SAP BO to OBIEE Migration: A Success Story of a Multinational Consumer Goods Corporation

Migration From SAP BO To OBIEE

A global technology powerhouse with a legacy spanning over 173 years embarked on an accelerated journey to merge the digital and physical worlds for its customers' benefit. Operating across diverse sectors such as healthcare systems, industry digital transformation, infrastructure, mobility, and energy transitions, the company focuses on managing a human capital of over 293,000 employees worldwide.

In its quest for digital transformation, the company decided to migrate from SAP BusinessObjects (SAP BO) to Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE). This transition was crucial to keep pace with rapidly evolving business needs. The company selected DataTerrain to lead this migration due to DataTerrain's extensive experience and deep technical skills in delivering complex SAP BO to OBIEE migrations.

SAP BO To OBIEE Migration Methodology

1. Analysis and Documentation Every SAP BO report was meticulously analyzed, and a corresponding OBIEE document was created, mapping columns between SAP BO and OBIEE. Missing elements and areas requiring user decisions were identified, and DataTerrain’s subject matter experts (SMEs) were brought in as needed to propose suitable alternate solutions.
2. Conversion and Validation OBIEE reports were developed based on the documented analysis. Depending on user preferences, data size, and column availability, the following reporting methodologies were employed:
3. Acceptance and Rollout After validation and user acceptance, reports were migrated to production for final user validation. DataTerrain provided knowledge transfer to the customer team using the documentation created during preceding phases.

Why DataTerrain for BO To OBIEE Transitions?

DataTerrain’s extensive experience and deep technical skills in delivering complex SAP BO to OBIEE migrations made it the ideal partner for this project. The company leveraged its proprietary framework to ensure a seamless transition.

Accelerators and Pre-Built Reports

DataTerrain’s accelerators, in the form of pre-built OBIEE reports similar to SAP BO reports, were crucial to the migration process. These included key reports such as:

• TAX007 - Quarterly Federal Tax Summary
• TAX008 - Quarterly State Tax Summary
• PAY007 - Deduction in Arrears
• TAX010FD - Tax Summary for Federal with a date range capability
• TAX010ST - Tax Summary for State with a date range capability
• PAY013(CN) - Employee Earnings Snapshot
• TAX900 - Tax Error Report

DataTerrain’s high-quality, zero-defect methodology ensured on-time and on-budget delivery across numerous migrations.

Benefits of the OBIEE Migration

DataTerrain completed the migration on time and within budget, helping the customer enhance productivity through OBIEE features:

• Visually Intuitive Dashboards: Utilizing reports and analytics.
• Reports, Visualizations, and Personalized User Homepages.
• Timely Delivery of Information: On a range of devices to expedite transaction turnaround.
• Predictive Analytics: Across the Hire to Retire process to evolve HCM processes over time.
• Innovations: In machine learning, digital assistants, adaptive intelligence, and blockchain integration.

Value Adds Provided by DataTerrain

Following the successful on-time and on-budget completion of this project, the customer highlighted the following unique value adds provided by DataTerrain:

• Oracle Connect: By interfacing with Oracle to resolve core product issues, DataTerrain saved significant costs, time, and effort for the customer.
• Cross-Platform Expertise: DataTerrain formed an integrated team with expertise across both SAP BO and OBIEE, bridging a major skill gap that had previously hindered the migration.
• Global Delivery Model with Robust Governance: DataTerrain’s global team executed project activities around the clock, enabling faster progress. Regular calls with customer technical teams and the user community ensured transparency and quick issue resolution.

Conclusion

DataTerrain’s swift migration of the customer’s reports from SAP BO to OBIEE accelerated the company’s time to value from their investment. As users expand their use of reports in OBIEE, the customer continues to seamlessly transform its HCM across its global network of offices.

References

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• Oracle Brochure
• DataTerrain Migration
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By leveraging DataTerrain’s expertise and comprehensive migration methodology, the multinational consumer goods corporation successfully transitioned from SAP BO to OBIEE, setting a strong foundation for future growth and digital transformation.