ABeam Template for SAP BW on

SAP HANA Implementation Service

Fast System Implementation is Realized by In-memory DB
Optimized Design Template and Cloud Computing

ABeam Template for SAP BW powered by SAP HANA (hereinafter referred to as ABT for BoH) is a solution
developed for upgrading SAP BW (Business Information Warehouse) or migrating SAP BW to SAP HANA, or for
companies which plan to implement SAP BW powered by SAP HANA (hereinafter referred to as SAP BW on SAP HANA)
for the first time.
By utilizing this template and cloud computing, ABeam Consulting realizes advanced data analysis in short
time and at low cost to support companies to further increase their BI capabilities.

Break Off from Conventional BI Constraints

In the past, BI was implemented by analysis requirements for users above middle management, and as for the data granularity,
performance requirements were satisfied by summarizing of data. For this reason, there was no flexibility to add new analysis
items, change analysis items or drill down to obtain detailed data, which made system improvement costs more expensive.
On the other hand, ABT for BoH, which is a combination of 1.Extraction function of SAP ERP s standard transaction data and
2.Pre-defined SAP BW on SAP HANA based backend and frontend templates, allow advanced analysis as well as change requests
from users flexibly.
Therefore, the design is to retain detailed data in a simple manner to address the changes of user needs speedily and flexibly, so
that analysis requirements can be more sophisticated. It makes possible to satisfy the data granularity required by practical
business users as well.

Issues and countermeasures of BW and BI Analysis data granularity and coverage

Problems Conventional ABT for BoH

approach approach
Performance No flexibility Rough data Large man-hours Required data
issue when require- granularity for maintenance granularity
and part of middle management

ments are
Covers the top management

(data update (impossible to refer to (system fault handling,

Summary
processing, report) changed detailed data) investigation, increased
Covers from the top management to practical business

reports)
(improvement period,
improvement Top
man-hours / cost) management

Causes

Constraints
Constraints of Disk DB
of Disk DB based design Middle
management

Countermeasures

Utilization of
Utilization of
In-memory DB
ABT for BoH Practical
SAP HANA Business

Detailed

Advantages of Using the Template Approach

By utilizing the template and cloud computing, fast implementation of SAP BW on SAP HANA is possible.
Also in the cases where it is difficult to sort out existing reports associated with occasions such as upgrading SAP BW or where
reduction of maintenance and improvement costs of existing BW is desired, by utilizing the template, porting reports one by one
according to the frequency of use without affecting existing BW / business operations is possible.

By utilizing pre-defined reports, Simple BW design by making Realizing implementation

fast implementation of best use of advantageous effect of SAP BW on SAP HANA
SAP BW on SAP HANA is realized of In-memory DB while sorting out existing reports

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Construction of Highly Flexible BI
With ABT for BoH, since reports for main transaction data are pre-defined, main reports can be used immediately. Also, by
combining with optimal user interface, high speed searching of a large quantity of data and construction of highly flexible BI
are possible.

ABT for BoH User interface

＊１
Pre-defined reports SAP Lumira

FI CO SAP PC
＊2
(Financial
accounting)
(Controlling) BusinessObjects

Analysis

SD MM Web
(Sales and (Materials
Distribution) Management)
Intelligence

Mobile

*1 When analyzing data, this tool enables a series of process from data acquisition, processing, forming, visualization to data sharing by cloud computing
*2 BI solution which enables to increase not only individual business efficiency but also productivity on a company scale

Available Environments for ABT for BoH

ABT for BoH supports both cloud computing environment and on-premises environment.
In the case of cloud computing environment, the SAP BW on SAP HANA environment is constructed while running the existing
BI environment. This allows porting of high priority reports and reduction of unused reports while suppressing initial cost.
When a company considers it important to manage servers by themselves, or in the case where SAP HANA servers have been
already purchased, on-premises implementation is also possible.

Implementation image in cloud computing

On-premises

Porting only necessary items

Not in use Use frequency Use frequency

not known high

Existing SAP BW
New ABT for BoH

Existing SAP ERP

Advantages of using cloud computing

No influence on Implementation of Withdraw from

existing BI
- Since there is no upgrade of existing BW,
there is no impact on ongoing operations
- Phased utilization of ABT for BoH is
possible
SAP BW on SAP HANA projects can be easy
while sorting out existing
reports can be realized
- In the case where there are a lot of - When it is determined that there will be
unused reports, due to long-term use no advantageous effect,
of existing BW, sorting out reports can be a project can be stopped easily
realized by porting reports one by one
according to the necessity to ABT for BoH

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