Visually enabled business processes to enrich the user experience

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A collaboration of:
Visually Enabled Business Processes to
Enrich the User Experience
Kevin Morrow
Product Management Utilities

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What I will cover
Introduction
Spatial vision
Spatial awareness in business processes
Spatial analytics
Unified data platform

In today’s world of Big Data
You need to manage all types of data
80%
of all data contains some reference to
geography*
100%
of all businesses operate in a
geographic context
* Franklin, Carl and Paula Hane, “An introduction to GIS: linking maps to databases,” Database. 15 (2) April, 1992, 17-22

What if you could improve the
value of business data by….
Enriching it with geographical context,
Visualizing its shape, and
Presenting it in real-time…

…to improve business efficiency and decision-making
while reducing costs?
Humans have enormous visual bandwidth
for understanding multi -dimensional data
“Visual quality metrics and human perception” Ben Schneiderman, ACM 2010

The challenge:
Silos of information create a disconnected picture….
Business Applications Geographic Information
Systems (GIS)
Engineering Systems
 Master data
 Transactional data
 Analytical data
 Maps & topologies
 Geographical data
 Analytical data
 Models & diagrams
 Engineering data
 Animations
Business Intelligence
(BI) Applications
 Historical data
 Conformed data
 Predictive data

Spatial systems
Our Customers have struggled with Important Questions
SAP unwittingly has been part of the “problem”
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3
4
1. Which spatial system has my data and
which version ?
2. How do I sync data between business
and spatial systems ?
3. How do I access my business data from
my spatial client tools ?
4. How do I merge business and spatial
data with my operations systems ?
5. How do I connect and sync spatial data
to mobile devices ?
6. How to I provide web access of data in
multiple systems
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Manage business processes
within geographic or 3D
visualization context
Enrich analytics
with geographic
and 3D visualizations
Streamline data processing
with a unified platform
Increase the value of your business data
The E2E spatial business process

Spatial HANA (spatially enabled SAP)
Spatial SAP landscape – Consolidated 2D/3D visualization
Enablement of End-to-End Spatial Business Processes
Engineering
Design
Systems
Data load and
cleansing
Spatial data consolidation
and management
Native
VDS file
support
SMP with
Esri/VE
controls
Connected/Disconnected
Mobile Access
GIS cloud
services eg.
Esri, Nokia
Lumira map
analytics
VE model
analytics
UI5
CVOM
Esri/VE
viewer
Native GIS
clients, eg.
ArcMap
UI technology
Data ServicesVE
Generator
GIS
eg. Esri
possibly running
on HANA
SAFE
FME
GIS
data
storage
Native VE
clients
UI5
Visual
Business
viewer
Vision
The GIS(s) may be from any
vendor. It is used as a
spatial data source to the
spatial SAP central data hub

Spatial and Visualization Solutions
From SAP and partners
Applications & Analytics
EsriArcGISforServer
Information Management
Real-time Data Management
Geographic enablement of applications, mobile, BI
MapContent&Services
(e.g.NokiaHERE,TomTom,Esri)
SAP Visual
Business
SAP Visual
Enterprise (3D)
SAP BusinessObjects BI
(Visual SDK)
Geo.e
framework
SAP Mobile
Platform
SAP HANA
SAP Enterprise Asset
Management
SAP Real Estate
Lifecycle
Management
SAP Transportation
Management
SAP BusinessObjects
Integration for Esri GIS
SAP Work
Manager
SAP Lumira
Spatially-enabled
Examples……
SAP Data Services

Why SAP?
Increase the value of business data
Manage business processes
within geographic or 3D
visualization context
 Enable faster decision making
with visual insight
 Increase understanding of what,
where, why, and how
 Deliver new insight to business
users on laptops, tablets, or
smart phones
Streamline business, spatial
& visual data processing
 Improve productivity by
embedding maps in
applications
 Reduce ambiguity with
visualizations
 Gain contextual awareness of
real-time situations
Enrich analytics with geographic
and 3D visualizations
 Accelerate speed of complex
data processing and analysis
 Ensure trust in information with
complete and accurate data
 Seamlessly deploy geo-content
from leading providers

Customer Use Cases:
Increasing Business Data With Spatial & Visualization Content
Rapidly identify high-risk
assets close to
structures and people
Predict maintenance
from GPS data
embedded in tires
Improve field service
with correct addresses &
geo-location

Manage Business Processes
within Geographic and
3D Visualization Context

Real
Estate
Management
Field Workforce
Management
Customer
Relationship
Management
Public SectorTransportation
Industries
Retail and
Consumer
Products
Energy
& Resources
Spatially-
Enabled
Business
Processes
Financial
Services Manufacturing
Maintenance
Logistics &
Routing
Risk
Management
Enhance Business Processes with Geographic Content
Enhance operational efficiency
 Embed maps and spatial content in
SAP enterprise applications to improve
business processes
 Provide intuitive spatial 5D (X,Y,Z,
time, data) navigation
 Extend spatially-enabled business
processes to field workers
 Add location as a critical attribute to
analytics to drive better decision
making
 Leverage existing investments in
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
and CAD systems
Asset
Management

Geographical Enablement of SAP ERP
Enhance SAP applications to display spatial data
 A services package offered by SAP – built in partnership
with Esri – as a framework to geo-enable master data
and transactional data from business processes that run
in SAP ERP
 GEO.e uses a dedicated Esri ArcGIS for Server to store
geometry related to SAP information
 Geo.eXplorer View that enables business users to start
processes, visualize, filter, search for objects on a map
(functional location, equipment, linear assets,
notifications and work orders)
 API’s that enable integration with Esri ArcGIS for Server
 Gain geographical insight about objects on map
 Increase productivity and operational efficiency
 Optimize planning and improve maintenance
 Increase compliance with regulations
What is GEO.e?
Key capabilities
GEO.e
framework
Esri ArcGIS
for Server SAP ERP
Geo.eXplorer
View
SAP Enterprise
Asset
Management
SAP Real
Estate
Lifecycle
Management
Geo.eXplorer
View
Spatially-enabled,
SAP ERP applications
SAP HANAValue

Example: SAP Enterprise Asset Management
Manage assets within context of location
 Embed spatial content within SAP
application
 Manage physical assets within context of
location
 Production equipment
 Machines
 Vehicles, etc.
 Seamlessly switch between SAP UI and
spatial view
 Visualize, filter, search for assets on map
 View (drill-down through) multiple map
layers

Business objects in SAP EAM
Use case - Linear Asset Management
I know it exists but ???
What does this pipeline section look like?

Business objects in SAP EAM
Integration of LAM and GIS data – Enhanced visualization

Example: SAP Real Estate Lifecycle Management
Manage mining leases from exploration, operation & reclamation
 Embed spatial content within SAP
application
 Manage real estate assets within context
of location
 Parcels
 Mining leases
 Land deeds, land rights
 Buildings
 Seamlessly switch between SAP UI and
spatial view
layers

Integration with native GIS clients
Esri ArcMap

SAP Visual Business toolbox for SAP Business Suite
Deliver intuitive navigation through business data
 UI toolbox (SDK) that enables rapid building of interactive
2D, 3D, and map-based graphics that can be embedded in
SAP and non-SAP applications
 Visualize applications in real-time
 Easily adjust UI views as business needs change
 Make informed decisions based on visual data
 Examples: customer service analysis, logistics analysis,
plant engineering oversight, replenishment management
SAP Visual Business
(UI toolbox)
SAP ERPNon-SAP
Visually-enabled, SAP applications*
Custom
Applications
SAP Transportation
Management
SAP HANA
 Visualization: Geographical 2D & 3D business,
transactional, fully interactive and in real-time
 Configuration: Independent of map provider
configuration without development
 Pre-built UI integrations: SAP GUI, WebUIF, Web
Dynpro, FPM, UI5
 Simple API in ABAP & JavaScript for rapid development
* Examples: SAP Transportation Management, SAP Event Management, SAP
Extended Warehouse Management, SAP CRM, SAP Fraud Management, SAP
AppDesigner
What is SAP Visual Business?
Value
Key capabilities

Example: Visualization in SAP Transportation Management
Improve planning process for transporting goods
 Embed visualizations within SAP
application
 Track transportation of goods
 Provide alternate routes
 Project deliveries to centers
 Create logistics network
 Display visual relationships between
business objects from different tables
(e.g. trucks, orders) on a map
 Use drag and drop to modify plans on
map
 Zoom in or out to show more or less
details

SAP Visual Enterprise for SAP Business Suite
Integrate 3D visualizations with business data
 A suite of solutions that can help unify plant, product, etc.
information across systems such as CAD, product lifecycle
management, enterprise asset management, manufacturing,
and ERP
 Work instructions: Enable 3D animated, step-by-step,
language-independent, procedural instructions
 3D publishing: Provide 3D model-based document
authoring and publishing to a variety of industry standard
2D and 3D formats
 Spatial analytics: Use visual information for search, query,
and spatially-relevant analytics and reporting
 Accelerate decision making by combining 3D visualizations
and business data
 Improve efficiency with graphical animation of procedures
 Facilitate proper procedure execution; improve technician
productivity
 Reduce document authoring and publishing costs
SAP Visual Enterprise
Author
SAP Visual
Enterprise
Navigator
SAP Business Suite CAD system
SAP Visual Enterprise
Generator
SAP Visual
Enterprise
Viewer
SAP Visual
Enterprise
Access
Create 3D animations inside
applications or documents
Translate CAD files to support
engineering, manufacturing,
maintenance
View & interact with
published content
Search by context &
metadata
Generate reports / dashboards
to control assets
Key capabilities
Value
What is SAP Visual Enterprise?

Overview of SAP Visual Enterprise Suite
Use visualizations to understand and act

 CAD Translation
 Lightweight File
Generation
 Automated Process
Creation
 Asset Management
 Asset Browse and
Search
 Asset Version Control
 Dashboards
 Reporting and
Administration
 High Performance
Model Fly-through
 Spatial Query
 Search by Context and
Metadata
 Visual Business
Intelligence
 3D Animations
 Tech Document
Publishing
 Photo-realistic Imagery
 User Interface
Configurability
 Collaboration
 View and Mark-up
 View 3D Models and
Animations
 View 3D in
MS-Office & PDF

Example: SAP Visual Enterprise in Research & Development
Improve collaboration and reduce costs
 Combine 3D CAD and business data to
support work processes
 Create 3D animation and render rich
visual content in applications and
documents
 View and interact with published content
 Enable search and query against visual
information
 Enable faster retrieval, analysis, and
understanding of information

SAP Mobile Platform: Spatial Enhancement API
Embed geospatial data in mobile applications
 An Open UI API delivered via the SAP Mobile platform that
enables application integration and UX enrichment by
applying standard models and protocols delivered by SAP to
interact with data and screens
 GIS integration: Create of client-side controls in UI to embed
geographical data from Esri ArcGIS for Server into mobile
applications
 Native platform support: iOS, Android, Windows
 Help business users
 Find “Near Me”
 Filter by functional location, equipment location
 View work orders & notifications by location
 Increase productivity and operational efficiency
 Gain geographical insight about enterprise assets
 Optimize planning and improve maintenance
 Improve customer service
SAP ERP
SAP Mobile Platform
(Spatial enhancement API)
Esri ArcGIS
for Server
Spatially-enabled,
SAP ERP applications
Open UI
control
SAP
Work
Manager
SAP
Service
Manager
Open UI
control
Spatially-enabled,
mobile applications
Planned Key capabilities
Value
What is the spatial enhancement API?

Example: SAP Work Manager
Help field workers to access business & spatial data in single view
 Embed spatial content within SAP mobile
application
 Manage work assets within context of
location
 Work orders and notifications
 Equipment
 Functional Locations
 Run natively on iOS, Android and
Windows
layers

Enrich Analytics with
Geographic and 3D Visualizations

Options for SAP BusinessObjects and Esri Integration
Combining Business with Geospatial Information
SAP Offerings
 SAP Lumira is planned to be the first product to support native Esri integration
 Other products such as Design Studio, Web Intelligence and Crystal Reports are planned to
follow
Partner Offerings
 Galigeo, including the recently acquired assets from APOS Systems, Inc., enable Esri
integration for SAP Dashboards, SAP Web Intelligence, and SAP Crystal Reports
 Esri is planning to release an add-on for SAP Dashboards and other SAP business
intelligence products that enables native integration

Enterprise Location Intelligence
Combine business with geospatial information
SAP BusinessObjects BI Clients
Dashboards | Exploration | Reporting
SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform
APOS Location
Intelligence
Solution
Esri ArcGIS for Server
 Fusion of business intelligence (BI) and
GIS
 Power to drill, filter & analyze location
intelligence
 Mash up geo maps with real-time analytics
 Combine geospatial,
operational & analytical data
 Bi-directional integration between SAP
BusinessObjects BI platform and Esri
ArcGIS for Server via APOS Location
Intelligence Solution

SAP BusinessObjects BI Clients
Planned Integration Between SAP BOBJ, Esri and HANA
Combining Business with Geospatial Information
HTML5 Visualization
Platform (CVOM*)
3rd Party GIS & Map
Container
Geospatial
Data Types &
Processing
ArcGIS
JavaScript
API
* Common Visualization Object Model

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform: Visualization SDK
Embed common visualizations in BI tools or applications
 Common Visualization Object Model (CVOM) is a
standard HTML5 visualization platform and SDK used by
SAP BusinessObjects BI clients and other applications to
deliver visualizations
 Rich library of 50+ charts and visualizations
 Overlay charts with geo-spatial data for location-based
insight
 Support for mobile devices and next-generation Internet
browsers
 SDK / API to customize existing charts and create new
visualizations
 Improve decision making with high-impact visuals in BI
and applications
 Assist business users in making sense of Big Data with
advanced visualizations
SAP HANA
(Visualization SDK  CVOM)
SAP Lumira
Esri ArcGIS
for Server
APOS Location Intelligence
System
SAP ERP
SAP BusinessObjects
Dashboards
SAP BusinessObjects
Explorer
Location intelligence
delivered via BI tools
Key capabilities
Value
What is the Visualization SDK?

Example: SAP Lumira and SAP HANA
Gain business insight with geospatial healthcare analysis
 Access and visualize data using self-service
BI tool
 Visualize patient data by:
 Heat maps based on postal code regions
(stored in SAP HANA)
 Proximity to medical institutions (stored and
clustered in SAP HANA)
 Point of interest

Add-On Product by Esri: “Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects”
Native BusinessObjects report creation

Define map content

Resulting Dashboard with integrated Map

Streamline Data Processing
With a Unified Platform

SAP HANA
Real-time Replication Services Data ServicesIn-Memory Database
Planning and Calculation Engine R and Hadoop Integration
Predictive Analysis & Business Function
Libraries
Information Composer and Modeling
Studio
Spatial ProcessingText Search & Text Analysis
SAP HANA
A platform for a new class of real-time analytics and applications
Real-time Applications
Real-time Analytics
Real-time Platform
Operational Reporting
Core Business
Acceleration
Database
Data Warehousing
Planning and
Optimization
Mobile
Predictive & Text
Analytics on Big Data
Sensing
and Response
Cloud

SAP HANA Spatial Data Processing
Develop and deploy spatially-enabled analytics and applications
 In-memory platform for analytics & applications,
including real-time processing of business and spatial
data
 Optimized spatial processing: Store and process
spatial data
 Geo-content and geo-services: Native, seamless
integration with map content and services
 Spatial application development platform: Quickly
develop and deploy spatially-enabled applications
 Implements ISO/IEC 13249-3 standard and Open
Geospatial Consortium (1999 SQL/MM standard)
Real-Time
Data
Spatial Data
Business
Data Spatial
Data
Types
Spatial
Functions
Calc
Model /
Views
Geo-
Content
Geo-
Services
Column
Spatial
Storage
SAP
HANA OLTP Analytics Planning Predictive Text Spatial
 Real-time processing of large volumes of business and
spatial data for improved efficiency & insight
Key capabilities
Value
What is SAP HANA, spatial data processing?

Example: SAP HANA Spatial Data Processing
Rapidly identify high-risk assets close to structures & people
 Leverage native geo-spatial capabilities to
store, pre-process, compute, and analyze
huge volumes of spatial data in real-time
 Combine spatial data with historic
operational data for new insights
 Use spatial visualizations to identify and
select assets at risk
 Enable ad-hoc queries to identify high-risk
assets to:
 Reduce outages
 Reduce maintenance
 Minimize catastrophic failures

SAP Data Services
Integrate, cleanse, and enhance with geo-coding
 A foundation to move, improve, and govern data from a
variety of data targets and sources
 ETL & ELT: Extract, load, transform data from a variety of
data sources
 Data quality management: Parse, correct, validate, match,
de-duplicate data, and consolidate records
 Address cleansing: Partner with 30+ postal authorities
 Geocoding: Associate geographic coordinates (latitude &
longitude) with addresses and zip codes
 Partnerships: Nokia Navteq, TomTom, and more
 Data quality assessment: Continuously monitor the quality
of data based on reusable business rules
 Access relevant data regardless of data type or source
 Improve data quality for more effective decision making and
business operations
SAP HANA
Esri
ArcGIS
for
Server
Spatial Data
Analytical Data
Engineering Data
SAP Data Services
Geo-content
Transaction Data
• Load
• Cleanse
• Enhance (geocode)
Key capabilities
Value
What is SAP Data Services?
Cloud based
GIS services
eg. Nokia,
Esri

Example: SAP Data Services
Enable accurate geographic searches of locations
Example: Find the store closest to the customer location
Customer Resident
Retail Location
Cust Name Customer Address Geo Code
Closest Store
#
Margaret Roberts
1429 W Elizabeth St., Fort Collins, CO
80522
(40.575874, -
105.101652) 1544
Neil Nevue
942 California Ave, Salt Lake City, UT,
84115 (40.74043, -111.935701) 4403
 Rapidly process large volumes of data in
both batch & transactional modes
 Use address cleansing for precise results
 Enhance address with geocodes
 Enable POI text search and radial search
 Deliver reports that provide more insight
when accurate location data is available

Spatial HANA (spatially enabled SAP)
Spatial SAP landscape – Consolidated 2D/3D visualization
Enablement of End-to-End Spatial Business Processes
Engineering
Design
Systems
Data load and
cleansing
Spatial data consolidation
and management
Native
VDS file
support
SMP with
Esri/VE
controls
Connected/Disconnected
Mobile Access
GIS cloud
services eg.
Esri, Nokia
Lumira map
analytics
VE model
analytics
UI5
CVOM
Esri/VE
viewer
Native GIS
clients, eg.
ArcMap
UI technology
Data ServicesVE
Generator
GIS
eg. Esri
possibly running
on HANA
SAFE
FME
GIS
data
storage
Native VE
clients
UI5
Visual
Business
viewer
Vision
The GIS(s) may be from any
vendor. It is used as a
spatial data source to the
spatial SAP central data hub

A collaboration of:
Kevin Morrow
Product Management Utilities
kevin.morrow@sap.com

Legal Disclaimer
The information in this presentation is confidential and proprietary to SAP and may not be disclosed without the
permission of SAP. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other service or subscription
agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or any related
presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation
and SAP's strategy and possible future developments, products and/or platforms directions and functionality are all
subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. The information on this
document is not a commitment, promise or legal obligation to deliver any material, code or functionality. This document
is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. This document is for informational purposes and
may not be incorporated into a contract. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, and
shall have no liability for damages of any kind including without limitation direct, special, indirect, or consequential
damages that may result from the use of this document. This limitation shall not apply in cases of intent or gross
negligence.
All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements,
which speak only as of their dates, and they should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.

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