Hosted by Net Weaver From A to Z

Hosted by Net. Weaver From A to Z (and Beyond) Joshua Greenbaum Enterprise Applications Consulting

Hosted by Agenda l What is Net. Weaver? l Net. Weaver Philosophy 101 l Essential x. Apps l Exploring the Net. Weaver Technology Fridge l NW Issues, Versions, Competition l NW and Your Future

Hosted by What is Net. Weaver? l The Infrastructure For My. SAP Business Suite l Development, Deployment, and Management Platform l The Platform for x. Apps and Composite Apps l The Technological Answer to Web. Sphere, . NET, Web. Logic, etc. l The Technology Future for SAP and Its Customers

Hosted by The Net. Weaver “Refrigerator” Source: SAP PEOPLE INTEGRATION Multi channel access Portal Collaboration INFORMATION INTEGRATION Bus. Intelligence Knowledge Mgmt Master Data Management PROCESS INTEGRATION Integration Bus. Process Broker Mgmt APPLICATION PLATFORM J 2 EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction . . . LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMPOSITE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK SAP Net. Weaver

Hosted by Key Technologies in the Net. Weaver Fridge l Enterprise Portal l Business Intelligence and Master Data Management l Exchange Infrastructure l Web Applications Server l Composite Applications Framework

Hosted by Net. Weaver Philosophy 101: SAP’s Enterprise Services Architecture l ESA: An Architecture for Developing and Deploying Composite Applications Based on Interoperable Services l The Basic Unit of Work is A Service, Not Application, Data or API l Service: Any Application, Process, or Data Element that Can Be Used to Build Composite Applications l Composite Applications: Applications that Take Existing Services and Value-added Functionality To Create Entirely New Capabilities l Composite Apps Eliminate Spreadsheets and White Boards

Hosted by Enterprise Services Architecture: Evolutionary View User Logic Bus. Process Application Mainframe Client/Server Services Based Architecture Source: SAP

Hosted by Net. Weaver Philosophy 101: New Applications Development l ESA (Net. Weaver) is Both Development and Deployment Platform l Java and/or ABAP Are Core Languages l NW Provides • Model-driven Development • Business Process Modeling • Workflow • Integration • Re-use, Scalability, Deployment • Built-in BI Services

Hosted by Net. Weaver Philosophy 101: The Economic View l Use Existing Apps and Technology Infrastructure l Lower Total Cost of Ownership Through Leveraged Assets (Technology and Technical Knowledge) l Support Packaged Apps That Provide: • Built-in Business Process Knowledge • Low-cost Deployment • User (Peer) Support l Support Custom Apps That Provide: • Leveraged Business Process Knowledge • Leveraged Infrastructure/Technology/Apps • Alternative to IBM On Demand

Hosted by Net. Weaver Philosophy 101: x. Apps and Composite Apps l Composite Applications Based on NW, My. SAP Business Suite, and External Services l x. App: Innovation Outside My. SAP Business Suite l Composite App: Innovation within My. SAP l Both Can Become Future Parts of Suite l SAP, Third Party, Internally Developed

Hosted by Net. Weaver “Sandwich” my. SAP Business Suite x. Apps Composites Consumer Promotions Employee Interaction Center . . . Product Innovation Mgmt . . . SAP Net. Weaver . . . ERP CRM Components Source: SAP Industry Add-On 3 rd Party Generic Services

Hosted by x. Apps Current and Planned l SAP: • • • x. RPM (Resource and Prog. Management, v. 2. 0 12/03) x. PD (Product Development, 12/03) x. EPM (Employee Productivity, 12/03) x. KN (Knowledge Network, 12/03) x. MA (M&A, Q 2/04) l Techni. Data: x. EM: Emissions Mgmt (12/03) l Bearing. Point: Data Center Operations Mgmt l Accenture: E&P Online, Workspace Solution B 2 B Retail Petroleum

Hosted by x. Apps Current and Planned l Digital Fuel: Service Performance Mgmt l Bristle. Cone: planner. DA l IBM: Performance Analytics, Warranty Network Mgmt l EZCommerce: Pharma. Connect by XHQ l Lighthammer: INDX Manufacturing Performance Intelligence l NRX: Visual Information for Plants l Vedaris: Energy Risk Management Controller

Hosted by Net. Weaver Philosophy 101: The Future l Composite and x. Apps are the Future of Enterprise Applications l Net. Weaver is the Innovation Infrastructure l IBM and On Demand and. NET vs. Net. Weaver: Fighting for Innovation Ownership l Where is Oracle, People. Soft?

Hosted by Top Shelf: Enterprise Portal Source: SAP PEOPLE INTEGRATION Multi channel access Portal Collaboration INFORMATION INTEGRATION Bus. Intelligence Knowledge Mgmt Master Data Management PROCESS INTEGRATION Integration Bus. Process Broker Mgmt APPLICATION PLATFORM J 2 EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction . . . LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMPOSITE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK SAP Net. Weaver

Hosted by Enterprise Portal l Support Roles, Collaboration, Desktop Integration l Integrate Third Party Apps, Services, i. Views l Mature Product, Large User Base Today l EP 5. 0 Currently, EP 6. 0 Now Available l EP 6. 0: Supports Linux, Unix, Collaboration l Value: Commensurate to Strategic Value of SAP

Hosted by Shelf #2: Business Intelligence Source: SAP PEOPLE INTEGRATION Multi channel access Portal Collaboration INFORMATION INTEGRATION Bus. Intelligence Knowledge Mgmt Master Data Management PROCESS INTEGRATION Integration Bus. Process Broker Mgmt APPLICATION PLATFORM J 2 EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction . . . LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMPOSITE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK SAP Net. Weaver

Hosted by Business Intelligence l Comprehensive Solution Including • Data Warehouse (BW) • BI Platform (OLAP, Data Mining, etc. ) • SAP BW Business Explorer (Query Design, Reporting) • Analytical Applications: Performance Measurement and Management • Real-time BI, Mobile Device Alerts/Reporting, 3 rd Party Tools l BW 3. 5 Tied Directly to NW: BI as Web Service, Includes Master Data Management l Value: BI Massively Underused Asset l “Mastering the SAP Business Information Warehouse” by Kevin Mac. Donald, et. al. , Compendit

Hosted by Inside Shelf 2: Master Data Management l The Universal Data Model: Repository of Master Data Definitions l Harmonize All the Data Sources: One Version of the Truth l Goals: Improve Process, Application and Partner Integration, Lower Integration Cost and Complexity l Value: Long-term Goals vs. Short Term Gains

Hosted by MDM Long Term Vision l One Version of the Truth • Single Source for All Data: SAP and non-SAP • Single Administrative Site for All Data Management • Repository of Master Data Objects That Define Specific Business Practices: Business-Specific Units of Measure l Connect Heterogeneous Environments • Linking Applications, Maintaining Consistent Data Among Different Data Sources/Applications l Control Corporate Data • Central Management and Process Control For All Systems (Internal and External)

Hosted by MDM Short Term Vision l Synchronize Data in SAP Environments First, Ensure Data Quality l Multi-instance, Multi-revision Environments l Limited Work with Customers for Vertical “Universal Data Models” l Version 1. 0 Data Models: Product, Business Partner (Customer, Vendor, Supplier), Organizations Structure, BOM

Hosted by MDM Components l Master Data Objects: Define the Business Objects • Product Master • Business Partner • Product Structure • Organizational Structure l Data Services: Manage the MDM Environment • Data Management Services • Change Management • Distribution l Others • Content Integration, Data Staging (ODS), Adapters, Etc.

Hosted by MDM Customer Road-Map l Phase I: Content Consolidation. Data Integrity Phase: Cleanse, De-Dup, Multi-Source Analysis, No Architectural or Data Object Change l Phase II: Master Data Harmonization: Above Plus Central Data Management. Architectural Changes To Create/Maintain Master Data Objects (But Not Centrally) l Phase III: Central Master Data Management: Above Plus Centrally Stored and Managed (Non. Local) Master Data Objects

Hosted by Shelf #3: Exchange Infrastructure Source: SAP PEOPLE INTEGRATION Multi channel access Portal Collaboration INFORMATION INTEGRATION Bus. Intelligence Knowledge Mgmt Master Data Management PROCESS INTEGRATION Integration Bus. Process Broker Mgmt APPLICATION PLATFORM J 2 EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction . . . LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMPOSITE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK SAP Net. Weaver

Hosted by Exchange Infrastructure l The Key To Net. Weaver’s Success l Integration Repository: Development-time Repository for Processes, Objects, Interfaces l Integration Directory: Deployment-time Directory of Services l Integration Server: Realizes Run-time Integration l Adapters: RFC, IDOC, JDBC, SOAP, JMS, Third Party, Siebel, Oracle, JDE

Hosted by Exchange Infrastructure l The Key to Lower Cost of Ownership l Watch for Industry Standards Such as Rosettanet, CIDX (Chem. ) l Not Necessarily a Replacement for Existing EAI Technology l Extending BPM, not Just Apps Integration

Hosted by Shelf #4: Web Apps Server Source: SAP PEOPLE INTEGRATION Multi channel access Portal Collaboration INFORMATION INTEGRATION Bus. Intelligence Knowledge Mgmt Master Data Management PROCESS INTEGRATION Integration Bus. Process Broker Mgmt APPLICATION PLATFORM J 2 EE ABAP DB and OS Abstraction . . . LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT COMPOSITE APPLICATION FRAMEWORK SAP Net. Weaver

Hosted by Web Apps Server l UI (Web Dynpro), DB Abstraction, Web Services Support l Supports ABAP and J 2 EE Java l Support Team Development Efforts l Connectors to. NET (SOAP and RFC), Portal Development for NW from Microsoft Coming, Sharepoint Connector (Actional), Biztalk Interop l Connectors to Web. Sphere, Portal Development, Web. Sphere Interoperability l Value: Commensurate to Strategic Value of SAP

Hosted by Side Dish: Composite Applications Framework l Development and Deployment Technology for Composite Apps: Java, ABAP, Modeling, Portal and XI Builders l Uses Metadata About UI, Processes, Services, and Objects l Provides Modeling Environment for Web Services Reuse l Based on MDM Data Models

Hosted by Net. Weaver And Its Parts: The Version Roadmap l Enterprise Portal: Currently 5. 0, 6. 0 Available in Limited Release l XI: Currently 2. 0, 3. 0 Coming in Q 4 l WAS: Currently 6. 3, 6. 4 in Q 4 l MDM: Currently 2. 0. Integrated into WAS 6. 3 l Business Intelligence: Changes Pending l Look For Consolidated Release Next Year l Developer Zone Launched at Tech. Ed (http: //sdn. sap. com)

Hosted by Net. Weaver And Existing SAP Implementations l Version Support: NW Integrates with 4. 6 (Except Portal) But 4. 6 Still Requires BASIS l NW Platform for 4. 7 and Up l IDOCS are All XML Compatible l Licensing and Non-SAP Apps: XI and Portal Included, One Time Fee and Maintenance for Each Adapter l XI Tracks Non-SAP Integration Usage

Hosted by Net. Weaver Issues l Fast-moving Technology, Unified Version Coming l x. Apps Await Critical Mass and Demonstrable ROI l My. SAP Business Suite and XML Interfaces l Integration: What is the Build vs. Buy Cost? l Custom vs. Packaged Applications

Hosted by Net. Weaver, . NET, and Web. Sphere l Competition is More About Strategy than Pure Technology l What is the Strategic Platform? l Who is the Strategic Partner? l What Role Do Packaged Apps Have in Your Strategy? l How Much Are You Willing to Build vs. Buy? (Cost, Time, Maintenance, Scalability) l Comparing TCO Is Hard: Do x. Apps Have Edge?

Hosted by Conclusion: Is Net. Weaver For You? l Pure SAP Shop with Existing Skills: Highest Value l Mixed SAP and Legacy Shop: Also High Value l Mixed SAP and Oracle or PSFT: No Competing Offering To Date l Mixed SAP and Web. Sphere or. NET: Weigh the Cost of Innovation l New SAP Prospect: Yes

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