Sigma Data Models VS. Traditional SAP Reporting

Utilities challenges and opportunities are heavily dependent on analytics:

SAP Analytics and reporting challenges:

SAP/ISU and CRM locked operational data prevents utilities from efficiently exploiting their own data while addressing the challenges facing modern and agile needs.

SAP/ISU objects are complex to understand and has complex structure of inter-relationships:

SAP/ISU contains hundreds of tables with peculiar names:

The SIGMA Approach: Unlock your data

The Concept:

Identify relevant SAP R/3 tables/fields and extract them completely on a daily basis into the target environment.
Solve and “denormalize” all complex SAP relationships within the target environment.
Build “SIGMA Business Data Models” aimed for end-users and business analysts,
Automate the process and tune for performance excellence .
Deploy a sandbox GUI tool that allow end-users to: Explore, Visualize, Manipulate, OLAP, Report, Chart, Model, Simulate, Import, Export and more…

The Benefits:

Single point, single version of the truth of business data easily accessible by every analyst.
An outside “Sandbox” solution that allow end-users to easily exploit the transactional data hidden in SAP with no limitations and with maximum flexibility.
Quick “out-of-the box” deployment and implementation.
Minimal support is needed. Reports and analytics are completely done by end-users.
Gives the power of mastering the data in the hands of those who needs it, rather than in the expensive hands of SAP/ABAP programmers.