FIM Case Study

Case Study SAP FIM Components & Testing Approach
This paper covers:

1. Use and Testing of SAP FIM in the Project
2. Use of FIM as mapping and transmission tool to get data from the SAP GL special ledgers, via
BW, to BFC
3. Project Architecture Diagram
4. FIM Components and Advantages of using FIM as an ETL
5. Testing Approach followed
6. Business Benefits and Customized Reconciliation Process as a value add to Customer for
System Integration Testing
OVERVIEW
This paper deals with the Testing Approach and different components of SAP Business Objects
Financial Information Management, a web based ETL tool used in the Project, in which data from SAP
BW is extracted by FIM, transformed in FIM and loaded to SAP BFC for consolidation.
This document also covers Advantages of FIM over other ETL tools and components that can be tested
in FIM.
INTRODUCTION
Client is a British financial Institution which is organized into four business divisions: Retail Banking,
Wholesale, Insurance, Wealth and International. Clients extensive operations span the globe including
the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Client was looking to Integrate single-sourced solution to replace high number of legacy systems that
provide consolidated and group reporting capabilities. This was required for easy Management and
Statutory reconciliation which was earlier very time consuming task.
In addition, FIM provides extensive connectivity to SAP and non-SAP systems by incorporating SAP
Business Objects Data Services (BODS), a powerful data integration application.
FIM can extract data from Source Systems like- Flat file, Database, SAP ECC and load into targets likeSAP BOFC, SAP BO Intercompany (ICS), SAP BPC.
FIM COMPONENTS & ADVANTAGES

FIM is being used as one of the mapping and transmission tools to get data from the SAP GL special
ledgers, via BW, to BFC.
FIM has the following 3-tier Architecture:
FIM Jobs
Underlying Business Objects Data Services Jobs
Tables in Database (like Oracle) that are linked to FIM Jobs and are used for Data Staging
Advantages of FIM as an ETL Tool:

Allows package status updates Data entered by FIM will correctly be shown in the status
flags within package manager with updated date/ time.

Allows validations to be triggered FIM has the ability to trigger BFC validations and
publications. This allows the data load process to leverage the financial logic and data quality features
within BFC.
Respects BFC application security and locking mechanisms FIM adheres to security
settings applied to the BFC data model. This means ETL routine will not write erroneous data to the
application.
Provides transparent application audit Data entered via FIM is correctly identified in BFC
as having being sourced from the GL.

Maintains data lineage FIM Drill-to-Origin is a feature which allows the source of data to
be ascertained directly from BFC reports.

Business user interface FIM provides a simple user interface to the business end user.
Depending on the level of access granted, business users are able to run FIM jobs, interrogate job run
results and audits without needing access to complex backend solutions.
Simplified mapping maintenance Where possible all data mapping is handled by FIM and
allows business users to modify mapping tables. FIMs audit/ rejection logic allows business users to
interrogate where mapping failures may have occurred to facilitate the maintenance of mapping
tables.
ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM
Following Architecture diagram provides the overview of data flow within different systems of the
Project:
Following are the Components that can be tested in FIM:

Availability of FIM application
Login Validation
List of Jobs
Job Properties
Source Properties
Target Properties
Mapping Definition
Mapping Tables
Mapping Table History
Job Run History
List of Connections
Connection Name
Connection Value
Availability of Oracle Tables for FIM
Validate Table Names and Fields
Control Handshake Mechanism (Between BW and FIM)
Validate Audit Table
Reconciliation of Data between BW and FIM
Reconciliation of Data between FIM Source and Transaction Tables

Reconciliation of Data between FIM and BFC
Testing Approach followed:
FIM Test Execution Flow Chart:

Following flow chart displays the systematic test execution flow with processes involved in each step of
FIM testing.
BUSINESS BENEFITS
Improved overall testing efficiency that received customer appreciation

Effective and completeness of testing through Test Cases Design
Major defects were detected and resolved before Go-Live
Customized Reconciliation processes as a value add to the Customer:
Reconciliation of data between different SAP Systems like BW-FIM, FIM-BFC was done by creating WEBI
Reports using SAP BO Universe Designer. This was a real challenge to complete System Integration
Testing.
Following are the 3 phases:
BW FIM Reconciliation.(After Extraction Phase)
FIM Source Transaction Table Reconciliation. (After Transformation Phase)
FIM BFC Reconciliation (After Loading Phase)

For example- BW-FIM Reconciliation was done to ensure that data moved to FIM is correct and is as per
the Filter options selected while executing the FIM Job.
Following WEBI Report displays the results of BW-FIM Reconciliation:

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Case Study SAP FIM Components & Testing Approach

This paper covers:

FIM COMPONENTS & ADVANTAGES

Underlying Business Objects Data Services Jobs

Advantages of FIM as an ETL Tool:

flags within package manager with updated date/ time.

as having being sourced from the GL.

be ascertained directly from BFC reports.

Following are the Components that can be tested in FIM:

Reconciliation of Data between FIM Source and Transaction Tables

FIM Test Execution Flow Chart:

Improved overall testing efficiency that received customer appreciation

BW FIM Reconciliation.(After Extraction Phase)

FIM Source Transaction Table Reconciliation. (After Transformation Phase)

FIM BFC Reconciliation (After Loading Phase)

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