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SAP® BusinessObjectsTM InformationManagement Solutions
Added Value and Integration Roadmap within SAPdeployments
SAP BusinessObjects
© SAP 2009 / Page 2
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© SAP 2009 / Page 3
1. Key trends and issues2. SAP solution overview3. Summary and Roadmap Highlights
Agenda
© SAP 2009 / Page 4
Key Trends in Managing & DeliveringInformation
Operational Efficiencies Continue to DriveCost Down
Increased awareness on issues surrounding lackof data governance, quality and migrationStrategic focus on application consolidation(move to reduced number or single instance)
Insight into corporate information is top ofmind for CIOs
Business intelligence recognized as top priorityfor most organizationsHigher performing organizations leveragecorporate information for competitive advantage
Increased M&A activitiesRecognize need for rapid data consolidation anddata de-duplication360 degree view of business activities across theenterprise essential for success
© SAP 2009 / Page 5
Results of Poorly Managed DataNegative Impact on Businesses in All Industries
“40% of orders blocked due to master data problems”. EMEAHigh Tech
90% of upper level management feel they don’t have thenecessary information for critical business decisions; 56% ofthem are afraid they are making poor decision because of it.Economist survey 2007
Higher performing companies are 50% more likely to useanalytical information strategically. Competing on Analytics,Thomas Davenport
Business intelligence is the top technology priority for CIOsfor the last 4 years. Meeting the Challenge: The 2009 CIO Agenda,January 2009, Gartner
Lost productivity is the No.1 impact on companies that do nothave adequate access to information. Economist survey 2007
“Through 2010, Global 1000 enterprises will incur more costs,due to poor-quality data, than the benefits they will gain fromimplementations of customer relationship management,enterprise risk management and business intelligenceapplications.” Key Issues for Data Management and IntegrationInitiatives 2009, Gartner
© SAP 2009 / Page 6
The Information Problem Is Getting WorseIT departments are drowning in complexity
Expensive
Inflexible Incomplete
Non-compliant
Out of context
© SAP 2009 / Page 7
What Does this Mean for Your Business?How Does this Impact IT?
Top issues
How do I govern and manage data whilereducing the costs and complexity ofmanaging multiple data silos?
How do I ensure information in enterpriseapplications is supporting agile operations,streamlined processes, and outstandingcustomer service?
How do I empower business users to makebetter, faster decisions based on completeand accurate information?
How do I implement and enforce policybased data management to ensurecompliance and governance?
© SAP 2009 / Page 8
SAP & BusinessObjects InformationManagement Solutions
Structured Data Unstructured Data
ERP DW RDBMS OLAP Email Docs Notes Web
Data Integration & Federation
Data Quality
Master Data Management
Information Lifecycle Mgmt
Metadata Management
Text Analytics
CDI for CustomerAnalytics (*) Data Migration
CO
RE
SOLN
S
BusinessIntelligence & DWH
Applications
PerformanceManagement Business Suite Composites
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Embedded DQ forSAP, SEBL, INFA Rapid Marts
Gov
erna
nce
(*)
(*) Roadmap Topic
© SAP 2009 / Page 9
Added Value of SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management for SAP Deployments
Accelerate speed andreduce risk of a
Business Suite, CRMor ERP
implementation
Protect against poordata harming
process efficiencywithin the Business
Suite
Improving decisionquality in your data
warehouse
Govern your masterdata enterprise-wide
© SAP 2009 / Page 10
1. Key trends and issues2. SAP solution overview3. Summary and Roadmap Highlights
Agenda
© SAP 2009 / Page 11
Added Value of SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management for SAP Customers
Accelerate speed andreduce risk of a
Business Suite, CRMor ERP
implementation
Protect against poordata harming
process efficiencywithin the Business
Suite
Improving decisionquality in your data
warehouse
Govern your masterdata enterprise-wide
© SAP 2009 / Page 12
LegacySystems
SAPERPWe know SAP and we
know how to get there.
SAP®DATA MIGRATION
SERVICES1
ANALYSIS
2
EXTRACT
3
CLEAN
5
LOAD
6
RECONCILEVALIDATE
4
Data Migration done by SAP gives You what You need: A Solution You can Trust.Standardized and Proven Approach for Best Practice End-to-End Data Migration
SAP Data Migration Services consist of aframework, templates, methodology, toolsand expertise to analyse, extract, cleanse, validate,upload and reconcile legacy data into a SAP ERP environment.
Built out of the unique expertise of two great companies: SAP and Business Objects.
SAP Data Migration Services provide a mature information managementinfrastructure and enables data governance best practices that live on after theproject.
A Complete Offeringfor Data Migration
Proven ExpertiseStandardized ApproachDelivered by SAP
Increase Speed and Reduce Risk of your SAPERP implementation
© SAP 2009 / Page 13
Added Value of SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management for SAP Customers
Accelerate speed andreduce risk of a
Business Suite, CRMor ERP
implementation
Protect against poordata harming
process efficiencywithin the Business
Suite
Improving decisionquality in your data
warehouse
Govern your masterdata enterprise-wide
© SAP 2009 / Page 14
Added Value of Using Data Quality within SAPBusiness Suite
Customers need to ensure highproductivity for users working
with the Business Suite
Data Quality provides error tolerant search for entityselection based on partial information during datamaintenance
Customers want to prevent baddata from entering their systems,
at the source
Data Quality supports cleansing, enrichment and recordmatching during data entry on the Business SuiteBusiness rules are checked before records are committed
Customers require ongoing andcomprehensive cleansing of their
data
Data Quality enables periodic cleanse, match andconsolidate of the data in the Business SuiteIdentify hidden, incomplete entries are and update allrecords with the most recent address information
© SAP 2009 / Page 15
Data Quality Management within SAPBusiness Suite provides Immediate Benefits
Data Cleansing enhances productivityParsing corrects misfielded data – enables better matching – ensuresstandardizationEntry is cased – no need to retype / correctAddress reference data is regularly updated – for 234+ countries
Suggestion lists and promptsInteractive drill-down and prompts when conflicting possibilities exist during entry
Duplicate checks and fuzzy matching ensure integrityPrevent duplicates during data entryFuzzy matching allows for variances in data entry
© SAP 2009 / Page 16
DQ Mgmt for SAP works with Entities BusinessPartner, Customer, and Vendor
Real time capabilitiesCleanse and correct data for more than 234 countries upon initial data captureSuggestion lists prompt the user through interactive drill-down and searchingReal-time phonetic matching prevents duplicates from entering the systemAdd-On Options– Delivery Point Validation (DPV) which verifies an address is deliverable– *new* GeoCodes (Latitude, Longitude) returned for the address
Batch processingAutomates data cleansing within SAP through “Quarterly Adjustment Reports”– Periodically refresh existing accounts’ address dataIdentify potential duplicates as a back-office process via Batch Matching report– Duplicate candidates can be reviewed via SAP’s Data Cleansing Case routines.
– A Cleansing Case is SAP’s consolidation feature.
© SAP 2009 / Page 17
Where does Data Quality Management livewithin the Business Process?
SAP CRM 2007– New Web Clients: Real-Time Data
Entry– Interaction Center Web Client– CRM Web Client
– SAP GUI: Back-Office BatchProcessing
SAP ECC 6– SAP GUI: Real-Time and Batch
ProcessingSAP CRM 5, ECC 5, R/3 4.7– SAP GUI: Real-Time and Batch
ProcessingNon-SAP Systems: Siebel,Peoplesoft, …
Prevent bad data from entering the business process acrossSAP and non-SAP
© SAP 2009 / Page 18
Why do Customers purchase Data QualityManagement for SAP Solutions?
DQ Mgmt for SAP provides a prepackaged native integration of dataquality best practices within the SAP environment
Enforces data discipline directly within SAP CRM or ERP systems– No extracts for external processing required
Virtually undetectable presence that provides:– Global address correction and standardization– Comprehensive duplicate detection– Convenient record searching
Faster time to ROIDelivers proven results
Automatic cleansing and matching increases efficiency and ensures there isconsistency across the enterprise. A single accurate 360o view of eachcustomer, vendor, or business partner supports all business processes.
© SAP 2009 / Page 19
Planned Integration Roadmap–SAP BusinessObjectsData Quality & SAP Business Suite
Today
Certified Integration based on Business Address Services (BAS)- Set of functions that enable highly efficient address management within core SAP functions
Certified Integration for Postal Validation based on BAS (BC-BAS-PV)- Global postal validation for 234+ countries- Suggestion Lists help validate ambiguous addresses
Certified Integration for Duplicate Check, Error Tolerant Search based on BAS (BC-BAS-DES)- Scans SAP database for potential duplicate records- Fuzzy searching allows users to find data with partial information
2010
Certified supports for SAP versions:- CRM 7.0, CRM 2007, CRM 5.0- ECC 6, ECC 5, R/3 4.7
Integrates with Data Services XI 3.1 SP1All Windows and Unix OS supported by Data Services XI 3.1 SP1
Extend Matching in CRM 7.0 Enhancement Pack 1, to use broader set of attributesIntegrates with Data Services XI 3.2
2H09
NOTE: This slide outlines SAP’s general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasedecision. This information is subject to change (and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason
without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
© SAP 2009 / Page 20
Added Value of SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management for SAP Customers
Accelerate speed andreduce risk of a
Business Suite, CRMor ERP
implementation
Protect against poordata harming
process efficiencywithin the Business
Suite
Improving decisionquality in your data
warehouse
Govern your masterdata enterprise-wide
© SAP 2009 / Page 21
SAP NetWeaver Business IntelligenceTrusted Data Foundation for a Reliable Information Management Strategy
SAP SolutionRely on a trusted data foundation toensure an integrated, consistent viewof your enterprise data
Provides a rich set of pre-packaged,application neutral business contenttailored for all industries
Enables companies to leverage theirIT assets providing significant returnon business intelligence investments
Help decision makers model businesscritical scenarios to identify optimalstrategies for best performance
© SAP 2009 / Page 22
Added Value of Data Services and Data Federatorwith SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse
Customers require scalable andflexible access to NW BW
High performance SQL-based interface to enableenterprise reporting for Line of BusinessAgile multi-source reporting against NW BW and othersources
Customers strive for efficientintegration of all data into NW
BW
Code-free creation of source system extract files to load BWPowerful validations and transforms across SAP and non-SAP sources, structured and unstructuredHigh productivity based on one design environment
Customers need to trust theinformation stored in their SAP
NetWeaver BW
Data and metadata transparency through lineage andimpact analysisValidation of SAP and non-SAP sources against business-driven data quality rules
Customers require BusinessContent for Line of Business and
the Enterprise
Pre-defined, scalable analytical models from data mart toenterprise data warehouse
© SAP 2009 / Page 23
Agile Reporting on top of NetWeaver BusinessWarehouse
Relational Universe on NetWeaverBW - based on Data Federator
Optimized for reportingAgile multi-source reporting, based ontrue federation technologyCore set of analytical featuresEasy to understand and use,addressing the needs of the line ofbusinessBased on relational metaphorsScale to large data volume
© SAP 2009 / Page 24
Efficient data integration for SAP NetWeaver BWwith SAP BusinessObjects Data Services
Enhanced integration into SAP NetWeaver BWEasier configuration and operation of Data Services to load SAP NetWeaver BWLaunch SAP NetWeaver BW jobs directly through Data ServicesUse Data Services to easily distribute data out of SAP NetWeaver BW using Open Hub Service
Native loading of SAP NW BW 7.X data sources planned for H2 2009
BusinessObjects Data Servicesis the market-leading* singleplatform for enterprise-class
data integration and data quality
*Source: SAP Business Objects Positioned as Market Leader in 2008 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Integration and Data Quality
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without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
© SAP 2009 / Page 25
Supporting all data sources
Use Data Services for loading SAP and non-SAP data into SAP NetWeaver BWAbility to load SAP Business suite data via the standard extractors not available today,planned for H1 2010
One platform for all data providing end-to-end data servicesLeverage Data Quality capabilities for profiling, cleansing, and enriching any dataEnrich SAP Business Content and streamline data loading processReplace data integration point solutions and consolidate to one platform
SAPNetWeaver BW
SAPBusiness Suite
All 3rd-PartyData Sources
SAP BusinessObjects Data Services
SAP Extractors
NOTE: This slide outlines SAP’s general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasedecision. This information is subject to change (and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason
without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
© SAP 2009 / Page 26
Trusted SAP NetWeaver BW deployment
Planned integration between SAP BusinessObjects Metadata Management and SAPNetWeaver BW
End-user access to data lineage information for trusted SAP NetWeaver BW deploymentChange impact analysis between SAP NetWeaver BW objects such as DataStore Objects, InfoSets,BEx Queries, and InfoCubesEnd-to-end capabilities for all data sources through Data Services
Estimated availability in H2 2009
Consolidate, Integrate, Audit and Trust Your Metadata
NOTE: This slide outlines SAP’s general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasedecision. This information is subject to change (and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason
without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
© SAP 2009 / Page 27
Scalable Models – From Line of Business to EnterpriseRapid Marts and NW BW Business Content
Single Rapid MartOne rapid mart materialized in BIAccelerator (or RDBMS)
Customer valueFast time to valueLow implementation risk
Multiple Rapid MartsCustomer creates incremental valuefrom multiple, integrated marts.
Customer valueFast time to valueLow implementation riskSynergies from marts
Data Warehouse and MartsCustomer establishes a corporatememory using SAP business content
Customer valueLow implementation riskIndustry best practice
Customer Maturity
Rapid Marts and NW BW Business Content provide a scalable model that supports evolvingcustomer maturity – From Single Marts for Line of Business to Enterprise Data Warehouse
© SAP 2009 / Page 28
Planned Integration Roadmap–SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management and NW BW
Today
Certified integration with BW since 2002Market leading data qualityExchange of meta dataEmulation feature allows new BI 7.0 data flow based on DataServices 3.xAdministration and monitoring of the data flow possible
Integration through NW BWand BOBJ Data Servicesmetadata interchange
Data Services Metadata Manager
Optimized native interfacesbetween NW BW and BOBJMetadata Manager
2009
2010+
Enhanced handshaking for configuration and errorhandlingIntegration with SAP NetWeaver BW Open HubService
Integration into all SAP and non-SAP dataflows ofSAP NetWeaver BWTight embedding with common modeling,administration and monitoring (beyond)High performance loading into BW (bulk loading)
NOTE: This slide outlines SAP’s general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasedecision. This information is subject to change (and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason
without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
© SAP 2009 / Page 29
Added Value of SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management for SAP Customers
Accelerate speed andreduce risk of a
Business Suite, CRMor ERP
implementation
Protect against poordata harming
process efficiencywithin the Business
Suite
Improving decisionquality in your data
warehouse
Govern your masterdata enterprise-wide
© SAP 2009 / Page 30
Master Data Is Crucial to Your Businessbut Every Department Has a Different Version of It
Master data isdata about yourcustomers,products,suppliers etc.
Trading partnerdata introducesyet anotherversion of data
Inaccurate dataleads to $30+billion cost onsupply chains
CallCenter
Jane Smith4418 N. Str.Chicago, IL
60611Part: 2574
SRM
Part: 8975
VENDOR:ABC123
YOUR VALUE CHAIN
ERP
Jane Peters199, 3rd StreetPalo Alto, CA
Part: B7521
Logistics
VENDOR:XYZ456
© SAP 2009 / Page 31
SAP NetWeaver Master Data ManagementConsolidate and Centrally Manage Master Data Across Enterprise
Manage all key master data on a single platformusing flexible data modeling
Support consolidation, harmonization, centralmanagement
Take advantage in pre-packaged IT and businessusage scenarios
Compose cross-application processes in SOA withconsistent master data
Pre-integrated with industry leading data integrationand data quality tools from Business Objects
Use SAP Services for Master Data Management forfaster implementation
850+ customers
© SAP 2009 / Page 32
Added Value of Data Services with SAPNetWeaver MDM
Customers want an efficient,reusable mechanism to load
pristine data into MDM
Data Services enables cleansing, matching &consolidation for initial and delta loads to MDMData Services supports rule-based auto-merge andsurvivorship
Customers want to preventduplicate entries from entering
their systems, at the source
Data Services provides data cleansing and matchingservices for data maintenance on MDMBusiness rules are checked within Portal iViews beforerecords are committed
Customers recognize that aperiodic comprehensive cleanseof their data may be necessary,
to catch hidden incompleteentries and to update all with themost recent address information
Data Services supports periodic cleanse, match andconsolidate of the MDM repositoryExport, process and re-import the MDM repository via theenrichment adapter
© SAP 2009 / Page 33
Business Objects Data Services(Automated data flow)Business Objects Data Services(Automated data flow)
SAP NW MDMSAP NW MDM
Customer Example: Initial Load and MigrationProcess Design
MDM DB
De-DuplicationAuto
Consolidation
DataMigration
File
ManualConsolidation
AddressCleansing
NameCleansing
- Name / Firm / Title Cleansing- Name Standardization- Firm Reference Dictionary- Country-specific Cleansing
- Address Cleansing- Address Enrichment- Address Standardization- „Out-of-the-box“
Quality Reporting
- Fuzzy Matching Logic- Matching against MDM- Automerge Functionality- Match Group Assignment
Post Processing
Key Mapping
Lookups against MDM repository
© SAP 2009 / Page 34
Enterprise PortalEnterprise Portal
Customer Example: Central Master DataMaintenance Process Design
Fill in Request Check Duplicates Approve
MDM
NameCleansing
WebService
DuplicateCheck
WebService
AddressCleansing
WebService
Reuse of Scenario I Functionality:- - Firm / Name / Title Cleanse- - Address Dictionaries- - Matching Criteria
Business Objects Data Services
Lookupsagainst MDM repository
SAP NetWeaver MDM
© SAP 2009 / Page 35
Business Objects DS and SAP NW MDMThe Power of our Combined Product Offering
Business ObjectsData Services Platform
Powerful Extract, Transformand Load
Data /Database Connectivity
Extensive Data Cleansing
Universal Data Cleanse (UDC)
Directories and Dictionaries forValidations
User-Defined Business Rulesfor Matching (w/ Wizards)
Metadata Management –Lineage and Impact Analysis
SAP NetWeaverMaster Data Management
Fast and Flexible Object Store
Powerful Rich Clients for DataMaintenance and Authoring
Role-based and Web-enabledUser Interfaces
Workflow & Governance
Validations & Assignments
De-duplication & Key Mapping
Management of Rich Contentand Cross-Media Publishing(incl. Print )
Search and Catalog Engine
© SAP 2009 / Page 36
Comprehensive approach to deliver end-to-end MasterData Management and Governance
Master DataGovernance
Purpose built MDMapplications
AnalyticalUse Case
Integration withBI solutions
SAP MDMToday
GenericInfrastructure
covering OperationalUse case
Data Quality Drivers
Governance QualityDecision Quality
Integration Drivers
Process IntegrationData Integration
© SAP 2009 / Page 37
Planned Integration Roadmap–SAP BusinessObjectsInformation Management and NW MDM
Combined Master Data Infrastructure based on tight integration of MDM and Data ServicesData lineage and impact analysis on MDM
Best practices & tool support for efficient connectivityCall of Data Services for cleansing, matching & consolidation in custom iViews for MDM DataMaintenanceData Services for SAP and non-SAP feeds, and cleansing, matching & consolidation during load toMDM via Import ManagerCertified Integration with MDM enrichment controller – data cleansing and postal address validation& correction
Cross-repository integration via Data FederatorProfiling of NetWeaver MDM repositoryData Services for SAP and non-SAP feeds, and cleansing, matching & consolidation during load toMDM via Web Services InterfaceMaster data governance processes supported with workflow engine, leveraging Data Services forcleansing, matching & consolidation
2010+
Today
2009
NOTE: This slide outlines SAP’s general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasedecision. This information is subject to change (and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason
without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
© SAP 2009 / Page 38
1. Key trends and issues2. SAP solution overview3. Summary and Roadmap Highlights
Agenda
© SAP 2009 / Page 39
1. DataREADINESS
Building a Roadmap for Enterprise DataManagement is Key for Success
4. DataGOVERNANCE
Understand what dataassets you have andhow they are being
used
Deliver trustedinformation repeatableand reliably at the right
form, to the right place atthe right time
2. DataINTEGRATION
3. DataCONSOLIDATION
Understand
Govern
Consolidate
Understand
Consolidate
Understand Understand
Consolidate diversemaster data landscapesand increase trust andreliability in information
Technology enablingpeople to implement arepeatable process to
manage the use, qualityand lifecycle of
information
People & Process Maturity
Valu
e
Integrate Integrate Integrate
© SAP 2009 / Page 40
1. DataREADINESS
Building a Roadmap for Enterprise DataManagement is Key for Success
4. DataGOVERNANCE
Understand what dataassets you have andhow they are being
used
Deliver trustedinformation repeatableand reliably at the right
form, to the right place atthe right time
2. DataINTEGRATION
3. DataCONSOLIDATION
Data Profiling &Metadata Management
Data Governance
Master DataManagement
Understand
Master DataManagement
Consolidate diversemaster data landscapesand increase trust andreliability in information
Technology enablingpeople to implement arepeatable process to
manage the use, qualityand lifecycle of
information
People & Process Maturity
Valu
e
Data Migration &Integration
Data Migration &Integration
Data Migration &Integration
Data Profiling &Metadata Management
Data Profiling &Metadata Management
Data Profiling &Metadata Management
© SAP 2009 / Page 41
SAP BusinessObjects Information ManagementSolutions: Roadmap Highlights
Trust
BusinessAcceleration
All Data
Governance
Today 2009 2010+
Market-leadingData Integrationand Data Quality
offering.
Built into oneplatform.
Integrated withSAP Applications,
BW, MDM andBusiness Objects
BI.
Data Migration for LE & ME
Tight MDM, BW and Business Suite Integration
DS XI 3.2 MM XI 3.1, DQ for Suite DS Aurora, DQ for Suite.
Data Source Expansion
Text Analysis, MSU
DQ Expansion (Countries, Domains, Verticals)
Enh. Party Data Enh. Non-Party, DQ WB, FS
Information Control Center
ICC
Rapid Marts
SAP Rapid Marts Rapid Marts
NOTE: This slide outlines SAP’s general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasedecision. This information is subject to change (and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason
without notice) and is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP.
SAP BusinessObjects Information ManagementSolutions
Added Value for SAP deployments
SAP BusinessObjects
© SAP 2009 / Page 44
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