SAP NetWeaver BW -

What’s new with SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3

SAP NetWeaver BW Solution Management

April 2010
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 Goal of this presentation

Scope:

This presentation provides an overview on the planned new capabilities of SAP

NetWeaver BW 7.3.

In addition the major enhancements delivered with the Enhancement Package 1 for
SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 are included in this presentation at the end of the
individual chapters.
Those functionalities will be part of SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 as well.

Target audience:
Internal and external - familiarity with SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 as a prerequisite

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 Executive Summary

Major benefits of SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 are:

Enhanced Scalability & Performance for faster decision making

Remarkably accelerated data loads
Next level of performance for BW Accelerator
Teradata and HP Neoview supported as additional databases for SAP NetWeaver BW

Increased flexibility by further integration of SAP BusinessObjects BI and EIM tools

Optimized integration of SAP BusinessObjects BI Tools Xcelsius, WebI
Tighter integration with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services
Tighter Integration with SAP BusinessObjects Metadata Management

Reduced TCO and higher development efficiency

Automated data flow design tools
Graphical data modeling and best practice data modeling patterns

Simplified configuration and operations

Admin Cockpit integrated into SAP Solution Manager
Wizard based system configuration

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 SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3
Overview

Scalable data models with built-in Semantic Partitioned Object (SPO)

Optimized load performance for DataStore Objects and Master Data
Performance & Enhanced built-in analytical capabilities for SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
Scalability
BWA-based reporting on Data Store Objects (via Hybridprovider)
Query as an InfoProvider enabled for mass data handling

Optimized integration of SAP BusinessObjects BI Tools Xcelsius, WebI

Integration with
Tighter integration with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services
BusinessObjects
Tighter Integration with SAP BusinessObjects Metadata Management

Combining real-time transactional data with historical data via HybridProvider

Smarter data flow modeling with remarkably reduced manual effort
Development
Hierarchies integrated into SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x data flow
Efficiency
Flexible modeling environment for analytical indices
ABAP based Planning Modeler w/o requiring a Java stack

Simplified Faster system set-up with a wizard-based system configuration

configuration & Enhanced monitoring capabilities with new content for SAP NetWeaver BW
operations Administration Cockpit and integration in SAP Solution Manager

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 Agenda

BusinessObjects Integration
Enterprise Data Warehousing
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

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 BusinessObjects Integration
SAP BusinessObjects Information Management (IM)

SAPBusinessObjects
BusinessObjects Data
Data Services
Services Release: XIXI3.2/
3.2/ Subsequent
Next major
SAP Release: major XI release /
XI Release/
BW 7.0
BW 7.0 BW7.3
BW 7.3
Tighter integration of BusinessObjects Data Services into extended SAP NetWeaver BW
data flow concept (DataServices to support BW 7.x DataSource concept)
New Source System type in BW: ‘Data Services’ with access to Data Services ‘data stores’
and generation of Data Services data flows (i.e. simple dataflow from data store to BW
DataSource)
Execute and control process chains from SAP BusinessObjects Data Services to extract
data via Open Hub Service
SAP BusinessObjects Data Services to schedule loading processes of SAP NetWeaver BW

SAPBusinessObjects
BusinessObjectsMetadata
MetadataManagement
Management Release: XI 3.1/
3.1/ Planned Next
as part of
SAP XI
major XI release
Release: BW 7.0 ICC 4.0 for Q2 2011//
BW 7.0 BW
BW7.3 7.3
Extend existing BOMM data lineage and impact analysis: include detailed mapping
information from source to target
Change impact analysis between SAP NetWeaver BW objects such as DataStore
objects, InfoSets, BEx Queries, and InfoCubes
End-to-end capabilities for all data sources through SAP BusinessObjects Data Services

End-user access to data lineage information for trusted SAP NetWeaver BW

deployment

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 Key features SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 EhP 1
SAP BusinessObjects Integration Business Intelligence

Optimized integration of SAP Business Objects BI Tools

SAP BusinessObjects WebIntelligence (EhP 1 / SP 3)

Performance optimizations for MDX Statements
SQL access via SAP BusinessObjects DataFederator

SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius (EhP 1 / SP 5)

Xcelsius to leverage SAP NetWeaver BW BICS (BI Consumer Service Interface) for a direct
and lean access to data of SAP NetWeaver BW

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 Agenda

BusinessObjects Integration
Enterprise Data Warehousing
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Performance & Scalability

Enhanced modeling capabilities to increase scalability,

flexibility and reduce total cost of development

Semantic Partitioning
Semantic Partitioned Object (SPO) as a single point of entry for creation
and easy administration of the semantic partitioned data model
Wizard based partitioning of InfoCubes and DataStore objects along
criteria such as calendar year or region to manage high volume data
across different time zones.

Semantic Partitioned Object

Easy set-up of multiple time-based partitions with a minimum of manual
effort

(SPO)
Partition Partition Partition Reference
Reduces TCO to define and manage scalable data models also when it 1 2 n Structure

comes to re-model the partitions (because only the Reference structure

needs to be changed)
Automated generation of corresponding modeling objects like Data
Transfer Processes (including respective filter criteria depending on the
data target) and Transformations as well as a process chain.
Good Query performance by leveraging SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
as well as partition pruning when accessing partitioned InfoCubes
Semantic Partitioned Object can be embedded into a MultiProvider Source1 Source2 Source3

Integration of Data Archiving /Near Line Storage to archive SPO

Define partitions by customer coding (Business Add-Ins) e.g. flexibly apply
rolling time window scenarios to partitions

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Performance & Scalability

Accelerated data loads for DataStore Objects and master data

DataStore objects
Partitioning: Support database partitioning by time characteristics
Remodeling for DataStore objects
Performance enhancements:
Activation is changed from single lookups to package fetch of active table
Runtime option “Unique data records only” prevents look-ups during activation,
e.g. in case of initial loads
Performance gain for package fetch (lab results)
Avg. 20 – 40% improvement, Max. improvement measured – 2.5x faster
Varies by data profile (#inserts/updates/deletes) and database platform
New rule-type for Transformations: ‘Read from DataStore’ for an optimized data look-up
to DataStore objects in data bse and Near-Line Storage

Master data
Optimized delta load for master data due to package fetch instead of single look-ups
Optimizes Init-load runtime option “insert only” prevents look-ups during activation

Near-Line Storage (NLS)

Integration into Data Mart Layer (Support of MultiProviders)
Enable NLS in Query properties from BEx Query Designer (not necessary to do this in RSRT anymore)
Selections on navigational attributes will be passed to NLS
NLS can be attached to Semantic Partitioned Objects

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Performance & Scalability

Expanding the data warehouse landscape with support

for Teradata and HP Neoview

SAP NetWeaver BW running on the Teradata and

HP Neoview databases
Consolidates data on one database platform, while
lowering cost of ownership
Seamlessly integrate SAP content-rich applications,
leveraging SAP NetWeaver BW and the performance of
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator with the power and
scalability of Teradata and HP Neoview
Integrate Teradata and HP Neoview into SAP support
infrastructure

Simplify data integration strategy for SAP and

non-SAP data
Reduce complexity and time needed to integrate data
for BW and Teradata and HP Neoview
Increase visibility to detailed data for richer business
insight and faster decision making

Currently planned availability in 2011

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 SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.3
Development Efficiency

Graphical UI for Data Flow Modeling empowers best practice

modeling like the BW Layered Scalable Architecture

Graphical Data Flow Modeling

Easy design of complex data flows on a meta level
End-to-end modeling from DataSources to Open Hub destinations and
from InfoPackages to DTPs
Supports application specific views via data flows as new meta object
Top-down approach - from graphical objects to detailed technical settings
Copy from existing or new data flow templates
Fully integrated into the Data Warehousing Workbench
Definition of customer template data flows enables standardized modeling
of data flows lower Total Cost of Development (TCD) and subsequently
lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
Supports the documentation of customer templates

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Predefined Best practice Data Flow Templates for Ready-to-run scenarios
Templates shipped by SAP that can be reused and/or adopted to apply best practice data flow designs and
patterns (e.g. Templates for LSA reference architecture)

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Development Efficiency

Reduced development efforts via automated tool support

Data Flow Wizard

Wizard based data flow modeling and generation of all related
data flow objects incl. InfoObjects, if necessary

Data Flow copy tool

Copy an existing SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x data flow, i.e. DataSources, data targets, Lab Preview
and Transformations leveraging a wizard-like user interface.
Complete copy of an existing process chain (incl. related process variants and data flow objects)
Possibility to copy a data flow to a source system which is only available in the productive system
landscape by assigning a dummy source system in the development environment.

Data Flow migration tool (BW 3.x BW 7.x)

Migration of data flows with BW 3.x objects (InfoSource, DataSource, transfer rules, update rules)
including adaption of InfoPackage, process variants, process chains, VirtualProviders (‘Remote Cubes‘)
Workbench-like UI for selecting data flows and objects to be migrated
Migration can be repeated/reversed as often as required

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Streamlined configuration & operations

Simplified system installation and setup via wizard based

system configuration
Wizard-based system Configuration
Ensuring a proper and smooth installation, and technical
configuration for the set-up of a BW system to a major
extent.
Both ABAP and Java Stack configuration is possible for
the new installation of NW 7.3

New Monitors in BW Administration Cockpit

Database usage in SAP NetWeaver BW Lab Preview

Display the usage of database space (e.g. in MB by InfoProviders).

Enhanced Usability through Xcelsius Integration of monitors

Further Enhancements of the technical content

OLAP cache and SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator usage
Queries which display the OLAP usage, Cache memory and
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator status.
RDA Monitoring
Display the status of usage and free capacity of RDA daemons in the system
Integration of technical content into Solution Manager, thereby offering the
BW monitoring solution through a central system monitoring solution
Further enhancements: e.g. query usage, new data flow technical
content for monitoring trend
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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Real-Time Business Intelligence

Implement operational reporting scenarios leveraging new

modeling objects

HybridProvider HybridProvider

Consists of a DataStore object and a InfoCube

with automatically generated data flow in between
Combines mass data with latest delta information
at query runtime
DSO object can be connected to a realtime data latest data mass data
acquisition DataSource/DTP
If the DataSource can provide appropriate delta BWA
DSO InfoCube
information in direct access mode a Replicate
VirtualProvider can be used instead of the DSO. (RDA) DTP optionally
Facilitates replication of DSO-/VirtualProvider
data to SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator by OLTP
switching off database persistency of the InfoCube

Enhancements Real -Time Data Acquisition

Possibility to load master data with RDA
Enhanced error handling and scalability (daemon can handle more DataSources more efficiently)
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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Data Extraction

Enriching administration and enhanced delta functionalities

Generic Delta functionalities for further types of DataSources

The possibility to derive a generic delta is now available for additional types of DataSources
like: DB Connect, UD Connect, flat file and web service

Automatic switch of InfoPackage modes from Init- to Delta Load

There is no need to define Init- and Delta InfoPackages anymore.
If a delta enabled InfoPackage is started the first time, it is executed as an initial load.

New DataSource Adapter Type ‘Web Service Pull’

A new type of web-service-based DataSource can be created which pulls data from a 3rd party source system
into PSA.
Available for transactional data and master data (except hierarchies)
Initially available for pilot customers and partners only (i.e. the function is there and can be activated quickly)

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Data Staging

Additional flexibility within data flow modeling

Hierarchies
Integration of hierarchies into process flow (DTP, Transformation)
Remote hierarchies for direct access to hierarchies in the source system
Loading hierarchies from flat file using the new DataSource and Transformation technology

Data Transfer Process (DTP)

Data Transfer Process supports data extraction from MultiProviders
Option to only load the last request from a given source (available for full load DTPs)
Data Transfer Process supports referential integritiy checks tor navigational attributes of the target
Enhanced load performance by possibility to Re-package small data packages within a request to bigger packages

Open Hub Service

SAP NetWeaver BW data can be exported in XML format
Possibility to change the format and length of BW data for export even into a non-SAP specific format
Hierarchy extraction supported by Open Hub

Transformation
Semantic grouping possible in Transformations (in addition to semantic grouping in DTPs)
Possibility to select the InfoObjects (fields) the user wants to use in a Start- / Endroutine
Currency and unit conversion for DataStore object and InfoSource as target of a Transformation.
Navigation attributes of InfoCubes/DataStore objects can be used as source fields in the Transformation and as
filter/select options in the DTP
Automated generation of a proposal by mapping fields of the DataSource to InfoObjects

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Data Staging

Enhanced monitoring and administration support for process chains

General enhancements in process chain handling

ABAP program for controlled suspension and re-starting of all process chains and RDA daemons during restart of the
application server. (Name of program: RS_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN)
Enhanced transaction RSPCM for better process chain monitoring:
Option to refresh the status of all chains or only the status of the process chains currently running
Saving the display configuration user dependently
Deviation of start- and runtimes as new keyfigures with self-adopting thresholds.
Overview of errors for failed process chain executions

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Administration

Enhanced functionalities for the Administrator

Support of complex development landscapes

Modeling of multi-target source system scenarios by:
Creation of Dummy Source systems in development environment
Developing all related source system dependent objects (DataSource, Infopackage etc.)
Mapping of dummy source system to existing source systems in the target environment
Multi source system InfoPackage transport
Transporting a data staging scenario with automatic handling of InfoPackage assignment to
more than one target source system like already available for DataSources, DTPs and Transformations
Before Export Check
Enhanced consistency check at the end of releasing the transport including checks on dependent objects
which are not directly included in the transport request to prevent import errors in the target system (due to
missing metadata objects)

Data request archiving for DTP requests

The table which holds all monitor entries for DTPs tends to grow very big over time. A new feature is available to
archive this kind of data to speed up DTP monitor

General search in Data Warehousing Workbench extended

General search is extended to process chains, OpenHub destinations. Moreover TREX Search is leveraged for
DataSources, Transformations, InfoSources and DTP‘s

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 Enterprise Data Warehousing
Administration

Enhanced functionalities for the Administrator

Mass Change function for authorizations

Option to select multiple analysis authorization objects and
insert, copy, delete rows of value authorizations for all analysis authorizations
in the worklist
insert copy, delete hierarchy authorizations of all analysis authorizations in
the worklist at the same time
Adding users to multiple analysis authorizations

Delete content of table holding warehouse management related

statistics data
The ABAP program RSDDSTAT_DATA_DELETE was enhanced to also be
able to delete the content of table RSDDSTATWHM which is constantly
growing over time (all entries up to a certain date)

Version Management for Metadata objects

Manage historic versions of metadata (display, create, restore, compare,
delete)
Supports modeling consistency, metadata model traceability and
change management along the object lifecycle
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Integration of BW search into Enterprise Search
Easy, realtime search with interactive navigations between object types (Both for backend and frontend BW object types).
Actionable search with navigation to object in its corresponding transaction/application.
Embedded, TREX based search with multilingual support
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Administration

New tool for structuring, testing and debugging of MDX

Statements

SAP BW offers with the query language MDX an open, generic interface for clients.
Both query definition and its execution plan can become quite complex
New tool (transaction: MDXTEST) with powerful debugging and editing functions to:
Accelerate performance tuning and testing of MDX statements generated by
SAP BusinessObjects BI clients
Create MDX Statements independently with full
access to the metadata objects of the underlying InfoCube
Drag-and-Drop of MDX function snippets in editor

Lab Preview
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IBM DB2 specific enhancements

Data load acceleration on IBM DB2

Optimized parallel activation of data in DSO objects for IBM DB2 using Database Partitioning Feature
(DPF).
Enhanced Multidimensional Clustering (MDC) Advisor in DBA Cockpit (with DB2 9.5.2 and higher)
Generates proposals along time characteristics 0CALMONTH and 0FISCPER for better performance
Evaluates broader range of MDC proposals (limited by maximum of 33% increase in table size)
With DB2 9.5 and higher: InfoCube fact tables, DSO, PSA tables are created with compression
switched on by default if DB2 storage optimization feature is used to reduce disk space for data
needed. With DB2 9.7, indexes will also be compressed.
With DB2 9.7: MDC switched on by default for PSA and PSA-like tables (e.g. DSO object tables).
With MDC, deletion of requests in data targets is much faster

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 Key features SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 EhP 1
Enterprise Data Warehousing

Enhanced EDW Information Lifecycle Management

Near Line Storage Enhancements

NLS Interface supported for write-optimized DataStore objects

ADK Archiving supported
Based on request ID
Load date of request or creation date of request
Semantic grouping

NLS Interface extension for lookups

A look up API supports access to NLS partitions of InfoProviders during
Transformations. The API has to be called using ABAP routines.

IBM DB2 for NLS

DB2 Viper 9.5® - IBM certified for SAP BW 7.0 NLS Interface

Takes full advantage of DB2 compression

Fully exploits DB2‘s self managing capabilities

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 Key features SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 EhP 1
Enterprise Data Warehousing

Enhanced EDW Administration capabilities

Wizard based templates for system configuration to reduce TCO

SAP NetWeaver BW initial Setup for the ABAP Stack
Wizards for Business Suite 7 for faster Integration
Enhanced Technical Content Installation reports for Initial Setup and XPRA.
Automate configurations by providing CTC templates for BW
Initial Setup, BW connectivity to other modules like SRM

Flexible deletion of PSA/Change Log

By using selection patterns
Patterns support DataStore Object and InfoArea or DataSource and Source System
Changed process types for flexible deletion of requests from PSA and Change Log by using
selection patterns. Placeholders can be used for the fields DSOs, InfoArea, DataSource
and source system.

Disable delta consistency check for write-optimized DataStore objects

Protects delta requests that have been already propagated per delta mode from deletion.
Can be switched on/off – e.g. for write-optimized DataStore objects as initial staging layer

Archiving of uncompressed InfoCube data

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 Agenda

BusinessObjects Integration
Enterprise Data Warehousing
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

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 SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator 7.20
New capabilities

Taking the BW Accelerator to the next level of performance

Enhanced built-in analytical capabilities*

F4-Value help SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator

Hierarchy support
Calculation Engine
MultiProvider calculation handling
Exception aggregation Aggregation Engine
(min,max, avg, count distinct, top n)
Analytic indexes
Index

Advanced features*
BWA based InfoCube
Use DataStore Objects to create indexes
Leverage SAP Business Suite data directly
SAP NetWeaver BW

* Features require update/future release

of SAP NetWeaver to be leveraged

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 SAP BusinessObjects Explorer accelerated
Accelerated version for any Data

Analyze BW and any data – using the Search and Explore paradigm

Load data from any source

Extended support for SAP NetWeaver BW data

models including hierarchies
Load any kind of data into SAP NetWeaver
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
Accelerator using SAP Business Objects Data
Services
Calculation Engine
New calculation engine providing support for
calculated key figures and restricted key
Aggregation Engine
figures
Updated user interface
Index

SAP NetWeaver
BW
Any Data

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 SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
New business scenarios

BW Accelerator based InfoCube persistency

Optional persistency for InfoCube data in

SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator only
InfoCube
Persists data of InfoCubes only in SAP NetWeaver BWA to: (Definition) BWA
reduce data redundancy
save disk space
Increase data base performance by reducing system load
E- and F- fact tables as well as dimension tables are indexed
Master data will be persisted in both SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP
NetWeaver BW Accelerator
A normal Data Transfer Process can be used to load data directly into SAP
NetWeaver BW Accelerator
Data of a downstream DataStore object can be replicated into BWA
w/o InfoCube database persistency
Source System

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 SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3
Flexible modeling with APD & BWA in SAP NetWeaver BW

Introduction of Analytical Index and QueryProvider

with SAP NetWeaver BW

Analytic Index (AI)

Is a data container maintained in Analysis Process Designer whose data is stored in the BW Accelerator
Analytic Index is exposed as InfoProvider to define Queries on it

BEx Query

Analytic Index SAP BusinessObjects

Avanced Analysis
(former ‚Pioneer‘)

QueryProvider
Queries can be enabled as InfoProvider
Supports mass data access from Queries in Analysis Process Designer scenarios

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 SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
Flexible modeling with APD & BWA in SAP NetWeaver BW

Ad-hoc joins/unions of analytical indexes in SAP NetWeaver BWA

Composite Provider describes a union/join of analytical indices

Lean Modeler tool is the Design-time environment to build Composite Providers
Join/Union operation is processed on the fly by BWA
SAP BusinessObjects
For all other BI Clients CompositeProviders are exposed as standard BEx Query Advanced Analytics
SAP NetWeaver BW InfoProvider (former ‚Pioneer‘)

(flexible) In-Memory Join

with Composite Provider

data flow definition

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 Agenda

BusinessObjects Integration
Enterprise Data Warehousing
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

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 SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

Continued investments for enhanced TCO of SAP NetWeaver BW

integrated planning

ABAP Planning Modeler

ABAP based Planning Modeler for a

non-disruptive customizing of planning
objects and their related BW objects
The ABAP-based Planning Modeler
does not require functionalities from
the Java Stack for BEx Analyzer
based planning applications

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 Key features SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 EhP 1
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

Continued investments in SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

Already available since EhP 1 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 :

Statistic data is gathered for SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning events are
integrated to SAP NetWeaver BW AdminCockpit
Individual locking of cells in a planning layout

Already available since EhP 1 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 SP 05:

Calculation Engine
Inverse Formulas
Inverse formulas allow the user to enter values for each component of the equation, even the
calculated Keyfigure (price in this case).
System automatically calculates values for the missing operands by taking the respective formula
(customized in the planning layout definition) into consideration.
Contribution of percentage values
The percentage contribution of a particular product to the overall sales. (Entering a percentage
value, defined as the percentage contribution of some other key figure with respect to the overall
sum )

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 Key features SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 EhP 1
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning

Continued investments to optimize performance of SAP NetWeaver

BW integrated planning

Already available since EhP 1 for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 SP6:

New capabilities in the area of performance optimizations:

Cell checks will be grouped by higher granular selections and the checks applied
on this granularity
Today cell checks are done on cell level. Thus checks semantically bound to rows, columns or
other selections are executed redundantly.

Reduce redundant execution of planning functions

Today planning functions are executed completely whenever they are called, regardless whether the execution
will impact the data or not.
A design time option is introduced to deliver only those cells to a planning function, that are changed since the
last planning function execution.

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