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

No real-time reporting

Relational
table design

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OLAP - System of Engagement:

Information out only

Semantic Wall

OLTP- System of Records:

Information in only

No write-back

Data replication:

Usually not real-time, long-running ETL-Jobs (ExtractionTransfer-Load)

Redundant data storage

OLAP
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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
needs

Real Time

Visibility

Consolidated
view

Ad-Hoc | SelfService BI

Archive
Analysis

Predictive
Analysis

Sentiment
Analysis

Architecture

Real Time
Data Mart

Operational
Data Mart

Data
Warehouse/
EDW

Agile
Data Marts

Data Marts
(Audit / SOX)

Predictive
Data Marts

Unstructured
Data Marts

Access method to
source data

Streams /
Feeds

Direct / Database
Replication

ETL / ELT /
Replication

ETL / ELT/
Replication

Federated
Queries / ETL

Event | Machine

Transactional |
System of Record

Transactional | Analytical |
Systems of Record & Engagement

Archived
Information

ETL / ELT/ Replication

Federation of Data & Query

All sources

Social

Source of
information

High variety of information sources

Extensive information needs

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Different kinds of Data Marts for various Use Cases

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

Operational
Data Mart

BI

UIs

Visibility

Application

Transactional system

Direct / Database
Replication
Transactional |
System of Record

View
Virtual Data Model

View
View

Database Layer, e.g. SAP HANA

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View
View

View

Physical Tables

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

No latency

No data duplication

Ready-to-use content

Integration scenarios with SAP BW

HANA Database Layer

Atomic
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SAP Business Suite Application

Hybrid Transactional and Analytical
Applications
e.g. SAP Smart Business cockpits

Analytical Apps and BI Clients

e.g. SAP BusinessObjects BI

Virtual Data Model on Physical Tables

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
Enter Order

Create new employee

salary data
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analysis

transaction

Check Customer
Churn Probability

Adjust discount
percentage

Analyze yield and

scrap of plants

Send email to all plant

managers above/below
certain thresholds

Check updated salary

projection for cost
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

Supplier :

101

Embedded multidimensional
report shows suppliers for
the entered Material No. and
their Delivery Performance +
trading volume

Default Discount :
:

Navigate to a full screen

version of the report and
perform multidimensional
analysis , personalize report
and share data.

:
A supplier is selected in the report,
and its ID and other relevant data is
transferred to the corresponding
fields in the Activity.

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Supplier Overview for Material 515

Current month
Supplier

Personalize

Delivery
Performance

Trading Volume
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
Supplier

Personalize

Delivery
Performance

Trading Volume
Last Year

100

98%

550 K

101

95%

1.230 K

102

94%

270 K

Visualize using SAP BI

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More concepts?

Search/Fact Sheets

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The new Built-in Analytics Vision

Generic SAP BI clients and Analytical Apps
e.g. SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Office, SAP
BusinessObjects Design Studio, Smart Business cockpits

Built-In Analytics:
Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Applications
e.g. SAP Embedded BI or SAP Smart Business cockpits

Read-access for

Enabler for

Extraction to SAP BW*

Specific Analytics Models

Virtual Data
Virtual
Data
Model
Model

Virtual Data Model

for Search, operational and analytical processing

Fact Sheets
Search

Customer Extensions

Customer
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

No data duplication

Ready-to-use content

Integration scenarios with SAP BW

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

HANA Database Layer

Atomic
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SAP S/4HANA Application

Hybrid Transactional and Analytical
Applications
e.g. SAP Smart Business cockpits

Virtual Data Model, based on Core Data Services (CDS)

Analytical Apps and BI Clients

e.g. SAP BusinessObjects BI

Transient BEx Queries

SQL-Runtime-Views on Physical Tables

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
BI

UIs

Smart Business

Transactional Fiori

SAP S/4 HANA

View
Virtual Data Model
(based on open CDS)

View
View

Database Layer,
e.g. SAP HANA

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Finance
Business
Transactions

View
View

View

Logistics
Etc.

Physical Tables

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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
Partner
Apps

New SAP Apps

SAP S/4HANA
(incl. Virtual Data Model)

SAP
NetWeaver
BW

Multi-channel Unified User Experience

SAP NetWeaver
SAP HANA PLATFORM
Application Services
Database Services (include SAP HANA Views)
Synchronizations Services

Strategic and tactical

Integration, harmonization, crosssystem consistency
Consumption
Planning
Multi-sourced data

Preconfigured content
Data lifecycle
Data governance
Full-blown analytical suite

SAP S/4HANA Analytics

Operational data
Real-time
Lightweight modeling and
consumption
Extensible

Uniform
Basis for multiple
embedded use cases
Model reuse in analytical
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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