If you're making the leap from SAP BW to SAP HANA, this book is your indispensable companion. Thanks to detailed pre-migration and post-migration steps, as well as a complete guide to the actual migration process, it's never been easier to HANA-ify your SAP BW system. Once your migration is complete, learn everything you need to know about data modeling, reporting, and administration. Are you ready for the next generation of SAP BW? Highlights: Implementation options Preparing for migration Step-by-step migration guide Post-migration steps LSA++ Data modeling Reporting Administration
Cut through the maze of ever-changing export control, customs regulations, and security measures that affect your international business and see how best to architect SAP GTS to meet these complex business and legal requirements. With this comprehensive guide, learn how to configure and install SAP GTS to fit your needs. Begin by exploring fundamental SAP GTS concepts like setup and navigation. Then see how SAP GTS functionality can help you manage customs, export control, and risk management throughout your supply chain, from managing export authorizations to handling free trade agreements. By resolving real-world global trade issues and avoiding costly supply chain delays and penalties, you can ensure that your business seamlessly circles the globe with SAP GTS. Highlights: System architecture and navigation Organizational structures and settings Master data creation, transfer, and maintenance Classification Export authorizations, licenses, and SPL screening Embargo handling Customs business processes Trade preference management Reporting Integrating with non-SAP ERP data sources
Implement SAP HANA as a standalone data warehouse Integrate SAP Data Services and the SAP BusinessObjects BI tools with SAP HANA Benefit from step-by-step instructions, technical details, and downloadable data for every step In the new SAP HANA era, processes that once took weeks now take days, hours, or even minutes. Truly take advantage of this bold jump forward with this resource for a standalone SAP HANA implementation. Master data loading with SAP Data Services, data modeling in SAP HANA, and then SAP HANA integration with SAP BusinessObjects BI for reporting and analytics. From general concepts to specific implementation steps and a real-world case study, this book offers the practical details about implementing SAP HANA that will shift your system into high gear. Data Storage See how SAP HANA has fundamentally changed data storage with column store tables that improve compression and, consequently, performance. SAP Data Services Avoid fast trash. Preprovision your data using source system analysis, profiling tools, and mapping to load high-quality data into SAP HANA.SAP HANA Studio Dive into SAP HANA-specific data modelling components like the attribute, analytic, and calculation views that produce quality multidimensional models. Connecting SAP HANA with BI Deliver sophisticated data visualization and analysis by integrating SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio, SAP Lumira, SAP Predictive Analysis, and more with SAP HANA. Hands-On Case Study Take SAP HANA for a test drive. Download the data for the fictitious AdventureWorks Cycle Company s implementation and follow along every step of the way. Highlights Source system analysis SAP Data Services Analytic, attribute, and calculation views SAP HANA Studio Columnar database technology Denormalization Information Design Tool SAP Information Steward SAP Predictive Analysis SAP BusinessObjects BI toolset SAP Lumira
MDX (Multi-Dimensional eXpressions) is extraordinarily powerful, and is used for both self-service reporting and advanced analytics. If you are going to do multi-dimensional analysis, you have to know MDX. MDX enables business users to perform analyses and generate reports that are next to impossible in any other query language, such as SQL, or even in BEx queries. This is the complete guide to generating effective reports and solving business problems using MDX in NetWeaver BW. First, the author introduces you to this extraordinarily powerful query and calculation language for both advanced analytics and self-service reporting. With expert guidance, you'll explore the idiosyncrasies of the MDX language and understand what object(s) each function takes as inputs and what they generate as outputs. Then, get an in-depth look at self-service reporting and analytics with MDX and how well these tasks are accomplished depending in large part on the modeling of InfoCubes. You'll find out about techniques for improving query response time, including use of the SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator.Finally, you'll also learn about the recent and substantial enhancements to the SAP NetWeaver BW MDX engine, the MDX-based OLAP BAPI, and the OLAP Data Access (ODA) component in SAP BusinessObjects.
This book dives into SAP BW on HANA. Explore the fundamentals of data warehousing on HANA and identify what is different about running in a HANA environment. Readers can utilize this handbook prior to or post migration to maximize their ROI. Review data loading methods and virtualization options. Walk step by step through external data integration in BW 7.4 including enhanced composite providers, open ODS views, and virtual tables. Explore the new reporting options for BW on HANA and look at changes to the BI analytical engine, calculated key figures, and query connections to BOBJ tools. Dive into data architecture and learn more about virtualization options for Enterprise Data Warehouse in conjunction with SAP HANA. Get detailed instructions for upgrading, maintaining, and running BW on HANA including service packs, transports, and admin functions. Learn more about modeling in SAP BW enabled by SAP HANA in regards to moving from LSA to LSA++. By using practical examples, tips, and screenshots, the authors brings readers up to speed on running SAP BW on HANA. - Tips for upgrading, maintaining, and running BW on HANA - Data loading methods and real-time data acquisition - New reporting paradigm for BW on HANA - HANA data architecture
Put machine learning to work in SAP S/4HANA! Get started by reviewing your available tools and implementation options. Then, learn how to set up services, train models, and manage applications. Discover how machine learning is implemented in key lines of business, from finance to sales. With details on extensibility and related SAP Cloud Platform services, you'll find everything you need to make the most of machine learning! In this book, you'll learn about: a. Tools and Technologies Get to know the machine learning toolkit you can use to consume models: SAP HANA, SAP Cloud Platform, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation, and more. b. Technical Implementation Perform the technical setup in SAP S/4HANA. Learn how to implement key services, train machine learning models, and manage applications, from data integration to user interface design. c. Business Implementation See how machine learning improves your lines of business. Explore machine learning in SAP S/4HANA business processes for finance, procurement, sales, inventory, and more. Highlights Include: 1) Predictive analytics 2) Predictive intelligence 3) Tools and technologies 4) Architecture 5) Embedded services 6) Technical implementation 7) Business implementation 8) Extensibility 9) SAP HANA 10) SAP Cloud Platform 11) SAP Analytics Cloud
"Ready for SAP BW/4HANA 2.0? This comprehensive guide will teach you all there is to know about the next generation business warehouse from SAP! Start with a fresh installation or migrate from an existing system. Then understand the new architecture, explore administration tasks with SAP HANA Studio, learn to model and analyze data, and find out how to connect to frontend BI tools"--
The challenges facing BW projects can be cultural, political, technical, or fiscal in nature. This book helps you navigate past a wide range of potential pitfalls to ensure a largely problem-free BW implementation or upgrade. Learn about common BW mistakes, find out how to avoid them, and understand how successful BW projects can be executed. In addition, you ll benefit from sample documents that can be used in your project, including review checklists, communications documents, and landscape and architecture documents. The SAP NetWeaver BW Project Lifecycle Gain a practical understanding of what s involved in a typical SAP NetWeaver BW implementation, with an emphasis on the pitfalls and how to avoid them. Defining an Implementation Strategy Know the important questions to answer before starting any SAP NetWeaver BW project to ensure your project is planned, organized, and implemented as efficiently as possible. Preparing for Go-Live and the Go-Live Process Learn about the cut-over tasks associated with go-live and how proper planning can minimize stress and provide resources and escalation in the event of issues.After SAP NetWeaver BW Go-Live Discover the typical project responsibilities after go-live and the challenges faced in this phase of the project lifecycle. Enhance Quality: The Six Sigma Way Get an introduction to a few basic Six Sigma methodologies that can be used to enhance data quality.
Gain practical guidance for implementing data models on the SAP BW/4HANA platform using modern modeling concepts. You will walk through the various modeling scenarios such as exposing HANA tables and views through BW/4HANA, creating virtual and hybrid data models, and integrating SAP and non-SAP data into a single data model. Data Modeling with SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 gives you the skills you need to use the new SAP BW/HANA features and objects, covers modern modelling concepts, and equips you with the practical knowledge of how to use the best of the HANA and BW/4HANA worlds. What You Will Learn Discover the new modeling features in SAP BW/4HANA Combine SAP HANA and SAP BW/4HANA artifacts Leverage virtualization when designing and building data models Build hybrid data models combining InfoObject, OpenODS, and a field-based approach Integrate SAP and non-SAP data into single model Who This Book Is For BI consultants, architects, developers, and analysts working in the SAP BW/4HANA environment.
See how SAP HANA has changed ABAP Whether you're studying for certification or just want to see what's new, you can learn to design simple and advanced SAP HANA applications with ABAP by using this comprehensive guide. Learn to enable code pushdown, use new Open SQL enhancements and CDS views, and integrate native SAP HANA objects. Use detailed programming examples to develop database procedures and optimize your applications. You'll be programming for SAP HANA in no time Basic Principles Explore essential SAP HANA principles like in-memory technology and architecture, the SAP Web IDE, and AS ABAP database programming. Advanced Techniques Learn to use tools like InfoProviders, EasyQuery Interface, and the Application Function Modeler for SAP HANA. Discover how to integrate geographical data from SAP HANA in ABAP programs. Optimizing Existing Applications Get step-by-step instructions to help you optimize existing ABAP applications, and learn how to speed up applications with SAP HANA. Highlights: Code pushdown SAP Web IDE Eclipse CDS views SQLScript Native SAP HANA object integration Open SQL enhancements Geo-information Text searches Error analysis
