SAP BI/DW Training with BO Integration

SAP – Business Intelligence / Analytics SAP BIBO Learning Series “ Demo” anticipated Time: 60 minutes Mr. Mishra Contact: mishra4927@gmail.com

Unit 1 - SAP ERP Overview 1 hours Understanding ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) and SAP ERP (ECC 6.0) Why SAP ? What’s the use of a ERP Software Different SAP ERP Modules SD, FI, HR © SAP 2007 / Page

Unit 2 - SAP BW Overview 2 hours Understaing DW/ BW and what’s the speciality of SAP BW Fundamentals of Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence. SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (BW) Overview SAP NetWeaver Solution Delivery: IT Practices, Scenarios, and Usage Types SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence: Data Warehousing Other BI Tools Available in Market (Informatica, Cognos, OBIEE, Hyperion)

SAP BW / BI Release GUI 6.20 ABA 6.20 Web AS 6.20 Kernel 6.20 BW 3.1 GUI 6.40 ABA 6.40 Web AS 6.40 Kernel 6.40 BW3.5 BW 3.5 out of maintenance BW3.1 / (BW 3.0) GUI 7.00 ABA 7.00 Web AS 7.00 Kernel 7.00 BW 7.0 BW 7.00 GUI 7.10 ABA 7.10 Web AS 7.10 Kernel 7.10 BW 7.3 BW 7.10 BI CONT 3.10 BI CONT 3.20 BI CONT 3.30 BI CONT 3.5.1 BI CONT 3.5.2 BI CONT 3.5.3 BI CONT 7.0.1 BI CONT 7.0.2 BI CONT 7.0.3 BI CONT 7.1.1 BI CONT 7.1.2 BI CONT 7.1.3

SAP BW ARCHITECTURE © SAP 2008 / Page

Unit 3 - Modelling 4 Hours Objects in the BW Data Warehouse Layer Data Warehousing Workbench. InfoProviders: Business Purpose InfoObjects: Characteristics (Attribute,Text,Hier) InfoObjects: Key Figures The BI InfoCube: An Extended Star Schema Creating InfoCubes (Fact, Dimension, SID Tables) Exercise Look and Feel with Navigations

SAP BW Info Provider © SAP 2008 / Page InfoCubes Contains two types of data Key figures Characteristics Can contain up to one fact table and 16 dimension tables Each dimension table = max. 256 characteristics Three dimensions are predefined by SAP Time Unit Packet SAP InfoCube types SAP BusinessObjects Basic InfoCubes – data and metadata are physically stored in the same SAP BW system Standard InfoCubes – optimized for read access while allowing scheduled uploads Supported Transactional InfoCubes – designed for applications, such as budgeting and planning, that require read and write-back access Supported Remote InfoCubes – data is physically stored on a remote system, usually R/3 (it can also be another BW system or any 3rd-party/custom system supporting the remote InfoCube BAPI) Supported

Unit 4 - Data Acquisition 4 Hours Data Acquisition and Transformation from SAP Source Systems Data Flow: Overview - Data Source, Info Source.. Loading Master Data from an SAP Source System Loading Transaction Data from an SAP Source System ETL Processes and Loading Hierarchies PSA, Source Systems • Info Source • Info Package • Transfer Rules • Update Rules • Transformation • Data Transfer Process Exercise

Dataflow Overview © SAP 2007 / Page DataSource Source System 1 Source System 2 Transfer Rules Transfer Rules InfoSource Communication Structure Extract Structure Extract Structure DataSource (Replicate) Transfer Structure Transfer Structure Transfer Structure Transfer Structure Transfer Structure Communication Structure Extract Structure Transfer Structure Transfer Rules InfoSource Transfer Structure Extract Structure Transfer Structure Transfer Rules ODS Object new with BW 3.0 Update Rules Update Rules

Transformation and DataSource A Transformation is used to consolidate, cleanse, and integrate data. The fields of the source are converted into the fields of the target Fields of the data source Fields of the data target Fields that are delivered from the source system A Data Source is defined to specify which kind of data is to be uploaded from the source system

Unit 5 - Data Acquisition from Other Systems 4 Hours SAP BW data extraction process • Data Transfer into SAP BW • Flat file Extraction • DB Connect extraction • CO-PA data extraction • LIS and LO data extraction • Generic extractor • How to enhance standard business content Exercise 1. Creation of Data Source 2.Loading through Info Package to PSA 3. Loading through DTP to Info Cube

Data Transfer Process and InfoPackage InfoPackages are used to upload data from the source systems into PSA (that is assigned to the DataSource); once a DTP is in place, all other processing options are not available (grayed out) Data transfer processes are used to transfer the data further; in this case from the PSA table (that is assigned to the data source) to the InfoCube

Unit 6 - BW Content 3 Hours BW Content Definition Business Content Add-On : pre-configured information Business Content Installation Business Content Install Demo BW Administration Cockpit and Technical Content Versioning Concept Upgrade and Patching BW Content Enhancing

SAP BW Business Content: Definition Extractors = Programs and Metadata for Extraction Predefined Data Models incl. InfoObjects, ODS and InfoCubes Delivered Queries, Webtemplates up to complete Analytical Applications

Business Content Add-On : pre-configured information models +340 ODS Objects +600 InfoCubes +120 MultiProviders +3,200 Queries +1,900 Workbooks +800 Roles The ideal starting point for custom-built Analytical Applications +11,000 InfoObjects

Step 1: Available Objects 1. Select available objects by several trees DataTargets InfoObjects InfoSources Roles By Types By Patch By Development Class

Unit 7 - Transport and ABAP (specific to BW) 2 Hours © SAP 2007 / Page Transports Types and Usage of Transports ABAP: Basics of ABAP Transformations: Start, End Routine CMOD Enhancements

Unit 8 - Other InfoProviders 2 Hours DataStore Objects Types: Standard DSO Write Optimised DSO Direct Update DSO VirtualProviders and Real-Time Data Acquisition MultiProviders and BW InfoSets

SAP BW Multiprovider © SAP 2008 / Page Multiproviders Is a combination of other InfoProviders (UNIION only) Needs no additional data storage Splits queries automatically and distributed to InfoProviders Is transparent for reporting MultiProvider InfoCube Master Data ODS Object InfoSet InfoProvider

Unit 9 - SAP BW Front End Solutions : BEX 2 Hours BEx Query Designer Central tool for creation of queries Design queries once – reuse many times (in Web templates, Bex Analyzer Workbook, Report Designer) Publish queries directly to the Web Two different versions exist: BW 3.5 and BI 7.0 BEx Query Designer BEx Analyzer Full-featured OLAP analysis in MS Excel Operational, tabular reporting Workbooks can integrate several queries Ad hoc reporting based on InfoProvider (as of BI 7.X) Leverage native Excel features (i.e. office integration) Two different versions exist: BW 3.5 and BI 7.0 BEx Analyzer BEx Web Applications Execute Web Templates (created with BEx Web Application Designer), Web Ad-hoc Analysis, Reports created with Report Designer, Formatted Reporting (Crystal Reports) Designed for building targeted web applications One step publishing BEx (Web Application Designer, Report Designer Two different versions exist: BW 3.5 (ABAP based Web Reporting) and BI 7.0 (Java based Web Reporting) BEx Web Application Designer Defining Excel Reporting Web Reporting

Unit 9.1 - Query Designer Designing a Simple Query with Free Characteristics and Prompts(Variable) Calculated Key Figure, Restricted Key Figure Query Properties on Formatting and Publishing to Business Object Tools Variables (Text, Hierarchy Node) Processing Types (Manual Input, SAP Exit, Customer Exit, Replacement Path) Exceptions, Conditions Information Broadcasting Web Application Designer Integration with Enterprise Portal

Definition of a query Queries are created: Using the BW 3.5 or the BW 7.0 BEx Query Designer Are the basis for WEB Templates, BEx Analyzer Workbooks, Formatted Reporting (Report Designer) InfoObjects of the InfoProvider: Key Figures and Dimensions (Characteristics) Queries can be created for different InfoProviders: InfoCubes Operational Data Store objects / Data Store Objects InfoSets InfoObjects Virtual Providers Aggregation Layers MultiProviders The concept of a MultiProvider is explained on the next slide

Unit 10 - SAP ASAP Methodology What is ASAP •Team Member Roles and Responsibilities •Documents required in each phrase • Major Milestones and Activities for BW developer •How to Write BRD and Blueprint • Introduction of the Business Scenario for the Simulated BW Project Introduction to • SAP Notes • Service Market Place © SAP 2007 / Page

Unit 11: Administration of Data Targets 2 Hours System Administration Tasks in BI: Overview Administration of InfoCubes Roll Up, Compression, Chang Run Administration of DataStore Objects Open Hub service • Data Marts • Info Spokes • Open Hub Destination Delta Management

Unit 12 - Process Chains 2 Hours A process chain is a sequence of processes that wait in the background for an event. Some of these processes trigger a separate event that can start other processes in turn. A process in the context of BW process chains is a procedure inside of or external to an SAP system with a defined beginning and end. A distinction is made between a start process, an application process and a collection process.

Unit 13: Introduction to Query Performance Optimization 2 Hours Introduction to Query Performance Optimization in BW BW Aggregates BW Accelerator Statistics Overview

Unit 14: BW Support Activities 2 Hours Work Process Overview Process Chain Monitoring Database Monitoring Dump Analysis Performance Tuning Data Inconsistency Issues Query Tuning Etc.. © SAP 2007 / Page SAP/Business Objects Proprietary Confidential

Unit 15: SAP INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS WITH BUSINESS OBJECTS 2 Hours © SAP 2008 / Page Installing the software – IS with Business Objects What you get: SAP Connectivity Open SQL (CR ERP), InfoSet (CR ERP), BW Query and MDX (CR), ODS (CR), OLAP BAPI (Webi and Voyager) SAP Authentication BW Publisher Service Web Content BW Content Administration Workbench - /crystal/rptadmin SAP Enterprise Portal – Knowledge Management SAP Enterprise Portal – iView template and sample iViews

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