SAP Best Practices for
Business Intelligence
Contents
mySAP All-In-One and Best Practices
Working with SAP Best Practices for Business Intelligence
Use in projects
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SMB Market
What are SAP Best Practices?
Deliverables
Components
 Extensive configuration
documentation to set up
a) the complete system landscape
b) end-to-end business scenarios
Business Scenarios
User Documentation
 Detailed documentation on settings
and processes
Implementation Roles
 Clear methodology: comprehensive
step-by-step approach
Training Material
Cost
Pragmatic
methodology
Best Practices
for mySAP All-in-One
Extensive
documentation
Time
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Proven
configuration
Risk
SAP Best Practices for BI benefits
 Easy implementation of SAP BW for existing SAP R/3 customers
 Can easily be adapted to handle future requirements
 Can be reused
 Save time and money using
Best Practices
 Ongoing improvement by
partner contacts all over the
world
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Activate your SAP BW content by scenario, with step by
step instructions
R/3 Scenarios
mySAP Scenarios
FI/CO
CRM
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Accounts Receivable Analysis
Accounts Payable Analysis
General Ledger Analysis
Asset Accounting Analysis
Cost Center Accounting Analysis
Product Cost Controlling Analysis
CO-PA Analysis
Profit Center Analysis
 Lead Analysis
 Activities Analysis
 Customer Interaction Center (CIC)
SRM Analysis
APO
MM/SD
 Purchasing Analysis
 Sales Analysis
PP
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Production Plan/Actual Analysis
Production Period/Specific Analysis
Capacity Load Utilization
Status of Manufacturing Orders
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 Demand Planning Analysis
 APO Resource and Operation Data
Analysis
Navigate content via easy Web interface
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Locate all implementation documents by scenario
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Usable, easy scenario guides provide provides a
clear picture of what steps are required
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Configuration made easier with Installation Roles
• The installation role
is the enabler of
the installation guide
• It supports a step-by-step
approach to set up a
prototyping environment
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How do I get started?
Prerequisite
 Software for desired scenarios is installed
Relevant Products / components
 SAP BW 3.0b
 Optional depending on desired reporting scenarios:
 SAP R/3 4.6c
 SAP CRM 3.0
 SAP APO 3.1
The Best Practices for mySAP All-in-One package
for Business Intelligence contains:
 Documentation CD with business documentation,
technical documentation, and documentation
templates
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Contents
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BW Building Blocks
Example: Cost Center Accounting Analysis
Building Block
CO-OM-CCA:
Costs and
Allocations
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Building Block
CO-OM-CCA:
Building Block
CO-OM-CCA:
Costs and Allocations
Activity Type
Quantities/Prices
(Activity Type)
Building Block
CO-OM-CCA:
Optional/generic
Statistical Key Figures
Building Block
General Settings for BW Integration
Mandatory
Building Block
Connectivity
Mandatory
BW Building Blocks
Example: CO-PA Agro/Wholesale Analysis
Building Block
CO-PA Agro/Wholesale
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Mandatory / Industry-specific
Building Block
General Settings for BW Integration
Mandatory
Building Block
Connectivity
Mandatory
Sales Analysis Overview
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Sales Analysis Overview
BW
Different Queries
Sales Overview
Offers/Orders
R/3
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Delivery Service
Sales Analysis Building Blocks Overview
Building Block
Quotations / Orders
Building Block
Sales Analysis
Building Block
Delivery Service Analysis
Building Block
General Settings for BW Integration
Building Block
Connectivity
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Building Block Connectivity
Building Block
Quotations / Orders
Building Block
Sales Analysis
Building Block
Delivery Service Analysis
Building Block
General Settings for BW Integration
Building Block
Connectivity
Building Block
Connectivity
BW
Cross-Connectivity  SAP R/3:
Cross-Connectivity  SAP BW:
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Defining a Logical System for
SAP BW (SAP R/3)
Connecting SAP BW (SAP R/3)
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Defining a Logical System for
SAP R/3 (SAP BW)
Connecting SAP R/3 (SAP BW)
Creating R/3 Source System
(SAP BW)
Building Block General Settings for BW
Building Block
Quotations / Orders
Building Block
Sales Analysis
Building Block
Delivery Service Analysis
Building Block
Building Block
General Settings for BW Integration
General Settings for BW
Building Block
Connectivity
BW
General Settings [Source System]:
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Transferring Application
Component Hierarchy
General BW Settings:
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Settings for Material Number
Conversion
Transferring Global Settings
from R/3
Maintaining fiscal year variants
Maintain Units of Measurement
Maintaining Currency Keys
Maintaining Source System IDs
Building Block Sales Analysis
Building Block
Quotations/ Orders
Building
Block
Building Block
Building
Block
Sales
Analysis
Delivery
Service Analysis
Sales Analysis
Building Block
General Settings for BW Integration
Building Block
Connectivity
BW
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Transfer Business Content
DataSources
Logistics Extract Structures
Customizing Cockpit
Delete the Contents of the Setup
Table
Perform Setup - SD Sales Orders
Perform Setup - LE Deliveries
Perform Setup - SD Billing
Documents
Deactivating LIS Update (R/3)
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Replicating DataSources for R/3 System
Activating Business Content
Assigning Source System for Activation
Activating Business Content: InfoObject
Catalogs
Activating Business Content:
InfoSources
Correcting transfer rules for InfoSource
2LIS_11_VAITM
Activating Business Content: InfoCubes
Loading Data
Loading Master Data / Texts / Hierarchies
Loading Transaction Data
Logistics Extract Structures Customizing Cockpit
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Perform Setup - SD Sales Orders
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Activating Business Content: InfoCubes
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Contents
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Working with BW
1.
Creating Roles:
2.
Creating Queries:
3.
Creating InfoCubes, ODS Objects:
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Creating Update Rules, Transfer Rules:
5.
Creating DataSources:
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SAP Best Practices for BI Project Approach
1.
Project Preparation
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SAP Best Practices demo
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Check Best Practices content
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Business Blueprint
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Use SAP Best Practices as documentation template
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Realization
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Implement SAP Best Practices
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Use SAP Best Practices as template for end user training
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Final Preparation
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Use SAP Best Practices end user roles for testing
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Go live and Support
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Exchange results with other partners and Best Practices
team
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Improve own solution
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