Not a separate installation but part of the ERP application  Includes pre‐delivered content as embedded content within SAP Business Suite applications  Content is embedded within standard business processes of most SAP Business Suite applications  Customers have the ability to change it  Includes real‐time, operational dataĬontext Aware Limited interaction from users Pixel Perfect Report inside ERP Operational Reporting without delays No need to understand complex data model

The user is able to see the information from inside an OLTP application in the same window, without having to drill down or invoke any command The information conveyed is concise enough to convey a clear message The information is always in the current context and directly applicable to the transaction at hand Source: Oracle (SAP’s Definition of Embedded Analytics  Embedded analytics is the integration of SAP BusinessObjects reports (BI content) into the SAP Business Suite What Are Embedded Analytics?  You provide embedded analytics in the context of a business transaction  Characteristics Why Embedded Analytics  You have made a significant investment in your ERP system  Research shows that companies taking an embedded BI approach outperform the average as well as those with a traditional on‐ premise approach to BI  Improves revenue, profit, cash flow, sales of pipeline  Aberdeen’s 2010 benchmarking report showed that day‐to‐ day decision process is hindered by poor data quality  Users are already familiar with the ERP application can spread the analytical capability to team members  Analytic functionality integrated with or embedded within existing applicationsĢ013 Wisdom of Crowds ® Business Intelligence Market Study What We’ll Cover …  Leveraging embedded analytics  Understanding embedded analytics  Looking at the new reporting features that come with enhancement package 5  Setting up embedded analytics inside SAP ERP system  Obtaining the benefits of embedded analytics  Review of Crystal with ERP  Wrap‐up

In This Session …  Overall message is about customer empowerment. You can set up this functionality yourself!  Why embedded analytics?  What are embedded analytics?  Expanding BI to more users  How to set up embedded analytics inside the SAP ERP system  What are the benefits of embedded analytics  You will learn about the options with SAP BusinessObjects inside the SAP ERP systemįairfax Water  Largest water utility in Virginia  1.7 million individuals get their water from Fairfax Water  AAA bond rating  400 employees  Fairfax Water produces, on average, 167 million gallons of water per day  One out of five Virginians gets their water from Fairfax Water

Using Crystal with SAP ERP Tammy Powlas, Fairfax Water

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