BW101 – SAP BW Starter Kit

Online Course Details

What should you expect to learn?

Introduction to DATA

Understanding data from an IT perspective

BIG DATA – a small discussion

Data storage and retrieval basics in IT systems

Data Storage: Files to Tables

Tables > Fields & Tuples > Datatypes

Building Relationships with data(table joins)

The ER model

OLTP and OLAP

OLTP system basics

OLAP system basics

OLTP Vs OLAP (differences and complications)

Introduction to Data-Warehousing

Datawarehousing techniques and methodologies (a discussion)

Datawarehousing Concepts

The STAR Schema

Snowflake Schema

The Extended STAR schema

Introduction to SAP Business Warehouse

Landscape & Architecture

Dismantling the Warehouse – Top down approach

Building the SAP Business Warehouse

Building Blocks of SAP BW

InfoAreas / InfoObjects / DataSources / PSA / DSOs / InfoCubes / Transformations

Defining your Business Warehouse

Business definition / Identification of Business Data / Defining Business Reports

 Start Building – Discuss Why / Where / When / How for each of the items below

Create InfoArea

Create InfoObectCatalogs

Create InfoObjects

Create Datasources(flat file)

Create DSO(s)

Create Cube(s)

Transformations to the InfoProviders

Load Master and Transaction Data from Flat files

New: Surrogate IDs and Dimension IDs – A discussion

New:Attribute Change Run

New: Implement Delta mechanism (flat-file to DSO to Cube)

New: Create a simple Bex report based on the InfoProviders created so far
Explore and Experiment, then Discuss the Building Blocks

Explore types, options, settingsand usage scenarios

InfoObjects

InfoProviders

InfoCubes

DataStoreObjects

Multiproviders

RemoteCube

Transformations

DTPs

SAP Modules and their interaction

Source Systems

Datasources in the context of source systems

 SAP ECC and ERP an important discussion

Understanding SAP FI and SD from a BW reporting perspective

Familiarize yourself with FI & SD tables and Datasources

SAP Business Content

Identify Business Content Objects for FI & SD

Identify Datasources delivered by SAP for FI & SD

Discuss the Business Content objects discovered

Install Standard objects and activate them

Filling your Data Warehouse with SAP Business Data

Extract FI data using Standard Extraction

Master Data Extraction

Transaction Data extraction

Extract SD data using LOS Extraction

Understanding LOS extraction benefits and necessities

LO Cockpit Overview
Data Extraction Full Load and Delta mechanisms

A note and an exercise on Generic Extraction

Maintaining your SAP Business Warehouse

Administering the InfoCubes

Administering the DSOs

PSA Maintenance

Automation: Creating and Monitoring the Process Chains

Explore SAP BW Data

BEx Query Designer

Query Design Elements (RKFs, CKFs, Variables, Conditions, Exceptions etc)

RRI

Web Application Designer

BEx Analyzer

Query Monitor (RSRT)

Build a Complex Report with ageing, variables, RKFs and CKFs etc

Performance Optimization
 Understanding Performance Top-Down and Bottom-Up

Investigating Performance – The Approach

Load Performance Optimization

Building it right

Re-building it if required

Query Performance Optimization

BW Aggregates

Partitioning

BW Indexes

Your Eyes and Ears – BI Statistics

BI Accelerator (meet its Big brother SAP HANA)

Advanced Data Warehousing(Discussion and Debate on usage and pros and cons)

Study of Internal Structures and their workings

Cubes and Dimensions (SIDs, DIMIDs)

DSO mechanics (Delta Management with Active, Change-log tables)

InfoSets& Virtual Providers

Time Dependent Master Data Management

Extracting Hierarchies for ECC Sets (GS01, GS02, GS03 etc)