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Spring2010
CSCI5730EnterpriseInformationSystems
SAPNETWEAVERARCHITECTURE
CONCEPTS,PART1
3.SAPMasterDataManagement
Designedtoprovideunifiedviewofdatafrom
distributedandheterogeneousenvironment.
Ableto:
Havecentralrepositorythatismasterstoreofalldata.
Haveavirtualmasterorcopyofalldatainaunified
schema.

Prod# Description Category

B147J WorkGloves Uniform
Prod# Description Category
K195B WorkGloves Clothing
System1
System2
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ImportanceofDataUnification
JPMorganChase
WithoutaMasterDataManagement
(MDM)capability,webelieveitwillbe
challengingforanycompanytomovetoa
servicesorientedarchitecture.
SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management: The Backbone of Your ESA Solution, Michael Briles
KeyMDMElements
SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management: The Backbone of Your ESA Solution, Michael Briles
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SAPMasterDataManagement
4.SAPBusinessIntelligence(InformationWarehouse)(BI)
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5TypesofBusinessIntelligence
DataMiningandStatisticalAnalysis
EnterpriseReporting
AdHocReporting
AlertsandInformationDistribution
MultiDimensionandOLAP
ChangingBusinessReporting
From:
Standardizedstaticbusinessreporting(datadump)
Typicallytextual
Oftenpaperbased
Broaddistribution
To:
Alertonlyreporting,Dashboards
Graphical,electronicreporting(visuallyappealing)
Contentsuitsdecisionmaking
Informationavailableanywhere
http://www.youtube.com/xcelsius2008#p/u/0/DOOpFTkDIZg
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BusinessIntelligenceKeyCapabilities
DataWarehousingBWAdministrativeWorkbench
Extractionandtransformationofbusinessinformation
Datawarehousemanagement
Businessmodeling
BIPlatform
Onlineanalyticalprocessing(OLAP)
Datamining
Alerting
Metadatarepository
Planningframework
SuiteofToolsBWBusinessExplorer(BeX)
Querydesign
Managedreportingandanalysis
Visualizationwebapplicationdesign
5.SAPEnterprisePortal(EP)
Keycomponents:
KnowledgeManagementOrganizetextdocumentsby
structuringandclassifyingthemsorelevantinformation
isavailable.Versioncontrol.
ContentmanagementAuthorandpublishing
informationinportals.
TREXinformationretrievalsolutionbuildstaxonomy
treeoforganizationdata.
CollaborationRoomandRealtimeCollaboration(RTC)
supportsteams.
UseofAdobeFlexFrameworkandInteractiveFormsfor
providingRichInternetApplications(RIA)

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6.SAPMobileInfrastructure
7.SAPCompositeApplicationFramework(CAF)
Modeldrivendevelopmentenvironmentthatallows
applicationstobecreatedthroughmodeling.
Codeandinterfacesgeneratedvisually.
Frameworkformodeling(metadata)andtools.
VisualComposerandrelatedtoolsets.
Focusonbusinesslogicinsteadofprogrammingsyntax.
CAFGoal:Buildcompositebusinessapplicationson
topofotherapplicationswithoutwritingasingleline
ofcode.
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CAFArchitecture
Composite Application Framework Building Blocks for Realizing the ESA, Mario Herger
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8.SAPLifecycleManagement
FunctionalitywithinSAPtomanagebusinessprocesses.
Examples:
ProjectSystems/ProjectManagement
PlantMaintenance
AssetLifecycleManagement
QualityManagement
Environment,Health,andSafety
ProductDataManagement
LabelManagement
Focusonensuringdatanotlostandremainsaccessible.
MySAP Product Lifecycle Management, Rick Chern
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Compliance
worldwidestorageofcompliantrecordswillincrease
from376petabytesin2003tomorethan1,600
petabytesin2006
CompliancePipeline,March2004
Theworldwidecapacityofcompliantrecordsstoredon
diskbasedsolutionswillincreaseatacompound
annualgrowthrateof172%
ESGCompliancereport,June2003
DART(DataRetentionTool)
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TheInformationLifecycle
Documents/
DataCreated
Subsequent
Documents/
DataCreated
Documents/
DataCleared,
BusinessDone
OnlineStorage
TimeRequired
Expires
Documents/
DataArchived
Documents/
DataRetrieved
andViewed
Documents/
DataRetention
Expires
Documents/
DataDestroyed
8MajorNetWeaverComponents
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Copyrights
Microsoft,Windows,Excel,Outlook,andPowerPointareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
IBM,DB2,DB2UniversalDatabase,Systemi,Systemi5,Systemp,Systemp5,Systemx,Systemz,Systemz10,Systemz9,z10,z9,iSeries,pSeries,
xSeries,zSeries,eServer,z/VM,z/OS,i5/OS,S/390,OS/390,OS/400,AS/400,S/390ParallelEnterpriseServer,PowerVM,PowerArchitecture,POWER6+,
POWER6,POWER5+,POWER5,POWER,OpenPower,PowerPC,BatchPipes,BladeCenter,SystemStorage,GPFS,HACMP,RETAIN,DB2Connect,RACF,
Redbooks,OS/2,ParallelSysplex,MVS/ESA,AIX,IntelligentMiner,WebSphere,Netfinity,TivoliandInformixaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksof
IBMCorporation.
LinuxistheregisteredtrademarkofLinusTorvaldsintheU.S.andothercountries.
OracleisaregisteredtrademarkofOracleCorporation.
HTML,XML,XHTMLandW3CaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofW3C,WorldWideWebConsortium,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
JavaisaregisteredtrademarkofSunMicrosystems,Inc.
JavaScriptisaregisteredtrademarkofSunMicrosystems,Inc.,usedunderlicensefortechnologyinventedandimplementedbyNetscape.
SAP,R/3,SAPNetWeaver,Duet,PartnerEdge,ByDesign,SAPBusinessByDesign,andotherSAPproductsandservicesmentionedhereinaswellastheir
respectivelogosaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofSAPAGinGermanyandothercountries.
BusinessObjectsandtheBusinessObjectslogo,BusinessObjects,CrystalReports,CrystalDecisions,WebIntelligence,Xcelsius,andotherBusiness
ObjectsproductsandservicesmentionedhereinaswellastheirrespectivelogosaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofBusinessObjectsS.A.inthe
UnitedStatesandinothercountries.BusinessObjectsisanSAPcompany.
Otherproductsmentionedinthispresentationaretrademarksoftheirrespectiveowners.
PresentationpreparedbyandcopyrightofDr.Tony
Pittarese,EastTennesseeStateUniversity,Computerand
InformationSciencesDept.(pittares@etsu.edu)
Podcastlecturerelatedtothispresentationavailablevia
ETSUiTunesU.