SAP NetWeaver: The Official Guide
2nd Edition
Published on 28. April 2008
Book
Hardback
495 pages
978-1-59229-193-9 (ISBN)
Description
The new edition of our bestseller SAP NetWeaver Roadmap, up-to-date for release SAP NetWeaver 7.1, is here! This book is part of our SAP NetWeaver Essentials series and explains the concepts behind SAP NetWeaver for consultants and IT managers. Using four extensively documented customer examples from the automotive, banking, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries, the book provides you with important insights into how to optimize and redesign business processes with SAP NetWeaver.
Further, coverage of technology aspects has been significantly expanded in this new edition: You'll get an introduction to enterprise SOA and to NetWeaver as an integrated technology platform, and you will learn all there is to know about architecture and the most critical technical aspects of the individual NetWeaver components. An additional chapter addresses lowering IT costs with SAP NetWeaver, and re-structuring your IT budget so you can spend more on innovation.
Topic highlights:
- Requirements for IT strategies: flexibility, innovation, and cost cutting
- Overview of SAP NetWeaver: integration layers, standards, components, architecture, strategy
- Roadmaps to SAP NetWeaver: Industries: automotive, banking, oil and gas, and manufacturing
- Value analysis
- Web Services and Enterprise SOA
- SAP NetWeaver as an integrated platform
- SAP NetWeaver components: Portal, KM, BI, MI, MDM, XI/PI, AS ABAP, and Java
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Steffen Karch | Loren Heilig | Christian Bernhardt
SAP NetWeaver Roadmap
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03/2005
1st Edition
SAP PRESS
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Persons
Author
Loren Heilig is the founder of IBSolution GmbH and has been its managing director since 2003. IBSolution GmbH is an innovative SAP NetWeaver service provider that has made a name for itself as a specialist in complex SAP NetWeaver projects. With predefined packages, IBSolution also proves that SAP projects don't always have to be expensive.
Before founding IBSolution GmbH, Loren was a project lead at SAP Systems Integration AG and SAP AG. There he was responsible for setting up a BW consultancy team that focused on HR, and he coordinated the BW/HR projects at Saudi Aramco (in Saudi Arabia). In addition to more than twelve years of experience with the BW system (he implemented his first BW project with BW 1.2a), he has also conducted BW system training at SAP Germany and Switzerland for many years. Before beginning his professional career, Loren Heilig received a degree in industrial engineering from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
At IBSolution, he is responsible for the Sales and Marketing area. He also compiles the overall strategy of IBSolution and develops new business fields, such as master data processes and SAP NetWeaver Identity Management.
Steffen Karch works as an Enterprise Architect for SAP Asia Pte Ltd based in Singapore. Previously, he was a Senior Business Consultant at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, and before that he worked as an IT Project Manager at Pixelpark AG in Munich, Germany. His project work concentrates on strategic IT consulting with a special emphasis on matters of integration. For the past two years, he has been responsible for the Enterprise SOA area within SAP Business Consulting EMEA, where he has managed numerous projects associated with this subject. Steffen Karch has over 10 years of experience with SAP and has worked as a consultant for the last six years.
Oliver Böttcher has been working for SAP in the area of Business Consulting since 2004. He focuses mainly on the topic of Enterprise Service Oriented Architecture (Enterprise SOA). He has been working on the administration of master data and variable data since his studies of information management.
Christophe Mutzig joined IBSolution GmbH as a consultant in 2007. He specializes in the design, planning, and implementation of frontend projects. In addition to business intelligence projects where BEx Suite tools are used, his work also concentrates on the integration of data from non-SAP systems into SAP NetWeaver Portal. In this process, the new SAP tools, such as SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer, assume an important role. Due to the participation of IBSolution GmbH in the ramp-up phase for SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment, Christophe gained some experience in working with the new platform, and thus used that knowledge for this book.
Jan Weber joined IBSolution GmbH as a consultant in 2006. His work focuses on business intelligence and particularly on the topic of BI-Integrated Planning. He already laid the focus of his activities on industrial application systems, especially on the business intelligence segment, during his studies of information management.
Dr. Roland Pfennig is Professor of Business Informatics at Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences. His teaching specialties are Business Intelligence, standard software for business, and business processes. His research interests include the complex set of topics surrounding the sustainability of an information society.
Content
Acknowledgments ... 17
Preface ... 19
1 Introduction ... 19
2 SAP NetWeaver in 20 Minutes ... 25
. 2.1 Requirements of an IT Landscape ... 27
. 2.2 SAP NetWeaver ... 36
. 2.3 Paths to SAP NetWeaver ... 53
3 Value Analysis ... 57
. 3.1 Strategies Influence Value Analyses ... 57
. 3.2 Critical Keys to Success in Value Analyses ... 63
. 3.3 SAP NetWeaver as the Basis for Innovation Strategies ... 68
. 3.4 SAP NetWeaver as the Basis for Standardization Strategies ... 75
4 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver for Automotive Inc. ... 81
. 4.1 Scenario Description ... 81
. 4.2 The Challenge ... 84
. 4.3 The Points of Focus ... 88
. 4.4 Fast Project Successes ... 103
. 4.5 Integrated Project Procedure ... 105
. 4.6 Automotive Inc. - Value Consideration ... 118
5 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver at Car Doors Inc. ... 123
. 5.1 Scenario Description ... 123
. 5.2 Challenges ... 131
. 5.3 The Supply Chain as a Future Success Factor ... 137
. 5.4 Integrated Project Procedure ... 140
. 5.5 Car Doors Inc. - Value Consideration ... 155
6 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver for United Gas ... 163
. 6.1 Scenario Description ... 163
. 6.2 Challenges ... 167
. 6.3 Approaches ... 175
. 6.4 Fast Project Success ... 183
. 6.6 United Gas - Value Consideration ... 190
7 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver at ABC Bank ... 199
. 7.1 Scenario Description ... 200
. 7.2 Challenges ... 205
. 7.3 Starting Points ... 213
. 7.4 Integrated Project Procedure ... 224
. 7.5 ABC Bank - Value Consideration ... 231
8 Enterprise SOA ... 237
. 8.1 Initial Situation at Many Companies ... 237
. 8.2 Basic Principles of Enterprise SOA ... 239
. 8.3 A Platform for Enterprise SOA: SAP NetWeaver ... 256
. 8.4 Toward an Enterprise SOA ... 258
9 SAP NetWeaver - Overview of Integration Layers and Components ... 263
. 9.1 Components to Increase User Productivity ... 266
. 9.2 Components for Business Information Management and Data Standardization ... 268
. 9.3 Components for End-to-End Process Integration ... 270
. 9.4 SAP NetWeaver Application Server and Tools ... 270
. 9.5 Summary ... 271
10 Components for Increasing User Productivity ... 273
. 10.1 Market and Solution Requirements ... 275
. 10.2 User Interfaces and Technologies ... 277
. 10.3 SAP NetWeaver Business Client ... 278
. 10.4 SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 280
. 10.5 Mobile User Interfaces ... 283
. 10.6 RFID ... 288
. 10.7 Duet ... 290
. 10.8 SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ... 291
. 10.9 Summary and Outlook ... 293
11 Components for Business Information Management ... 295
. 11.1 SAP NetWeaver BI ... 295
. 11.2 Knowledge Management and Collaboration ... 336
. 11.3 SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search ... 343
. 11.4 TREX ... 348
12 Data Standardization Component ... 351
. 12.1 Architecture of SAP NetWeaver MDM ... 351
. 12.2 Available SAP NetWeaver MDM Scenarios ... 360
. 12.3 SAP NetWeaver MDM as a Toolbox ... 367
13 Components for End-to-End Process Integration ... 369
. 13.1 The Business Case for Process Integration ... 370
. 13.2 Why Process Integration by SAP? ... 371
. 13.3 The Architecture of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration ... 373
. 13.4 B2B and A2A Process Integration ... 380
. 13.5 Adapter Framework ... 383
. 13.6 SAP NetWeaver PI Tools for Enterprise SOA ... 389
. 13.7 Business Task Management ... 395
. 13.8 Security ... 398
14 SAP NetWeaver Application Server ... 401
. 14.1 Installation Scenarios ... 402
. 14.2 Standalone Engines ... 406
. 14.3 Integration Scenarios ... 408
. 14.4 SLD ... 411
. 14.5 Technical Structure of the SAP NetWeaver AS ... 413
. 14.6 Structure of ABAP Stacks ... 415
. 14.7 Structure of Java Stacks ... 416
. 14.8 Integration of the ITS ... 418
. 14.9 High Availability Scenarios ... 419
. 14.10 SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) ... 421
15 SAP NetWeaver Tools ... 425
. 15.1 SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment ... 426
. 15.2 SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ... 442
. 15.3 Web Dynpro ... 445
. 15.4 Business Server Pages ... 451
. 15.5 SAP Solution Manager ... 454
. 15.6 SAP Loadrunner by HP ... 459
. 15.7 SAP Central Process Scheduling by Redwood ... 461
. 15.8 Appliances - SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search and SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator ... 463
16 Final Considerations ... 465
. 16.1 Increasing the Benefi ts of Applications ... 466
. 16.2 Integrating New Applications ... 469
. 16.3 Decision Support for CIOs ... 470
. 16.4 Outlook ... 472
A Bibliography ... 473
B Authors ... 479
Index ... 483
Preface ... 19
1 Introduction ... 19
2 SAP NetWeaver in 20 Minutes ... 25
. 2.1 Requirements of an IT Landscape ... 27
. 2.2 SAP NetWeaver ... 36
. 2.3 Paths to SAP NetWeaver ... 53
3 Value Analysis ... 57
. 3.1 Strategies Influence Value Analyses ... 57
. 3.2 Critical Keys to Success in Value Analyses ... 63
. 3.3 SAP NetWeaver as the Basis for Innovation Strategies ... 68
. 3.4 SAP NetWeaver as the Basis for Standardization Strategies ... 75
4 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver for Automotive Inc. ... 81
. 4.1 Scenario Description ... 81
. 4.2 The Challenge ... 84
. 4.3 The Points of Focus ... 88
. 4.4 Fast Project Successes ... 103
. 4.5 Integrated Project Procedure ... 105
. 4.6 Automotive Inc. - Value Consideration ... 118
5 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver at Car Doors Inc. ... 123
. 5.1 Scenario Description ... 123
. 5.2 Challenges ... 131
. 5.3 The Supply Chain as a Future Success Factor ... 137
. 5.4 Integrated Project Procedure ... 140
. 5.5 Car Doors Inc. - Value Consideration ... 155
6 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver for United Gas ... 163
. 6.1 Scenario Description ... 163
. 6.2 Challenges ... 167
. 6.3 Approaches ... 175
. 6.4 Fast Project Success ... 183
. 6.6 United Gas - Value Consideration ... 190
7 Roadmap to SAP NetWeaver at ABC Bank ... 199
. 7.1 Scenario Description ... 200
. 7.2 Challenges ... 205
. 7.3 Starting Points ... 213
. 7.4 Integrated Project Procedure ... 224
. 7.5 ABC Bank - Value Consideration ... 231
8 Enterprise SOA ... 237
. 8.1 Initial Situation at Many Companies ... 237
. 8.2 Basic Principles of Enterprise SOA ... 239
. 8.3 A Platform for Enterprise SOA: SAP NetWeaver ... 256
. 8.4 Toward an Enterprise SOA ... 258
9 SAP NetWeaver - Overview of Integration Layers and Components ... 263
. 9.1 Components to Increase User Productivity ... 266
. 9.2 Components for Business Information Management and Data Standardization ... 268
. 9.3 Components for End-to-End Process Integration ... 270
. 9.4 SAP NetWeaver Application Server and Tools ... 270
. 9.5 Summary ... 271
10 Components for Increasing User Productivity ... 273
. 10.1 Market and Solution Requirements ... 275
. 10.2 User Interfaces and Technologies ... 277
. 10.3 SAP NetWeaver Business Client ... 278
. 10.4 SAP NetWeaver Portal ... 280
. 10.5 Mobile User Interfaces ... 283
. 10.6 RFID ... 288
. 10.7 Duet ... 290
. 10.8 SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ... 291
. 10.9 Summary and Outlook ... 293
11 Components for Business Information Management ... 295
. 11.1 SAP NetWeaver BI ... 295
. 11.2 Knowledge Management and Collaboration ... 336
. 11.3 SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search ... 343
. 11.4 TREX ... 348
12 Data Standardization Component ... 351
. 12.1 Architecture of SAP NetWeaver MDM ... 351
. 12.2 Available SAP NetWeaver MDM Scenarios ... 360
. 12.3 SAP NetWeaver MDM as a Toolbox ... 367
13 Components for End-to-End Process Integration ... 369
. 13.1 The Business Case for Process Integration ... 370
. 13.2 Why Process Integration by SAP? ... 371
. 13.3 The Architecture of SAP NetWeaver Process Integration ... 373
. 13.4 B2B and A2A Process Integration ... 380
. 13.5 Adapter Framework ... 383
. 13.6 SAP NetWeaver PI Tools for Enterprise SOA ... 389
. 13.7 Business Task Management ... 395
. 13.8 Security ... 398
14 SAP NetWeaver Application Server ... 401
. 14.1 Installation Scenarios ... 402
. 14.2 Standalone Engines ... 406
. 14.3 Integration Scenarios ... 408
. 14.4 SLD ... 411
. 14.5 Technical Structure of the SAP NetWeaver AS ... 413
. 14.6 Structure of ABAP Stacks ... 415
. 14.7 Structure of Java Stacks ... 416
. 14.8 Integration of the ITS ... 418
. 14.9 High Availability Scenarios ... 419
. 14.10 SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) ... 421
15 SAP NetWeaver Tools ... 425
. 15.1 SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment ... 426
. 15.2 SAP Interactive Forms by Adobe ... 442
. 15.3 Web Dynpro ... 445
. 15.4 Business Server Pages ... 451
. 15.5 SAP Solution Manager ... 454
. 15.6 SAP Loadrunner by HP ... 459
. 15.7 SAP Central Process Scheduling by Redwood ... 461
. 15.8 Appliances - SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Search and SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator ... 463
16 Final Considerations ... 465
. 16.1 Increasing the Benefi ts of Applications ... 466
. 16.2 Integrating New Applications ... 469
. 16.3 Decision Support for CIOs ... 470
. 16.4 Outlook ... 472
A Bibliography ... 473
B Authors ... 479
Index ... 483