GIS Integration with SAP EAM

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GIS Integration Strategy for

SAP Enterprise Asset Management

Kevin Morrow SAP Labs, IBU Utilities


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What I’ll Cover

GIS Overview

Desktop GIS user types

Different use cases/products depending on type of user

GEO.e for Asset Management

Consulting solution from SAP for ESRI centric customers

Future SAP Innovations

Overview of new GIS innovations in development

Complementary solutions

Integration software for GIS-centric users

Conclusion

Key Points to take home

Questions



GIS Overview



What is GIS?

A geographic information system (GIS) integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing,

managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.

GIS allows us to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize data in many ways that reveal

relationships, patterns, and trends in the form of maps, globes, reports, and charts.

A GIS helps you answer questions and solve problems by looking at your data in a way that is

quickly understood and easily shared.

GIS technology can be integrated into any enterprise information system framework.

* Courtesy of ESRI



Top 5 benefits of GIS

GIS benefits organizations of all sizes and in almost every industry. There is a growing awareness of

the economic and strategic value of GIS. The benefits of GIS generally fall into five basic categories:

Cost Savings and Increased Efficiency

Better Decision Making

Improved Communication

Better Record Keeping

Managing Geographically

* Courtesy of ESRI



Cost Savings and Increased Efficiency

GIS is widely used to optimize maintenance

schedules and daily fleet movements. Typical

implementations can result in a savings of 10 to

30 percent in operational expenses through

reduction in fuel use and staff time, improved

customer service, and more efficient scheduling.

* Courtesy of ESRI



Better Decision Making

GIS is the go-to technology for making better

decisions about location. Common examples

include real estate site selection, route/corridor

selection, evacuation planning, conservation,

natural resource extraction, etc. Making correct

decisions about location is critical to the success

of an organization.

Earthquake zone analysis for better pipeline route planning * Courtesy of ESRI



Improved Communications

GIS-based maps and visualizations greatly assist

in understanding situations and in storytelling.

They are a type of language that improves

communication between different teams,

departments, disciplines, professional fields,

organizations, and the public.

Inter disciplinary assets mapped concurrently * Courtesy of ESRI



Better Record Keeping

Many organizations have a primary responsibility

of maintaining authoritative records about the

status and change of geography and/or assets

within geographic bounds. GIS provides a strong

framework for managing these types of records

with full transaction support and reporting tools.

Index of georeferenced property valuation maps along rail lines in the

western United States. * Courtesy of ESRI



Managed Geographically

GIS is becoming essential to understanding what

is happening—and what will happen—in

geographic space. Once we understand, we can

prescribe action. This new approach to

management—managing geographically—is

transforming the way that organizations operate.

Noise dispersion analysis along roads * Courtesy of ESRI



Desktop GIS user types



Types of Geo Enablement users

SAP user with GIS updates

Primarily want access to GIS data from inside SAP

Need to be able to update certain GIS data from inside SAP

Require access within ERP (SAPgui) and/or portal

SAP user with GIS read only

•End user maintenance workers who need to visually navigate EAM business processes

Purely a consumer of GIS information

Portal-only access

True “Power GIS” users

Predominantly work inside GIS tools such as ArcGIS Desktop and 3rd party add-ons such as Miner & Miner designer

Require access to SAP content from inside GIS tools

Require synchronization of complex information between GIS and ERP



Solution Recommendations Based on User Type

User Type Description Recommended Option*

SAP user with GIS updates SAP user with limited GIS data

updates

GEO.e Asset Management

SAP user with GIS read only SAP user that requires

geospatial display of assets

i2011 Maintenance Worker

GEO.e Asset Management

True “Power GIS” users Complex integration and use

cases between GIS & ERP

1. SAP solution + partner

integration

2. SAP solution +

services/extensions

3. Partner solution

* A combination of products/services may provide the best fit based on specific customer requirements.

Both SAP and partner solutions are highly extensible.



GEO.e for Asset Management



GEO.eAM – Package 1 (Basic)

For customers without a GIS system but with SAP EAM/LAM in place

Basic function: view the location of objects on a map

Ability to connect to online background maps - ArcGIS Online and BingMaps

X and Y fields in the master data of EAM can be used to show point locations

Integrated map viewer screen for

Functional Locations

Equipments

Notifications

Work orders

New GEO.e Explorer



Business objects in SAP EAM available with a map viewer within SAPgui






Business objects in SAP EAM shown on a map based on X/Y coordinates



Business objects in SAP EAM on a map in a browser Creation of notifications and work orders out of a map



Business objects in SAP EAM on a map Display objects by attribute search



Business objects in SAP EAM on a map Mouseover to zoom object



GEO.e – Package 1 (Basic) Architecture

Standard

RE-FX/LUM/EAM

ERP-DB

Standard-BAPI

Basic map viewer

XY added to master data



GEO.e – Package 2 (Enhanced) (page 1 of 2)

For customers with a GIS system and SAP EAM/LAM in place

EAM/LAM completely manages master data with real geometries (ex. lines or polygons)

Takes the Basic Package and adds enhanced functions:

Master data enhanced with boundary outlines (lines and polygons)

“GIS integration ready“ with any GIS (ESRI or others)

New geo-enabled BAPIs for create / update

Supports the creation and update of master data starting from GIS

Master data managed in enhanced package

Functional Locations

Equipments

Notifications

Work orders



GEO.e – Package 2 (Enhanced) (page 2 of 2)

Built-in simple geo-editor / redlining tool supports creation and update of master data

Creation with basic attributes

Geometry introduced using a simple drawing tool

Geometry introduced using an external file upload

Update of geometry

Using a simple editing tool

Using an external file upload

ERP geo-server

Hosts spatial aspects of master data

Hosts web services for create, update and view (including maps) of master data

Requires a dedicated ESRI ArcGIS Server with Feature Service (and ArcGIS Editor for configuration). This server

(hardware and ESRI software licences) is not part of this package.






Collaboration across the whole organization Asset information and land information on one map



GEO.eLAM



Business objects in SAP EAM on a map in ArcGIS.com Creation of notifications and work orders out of a map



Geo E – Enhanced Package Architecture

Standard

RE-FX/LUM/EAM

ERP-DB

ArcGIS Server

ERP-GDB

Geo-BAPI

Standard-BAPI

Feature Service

Map Service Basic map viewer

Simple geo-editor

WS-GDB

Message

Queue

GIS

Desktop



Future SAP Innovations



The Geo enabled maintenance worker

For: “SAP user with GIS read only”

EAM product available in conjunction with general EAM user experience enhancements as part of Future

Innovations

SAP recognizes the trend to geo enablement of the maintenance worker related business processes

Users want to:

Access map information in their work processes

Visualize where assets and jobs are located

Provide analytics for objects selected graphically

Launch EAM processes from map view

Not available through SAPgui

PLANNED INNOVATIONS


Solution Enhancements Key Benefits



Optimized asset operations and maintenance Enhanced user experience

New simplified WebDynpro

WebDynpro applications to

Create/Edit/Display:

– Maintenance Order/Notification

– Maintenance Plan

– Task List

– Measuring Points and Documents

– Combined Order/

Notification List

Improved user experience

Flexible UI strategy

Combines transactional

and analytical environment

Streamlined processes

Increased productivity and

system acceptance on the shop

floor

PLANNED INNOVATIONS



Maintenance Worker Information Center

The Information Center provides web based access to EAM objects

PLANNED INNOVATIONS


Solution Enhancements Key Benefits



Geospatial display of critical

assets, including linear assets

Map interactivity with assets

such as accessing work orders

and other technical objects

Asset information that spans

both ERP and GIS systems

Complete access to GIS

information for use within EAM

Allow users to select

visualization technology

Asset information can be

displayed geographically

Optimized asset operations and maintenance Integrated geospatial visualization

PLANNED INNOVATIONS



Maintenance Worker GIS visualization

Visual representation of the selected data on a web or GIS based map

PLANNED INNOVATIONS



Architecture

Portal visualisation &

analytics

SAP-PP

· Material / product flow

· Product costing

· Production planning (EBOD /

LPO)

· Network status dependent

planning

SAP-PM

· OIFs for FLOC, EQUI and MPs

· Allocated production

measurements

· Downtime propagation

· Schedule & execute

maintenance

· Linear assets

Third party

applications /

Industry standards

· XML

GIS Partner

(VisualBusiness,

ESRI)

Meter Meter

Data collection and aggregation layerData collection and aggregation layer

BI

Excelsius

Equipment data

· Exception based

monitoring

· Downtime

Production data

· Aggregated data

· Material &

volumes

Well test data

· Production quality

and quantity

· Production

pressure over time

Crystal reports

Global Hydrocarbon

Operations

Network modeller

· PM asset structure

· Production network master

· Allocation network

· PP order template

Allocation engine

· Obtains downtime from PM

· Obtains network from

network modeller

· Obtains measurements

from MII for QCI

· Obtains well tests from QM

Standardisation

All required UoMs

Network structure

and transactional

data

MII

Integration layer

Alerting Value mapping

GIS – Server

GEO-DB

parallel objects to PM, EAM, LAM, …

- asset objects with full detail level

- asset networks

SAP-UI

External GIS-Viewer application

WebService(s)



Geo-Workcenter



Dynamic Context Menu



Visualization of Linear Assets Object Data on mouse-over



Visualization of Linear Assets Display of Maintenance Orders (and other documents)



KPI Integration



Complementary solutions



Options (1)

Partner Products

Non-SAP applications requiring access to SAP content and complex integration

For: “True Power GIS users”

GISConneX

Data synchronization that leverages PI

Most use cases based on a power GIS user’s needs to update information in ERP from GIS

Basic mobile apps for work management – leverages Syclo Agentry and ESRI ArcGIS (requires high level of customization)

Work with vendors of ArcGIS applications for SAP integration

Non-SAP users that need GIS/ERP functionality but are not power users of either GIS or

ERP (ex. Call center employee)

Smartsoft GeoSAP

Data synchronization and composite applications for specific use cases

User functionality resides primarily in composite apps that live outside of both the GIS and SAP systems



Options (2)

Custom Development

The framework for the maintenance worker role has been designed with extensibility in mind.

This would facilitate:

Development of data synchronization functions

Customer specific synchronization logic can be programmed in BAdI’s

Customer specific use cases may be developed

Notes:

Cannot be started before EhP6 release or as customer project to downgrade to EhP5.

Will still require implementation of GIS version management solution and middleware layer (partner or SAP)



Conclusion



Key points to take home

SAP does understand the business of

Geospatial data

We recognize the different needs of our

customers from the numerous industries we

serve

SAP has a GIS integration strategy that will

continue to evolve

This is not the end of things



Questions

Produced by: Supported by:

Kevin Morrow SAP Labs, IBU Utilities

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SAP ERP

ERP –

EA-APPL

OPM

EAMS

OPM/EAM GIS Application Framework

ArcGIS Server

GDB

Geoprocessing &

Geometry Service

(REST)

Map Service

(REST)

BS-FND

NetWeaver

SAP DB

Address-Mgmt GeoCoder-FW

Map-Config GeoProcessing-FW

KPI-FW GeoProcess-

Appl-Impls.

Portal / NWBC

OPM/EAM Map Application (embedded or standalone browser)

Silverlight map component

(Context-)

Menue-FW

Map Services



SAP ERP

SAPGUI

The GEO.e Framework for ESRI

GEO.e Business Report Framework

REST endpoint

Report Function Module

ArcGIS Query Function Module

ArcGIS Server

ERP GDB

Feature Service

(REST)

GEO.e GeoExplorer

GEO.e

Config tables

En

try p

oin

t

Mim

e

Co

nfig

GEO.e GeoExplorer (embedded or standalone browser)

GEO.e Flex/(Silverlight) component

ArcGIS clients (ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS.com,

ArcGIS for iOS, ArcGIS for Android, ArcGIS Explorer

Online, ArcGIS Web APIs)

Map Service

(REST)

NetWeaver Address-Mgmt GeoCoder-FW



Comparison