How to get the most out of BW 7.30 on HANA with Analysis Office 1.3? Tobias Kaufmann/Customer Solution Adoption

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Agenda Innovation BW Workspaces: combining local Excel data with corporate data HANA Support Hierarchies, Prompts, Password Change Platform Features Storing in BW Repository Variants Report-Report Interface Launcher (w/ query, workbook, variable values) Conversion Converting simple BEx workbooks BW Integration Activating/deactivating BEx conditions 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 3

Innovation BW Workspaces: combining local Excel data with corporate data

Datamarts Deployments and Requirements Architected Datamarts Properties IT owned Integral part of EDW & LSA Central, standardized Long-term requirements, stability, consistency Data quality Tools BW InfoProviders Departmental Datamarts Properties Business owned & driven Local Independency Maximal flexibility Tools Spreadsheets etc. SAP HANA (Datamart deployment) Others 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 5

Introducing BW Workspaces BW Workspaces are a dedicated areas in a BW system where new models can be created based on central BW and local data (e.g. flat files) Workspaces can be maintained and controlled by IT and used by local departments to react quickly to new and changing requirements Workspaces can bridge the gap between central governance requirements and local flexibility needs IT-Governed Space Workspace for Controlling Workspace for HR 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 6

Introducing BW Workspaces Dedicated views for both IT and businesseschreibung und Rollen Workspace Maintenance for IT Administrators Embedded into SAP NetWeaver BW backend Create and monitor BW Workspaces Assign Users to Workspaces for a controlled access (via Roles) Assign InfoProviders of SAP NetWeaver BW for usage in the BW Workspace Transaction RSWSP in SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 7

Introducing BW Workspaces Dedicated views for both IT and businesseschreibung und Rollen Workspace Designer for key users in business departments Browser-based tool running in SAP NetWeaver Business Client or SAP NetWeaver Portal Easy upload of local flat files, Query results and BW DataSources into Local Provider Merge data of Local Providers with data from SAP NetWeaver BW to create new data models (CompositeProvider) Monitor Workspace with regards to size and number of objects created BW Workspace Designer in SAP NetWeaver Business Client 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 8

BW Workspaces in Analysis Office Simply the workflow of Workspace Designer Upload own local Excel data and make analyzable Combining local Excel data with corporate data Corporate Data (SAP BW, SAP HANA) Local Data BW Workspaces Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 9

Demo Analysis Office and BW Workspaces

HANA Support Hierarchies, Prompts, Password Change

Set Up Connection to HANA HANA Connection Options Two Options Connection via SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Local ODBC Driver Note: there are different installation procedures for Win7 64-bit and 32-bit versions BI Platform JDBC Driver Analysis, edition for MS Office Client ODBC Driver SAP HANA 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 13

Set Up Connection to HANA Connecting via BI Platform Define HANA connection in BI 4.0 Use Information Design Tool (IDT) Create JDBC connection If you want to use BO credentials mapping (as workaround for missing SSO functionality), you also have to make sure that the HANA credentials are entered in the "Database Credentials" section in the BOE user properties in the CMC. 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 14

Set Up Connection to HANA Connecting via Local ODBC driver (1/3) Open ODBC Administration Tool Option 1: Access ODBC Admin tool in Win7 64-bit Browse via File Explorer %WINDIR%\SysWOW64\odbcad32.exe Option 2: Access ODBC Admin tool in Windows 32-bit Control Panel System and Security Administrative Tools Data Sources (ODBC) 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 15

Set Up Connection to HANA Connecting via Local ODBC driver (2/3) Define Local ODBC connection Create new System DSN Add Select HDBODBC32 Note: Need to be registered before (see HANA documentation) 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 16

Set Up Connection to HANA Connecting via Local ODBC driver (3/3) Define Connection Details Define server as server name and port e.g "WDFD00246973A:31315 port is defined as 3<HANA_SYSTEM_NUMBER>15 (i.e. "31315" means system number 13) Restart Analysis Office and find the new HANA system in the "Local" section of the Open Datasource dialog 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 17

HANA Scope in Analysis Office (1/2) HANA Objects Analysis Office 1.3 will connect to Analytic views (graphically built InfoProvider-type artefacts) and to Calculation views (built with SQL scripts) that contain an additional logical view. 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 18

HANA Scope in Analysis Office (2/2) HANA Features Analysis Office 1.3 supports simple and straightforward analysis workflows on top of HANA Crosstab Navigation / Drilldown Value Help Totals Filter: Member Selector (including search measure) Hierarchies Sort by members Swap Axes Scaling Factors No measure on columns or rows Display and Navigational Attributes Password Change Prompts 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 19

Demo HANA

Platform Features Storing in BW Repository Variants Report-Report Interface Launcher (w/ query, workbook, variable values)

Report-Report Interface Overview Scope Support of native Report-Report Interface (RRI) infrastructure Jump from one query status to another target within or outside SAP NetWeaver BW Analysis Office is sender Scenarios Jump to query: opens new Analysis Office default workbook with embedded query Jump to query in another BW: launches URL (in BEx web) Jump to transactions, ABAP report, BW Crystal Report, web address via URL Transfers filter context global filters, dynamic filters, and the filter on the selected measure/member Only static assignments (no dynamic jump destinations yet) 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 29

Report-Report Interface Setting Up Sender-Receiver Assignment Setting Up Sender-Receiver Assignment Use Easy Access Menu (or transaction RSBBS) Define sender and receiver E.g. query query 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 30

Report-Report Interface Analysis Office Active Jump-To Target Using RRI in Analysis Office If sender-receiver relation is found, the Go-To entry in the context menu is active 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 31

Demo Platform Features

Conversion Converting simple BEx workbooks

Workbook Conversion Summary and Prerequisites Conversion of BEx workbooks Conversion means you can continue to work in the workbook, but it does not necessarily look exactly the same It is not a tool for mass conversion, you simply open and use the workbook in Analysis BEx 3.5 and 7.0 workbooks supported BEx Workbooks need to be stored in BW repository Converts data sources and some important design components, but does not convert everything Log available Note: Analysis has different, incompatible API concepts workbooks with significant customizing need to be adjusted manually Server Prerequisites SAP NetWeaver BW 7.01 SP 11 or higher 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 35

Workbook Conversion Scope Convertible objects Data Source (including view) Crosstab / grid Charts Text elements List of filters/variables Filter items (dropdown, checkbox, radio buttons) filter component Messages Planning objects used in buttons will be converted to Analysis planning objects BExGetData formula Areas not related to BEx will simply be copied over Non-convertible objects Buttons Navigation Pane (Analysis has a different navigation concept via design panel) List of conditions/exceptions Dropdown box displaying query views Map 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 36

Workbook Conversion Settings Settings Conversion Settings Convert Data Source Only Convert Data Sources and Crosstabs Convert All (possible) Refresh Workbook Always Never According to workbook setting Conversion Log Never Create on new visible sheet Create on new hidden sheet Show Save Dialog After Conversion End user can directly save the converted workbook as Analysis workbook Registry These settings can also be pre-set in the registry (and distributed to the PCs) Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAP\AdvancedAnalysis\Settings\WorkbookConversion Additional setting EnableWorkbookConversion available to enable/disable conversion completely 2012 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 37

BW Integration Activating/deactivating BEx conditions

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