Companies have spent millions automating their business processes, but many still lack the ability to fully leverage their wealth of data contained in SAP. Not only are ABAP queries, SAP BW and module reports difficult to use, but OLAP-based Business Intelligence (BI) is also complex and predicated on an "all SAP" cube structure. QlikView in-memory analysis, with the speciallydesigned QlikView Connector powered by SAP NetWeaver®, enables SAP users to perform quick, flexible, visual, ad-hoc analysis and reporting, which can include combining data from external non-SAP sources. Using QlikView, companies complement their centralized SAP reporting capabilities with instant, user-driven visibility into business processes, allowing SAP-based decision-making at the speed of business.
QlikView brings together everything you
need to develop, deploy, analyze, and
collaborate for better decisions and faster
action – all in one solution. QlikView
delivers power and simplicity, without
the cost or complexity of traditional BI
applications. With QlikView, you can:
SAP performance challenges
The inability to easily access and analyze
data captured in SAP is well known.
ABAP queries, SAP BW or module
reports all present their own issues. It
is difficult to interact with the system
across its entire data set or even across
multiple dimensions within tables.
Reporting and analysis across tables or
integrating data from other systems is
extremely challenging. Built for centralized
reporting, SAP and third-party
tools lack flexibility for new reporting
demands, especially when needing
to include data from other sources,
and when large data volumes cripple
performance. As a result, end users lack
visibility into business processes and
critical insights hidden in SAP to make
fast, informed, business decisions.
Business benefits of QlikView for SAP
Executive analysis
QlikView in-memory analysis provides
a complete view of SAP-powered business
in one application. Unlike OLAP
technology, which requires executives
to anticipate every question and then
have IT build the analysis, QlikView
operates intuitively with end-users able
to change to analysis "on the fly" and
develop totally new analysis within
hours – with minimal, if any IT support.
QlikView's associative technology
mirrors how the mind works. Executives
get fast answers to critical, often
complex, business questions, as well
as insights that inspire new questions
and answers never before considered.
QlikView enables all standard BI capabilities
– predictive analysis, "what-if"
scenarios, dashboard KPIs, balanced
scorecards – and more, at the speed of
business.
Sales and customer analysis
Customer information accumulates in
SAP systems and external databases.
QlikView makes it easier for sales, marketing
and customer service
functions to access and use it. End users
from management to field forces can
view analyses of market trends, customers
and product/service performance
to do their jobs better. The instant
insights provided by QlikView enable
more timely and accurate alignment of
product and sales strategies with customer
needs, helping to grow margins,
revenue, and profits.
Supply chain analysis
QlikView empowers supply chain managers
with faster and deeper visibility
into demand planning and execution.
SAP users can collaborate more closely
with suppliers and integrate data from
suppliers' systems into QlikView analysis.
With QlikView-enabled intelligent
demand/supply analytics, businesses
reduce operational costs while increasing
responsiveness to customers.
Manufacturing analysis
Factory planners and managers
equipped with QlikView quickly see
where and how to systematically
improve their SAP-driven processes.
QlikView increases capabilities to rapidly
shift production needs to capture
competitive benefits, reduce product
defects, and implement or refine data
intensive best practices methodologies
such as Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing
and Activity-Based Costing.
Financial analysis
QlikView brings speed, accuracy and
visibility to financial management and
regulatory compliance dependent on
SAP data. QlikView's capabilities to
quickly cleanse data helps SAP users
across the enterprise work with the
same information, eliminating confusion
and reducing the time to perform
analysis and reporting. In addition to
improving insights into financial performance
and business risks, QlikView
simplifies compliance with SOX, IFRS,
GAAP and other accounting statutes
and standards, as well as environmental,
health, safety, and commerce
regulations across world markets.
HR, R&D and IT analysis
Since QlikView analysis can be conducted
on any data in any dimension,
QlikView decision support can be applied
to any area affecting business performance
and costs. As indicated by the
chart below, every SAP module captures
information that can be leveraged more
effectively with QlikView.
Increasing the value of SAP with
quick, flexible, ad-hoc analysis
Companies don't run on SAP, they run
on people making decisions. Having
automated processes with SAP, industry
leaders are now turning to QlikView
with QlikView Connector powered by
SAP NetWeaver for the insights and
speed necessary to extend their business
advantage..
The SAP-certified QlikView Connector works as a read-only Remote Function Call and enables direct access to SAP data. By deploying the QlikView SAP Connector, SAP customers can deploy QlikView applications tied directly back to their FI, CO, HR, SD, MM, PP and other SAP modules. These analyses can also include other non-SAP data sources in a rapid, flexible, and easy manner. Either way, users will have access to analysis at both an aggregated level and a detailed transaction level.
System Requirements for SAP