SAP data in your Microsoft Business Intelligence Environment

Enable your reporting analysts by exposing SAP data as easily as an SQL database

The iNet.BI platform allows companies to leverage existing SAP®  information assets with a BI provider that is wizard-driven and requires no programming.  

The SAP-certified iNet.BI for SAP Reporting Provider for SAP®  works as a managed .NET data provider for SAP® R/3, ECC, BW and BI systems, and enables direct access to SAP® data.  ERP-Link’s iNet.BI opens the door to fast and easy deployment of enterprise analysis and reporting solutions utilizing any Microsoft-based Reporting, BI and Performance Management Platform.

Additionally, ERP-Link offers a growing library of BI Solution Templates which address common, top-priority business areas — areas that benefit from on-demand, user-driven analysis of business activity, performance and trends.

Key Functions

  • iNet Business Information Templates—ERP-Link’s SAP Business Process expertise has been coupled with our INet.BI platform to offer ready-to-use SAP Information Objects for:
  • FI (GL and Income performance in Financials) 
  • CO (Cost and Profit Centers in Controlling) 
  • PS (Capital Project Performance in Project Systems) 
  • HR (Human Capital Management)
  • SD (Sales and Distribution) 
  • MM (Purchasing Analytics)

Benefits

  • The key advantage of ERP-Link’s iNet.BI for SAP as a Universal Provider, is that it utilizes the actual SAP Information Objects and their own associated business meta data
  • It  then offers a flexible, multi-option framework for provisioning the resultant .NET data sets in the data flow and persistence (or not) mode of choice. 

Features

  • Rapid Deployment— Days and weeks; not months and years.  No “Big Bang” project consuming vast resources is required.  Implementation costs are significantly lower than alternate solutions.
  • No Data Warehouse Required —Pulled directly into the Microsoft-based BI tools of choice; data from SAP®  R3 & ECC is easily provisioned analytic ready, even if there is no BW/BI system or data warehouse in place. Temporary caches and data marts can be utilized but aren’t required at all.
  • SAP® and Non-SAP Data Combined—Dependable integration with Microsoft Integration Services means it is simple to combine data from multiple sources, giving enterprises a complete view of their business. 
  • Easy-To-Use—Wizards are native to the Microsoft BI Studio and SAP business analyst tools, making iNet.BI easy for BI developers and end-users.