In many companies that already run SAP, a few familiar scenes appear again and again. Several people share one query account. Some business users cannot see SAP data because accounts are expensive. Reports are not friendly for quick analysis. Alerts through WeCom, DingTalk, or email require extra effort.
BDP, Business Data Platform, was built for these problems. It is not a replacement for SAP. It is a controlled business data entrance for viewing, analyzing, monitoring, and alerting on data from SAP and other systems.
Compliance first
Shared accounts and oversized permissions are convenient at the beginning, but they are risky in daily operation. BDP lets each relevant person use an individual account and controlled permissions to access authorized data, instead of spreading a large SAP query account across departments.
Two ways to use SAP data
- Reuse existing SAP report logic as much as possible, including standard reports and developed reports, with SAP remaining the single source of truth.
- Synchronize selected data into BDP, then model and present products, BOMs, stock, finance documents, orders, and other business objects more flexibly.
- Connect with CRM, WMS, MES, finance, and other systems when cross-system analysis is needed.
From people watching reports to the system watching business
BDP is not only about making reports easier to open. More importantly, it can monitor overdue receivables, abnormal stock, unshipped orders, and other business rules, then push the right message to the right people.