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than 20 years, organizations have been using specialist software - usually with hardware - to extract transform and load (ETL) data from transactional systems reporting
systems.
way to provide a holistic view accelerator software/hardware). Online
CLAP
transactional
for this lies
model
either
built
on the technology
of business
processing
The reason was
Based
(0LTP)
n the database for OLTP
data
loaded
to a reporting
The database
which
from
data
a single
design
optimization
response
times
from
online
and
OLAP.
of OLTP or OLAP
at the time,
optimization,
to
was the optimal
(especially
analytic Quite
this
when you
processing simply,
add
(OLAP).
a database
but not both.
redundancy and of course latency. It was usual for tomorrow for analysis once the data was extracted
system.
support model
with good
was separated
However, this also bought with it complexity, today's business figures to only be available and
available
and
S/4HANA therefore
(SAP we
HANA)
can
do not need
handle
to move
both
OLTP
transactional
and
CLAP
data
processing
to a separate
system. This means transactional and analytical applications available in real-time at every level of detail.
run off the same
tables
and therefore
data
is
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approach
to data
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to data
model
and
application
code
Traditional application were built higher level layers of aggregates
on a hierarchical to help system
data model. performance.
aggregates
of the database
tables
and
as storing and keep
versions
the extra cop es of data, we also them up to date. And don't forget
operations
were
In addition indexes
special
we
access
So the traditional
data
have
speed
they need to be constantly code is needed to manage
It has
performance
of an application
is complex
been found
data model are difficult
another
because
dropped and this process.
model
be complex.
With a complex enhancements
to support
had to build application to backup these extra
special
applications.
into more
So as well
code to maintain extra tables tables too, so even the IT
impacted.
to aggregates,
improve
Detailed data was summarised On top of aggregates we built
that and
inefficiency
they rebuilt
and
up to 70% adds
that
are based each
time
a complex
the tables
data
of application
no value
we need
on common
to the core
model code
can
remove.
access
paths
are updated.
causes
to data. So again,
the application
is built specifically
business
Database But more
code
to
for
function.
and complex code, integration with other applications and also and simply not agile enough for today's fast moving environment
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with
SAP S/4HANA
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Using table.
the raw power We don't need
time,
all from
SAP
HANA
they
can
u=mmd complexity
with
SAP
S/4HANA
of SAP HANA we can aggregate pre-built aggregates. SAP HANA
the same organizes
still be created
source data
on the Dy in sub seconds from any can generate any view of the data
tables.
using
a column
but usually
offer
stores
which
means
indexes
the database, and indexes.
We are left
simplified
application
integrate
additional
Now
it is much
easier
core
to enhance
data
are usually
not needed
little improvement.
So as well as losing the aggregates and indexes from amounts of application code that deals with aggregates with a simplified
line item at run
model
and
also
the applications
and
we can
also
lose huge
code. functions.
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reduce
data
footprint
Tables in SAP HANA very little space.
are automatically
Further
reductions
data
of tables
that
And we
can
footprint
are not needed, go further
and
compressed
are achieved plus
reduce
so that
because,
unnecessary
we
as we
can store
know,
we
huge
amounts
removed
of data
huge
in
numbers
indexes.
the in-memory
data
footprint
by implementing
data
ageing
strategies. SAP HANA can split data across tier (we call this WARM storage). All processing know
where
this is that
and
database
the data data
services
is physically
that is used
so we are not filling is needed.
memory
an in-memory
are common,
located,
less frequently with
data
tier (we
this can
call this
so this
is handled be moved
that is less useful.
HOT storage)
means
a developer
internally
by SAP
automatically But this
data
from
and
a disk based
does HANA HOT
not need The
benefit
to WARM
is still available
to of store
whenever
it
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applications
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applications
So we already covered the simplify cation of applications at how simplification also applies to the business side.
from
In traditional
supported
Finance
SAP
ERP finance,
(Fl) document
and
financial
the Controlling
postings (CO)
were
document.
the technical
These
by two
side, so let s now
key documents,
documents
provide
look
the the required
views of the finance data from a legal perspective (Fl) and also an internal management accounting perspective (CO). But there is a lot of overlap between these documents. Application code
had to deal with
triggered
a financial
these outcome,
With S/4HANA Entry. A single
Finance financial
both
legal
management
data
that
meaning,
and
two types
whenever
a material
a business
event
occurred
accounting.
are created
we just
the underlying
The application
on the fly by SAP complexity
that
receipt.
we now have only one document. This is called the Universal posting is made to one table which holds all information that
are required, lose
of postings
for example
code
HANA.
is simplified
So we
don't
and
any
lose any
Journal is needed views
by
of the
business
of the application.
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Another
this
example
complexity.,
of application
simplification
relates
Usually this key business process is very complex very long time before results are produced. MRP
is an iterative
resource
capacity
and this example,
to procure
those
picture
is already
So real-time results,
_ identi
with many
the components components
means by the time the processes you collected the demand data
as the demand have
process
to Material
has already
Requirements
st eps
needed
then
readjust
and
to satisfy the plan.
Planning
as a result
demand This
can
(MRP) run for a
and then
can take
check
a lot of time
have completed the data is already out of date. For an hour ago, ran MRP to calculate the raw materials
changed
whilst
we
waited
for these
results,
the information
But we
out of date. MRP is impossible
In a fast
moving
business
and
we are always
where
agility
operating
is essential,
and this
making
decisions
on out of date
is not acceptable.
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