SAP BW/4HANA Data Model for SAP S/4HANA Group Reporting

We in the CoE EMEA Team for Data Warehousing & Data Management have developed a Group Reporting data model for SAP BW/4HANA. This model is now out of the pilot phase and is already being used successfully by several customers.

In the following, we would like to give you a brief overview of the model's target audience, its structure and functionality, as well as information on how to get access to the model if you are interested. So stay tuned, it's worth reading :

Target Group for the SAP BW/4HANA Group Reporting Model

A data model for SAP BW/4HANA has been requested by several customers who have one or more of the following requirements:

SAP S/4HANA Cloud integration with SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh

In this blog post you will learn the current best practice to directly connect with SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh (AEM) for exchanging business events relevant to SAP S/4HANA Cloud release 2402. Hint: Screenshots in this blog post are taken from an SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2402 developer test system.

Please note that the use of SAP Integration Suite, Advanced Event Mesh (AEM) is not supported on the trial offering of SAP BTP. It is based on a productive (paid) account on SAP BTP.

For those who are already familiar with SAP S/4HANA Cloud’s Enterprise Event Enablement, integration with the SAP Advanced Event Mesh is now additionally available through the two new Communication Scenarios SAP_COM_0492 and SAP_COM_0493.

Exploring ML Explainability in SAP HANA PAL – Classification and Regression

1. Introduction

In this blog post, we will delve into the concept of Machine Learning (ML) Explainability in SAP HANA Predictive Analysis Library (PAL) and showcase how HANA PAL has seamlessly integrated this feature into various classification and regression algorithms, providing an effective tool for understanding predictive modeling. ML explainability are integral to achieving SAP's ethical AI goals, ensuring fairness, transparency, and trustworthiness in AI systems.

Upon completing this article, your key takeaways will be:

• An understanding of the concept of ML Explainability.
• How to utilize HANA PAL for ML Explainability in classification and regression tasks.
• Hands-on experience with Python Machine Learning Client for SAP HANA (hana-ml) through an example.

SAP Cloud Integration Manage Artifacts Of Design Time

Introduction:

In cloud integration, the processes of creating, deleting, or modifying a flow are done manually by entering the package. I will show how to perform these processes through the CPI link. The aim of this blog is to highlight the flexible structure of CPI.

Required:

◉ SAP BTP and Integration Suite 

Cloud Integration Steps:

To demonstrate how all the processes work, I have covered them all in a single flow. This includes flow deletion, updating, creation, and the information we can retrieve related to the flow.

Integrating SAP S/4HANA with Kafka via SAP Advanced Event Mesh: Part1 – Outbound connection

Introduction

In today's fast-paced business world, the ability to seamlessly communicate and exchange data between different systems is crucial. SAP Advanced Event Mesh (AEM) offers a robust solution for real-time event-driven communication across various SAP systems and external services. In this blog post, we'll explore how to integrate S/4HANA with Kafka using SAP AEM for data streaming and event-driven architecture.

Step-by-Step Guide

Let's break down the connection process between S/4 HANA and Kafka using SAP AEM into 6 sections, each explaining a key part of the connection setup to help you easily understand and implement the process.

New Features in SAP S/4 HANA Sales, PAC and Advanced BOP in S4 hana

New features introduced in S4 HANA SD Vs SAP ECC SD

◉ Customer Master, Vendor Master have been converted to BP (Business Partner) and the BP role will differentiate whether it’s a Vendor or customer or Contact person….Etc

◉ Status tables VBUK and VBUP have been eliminated and Status fields have been moved to the corresponding header and item tables: VBAK and VBAP for sales documents, LIKP and LIPS for deliveries, and VBRK for billing documents.

◉ Pricing table KONV eliminated and replaced with table PRCD_ELEMENTS

◉ User defined condition tables numbers almost doubled, before it was from 501 – 999 but now we can use letters as well 9AA – 9YY for example.

Remote Monitoring of HANA Database from Solman

As I find many SAP HANA databases wrongly configured in Solman for efficient, I felt there's a need to publish the steps I follow for the benefit of many.

#Note All the screenshots are taken by me from my internal system 

1. Install DBSL Libraries for remote monitoring of HANA DB

If Solman and the target database are on different databases, install HANA DBSL libraries on solman host for data collection.

Grant System Privileges Like Export Or Import Into A (Hdi) Hana Deployment Container

In order to get the system privileges someone has to give them to your HDI container. This are the steps you have to follow to get them into the container. In this a sample the IMPORT/EXPORT privileges could be given.

1. [optional] A user with DBA-ADMIN role creates a usergroup  [HELP] such as "HDI_CONTAINER_RIGHTS"

Either use the HANA Cloud Central to create a USERGROUP

Implement side-by-side extensibility with SAP Build Apps and SAP Process Automation in BTP onPremise

SAP Build is SAP’s low-code solution, aimed at enabling business users to effortlessly construct business applications. It integrates SAP Build Apps, SAP Build Process Automation and SAP Build Work Zone into a cohesive development environment, introducing fresh innovations for swift app creation, process automation, and business site generation.

SAP BW Bridge – Integrating with On-Premises ECC / BW servers

To begin with, first we need to add on-Premises server to SAP Cloud connector.

Login to SAP Cloud connector as Administrator.

Go to the path: Sub-account -> Cloud To On-Premise

How to enhance the Focused Build Post-Cutover Activities

Introduction

The Focused Build standalone extension 'Cutover Checks and Post Cutover Activities' was introduced several years ago. Besides the Cutover Checks it also provides a set of activities to ensure seamless synchronization of changes between implementation and corresponding maintenance landscapes. Users can create and import Transports of Copies (ToCs) for each system within the maintenance landscape directly from the cutover system.

ST-OST SP13 has brought improvements to these activities. Nonetheless, it can still happen that an activity does not meet your requirements fully or lacks a particular feature. In such situations, users can easily develop and integrate their own activities to enhance or replace the existing ones.