SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management

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What’s New in Release 7.03 and Future Direction

June 2012

SAP NetWeaver

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ERP 6.0 EhP 6

Future direction

Solution Overview

Store management

based on ABAP

SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management

Enhanced UI and delivered

content

Enhanced retention

management

Streamlined system

decommissioning process

End-Of-Life

Data

Information

lifecycle management

Retention

management

Data

archiving

Manage

database

volume

End-of-life

data

System

decommissioning

End-of-life

system

Reduce risk

Cut energy use

Reduce system

complexity and cost

Meet audit

requirements

Ensure legal compliance

Cut data

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3 Solution Overview

_{ERP 6.0 EhP 6}

_{Future direction}

SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management

Store management

based on ABAP

Enhanced UI and delivered

content

Enhanced retention

management

Streamlined system

decommissioning process

Reduce risk

Cut energy use

Reduce system

complexity and cost

Meet audit

requirements

Ensure legal compliance

Cut data

volume

End-Of-Life

Data

Information

lifecycle management

Retention

management

Data

archiving

Manage

database

volume

End-of-life

data

System

decommissioning

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Our solutions for information lifecycle management

Data archiving enhanced for information lifecycle management

Retention management

Managing the lifecycle of data

of a live application system

Definition of flexible rules to control retention

time and storage location of archived data

System decommissioning

Managing the lifecycle of legacy data in a stand-alone

information

lifecycle management retention warehouse

Data transfer from legacy systems to retention

warehouse

Local or business warehouse–based reporting

E-discovery and legal hold management

Data destruction, taking retention periods and legal holds into account

Storage of archive files on an WebDAV server that conforms with information lifecycle management

Information

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5 Future direction

Solution Overview

ERP 6.0 EhP 6

SAP NetWeaver ILM Release 7.03

Store management

based on ABAP

Enhanced UI and delivered

content

Enhanced retention

management

Streamlined system

decommissioning process

End-Of-Life

Data

Information

lifecycle management

Retention

management

Data

archiving

Manage

database

volume

End-of-life

data

System

decommissioning

End-of-life

system

Reduce risk

Cut energy use

Reduce system

complexity and cost

Meet audit

requirements

Ensure legal compliance

Cut data

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Functions and Features - Overview

Key needs

Key innovations

Infrastructure



Simplify IT landscape



Reduce TCO



Storage and retention service (SRS) based on the ABAP programming

language



Store browser for SRS-based information lifecycle management stores



Seamless integration of information lifecycle management components

formerly distributed between ABAP and Java (editing URI lists for audit

packages, for example)

UI and content



Enjoy more intuitive navigation



Enjoy a contemporary UI technology



Reduce effort for administrators



Enhance delivered content



Enhanced retention management and retention warehouse cockpits

based on SAP NetWeaver Business Client



Tax content aligned with DART



Enablement of further objects (PS_PROJECT)

Retention

management



Enhance transparency of retention-rule

processing



Simplify legal hold handling



Enhance e-discovery capabilities



Rule simulator



Dedicated information lifecycle management and legal hold

management



E-discovery also for retention warehouse

System

decommissioning



Simplify system decommissioning process



Improve data quality in the retention

warehouse



Tighten integration of unstructured content



Enhanced automation of data transfer and storage including automatic

filling of repository



Integrated transfer of references in SAP ArchiveLink to the retention

warehouse



Extended context data extractor (CDE) content for retention warehouse



Improved checksums function



Verify units of measure and currencies



Display print lists in retention warehouse



Add-on for SAP R/3 4.70*

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7 Solution enhancements

Key benefits

Infrastructure

Storage and retention service (SRS) and store browser



Storage and retention service (SRS) for controlling

information lifecycle management stores based on the

ABAP application server



Can be used instead of XML DAS, which requires

separate Java application server



Simplify customer IT landscape – no separate Java

application server required



Reduce overall system maintenance effort



Reduce total cost of ownership related to system

landscape

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Solution enhancements

Key benefits

User interface and content

Enhance cockpits for retention management and retention warehouse



Cockpits in SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle

Management include all transactions that administrators

require for a particular information lifecycle management

scenario



Within a cockpit, tasks are grouped by scenario steps and

in the sequential order in which the administrator needs to

perform them, e.g. all tasks required for processing

information lifecycle management rules or for BI reporting



Users can better align the menu structures of the cockpit

with scenario process steps



Menu structures in easy-access menu and SAP

NetWeaver Business Client



Enable administrators to concentrate on the specific tasks

they need to perform



Guide administrators through the information lifecycle

management process

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9 Solution enhancements

Key benefits

User interface and content

Tax content based on DART and enablement of PS_PROJECT



Delivered tax content based on DART, version 2.6e



Enablement of PS_PROJECT archiving object for use in

SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management

(available for system decommissioning)



Customers with SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle

Management can perform tax audits based on legacy data

(system decommissioning scenario) with the same content

as in DART



Reworked and modernized PS_PROJECT archiving object



PS project data can be archived according to information

lifecycle management rules (usage only for system

decommissioning scenario)

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Solution enhancements

Key benefits

Retention management

Rule simulator



Tool to simulate the result of rule evaluation for individual

objects of SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle

Management (expert function)



Simulation based on concrete values that the customer

enters according to a use case



Simulation log that provides an overview of all relevant

audit areas, policies, and business objects protected by

legal holds



Ability to use tool in retention management and system

decommissioning (RW) scenarios



View potential results of a rule before actually applying it in

live mode

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11 Solution enhancements

Key benefits

System decommissioning

Automate data transfer and filling of repository



Enhanced automation of legacy data transfer, conversion

and storage



Transfer process includes fewer steps



During transfer of metadata to the retention warehouse

system, the repository can automatically be filled with data

from the repository tables in the legacy system



Function to edit the repository, if required: delete or add

tables



Less manual effort for transferring administration data to

the retention warehouse



Less effort for filling the repository



Accelerated data-transfer process

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Solution enhancements

Key benefits

System decommissioning

Transfer references in SAP ArchiveLink; search and display print lists



SAP ArchiveLink software links to attachments and print

lists and can also be transferred to the retention

warehouse (“pull” from within retention warehouse)



In the retention warehouse, the links can be stored as

references for the required retention periods, based on

rules of SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle

Management



Since print lists are not connected to business objects,

they cannot be found and called in queries



Enablement of users to find print lists and display them in

the retention warehouse, using the viewer in SAP

ArchiveLink software



Tighter integration of unstructured content

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13 Future direction

ERP 6.0 EhP 6

Solution Overview

Future Direction – Road Map for

SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management

Store management based on

ABAP

Enhanced UI and delivered

content

Enhanced retention

management

Streamlined system

decommissioning process

End-Of-Life

Data

Information

lifecycle management

Retention

management

Data

archiving

Manage

database

volume

End-of-life

data

System

decommissioning

End-of-life

system

Reduce risk

Cut energy use

Reduce system

complexity and cost

Meet audit

requirements

Ensure legal compliance

Cut data

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Key trends driving future innovation areas

Big data trends hold on:



Streamline information management processes through improved automation and usability



Enhance content beyond enterprise resource planning and tax content



Secure and flexible storage of data in the cloud



Support for on-demand solutions with

SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management

Compliance pressure persists:



Cover all relevant business content: SAP and non-SAP



Adoption of the SAP HANA platform and in-memory technology for faster reporting



Audit warehouse for on-demand audits



Enterprise policy management

Awareness of cost and sustainability increases:



Establish information lifecycle management as a best practice for managing data

volume in a live system environment



Optimize cost–risk relationship for managing data



Establish the SAP NetWeaver Information Lifecycle Management component as a solution to optimize power consumption

and reduce carbon footprint

Reduce risk

Cut energy use

Reduce system

complexity and cost

_{Meet audit}

requirements

Ensure legal compliance

Cut data

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17 Replication into SAP HANA

BI

Analysis

Native

Excel

Business

Explorer

Crytal

Reports

WebI

Dashboard

Classical

DB

HANA DB

Realtime replication

(SAP LT Replicator)

SAP HANA 1.0

Installed

SAP landscape

e.g.

SAP ERP

Full replication or extraction of

relevant database application

tables

SAP HANA DB as secondary

persistency

Non-disruptive for existing

Suite customers



Accelerators

or

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SAP HANA system

SAP Source system

SAP LT Replication Server And Archive Load

SAP LT Replication

Server

Application Table

Replication Engine

Application Table

RFC

Connection

HANA Studio

DB

Connection

Replication Configuration

Archived data will be selectable by date of archiving session

DB Trigger Based

Delta Recording

and Archive

Connectivity

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2. Additional

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IT Departments Need an Efficient Way to

Manage Legacy Systems

TCO reduction without losing auditing

and reporting capability



Consolidate multiple large legacy systems

into one small modern instance called ILM

Retention Warehouse



Retain on demand access to data from

legacy systems



Respond to tax audits and create financial

reports

SAP and

Non-SAP

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21 IT Departments Need an Efficient Way to

Manage Legacy Systems

Future direction

TCO reduction without losing auditing

and reporting capability



Consolidate multiple large legacy systems

into one small modern instance called ILM

Retention Warehouse



Retain on demand access to data from

legacy systems



Respond to tax audits and create financial

reports

SAP and

Non-SAP

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Existing Reporting Options For Legacy Data

ILM Local Reporting

Load data directly from

storage system

Use predefined reports

for complex reporting and

leverage whole SAP

Business Objects Suite

Display stored

attachments via

Attachement Browser

SAP Business Warehouse

Upload data from

storage to BW system

Table Browser for

simple and ad hoc

reporting or export to

SAP Audit (AIS)

format

Display of legacy print

lists

BW Frontends (BW, BOBJ, …)

….

SAP NW ILM Retention

Warehouse

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23 ILM RW Combined With BW on SAP HANA

Future direction

Use predefined or

developed BW content for

complex reporting

Leverage the high

performance of SAP HANA

(Lab tests are ongoing. Initial results

indicate a significant decrease of

both, the load and the query time.)

SAP Business Warehouse

Upload data from storage to

BW system

Frontends (BW, BOBJ, …)

….

Access

HANA DB

Use all existing BW frontends

without disruption and make

use of your existing knowledge

SAP NW ILM Retention

Warehouse

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Using HANA Directly For Reporting on Legacy Data*

Use the ILM audit package

handling to only load audit

specific data

Use existing HANA content

Leverage HANA high

performance reporting

Frontends (HTML5, BOBJ, …)

….

Use all existing HANA frontends

without disruption and make use of

your existing knowledge

SAP HANA

HANA Content:

Consumable Views

HANA DB

* Subject to change. Product planning not final.

Access

SAP NW ILM Retention

Warehouse

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25 Putting All ILM RW Reporting Options Together

Future direction

SAP HANA

SAP BW

ILM

Retention

Warehouse

Local

reporting

HANA DB

Audit packages pushed on demand

HANA DB

ILM Store

xDB

SAP ILM

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Thank You!

Robert Wassermann

Director Solution Management

Information Lifecycle Management

SAP AG