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Developers Guide

SAP NetWeaver 2 4s

Interfaces forBusiness Planningand AnalyticalServices

Document Version 1.00 September 2006


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INTERFACE OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................... 1 1 ANALYSIS PROCESS DESIGNER................................................................................... 2

1.1 Analysis Process Designer ....................................................................................... 3


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Interface OverviewThe following overview of the various interfaces in BI shows you the most importantproperties of the interfaces and can help you with decision-making.

Interface Service:

Read

Write

Display *

ProgrammingLanguage

MassDataSupp.

Back-ground/

Dialog

Type Prerequisites

DB Connect W ABAP X D/B Tool DataSource/Inf oProvider

UD Connect W Java - D/B Program

ming

DataSource/Inf

oProviderBI Service API W ABAP X D/B Program

mingDataSource/Inf oProvider

File Interface W ABAP X D/B Tool DataSource/Inf oProvider

Web Service forStaging

W ABAP/Java X B API InfoProvider

XI Integration R/W ABAP - B Tool InfoProvider

Staging BAPIs W ABAP X D/B Programming

InfoProvider

DataStore Object APIs

W ABAP X D API DataStoreObject

Interface for Real-Time InfoCubes

W ABAP X D API InfoCubes

APIs for Master Data R/W ABAP - B API Master Data

APIs for Hierarchies R/W ABAP - B Programming

Master Data

VirtualProviders withFunction Modules

R ABAP - D Programming

InfoProvider

Open HubDestination

R - X B Tool InfoProvider

Open HubDestination APIs

R ABAP X B Programming

InfoProvider

Data Mart Interface R ABAP X D API InfoProvider

OLE DB for OLAP R diverse - D Programming

Query/InfoProvider

MDX OLAP BAPIs R ABAP - D Programming

Query/InfoProvider

XML for Analysis R Java - D Programming/API

Query/InfoProvider


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Web Service for Accessing QueryData

R ABAP - D Programming

Query

Web Design API D - - D Tool Web template

Visual Composer D Java - D Tool Query/View

BI Content as iViewon the Portal

D - - D Tool Query/Webtemplate

BI Java SDK R Java - D Programming/API

Query/InfoProvider

Analysis ProcessDesigner

R ABAP X B Tool Query/InfoProvider

Master data

* READ returns data that can be processed further; DISPLAY simply displays data that

cannot be processed further.These interfaces are included in the scenarios: Enterprise Data Warehousing , EnterpriseReporting, Query, and Analysis and Business Planning and Analytical Services .

You can find a detailed description in each Developers Guide for the scenario underReference :

Enterprise Data Warehousing

Enterprise Reporting, Query, and Analysis

Business Planning and Analytical Services

1 Analysis Process DesignerThe Analysis Process Designer is a workbench for the creation, execution, and monitoring ofanalysis processes. Data from different data sources in the BI system can be combined,transformed, and staged for analysis in several individual steps so that it can be resaved indata targets in the BI system (DataStore objects for direct update or InfoObjects withattributes), or in a CRM system.

Using the relevant interfaces of BI objects, data can be read (also by RFC if necessary) forfurther processing.

Interface Properties: Read interface

Programming language is ABAP

Mass data is supported

Execution in background

Programming proficiency is required (for reading data from targets)

Reads data from attributes of a characteristic, InfoProviders, queries, files, anddatabase tables
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For more information, see Analysis Process Designer [Page 3].

1.1 Analysis Process DesignerUseIn the BI system data is collected from the heterogeneous databases in the various systemsthat the enterprise is using and is consolidated, managed, and staged for evaluationpurposes. There is often further, valuable potential in this data.

This is completely new information that is displayed in the form of meaningful correlationsbetween data but that is too well hidden or complex to be discovered by simple observation orintuition.

The Analysis Process Designer (APD) allows you to find and identify these hidden or complexrelationships between data in a simple way. Various data transformations are provided for thispurpose, such as statistical and mathematical calculations, data cleansing and structuringprocesses.

The results of the analysis are saved in BI InfoProviders or in CRM systems. They areavailable for all decision and application processes and thus can be decisive (strategically,tactically, and operatively).

Examples of analysis processes include the calculation of ABC classes, determination offrequency distribution or of scoring information.

IntegrationThe Analysis Process Designer is the application environment for the SAP data miningsolution. The following data mining functions are integrated into the APD:

Creating and changing data mining models

Training data mining models with various BI data (data mining model as data target inthe analysis process)

Executing data mining methods such as prediction with decision tree, with clustermodel, and integration of data mining models from third parties (data mining model asa transformation in the analysis process)

Visualizing data mining models

For more information, see Data Mining [External] .

The APD is integrated into the Data Warehousing Workbench:


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Data extractionfrom differentdata sources

Data store /consolidation and

structuriung

Revision o finformation(reports and

analysis)

APD

ConstraintsThe following restrictions apply to the integration into the Data Warehousing Workbench:

The node texts are not language dependent.

You can only integrate an analysis process into a process chain using the process type ABAP program . To do this, choose the ABAP report RSAN_PROCESS_EXECUTE.

Analysis processes are not displayed in the data flow display.

The where-used list only functions from the analysis process to other objects and fromdata mining models to the analysis process, not from other objects such asInfoProviders.

FeaturesThe Analysis Process Designer is a workbench with an intuitive graphic user interface for thecreation, execution, and monitoring of analysis processes. Analysis processes can be createdusing Drag&Drop. Data from different data sources in the BI system can be combined,transformed, and staged for analysis in several individual steps so that it can be resaved indata targets in the BI system (DataStore objects for direct update or InfoObjects withattributes), or in a CRM system. Available to you are various

Data sources [External]

Transformations [External] and

Data targets [External]

Various additional functions support you in modeling and executing an analysis process, aswell as in interpreting the analysis results. See also Checking Data [External] .

The following graphic shows the various steps in the Analysis Process Designer.


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