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Bi1-V1 04-Sap Bi Modeling
Bi1-V1 04-Sap Bi Modeling
Version
2.0
Authors
Klaus Freyburger
Peter Lehmann
Product
SAP Netweaver BI 7.0
Level
Undergraduate
Beginner
Abstract:
This chapter covers the basic aspects and concepts of
data modeling with SAP Business Information
Warehouse (SAP BW).
SAP UA
SAP BI Curriculum
BI1-V1-04 SAP BI
Modeling
Agenda
Overview
InfoObjects
Key Figures
Characteristics
InfoProviders
DataStore Objects
InfoCubes
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What is an InfoObject?
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InfoObject: Characteristics
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SAP BW InfoObjects
R/3
CO
Accounting
SAP ERP
SAP
BWExtraktor
DataSource
BW
Table Costcenter
COSTC
...
DataSource
CostCenter
InfoObject
"0COSTCENTER"
Definition
&
HR
Human
Ressources
Table Employee
Mapping
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InfoProviders:
Are data storage inside SAP BW
May store data records physically (persistent)
May also be used to access data stored outside SAP BW virtually
(transparent views)
May be accessed with front end tools such as SAP
BusinessExplorer
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InfoProviders
DataStore Objects
Contain detailed data.
Used for high data volumes stored in normal database tables.
Often used as data source for InfoCubes.
VirtualProviders
Data stored somewhere outside SAP BW.
Some ERP systems provide data storage which may be accessed directly
by SAP BW without changing the end user s view to the data.
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InfoCubes
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DataStore Objects
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Data Warehouse,
Operational Data Store
and Data Marts are
general layers in a Data
Warehouse Architecture.
Data Warehouse and
Operational Data Store
may be implemented with
DataStoreObjects.
Data Marts will be
implemented with
InfoCubes.
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Overview
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Key Figures
Characteristics
InfoProviders
DataStore Objects
InfoCubes
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InfoObjects
Key Figures
Revenue, Sales Amount, Net Value, .
Characteristics
Customer, Region, Zip Code,
Units
Unit of Measurement, Currency,
Time
Calender Year, Fiscal Year, Month, Day, Quarter, .
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Amount, Quantity, ..
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Feb
515
Mar
Last value
520
520
521
Apr
May
Jun
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Conversion Routine
Database values
Are stored in internal format
appropriate to the database
Date as YYYYMMDD
Are presented to a user in external
format according to his local settings,
e.g., in
Europe
Date: DD.MM.YYYY
Numbers: 1.234,56
US
Date: MM/DD/YYYY
Numbers: 1,234.56
Transformation external internal format is
performed by a conversion routine
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An InfoObject may
have attributes!
Texts:
Descriptive texts
Multi-language texts
Time dependent texts
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Time Characteristics
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Units/Currencies
Units and Currencies are used to define Key Figures in more detail.
A Unit may be an InfoObject which defines the Unit of a Key Figure.
A Currency may be an InfoObject which defines the Currency of a
Key Figure
Examples:
0CURRENCY
0BASE_UOM
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Agenda
Overview
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Key Figures
Characteristics
InfoProviders
DataStore Objects
InfoCubes
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1. Dimension
2. Characteristic
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Summary
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