DVSC @ DVM WoC

How can you get DVSC information by use of DVM Workcenter?

January 2014
Susanne Tewes (DVM Global Team)
DVSC @ DVM WoC

Where can I find my

DVSC information in
DVM Workcenter?

Find the answer in these boxes

on the following slides!

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DVSC: chapter 2.1 executive summary
- current situation -

DVM WoC:
Statistics & Trend
Data Allocation Statistics
Systems
Application Area

Showing space consumption with

different views, e.g.:
Product
System
Application Area …

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DVSC: chapter 2.1 executive summary
- Key Findings -

DVM WoC:
Service Documents
Guided Self Service
A step-by-step process
guides you through the
analysis process

Various input options

allow you to set the
focus on the objects
which require a deeper
analysis, e.g. own tables
Use the DVM Work Center –
Generate a Best Practice
Document for a selected object
or for Top Tables

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DVSC: chapter 2.1 executive summary
- Key Findings -

DVM WoC:
Statistics & Trend
Data Allocation Statistics
Tables (All / Top)

Showing space
consumption with
different views, e.g.:
System
Application Area
Tables …

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DVSC: chapter 2.2 Summary
- Current Situation -

DVM WoC:
Statistics & Trend
Time Based Data Distribution
Data Allocation Statistics
Tables (All / Top)
Application Area

Showing age of records and space

consumption with different views

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DVSC: chapter 2.2 Summary
- Key Findings -

DVM WoC:
Service Documents
Guided Self Service

Use the DVM Work Center –

Generate a Best Practice
Document for a selected object
or for Top Tables

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DVSC: chapter 2.2 Summary
- Key Findings -

DVM WoC:
Potential Savings
Archiving Information

Showing potential
savings by use of DVM
methods and overview
about current archiving
activities

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DVSC: chapter 5 Database Overview

DVM WoC:
Statistics & Trend
Data Allocation Statistics
Systems

Showing space
consumption with different
views, e.g.:
Product
System
Application Area …

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DVSC: chapter 7 Overview of Top Tables

DVM WoC:
Statistics & Trend
Data Allocation Statistics
Tables (All / Top)
Application Area
Document Type

Showing space consumption with

different views, e.g.:
Product
System
Application Area …
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DVSC: chapter 9 Yearly Distribution of Data

DVM WoC:
Statistics & Trend
Time Based Data Distribution
System

Showing age of
records distributed
over systems

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DVSC: chapter 11 Archiving Objects
- Overview of Top Archiving Objects -

DVM WoC:
Potential Savings
Service Documents
Guided Self Service

Showing potential savings by

use of DVM methods and
generate a Best Practice
Document for a selected object
or for Top Tables

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DVSC: chapter 11 Archiving Objects
- Archiving History of System -
DVM WoC:
Archiving Information
Archiving Jobs
Archiving Statistics
Archiving File Statistics

Overview about
current archiving
activities

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DVM Workcenter
General Information
Data Volume Management
Typical Questions

Which business Which country

object does not stick to
consumes most the global DVM
data? policy?
Where do I start
my How old is my
investigation? data in the entire
landscape?

Which application
area shows Which data is of
biggest growth critical importance for
rates? my daily business?

Is there any
data in the
system I have Which archiving
never used? Are there any object should I
Which reduction quick wins and tackle first?
options apply to my synergies?
system landscape?

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DVM Workcenter – as a tool

status overview

Potential Savings
(what would I save if?)

Best Practice Document /

Service Sessions
Reports
Data Allocation Statistics
(who consumes what?)

Table Statistics
Archiving Information (which data is used?)
(what archiving activities
are ongoing?) Time Based Data
Distribution
(How mature is my data?)

Business Object Footprint

DVM Planning Dashboard (which business objects
(What would be if…?) consumes which data?)

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Data Volume Management Work Center
Which applications are provided … (1)

Data Allocation Statistics Best Practice Document Generation

Guided creation of best practice documents for
Understanding the data consumption of SAP
selected objects
Landscapes rather than single systems
Understanding the business background and
Application related views on data distribution
possible data reduction measures
(application area, document types, archiving
Provides standardized data content analysis for
objects…)
technical blueprint
Historical view on data size and growth rates

Table Utilization Statistics Time Based Distribution of Records

Identify unused data as potential for data Automated calculation of ‘Age Footprint’ of SAP
reduction Applications
Tackle most heavily accessed objects with Identification of application areas and document
DVM measures on an early stage types ‘mature’ enough for reduction measures
Detection of data quality issues

Data Volume Management Calculation of Potential Savings

Efficiency Reporting Simulation of saving potential for data deletion or
Visualization of business growth rate compared archiving using SAP best practice values
to technical landscape growth Revealing potential data volume management
Basis for decision making and planning of follow strategy gaps
up activities
Display of landscape wide achievements of
measures taken

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Data Volume Management Work Center
Which applications are provided …(2)

Archiving Information Decision Maker

Which tables should I tackle first in my
Monitoring of archiving and related deletion
landscape?
activities
Which objects fit best to my defined strategy?
Global landscape wide reporting about technical
Which objects show high saving potential?
achievements in terms of archiving statistics
Which objects are not part of my archiving
Identification of areas which are not following
strategy yet?
global DVM standards and guidelines

Planning Dashboard Reorg and Compression Analyzer

Visualization of archiving potential What space did I release with my recent archiving
Possibility of own configuration of different activities?
residence times per system and / or application Is data compression a good option in my
area environment?
Graphical drill-down for more details on yearly Is the planned table / index reorganization really
and monthly data worthwhile or needed?

Impact and References Analyzer Forecast and Simulation Cockpit

Which business processes are impacted by Allows forecasting of future landscape size
planned archiving measures? Simulation of cost savings after implementing
Which processes and steps require testing? proposed DVM measures
Which tables and indexes are linked with which Projection on impact of planned business changes
business scenarios? Simulation of HANA migration (size required on
Which transactions and reports are affected? HANA)

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DVM Workcenter
Architecture
DVM Workcenter Architecture

Solution Manager Business

Managed Systems
(ABAP) Intelligence *

Extractor

Extractor / Agent Cube

Web Templates
DVM WoC

Bex Queries
(solman_workcenter)

Jobs / Taana Cube

Guided Self
Service
Cube
User
Solman_setup

Jobs

* Could be on the same system like Solution Manager

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