General Setup zapHome OnPrem Basic

1. General Information zapHome OnPrem Basic

zapHome Basic is a secure, self-contained platform for operating specialized analysis agents that process SAP data directly within an organization’s own IT environment. The objective is to automatically extract, prepare, and analyze SAP data based on individually selected indicators for risks and opportunities. The solution runs as standalone application on a virtual machine/server and only requires a connection to the SAP system. All data remains within the organization’s infrastructure at all times, ensuring full control and maximum security.

Analysis results can be flexibly processed further, for example with Power BI Desktop. This provides a powerful, data privacy-compliant solution for SAP data analysis—without any external access to sensitive information.

You need to set up the following components to get zapHome alive:

2. Virtual Machine/Server

A virtual machine (VM) or server that meets the specified requirements is prepared as the host environment.

Details can be found in the Knowledge Base article: Setup Guide Virtual Machine / Server

3. zapAnalytics

The zapAnalytics software is installed using an .exe file.

Details can be found in this Knowledge Base article: Setup Guide zapAnalytics

4.2.1 RFC User Access

zapAnalytics accesses the SAP system for data extraction via RFC using read-only permissions.

Details can be found in the Knowledge Base article: Setup Guide SAP

4.2.2 Content Bundles

A content bundle wraps all analysis logic into a .zip file. After the relevant company codes, fiscal years, and client information are provided, zapliance generates and shares the content bundle (.zip) via an exchange folder in OneDrive. You must upload the content bundle .zip file in zapAnalytics to create a project.

Details can be found in the Knowledge Base article: Content Bundles

4.2.3 Parquet Files

After data processing is completed, result files specific to each solution are made available for download. The generated parquet files serve as the foundation for creating Power BI dashboards.

Details can be found in the Knowledge Base article: Setup Guide Power BI Reports

5. Power BI Desktop (on End-User Device)

Once data extraction and processing are completed within zapAnalytics, the Power BI report templates (.pbit) need to be opened using Power BI Desktop for importing the results from the zapAnalytics result files (.parquet). This will create Power BI reports (.pbix) that are accessible locally by the customer, serving as the basis for the workshop session.