sap business intelligence adoption v6.41: software and delivery

SAP Business Intelligence Adoption

February 2015

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SAP Business Intelligence Adoption V6.41: Software and Delivery Requirements

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SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions Software and Delivery Requirements

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Table of Contents Contents

1 Purpose of the Document .............................................................................................................. 5

2 General Project Prerequisites ....................................................................................................... 5

3 Technical Requirements ................................................................................................................ 5

3.1 Software Product Versions.................................................................................................. 6

3.1.1 Software Product Versions for ERP Core via SAP Business Warehouse, Track Analytics Data, ERP Operational Data Provisioning ..................................................................... 7

3.1.2 Software Product Versions for CRM Analytics ............................................................... 8

3.1.3 Software Product Versions for Trade Promotion Effectiveness ..................................... 9

3.2 SAP Notes ......................................................................................................................... 10

4 System Landscape ...................................................................................................................... 11

4.1 Solution for ERP Core via SAP Business Warehouse, Track Analytics Data, ERP Operational Data Provisioning ........................................................................................................ 11

4.1.1 Solution for BW (without HANA) ................................................................................... 12

4.1.2 Solution for BW (BW and HANA mixed) ....................................................................... 13

4.1.3 Solution for BW on HANA ............................................................................................. 13

4.2 Solution for BI within CRM Analytics ................................................................................. 14

4.3 Solution for BI within Trade Promotion Effectiveness Analytics ....................................... 15

4.4 How to scope your software Requirement ........................................................................ 15



1 Purpose of the Document This document contains all information to:

Validate that key prerequisites such as software products and versions match the customer situation

Check that all prerequisites for a customer implementation are in place

Check that correct content, tools and skills are in place before the project starts

The document lists different kinds of requirements on package level if they are valid for all scope items included in the package. For requirements valid for certain scope items only, these scope items are mentioned.

The document contains pre-requisites only, not the procedures to meet them. For how-to information (e.g. how to find the download area) please refer to the configuration guides.

2 General Project Prerequisites The following prerequisites need to be in place before an implementation project can start.

Prerequisite Responsibility

Kick off and workshop dates, location and attendees agreed Customer

Customer team allocated with correct skills and training in place Customer

Project sponsors and stakeholder identified Customer

Hardware fully commissioned Customer

Software licenses in place Customer

Infrastructure team can respond to requests quickly enough e.g. CSS notes, BW content, patches, user requests, authorization changes and transports

Customer

User interfaces agreed e.g. SAPGUI, Netweaver Business Client or Portal

Customer

Remote access is in place for SAP consultants and SAP Active Global Support

Customer

Decision made whether pre-assembled delivery will be used Customer

Decision made whether SAP Best Practices Solution Builder will be used to activate content.

Customer

Decision made whether Solution Manager will be used. Solution Manager set up with any relevant templates.

Customer

Tool for project repository and collaboration agreed Customer

Test management tool agreed Customer

3 Technical Requirements This section contains technical requirements in different areas. For each requirement, the relevance for scope items of the package is provided.



3.1 Software Product Versions The following software products and versions are required:

The table lists all software required to implement the whole scope of this solution. Customer should adopt the applicable software according to their actual landscape and business scope. This rapid deployment solution delivered the following scope items:

Business Intelligence Analytics for ERP Core via SAP Business Warehouse (Purchasing, Manufacturing, Sales, Finance, HCM, Executive Analytics)

B05 CEO Executive Analytics

B07 Sales Analytics

B49 Financial Analytics

B53 Purchasing Analytics

B55 Manufacturing Analytics

D02 Human Capital Management Analytics

Track Analytics Data in SAP Business Warehouse

BY4 Data Reconciliation for SAP BW

BY5 Data Availability for SAP BW

BY6 Data Lineage for SAP BW

Business Intelligence Analytics with ERP Operational Data Provisioning

BY7 Finance Operational Analytics with ODP

BY8 Sales Operational Analytics with ODP

BY9 Purchasing Operational Analytics with ODP

Business Intelligence Analytics for CRM

CR3 CRM Marketing Analysis

CR4 CRM ERP Integrated Sales Analysis

CR5 CRM Standalone Sales Analysis

CR6 CRM Service Analysis

VB6 CRM Sales Analysis for BI Platform

Business Intelligence Analytics for Trade Promotion Effectiveness (Industry specific) EA7 Account Pre/Post Evaluation

EA8 Promotion Pre/Post Evaluation

EA9 Funds Analysis

Very Important: Don’t use solution manager to implement this RDS. Solution manager is not required to implement this RDS

Although this RDS also released solution manager content as well, please don’t use solution manager template for implementation. In our solution manager template, we just define the reference link to each configuration guide word document. We didn't deliver any automatically deployment content in solution manager template.

To implement this RDS, Please refer to SAP note 2058033 and follow all the manual configuration steps



3.1.1 Software Product Versions for ERP Core via SAP Business Warehouse, Track Analytics Data, ERP Operational Data Provisioning

Product Product Version

Components Comments Necessary in Scope Item

SAP ERP EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 SP13

SAP ERP 6.06 Application Server ABAP

SAP_APPL 606 SP11

SAP_BW 731 SP13

BI CONT 747 SP10

If you use ERP Operational Reporting on ODP scenario, you have to use EHP6. If you don’t use BI reporting on ODP, it is not necessary to upgrade into EHP6, the following components are not necessary as well:

SAP_BW 731 SP11

BI CONT 747 SP10

Required by B05 B07 B49 B53 B55 D02 BY4 BY5 BY6 BY7 BY8 BY9

SAP NETWEAVER

EHP1 For SAP NETWEAVER 7.3, SP13

SAP_BASIS 731 SP13

SAP_ABA 731 SP13

PI_BASIS 731 SP13

SAP_BW 731 SP13

BI_CONT 747 SP10

BP-BW 731V7

SAP NETWEAVER 7.4, SP05 is also supported:

SAP_BASIS 740 SP08

SAP_ABA 740 SP08

PI_BASIS 740 SP08

SAP_BW 740 SP08

BI_CONT 747 SP08 or above

BP-BW 731V7

Required by B05 B07 B49 B53 B55 D02 BY4 BY5 BY6

Trigger-Based Replication Using SAP LT

SAP LT Replication Server

Not applicable Check note 1605140 to get exact DMIS component version according to ERP version and SAP HANA version

Refer to the SAP HANA Enterprise 1.0 Installation Guide: Installing Trigger-Based Replication on the

SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/hana

Only necessary for some reports built upon BW on HANA or HANA in B05,B07,B49,B53

SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION

SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION 1.0 SPS09 or above

SAP HANA DATABASE

Only necessary for some reports built upon BW on HANA or HANA in B05,B07,B49,B53, B55

SBOP BI PLATFORM

SBOP BI PLATFORM 4.1 SP05 or above

Required by B05 B07 B49 B53 B55 D02 BY4 BY5 BY6 BY7 BY8 BY9

SBOP EXPLORER

SBOP EXPLORER

Required by B49 B07

http://service.sap.com/hana



4.1 SP05

Client Reporting Tools:

Product Product Version Component Comments

SBOP DESIGN STUDIO

SBOP DESIGN STUDIO 1.4 or later

DESIGN STUDIO BIP ADD ON 1.4 or later

DESIGN STUDIO CLIENT 1.4 or later

DESIGN STUDIO BIP ADD ON is installed with SBOP BI PLATFORM

SBOP DASHBOARDS

SBOP DASHBOARDS 4.1 SP05

Not applicable

SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise

SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise 4.1SP05

Not applicable

SAP LUMIRA SAP LUMIRA 1.0 SP19 or higher

Not applicable

Please choose the client tools according to your selected report scope

Optional Software: (You need to install in case of mobile support for BI reports)


IOS (Optional) 5.0 or above Not applicable

SAP BusinessObjects Mobile for iPad (Optional)

4.1.0 or above Not applicable

SAP BusinessObjects Experience for iPhone/iPad (Optional)

4.0.3 or above Not applicable

3.1.2 Software Product Versions for CRM Analytics

Product Product Version

Components Comments Necessary in Scope Item

SAP ERP EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 SP11

SAP ERP 6.06 Application Server ABAP

SAP_APPL 606 SP11

SAP_BW 731 SP11

BI CONT 747 SP08

Required by CR4 CR6



SAP NETWEAVER

EHP1 For SAP NETWEAVER 7.3, SP13

SAP_BASIS 731 SP13

SAP_ABA 731 SP13

PI_BASIS 731 SP13

SAP_BW 731 SP13

BI_CONT 747 SP10

BP-BW 731V7

SAP NETWEAVER 7.4, SP05 is also supported:

SAP_BASIS 740 SP08

SAP_ABA 740 SP08

PI_BASIS 740 SP08

SAP_BW 740 SP08

BI_CONT 747 SP08 or above

BP-BW 731V7

Required by CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6 VB6

SBOP BI PLATFORM

SBOP BI PLATFORM 4.1 SP05

VB6

SAP CRM EHP1 FOR SAP CRM 7.0 or above

CRM Application Server ABAP

CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6 VB6

SAP NETWEAVER

EHP1 For SAP NETWEAVER 7.3, SP13 BI Java

CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6

Client Reporting Tools:


SBOP DASHBOARDS

SBOP DASHBOARDS 4.1 SP05

Not applicable

3.1.3 Software Product Versions for Trade Promotion Effectiveness

Product Product Version Components Comments

SAP CRM SAP EHP1 for SAP CRM 7.0 SP07 or above

CRM Application Server ABAP/CRM Application Server Java/WebClient UI

Trade Promotion Management functionality must be implemented

SAP TRADE PROMOTION PLNG

SAP TRADE PROMOTION PLNG 2.0 or above

CRM Add-on

This is an optional product for this solution.

SAP NETWEAVER EHP1 For SAP NETWEAVER 7.3,

SAP_BASIS 731 SP13

SAP_ABA 731 SP13



SP13 PI_BASIS 731 SP13

SAP_BW 731 SP13

BI_CONT 747 SP10

BP-BW 731V7

SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION

SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION 1.0 SPS09 or above

SAP HANA DATABASE

SAP ERP SAP EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0 SP08 or above

ERP ABAP Server: Central Application/ABAP Technology for ERP EHP5/Financial Services (COPA) /Sales (SD)

SBOP BI PLATFORM

SBOP BI PLATFORM 4.1 SP05

Central Management Console

Lifecycle management console

SBOP DESIGN STUDIO

SBOP DESIGN STUDIO 1.4 or later

3.2 SAP Notes The following SAP Notes need to be considered:

SAP Note No

Content Comments Relevance

2058033 This SAP Note contains critical information for implementing SAP Business Intelligence Adoption Rapid Deployment Solution, which are the basis for the system pre-configuration related to SAP Business Intelligence Adoption Rapid Deployment Solution.

Before you start the activation of the related SAP Best Practices scope, check the latest versions of this SAP Note.

All Scope Items

1824688 The texts of variables are not displayed in Variable Screen during query execution. The technical names of the variables are presented. The texts of structure members (formulas) are

If you are using BW 7.31 SP06 or SP07

All Scope Items



not displayed in query results.

1788145 When you execute a query and call the varaible screen the currency results are displayed as '*'. This happens in 730 and 731

All Scope Items

1752626 When you execute a query on an InfoCube, an exception occurs due to the use of a key figure that cannot be aggregated (aggregation type = "no aggregation"). The query can be executed in a similar way using a BW query, the RSDRI read interface or using transaction LISTCUBE. In all three cases, the error may occur.

If you are using BW on HANA.

All Scope Items

4 System Landscape

4.1 Solution for ERP Core via SAP Business Warehouse, Track Analytics Data, ERP Operational Data Provisioning

To deploy BI on BW of this package, the applicable scope depends on customer’s landscape. As for those SAP Customers who installed BW already, here is the transition road map to BW on HANA:



4.1.1 Solution for BW (without HANA)

(Applicable for B05 B07 B49 B53 B55 D02 BY4 BY5 BY6 BY7 BY8 BY9 VB6. VB6 requires CRM source system to replace above ERP )



4.1.2 Solution for BW (BW and HANA mixed)

(Applicable for B05 B07 B49 B53 B55 D02 BY4 BY5 BY6 BY7 BY8 BY9 VB6 with more reports. VB6 requires CRM source system to replace above ERP)

4.1.3 Solution for BW on HANA



(Applicable for B05 B07 B49 B53 B55 D02 BY4 BY5 BY6 BY7 BY8 BY9 VB6 with more reports. VB6 requires CRM source system to replace above ERP)

4.2 Solution for BI within CRM Analytics

(Applicable for CR3 CR4 CR5 CR6. ERP is not necessary for CR3 CR5)



4.3 Solution for BI within Trade Promotion Effectiveness Analytics

4.4 How to scope your software Requirement Customer should adopt the applicable scope according to their actual landscape and business scope.

(1) To pick up applicable Server product and software components, please refer to customer’s Landscape according to BW Migration (none HANA/ Partial Migration / BW on HANA)

(2) To pick up client reporting tools, please do the scoping with the file RDS \ RDS_BIA_BOA41V6_Technical_Object_Mapping_EN_XX.xls

a. Filter the Landscape according to BW Migration (none HANA/ Partial Migration / BW on HANA)

b. Filter the Scope items

(3) Mobile support is optional . In case it is necessary to run BI report on Mobile, please install the Mobile software products

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