FAQ SAP BusinessObjects Edge Rapid Marts Packages

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What are Rapid Marts?
SAP BusinessObjects Edge Rapid Marts are packaged data mart solutions for SAP. These solutions combine domain knowledge (General Ledger, Operations, Manufacturing, Human Resources) with data integration best practices to provide prebuilt data models, semantic layers, reports and analytics that reduce the cost and complexity associated with data marts.

What areas do SAP Edge Series Rapid Marts cover?

You can combine multiple Rapid Marts into a single environment to build the foundation for your data warehouse or use them as data source for business intelligence (BI) applications. The following Rapid Marts are available for SAP solutions:
General Ledger Rapid Mart Accounts Payable Rapid Mart Accounts Receivable Rapid Mart Cost Center Rapid Mart Fixed Asset Rapid Mart Inventory Rapid Mart Purchasing Rapid Mart Sales Rapid Mart Plant Maintenance Rapid Mart Production Planning Rapid Mart Project Systems Rapid Mart Human Resources Rapid Mart

What happened to the SAP Rapid Marts on non-SAP applications?

Rapid Marts packages for non-SAP applications are provided by Rapid Decisions. You can get more information at: http://www.rapiddecision.net/

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How is the offering different from Business Intelligence in SAP Business All-in-One?
Business intelligence (BI) in SAP Business All-in-One enables reporting and dashboard functionality by directly accessing data in the ERP application. In contrast SAP BusinessObjects Edge Rapid Marts packages extract data from the ERP application and loads it into a data mart (relational database) to enable ad-hoc query and data exploration functionality. Rapid Marts should be positioned as a complementary solution that expands the BI functionality available for SAP Business All-in-One customers.

Do Rapid Marts require any customization?

Yes. Each customer situation is different and has unique optimization and performance requirements. There may be customizations to the source application the Rapid Mart does not cover, or there may be reporting requirements not provided within the template reports. Rapid Marts are flexible blueprints that customers can adjust to account for these unique situations. It is expected that at least some level of customization and optimization will be needed to suit a companys individual environment.

What skill sets are needed to implement Rapid Marts?

Expertise in Development and QA processes

Data Warehouse Expertise

Familiarity with software product life cycle Ability to deliver development milestones on time Understand fundamentals of QA

Source Application Expertise

Familiarity with the application data model Application administration basics Application business processes understanding Application user experience Ability to map front end application fields to its underlying database columns Ability to identify calculation rules for the application runtimedisplayed fields

Gathering and analyzing reporting requirements Oracle/SQL Server/DB2 database expert Advanced data modeling skills Deep knowledge of data warehousing concepts Experience in building data warehouses Advanced Data Services Ability to create appealing visuals Translating reporting requirements into report specifications SAP BusinessObjects BI platform administration skills Advanced Universe development skills Advanced Web Intelligence/Crystal Reports/Dashboard user

Report Writing Expertise

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What are the pre-requisites for Rapid Marts?
Customers must have a license for SAP BusinessObjects Edge BI version with data integration or data management.

How is the offering priced/packaged?

There is one material code for SAP Edge Rapid Marts with a flat fee of 25k per Rapid Mart. The material code includes a paper license to expand Data Integrator to the configuration required to run Rapid Marts, the Application Interface license and one Rapid Mart of the customers choice.

Are there license restrictions?

Yes. Each Edge Rapid Mart must be deployed on the same server as the data integrator software. Edge Rapid Marts can only be used in conjunction with Edge and not other ETL jobs outside the Edge BI deployment.

Do the SAP PartnerEdge discounts for resellers also apply to this offering?
Yes standard discounts, MDF and value point accruals apply to this solution.

What are the maintenance fees for the offering?

SAP standard maintenance fees apply for this offering.

Is there an upgrade path from Edge Rapid Marts to SAP Rapid Marts?
No. Customers wishing to upgrade from Edge may convert their existing licenses through the conversion desk.

What target databases are supported for Edge Rapid Marts?

Oracle, MS SQL, SAP HANA.
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