BUSINESS BLUEPRINT
Main Steps Overview
for details see
Business Blueprint Step by Step Guide
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Target: Build Information Model
Business Requirements
&
Information Supply Chain
Focus
Key Figures
&
Business Subjects
Information
Model
Multidimensional
Reporting
Challenges
Objectives
Cover future
analytical needs
Analytical Business Applications
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Cover existing
analytical needs
Business Blueprinting Step-by-Step
Activities
Business Content Activation
I. Collecting
Requirements
II. Business
Content (BCT)
Check
III. Data
Design
Accelerators
1. Interview Script
2. PI-Tree Documentation
3. PI Documentation Template
4. Project Measure Glossary
5. Data Access
Documentation Template
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6. Meta Data Repository
Business ContentDocumentation
7. Data Design
Documentation
and Sizing
8. Data Flow
Documentation
I. Collecting Requirements
 Templates help you:
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Structure the procedure of the requirements analysis
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Provide detailed examples how to explore and document the
results
1. Interview Script
2. PI-Tree Documentation
3. PI Documentation Template
4. Project Measure Glossary
5. Data Access
Documentation Template
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1. Interview Scripts
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Accelerates preparation of
interview sessions with info owners
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general questions
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objectives

measures

reporting

presentation
Accelerates preparation of
interview sessions with ITresponsible
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technical details

landscape

datasources
2. PI-Tree Documentation
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Overview of Roles and the
Business Process Performance
Indicators (PI‘s)
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derived PI‘s
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Base PI‘s
Grouping of PI‘s to relevant
dimensions
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Business Subject

time
Assignment to SAP-Business
Content
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InfoSource
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InfoCube
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Query
3. PI Documentation Template
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Describes Business Process
Performance Indicators (PI‘s) and
Roles in detail
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calculation

structure
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...
4. Project Measure Glossary
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Describes each Information Entity
(Dimension, Facts)
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from a business user point of view
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from a technical point of view
Contains Comprehensive list

technical details

business definitions

responsibility
Documents Business Content
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Standard Infoobjects
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self-defined InfoObjects
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can be used for InfoObjectDocumenation in BW (BDS)
5. Data Access Documentation Template
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Describes the PI‘s from a Data
Access (Reporting) point of view
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Navigation
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Drill-Down
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Presentation

Response time
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Selection
II. Business Content Check
 Compare Information Model with SAP BW Business Content
TOOLS:
Business
Unit
BW Documentation and Meta Data Repository
Sales
Organization
Customer
PI Tree
Documentation
Revenue
Delivery
Customer
Revenue
Delivery
Time
Product
Project Measure
Glossary
Cost
Tax
Time
Product
Order
Type
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6. Business Content Check (Tools, Documentation)
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Documentation
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PI-Tree Documentation (2)
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Project Measure Glossary (4)
Tools
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MetaData Repository
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BW
Offline (HTML)
Business Content Documentation
III. Data Design: Transitional Steps
Draft Information ModeI
Sales
Org.
MDM/Star Schema
Product
Sales Rep ID
Material ID
LastName
SalesDep
Material Name
Material Type
Material Group
Sales Org Dimension
Revenue
Delivery
Customer ID
Customer Name
City
Region
Office Name
Sales Order ID
Material Dimension
Material ID
Sales Rep ID
Time Code ID)
Customer ID
Sales Amount
Quantity
Unit Price
Time
Time Code ID
Year
Fiscal Year
Quater
Mounth
Day of the Week
FACT
Customer Dimension
Customer
Time Dimension
Data Design
Documentation
SalesRep ID
Last Name
...
OrgStr. DIM ID
Material DIM ID
SalesRep
SalesDep
Material ID
MatType
SalesDep ID
Material ID
Mat.description
MatType
...
Data Flow
Documentation
SAP Demo BW -Schem a
Address
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Sales Order ID
Material DIM ID
OrgStr DIM ID
Time Code ID
....
Quantity
.....
Ziel-DB: SA P B W/ O racle
Rev.: 1.0
Ersteller: Juergen Haupt
Dateiname:
Firma: SAP AG
MASTER 0D_SALE_ORG
MASTER 0D_CO_CODE
MASTER 0D_SOLD_TO
0D_SALE_O RG
0D_CO _CO DE
0D_SO LD_T O
0D_CO UNT RY
0D_CO UNT RY
DIM_TAB
ORGANIZATION
organization_dim_id
DIM_TAB CUSTOMER
0D_DIV
cus tomer_dim_id
0D_DIS_CHAN
0D_SALE_ORG (FK) (IE)
0D_SO LD_T O (F K) (IE)
0D_CO_CODE (F K) (IE)
FACT TABLE
time_dim_id (FK)
DIM_TAB TIME
currenc y/unit_dim_id (FK)
time_dim_id
organization_dim_id (FK)
0CALMO NTH (yyyymm)
customer_dim_id (FK )
sales employee_dim_id (FK)
MASTER 0D_SALE_EMP
0CALYEAR (yyyy)
0CALQUART (yyyyqq)
vers ion_dim_id (F K)
0D_SALE_E MP
0CALDAY
product_dim_id (FK )
0D_NETVLINV
0D_INV _Q TY
0D_COST
BW Schema
DIM_TAB
SALES EMPLOYEE
0D_T AXAMO UN
sales employee_dim_id
DIM_TAB VERSION
0D_SALE_EMP (F K) (IE)
version_dim_id
0D_VERSION (F K) (IE)
DIM_TAB
CURRENCY / UNIT
DIM_TAB PRODUCT
currenc y/unit_dim_id
produc t_dim_id
0DO C_CURRCY
0D_PROD_HIE
0SALES_UNIT
0D_MAT ERIA L (FK) (IE)
MASTER 0D_MATERIAL
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0D_MATERIAL
0D_MTLGROUP
MASTER 0D_VERSION
0D_VERSION
7. Data Design Documentation
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Custome
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Credi
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Chec
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Trans
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order
Delivery
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Q
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Cost Center
ERM (optional)
Sales doc
header
Sales doc
line
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Inv c
Linee
item
Delivery line
item
Sales doc sched
line
AR Sub
Ledger
Whs
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mgmt
Stora
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Loc’s
A
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Accounting
Document
Material
master data
AP
SubLe
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Good
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Mvmt
Inventory
Production
order
Bill of
materials
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Genera
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Ledger
if Data non R/3
Special
purpose ldgr
Human
Resources
P
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Good
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Mvmt
Requ
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Vendor
invoice
Purcha
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order
SAP Demo BW-Schema
Vendor
master
Datum bearbeiten: 30.08.99 12:35:29
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Beschreibung: BW-Schema - SAP Demo Cube
Ziel-DB: SAP BW/ Oracle
Rev.: 1.0
Ersteller: Juergen Haupt
Dateiname:
Firma: SAP AG
MASTER 0D_SALE_ORG
MASTER 0D_CO_CODE
MASTER 0D_SOLD_TO
0D_SALE_ORG
0D_CO_CODE
0D_SOLD_TO
0D_COUNTRY
0D_COUNTRY
DIM_TAB
ORGANIZATION
organization_dim_id
0D_DIV
0D_DIS_CHAN
0D_SALE_ORG (FK) (IE)
0D_CO_CODE (FK) (IE)
DIM_TAB CUSTOMER
customer_dim_id
0D_SOLD_TO (FK) (IE)
Captures Data Models
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InfoCubes
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ODS-Objects
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Master Data
FACT TABLE
time_dim_id (FK)
currency/unit_dim_id (FK)
organization_dim_id (FK)
customer_dim_id (FK)
sales employee_dim_id (FK)
version_dim_id (FK)
product_dim_id (FK)
MASTER 0D_SALE_EMP
0D_SALE_EMP
DIM_TAB
SALES EMPLOYEE
DIM_TAB TIME
time_dim_id
0CALMONTH (yyyymm)
0CALYEAR (yyyy)
0CALQUART (yyyyqq)
0CALDAY
0D_NETVLINV
0D_INV_QTY
0D_COST
0D_TAXAMOUN
sales employee_dim_id
DIM_TAB VERSION
0D_SALE_EMP (FK) (IE)
version_dim_id
0D_VERSION (FK) (IE)
DIM_TAB
CURRENCY / UNIT
DIM_TAB PRODUCT
currency/unit_dim_id
product_dim_id
0DOC_CURRCY
0SALES_UNIT
0D_PROD_HIE
0D_MATERIAL (FK) (IE)
MASTER 0D_VERSION
0D_VERSION
MASTER 0D_MATERIAL
0D_MATERIAL
0D_MTLGROUP
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InfoCube Sizing Tool
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calculates Size
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InfoCubes
Aggregates
Master Data
8. Data Flow Documentation Template
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Can be used to document data
flow into
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InfoCubes
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MultiCubes
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ODS
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Master Data
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Transformations
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Transfer Rules
Update Rules
User Exit
I. Information - Requirements
Content
Impacts

Description

Roles
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Authorization
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Tasks
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Authorization
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KPI‘s
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BCT-Check, Glossary
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Characteristics
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Glossary, Maintenance
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Accuracy
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Maintenance
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Periodicity
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IC-Design
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Granularity
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IC-Design, Maintenance
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Access
(Content, response-time)
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Authorization
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User-Interface
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Front-End-Design, Aggregates
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II. BCT-Check
 Overview BCT-Coverage
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Workbook

Query

InfoCube

InfoSource

no coverage
 Estimation of effort
 Scope-Document for Project management
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III. Data - Design
Input
Impacts
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Characteristics (ERM)
Attributes
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MasterData
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Navigational
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Transactional Data
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Dimensional
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Design of dimensions
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Performance Indicators (PI‘s)
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Facts

Periodicity

Time-characteristics

Navigational steps

ODS-Objects
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Aggregates

Tranformations

DataFlow
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