SAP-Based Reporting Software for Petroleum Enterprises Upgraded in 2 Months

Summary

A Norway-based company providing technological consultancy and integrated software for the upstream petroleum industry needed to upgrade its reporting solution from SAP BusinessObjects BI 3.1 to BI 4.1. A critical tool for risk management and production forecasts, the solution had to keep its data visualization and reporting interfaces as relevant as possible. INNERLUXES completed the upgrade in two months.

About the Client

The Client is an international company headquartered in Norway that provides technological consultancy and integrated software solutions for the upstream petroleum industry. The company's products and services cover the life cycle of decision-making and strategic processes, with a focus on reporting and risk management.

The Challenge

The Client turned to INNERLUXES's software development services to upgrade its reporting solution from SAP BusinessObjects BI 3.1 to SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1.

A critical tool for risk management and production forecasts in upstream petroleum investments (covering the exploration and production stages), this reporting solution provided comprehensive data on the volume of petroleum fields and refined products, the number and types of wells, and estimated efficiency rates. As an integral part of the Client's offering for the upstream petroleum industry, it was crucial to keep the data visualization and reporting interfaces as relevant as possible.

The Solution

The reporting solution was upgraded over the course of two months. The detailed project scope included:

• Analysis of the Client's software products for creating database entries.
• Analysis of the data model in the database.
• UNV-to-UNX universe conversion.
• Migration of report objects to the new data-model version.
• Visual adjustments of the reporting interfaces.
• Alignment of formulas and calculations with the former version.

The upgraded solution was applied to the Client's suite of software products and, thanks to its flexible structure, can be adopted by a wide range of customers.

The Results

• By upgrading to SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1, the Client brought its software tools for the upstream petroleum industry in line with the technological advances on the market.
• Adopting the interface enhancements of the 4.1 version, the Client kept its reporting facilities on the cutting edge of data visualization to assist major petroleum investors with decision-making.

Technologies and Tools

SAP BusinessObjects BI 3.1, SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1, SAP Desktop Intelligence, SAP Web Intelligence, Universe Design, Microsoft SQL Server.