TERP02 SAP ERP: Introduction into SAP NetWeaver

About This Module This module gives you an overview of the components and functions of SAP NetWeaver, the role of SAP NetWeaver in supporting business processes and its strategic advantages. Module Objectives E plain the components of SAP NetWeaver , how it supports the business processes and its strategic advantages. E plain the various components of SAP NetWeaver, how it supports businesses, and its strategic advantages. Module ontent !asics of NetWeaver Tar!et Audience Solution architects, pro"ect managers, team members, and solution consultants who want to gain a broad fundamental understanding of the core processes, business interrelations, and integration of the individual business applications within the SAP E#P solution.

"asics o# NetWeaver
About This To$ic This topic e plains the various components of SAP NetWeaver, how it supports businesses, and its strategic advantages. Estimated time to complete this topic$ % hour What&s in it for me' (escribe the components of NetWeaver E plain the !usiness Processes supported by NetWeaver (escribe the strategic advantages of NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver Inte!ration i%a!e Audio Transcript The SAP !usiness Suite is built on SAP NetWeaver, which allows integration between SAP and non)SAP components and supports integration with the *nternet thereby enabling collaborative business or c)business. *n this image you can see that the !usiness Suite offering combines #+, as well as E#P components and ma-es it one complete solution offering in a collaborative business environment. Apart from cross)industry solutions, SAP also offers .. industry)specific or *S solutions such as Automotive, /hemicals and more. As you see here, the SAP /ustomer Services Networ- spreads across the entire !usiness Suite and aims at ensuring that customers achieve ma imum return on

their investment with SAP !usiness Suite. Sub areas o# SAP NetWeaver i%a!e Audio Transcript SAP NetWeaver is an open and scalable infrastructure upon which the SAP !usiness Suite is built. With its ability to integrate with the *nternet, SAP0s NetWeaver enables collaborative business. As you see on this slide, NetWeaver provides for a comprehensive integration and application platform thereby delivering solutions with lower T/1 2Total /ost of 1wnership3 to the customer. We will see more of the NetWeaver features in ne t slide.

SAP NetWeaver o%$onents i%a!e Audio Transcript 4et us e plore the various components of SAP NetWeaver and how it is placed through out the life cycle of software management NetWeaver enables SAP 5obile *nfrastructure SAP Enterprise Portals SAP !usiness *nformation Warehouse 5aster (ata 5anagement SAP E change *nfrastructure and SAP Web Application Server. *t also provides a composite application framewor- with People integration, *nformation integration, Process integration, and Application platform. People *ntegration uses SAP Enterprise Portal to ensure that Employees get the information, and access necessary for efficient wor-. 6sing SAP !usiness *nformation Warehouse, *nformation *ntegration ensures that structured and unstructured information is accessible. Ne t, to ensure that all your business processes run smoothly through your heterogeneous system landscape, SAP e change *nfrastructure wor-s with 754 (ata pac-ages and wor-flows at the Process *ntegration level. 8inally, the Application platform supports 9.EE and A!AP in a single environment using SAP Web Application Server. This guarantees independence between databases and operating systems. Thus SAP NetWeaver plays a vital role in collaborative e)business.

Inte!rated S&ste% 'andsca$e i%a!e Audio Transcript SAP NetWeaver is a complete pac-age of components that wor-s in harmony to provide solutions for customer:s integration re;uirements, where a single platform is used to integrate information and systems. 5ore and more SAP applications are ma-ing use of the SAP NetWeaver E change *nfrastructure and introducing NetWeaver 7* to customer landscapes. Some of the applications and components that use SAP NetWeaver 7* include E tended Applications li-e #P5 5aster (ata 5anagement Supplier, #elationship 5anagement, E#P /entral /omponent, /ustomer #elationship 5anagement, and SAP !usiness1ne. Inte!ration and (le)ibilit& *ith ESA i%a!e Audio Transcript Enterprise Services Architecture provides a blueprint for service)based, enterprise)scale business solutions < solutions that are adaptable, fle ible, and open, for lower T/1. Applications can be

created on top of e isting enterprise applications, and served by Enterprise Services Architecture to increase the value of those systems, and e tend automation to new processes. ESA e pands the concept of Web services to architecture for business applications. While Web services represent only a technical concept, ESA is the proposal for comprehensive and service) based business applications. Enterprise Services Architecture$ Supports all people that participate in a business process inside and outside of the corporation, comprises all information that is relevant for the business process, integrates all systems that are important for the process. *t does this regardless of whether the systems involved are SAP or non)SAP, internal or e ternal.

Pro$erties and Structure o# SAP Web AS I%a!e Audio Transcript The functional architecture of SAP Web application server contains three separate levels$ Presentation level, Application level and integration level. SAP Web Application Server has a runtime environment for 9.EE)based 9ava programs, the SAP 9.EE Engine. This is, in addition, to the traditional runtime environment for A!AP programs, together with the database SAP Web Application Server forms the Application Platform of SAP NetWeaver. SAP Web application server offers$ A multilevel architecture with the SAP Web application server a reliable tested runtime environment for A!AP and 9ava programs. =igh scalability An independence between 1perating System and databases. A /onvenient development environment. Support for various protocols li-e =TTP and #8/, and The =ighest security standards for the e ecution of comple business process. SAP Web AS as Part o# +i##erent SAP S&ste%s i%a!e Audio Transcript >ou have seen that the SAP Web Application Server is the application platform of SAP NetWeaver. The functions of different SAP systems li-e E// ?.@ and /#5 can be divided into two categories namely, !asis functions and Application functions. 8or e ample, if you ta-e E//, the SAP E#P central component would be the Application function and the Web Application Server would be the !asis function. *n /#5, SAP /#5 would be the application function. Similarly, many SAP software components, such as, SAP !* and SAP S/5, also use the SAP Web Application Server as its !asis function. onnectin! +i##erent S&ste%s to SAP ,I i%a!e Audio Transcript SAP 7* connects to different SAP and Non)SAP systems. *n this e ample of an integration landscape at a customer site, an SAP #+, version ,.%, an SAP #+, version A.?/, and a third party system are integrated through SAP 7*. The *ntegration Server also handles the connection to

different !usiness Partners, as well as, to a Public 5ar-etplace. /ertain adapters are needed in situations where the *ntegration Server has to e change messages with an #+, system. *f you want to use SAP 7* to realiBe a cross)system integration process and if the systems involved are based on SAP Web Application Server ?..@ or higher, you can use the new SAP 7* programming model. Inte!rated SAP M+M i%a!e Audio Transcript 4et us now e plore how 5aster (ata 5anagement enables companies to store, augment and consolidate 5aster (ata, while ensuring consistent distribution to all applications, and systems within the *T landscapes. 5(5 uses the technological foundation of the e change infrastructure, SAP 7*, to distribute the data. 5aster (ata 5anagement features$ /ontent /onsolidation 5aster (ata harmoniBation and /entral 5aster (ata 5anagement. SAP 5(5 supports a step by step approach to collective 5aster (ata maintenance in a distributed and heterogeneous environment.

SAP EP entral -ser Inter#ace i%a!e Audio Transcript SAP Enterprise Portal is a fle ible, reliable, and secure solution that lets you ta-e advantage of all your information assets. !ased on open standards, it integrates any enterprise information source. All your SAP and non)SAP systems, your data warehouse, des-top documents, Web contents, and Web services are brought together in one single user interface. Portal content is used to empower users to get relevant information, ma-e effective decisions, ta-e appropriate action, and collaborate with others. With SAP Enterprise portal, the portal also provides content designed specifically to serve users in various industries and business areas. The SAP Enterprise Portal provides a role)based, secure Web) based interface to all information, applications and services. Portal roles structure and deliver targeted content to each end user. A company can structure its business processes and deliver business content according to the needs of certain user groups.

Advantages of SAP NetWeaver Audio Transcript SAP NetWeaver has a number of advantages$ 1penness and e tendibility$ SAP NetWeaver features complete compatibility and e tendibility with *!5 WebSphere and 5icrosoft .NET 2technologies in which companies have made significant investments.3 SAP Web Application Server achieves the 1perating System and (atabase independency for both

A!AP and 9ACA applications. *mmediate *ntegration$ SAP NetWeaver allows complete integration of people, information, and business processes in companies. /lear #oadmap$ SAP NetWeaver is the technological foundation of all future SAP Solutions. 4ower total cost of ownership$ SAP Web AS protects customer investments. *t leverages e isting *T investments by integrating different systems. Su%%ar& We now come to the end of the topic on SAP NetWeaver.

Module Su%%ar&
The participant should now have an understanding of SAP NetWeaver and the strategic advantages of using this platform. The participant should also be able to describe the components of SAP NetWeaver and e plain how SAP NetWeaver supports an organiBation0s business processes.