms, Universal Work List at the right time: event driven, exception driven, Ad-Hoc, scheduled
Information Broadcasting - Enhancements

Additional new broadcasting features include: New Object Types
Query Views Formatted Reports
New Distribution Types

Data Bursting Broadcast to recipients derived from BW master data and optionally adapt the output format for each recipient Exception broadcasting - Create Alert settings based on defined exceptions Integration into SAP Alert Framework &UWL
New Output Options

Printers PDF Files
Access to Business Explorer Role
Acess to Broadcaster via the Portal, any BEx Tool, any query, workbook, web application
Information Access and Collaboration

KM Services enabled on top of any broadcasted BI data as well as on any document attached to BI data Use KM Services for: Subscription Feedback Discussion Collaboration Rating TREX search Notes Download
Behind the Scenes: Broadcasting into KM

BEx Portfolio & Collaboration Rooms
Intuitive, Personalized Access to structured and unstructured data via

BEX Portfolio in Portal Collaboration Rooms Knowledge Management Folders
KM Folder
Repository Services
Feedback Subscription
Rich Set of Services for End-Users Unified Information Access

Repository Manager allow access to information residing in different repositories (e.g BI, KM)
Search
Classification
Repository Framework
BI Document Repository Manager Repository Manager CM Store other RMs
Links to online data in BI can be broadcasted
Precalculated BI Data can be broadcasted as PDF, HTML, MHTML, XLS into any document repository connected via a Rep. Manager
KM Services & BI
KM Services can be used on any broadcasted data (regardless of its physical storage location, as long as it is accessible via a Repository Manager) Available KM Services depend on the capabilities of the Repository Manager that is used KM Services can be used on any BI object that is broadcasted to a KM Folder
via the CM Repository Manager for broadcasted BI queries, reports, workbooks, query views and web applications in PDF, HTML etc. via the Repository Manager for BI Metadata for broadcasted online links to BI queries, reports, query views and web applications
Broadcasting BI-external data

Enterprise Portal
Visual Composer BI Kit
KM/ Collaboration
Business Explorer Suite Information Broadcasting BEx Web

Web Analyzer
BEx Analyzer
BI Pattern Web Report Business Explorer Suite (BEx) Application Designer Designer BI Consumer Services MS Excel Add-in
BEx Query Designer
BI Platform UDI
SAP JDBC XMLA ODBO Query
Analytic Engine
Meta Data Mgr
Data Warehouse
DB Connect
BAPI
Service API
File
XML/A
Broadcast of an Ad-Hoc Analysis

Web-based Ad-hoc Design Leveraging Broadcasting
Easy navigation, when dropping characteristics on top of rows or columns Easy filtering, when dropping a characteristics to filter area Personalized Filters Saving and distribution of analysis results through strong portal integration Close integration to Information Broadcasting and Knowledge Management Wizard-based definition of exceptions and conditions Ad-Hoc Query on top of SAP BW and 3rd party data (via XMLA Connectors) Broadcast
Agenda
Data Bursting
Data Bursting
This capability allows you to broadcast user-specific data based on master data in BI. Example: burst a cost center report according to each cost center manager and retrieve the e-mail addresses from a master data attribute
Data Bursting
Data Bursting
Make sure the e-mail addresses of your receoves are retrievable via BI masterdata
Data Bursting
Data Bursting
Make sure the e-mail addresses of your receoves are retrievable via BI masterdata
Send Document unchanged The recipient list is retrieved via the master data and every recipient receives the same document Attribute for Recipient Determination Every recipient receives just the view on the data relevant for him/her
Agenda
Overview: Exception Broadcasting Architecture

Exception Broadcasting
Integration of Exception Reporting Searching queries for exceptions that have occurred Distribution of exceptions that have occurred by e-mail or with the Alert Framework
NW Application Server
BI
Other Applications
BEx Query with Exception BEx Broadcaster
Central Alert Framework
Send a Short Text via SMS or Pager

Send a Long Text via E-Mail or Fax
Send an Alert to the UWL
Query Designer
1. Create Exception
Broadcaster
2. Create Broadcasting Section

Broadcast whenever a certain exeption takes place Broadcast only for specific exception level
Choose Alert Category to transfer text information via the broadcast (optional)
Information Broadcasting in BW 3.5 & NW04s
Schedule and run the broadcast
Create an Alert Category in the Central Alert Server

In order to broadcast via the central alert framework of the SAP NetWeaver AS you have to create an Alert Category in the Central Alert Server Use transaction code ALRTCATDEF to access the maintenance. Enter a description and maintain the basic properties for the Alert Category.
Create a Container for the Alert

Create Container Elements for BI parameters that you want to transfer via the broadcast
Container Element created
Maintain Texts for the Alert message

Create the Message title and a Message text. You can include text variables that you set-up in the Broadcaster as well as from the Alert Framework
Add Optional Subsequent Activities
Here you can enter a text for a subsequent activity.
Here you can enter a URL which should be checked by the recipient in order to react to the alert.
Assign the Alert to End-Users
You have to assign the alert to end-users. The central alert framework of SAP WebAS provides you with three options: Fixed Recipients: Here you can enter the names of recipients who should get the alert. Recipients Via User Roles: Here user roles can be entered all users assigned to the roles will get the alert. Subscription Authorization: Here you can enter user roles as well all users assigned to these roles will have the option to subscribe for the alert later.
Configuring the UWL Alert Framework Connection

You can define connections to system as alert providers to the UWL Via user mapping the UWL knows which alert containers a user is assigned to (either via the users or ist roles). Depending on the user the UWL can determine and display the users alerts from different connected systems
Access to the UWL via the Business Explorer Role
Access to the UWL via the Business Explorer Role
Universal Worklist
centralized way to access work and relevant information Aggregates workflow task items from multiple and different systems Enables end users to make direct decisions and actions personalization of the presentation of work items
Agenda
Broadcast to Printer
Broadcast to any printer based on Post Script (PS), Printer Common Language (PCL) & PDF. The Adobe Document Servce is used to generate the necessary format Printers can be set-up in SAP AS: SAP Menu Tools CCMS Print
Layout and Header/Footer can be determined for each Broadcast setting
Agenda
Multi Channel Broadcasting

Multi Channel Broadcasting
After selecting an output format you can choose different channels and different receivers for each channel
Agenda
Value Set
Value Set
The Broadcaster enables you to fill precalculated value set variables with values for characteristic values in the background The precalculated value sets are available as variable values in BEx queries
Typical use cases:

analyzing target groups since you can specify a fixed value when complex selections are involved such as with a Top n inquiry, used to improve query performance
Value Set
Value Set
After you have defined the Broadcaster setting, you can schedule it you can use the precalculated value set in a value set characteristic variable. The value of this variable is the value set ID created in the Broadcaster setting The variable can be ready for input and you can select different value sets in the variable screen at the query runtime.
Broadcaster
Query Designer
Fill OLAP & MDX Cache
Fill OLAP & MDX Cache

You can warm up the OLAP Cache & MDX Cache with BEx Queries
Broadcast to Precalculation Store

Broadcast to Precalculation Store
You can precalculate web templates via the Broadcaster. Via the Command Wizard in the Web Application Designer you can create URLs that can call up precalculated web templates
Information Broadcasting & Reporting Agent

The replacement of the 3.x Reporting Agent by Information Broadcasting in 7.0
The functions of the Reporting Agent are replaced by the Information Broadcaster Old Reporting Agent scenarios still run in 7.0 based on the Reporting Agent The Reporting Agent is not developed any further. It is removed from the 7.0 Data Warehousing Workbench. You can now only reach the Reporting Agent using transaction code REPORTING_AGENT. A migration of Reporting Agent settings and Reporting Agent packages by broadcast settings is not planned. SAP recommends covering Reporting Agent scenarios using Information Broadcasting.
BEx runtime
BEx Information Broadcasting In 7.0 the BEx Broadcaster is shipped in an 3.x version and in a 7.0 version The 3.x version is started from the 3.x BEx tools and/or the context menu of Web Applications running on the old runtime The 7.0 version is started from 7.0 BEx tools and/or context menu of Web Applications running on the new runtime Existing BW 3.x broadcasting settings can still be maintained and processed with the 3.x version of the Broadcaster If you use the new Broadcaster, you can build settings on all queries in the system but you have to build them from scratch. You cannot use already existing 3.x broadcasting settings for queries You can build settings on all Web Applications that were built or converted with the 7.0 WAD. You cannot build settings on old Web Applications. BW 3.x broadcasting settings for workbooks can be used as before. There are no changes.
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Variant: Information Broadcasting

Enterprise Reporting, Query & Analysis in NW 7.0

SAP NetWeaver Product Management, SAP AG

Why Enterprise Reporting, Query & Analysis

AdHoc & Personalization, Web & Excel Integration

Highly intuitive Composites & BI Apps Pattern Enterprise Reports

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 3

Ad Hoc Query & Analysis

Embedding BI into Applications

Business Explorer Suite

NW04s Business Explorer Suite (BEx)

7.0 BEx Web

3rd Party BI SAP BI Info Provider

BEx Query Designer

Enterprise Reporting, Query and Analysis

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer Embedded BI BI Extension Kit

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 7

Other Services & BAPIS

BI Consumer Services BI Consumer Services

SAP Operational Data*

Non-SAP Operational Data*

SAP NetWeaver BI Info Provider BEx Queries

* Not available for SAP Business Explorer BICS connection yet

BEx Design- & Runtime

BEx Design Tools

BEx Web AdHoc Analysis & Excel Integration

BEx Web Apps, Queries, Reports & Patterns

BI Java (based on AS Java & Portal)

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 8

Scenario Variant 4: Information Broadcasting

(11) Check Alert Category (12) Deliver Alert e.g to UWL

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 9

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 10

Information Broadcasting - Enhancements

New Distribution Types

New Output Options

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 11

Access to Business Explorer Role

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 12

Information Access and Collaboration

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 13

Behind the Scenes: Broadcasting into KM

Intuitive, Personalized Access to structured and unstructured data via

Rich Set of Services for End-Users Unified Information Access

Links to online data in BI can be broadcasted

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 14

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 15

Broadcasting BI-external data

Business Explorer Suite Information Broadcasting BEx Web

BEx Query Designer

Meta Data Mgr

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 16

Broadcast of an Ad-Hoc Analysis

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 17

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 19

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 20

SAP AG 2005, Title of Presentation, Speaker Name /Version 1 21

Overview: Exception Broadcasting Architecture

BEx Query with Exception BEx Broadcaster

Central Alert Framework

Send a Short Text via SMS or Pager

Send a Long Text via E-Mail or Fax