SAP BW 7.4 (SAP Business Warehouse) – Practical Guide, 3rd Edition

Don’t just read about SAP BW; get your hands dirty with this updated, must-have guide. Tackle all of the common tasks you’ll encounter when working with SAP BW, from creating objects, to extracting and transforming data, to mastering the BEx tools. Keep your skills sharp with information new to this edition, including updates for SAP BW 7.4 and BW on SAP HANA. And follow along with a comprehensive case study to cement your knowledge.

• Get the basics on working with SAP BW
• Use step-by-step instructions to master data modeling, ETL, reporting, and more
• Learn about new developments in the 7.4 release

Detailed Steps for Working with SAP BW
Get click-by-click instructions with guiding screenshots that will answer your questions and get you working in your own SAP BW system.

Supplements and Bonus Material
Find helpful lists of transaction codes, SAP Notes, data for the case study, and sample code downloads.

Information New to This Edition
Comprehensive updates include information on planning with DSOs, query execution in BW on HANA, SAP Lumira, and so much more.

• InfoObjects
• Master data
• DataStore objects
• InfoCubes
• InfoProviders
• Data extraction
• BEx Query Designer
• BEx Web Application Designer
• Reporting and analytics
• Planning applications
• SAP HANA

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Business Scenario: Abcd Corp.
Chapter 2 Overview Of Sap Business Warehouse
Chapter 3 Infoobjects And Master Data
Chapter 4 Datastore Objects
Chapter 5 Infocubes
Chapter 6 Infoproviders
Chapter 7 Extraction, Transformation, And Loading
Chapter 8 Data Extraction From Source Systems
Chapter 9 Creating Queries Using Bex Query Designer
Chapter 10 Reporting And Analysis Tools
Chapter 11 Creating Applications Using Bex Web Application Designer
Chapter 12 Creating Planning Applications
Chapter 13 Reporting With The Sap Businessobjects Bi Suite
Chapter 14 Administration And Monitoring
Chapter 15 Advanced Features