Yes . BW is a separe application server .
SRM and BW connected via RFC.
You can use this business scenario to analyze the expenditure of your company incorporating data from a wide range of heterogeneous systems as well as from all relevant business units and areas.
SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) uses the business intelligence features of SAP NetWeaver to access connected systems and extract the information needed to gain insight into spending practices across the entire corporate group. The reports cover spending for direct and indirect material as well as for services. You can also configure your system to provide the following:
Capture of spend for procurement documents without any purchase order (PO) reference or other detailed information about the procurement
Harmonization of master data for reporting purposes, allowing for identification of duplicate suppliers and assignment of product to standard classification schemas such as the United Nations Standard Products and Services Code (UNSPSC) and eCl@ss. The harmonization can be done by using SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI) Local Master Data Alignment (for limited data volumes).
With these features, SAP SRM provides you with a clear view of procurement costs and supply-base data by highlighting consolidated spend volume, supplier redundancies, and demand aggregation opportunities.
Prerequisites
You can implement this business scenario with different releases of the relevant application components. However, only certain combinations are valid. For more informations, see
SAP SRM Master Guide on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides
Scenario & Process Component List on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/scl
The SAP SRM-specific content is described in the SAP NetWeaver documentation at http://help.sap.com SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver <release> Library SAP Library SAP NetWeaver Library BI Content Supplier Relationship Management Spend Analysis
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