Providing real-time, built-in analytics with S/4HANA

Jrgen Thielemans, SAP Enterprise Architect

SAP Belgium&Luxembourg
SAP HANA Analytics Vision
Situation today: OLTP and OLAP separated, one-way streets only

OLTP- System of Records: OLAP - System of Engagement:

Information in only Information out only
No write-back

Semantic Wall
No real-time reporting

Relational
table design
Data replication:
Usually not real-time, long-running ETL-Jobs (Extraction-
Transfer-Load)
OLAP
Redundant data storage

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Combining transactions and analytics on a single in-memory platform

Decisions and Actions on Old Data Instant Insight to Action on Live Data
Multiple Copies of the Data One Copy of the Data
ETL and Batch Processing Efforts and Costs No ETL and Batch Processing

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Virtual Data Modelling
Types of Analytics Data Warehouse / Data Marts
Types of reporting access scenarios Data Marts / Data Warehouse

Information Consolidated Ad-Hoc | Self- Archive Predictive Sentiment

Real Time Visibility
needs view Service BI Analysis Analysis Analysis

Data
Real Time Operational Agile Data Marts Predictive Unstructured
Architecture Warehouse/
Data Mart Data Mart Data Marts (Audit / SOX) Data Marts Data Marts
EDW

Access method to Streams / Direct / Database ETL / ELT / ETL / ELT/ Federated ETL / ELT/ Replication
source data Feeds Replication Replication Replication Queries / ETL Federation of Data & Query

Event | Machine Transactional | Transactional | Analytical | Archived

System of Record Systems of Record & Engagement Information All sources Social

Source of
information

High variety of information sources Different kinds of Data Marts for various Use Cases
Extensive information needs

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SAP HANA Information Views
Virtual Data Modeling approach as a key SAP HANA concept

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Types of Analytics Data Warehouse / Data Marts
Specific Operational Data Marts: Virtual Data Models

Visibility
UIs BI Application

Operational
Data Mart
Transactional system
Direct / Database
Replication View

Transactional |
System of Record Virtual Data Model View View

View View View

Database Layer, e.g. SAP HANA Physical Tables

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SAP Business Suite real-time analytics architecture (SAP HANA Live)

No latency SAP Business Suite Application

No data duplication
Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Analytical Apps and BI Clients
Ready-to-use content Applications
e.g. SAP BusinessObjects BI
Integration scenarios with SAP BW e.g. SAP Smart Business cockpits

HANA Database Layer Virtual Data Model on Physical Tables

Atomic Instantaneous Pre-defined

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A new concept for S/4HANA
Today transactions and analytics are handled separately
but in reality, business processes are often a sequence of
transaction analysis transaction

Check Customer Adjust discount

Enter Order
Churn Probability percentage

Send email to all plant

Analyze yield and
managers above/below
scrap of plants
certain thresholds

Check updated salary

Create new employee
projection for cost
salary data
centers

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Built-in Analytics Imagine, one day we will have
Bi-directionally embedded Analytics in a transaction screen
Purchase Request: 4711

Material : 515
Embedded multidimensional
Supplier : 101 report shows suppliers for
the entered Material No. and
their Delivery Performance +
Default Discount : trading volume

: Navigate to a full screen

2 1 version of the report and
perform multidimensional
: analysis , personalize report
and share data.
Supplier Overview for Material 515
A supplier is selected in the report,
Current month Personalize
3
and its ID and other relevant data is
transferred to the corresponding Supplier Delivery Trading Volume
fields in the Activity. Performance Last Year

100 98% 550 K

101 95% 1.230 K

102 94% 270 K

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Integration into SAP Smart Business

Supplier Overview for Material 515
Current month Personalize

Supplier Delivery Trading Volume

Performance Last Year

100 98% 550 K

101 95% 1.230 K More concepts?

102 94% 270 K

Visualize using SAP BI

Search/Fact Sheets

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The new Built-in Analytics Vision

Generic SAP BI clients and Analytical Apps Built-In Analytics:

Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Applications
e.g. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Office, SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio, Smart Business cockpits e.g. SAP Embedded BI or SAP Smart Business cockpits

Read-access for
Extraction to SAP BW* Enabler for Fact Sheets
Search

Specific Analytics Models Customer Extensions

Virtual Data
Virtual Data
Model
Model
Virtual Data Model Customer
for Search, operational and analytical processing Extensions

HANA Platform
SAP HANA
Platform
Application Tables External Sources / IOT
*This way SAP enables existing BW extractors to also support Simple Finance and other Innovations in SAP S/4HANA
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SAP S/4HANA real time analytics architecture

No latency SAP S/4HANA Application

No data duplication
Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Analytical Apps and BI Clients
Ready-to-use content Applications
e.g. SAP BusinessObjects BI
Integration scenarios with SAP BW e.g. SAP Smart Business cockpits

Full ABAP Lifecycle Integration

Supporting ERP authorizations
Supporting ERP hierarchies
Part of the general Extensibility concept
Supporting more business cases
(analytics, search, fact sheets, planning,)

ABAP Layer Virtual Data Model, based on Core Data Services (CDS) Transient BEx Queries

HANA Database Layer SQL-Runtime-Views on Physical Tables

Atomic Instantaneous Pre-defined

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Types of Analytics Data Warehouse / Data Marts
Virtual Data Models as part of transactional systems
Example: SAP S/4HANA

UIs BI Smart Business Transactional Fiori

SAP S/4 HANA

View Finance

Virtual Data Model Business Logistics

View View Transactions
(based on open CDS)
Etc.
View View View

Database Layer,
Physical Tables
e.g. SAP HANA

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Demo
To Datawarehouse or not to
Datawarehouse?
SAP S/4HANA Analytics + SAP Business Warehouse
Comprehensive operational + historical analytics and planning powered by SAP HANA

SAP Business Warehouse on SAP HANA

Multi-channel Unified User Experience

Strategic and tactical Preconfigured content

New SAP Apps

Integration, harmonization, cross- Data lifecycle
NetWeaver

Partner
SAP S/4HANA

Apps
SAP

BW
(incl. Virtual Data Model) system consistency Data governance
SAP NetWeaver Consumption Full-blown analytical suite
Planning
SAP HANA PLATFORM

Application Services
Multi-sourced data

Database Services (include SAP HANA Views)

SAP S/4HANA Analytics
Synchronizations Services
Operational data Uniform
Real-time Basis for multiple
Lightweight modeling and embedded use cases
consumption Model reuse in analytical
Extensible applications

All analytics requirements fulfilled with one unified solution

Data Integration Scenarios are possible in multiple hybrid system setups
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Summary
Key Takeaways

SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA provides enhanced analytical capabilities

due to the architecture based on SAP HANA the value proposition gets
enhanced by the unique possibilities given with the new architecture, including
reimagined simplified business processes, user experience and business
decisions

The new concept of one semantic layer for search, operational and
analytical processing using open CDS views optimized for SAP HANA
technology and infrastructure, allows real-time operational reporting and will
be rolled out in all deployments of S/4HANA, cloud and on premise

S/4HANA Analytics complements and does not replace SAP Business

Warehouse (powered by SAP HANA)

With SAP Smart Business our latest generation of decision supporting

applications powered by S/4HANA and SAP Fiori combining
new working models with a consumer-grade, multi-channel user
experience.

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