embedding bi into applications

Embedding BI into Applications

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Embedded BI with SAP NetWeaver CE

What is Visual Composer?

Visual Composer and Composition Environment

Modeling Embedded BI Applications

Agenda

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Embedded BI

As Business Intelligence is becoming an integral part of day-to-day business, people expect analytic information to be embedded in business processes.

ERP BI ERPEmbedded BI provides the next generation of business intelligence for Enterprise SOA:

Allows business experts and developers to embed BI components in composites and applications

Allows business users to jump to reports, dashboards and BI tools fromwithin the business context

Makes information actionable


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Embedded BI(Modeled with SAP NetWeaver CE/VC)

Dashboards(Xcelsius, BEx Web Apps)

Standard Reports(Crystal, BEx Reports)

Analysis Clients(BEx Web Analyzer, Analyzer, Pioneer)

Making it All Work Together - Vision


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Business processes are created to integrate transactional, analytical and collaborative steps

BI can be embedded into composite applications as well as transactional applications

Embedded BI allows you to benefit fromBI’s reporting & analysis capabilities directlywithin the business context

Composite applications are service-enabled, modeled applications that are:

Designed to support a specific businessprocessCombine transactional, collaborativesteps with contextual business informationHighly adaptable to changing processes

Processes

InsightsTransactional Processing

Collaborative Steps


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Reduce TCO by:Minimizing training costs for end users (state-of-the art UIs)Using an adaptable and flexible BI modeling environment (SAP Business Explorer & SAP NetWeaverVisual Composer)

Drive ROI by:Extending the reach to masses of usersAvoiding the IT bottleneck by enabling the business userProviding high end-user productivity Guaranteeing fast and informed business decisions on all company levels

Composite Applications (Embedded BI)

Ad Hoc Analysis

Excel IntegrationBI Applications

Enterprise Reports

The scenario comprises all means of providing BI data to end users and end-user interaction with BI data

Can be embeddedOther data & services

Embedded BI with SAP NetWeaver CE - Benefits

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Visual Composer is a modeling tool that enables code-free composition of UI elements, enterprise services, and reusable components to rapidly create and adapt rich user interfaces.


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Manipulating data elements, such as data services and Web services, and UI elements, such as controls, forms, and tablesCreating connections between elements to define the business logic of the applicationGenerating runtime code automatically from the Visual Composer model

Visual Composer supports the creation of applications by:

Modeling with Visual Composer - Introduction

Data FlowData Flow

ServicesServices

UI Elements

UI Elements

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Key Capabilities of Visual Composer

Out-of-the box connectivity to SAP systems, such as ERP, CRM and BI

Connectivity to selectedrelational and multidimensional datasources via the BICS layer

Consumption of enterprise services as well as third-party Web services

Support of data services with complex structures and nested tables

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Key Capabilities of Visual Composer (cont.)

Lifecycle management supportIntegration with the NWDI DTR

Easy creation of standalone Web Dynpro applications

One-click deploymentmechanism to HTML and Flex rendering

SAP List Viewer (ALV) supportModification of table display at runtime, change to chart, export to Excel, personalization of settings and more

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Model-Driven Development and Deployment with SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

Java Application Server

Robust, enterprise-class Java EE 5 application server

Eclipse Development Environment

SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio: Eclipse-based development and modeling environment

Pro

cess

es

Event FlowRole

Guided procedures (GP) for collaborative processes

View

s

Portal and Web FormsMobile

and VoiceAnalytics

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer for model-driven UI development (incl. analytics and voice)Web Dynpro JavaSAP Interactive Forms by AdobeFederated Portal Network

Enterprise Services Repository and Registry (ESR)Software lifecycle management and logistics (NWDI)

Bus

Data or File

Web Services / Enterprise Services Connectivity

Ser

vice

s Service façade

New service

Data service

Enterprise service

Basic service

SAP Composite Application Framework(CAF) business object modeling and service composition

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Layers of a Composite Application

1.Process layer (Galaxy):Capture high-level processes in graphical process models

Display views as interactive steps of a process

2.View layer:Model applications with user interaction as views

Leave placeholders to implement screens that cannot be modeled in VC

3.Adaptation layer:Change data, e.g. filtering, sorting

Adapt data for UI purposes

4.Service layer:Provide interface to data and business logic

Services

Web Service RFC BICS

AdaptationModeled Adaptation

Implemented Adaptation

Modeled UI

Implemented UI

Processes

NameTitleCheck

Views

Eclip

se

Layers of a Composite Application

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SAP NW Visual Composer Provides a Code-Free User Interaction Modeling Environment

Visual Composer Model-Driven UI Development

Fast creation and code-free modeling of application UIs with rich user experience

Componentization, reuse, and lifecycle management of models

Consumption of enterprise services

Modeling enhancements, e.g. popup, sequence, switch, layout

Embedded BICombine analytical and operational data from SAP and non-SAP data sources with transactional servicesLaunch Business Explorer tools and reports from composite application

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Lightweight Architecture (Composition Environment)

SAP NetWeaver BI

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer

Source System

BEx Queries

Non-SAP Operational Data (via JDBC) SAP Operational Data

SAP Business Explorer Suite (BEx) 7.0Ad Hoc Query & Analysis MS Excel Integration

Web Analyzer

Analyzer(Add-In)


Embedded BI

BI Extension Kit

Reporting and Analysis Design

WebApplication

Designer

ReportDesigner

BI Consumer Services

Oth

er S

ervi

ces

& B

API

s

Analytical Engine

JAVA

AB

AP

Crystal Reports

Dashboards & Visualization

Ad-hoc Query & Reporting

Enterprise Reporting

Xcelsius Web Intelligence

Advanced Analytics

Info Provider

EDW

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BI & Composition Environment

Integrating lightweight BI capabilities into the SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment on top of a common BI services layer

Integrates key metrics from several heterogeneous systems into one user interface and one report without extensive and costly data modelingSupports very quick hit dashboard style reporting and lightweight analyticsCan be used side-by-side with NW BI and extends the flexibility of NW BI (e.g. for fast prototyping or departmental BI extensions) Provides direct access to and joins of relational sourcesEnables flexible use of BI in applications with an operational flavorSeparates data storage and UI

Source System

SAP NetWeaver BI


BEx Queries

Non-SAP Operational Data (via JDBC) SAP Operational Data


Embedded BI

BI Extension Kit


Analytical Engine

JAVA

AB

AP

Info ProviderEDW

Oth

er S

ervi

ces

& B

API

s

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Agenda

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SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

Combines services in one environment

Launches selected BI tools, reports and dashboards from within composites

Provides direct access to relational and multidimensional data sources via BI Consumer Services

Embedding Information in a Business Context: Part I


Visual Composer


SAP System(*) SAP BI Non-SAP

Composite Apps Embedded BI

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Business Intelligence Consumer Services

Provides foundation for SAP modeling tools (Visual Composer, BEx, Business Objects Tools (future))

Delivers an object model for describing

BI data access

Client features such as exceptions,list calculation, display of axis ashierarchy

Offers enrichment layer for “weak”providers (e.g. pivoting, filtering,currency conversion, sorting, formulason relational data sources…)

Embedding Information in a Business Context: Part II


Visual Composer

SAP System(*) SAP BI Non-SAP

Composite Apps Embedded BI



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Technical View on Embedded BI

SAP NetWeaver platformVisual modeling of composite applications

Composite applications at runtime

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Embedded BI: Model-Driven Design Based on BI Kit

High-End User Experience through Flex Technology

Enables high-end visualization of informationOffers high usability and flexibility through advanced modeling capabilities

Model-Driven Application DesignSAP NetWeaver Visual Composer is a web-based visual modeling tool.It allows business users to create analytical applications that cover analytical, transactional and collaborative steps.It offers integration with BI content as well as with heterogeneous data sources (including OLAP and relational data sources)

Embedding BIEmbedding BI BI User Interaction

Defining Data Set

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Using BI Consumer Services in VC Design Time



SAP Apps Non-SAP relational

Non-SAP OLAP

SAP NetWeaver Visual ComposerConnect & retrieve BI metadata using BI Consumer Services

SAP NetWeaver Visual ComposerConnect & retrieve BI metadata using BI Consumer Services

SAP BI


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Using BI Consumer Services & Enterprise Services in VC Design Time


Visual Composer


Connect to ERP using Enterprise Services and combine them with BI Consumer Services

Connect to ERP using Enterprise Services and combine them with BI Consumer Services

Non-SAP relational

Non-SAP OLAPSAP Apps SAP BI


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Example: Embedded BI in a Composite Application

BAPIs and Enterprise Services

BI ConsumerServices

Jump to Business Explorer

Suite

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Service-Based Embedded BI

SAP Business Explorer Suite


Embedded BI

BI Extension Kit


Oth

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API

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Business Objects

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BI Features Support for BI Integrated Planning Applications: Design

Plan QueryQuery with write-back

functionality

Query for Reporting

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Lightweight Architecture (Composition Environment)

SAP NetWeaver BI


Source System

BEx Queries

Non-SAP Operational Data (via JDBC) SAP Operational Data (InfoSets)

SAP Business Explorer Suite (BEx) 7.0Ad Hoc Query & Analysis MS Excel Integration

Web Analyzer

Analyzer(Add-In)


Embedded BI

BI Extension Kit

Reporting and Analysis Design

WebApplication

Designer

ReportDesigner


Oth

er S

ervi

ces

& B

API

s

Analytical Engine

JAVA

AB

AP

Crystal Reports

Dashboards & Visualization

Ad-hoc Query & Reporting

Enterprise Reporting

Xcelsius Web Intelligence

Advanced Analytics

Info Provider

EDW

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BI Features SAP List Viewer (ALV)

SAP List Viewer is a flexible tool used to display lists and tabular structures.The List Viewer component is based on Web Dynpro for Java.

The standard output consists of a toolbar, a title, and the output table. Users can perform functions on the output list:

Modify the displayDisplay as a graphicSort or filter the listAdd a calculationPersonalize settings

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User Interaction: BEx Web Integrated into VC Model I

Contextual drill-throughto BEx Web Analyzerbased on BEx Web runtimeOpens in separate window

Embedding BIEmbedding BI BI User Interaction

BI User Interaction

Defining Data Set

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User Interaction: BEx Web Integrated into VC Model II

Contextual drill-throughto enterprise reportbased on BEx Web runtimeOpens in separate window

Embedding BI BI User Interaction

BI User Interaction

Defining Data Set

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