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1/ What is SAP reporting?

Reporting means circulating data. It takes the form of software that lets you watch the results of your activity at a precise point in time, most often through charts and dashboards of your own.

Data is collected from SAP, then summarized visually to make it ready to analyse. SAP reporting can cover all kinds of data, financial, strategic, operational or analytical, through a multi-criteria search system.

It is a decision support tool : presenting performance indicators clearly makes them far easier to analyse and to act on.

2/ What reporting brings to a company

A tool everyone agrees on

The goal of reporting is to turn the raw data held in your business applications into visuals that everyone can understand and use. It is the end of meetings where each participant brings their own contradicting figures. A strong reporting tool lets every colleague speak the same language.

A company-wide view

The reporting tool gives concrete material to measure how effective your actions have been:

  • It can bring out gaps between forecast and actual
  • It can assess how far projects have progressed
  • It can highlight the strengths and the weaknesses of teams
  • It identifies the obstacles met, and the correlations between parameters

3/ InsightZAP, the SAP certified reporting tool

InsightZAP lets you create and edit reports directly inside SAP, with no line of code. Unlike every other reporting tool, InsightZAP runs directly in your SAP production system: data is always accurate, up to date and synchronized in real time.

Why use InsightZAP?

  • Valuable time saved: your reporting takes minutes instead of days or weeks
  • Work straight inside SAP: real-time data, actions carried out in the production database
  • Risks kept low: your data protected by the SAP authentication and audit tools
  • Money saved: development costs cut by more than 90%
  • Collaboration: SAP data shared with your team or your suppliers
5×faster than conventional development
−90%of ABAP development costs
0line of code required

InsightZAP, distributed by Mycène

Mycène is the authorized VAD for InsightZAP (D'Pros) in France and French-speaking Europe.

My InsightZAP demonstration InsightZAP, the SAP reporting tool without ABAP, distributed by Mycène

Three ways to get an SAP report

The real question is not whether the report can be built, but how long it takes to exist and which data it works on.

CriterionExtraction into ExcelABAP developmentInsightZAP
Time to obtainImmediate, but to redo every timeSeveral daysA few minutes
Data freshnessFrozen at the moment of extractionReal timeReal time, in the production database
Skills requiredBusiness userABAP developerBusiness user
Dependence on the IT departmentNoneTotalNone
Automatic distribution✗To be developed✓
Mobile viewing✗To be developed✓ automatic Fiori conversion
Installation outside SAPNot applicable✗✗ everything stays inside SAP

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between SAP reporting and SAP BI?
SAP reporting (InsightZAP) focuses on creating and distributing operational reports directly inside SAP, with no development. SAP BI (Angles4SAP) goes further, with predictive cross-process analysis and multi-source decision dashboards.
Does InsightZAP need an external installation?
No. InsightZAP is an ABAP add-on installed directly on the existing SAP system. No external installation is required. Everything stays inside SAP, which keeps security risks to a minimum.
Is InsightZAP compatible with Fiori?
Yes. InsightZAP automatically turns any report into a Fiori application (ECC or S/4HANA), so data can be read on any device, mobile, tablet or desktop, with no extra development.
Who can use InsightZAP?
Any business manager, with no technical skills. InsightZAP is aimed at Finance, Controlling, Supply Chain, HR and Purchasing teams who need their own reports without depending on the IT department or on ABAP development.