BW Overview and Navigation

BW Overview and Navigation

BW Overview and Navigation

Course Introduction
MODULE 1

BW Overview
MODULE 2

APA Review
MODULE 3

BW Navigation Course Summary Course Evaluation

BW Overview and Navigation Course Introduction

Introductions
Please tell us: Your Name Your Position Your Home Office/Location Your experience using the Business Warehouse system

BW Overview and Navigation Course Introduction

Logistics
Health and Safety First Facilities Cellular Phone and Pagers Course Duration:

This course will take approximately 3 hours to complete There will be 2-3 breaks as needed

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Course Format and Materials

Structure/Format:

Instructor-led web-based training (WBT) Modules Walkthrough Practice Time Course Evaluation

Materials:

Participant Guide Participant Workbook BSM Portal and BW Crystal Enterprise Navigation Job Aid

BW Overview and Navigation Course Introduction

BSM Curriculum
The BSM training curriculum is the list of courses that outlines the training for BSM jobs. The training courses will provide an understanding of the BSM program, the DLA re-engineered processes, and the new applications. The curriculum builds on concepts from previous courses, so BSM training should be taken in the proper sequence.
Introduction to BSM (100 Level) Overview of the BSM Program Process (300 Level) High level review of DLAs core processes Navigation (200 Level) Hands-on practice navigating BSM applications Job-based (400 Level) Hands-on training and detailed instructions on how to use the BSM systems Post Go-Live (500 Level) As required
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BW Overview and Navigation Course Introduction

BSM Curriculum
In the Introduction to BSM and Process courses, you learned about the BSM Program and how DLA operates its supply chain business The purpose of this course is to introduce you to Business Warehouse (BW) and demonstrate functional concepts as well as provide an overview of how to access and use Business Warehouse via the BSM Portal Remember, you will not be an expert after this course. The purpose is to familiarize you with how to navigate in Business Warehouse so that you can use these concepts in your job

BW Overview and Navigation Course Introduction

Course Objective Upon completion of this course and when given access to the Business Warehouse system with courseprovided documentation, the student will be able to run a BW APA Report in order to successfully obtain data for his User ID.

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Enabling Objectives
When given a screen shot of the BSM Portal Home Page, the student will be able to correctly identify the various sections of the page as specified by the participant guide. When given the Key Terminology Review Sheet, the student will be able to correctly match all terms and their definitions as specified by the instructors Review Sheet Key. When set up in pairs, the students will be able to explain to each other what the purpose of the Demand Planning APA report is as specified by the APA Report Job Aid. When given access to the BW system with course-provided documentation, the student will be able to:

Open the BW system Open the Demand Planning APA Report variables screen Enter all mandatory variables such as Start Date, Lag, and Demand Planner Enter any optional variables as decided upon by the student Check that all variable entries have been accepted by the system Execute/Run the report
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BW Overview and Navigation

Course Introduction
MODULE 1

BW Overview
MODULE 2

APA Review
MODULE 3

BW Navigation Course Summary Course Evaluation

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BW Overview and Navigation Module 1 BW Overview

BSM Reporting Overview

BEx Client
(BW Support User)

Crystal Enterprise SAP R/3

(BW End User)

BEx Web
(BW Supervisory and Support Users)

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Business Warehouse Overview

The primary reporting tool for BSM that retrieves and integrates data to aid in tactical and strategic decisions Reports include large amounts of summary or detail data over periods of time (daily, weekly, monthly, annually) A data warehouse or data repository that stores data Extract of transactional and master data from SAP R/3 as well as data from DPACS, and Manugistics for such decision-support tools as query and analysis

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Business Warehouse Benefits

Stores data in one place to allow efficient retrieval reducing time spent gathering data Due to the flexibility of BW, a single query can contain what traditionally would be found in multiple reports reducing the number of hits on the system Ability to analyze data in a timely manner and when needed rather than waiting for month end or scheduled reports to be generated Ability to manipulate data and customize the look and feel of a report for individual purposes Optimized for quick response resulting in less stress on the DLA network
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Business Warehouse Key Terminology InfoCube InfoSet

= Data storage container for building queries that contain Key Figures and Characteristics = Joins like data from multiple sources = Data from multiple InfoProviders

MultiProvider
collected for reporting

ODS (Operational Data Store)

= Data storage container that combines detailed information from SAP R/3, DPACS, LMARS and Manugistics

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Business Warehouse Key Terminology Characteristics = Criterion, such as material group, Free Characteristics = Characteristic not currently Key Figures = Numeric values or quantitative data
such as Order Quantity and Selling Price
Example: NIIN 000044487 is an insulator with a unit cost of $1.91. The NIIN 000044487 is a Characteristic and the unit cost of $1.91 is a Key Figure.

NIIN, document type, fiscal year, used to define a report displayed in the results area of the report but are available (free) to be added to the report results area

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Business Warehouse Key Terminology Drill-down

= Navigation technique that provides the capability to display characteristics and key figures in rows or columns = The ability to retrieve data for a specific value, range or combination of both; the ability to search for a subset of data

Filter

OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) = Used to analyze data and customize report

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Business Warehouse Data Architecture

BSM Portal
BSM Portal
The BSM Portal will provide single sign-on capabilities for easy access to BEx Client via BW tab, BEx Web via Navigation Panel and Crystal Enterprise via CE tab

BEx and Crystal Enterprise

BW reports can be modified and executed by BW Support Users through BEx Client. BW reports can be executed by BW Supervisory Users through BEx Web. BW reports can be executed and viewed by BW End Users through Crystal Enterprise. System access is granted by job/profile

MultiProvider and InfoSet

MultiProvider InfoCubes ODS

InfoSet

MultiProviders allow for reporting across multiple InfoProviders InfoSets join like data originating from one table or multiple joined tables

InfoCube
InfoCubes are groupings of summarized data from the ODS and specific to a single subject area, i.e., Planning

Operational Data Store (ODS)

Operational Data Store (ODS)

The ODS is a centralized data store which consists of detailed enterprise-wide information from multiple subject areas. This data is kept over long periods of time for historical reporting. This is the first layer where data from multiple source systems is integrated

Interface BW Extract Data Sources

Flat File Transfers

Data Source
Data is extracted and loaded from SAP R/3 to BW via standard extracts. Data from other source systems (DPACS, Manugistics and LMARS) is loaded into BW via flat files

SAP R/3 DPACS anugistics M LMARS

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ODS Versus InfoCube Reporting

Shirts Sold Color ODS (Detailed Data)
White Tan Blue White Tan Blue White Tan Blue $1,000.00 $1,200.00 $1,400.00 $1,200.00 $1,400.00 $1,600.00 $1,400.00 $1,600.00 $1,800.00 Large = $4,800.00 Medium = $4,200.00

Item
Shirt Shirt Shirt Shirt Shirt Shirt Shirt Shirt Shirt

Size
Small Small Small Medium Medium Medium Large Large Large

InfoCube (Aggregated Data)

Small = $3,600.00

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Review Home Page

A B C

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BW Terminology Review
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Characteristics InfoCube Drill-down Roles ODS Free Characteristics MultiProvider Filter OLAP InfoSet Key Figures Business Warehouse A. B. C. D. E. F G. H. I. J. K. L. Ability to search for a sub-set of data Contains detailed information from multiple data sources such as SAP R/3 and Manugistics Extract of transactional and master data Parameter for determining which reports a user can access Joins like data from multiple sources Qualitative data such as document type used to define a report Quantitative data such as selling price Data storage container of aggregated or summarized data Criterion not currently displayed in results are of report but can be added Data from multiple InfoProviders collected for reporting Online analytical processing used to analyze data and customize a report Navigational aid to change display of the report output

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BW Overview and Navigation

Course Introduction
MODULE 1

BW Overview
MODULE 2

APA Review
MODULE 3

BW Navigation Course Summary Course Evaluation

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Demand Planning APA Report

Demand Planning APA Report Demand Planning Absolute Percent Accuracy Report

Demand Planning is the measure of the effectiveness of identifying and planning demand requirements. It is the quality of the forecasting results APA calculation is the difference between the actual demand and the forecast demand divided by the forecast demand. The APA only looks at one month of demand data

Four APAs will be calculated: Statistical, Collaboration, Enriched, and Consensus

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Demand Planning APA Report

The Enriched Demand Plan may be comprised of the Statistical Forecast and any combination of the other forecast types added. The Forecast Types are: Type 1: Statistical Type 2: Market Intelligence Type 3: Protection (Forecast Lock) Type 4: Reconciliation Type 5: Customer Collaboratino Type 6: Consensus Meeting and/or DP Overrides

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Demand Planning APA Report

The Absolute Percent Accuracy (APA) is used as a Key Performance Indicator in BW for reporting purposes. There are four levels of APA: APA-I Statistical: Pure statistical forecast (Type I forecast) APA-II Collaboration: Combination of Type 1 + 3 + 4 + 5 forecasts APA-III Enriched: Combination of Type 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 forecasts APA-IV Consensus: All Types

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BW Overview and Navigation

BW Overview and Navigation

Course Introduction
MODULE 1

BW Overview
MODULE 2

APA Review
MODULE 3

BW Navigation Course Summary Course Evaluation

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BSM Portal and BW Reports

The BSM Portal, Navigation Panel, populates with the roles the user has access to Process area folders are displayed Click the process area folder to view the BW reports available

BSM Portal, Navigation Panel

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Variables
Once the report is selected, the selection criteria screen will appear and values can be entered for the variables Variables are Mandatory or Optional

Mandatory variables are noted with an asterisk to the right of the variable name

Defining variables determines the data returned in the report

Mandatory Variables

Optional Variables

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BW Report in BEx Web

BW reports in BEx Web display the following components:
Report Title Report Toolbar

Characteristics and Key Figures

Results Area Characteristics Key Figures

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BW Walkthrough
Overview and Navigation of Business Warehouse Walkthrough Now is the time to execute a BW Report! Use the Participant Workbook to follow the steps with your instructor Purpose:

Learn how to open Business Warehouse Learn how to complete the Variable Selection screen Learn how to execute a BW Report

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BW Overview and Navigation

BW Overview and Navigation

Course Introduction
MODULE 1

BW Overview
MODULE 2

APA Review
MODULE 3

BW Navigation Course Summary Course Evaluation

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BW Overview and Navigation Course Summary

Course Summary In this course, you have learned to: Define components of the BSM Portal Define Business Warehouse key terminology Explain the purpose of the Demand Planning APA Report Access and execute the APA Report successfully

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You have completed the following course:

BW Overview and Navigation

To ensure that your BSM training curriculum is updated and you receive credit for completing the course, please send your course completion to the BSM Training Manager.

Select R2.2.1 for the Release field Select 200 Level for the Course Level field Select BW201 BW Overview and Navigation for the Course Completed field

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BW Overview and Navigation

BW Overview and Navigation

Course Introduction
MODULE 1

BW Overview
MODULE 2

APA Review
MODULE 3

BW Navigation Course Summary Course Evaluation

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BW Overview and Navigation Course Evaluation

Course Evaluation
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