Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) both must be considered a single entity.

BW380 covers SAP's robust delivered Data Mining tool set, while CR900 covers the very tight interfaces between SAP BI and mySAP CRM. These include automation in the return of actionable knowledge to the CRM system via the Analysis Process Designer and many other tools and interfaces. Business intelligence (BI) is a broad category of applications and technologies for gathering, storing, analyzing, and providing access to data to help enterprise users make better business decisions. BI applications include the activities of decision support systems, query and reporting, online analytical processing (OLAP), statistical analysis, forecasting, and Data Mining. Extraction translation and loading (ETL). Business Intelligence Systems Objectives A modern Business Intelligence system must meet the following requirements: Standardized structuring and display of all business information. Simple access to business information via a single point of entry. Highly developed reporting for analysis with self service for all areas. Quick and cost-efficient implementation. High performance environment. Data modeling from heterogeneous sources. Relieving OLTP systems. BI Suite/Business Explorer (Bex) provides flexible reporting and analysis tools targeted at both power users and end users. You can analyze data in the following areas in the Business Explorer: BEx Analyzer (Microsoft Excel-based analysis tool with pivot-table-like features) BEx Web Analyzer (Web-based analysis tool with pivot-table-like features) BEx Web Application Designer (customer-defined and SAP BI Content provided) BEx Report Designer (highly formatted Web output). so far, by the time being, by the way, cockpits, encompasses, merge, frown, cleansing, unlike, major, fit, futher, Although, skim, requestor, thorn, seamlessly, leverage, framework, rep, revolves, throughout hasta ahora, por el momento, dicho sea de paso, cabinas, abarca, fusionar, fruncir el ceo, la limpieza, a diferencia, importante, en forma, an ms, aunque, descremada, solicitante, espina, sin problemas, el apalancamiento, el marco, representante, gira, a lo largo.

BI Data Warehouse Overview BI relies on the Data Warehouse to load, cleanse, and manage the data for an enterprise's reporting needs. The following needs were taken into account when designing the Data Warehouse tool set: A Data Warehousing system with optimized data structures for reporting and analysis A separate system (although this is not 100% true anymore) Based on a comprehensive Data Warehouse architecture Automated Data Warehouse management Preconfigured with SAP global business know-how

Remember, BI is a component of SAP NetWeaver, and NetWeaver is the foundation for all SAP software. Remember the goal of BI is easy: Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) against large amounts of operative and historical data. OLAP technology permits multidimensional analyses according to various business perspectives. The BI server allows you to examine the relationships of data across all areas of your organization. BI provides targeted information to companies, divided into roles. This information helps your employees to carry out their tasks, and it is visualized with the Web or Microsoft Excel (BEx Analyzer). To support these goals, the architecture of BI in general and the warehouse component specifically must be very technically robust. The Data Warehouse architecture is structured in three layers: sourcing the data, storing It in the warehouse, and reporting on it with analytics. Figure 29: Simplified BI Architecture: Warehouse Focus. the three functional layers within the BI architecture in greater detail. Source Systems: A source system provides the BI system with data. BI distinguishes between source systems: mySAP Business Suite You can send data from SAP and non-SAP sources to BI using SAP Exchange Infrastructure (SAP XI). Data transfer using SAP XI is based on Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). Non-SAP systems Data providers. Databases (DB Connect) or complex sources (Universal Data Integration [UDI]). BI Server The BI server houses the Data Warehouse. It provides a central administration area, and features a robust staging engine and sophisticated BI databases. The staging engine controls the data loading process from the source system, and processes and prepares its data. BI databases store the metadata, the prepared master data, and transaction data. However, before the data is in a suitable form to be stored, it must be prepared by the extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) process. Caution: Depending on the source systems and the type of database, the process of loading data into BI

is technically supported in different ways. In the conception phase, the system first needs to detect the different DataSources to be able to transform the data with the appropriate tool. Sources of Data for BI Additional heterogeneous data can be loaded alongside the original mySAP Business Suite components Flat files: A flat file in ASCII or Comma Separated Value (CSV) format can automatically be read by the BI standard Multidimensional sources from other Data Warehouses XML: XML data can also be processed in BI, in many cases going through SAP XI for preprocessing Relational data in other database management systems. Data Staging Technologies Depending on the type of data involved, it is loaded with different technologies, all provided by SAP. DB Connect: Allows relational databases to be accessed directly. Here, DB multi-connect is used to create a connection to the database management system (DBMS) in the external database. By importing metadata and original data, the necessary structures can be generated in BI, and the data can be loaded easily and efficiently. UD Connect: Using UD Connect, you can access almost all relational and multidimensional DataSources. UD Connect converts and transfers multidimensional data as flat data. This technology runs on the J2EE Engine and supports the J2EE Connector Architecture. SAP Source Systems: Connects SAP systems to SAP NetWeaver BI through the BI Service API (S-API): The Service API is a technology package in SAP source systems of BI that facilitates a high level of integration for data transfer from the source systems to BI. Therefore, it allows for communication between SAP source systems and SAP NetWeaver BI. The Service API is installed on the SAP source system as part of the software component Plug-In Basis. File: SAP supports automatic import of files in CSV or ASCII format for flat files. Web Services: A Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) service is used to read XML data and to store it in a the BI server. In many cases, SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) is leveraged when loading XML-based data. by doing so. de esta manera. against this background. self-contained business. to circumvent. stack. standalone. expenses. instances. relationships. across. targeted. into. carry out. focuses . sourcing. staging. within. queued. en este contexto. autnomo de negocios. de eludir. pila. independiente. gastos. de los casos. las relaciones. de ancho. dirigidos. en. llevar a cabo. se centra. abastecimiento. puesta en escena. en su interior. cola.

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Unit Objectives
After completing this unit, you will be able to: List the functions available with the Data Warehousing Workbench The functions of the DWWB are defined below: Modeling - Database objects and transformations are created Administration - Load scheduling, monitoring, and data administration Transport Connection - Specialized BI transport tool set (discussed in BW360) Documents - Central GUI for the maintenance of documents BI Content - Delivered content is activated for use (discussed in UNIT 5) Translation - BI object (queries, InfoCubes, and so on) descriptions are translated for multiple language support Metadata Repository - Power users and functional experts can find details on delivered and custom content objects

Identify the different elements in the Data Warehousing Workbench screens for performing common warehouse management functions Execute basic navigation functions to accomplish your administration and modeling goals in the warehouse Define InfoProvider Explain the business and technical purpose of DataStore objects and InfoCubes Explain the importance of InfoObjects in BI Classify and organize InfoObjects Define InfoObjects Create characteristics InfoObjects List the options for attributes List the uses and options for hierarchies Use and create InfoObject catalogs to group InfoObjects Create key figures InfoObjects List the options for key figures InfoObjects Describe a generic star schema database design Describe the BI InfoCubes extended star schema design and the role of Master Data IDs (SIDs) Explain the advantages to the BI InfoCube design as compared to a standard star schema. List the types of InfoCubes Create InfoCubes Explain the difference between display and navigational attributes and learn how to activate navigational attributes.