PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure (PBS NAI) - PBS Software

Table of ContentsPBS ContentLink –PBS Efficient NAI Nearline Usage of Analytic Modern Infrastructure Storage Systems (Version as 1.0) an Archive ............3Introduction Direct Compliant .................................................................................................3Usage of SAP ECM functionality .........................4Architecture Cost Savings and and Components Increase in ..................................................................4Performance ....................................6DataFlexibleRetrievalRetrievalwith NAI..............................................................................7Replication ...........................................................5Administration of NAI Processes: The NAI Monitor ..................................6Information Lifecycle Management –Access the Interaction to Archived makes Data: the NAI-AS Difference – the Extended ..............................................8SAP AS .......................6Analyzing Special PBS SAP ContentLink Application Data Features with NAI ...................................................9Queries ...................................7Evaluation Implementation of Data Scenarios Extracts with – the NAI DART Viewer .............................8Embedding in the SAP Infrastructure ............................................10Integration of PBS archive add ons: NAI-compatible PBS Modules .........9System Requirements ....................................................................11Lowering the TCO .....................................................................................10Supported Company SAP Profile Systems .............................................................................12and Platforms, PBS Licensing ..........................112

4Architecture and ComponentsTable of ContentsPBS NAI is a software package that enablesto use the column-based Sybase IQ asTake a close look at the architectureof the PBS Nearline Analytic Infra-nearline database within an operative SAP structure and you will see all theenvironment. PBS ContentLink SAP acts – as the leading system.Efficient Thanks to Usage its high of maturity Modern level Storage and Systems the solution: as an Archive ............3software components that make uplarge amount of productive installations, • NAI Database Sybase IQ for highlyDirect Compliant Usage of SAP ECM functionality .........................4Sybase IQ offers a high degree of stability compressed and column-basedArchitecture and scalability. With and the ComponentsPBS NAI interface, Take data a close storage look and at the analysis architecture of theCost Savings and Increase in PerformancePBS....................................6Nearline Analytic Infrastructure and youapplication data from an SAP system can • NAI Interface for creating connecwillsee all the software components thatbe transferred Flexible Retrieval to the NAI ..............................................................................7database and make tions up between the solution: the SAP system andPBS NAI is a software package that allows for a columnbasedserver to be directly used as part of operative SAP PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure and youTake a close look the architecture of thedata can be analyzed directly in SAP using • NAI the Database NAI database Sybase IQ for highly com-systems. the Here, Information analytics SAP acts server. as Lifecycle the lead system. Management The columnbasedanalytics server Sybase IQ is used as the NAI data-make analysis up the solution:– will • NAI see all Archive the software Information components that System asbase. Thanks the to Interaction its high maturity makes level and large the number Difference of ..............................................8an extension of SAP AS for storing• NAI • NAI Database Interface Sybase for IQ creating for highly connections compressedbet-installations, it offers a high degree of stability and scalability.With the PBS NAI interface, application data from an analysisthe indexesand column-basedon thedataNAIstoragedatabaseandSAP system Special can be transferred PBS ContentLink to the NAI database Features and ...................................................9• NAINAIInterfaceReplicationfor creatingforconnectionstransferringbetweenthe SAP system and the NAI databasedata can be analyzed directly in SAP using the analyticsserver.data from an SAP database or anNAI databaseImplementation Scenarios –• NAI Archive Information System as an extensionSAP of SAP archive AS for storing the indexes on theEmbedding in the SAP Infrastructure ............................................10NAI• SAPdatabaseNAI database Queries for an analyzing SAP archive SAP dataPBS NAI• NAI Replication for transferring data from anNearline Analytic System Infrastructure NAI DatabaseRequirements ....................................................................11SAP • NAI database Queries DART or Viewer for an SAP analyzing archive for quick SAP data evalu-NAI-AS PBS NAISybase IQNearline Analytic Infrastructure NAI Database • NAI ation Queries of for data analyzing extracts SAP data from theNAI Archive Information System Column-basedNAI-ASSybase IQextracts from the SAP Data Retention ToolNAI-R Company Profile .............................................................................12Analytics Server • NAI DART Viewer for quick evaluation of dataNAI Archive Information System Column-based SAP Data Retention Toolextracts from the SAP Data Retention ToolNAI Replication• NAI Monitor for administration of the NAINAI-RAnalytics ServerNAI InterfaceNAI Monitor for administration ofNAI-Q NAI Replication• NAI solution Monitor for administration of the NAINAI InterfaceNAI Query NAI-Qsolutionthe NAI solutionArchitecture and ComponentsPBS NAI is a software package that allows for a columnbasedserver to be directly used as part of operative SAPsystems. Here, SAP acts as the lead system. The columnbasedanalytics server Sybase IQ is used as the NAI database.Thanks to its high maturity level and large number ofinstallations, it offers a high degree of stability and scalability.With the PBS NAI interface, application data from anSAP system can be transferred to the NAI database anddata can be analyzed directly in SAP using the analyticsserver.OperativeSAP SystemOperativeSAP SystemSAP ERP,SAP ISU, SAP ERP,SAP CRM, SAP ISU,etc.SAP CRM,etc.NAI QueryNAI-MNAI-MNAI Monitor NAI MonitorNAI-DART NAI-DARTNAI DART NAI Viewer DART Viewerpressed and column-based data storage andween the SAP system and the NAI database• NAI Archive Information System as an extensionof SAP AS for storing the indexes on the• NAI Replication for transferring data from an• NAI DART Viewer for quick evaluation of dataFigure 1:Figure 1: Figure PBS 1: Nearline Analytic Infrastructure ArchitecturePBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure ArchitecturePBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure Architecture24NAI-AS for FI:PBS offers a template for the Financial Accounting that al-NAI-AS for FI:lows NAI-AS standard SAP for users FI: PBS to make offers use a of template the NAI Archive forPBS offers a template for the Financial Accounting that allowsstandard the Financial Accounting that allows stan-Information System. This FI template allows for standardarchiving SAP processes users to to make be optimized use of for the SAP NAI financial Archive accounting.System. dard SAP This users FI template to make allows use for of the standard NAIInformationarchiving processes to be optimized for SAP financial accounting.Archive Information System. This FI templateallows to optimize standard archivingprocesses.Figure 2:The Figure area menu 2: The for area NAI menu for NAINAI-AS forFigure 2:FI: PBS offers a template for the FinancialThe area menu for NAIAccounting that al-lows standard SAPusers to make use of the NAI Archive InformationSystem. This FI template allowsfor standard archiving processes to beoptimized for SAP financial ac-counting.

Data Retrieval with NAI ReplicationData Retrieval with NAI ReplicationData Retrieval with NAI ReplicationWhen the connection is made between the NAI databaseWhen the connection is made between the NAI database and an SAP system, dataand is transferred an SAP system, between data the is SAP transferred database between and / or the SAP SAP archive and NAI databasedatabase through When the an and/or connection NAI process. SAP is archive made between and NAI the database NAI database through and an an SAP system, dataNAI is transferred process. between the SAP database and / or SAP archive and NAI databaseTo through facilitate an NAI the process. transfer of data, PBS offers NAI replication that features thefollowing functionalities:To facilitate the data transfer, PBS offers NAI replicationthat features the following functionalities:• To Creation facilitate of the NAI transfer tables on of the data, NAI PBS database offers NAI replication that features thefollowing functionalities:• Transferring of data from an SAP database or SAP archive to an NAI table• Creation of NAI tables on the NAI database• Deletion Creation of of an NAI tables on the NAI database• Transferring of data from an SAP database or SAP archive to an NAI table• Data transfer from an SAP database• Deletion of an NAI tableor SAP archive to an NAI table• Deletion of an NAI tableOperative SAP systemOperative SAP systemSAPDBSAPDBNAIProcessNAIDBNAIDBNAIFigure 3:ProcessConnecting an SAP system to an NAI databaseNAIProcessNAIProcessFigure 3:3: Connecting an SAP system to an NAI databaseConnecting an SAP system to an NAI databaseSAPArchiveSAPArchiveFigure 4: 4: Transferring data through NAI replicationTransferring data through NAI replicationFigure Separate 4: application-specific solutions are available for moreTransferring data through NAI replicationcomplex data structures from multiple tables.Separate application-specific solutions are available formore complex data structures from multiple tables.Separate application-specific solutions are available for55

Analyzing SAP Application Datawith NAI QueriesAnalyzing SAP Application Data with NAI QueriesAnalyzing SAP Application Data with NAI QueriesWith NAI Query, PBS offers a tool of its own for performing flexible and fast evaluation of the data stored inside the columnbaseddatabase With Sybase NAI Query, IQ. This PBS offers allows a for tool NAI of its tables own for to be performing evaluated flexible on a and table-related fast evaluation basis. of the data stored inside thecolumn-based database Sybase IQ. This allows for NAI tables to be evaluated on a table-related basis.It is incredibly simple to start an NAI query:You would like to see the line items that belong to theWith NAI Query, PBS offers a tool of its own for performing flexible and fast evaluation of the data stored inside the• Choose column-based It is incrediblythe application database simpleand Sybase to starttable IQ. This an NAI allows query: for NAI tables to be marked You evaluated would lines on like a of table-related to your see report? the line basis. No items problem: that belong just to mark the themarked lines of your report? No problem: just mark theline, select the function key ‘Drill Down‘ and you will be• Determine • Choose the fields the application and grouping and table thatline, select the function key ‘Drill Down‘ and you will beIt is incredibly simple to start an NAI query:You provided would like with to a see list the of of line line line items:items: that belong to theare to be • put Determine out the fields and groupingmarked lines of your report? 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Evaluation of Data Extracts with the NAI DART ViewerEvaluation of of Data Extracts with the NAI DART ViewerEvaluation of Data Extracts withthe NAI DART ViewerYou are interested in being able to analyze Table data extracts that of have been Contentsproduced using the SAPYou are interested in being able to analyze data extracts that have been produced using the SAPData Retention Tool and leverage the advantages that the column-based NAI database offers?You You are are interested in in being being able able to to analyze to analyze data data extracts extracts that that have have been been produced produced using using the SAP the SAP Data Retention ToolYou are interested in being able to analyze data extracts that have been produced using the SAPData and leverage the advantages that the column-based NAI database offers?DataData RetentionRetentionRetention ToolToolTool andandand leverageleverageleverage thethethe advantagesadvantagesadvantages thatthatthat thethethe column-basedcolumn-basedcolumn-based NAINAINAI databasedatabasedatabase offers?offers?offers?SAP DARTDART PBS ContentLink SAP DART –DARTExtractExtract ViewSAP Efficient Usage of Modern Storage Systems as an Archive ............3SAPSAP DARTDARTDARTDARTSAPSAPSAP DARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTExtractExtractExtractExtract ViewExtractExtractViewView Tax AuthorityDirect Compliant Usage of SAP ECM functionality .........................4NAI QueryTaxTax PBS NAITax AuthorityAuthorityAuthorityDARTDARTDARTCost Savings and Increase in Performance NAINAI Query ....................................6PBSPBS QueryNAINAIExtractExtract NAI Query ViewPBS NAIDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTDARTFlexible RetrievalExtractExtract ..............................................................................7ExtractExtract Column-based ExtractExtract ViewViewViewFigure 9CompressedColumn-basedColumn-basedColumn-basedFigureFigureFigure 99CompressedInformation CompressedCompressed Lifecycle Management –Proceed as follows:the Interaction makes the Difference ..............................................8Proceed Gain as ProceedProceed as an as asas overview follows: of the data extracts.follows:follows:Special PBS ContentLink Features ...................................................9 Gain an GainGain an an anan overviewoverviewoverview of of ofof thethethe datadatadata extracts.extracts.extracts.Implementation Scenarios –Embedding in the SAP Infrastructure ............................................10System Requirements ....................................................................11Company Profile .............................................................................12Figure 10Export the extracts into the NAI database. Export the NAI ExportExport thethethe extractsextractsextracts Figureintointointo the11thethe NAINAINAI database.database.database.Analyze the data with Figure the FigureFigure help 11 111111 of NAI Query. Analyze Select the data with help of NAI Query.AnalyzeAnalyze thethethe the data viewdatadata with ofwithwith the thethethe help data:helphelp of of ofof NAINAINAI Query.Query.Query. Select the SelectSelect thethethe viewviewview of of ofof thethethe data:data:data:FigureFigureFigure 10 101010 10 Analyze data:AnalyzeAnalyzeAnalyze data:data:data:Figure 12Figure FigureFigure 12 1212128 828Figure 13 13FigureFigureFigure 13 131313

Integration of PBS archive add ons:Integration NAI-compatible PBS of PBS Modules archive add ons:Integration of PBS archive add ons:NAI-compatible PBS PBS Modules ModulesAre you already using PBS archive add ons and now interested in using NAI?Are you already using PBS archive add ons and now interested in using NAI?Are you already using PBS archive add ons and now interested in using NAI?In order to make it possible to use PBS archive add ons Drilling down to a line item delivers the following result fortogether with the Nearline Analytic Infrastructure, PBS is a specific item:To use PBS archive add ons together with the Nearline Drilling down to a line item delivers the following result forcommitted to gradually In order to expanding make it possible its range to use of PBS software archive add ons Drilling down to a line item delivers the following result forAnalytic modules Infrastructure, to include together PBS with PBS NAI-compatible the is committed Nearline Analytic modules. to gradually Infrastructure, The two PBS isa specific item: item:committed to gradually expanding its range of softwareexpanding PBS archive its add range ons of CPCA software (Profit modules Center Accounting) to include PBS andmodules to include PBS NAI-compatible modules. The twoCCOPA (Profitability Analysis) are already available. Now,NAI-compatible PBS modules. archive add The ons two CPCA PBS (Profit archive Center add Accounting) ons andarchive data from CCOPA both (Profitability modules Analysis) can also are be already indexed available. and Now,CPCA searched (Profit while Centerarchive using Accounting) NAI. data from bothandmodulesCCOPAcan(Profitabilityalso be indexed andAnalysis) are already searched available. while using Now, NAI. archive data from bothLet’s take a closer look at an example involving a profitabilityanalysis that shows the link between a PBS NAI-com-modules can also Let’s be take indexed a closer and look searched at an example while involving using a profitabilityNAI. patible Let’s module take a and closer analysisthe look thatNearline shows an Analytic example the link betweenInfrastructure.involving a PBS a profitabilityBased analysis on a report Based that that shows on a lists report the the link that revenues between lists the revenues from a PBS a sales NAI-from a salesNAI-compatiblemodule and the Nearline Analytic Infrastructure.compatible office, the goal moduleoffice, is now andthe to goalthe branch Nearlineis now off toAnalyticbranch into the offInfrastructure.line into items. the line items.Many of these documents Many of these have documents already have been already archived. been archived. The ThedocumentsBasedhaveon a documents reportbeen indexedthat have lists been onthethe indexed revenuesNAI on database. the NAI from database. a salesoffice, the goal is now to branch off into the line items.Many of these documents have already been archived. Thedocuments have been indexed on the NAI database.Figure 15Figure 15Figure 15Nearly all of the line items listed in a report come fromthe archive. Nevertheless, obtaining fast access to theseNearly Nearly all of the line items listed in a report come from theline all items of the is still line not items a problem listed because in a report these come have been fromthe archive. added to Nevertheless, NAI database. obtaining This effectively fast fast access relieves to these to these lineline items load onitemsisisstill the operativestillnotnota problem SAP database.a problembecausebecausethesethesehavehavebeenbeen addedOtheradded to the NAI database. This effectively relieves theload on theto NAI-compatibleoperativethe SAPdatabase. PBS archivedatabase.This add effectively ons are currently relieves the loadunder development.on the operative SAP database. Other NAI-compatible PBSOther archive NAI-compatible add ons PBS are currently archive add under ons development.are currentlyunder development.Figure 149Figure 1499

Lowering the TCOLowering the TCOCompanies can use the PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructureto lower the TCO of operative SAP applicationTable of Contentssystems (like ERP, IS, CRM, or other) rather considerably:in comparison to all other known techniques, PBS ContentLink NAI is capableEfficient Usage of Modern Storage Systems as an Archive ............3–Companies can use the PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructuretooflowersignificantlythe TCOreducingof an operativethe indexingSAPruntimesapplicationforarchive system (ERP, data. IS, This CRM, saves or other) valuable rather time considerably: during the in batch comparisonto Because all other the known archive techniques, indexes are NAI stored is capable inside ofDirect Compliant Usage of SAP ECM functionality .........................4window.significantly reducing the indexing runtimes for archivethe NAI server in a compressed form, this saves diskdata. This saves valuable time during the Cost batch Savings window. and Increase in Performance ....................................6space Because and, the at archive the same indexes time, are relieves stored the inside load the on NAI the serverin database. a compressed NAI archive form, indexes this saves from diskSAP Flexible the space production and, atRetrieval ..............................................................................7the same time, relieves the load on the SAP database. NAIsystem can be read directly by multiple mirror systems.archive indexes from the production system can be readAccordingly, directly by multiple this multiplies mirror systems. the savings Accordingly, Information effect. Much this multipliesthe response savings times effect. with Much respect faster to response index the Interaction access times with to makes the Difference ..............................................8Lifecycle Management –fasterrespect to index access to archive data represents yetarchive data represents yet another improvement thatanother improvement that leads to an increase in userleads to an increase in user satisfaction. Special PBS ContentLink Features ...................................................9satisfaction.NAI-AS for FI:Implementation Scenarios –NAI-AS for FI: The following table that PBS provides forThe following table that PBS provides for Embedding use financialthe SAP Infrastructure ............................................10use accounting in financial illustrates accounting how noticeably illustrates the how SAP noticeably database the isSAP relieved. database is relieved.System Requirements ....................................................................11SAP StandardPBS NAIAccount Indexes (BSIS Company etc.) Profile .............................................................................12SAP AS1 GB 500 MBNAI-AS for FI (FI Template)300 MBSavings 80%Figure 16 16This table illustrates the storage requirements that pertainto the to database the database of an of SAP an SAP system system in comparison in comparison to the toThis table illustrates the storage requirements that pertainthe storage storage requirement when when the PBS the Nearline PBS Nearline Analytic Analytic Infrastructureis used. Altogether, the account indexes on customers,vendors and G/L accounts as well as the ArchiveInfrastructure is used. Altogether, the account indexeson Information customers, System vendors SAP and AS require G/L accounts disk space as well of 1.5 as the GB.Archive Utilization Information of the FI Template System with SAP AS the require Archive disk Information spaceofSystem1.5 GB.NAI-ASUtilizationreducesofthe amountFI Templateof requiredwith thediskArchivespaceto 300 MB and thus saves 80% of the storage space.Information System NAI-AS reduces the amount of requireddisk space to 300 MB and thus saves 80% of thestorage space.210

Supported SAP Systems andPlatforms, PBS Licensing¹In principle, the PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure can beused together with all operative SAP systems (ERP, CRM,ISU among others) starting with Release 4.7.The PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure runs on operatingsystem platforms like IBM AIX, HP-UX, Linux, Sun Solarisand Microsoft Windows Server².The pricing model for software from PBS is based on thenumber of users of the operative SAP application systems(ERP, CRM etc.), the so-called ‘named users’ or the numberof contracts or contract accounts for SAP IS solutions. Weoffer hotline support for PBS customers who have a maintenancecontract.PBS concentrates mainly on software development. Ourconsulting partners will be more than happy to offer youconsulting and project management services.Once you have purchased our PBS Nearline AnalyticInfrastructure with Sybase IQ we will give you the contactdetails of a qualified person who can help you withthe complete solution. This means that PBS support willbe happy to assist you even if you have questions on theSybase IQ Server.PBS solutions can be purchased directly from PBS or froman appropriate authorized partner. To obtain further informationand a complete list of partners, please check the‘Buy‘ section of our website.¹ NAI-compatible PBS modules are not included in anNAI license.² PBS NAI can be operated in parallel on one shared analytics servertogether with the PBS Nearline Storage Solutions for SAP NetWeaverBusiness Warehouse.11