SAP BW 7.

5 SP7 powered by SAP HANA

Overview & Roadmap
Product Management SAP EDW (BW/HANA), SAP SE
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Highlights of SAP BW 7.5 SP7
Simplification
• Semantic Groups for Advanced DataStore Objects
• Enhancements for CompositeProvider
• Additional Object Editors in Eclipse
• InfoObjects Supporting Transitive Attributes
• Streaming Process Chains
• New BW Workspaces Scenarios
Platform Integration
• SAP HANA Smart Data Integration
via New HANA Source System in BW
• SAP HANA Optimized Transformations
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Big Data
• Extension Nodes as New “Warm” Data Concept
• Extended Near-line Storage Capabilities
• HADOOP as Near-line Storage
SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-on
• Reduced Governance and Faster Time to Market
• Run SAP BW in Simplified Mode
• Availability since September 2016 (min. 7.5 SP 4)
• Prepare system for in-place conversion to SAP
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Simplification
Simplification – BW Modeling Tools in Eclipse
Delivered and planned Eclipse Editors in SAP BW

DataSource

Composite
Provider
advanced InfoObject
Semantic Groups
DataStore Object
Aggregation Level

Open ODS View Query Designer Transformations

InfoSource
(complex queries) &
Data Flows
Query Designer InfoArea
(simple queries)

OpenHub

Planned
SAP BW 7.4 SP9 / SP10 SAP BW 7.5 SP1 SAP BW 7.5 SP4 Innovations

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Simplification – Semantic Group for Advanced DataStore Objects
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

New Highly Flexible Concept for Semantic

Partitioning for Advanced DataStore Objects
• Tool to create semantical partitioned data
models
• Based on a reference structure
• Each member can be changed independently
• Flexible definition of split criteria
• Pruning information is derived
• Generated advanced DataStore Objects
remain individual objects including
• CompositeProvider
• DTP filters
• Only generated objects will be transported into
subsequent systems

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Simplification – Enhancements of Advanced DataStore Object
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

Dynamic Tiering
• Partition classification as “warm”

Selective Deletion with Reverse Image

• Propagate result of a selective deletion to BW targets
• Based on new change log request
• Roll back option

Snapshot Enablement
• Differences between active table and newly loaded
request written into change log as reverse images
• Propagate deletion of records in source to further BW
targets (e.g. DataSource delivers full only)

New Process Chain Types

• Clean up activities based on advanced DataStore Object
type

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Simplification – CompositeProvider
CompositeProvider with SAP BW 7.5

Simplified User Experience

• Easy creation process
• Conversion of existing MultiProvider and
“old” CompositeProvider
• InfoArea Assignment
• Semantic grouping of output structures

New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

• Support of CompositeProvider with temporal
joins to fully replace InfoSets
• Transfer tool from InfoSet to
Composite Provider (incl. Queries)
• Runtime properties for Query Execution of
each PartProvider available in Eclipse

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Simplification – DataSource Maintenance in Eclipse
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

New Eclipse-based DataSource Editor in BW

Modeling Tools
 Modern, intuitive Eclipse based UI
SAP BW  Enhanced replication dialog
 New update dialog
 Remote repository based on information from source
system for ODP-BW, ODP-HANA and ODP-CDS

Source Systems Available for Modeling in

Eclipse
 SAP HANA, ODP, S-API (“extractors”)

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Simplification – InfoObjects supporting Transitive Attributes
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

Transitive Attributes for InfoObjects

 Add navigational attributes of one InfoObject as navigation attributes to
another InfoObject
 Ability to extend a star schema to snow flaking
• At present two levels are allowed

InfoObject Nav. Attr.

0COSTCENTER 0COMP_CODE 0PROFIT_CTR 0PCA_DEPART

InfoObject Nav. Attr. Transitive

Attribute
0PROFIT_CTR 0RESP_USER 0PCA_DEPART
(joined at runtime)

Increased Flexibility, Maintainability, Less Redundancy

 Changes in parent InfoObjects do not affect children
 Easier data provisioning / staging to InfoObjects (e.g. 3NF sources) and
advanced DataStore Objects
 Usage in CompositeProvider and Open ODS View to avoid redundancy

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Simplification – Streaming Process Chains
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

Streaming is a New Operation Mode of a Process Chain

 Process data in real-time
 High frequent execution

Streaming Mode as Central Property Per Process Chain

 Activated via Process Chain  Attributes  Streaming Mode
 Process types that can trigger the chain in streaming mode:
 DTP (Hana Data Source, ODP) or START
 Process types that can be used and run in streaming mode:
 ADSO Activation, ABAP Program, Decision, AND, OR, EXOR

Improved Streaming Mode Monitoring

Specific Behavior for Failed Processes and Logging

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Simplification – SAP BW Workspaces
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4
SAP BW Workspaces – Recap
• Enables key business users to create ad-hoc scenarios
(Key-)Business User
(local) • Central data marts from the IT department can be
Upload
combined, with local data to meet special requirements
of the business department
Architected SAP BW
Data Mart FI • See here for more information
SAP BW Workspace
Workspace for LOB FI New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4
Architected • Enablement of Navigational Attributes in local
Data Mart CO
CompositeProviders
Reference
IT User • BW Workspace as private Staging Area to transfer your
Workspace for LOB HR
(central) data back into advanced DataStore Objects
Architected • Upload services (submit data)
Data Mart
Production • Workspace as local data acquisition area
• Trigger local data load to central targets
• Data Quality checks
SAP HANA

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Platform Integration
Platform Integration – HANA Smart Data Integration for SAP BW
Recap - HANA Smart Data Integration for SAP BW with SAP BW 7.5 SP1

SAP BW New BW Source System Available

• New ability to leverage SAP HANA Smart Data Integration as
HANA Source System provisioning technology
• Using SDI Adapter in SAP BW
Smart Data Access
• Simplified and unified source system connection to SDI, SDA
EIM: Smart Data Integration
and local SAP HANA sources with the HANA Source System
in BW*
SAP HANA

REAL-TIME DIRECT SAP HANA Smart Data Integration for SAP BW

REPLICATION ACCESS
• Adding real-time replication for various sources
• Extends SAP HANA Smart Data Access capabilities with new
ORACLE DB2 MSSQL TWITTER HADOOP ODATA FILE
source adapters** (Twitter, oData, file)
• Supports direct access, (real time) replication and ETL for
various sources – on premise and cloud
SAP
HANA TERADATA ASE
* Pilot only
** see full list of supported adapters

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Platform Integration – HANA SDI
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4
SAP BW
Integration Scenarios with SAP BW – General Availability
CompositeProvider
Virtual • Direct access to any Smart Data Integration (SDI) remote source
via Open ODS View
OpenODS View
Virtual
Advanced • SDI real-time replication managed by HANA DataSource
DSO
• UPSERT table for actual view / INSERT table for history preserving
DIRECT REAL TIME • Replicate source data in original format to BW (using HANA data types)
ACCESS Streaming
• Inbuilt mapping of source data types to ABAP data types when using HANA
DataSource in reporting or ETL loads within BW
UPSERT Table/
INSERT Table • Direct access from OpenODS View to HANA DataSource
HANA DataSource
• Full / delta upload into advanced DataStore Objects
REPLICATION
• Real-time streaming from UPSERT / INSERT table into advanced DataStore
HANA
Smart Data Access Object possible
Smart Data Integration • SAP HANA Multi-tenant Database Container (MDC) support for HANA
DataSource (SAP BW 7.5 SP5, BWMT 1.15)*
SAP HANA
• SAP HANA DataSource Integration with Streaming Process Chains

Table/View Table/View * See SAP Note 2312583

Remote Source

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Platform Integration – SAP HANA Optimized Transformations
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

BW 7.4 on HANA BW 7.5 on HANA Recap SAP BW 7.5

• Standard transformations are optimized to be processed
directly in SAP HANA where possible
Application Server

DSO / Advanced DSO / Advanced

DSO DSO
• ABAP-managed database procedure (AMDP) integration
embedded in expert routines

Start-Field-End Routine

New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

• ABAP-managed Database Procedure (AMDP) available for
start, field, and end routines
Activation
• Support for DTP with error handling
Database

Activation AMDP for Start-Field-End

• Simulation Mode
Routine

AMDP for Expert AMDP for Expert

Routine Routine

Data Data

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Big Data
Big Data – SAP HANA Extension Nodes for Dynamic Tiering in BW
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

Enhanced Data Lifecycle Management for Warm

SAP HANA Data
• Easy to set up and significantly reduced administration
Master effort
Slave 1 Slave 3
Node
• Support of all SAP HANA features for operations, updates
Extension Extension Extension and data management
Slave 1 Slave 2 Slave 3

Slave 2 Standby Typical Landscape Characteristics

• Usage of standard SAP HANA nodes
• Simplified sizing formula
• Optimized RAM/CPU ratio for warm data
„Standard“ Group: „Extension“ Group:
normal BW sizing higher data footprint • Runs as “asymmetric” Scale-Out cluster
strict CPU/RAM ratio relaxed CPU/RAM ratio
• Differentiation between “hot” and “warm” via BW
application (definition of Object Groups)
 HOT Data location  WARM Data location
• Supported BW objects: PSA, write optimized DataStore
See SAP Note 2317200 and blogs: Overview + Further Details Objects , advanced DataStore Objects

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Big Data – Near-Line Storage (NLS) with SAP IQ
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

Recap SAP BW 7.5 SP1

• NLS support for advanced DataStore Objects with active
tables*
SAP BW • Reporting value help (F4) can display posted values from
near-line storage for advanced DataStore Objects*
NLS Interface • CompositeProvider can use advanced DataStore Objects
SAP IQ with NLS in specific join scenarios*
InfoCubes
• BW process type to create database statistics for NLS
Interfac accesses (via virtual tables)
(Advanced)
DSO
e
Enhanced Functionality with SAP BW 7.5 SP4
• All common types of advanced DataStore Objects for
staging and reporting are supported
SAP HANA • Support of exceptional updates for classic DataStore
Objects**
* See SAP Note 2215265

** Pilot only – See SAP Note 2270881

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Big Data – Near-Line Storage (NLS) with Hadoop
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4

Use HADOOP as Near-Line Storage for SAP BW

• Store archived data in HADOOP
• Available for all NLS supported BW object types
SAP BW

Available for SAP BW powered by SAP HANA

NLS Interface SPARK
HIVE • Full support for queries (near-line reading)
SQL
InfoCubes
HDFS • Leveraging SAP HANA smart data access
• Based on Apache Spark for optimal performance on Hadoop
(Advanced) • Recommended usage: cold, read-only data (typically aged
DSO data)

Available for SAP BW on AnyDB

SAP HANA • Support for archive data only
• No support for query access, lookup and exceptional
updates

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SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-on
SAP BW Roadmap Driven by SAP HANA

2012 2013 2015 2015/2016+

SAP BW 7.3 SP5 SAP BW 7.4 SP5 SAP BW 7.5 SAP

powered by powered by powered by BW/4HANA
SAP HANA SAP HANA SAP HANA Starter Add-on

• Performance • Simplification and • Simplification, HANA • SAP BW run simpler

Optimization Virtualization platform integration,
Big Data scenarios

500 1200 4000+

BW on HANA BW on HANA BW on HANA
customers customers customers

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SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-on

SAP BW SAP BW SAP BW/4HANA

Run SAP BW 7.5 in Future Ready and
on AnyDB on SAP HANA Starter Add-on * Recommended Way
• General Availability SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-on
InfoObject InfoObject
since September 2006
DataStore Object
• Use only new SAP HANA specific modelling and data
MultiProvider CompositeProvider
flow objects
InfoCube • No overhead due to legacy objects
Advanced DataStore Object
3.x DataFlow • Optimized data loads with high flexibility and agile
SAP GUI Modelling OpenODS View administration
HybridProvider • Intuitive Eclipse based modelling environment for main
7.x DataFlow 7.x Data Flow objects and query
TransientProvider • All administration tools based on SAPUI5
VirtualProvider Eclipse Modeling • New BW on HANA-optimized Business Content
InfoSet
….. SAP UI5 Administration
* runs as an SAP BW 7.5 SP4 add-on

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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4
New Enhanced Technical Content
• Data volume information to monitor the size of BW objects*
• Request overview for advanced DataStore Object
• Based on CDS technology for easier and simplified operations
• Installation, loading and activation is NOT required
• Real-time access
* See SAP Note 2296290

Enhancements in Open ODS Views

• New Open ODS View creation wizard
• Navigational attributes from associated virtual InfoObject
• SAP HANA Multi-tenant Database Container (MDC) support (SAP
BW 7.5 SP5, BWMT 1.15)**
** See SAP Note 2312583

Central Maintenance of BW Hierarchies via Web Dynpro

Enhanced Feature Support of HANA View Generation***

*** See SAP Note 2317197

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Miscellaneous
New with SAP BW 7.5 SP4
Pushdown from OLAP to SAP HANA for
• Formulas with exception aggregation
• Variable with replacement path
• Additional exception aggregations
• Dynamic selections

SAP HANA based extraction

• Support of DTP extraction from advanced DataStore Object
including archive (NLS)
• SAP HANA performance improvements in Data Transfer Processes
• Extraction of very large data volumes with HANA processing*

* See SAP Note 2329819

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Roadmap
Planned Roadmap SAP BW on SAP HANA
Key Themes and Capabilities
SAP will continue to support RDBMS platforms

Today Planned Innovations Future Direction

Integration with the SAP HANA Platform
 Leverage SAP HANA Smart Data Integration
 Further pushdown of data intensive functions
User Experience
 Eclipse based modeling for ADSO, CompositeProvider,
Query Designer, InfoObject, OpenHub, InfoSource
Simplification
 Enhanced Advanced DSO (ADSO) features (planning
support, inventory handling, etc.)
 Semantic Groups for Data Flows and ADSOs
Big Data Scenarios
 Real-time streaming for BW objects
 Support of HADOOP as NLS
 HANA extension nodes for warm data management
Exposing BW data models for SQL consumption
 Enhanced feature support of HANA view generation
(pruning support, enablement of hierarchies)
SAP BW/4HANA Starter Add-on
 General availability planned for September 2016
Integration with SAP HANA Platform Integration with SAP HANA Platform
 Seamless transition into SAP HANA mixed  SAP HANA mixed scenarios as
scenarios integral part of SAP BW
User Experience
 Modern UI for Data Flow modeling User Experience
 SAPUI5 based scheduling, monitoring, and  All in modern UI
administration
Simplification
 Conversion tools for simple transition BW as part of the SAP HANA Data Warehouse
to SAP BW on HANA objects  Common orchestration and scheduling
 Enhanced integration with S/4HANA  Tight collaboration with SAP HANA DW tooling
Integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Integration with SAP S/4HANA
 Run SAP BW in an AWS instance
 Smooth integration with SAP S/4HANA Analytics
Big Data Scenarios  New content scenarios
 Highly automated Data Lifecycle Management
 NLS / Hadoop integration with SAP HANA Vora
 Data access scenarios with Hadoop

Feature Pack SAP BW 7.5 SP4 2016 - 2017 SAP HANA Data Warehouse Strategy
This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.

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SAP – Data Warehousing Approaches
Two Approaches

Application driven approach, SAP BW as EDW SAP BW

application with integrated services
Scheduling &
Modeling Planning
• SAP BW as an application serves as a platform offering all Monitoring
required data warehousing services via one integrated
repository OLAP
Lifecycle
ETL
Management

 No additional tools for modelling, monitoring and managing

the data warehouse required, but can be integrated SAP HANA

SQL driven approach, SAP HANA with loosely

Scheduling Planning
coupled tools and platform services, logically Tool
Modeling Tools
Tool
combined
Monitoring Lifecycle ETL
 Database approaches require several loosely coupled tools Tool Management Tool Tool
to fulfill the necessary tasks with separate repositories
SAP HANA
 A combination of tools (such as best of breed) used to build
the data warehouse

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 Statement of Direction – Current Data Warehousing Portfolio

Planning and Definition Execution and Delivery Vision

2015 2016 - 2018

Analytics , BI Suite, Predictive Analytics , BI Suite, Predictive Analytics , BI Suite, Predictive

SAP HANA DW SAP HANA DW SAP HANA DW

Optional Components
DWH Power Business DW Modeling DW ETL & DM
Designer Warehouse
Foundation
Power Business
Designer Warehouse SAP HANA
HANA Platform
EIM

SAP HANA Platform

Hadoop
SAP HANA Vora
DW Foundation HANA EIM SAP HANA Hadoop
SAP HANA Vora
Hadoop
SAP HANA Vora
Platform

Convergence into one technology

Market presence in Data Strong and simplified
stack addressing BW and SQL
Warehousing with a clear roadmap offering with tight integration
based DW needs

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Thank you
Contact information:

Lothar Henkes
VP, Product Management SAP EDW
lothar.henkes@sap.com