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BI (Business Intelligence)
Computer: Computer is an electronic device, which takes input, processed it and gives the accurate result as output. Hardware: which we can see and touch. Software: it is a set of programs Applications are of 2 t pes. !) "#$% ("nline $ransaction %rocessing) 2) "#A% ("nline Anal tical %rocessing) $here are some differences are there &etween "#$% and "#A%. OLTP !) 2) +) .) 1) 6) 9) :) $wo dimensional model (a )to)(a $ransactions Application oriented /sers )0 $housands (B si2e )0 !33'B 4 !5B 7edundanc 8o securit 8ot Integrated OLAP !) 'ulti dimensional model 2) *istorical data tractions also +) ,u&-ect oriented .) /sers ) 0 *undreds 1) (B si2e )0 !335B)!$B 6) 8o 7edundanc 9) ,ecurit :) Integrated.

Netweavers: It provides open integrit for ,A% and 8on ,A%. Integration is of some t pes !) %eople integration 2) Information integration )0 BI, '(', ;'. +) %rocess integration )0 <I .) %latform integration 1) Colla&oration integration )0 =% $he architecture of 8etweavier is ESA. 8etweaviers also a set of capa&ilities to provide information>integration.

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1) !B ?0 for designing we can use 2 4 dimensional model. (ata can &e stored permanentl in data&ase. 2) $a&le contains rows and columns. +) =ach column is a field in "#$%. .) =ver ta&le must have a %rimar ke . 1) All non)ke columns descri&e ke columns called Attri&utes.

E#$%ode& (=ntit 7elationship model): 'ultiple ta&les@ likes with a primar and foreign ke relationships these are called as =7 'odel. In a ta&le one field is %rimar ke if we use the same field in other ta&le then it act as a

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foreign ke in that ta&le. If two or more columns of a ta&le together acts as Composite primar ke .

In figure (!) and (2), CI( is common. *ere in figure (2) it acts as foreign ke . !esi'nin' !B( $wo wa s of designing a (B. !) "&-ected "riented 2) 8ormali2ation !) O)*e+t Oriented( 7eAuirements (i.e. (efining s stem) Identif ing the "&-ects (i.e. "&-ects) =B: Customer, 'aterial, %roduct etc - =ntit diagram is as follows -

Attri&utes or %roperties are nothing &ut properties of a ta&le. Cront)end people use methods or functions onl .

MAHESH OVERVIEW ," Norma&i-ation( -

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Converts demorali2ed ta&les into normali2ed ta&les. 8ormali2ation is nothing &ut dividing the ta&le into small ta&les and com&ine them with the help of primar and foreign ke relationship. (emorali2ation contains all ta&le data into one ta&le. 7educes redundanc of data. 7educe compleBit ,aves memor .

!B +on+epts in OLTP( '(' ('ulti (imensional 'odel) is used for designing. $here are . t pes: !) ,tar ,chema (traditional schema) 2) =Btended ,tar ,chema (BD schema) +) ,now Clake scheme .) * &rid schema ." Star S+/ema traditiona& s+/ema"(

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!) Characters indicate on what &ase ou are tr ing to anal ses. 2) ;e )figures indicate what ou are tr ing to anal ses. +) 'aster data is Aualif ing transaction data. 'aster data is of + t pes. a) Attri&utes &) *ierarch c) $eBt .) 'aster data is also called as (imensional ta&le. 1) ,tar schema is completel demorali2ed form.

#imitations: !) ,ince master data is with in the fact cu&e so it is not reusa&le component. 2) #imited anal sis &ecause the maBimum num&er of master data ta&les is !6. +) %erformance is low &ecause the eBecution of alphanumeric data is slower than numeric data. If we want to eBtract the data from the ta&le for eBample

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," E0tended star s+/ema(

=Btended star schema is nothing &ut com&ination of &oth star schema and ,I( (sorigated id). Changes from star schema to eBtended star schema are as follows. - Cu&e is called as infocu&e. - All master data ta&les are placed out side the cu&e so the are reusa&le components. - *ere master data ta&les and (imensional ta&les are different.

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Dhen we are loading the data into master data ta&le then ,I( ta&le is generated. Cact ta&le contains (imensional ids and ke figures. - 'aBimum of ! fact ta&le per infocu&e. - An ta&le contains maBimum of 211 fields. - 'aBimum of !6 (imensional ta&les that an infocu&e contains. ! 4unit, ! 4time, !) packet, !+ 4 (im id - 'inimum of . (imensional ta&les that an infocu&e contains. ! 4unit, ! 4time, !) packet, ! 4 (im id. - 'aBimum of 2.: char per (imensional ta&le contains - 'aBimum of 2++ ke figures per infocu&e. #imitations: (!) (2) #imiting the no. "f -oins in reporting. #imiting no. "f fields in (imensional ta&le.

Inorder to enter into the BD 7

,elect BW 12OB LO3ON

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4ser )) ,A%/,=7, Password )) I8(IA then press enter

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$his is the first screen. 5ive #SA. in the command field and then press enter to login BD.

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$his is the first screen for BD. It mainl contains : ta&s. !. 'odeling 2. 'onitoring +. 7eporting Agent .. $ransport Connection 1. (ocumentation 6. Business Content 9. $ranslation :. 'etadata 7epositor .2 %ode&in'( It mainl Contains Creating infoarea, infoo&-ects, infocu&e, infosource, infopackage, "(,, 'ultiprovider, datasource etc. #oading of all o&-ects A field in "#$% is called as infoo&-ect in BD s stem. In loading = ) =Btraction $ ) $ransferring # ) #oading ($his =$# %rocessing, &efore it is called as =$$# 4 =Btraction, $ransferring, $ransporting and #oading. But now this =$# %rocessing is called as ($% 4 (ata $ransferring %rocess).

,2 %onitorin'( $o see weather the load is failed or not.

12 #eportin' A'ent( It is a tool with which we can schedule and eBecute reporting functions in the &ackground.

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MAHESH OVERVIEW 52 Transport Conne+tion(

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B using $ransport connection we can move the o&-ects from (evelopment to Eualit and then to %roduction.

62 !o+umentation( It ena&les ou to insert, search and create links for one or more documentations in various formats, versions and languages for ,A% BD "&-ects.

72 Business Content( It contains all the o&-ects are delivered & ,A%BD. It provides pre)Configured information models &ased on metadata. It is a predefined anal tical application model i.e. part of ,A% BD software. Fersions /ntil unless ou activate the o&-ect, we can@t use the o&-ect. 8 4 8=D ' 4 'odified A 4 Activate ( 4 (elivered. Installing the &usiness content means that the o&-ect converted from delivered version to active version and start using them. De can@t modif the &usiness content o&-ects directl . Cor that first cop that o&-ect and modif it.

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MAHESH OVERVIEW 82 Trans&ation(

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Converting from one language to another language. $here are 6. languages in ,A%. If ou are translating them, onl description will &e changed not technical name.

92 %eta data #eportin'( (ata a&out data is called as 'eta date. 'eta data management maintains it. It is purel in *$'# format.

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