
Sergei Peleshuk
- Apr 14, 2019
Using SAP BW/4HANA for Real Time Analytics
Today more and more business analytics requirements are based on real time or near real time data. Batch data loads to a datawarehouse may still be OK in some scenarios, but tasks like financial month end closing or real time dashboards often need up to the minute transactions, and several hours of delay in data availability may not be acceptable. It is common for large organizations having multiple transactional applications serving as sources for combined real time or near
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Sergei Peleshuk
- Nov 17, 2018
Reporting and Planning on Comparable Stores in SAP BW and BPC
Comparability is one of the key concepts in BI Analytics for Retailers. If certain shops are new, closing down, being remodeled or closed due to whatever reason they cannot be compared the same way as the shops that are performing in a “business as usual” mode. In business planning and forecasting it makes sense to use history only for comparable stores. In other words, comparable stores can refer to a retail company's same-store sales compared to the previous year, and is us
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Sergei Peleshuk
- May 15, 2018
Generate and Assign Authorizations Automatically in SAP BW/BPC
Business Analytics applications nowadays expose huge amounts of data to large groups of users. In either reporting, analytical tasks or business planning scenarios we would like to give access only to the data users are supposed to see. Authorized data is normally defined in a set of business rules. These rules may be complex and involve dynamic organizational structure that evolves over time. It would be nice to have proper authorizations applied in BI reports, Business Plan
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Sergei Peleshuk
- Apr 11, 2018
Addressing Data Protection (GDPR) Requirements in SAP HANA and BW/4HANA
Let us review a case where organization’s database contains personal data that is not supposed to be accessed by most users. This data may include individual names, personal details, social security numbers, dates of birth, etc. This is especially relevant with the adoption of GDPR in the European Union (The General Data Protection Regulation is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union). READ FULL ARTICLE #GDPR #BW4HA
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Sergei Peleshuk
- Mar 13, 2018
Tackling Retail Out of Stock Problem and Demand Planning with SAP BPC Embedded
It is no secret Retailers are losing a substantial chunk of revenue due to shops going out of stock. It is especially relevant to seasonal campaigns when demand is high and shops don’t always know exactly which products to order and when to order them, or existing demand planning applications are not powerful or flexible enough. At the same time, according to Repsly 30% of consumers feel that stockout hurt their shopping experience and affect more than just sales - brand equi
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Sergei Peleshuk
- Dec 5, 2017
Automate Master Data Management
in SAP BPC Embedded
Scenario In order to automate Promotional Sales Planning process for a Retail organization we want to provide business users with a set of tools for uploading sales targets by product group (groupings of articles), promotional schedule, and promo periods. This master data is not always defined in advance, and is usually uploaded or corrected several times during the year. We want to automate the process from the business user’s point of view where they take control over maste
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Sergei Peleshuk
- Sep 20, 2017
SAP BPC Embedded and BW Workspaces
It is BW Workspaces that bring additional agility in business planning applications with SAP BW 7.5 on HANA and BW/4HANA. SAP BPC Embedded is a strategic business planning tool leveraging the power of HANA with top down disaggregations on large datasets and HANA-optimized planning functions. At the same time SAP BPC Embedded has become more agile from the business user’s point of view. Master data management and data modelling by Line of Business users (LOB) can be done easie
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Sergei Peleshuk
- Apr 18, 2017
An Overview of SAP BW/4HANA and Key Considerations When Making the Decision to Migrate
Learn about SAP BW/4HANA and considerations to evaluate when making the decision to migrate. Understand how the effort of implementing SAP HANA-based enterprise data warehousing empowers companies, leads to greater returns, and reduces total cost of ownership. Learning Objectives Reading this article, you will learn about: How to use SAP BW/4HANA and how it is different from traditional SAP BW The features and capabilities of SAP BW/4HANA Migration considerations and evaluati
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