PMC100 Overview of SAP NetWeaver BPM and SAP NetWeaver BRM

Harald Schubert, Architecture & Innovation Thomas Volmering, VP Product Management

Business InformationTechnology & Global Research Integration & Orchestration Composition / BPM SAP AG

October 13, 2010 October 19/20, 2010

Berlin Las Vegas

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Agenda

1. Introduction

What is SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (BPM)? What is SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management (BRM)?

2. Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM & BRM in 7.2

Features and Functions Demo

3. Outlook and Future Direction

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Manage Enterprise Business Processes

Enable Own Practices through Composition Compose new innovative business process extensions Integrate, adapt and extend core business processes Services & event enablement - provisioning and consumption End-to-end Process Orchestration

SAP Business Suite

Composition

Customer

Supplier

CRM
Integration

SRM

SCM

PLM

ERP EhP EhP

3rd party

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SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment

SAPs comprehensive, integrated Java Development Environment

SAP NetWeaver CE provides an Eclipse-based application composition environment , including all layers to build and run composite applications

Integrated tools Develop, implement, and run composite applications quickly and efficiently Composition Support service composition, data composition, user-interface composition, and process choreography Java compatibility Create and adopt technology standards and help enable the implementation of development projects based on Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5

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SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management

Embedded in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment
SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management
Process Composer Process Process Desk Desk

Process Server

Comprehensive process management

Unifying human and system automation processing steps Business Process is more than just service orchestration

Composition of event-driven processes

Seamless combination of service, event and human task Enterprise services consumption Tightly integrated with SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management

Benefits of an integrated composition environment

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Model-driven development Integrated toolset Out-of-the-box ESR integration Lifecycle management

SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management

Process Composition Details

Process composer

Process Process desk Desk

Direct path from business view to process execution

Process server

Model and execute rule-based composite business processes Business-friendly graphical modeler based on Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) Combine human interaction and system integration in one model Support key process concepts (workflows, event, task, rules, data context, roles, and UIs) throughout their life cycle Generate UIs out of the process context (data types) Perform reporting with defined reporting points embedded in the process model End-to-end eventing integrated with SAP local events (event provisioning) and correlated to the process directly (including intermediate message events)

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SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management (BRM)

Embedded in SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment
Why Business Rules Management? Externalize business rules from application code Encapsulate rules as re-usable services Increases flexibility, efficiency and control Management and monitoring of rules is a critical component of BPM Serving business and IT Use for business configuration tasks Why SAP NetWeaver BRM? Robust tool for central business rules management Integrated path from process to rule Eclipse based rule composition Two Ways to Model Rules Model rules in the context of a business process using the Process Composer Model rules as an independent rules project using the Rules Composer Many Ways to Integrate Use rules through an automated activity Model functions driven by business rules Use rule-based mapping transformations in a process Use rule-based functions for Gateway decisions

Rules Composer

Rules Process Management Desk

Rules Engine

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Agenda

1. Introduction

What is SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (BPM)? What is SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management (BRM)?

2. Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM & BRM in 7.2

Features and Functions Demo

3. Outlook and Future Direction

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

Enhanced UI technology support

Auto-generation of user interfaces (UI) out of the process context (data objects) for Visual Composer and Web Dynpro Java

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

Adobe Forms Integration Integrated Design Time for Forms

Simple design of Adobe Interactive Forms as part of SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio Easy integration into process flow with SAP NetWeaver BPM Form treated similar to other UI technology for data flow

Adobe Interactive Forms

Flexibility of integrating 3rd-party participants into a process

Allow offline integration of external process participants Simple e-mail integration with a process

Form can carry process data

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

Intermediate Message Events

Lify-cycle & Business Events Support of various event concepts (e.g., start, stop, boundary, timebased, message-based, exceptions and deadlines) Intermediate Message Events support correlation of event messages to running process instances Superior connectivity to SAPs local event infrastructure for asynchronous communication in a business process context Correlation condition based on defined process context (data objects), business rules and functions

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

Embedded Sub Processes

Support for referenced and embedded sub-processes

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Explore the World of Process Analysis

Overview on available variants

Universe Designer

Visual Composer

Query as a Web Service

Real Time Analysis of Processes and Tasks, e.g. for end users, process owners and Process List Viewer administrators

Ex-post, multidimensional Analysis of processes with SAP NetWeaver BW

Extended Analysis, Visualization, Reporting and Data Exploration by extracting and loading of BW data Xcelsius into SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise

BEx Query Designer

BPM Task NW Administrator Crystal Reports BusinessObjects Explorer Accelerated

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

Enhancement of analytical reporting capabilities

Define reporting activities based on process context (data objects) to automatically generate the reporting data structure. Runtime reporting with Visual Composer Out-of-the box data extractors for SAP NetWeaver BW

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM

E-Mail Notification

Push-based alerting modeled as process

step, delivered via e-mail

Dynamic notification texts with process

context variables

Supports localization for e-mail recipient

(UME or defined locale)

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BRM

Use Business Rules to Create Smart Process Flows

Decision Making without Rules

Decision Making with Rules

Designation
Manager

Performance
Good Average * Good Average * Good Average *

Bonus
20 15 10 15 10 5 10 5 0

Architect

Programmer

Eligibility calculation (claims, warranties, benefits, credit, bonus, ) Compliance checking (regulatory, environmental, financial, safety, ) Configuration matching (products and services, dependencies, )
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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BRM

Flow Rules, Rules Testing, Excel Integration, and Rules Manager

Testing of Rules in Rules Composer using XML Schemas; no Java code required

Integration with Microsoft Office Excel: Export/Import of Decision Tables Graphical Modeling of Complex Rule Execution Sequences using Flow Rules Rules Manager Web Interface for Runtime Changes by BPX/Business Analyst

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Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BRM

Rules Manager Integration with MS Excel

Feature Description

Enables business users to make changes in Decision Table Rules

Export Decision Table Data to MS Excel Modify Data in Excel and Import back data in Decision Table

Import / Export Data

MS Excel 2007 Supported

Value Proposition

Feature parity with Rules Composer Business users will now be able to make changes to values using MS Excel 2007 and upload these at runtime

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Composite Designer

Goal

Improve developer productivity by providing a central entry point for modeling and assembling composite applications Integration of existing tool sets into one perspective

Benefits

Graphical overview diagrams for a coherent view on composite applications and their layers Creation of new composite applications Import and editing of existing composite applications

Create new components such as processes, UIs, rules, simplified services, composed services, business objects and navigate to specialized perspectives to edit them View, edit, and create relations between components

Framework to check consistency of relations

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DEMO

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Agenda

1. Introduction

What is SAP NetWeaver Business Process Management (BPM)? What is SAP NetWeaver Business Rules Management (BRM)?

2. Highlights of SAP NetWeaver BPM & BRM in 7.2

Features and Functions Demo

3. Outlook and Future Direction

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New Key Features of SAP NetWeaver CE Next Release Enhanced integration and increased developer productivity

NW CE Next Release Highlights

WD/ABAP Integration

Browse WD/ABAP UI repository of a backend system Use WD/ABAP UI in a BPM task

API for Managing Processes and Tasks

Start process instances Retrieve task list Execute actions on task (claim, execute)

Business Rule Improvements

Reuse rules or decision tables across rule sets Other Action in Decision Table Usability and developer productivity enhancements

Simplification of SOA Configuration

Zero configuration for local services Define service interfaces and data types

New ESR perspective in NWDS

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WD ABAP Integration
Support for WD ABAP Components as Task UIs

Extended task UI wizard now with WD/ABAP as third technology option

Enable WDA components for usage via the CHIP framework Connect against any R/3 backend system Find available and supported WDA CHIP components Import the UI component into the process Run the process and execute the task within the WDA UI component

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Java API for Process and Task Management

Increased Flexibility for Customization and 3rd-Party Integration

Alternative Task List (implemented as Yahoo! Widget)

Retrieve list of available process definitions Start processes instances and pass parameter values Get a list of tasks assigned to the current user Invoke actions on a task such as Claim, Execute and Complete

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BRM Productivity Enhancements

Reuse of Ruleset

Reusable Rulesets in Rules Composer and Rules Manager

Create rules and decision table once and use across ruleset Eliminate duplication Reduce maintenance effort Organize rules more efficiently

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BRM Productivity Enhancements

Define More Than One Action in Decision Tables

Decision Table with Other Action

Build an application using only decision tables Reduces number of rules in project Makes rules easier to build and to maintain Assign and Execute actions can be used in Other Action cell

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Simplified SOA Configuration

Improved Ease of Use via Wizards and Automated Configuration

New Wizard to create and assign a provider system

Zero Configuration for local services via default provider system Reuse system information from services registry Create a new provider onthe-fly when configuring a service group One-step assignment of provider systems Improved error log messages

Local Provider System flag

Provider System Assignment

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Enterprise Service Repository Tools in SAP NetWeaver CE

Single Development Environment for Defining and Consuming Services

New ESR Perspective in NWDS

Explore existing ESR objects Create new service interfaces and data types with an easy-to-use, formbased editor View and edit metadata such as release state Extend the metamodel with custom attributes View the source of service interfaces in WSDL format

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Future Direction

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Future Direction

BPM as a service
BPM design time on-cloud BPM staging / testing environment on-cloud Public business processes on-cloud

TCO, performance & availability

Shared process engine with SAP NetWeaver Process Integration Enhanced Integration with SAP Solution Manager

Network orchestration
End-to-end business processes executed on premise and on demand Semi/Un-structured processes

Collaborative Process Modeling

Integrated modeling environment with SAP NetWeaver BPM and SAP StreamWork Real-time visibility of BPM modeling by multiple modelers

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This presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. This document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

Further Information
SAP Public Web:
SAP Developer Network (SDN): www.sdn.sap.com Business Process Expert (BPX) Community: www.bpx.sap.com SAP BusinessObjects Community (BOC): boc.sap.com

Related Workshops/Lectures at SAP TechEd 2010

PMC103: Business Rules Management with SAP (BRM & BRFPlus) PMC120: EnBW Sharing Experiences from BPM Project PMC121: SAP NetWeaver BPM 7.2, Lessons from 1st Live Implementations PMC162: Business Process Design Collaboration with SAP Gravity (Hands-on) PMC160: BPM for Beginners (Hands-on) PMC200: Roadmap for SAP NetWeaver Business Process Orchestration & Integ. PMC203: Creating SAP NetWeaver BPM task UIs with Web Dynpro ABAP PMC204: Tips and Tricks on SAP NetWeaver BPM for High Volume Processes PMC205: SAP NetWeaver BPM Troubleshooting PMC260: Accelerating Business Rules with SAP NetWeaver BRM (Hands-on) PMC261: Process Analytics with SAP NetWeaver BPM (Hands-On) PMC361: Advanced BPM development using APIs (Hands-on)
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