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Week 4: Embedded Predictive and Machine Learning

Unit 1: Intelligent Processes in SAP S/4HANA –


Overview
Intelligent processes in SAP S/4HANA – Overview
Why do we care so much about intelligence in SAP S/4HANA?

External challenges Internal challenges

▪ Dynamic environment and global ▪ Quick fix for broken and legacy
competition processes
▪ Automation for differentiation vs. ▪ High maintenance of project
operation patchwork
▪ Talent scarcity and meaningful work Why intelligent processes ▪ Limited success scaling proof of
in SAP S/4HANA? concepts1

▪ Address common process challenges ▪ Native integration into SAP S/4HANA ▪ Increased automation and actionable
▪ Scale beyond proof of concept insights
▪ Designed with E2E business process in
mind ▪ Expertise, trust, and reliability of SAP ▪ Focus on higher value and expert tasks
▪ Defined models coming to life with your ▪ Built-in lifecycle management
data

1 Accenture (2019) – AI: Built to Scale


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Intelligent processes in SAP S/4HANA – Overview
Intelligent technologies assist, adapt, and automate end-to-end business processes

Continuous learning from business data leads to


continuous improvement of business processes

Core capabilities
▪ Assist data-driven decision-making
▪ Adapt business processes in real time
▪ Automate processes within and between systems

Key principles
▪ Scalable enterprise-grade AI
▪ Tangible business outcomes
▪ Trusted data and intelligent recommendations
▪ Integrated technologies and processes

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Intelligent processes in SAP S/4HANA – Overview
Machine learning in SAP S/4HANA

Embed in SAP S/4HANA Consume from SAP BTP Extend to SAP Analytics Cloud

▪ Embedded machine learning, ▪ Side-by-side machine learning ▪ Explorative requirements for


predictive analytics business users
▪ Resource-intensive cases like
▪ “Simple” cases like trending or image or language processing ▪ Predictions based on SAP
forecasting S/4HANA CDS views can be
▪ Neural networks with high
▪ Algorithms with low CPU–RAM– CPU–RAM–data demand such as achieved using smart services
data demand such as regression, image recognition functionality of SAP Analytics Cloud
clustering, classification, time-
▪ Based on SAP Business
series, and so on
Technology Platform
▪ SAP HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud

Learn from custom-specific history and exceptions to predict, support, automate, and optimize business user decisions

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Intelligent processes in SAP S/4HANA – Overview
Demo

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Intelligent processes in SAP S/4HANA – Overview
Resources to help you get started

Intelligent scenario lifecycle management (ISLM) References


▪ ISLM in SAP S/4HANA Cloud ▪ SAP TechEd 2020 Replay
▪ ISLM in SAP S/4HANA ▪ SAP Community Webinar
▪ ISLM Community ▪ ISLM Blog Series

Trial options Intelligent ERP Community


▪ SAP S/4HANA Fully Activated Appliance ▪ Intelligent ERP Community
(→ pilot extended ISLM features)

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Intelligent processes in SAP S/4HANA – Overview
Key takeaways

▪ SAP S/4HANA transforms end-to-end business


processes into intelligent business processes
▪ Over 300 intelligent capabilities available for
SAP S/4HANA (and that number is growing)
▪ Moderate machine learning requirements such as
forecasting can be handled embedded in
SAP S/4HANA (using PAL and APL)

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SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company.
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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
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The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
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In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or
any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation,
and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason
without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names
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Week 4: Embedded Predictive and Machine Learning
Unit 2: Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics:
Architecture and Concepts
Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Agenda

1. Decision tree and approaches


2. Architecture overview
3. Embedded models
4. Side-by-side models

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Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Decision tree – predictive analytics and machine learning with SAP S/4HANA

S/4 – SAP S/4HANA


What is
your use CDS – Core Data Services
case? SAC – SAP Analytics Cloud
PAL – Predictive Analysis Library
APL – Automated Predictive Library
Simple ML scenario using Complex ML scenario using DI – SAP Data Intelligence
Unforeseen, exceptional and
classic algorithms, low CPU & deep learning, high CPU &
irregular ML scenario
RAM, no external data RAM, with external data

CDS view
Which ML Which ML
available in S/4?
library is library is
required? required?

1. Use S/4 data to 1. Acquire S/4 data in


build ML SAC or live connect
models in SAC with S/4 data 1. Access S/4 data with 1. Access S/4 data with 1. Access S/4 data with 1. Access S/4 data with
2. Leverage 2. Build ML models in HANA APL HANA PAL AI Business Services SAP DI
embedded SAC SAC automatically 2. Build ML models 2. Build ML models 2. Build ML models 2. Build ML models using
or publish 3. Visualize predictions automatically programmatically automatically Python etc.
models back to with SAC 3. Generate API for 3. Implement API for 3. Integrate API for 3. Implement API for
S/4 consumption consumption consumption consumption

Explorative Predictive Analytics Embedded Machine Learning Side-by-Side Machine Learning


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Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Approaches

Embedding predictive algorithms in SAP S/4HANA Consuming predictive and ML services from
(embedded) SAP Business Technology Platform (side-by-side)

1 2 SAP Business Technology Platform

Side-by-side ML using SAP Data Intelligence solution (ISLM*)


Embed ISLM
Side-by-side ML using SAP AI
PAL, APL, R, Python…
PAL and APL Business Services (ISLM*)

Enhancing and extending predictive analytics


Leveraging predictive analytics with SAP Analytics and ML services (extensibility of the models)
Cloud (explorative analytics with side-by-side) SAP BTP SAP Analytics Cloud
(SAP DI ML models) (smart predict)
Business SAP Analytics Enterprise
intelligence planning
Cloud Extending
Intelligent decisions 4 machine
Smart predict learning
3
and smart assist
SAP BTP SAP S/4HANA
(AI foundation hybrid ML models) (ISLM with PAL)
Augmented
analytics SAP S/4HANA
SAP S/4HANA – CDS views (ISLM with APL)

Best practices of leveraging predictive analytics and machine learning with SAP S/4HANA
ISLM – intelligent scenario lifecycle management; BTP – Business Technology Platform
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Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Architecture overview: SAP S/4HANA, the intelligent ERP

SAP S/4HANA SAP Business Technology Platform Automation


on-premise | cloud

remote controls
End user
SAP CoPilot Micro Charts
SAP Fiori UIs
Embedded UI SAP Intelligent Business Workflow
Proposals
Analytics RPA Rules
powered by
Side-by-side ML

Business IS Lifecyle
Events Management
Application APIs
Situation Virtual Data
Handling Model
Events
Big Data SAP Analytics SAP Data SAP
store historical situation data Services Cloud Intelligence Conversational
/ AI Business AI
live
SAP HANA ML Services
SAP HANA connection
HEMi PAL APL Database
Citizen Data Data External
Scientists Scientists users

Embedded ML External Data

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Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Embedded predictive models in SAP S/4HANA

PROCESS THE ALGORITHMS


Built-In Explorative
Consumer Consumer WHERE THE DATA IS:
OData InA, MDX LOW TCO & OPTIMAL
PERFORMANCE
SAP S/4HANA

Services
Analytical Engine

ISLM
Modeling &
Administration
CDS View CDS View for ML
SAS LEAD BACK PREDICTIVE
ANALYTICS TO CDS VIEWS:
CONTENT & CONCEPT REUSE
SQL View ISLM
Repository
Application
Table ML Model
SAP HANA

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Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Side-by-side ML models on SAP BTP

Intelligent SAP Fiori /


SAP S/4HANA ML App
Conversational AI
ML Service
Consumption

SAP S/4HANA ML Service SAP Data Intelligence


Consumption
Business Logic Machine Learning Client

Data Deep
Pipeline Monitor /
Business Logic Engine
Science Learning
Operate
Tools / GPU

Data Integration
Model for Model Training
Business Data Lake
Repository

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Machine learning and predictive analytics: architecture and concepts
Side-by-side models with explorative predictive analytics on SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP Fiori UI Explorative UI


▪ Create BI dashboards
with smart services Smart
Services
▪ Embed predictions into
the planning dashboards SAP S/4HANA Predictive SAP Analytics Cloud
Analytics
▪ Data acquisition or live
connection from Application Application Content: Models/Stories
SAP S/4HANA
▪ Leverage SAP HANA
APL algorithms
Autom. Predict. Smart Smart Smart Search
Library Predict Insights Discover Insight

Application Data
Integration Business Data Lake
Data

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Key takeaways

▪ Bring the algorithms to the data to avoid data


replication
▪ Model training is TCO-relevant
▪ Data model of SAP S/4HANA is based on core data
services (CDS technology)
▪ SAP S/4HANA supports multiple deployment options
– on-premise, private cloud and public cloud

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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
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The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty.
In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or
any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation,
and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason
without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names
mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Week 4: Embedded Predictive and Machine Learning
Unit 3: Embedded Machine Learning with ISLM
Embedded machine learning with ISLM
Agenda

1. Overview
2. Evolution of ISLM
3. Personas and ML models
4. Demo

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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
Overview

Standardized consumption and operation of


machine learning scenarios for both flavors

Embedded scenario: Side-by-side scenario:


Machine learning provider (for example, ML Machine learning provider runs in different
with Automated Predictive Library and stack (for example, the SAP Data
Predictive Analysis Library in SAP HANA) Intelligence solution) than the business
runs in same stack as business application application (SAP S/4HANA)
(SAP S/4HANA)

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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
End-to-end lifecycle management

Harmonized framework in basis SAP software layer

Successor of SAP Predictive Analytics integrator

Standard to train, deploy, activate even for remote ML providers

Support for all phases (readiness, first usage, life cycle operations, deletion, decommission

Lifecycle management of ML services


provisioned as a service

Common consumption model for application


integration for SAP S/4HANA

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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
Managing the lifecycle of SAP S/4HANA Machine Learning Scenarios

Intelligent scenario lifecycle management closes the gap between business app (e.g. SAP S/4HANA)
and the used machine learning artifact as it offers lifecycle management of the machine learning artifact in
the context of the intelligent application consuming it.
Customer segments are:

Migrated “PAi” New SAP S/4HANA Custom developed Custom developed


scenarios Intelligent Scenarios scenarios scenarios
integrated in based on based on embedded
Approx. 20 shipped business solution side-by-side ML SAP HANA ML
scenarios &
partner/customer Based on HANA ML
scenarios migrated to (APL, PAL), SAP DI, ML offered in SAP DI, Predictive scenarios
ISLM AIF, AI BUS, … based on HANA ML
(APL/PAL)

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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
SAP Predictive Analytics integrator evolution into ISLM

Enhanced
&
Evolved

ISLM offered as part of basis layer

ISLM delivers feature compatibility with predictive analytics integrator functionality to support:
▪ Smooth migration for existing Predictive Analytics integrator use cases and artifacts
▪ Side-by-side use cases: AI API based, SAP DI, AI Business Services, AIF/AI core, Google AI (PoC)etc.
▪ Enhanced features: Creation of Intelligent scenarios of all types

One central cockpit to integrate


▪ Scenarios based on libraries provided by SAP HANA, such as Automated Predictive Library (APL) and Predictive Analysis
Library (PAL)
▪ Remote scenarios based on SAP Data Intelligence

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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
Personas involved in development, consumption, and operation

SAP S/4HANA

Business application
Enhance business
application with ML Inference consumption Utilize ML inference

Business user

Create and publish Enable, train, deploy


ABAP developer
Intelligent scenario owner intelligent scenario ML scenario
Embedded ML in AMDP, CDS
Business administrator
SAP HANA (APL, PAL)

Side-by-side ML scenario via


Rest APIs Set up and configure
Develop ML artifacts SAP BTP or other ML technical sides
Data science developer platforms Technical administrator
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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
Create intelligent scenario

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Embedded machine learning with ISLM
Key takeaways

▪ ISLM enabling efficient lifecycle management of machine learning


scenarios in SAP S/4HANA
▪ New harmonized framework in basis SAP software layer
(no additional license required)
▪ No ticket-based approach
▪ ISLM, the successor of Predictive Analytics integrator
functionality
▪ New entity: intelligent scenarios (predictive scenarios + ML
scenarios)
▪ Common consumption model for application integration of
SAP S/4HANA – to ensure stable APIs for developers
▪ Management of remote models especially for ML services
provisioned as a service
▪ Support for all phases (readiness, first usage, lifecycle operations,
deletion, decommission)
▪ Released with SAP S/4HANA 2020
▪ First cloud shipment with SAP S/4HANA Cloud 2011
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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
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and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason
without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
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Week 4: Embedded Predictive and Machine Learning
Unit 4: Leveraging Predictive Services from
SAP Analytics Cloud
Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud

COMPLETE CONTEXTUAL CERTAIN


Improve decision- Gain instant insights and Make smarter and faster
making with all analytics take action in context of decisions with artificial
capabilities in one place business processes intelligence (AI)-
driven insights

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Analytics Cloud – augmented analytics

Catalog Mobile App


Centralized Portal iOS & Android

Digital Boardroom Stories Analytic Applications MS Office Integration

Business Augmented Enterprise


Intelligence Planning
Analytics
Data Exploration Conversational Events & Workflows
Dashboards & Visualizations Automated Analytics Sharing & Simulation
Enterprise Reporting Predictive Analytics Predictive Planning

Data Connectivity Content Translation Scheduling


PLATFORM SERVICES Data Preparation Lifecycle Mgmt Collaboration
Data Modeling Auditing & Monitoring APIs and SDKs

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
Make decisions faster with AI-driven insights

1. Conversational 2. Automated 3. Predictive


Ask questions in a conversational Detect drivers of a KPI and take the Predict potential outcomes,
manner with instant results next best action using automated generate forecasts, and automate
explained in natural language machine learning that discovers predictive planning
unknown relationships in data

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
A faster way to find better answers – conversational analytics

▪ Ask questions in natural


language and instantly
generate the best
visualizations
▪ Enhance visualizations with
in-context explanations
▪ Recognize important trends
and drivers at the click of a
button

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
Search to insight = what’s happening in my business?

User selects Automatically


Auto-complete
User enters natural query from Query executes generated
and NLP assist
language search generated automatically chart provides
the user
proposals the results

▪ As questions are easy to ask, analysis can happen on an ad-hoc basis in meetings, etc.
▪ Auto-complete and natural language processing aid you in finding the information you need
▪ Save time when building stories with automatically generated visualizations

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
Smart insights = what’s behind this number?

User can embed insight in


SAP Analytics Cloud finds
User selects data point chart or find additional
contributors
insights

▪ Find out what contributes to an interesting data point or variance


▪ The contributors often prompt you as to what question to ask next
▪ Answer follow-on questions with a single click
▪ Add depth to visualizations with contextual explanations

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
Smart discovery = why did this happen?

SAP Analytics Cloud Predictive model A story is generated


User selects a figure or
automatically reveals patterns and to drive accelerated
outcome
analyzes the data relationships data exploration

▪ Automated story-building and data exploration


▪ Builds a story automatically that provides multiple perspectives on your data incredibly quickly
▪ Natural language and visualization explain the reasons behind key figures or outcomes

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
Smart predict in BI and planning workflows

Traditional Analytics

Data BI & planning Story design


preparation modeling & consumption

Augmented Analytics with Smart Predict

Data BI & planning Story design


Smart predict
preparation modeling & consumption

Prepare data with Build predictive Enrich BI and planning Visualize new insights in
additional attributes model in a few clicks models with outcomes BI and planning stories

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
No data science skills needed = automated ML process to choose the best model

Input Encode Train Optimal model Best Simple


dataset data models selected automatically model debrief

Vladimir Vapnik
------
Statistical Learning Theory
1998

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Leveraging predictive services from SAP Analytics Cloud
Explorative analytics using SAP Analytics Cloud – smart predict, smart assist

▪ Build predictive models using SAC smart predict


and smart assist functionality
▪ Leverage the SAP S/4HANA whitelisted CDS views
▪ Acquire data into SAC
▪ Visualize in SAC
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Demo

A quick overview of the smart predict functionality in SAC


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Key takeaways

▪ Reduced time to benefit


▪ Lower costs with one integrated solution
▪ Scale to your needs with easy extensibility
▪ Rapid innovation with AI-driven insights

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These materials are provided by SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company for informational purposes only, without representation or
warranty of any kind, and SAP or its affiliated companies shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials.
The only warranties for SAP or SAP affiliate company products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty
statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional
warranty.
In particular, SAP SE or its affiliated companies have no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this document or
any related presentation, or to develop or release any functionality mentioned therein. This document, or any related presentation,
and SAP SE’s or its affiliated companies’ strategy and possible future developments, products, and/or platforms, directions, and
functionality are all subject to change and may be changed by SAP SE or its affiliated companies at any time for any reason
without notice. The information in this document is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or
functionality. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from expectations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and they
should not be relied upon in making purchasing decisions.
SAP and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered
trademarks of SAP SE (or an SAP affiliate company) in Germany and other countries. All other product and service names
mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
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Week 4: Embedded Predictive and Machine Learning
Unit 5: Machine Learning Services Consumed
from SAP Business Technology Platform
Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Intelligent Enterprise overview

Artificial
intelligence

Intelligent Increased
Insight
Enterprise into action resilience
Machine
learning

Robotic process
automation

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Overview

Best practices integrated into


your business processes

Fast time to Flexibility to serve your


business value needs and standards

SAP AI
Business Services

SAP Business Technology Platform


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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
SAP AI Business Services overview

SAP AI Business Services provide strategic machine learning capabilities that help
you automate and optimize processes while enriching the customer experience.
These reusable services are available on SAP Business Technology Platform.

Business Document Processing

Business Entity Document Document Data Attribute Invoice Object Service Ticket
Recognition Information Classification Recommendation Recommendation Intelligence
Detects and Extraction Classifies Automates creation, Recommends general Classifies and
highlights Automatically extracts unstructured maintenance, and ledger accounts and cost recommends tickets
named entities in information from documents management of centers for invoices without automatically
unstructured text unstructured documents structured data order reference

Available via CPEA and SAP Store


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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Business Entity Recognition

Detect and highlight any


type of named entity in
Unstructured text Leverage pre-trained Automatically unstructured text
documents for entity
extraction or train custom entity recognize entities in
recognition model text document

Improve text document processing via detecting and highlighting any type of
named entity in unstructured text, and sort into predefined categories

Increase overall
Increase Be productive
document
efficiency immediately with 5
processing
and reduce errors pretrained models
productivity​

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Document Information Extraction

Extract structured
information from
▪ Master data for
matching Automatically Automatically match unstructured documents
▪ Transactional data digitalize extracted information
for matching unstructured with master data and
▪ Business documents business documents transactional data

Significantly reduce manual efforts by automatically extracting


structured information from unstructured business documents

Increase document
Reduce costs for
Improve efficiency processing
6
shared services
productivity​

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Document Classification Service

Classify documents based


on customer-specific criteria
Train a classification
▪ Classification criteria model based on a Automatically
for customer-specific classify new and
subset of already
models existing documents
▪ Business documents classified (labeled)
documents

Reduce manual effort and errors for the classification of business documents,
and speed up document processing by channeling documents based on their type

Reduce costs Increase overall


using fast, document
Improve efficiency 7
automatic processing
processes productivity​

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Data Attribute Recommendation

Automate master data


▪ New master data
records management tasks
Classify product
▪ Inconsistent master hierarchy and Create consistent
data records harmonize master master data records
▪ Master data records
data
with missing attributes

Reduce manual master data management efforts


by applying machine learning to match hierarchies

Automate and Reduce errors


Gain master data
accelerate master and manual effort
insights faster and 8
data creation and when maintaining
with less effort
maintenance master data

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Invoice Object Recommendation

Automate Invoice
Processing
Invoices with no Identify correct Automatically assign
purchase order invoice account for G/L account or
G/L postings propose G/L account
to accountant

Improve invoice processing time and quality when there is no purchase order

Increase
Reduce error-
efficiency of Reduce invoice
prone manual 9
shared service processing time
invoice processes
center

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Service Ticket Intelligence

Customer service Reimagine customer service


▪ Phone customer
service requests
agents can: with automated processes
▪ Reduce repetitive
▪ E-mail customer ▪ Ticket classification
tasks
service requests ▪ Ticket routing
▪ Focus on tasks that
▪ Chatbot customer ▪ Similar ticket
create value for the
service requests recommendation
organization

Process customer issues quicker and deliver greater customer experiences

Increase problem
Speed up service Increase10customer
resolution rates
response times satisfaction
and ticket closures

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Intelligent Enterprise overview

▪ Build machine learning models using


ISLM framework
▪ Leverage PAL, APL, R, Python,
TensorFlow, Sci-Kit Learn etc., algorithms
▪ Reuse AI business services

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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Demo

A quick overview of Sales Order Automation


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Machine learning services consumed from SAP Business Technology Platform
Key takeaways – SAP AI Business Services

▪ Rapid time to value


▪ Innovation support
▪ First step on your machine learning-based journey
▪ Generic usability
▪ Powerful integration
▪ Expertise
▪ Simple access to a payment service – via CPEA credits and pay as
you go!

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Week 4: Embedded Predictive and Machine Learning
Unit 6: Conclusion
Conclusion
The future

“Success in creating AI would be the


biggest event in human history.
Unfortunately, it might also be the last,
unless we learn how to avoid the risks.”
Stephen Hawking, 2014, in “The Independent”

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Conclusion
The road ahead

SAP S/4HANA Intelligent Enterprise with AI-enabled scenarios

ISLM framework, the standard to embed AI into SAP S/4HANA

SAP AI Business Services integrated with the ISLM framework

Explainable machine learning with SAP S/4HANA processes

Automated machine learning with SAP S/4HANA processes

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Conclusion
Key takeaways

▪ Availability of a CAL (Cloud Appliance Library) image


with SAP S/4HANA intelligent processes
▪ Webinars from the SAP Community
▪ Continued engagement through the Podcast series
▪ Availability of a best practices package with knowledge
support

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