Course Contents

Introduction

1. General Introduction.
2. SAP introduction.
3. Data warehousing/ BW/ BI Introduction
4. Master data; Attributes, Texts, and Hierarchies.
5. Standard Naming conventions in SAP and BI

Data Modeling

• InfoObjects: Definitions
  • Types: Characteristics, Key Figures, Time, and Unit.
• InfoCubes: Definitions.
  • Types: Standards, real time, remote.
  • Design of Infocube: Star Schema concepts. Precautions.
• DataStore objects (DSO):
  • Types: Standards, Real time.
• InfoSets
• MultiProviders: Scenarios to create Multiproviders.
• Infocube VS DSO

Metadata and Document Management

• BI Content: Definitions, How to install BI contents,

Defining extraction

• For SAP source systems: Creating Generic dataSource and maintaining SAP delivered dataSource.
• Or for files: Creating DataSources for File Source Systems

Defining transformations

• Transformations and different scenarios.

Defining the data flow

• Creating data transfer processes
• Creating process chains

Scheduling and monitoring

• Checking process chain runs
• Monitor for extraction processes and data transfer processes

Performance optimization

• Creating the first aggregate for an InfoCube
• Using the BIA index maintenance wizard

User management

• Setting up standard authorizations
• Defining analysis authorizations

Transports

Real business scenarios on different system environments, Moving objects from one system to another.

BI SUITE: Business Explorer

BEx Query Designer

• Queries: New queries, Restricting Characteristics, Formulas and Exception Cells
• Query Design: Defining Exceptions, Conditions, Restricted and Calculated KeyFigures
• Variables: The Variable Wizard, Variable Types and Processing Types, query Properties
• Component Properties: Properties of Characteristics, Attributes, Structure, Formula, KeyFigures
• Structures: Creating Re-usable structures
• Functions on BW Server: Copying queries between Cubes, Deleting Query Elements

Web Application Designer

• WAD: Functions of WAD, Web Items Window, Template Window, Properties Window
• Web Applications: Creating Web Applications, Settings, Stylesheets, Symbols and Properties
• Design: Designing the Layout of Web Templates, working with Library for Web Items
• Web Items: Tables, Filters, Checkboxes, Dropdown Box and other web items and their attributes

Activities

• BEx Analyzer
• BEx Web Application Designer
• BEx Report Designer

BI Platform

• Information Broadcasting (Overview)
• Functions of the Broadcaster: Precalculating and Exporting into Enterprise Portal
• User Guide: Distributing Queries and Web Templates, Scheduling Broadcasting Settings
• Example Scenarios: Monthly Sales Reports, Ad-hoc Distribution Options.

OLAP

• OLAP v OLTP: The OLAP Concept and differences between OLAP and OLTP
• OLAP Functions: Aggregation, Currency Translation, Report-to-Report Interface
• MetaData Repository: Searching for MetaData

Performance in depth

• Data Model for Performance: Line Item Dimensions, Navigational attributes, Time-Dependent
• BW Statistics: Query Analysis Tools, Performance Tables
• Reporting Performance: Effective query design, Line-Item, Compression, Partitioning
• Introduction to Aggregates
• Data Load Performance: Parallelism, Impact of Aggregates

SAP Business Objects

Introduction to SAP BO

• Introduction : Integration with SAP BI – BO

1. Query As A Web Service
2. Universe Designer
3. Live Office
4. Xcelcius
5. Web Rich Client ( Web Intelligence)
6. Crystal Report

1.Query as Web service

• Usage of Query as web service
• How to configure and use
• Viewing the Universe and Webi reports using web service
• Viewing the Crystal XCelsius reports using web service

2. Universe Designer

• Understanding how universes allow users to query databases using their everyday business terms
• Creating an ODBC connection to the course database
• Creating a universe
• Populating the universe structure
• Defining joins in a universe

3. Live Office

• Introduction
• How Data can be extracted using Live office
• Extracting data in Xcelcius using Live Office

4.Xcelcius

• Introducing Crystal Xcelcius with SAP implementation options.
• Create a Crystal Xcelsius Dashboard from SAP data stored in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
• sourced through Crystal Reports or Web Intelligence
• Create a Crystal Xcelsius Dashboard fon SAP data stored in a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet
• created through the use of live Office
• Create a Crystal Xcelsius Dashboard from SAP data stored in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet
• Created through the use of query as a Web Service (QaaWS)
• Crystal Xcelsius Dashboards Using Analytics as part of Dashboard Manager
• Create an Analytic Dashboard from SAP data through a Universe

5.Web Rich Client ( Web Intelligence)

• Introduction to desktop intelligence
• Report Creation
• Publishing the report
• Understanding how universes allow you to query database using everyday business terms
• Understanding Web Intelligence core functionalities
• Creating a document in the Web Intelligence Rich Client
• Viewing a Web Intelligence document in Info View
• Building a simple query
• Modifying a document query
• Working with query properties
• Restricting data with query filters
• Modifying a query with a predefined query filter
• Applying a single-value query filter
• Using prompts to restrict data
• Using complex filters
• Working in the Report Panel
• Displaying data in tables and charts
• Using breaks and cross tabs
• Formatting break, calculations, and report filters
• Formatting breaks and cross tabs
• Using default and custom sorts
• Ranking data to see top or bottom values
• Using alerter to highlight information
• Organizing a report into sections
• Copying data to other applications
• Preparing document for PDF and print
• Document formatting
• Exporting documents from the Rich Client
• Accessing Info View

6.Crystal Reports:

• Introduction to Crystal Reports
• Creating Reports
• Selecting Records
• Organizing Data on Reports
• Formatting & Section Formatting
• Creating basic and complex formulas
• Using Variables and Arrays
• Using Report Templates
• Applying Conditional Reporting
• Building parameterized and specialized reports
• Summarizing Data with Cross Tabs
• Using Report Sections
• Representing Data Visually
• Managing Reports
• Distributing Reports
• Using Repository and Repository data sources
• Report Processing
• Using sub Reports

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SAP Business Objects

1.Introduction to the Business Objects Enterprise XI Integration Kit for SAP

A.Overview
B. Understanding the Integration Kit for SAP
C. Determining Which Features to Implement
D. Supported Versions of SAP R/3 and SAP BW
E. Installing and Configuring Business Objects Enterprise XI and the Integration Kit for SAP

2. Desktop Intelligence

A. Overview
B. What is main use of the Desktop Intelligence
C. Primary Users of Desktop Intelligence
D. Configuration of Desktop Intelligence
E. Working with Desktop Intelligence

3. Web Intelligence

A. Overview
B. What is main use of the Web Intelligence
C. Primary Users of Web Intelligence
D. Configuration of Web Intelligence
E. Working with Web Intelligence

4. Report Object Publishing and Testing

A. Publishing SAP R/3-Based Crystal Reports
B. Publishing SAP BW based Crystal Reports
C. Batch Publishing of Crystal Reports from SAP BW to Business Objects Enterprise XI
D. Migrating Crystal Reports Between SAP BW Environments
E. Publishing SAP BW based Web Intelligence Reports
F. Test Scheduling of Report Content in the Info View for SAP
G. Accessing the Info View for SAP
H. Test Scheduling of Crystal Reports and Web Intelligence Documents
I. Understanding the Basic Universe Model for SAP BW

5. System Troubleshooting

A. Basic Troubleshooting of the Business Objects XI Integration Kit for SAP
B. Technical Support
C. Recommended Reading and Reference Materials

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