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UK’s Reporting Strategy. SAP’s Business Warehouse (BW) is the long-term solution for reporting. Business Warehouse is a preferable over writing reports in the SAP online system (R/3) because of: ease of use snapshot or point-in-time comparisons
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UK’s Reporting Strategy • SAP’s Business Warehouse (BW) is the long-term solution for reporting. • Business Warehouse is a preferable over writing reports in the SAP online system (R/3) because of: • ease of use • snapshot or point-in-time comparisons • ability to integrate with several reporting tools (WebFOCUS, SAS, etc.) • ability to merge R/3 and non-R/3 data • ability to merge data from multiple R/3 functional areas (MM, FI, HR, etc.) • ability to report on extensive attributes of master data (fund center, grant, etc.) • analytic (drilldown, data pivots) and operational (lists) reports • preservation of processing speed in the R/3 system for more critical needs such as payroll and student registration.
Business Warehouse Concepts • BW Business Content • Data structures, extraction/load jobs and reports • Not all R/3 data is delivered in BW BC. • BW Customization • Add R/3 elements not in delivered BC • Add UK custom R/3 elements (ProCard) • Add non-R/3 data (ProSAM, historical data) • Add custom data structures and queries • Modify delivered BC data structures and queries
Business Warehouse Concepts • Data Structures • Operational Data Store (ODS) – detail transactions • InfoCubes – dimensional analysis of summary data, with possible drilldown to details in ODS • Reporting Tools • Business Explorer (BEx) – Power users; write reports. • BEx Web Reporting – Customize and run reports written by others. • Other – SAS and WebFOCUS interface. Future decisions.
Business Warehouse (BW) Implementation • Phase I • Identified and prioritized 2,000+ existing reports • Focus on most critical R/3 (not historical) data and most critical reports • Scope for FI/MM • SAP Delivered – Grants Management, AP and AR • Custom Work – Funds Management, FI-Special Ledger, Check Management, ProCard, extensive AP & AR master data additions • Scope Definition for HR, ProSam and CM – in progress
Business Warehouse (BW) Implementation • Phase II • Migrate historical data to BW in stages (3-5 years) • Development of “lower” priority reports • Strategic Enterprise Management (SEM) – dashboard, strategy map
Examples of Reports Delivered in BW • Financials • 1099 Vendors • Vendor Document Details • Check Management Analysis • Assigned Funds (All Ledgers) • Budget Version Comparison • Commitments and Actual • Grants Management – Budget Detail