A Step-By-Step Guide to
Implementing Self-Service Reporting
Using SAP Business Planning and
Consolidation and SAP HANA
Greg Wright
VantagePoint Business Solutions
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What We’ll Cover
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In This Session
Digital Universe
Self-Service Reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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In This Session
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Hear a high-level perspective on how the traditional business
roles and reporting requirements are changing due to the
evolution and proliferation of data creation
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See how SAP has responded to this phenomenon, and what that
means specifically to the SAP BPC, BI, and HANA offerings
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The intent of this presentation is to provide insights so that you
will be better informed when you make decisions about selfservice reporting and your SAP roadmap going forward
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Disclaimer
SAP has not endorsed or approved this presentation.
This is information based on my experience, insights and current
information (and somewhat educated opinion) on the current and
future state of the SAP offering.
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What We’ll Cover
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Digital Universe
Self-Service Reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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Digital Universe
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Digital universe is exploding
2013
www.internet-map.net
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Digital Universe (cont.)
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Estimated: 70% of the digital universe is generated by individuals
source: http://www.csc.com/insights/flxwd/78931big_data_universe_beginning_to_explode
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Digital Universe (cont.)
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Digital Universe (cont.)
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Increasing value of the Internet of Things
2013
source: http://www.emc.com/infographics/digital-universe-2014.htm
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Data Universe (cont.)
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Increasing value of the Internet of Things (cont.)
2020
source: http://www.emc.com/infographics/digital-universe-2014.htm
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Digital Universe (cont.)
Source: www.lumosity.com
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What We’ll Cover
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Digital Universe
Self-Service Reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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Analytics Evolution
Source: SAP
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Why Self-Service Reporting?
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Business agility: Manage change to respond to customer and
business demands
Information agility: Incorporate necessary information by
consumer — agile, flexible, responsive
Organizations are moving from traditional IT technology to
empowered business technology strategies
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Self-Service Reporting (cont.)
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Main requirements for enterprise self service
 Efficient access to necessary data and application repository
 Data set tuning
 User interface
 Visualization
 Sharing information
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Self-Service Reporting Challenges
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Consistency across the Enterprise
 Definition
 Availability
 Quality
 Visibility
Time to deploy
Flexibility
Speed
Adoption
Collaboration
Actionable
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What We’ll Cover
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Digital Universe
Self Service Reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Self Service
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Predefined subject matter
 Financial processes
 Business modeling (non financial)
Contextual/Information
User calculations
Versions
Collaboration
Interfaces
 EPM Add-in for Microsoft Office
 HTML 5
 EPM Unwired
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft Office
Functionality
Data Context
Database
EPM Add-In
Microsoft
Excel
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SAP BPC Self Service:
EPM Add-In for Microsoft Office (cont.)
Functionality
Data Context
Column Axis
Row Axis
1. Drag and drop report builder
2. Dynamically linked to Context Pane
3. More than one report on sheet
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft Office (cont.)
User calculation
added to report
Excel formula in G2
User created name
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Functional
Grouping
Drag and Drop
Report Editor
Column Axis
Available
Dimensions
Row Axis
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
User Defined
Calculations
BPC Assigned
Name
User Assigned
Description
BPC Formula
Excel Reference
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Data Context
Full functionality of Excel
Report/Chart dynamically update
Combine multiple data sources if needed
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
User selection options
Parameterdriven reports
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Excel List
Drop Down
Link to BPC
Context Pane
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Functionality
Data Context
Database
EPM Add-In
Microsoft
Word and
PowerPoint
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Connection Type
Set up connection to
a data source via the
Connection Manager
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
BPC Connection
User Credential
Validation
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Connection Type
BW (Large data)
BW InfoCube
User Credential
Connections beyond BPC
Validation
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
Local Connection
User credential
validation
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Add-In for Microsoft
Office (cont.)
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Drill-through
 Ability to query another Cube or SAP table while seamlessly
passing parameters from a selected cell in a report
 \%userprofile%\AppData\Local\EPMOfficeClient\DrillThrough.xml
Context of cell passed as parameters
to query additional data source
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SAP BPC Self Service: EPM Unwired
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Performance Management delivered to iPad
 BPC NW 10.0 and 10.1, Strategy Management connector
 Context-driven analysis and corrective action
 Web-enabled BI reports
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What We’ll Cover
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Digital universe
Self service reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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BI Suite: Current Offerings
Function
Usage
Tool
Enterprise Reporting
Share Information
Crystal Enterprise
Crystal Reports
Web Intelligence
Desktop Intelligence
BEx Analyzer
Enterprise Dashboards
Engaging experiences / Analysis / Executive
Review
Dashboards (Xcelsius)
Design Studio
Dashboard Manager
SAP Web App Design
Self Service
Self create / visualization / analysis / predict /
simple dashboards / InfoGraphics
Explorer
Analysis OLAP
BEx Web
Lumira
Microsoft Office integration
Live Office
Analysis for Office
EPM Add-in for Office
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BI Suite: Future Focus
Function
Usage
Tool
User
Enterprise Reporting
Highly formatted, widely delivered, non interactive reports
Interactive reports
Crystal Enterprise
Web Intelligence
IT
Analyst
Enterprise Dashboards
Dashboard
Highly functional dashboard
Dashboards*
Design Studio
Power User
IT
Self Service
Simple dashboards / InfoGraphics / Storyboard
Lumira
Analyst
Excel-based analysis and reporting
EPM Add-in for
Office
Analyst
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What We’ll Cover
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Digital universe
Self service reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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SAP HANA
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High-Performance Analytical Appliance is an in-memory, columnoriented, relational database management system
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What does this mean?
 Analyze large volumes of non-aggregated information
in real time
 Create real-time flexible analytical models
 Foundation for future application creation
 Minimizes data duplication
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SAP HANA — “Enterprise Version of the Truth”
By combining analytical and transactional processing capabilities
into one database, SAP HANA creates a unified view on data from
transaction, analysis, decision, and planning systems.
Real-time analytics and transactional applications, including
planning, can run in mixed operations
SAP HANA® Platform – Technical Overview Erich Schneider and Raghav Jandhyala
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SAP HANA — Adoption Models
HANA adoption models leveraging SAP Landscape Transformation
Source: SAP
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SAP HANA — Adoption Models (cont.)
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HANA Enterprise
 Run all applications directly on HANA (including non-SAP data)
 Leverage full value of HANA: Combine data warehousing best
practices with new possibilities from HANA via views
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BW powered by HANA
 Innovation without disruption: Migrate only BW to HANA, but
keep existing BW design and reporting delivery to business
 Improved performance
 Future development opportunities and self-service reporting
 SAP BW 7.3 required, BW 7.4 recommended
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SAP HANA — Adoption Models (cont.)
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Business Suite powered by HANA
 Replace existing ECC database with HANA leveraging Business
Suite (prebuilt HANA views)
 Single copy of data
 Real-time operational reporting
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Business Suite powered by HANA (sidecar)
 Keep ECC on traditional platform but use SAP Landscape
Transformation (SLT) for real-time physical table replication to
HANA database (prebuilt views)
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What We’ll Cover
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Digital Universe
Self-Service Reporting
SAP BPC
SAP BI
SAP HANA
Wrap-up
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Where to Find More Information
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EPM and Business Intelligence
http://help.sap.com/bopacnw101
http://scn.sap.com/community/epm/
http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/
http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/CPM/EPM+Add-in+Academy
Advanced Formatting
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dwhawy9k(v=vs.100).aspx
SAP HANA, HANA architecture and adoption models
http://experiencesaphana.com
http://www.saphana.com
http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-1506
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7 Key Points to Take Home
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Readily available rich, current, and relevant content outside the
corporate firewall is changing the traditional business roles
Self-service reporting is becoming a necessity to maintain the
agility needed to stay current and relevant
IT’s role is morphing from data steward to business enabler
Self-service reporting includes efficient access to data, data set
tuning, intuitive user interface, insightful visualization, and
collaboration
Predictive optimization will evolve next, by combining relevant
data, appropriate technology, and astute business acumen
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7 Key Points to Take Home (cont.)
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BPC is a business modeling platform that includes financial and
non-financial business scenarios and applications. EPM Add-in
for Office accesses data sources beyond BPC
SAP HANA provides real-time access to enterprise operational
data across multiple business processes, with user appropriate
tools and functionality
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Your Turn!
How to contact me:
Greg Wright
gwright@vantagepoint-solutions.com
@gregwright_epm
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