Hello folks, in our earlier blog we discussed the evolution of SAP BW (Business Warehouse), what is it, and how it works. Well, if you haven’t checked it out yet, click here. 

Today we’ll look into the business perspective of SAP BW. If you are wondering what we mean by the term business perspective, we’ll answer that too. 

Buying software to store data, process, and automate your organizational activities is always considered a futuristic investment, done to effectively improvise our performance. So, here we’ll be looking into the reasons that will ultimately help entrepreneurs understand the need for the tool. 

Let’s begin with a quick introduction to the tool, 

SAP BW (Business Warehouse) is a comprehensive data warehouse solution that allows businesses to integrate and analyze data from multiple sources to support business owners with deep analytics to improvise their decision-making capacity.

Unique Features of SAP Business Warehouse

 

• Multi-dimensional Analysis 

SAP BW provides multi-dimensional analysis capabilities using OLAP cubes, which work based on the star schema and snowflake schema. These data models allow users to quickly analyze large volumes of data from multiple perspectives and create meaningful insights for decision-making. 

• ETL Process 

The Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) process simplifies the integration of heterogeneous sources into one system with a common database layer and metadata repository. The process helps eliminate redundant data storage across systems and ensures consistent reporting across all sources for better decision-making.  

• Info Providers  

An Info Provider is a type of object in SAP BW that stores pieces of information like master data, transaction data, or analytical results from queries or reports in an organized manner. The stored data can be accessed by various tools embedded within the system like BEx Analyzer or Web Application Designer (WAD). Examples include Cubes (InfoCubes), Data Stores Objects (DSOs), etc.  

• Write Optimized Storage Mode 

WOSM mode enables users to store only delta records while keeping track of historical changes in a separate table known as Change Log Table(CLT). This helps reduce overall disk space requirements while still providing easy access to historical data.  

• Data Modeling 

SAP BW provides various tools for data modeling such as InfoObjects, Transforms, and DTPs, to organize and structure the data before loading it into the system. This ensures accurate reporting across all sources and makes it easier to maintain a consistent view of the underlying business process.  

• Reporting with BEx Analyzer 

BEx Analyzer is an easy-to-use reporting tool included in SAP BW that allows users to create powerful queries, reports, and dashboards for better decision-making based on their criteria or pre-defined layouts. It has options to customize existing templates or even create new ones according to their specific needs using the graphical drag & drop features available in the tool.  

• Planning with Web Application Designer (WAD) 

WAD is another powerful feature included in SAP BW which helps users collaborate on creating analyses/plans in real-time by allowing them to access shared workspaces over a network connection without having direct access rights to each other’s systems. This helps keep everyone up-to-date while still maintaining security at all times within the organization’s network infrastructure. 

• Data warehouse integration 

SAP BW integrates with multiple data sources, including SAP ERP and SAP Business Suite, to provide a single, unified data warehouse. This allows businesses to access and analyze data from multiple systems in one place, which can then be used to make informed decisions. 

• Flexible reporting 

SAP BW provides flexible reporting tools that allow businesses to generate reports in different formats, such as HTML, PDF, Excel, and CSV. Making it easy for businesses to access and analyze data from multiple sources and make informed decisions. 

• Advanced Analytics 

SAP BW provides advanced analytics capabilities that allow businesses to gain deeper insights into their operations. It can be used to run predictive analytics and identify potential opportunities or risks. This helps businesses make better decisions and optimize their operations. 

How Does SAP BW Help Businesses? 

SAP BW is a powerful tool that helps businesses in a variety of ways. Here are some of the most important ones: 

• Improved decision-making 

SAP BW helps businesses make better decisions by providing real-time insights into their operations. It allows them to analyze data from multiple sources and generate meaningful insights that can be used to make informed decisions. 

• Increased efficiency 

SAP BW helps businesses improve their efficiency by providing a unified platform for data integration and analysis. This allows them to access and analyze data from multiple sources in one place, which can then be used to optimize their operations. 

• Enhanced Data Quality 

With SAP BW, organizations can ensure that data is accurate, complete, and up-to-date, helping them to make better decisions based on accurate data.  

• Improved Performance 

SAP BW provides powerful performance management capabilities that help organizations track performance against goals and objectives. It also provides tools to identify root causes and areas of improvement, enabling organizations to optimize processes and performance.  

• Reduced Risk 

SAP BW provides powerful risk management capabilities that help organizations to identify and manage risk. It also provides data analysis and reporting tools to help organizations mitigate risk and ensure compliance with regulations.  

• Increased Scalability 

SAP BW provides a scalable platform for organizations to grow their business. It can easily accommodate growth in data volumes and complexity, enabling organizations to handle larger data sets and more complex requirements.  

• Reduced Costs 

By automating the data warehouse process, organizations can reduce costs associated with data collection, integration, and analysis. It also reduces the time required to generate reports, enabling organizations to save time and money. 

• Enhanced customer experience 

SAP BW helps businesses enhance their customer experience by providing real-time insights into their operations. This allows them to identify potential opportunities or risks and make decisions that will benefit their customers. 

Conclusion 

SAP Business Warehouse is a powerful tool that helps businesses improve their decision-making, efficiency, and customer experience. It integrates with multiple data sources and third-party applications to provide a comprehensive view of the customer journey.  

It also provides powerful analytics capabilities that allow businesses to gain deeper insights into their operations and optimize their inventory management processes. 

Do let me know what you felt post reading the blog, Did the SAP Business Warehouse solution satisfy all the check boxes of your expectations or not? 

If you are still unsure, get in touch with our experts, who are ready to help you analyze the right fit tool for your business!

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