SAP Reporting
Let’s start with an assumption: you want to extract SAP data for powerful reports, integrated with your enterprise reporting and/or external systems. SAP is great at transactions, but getting data out for reporting is difficult. Simplement started in 1995, with a history of moving data out of SAP into Databases, Data Lakes, EDWs, etc. We can help you deliver real-time data from your SAP systems and reports in weeks. Or you can choose a time-consuming fight with asynchronous extractions.
Extract SAP Data
The vast majority of Simplement customers use data extracted by Roundhouse or Data Liberator with Fabric, Power BI, or Tableau for final analyses. Customers use Simplement’s easy-to-use GUI to select tables in a few clicks. After data is loaded, real-time updates are pushed to the target, enabling tools like SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake, and more. Why is this an advantage? The talent pool. There are many analysts with expertise using SQL.
Question: How many Datasphere experts do you know? Do you want to pay for their on-the-job training?
Using built-in workarounds is really a dead end. If it was great, you wouldn’t be here looking for alternatives.
Extracting SAP data using SE16N has multiple limitations. First, a user must be granted access, data selection is difficult, and large queries negatively impact the SAP system. Additionally, the data is dead the moment it is extracted. Queries don’t include header and detail data without a join. Downloading data into a spreadsheet risks data corruption, row limitations, and asynchronous data issues.
SAP Focused – Always
We don’t just extract SAP data; we help SAP users be confident and successful with powerful reporting. Raw SAP data is difficult to work with. We make real-time data as simple as possible and insights easy to derive. Our approach is table-based, with filter options for rows (horizontal filters) and columns (vertical filters). Adding a table is easy: type in the verified SAP table name, select the desired columns, and select destinations. Roundhouse was designed to feed multiple destinations standard for governance and flexibility.
Don’t know the table you need? Search options are built-in so you can find tables by functional area and then add them to replication.
Simplement is the Only SAP-First Tool
Many ETL integration tools can connect to SAP, but Simplement is the only company that designs solely for SAP. With a focus on SAP, we understand the importance of the data, storage formats (transparent, pool, cluster, etc.), date/time conversions, and exchange rates. A generic ETL/ELT tool isn’t sufficient. We simplify using the data for reporting, enabling faster reports, insights, and root cause analysis (RCA). We match collations with SAP, align data types and lengths, and include full table and column names so anyone can validate data with the SAP system.
SAP to Reports
We are SAP-first, delivering data to users along with reporting accelerators as a starting point for customer reports. We deliver views with full table names in multiple languages instead of short SAP technical names. Our SmartStarts provide working models for Accounts Receivable (A/R), Accounts Payable (A/P), Purchasing, General Ledger, Overhead, Asset Management, MRP Analyzer, Sales Order Status dashboard, and more.
We also offer multi-level, cross-plant Bills of Material (BOMs), HR Org Hierarchy, and New Product Introduction/Phase In Phase Out reporting. We can also help set up reports for mobile access.
Extract SAP Data in a Day and Complex Reports in Weeks
Contact us to learn how we can help you achieve your goals. We have tools and views to get you started and are happy to learn about your specific needs. If we can’t help, we’ll let you know right away. And one more thing: we are highly affordable!
