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Title: NetWeaver From A to Z (and Beyond)


1
NetWeaver From A to Z (and Beyond)
  • Joshua Greenbaum
  • Enterprise Applications Consulting

2
Agenda
  • What is NetWeaver?
  • NetWeaver Philosophy 101
  • Essential xApps
  • Exploring the NetWeaver Technology Fridge
  • NW Issues, Versions, Competition
  • NW and Your Future

3
What is NetWeaver?
  • The Infrastructure For MySAP Business Suite
  • Development, Deployment, and Management Platform
  • The Platform for xApps and Composite Apps
  • The Technological Answer to WebSphere, .NET,
    WebLogic, etc.
  • The Technology Future for SAP and Its Customers

4
The NetWeaver Refrigerator
Source SAP
5
Key Technologies in the NetWeaver Fridge
  • Enterprise Portal
  • Business Intelligence and Master Data Management
  • Exchange Infrastructure
  • Web Applications Server
  • Composite Applications Framework

6
NetWeaver Philosophy 101 SAPs Enterprise
Services Architecture
  • ESA An Architecture for Developing and Deploying
    Composite Applications Based on Interoperable
    Services
  • The Basic Unit of Work is A Service, Not
    Application, Data or API
  • Service Any Application, Process, or Data
    Element that Can Be Used to Build Composite
    Applications
  • Composite Applications Applications that Take
    Existing Services and Value-added Functionality
    To Create Entirely New Capabilities
  • Composite Apps Eliminate Spreadsheets and White
    Boards

7
Enterprise Services Architecture Evolutionary
View
User Logic
User Logic
User Logic
Bus. Process
Bus. Process
Bus. Process
Application
Application
Application
Mainframe
Client/Server
Services Based Architecture
Source SAP
8
NetWeaver Philosophy 101 New Applications
Development
  • ESA (NetWeaver) is Both Development and
    Deployment Platform
  • Java and/or ABAP Are Core Languages
  • NW Provides
  • Model-driven Development
  • Business Process Modeling
  • Workflow
  • Integration
  • Re-use, Scalability, Deployment
  • Built-in BI Services

9
NetWeaver Philosophy 101 The Economic View
  • Use Existing Apps and Technology Infrastructure
  • Lower Total Cost of Ownership Through Leveraged
    Assets (Technology and Technical Knowledge)
  • Support Packaged Apps That Provide
  • Built-in Business Process Knowledge
  • Low-cost Deployment
  • User (Peer) Support
  • Support Custom Apps That Provide
  • Leveraged Business Process Knowledge
  • Leveraged Infrastructure/Technology/Apps
  • Alternative to IBM On Demand

10
NetWeaver Philosophy 101 xApps and Composite
Apps
  • Composite Applications Based on NW, MySAP
    Business Suite, and External Services
  • xApp Innovation Outside MySAP Business Suite
  • Composite App Innovation within MySAP
  • Both Can Become Future Parts of Suite
  • SAP, Third Party, Internally Developed

11
NetWeaver Sandwich
mySAP Business Suite
Composites
...
Employee InteractionCenter
Product InnovationMgmt
...
ConsumerPromotions
SAP NetWeaver
Components
...
ERP
CRM
3rdParty
IndustryAdd-On
GenericServices
Source SAP
12
xApps Current and Planned
  • SAP
  • xRPM (Resource and Prog. Management, v. 2.0
    12/03)
  • xPD (Product Development, 12/03)
  • xEPM (Employee Productivity, 12/03)
  • xKN (Knowledge Network, 12/03)
  • xMA (MA, Q2/04)
  • TechniData xEM Emissions Mgmt (12/03)
  • BearingPoint Data Center Operations Mgmt
  • Accenture EP Online, Workspace Solution B2B
    Retail Petroleum

13
xApps Current and Planned
  • Digital Fuel Service Performance Mgmt
  • BristleCone plannerDA
  • IBM Performance Analytics, Warranty Network Mgmt
  • EZCommerce PharmaConnect by XHQ
  • Lighthammer INDX Manufacturing Performance
    Intelligence
  • NRX Visual Information for Plants
  • Vedaris Energy Risk Management Controller

14
NetWeaver Philosophy 101 The Future
  • Composite and xApps are the Future of Enterprise
    Applications
  • NetWeaver is the Innovation Infrastructure
  • IBM and On Demand and .NET vs. NetWeaver
    Fighting for Innovation Ownership
  • Where is Oracle, PeopleSoft?

15
Top Shelf Enterprise Portal
Source SAP
16
Enterprise Portal
  • Support Roles, Collaboration, Desktop Integration
  • Integrate Third Party Apps, Services, iViews
  • Mature Product, Large User Base Today
  • EP 5.0 Currently, EP 6.0 Now Available
  • EP 6.0 Supports Linux, Unix, Collaboration
  • Value Commensurate to Strategic Value of SAP

17
Shelf 2 Business Intelligence
Source SAP
18
Business Intelligence
  • 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, 3rd
    Party Tools
  • BW 3.5 Tied Directly to NW BI as Web Service,
    Includes Master Data Management
  • Value BI Massively Underused Asset
  • Mastering the SAP Business Information
    Warehouse by Kevin MacDonald, et. al., Compendit

19
Inside Shelf 2 Master Data Management
  • The Universal Data Model Repository of Master
    Data Definitions
  • Harmonize All the Data Sources One Version of
    the Truth
  • Goals Improve Process, Application and Partner
    Integration, Lower Integration Cost and
    Complexity
  • Value Long-term Goals vs. Short Term Gains

20
MDM Long Term Vision
  • 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
  • Connect Heterogeneous Environments
  • Linking Applications, Maintaining Consistent Data
    Among Different Data Sources/Applications
  • Control Corporate Data
  • Central Management and Process Control For All
    Systems (Internal and External)

21
MDM Short Term Vision
  • Synchronize Data in SAP Environments First,
    Ensure Data Quality
  • Multi-instance, Multi-revision Environments
  • Limited Work with Customers for Vertical
    Universal Data Models
  • Version 1.0 Data Models Product, Business
    Partner (Customer, Vendor, Supplier),
    Organizations Structure, BOM

22
MDM Components
  • Master Data Objects Define the Business Objects
  • Product Master
  • Business Partner
  • Product Structure
  • Organizational Structure
  • Data Services Manage the MDM Environment
  • Data Management Services
  • Change Management
  • Distribution
  • Others
  • Content Integration, Data Staging (ODS),
    Adapters, Etc.

23
MDM Customer Road-Map
  • Phase I Content Consolidation. Data Integrity
    Phase Cleanse, De-Dup, Multi-Source Analysis, No
    Architectural or Data Object Change
  • Phase II Master Data Harmonization Above Plus
    Central Data Management. Architectural Changes To
    Create/Maintain Master Data Objects (But Not
    Centrally)
  • Phase III Central Master Data Management Above
    Plus Centrally Stored and Managed (Non-Local)
    Master Data Objects

24
Shelf 3 Exchange Infrastructure
Source SAP
25
Exchange Infrastructure
  • The Key To NetWeavers Success
  • Integration Repository Development-time
    Repository for Processes, Objects, Interfaces
  • Integration Directory Deployment-time Directory
    of Services
  • Integration Server Realizes Run-time Integration
  • Adapters RFC, IDOC, JDBC, SOAP, JMS, Third
    Party, Siebel, Oracle, JDE

26
Exchange Infrastructure
  • The Key to Lower Cost of Ownership
  • Watch for Industry Standards Such as Rosettanet,
    CIDX (Chem.)
  • Not Necessarily a Replacement for Existing EAI
    Technology
  • Extending BPM, not Just Apps Integration

27
Shelf 4 Web Apps Server
Source SAP
28
Web Apps Server
  • UI (Web Dynpro), DB Abstraction, Web Services
    Support
  • Supports ABAP and J2EE Java
  • Support Team Development Efforts
  • Connectors to .NET (SOAP and RFC), Portal
    Development for NW from Microsoft Coming,
    Sharepoint Connector (Actional), Biztalk Interop
  • Connectors to WebSphere, Portal Development,
    WebSphere Interoperability
  • Value Commensurate to Strategic Value of SAP

29
Side Dish Composite Applications Framework
  • Development and Deployment Technology for
    Composite Apps Java, ABAP, Modeling, Portal and
    XI Builders
  • Uses Metadata About UI, Processes, Services, and
    Objects
  • Provides Modeling Environment for Web Services
    Reuse
  • Based on MDM Data Models

30
NetWeaver And Its Parts The Version Roadmap
  • Enterprise Portal Currently 5.0, 6.0 Available
    in Limited Release
  • XI Currently 2.0, 3.0 Coming in Q4
  • WAS Currently 6.3, 6.4 in Q4
  • MDM Currently 2.0. Integrated into WAS 6.3
  • Business Intelligence Changes Pending
  • Look For Consolidated Release Next Year
  • Developer Zone Launched at TechEd
    (http//sdn.sap.com)

31
NetWeaver And Existing SAP Implementations
  • Version Support NW Integrates with 4.6 (Except
    Portal) But 4.6 Still Requires BASIS
  • NW Platform for 4.7 and Up
  • IDOCS are All XML Compatible
  • Licensing and Non-SAP Apps XI and Portal
    Included, One Time Fee and Maintenance for Each
    Adapter
  • XI Tracks Non-SAP Integration Usage

32
NetWeaver Issues
  • Fast-moving Technology, Unified Version Coming
  • xApps Await Critical Mass and Demonstrable ROI
  • MySAP Business Suite and XML Interfaces
  • Integration What is the Build vs. Buy Cost?
  • Custom vs. Packaged Applications

33
NetWeaver, .NET, and WebSphere
  • Competition is More About Strategy than Pure
    Technology
  • What is the Strategic Platform?
  • Who is the Strategic Partner?
  • What Role Do Packaged Apps Have in Your Strategy?
  • How Much Are You Willing to Build vs. Buy? (Cost,
    Time, Maintenance, Scalability)
  • Comparing TCO Is Hard Do xApps Have Edge?

34
Conclusion Is NetWeaver For You?
  • Pure SAP Shop with Existing Skills Highest Value
  • Mixed SAP and Legacy Shop Also High Value
  • Mixed SAP and Oracle or PSFT No Competing
    Offering To Date
  • Mixed SAP and WebSphere or .NET Weigh the Cost
    of Innovation
  • New SAP Prospect Yes

35
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