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Loren Heilig, Torsten Kessler, Thilo Knötzele, Dr. Peter John, Karin Thaler-Mieslinger
SAP NetWeaver® BW and SAP® BusinessObjects™
The Comprehensive Guide
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Contents at a Glance
PART I Business Intelligence Fundamentals
1 Business Intelligence in the Enterprise ......................................... 31
2 Overview of SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 and SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 ......................................................... 59
PART II Backend
3 Data Modeling ............................................................................ 127
4 Extraction ................................................................................... 315
5 Administration ............................................................................ 349
6 Authorizations ............................................................................. 381
7 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform ..................... 409
PART III Frontend
8 BEx Query Designer .................................................................... 445
9 General Query Navigation ........................................................... 521
10 BEx Analyzer ............................................................................... 537
11 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis ...................................................... 561
12 BEx Web Analyzer ....................................................................... 583
13 BEx Web Application Designer .................................................... 597
14 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence ........................................ 623
15 SAP Crystal Reports ..................................................................... 639
16 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards ................................................ 665
17 SAP BusinessObjects Explorer ...................................................... 689
PART IV Evaluations on BW Basis
18 BW Integrated Planning .............................................................. 703
19 SAP SEM-BCS ............................................................................. 717
Appendices ........................................................................................ 735
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Introduction ..................................................................................................... 21
PART I: Business Intelligence Fundamentals
1 Business Intelligence in the Enterprise ...................................... 31
1.1 What is Business Intelligence? ........................................................ 311.2 Layer Model of the BI Architecture ................................................. 331.3 User Groups in the Enterprise ......................................................... 351.4 Data Warehousing .......................................................................... 36
1.4.1 What Is a Data Warehouse? ............................................... 371.4.2 Architecture of a Data Warehouse ..................................... 38
1.5 Data Staging ................................................................................... 391.5.1 Data Acquisition Layer ....................................................... 401.5.2 Quality and Harmonization Layer ....................................... 401.5.3 Data Propagation Layer ...................................................... 411.5.4 Business Transformation Layer ........................................... 411.5.5 Reporting Layer ................................................................. 42
1.6 Online Analytical Processing ........................................................... 421.6.1 Multidimensional Dataspaces ............................................. 431.6.2 Extended Star Schema in SAP NetWeaver BW .................... 471.6.3 Structure Anomalies ........................................................... 481.6.4 Data Retention .................................................................. 501.6.5 Usage Areas of Multidimensional Data Structures .............. 511.6.6 Presentation and Navigation .............................................. 51
1.7 Business Reporting ......................................................................... 521.7.1 Report System Types .......................................................... 531.7.2 Periodic Reporting ............................................................. 541.7.3 Aperiodic Reporting ........................................................... 551.7.4 Ad-Hoc Reporting .............................................................. 561.7.5 Report Design .................................................................... 56
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2 Overview of SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 and SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 ....................................................... 59
2.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 602.2 Main BI Terms ................................................................................ 61
2.2.1 Business Intelligence .......................................................... 632.2.2 Data Warehousing ............................................................. 672.2.3 Enterprise Performance Management ................................. 682.2.4 Enterprise Information Management .................................. 702.2.5 Comparison of Former and New Terms .............................. 72
2.3 New Features in SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 ....................................... 732.3.1 InfoObjects ........................................................................ 742.3.2 DataStore Object ............................................................... 742.3.3 InfoProviders ..................................................................... 752.3.4 Nearline Storage ................................................................ 752.3.5 Data Flow .......................................................................... 752.3.6 Extraction .......................................................................... 762.3.7 Authorizations ................................................................... 762.3.8 BW Integrated Planning ..................................................... 772.3.9 SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator and SAP HANA ................ 77
2.4 New Features in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 .................................. 782.4.1 New Semantic Layer .......................................................... 782.4.2 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards ....................................... 792.4.3 SAP Crystal Reports ............................................................ 792.4.4 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence ............................... 80
2.5 Using SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 and SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 Together ......................................................................................... 80
2.6 Data Modeling ............................................................................... 822.6.1 Data Warehousing Workbench .......................................... 832.6.2 DataStore Objects .............................................................. 882.6.3 InfoProviders ..................................................................... 902.6.4 Aggregates ......................................................................... 942.6.5 SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator ........................................ 95
2.7 Data Staging ................................................................................... 962.7.1 Creating DataSources ......................................................... 972.7.2 Creating Data Flows ........................................................... 972.7.3 Transformations ................................................................. 98
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2.7.4 InfoPackages ...................................................................... 992.7.5 Data Transfer Process ......................................................... 99
2.8 Extraction ....................................................................................... 992.8.1 Source Systems .................................................................. 1002.8.2 Extraction from Systems of the SAP Business Suite ............. 1012.8.3 Extraction from Non-SAP Systems ...................................... 1012.8.4 SAP BusinessObjects Data Services as an ETL Tool ............. 102
2.9 Administration of the BW System ................................................... 1032.9.1 Process Chains ................................................................... 1032.9.2 Monitoring ........................................................................ 1032.9.3 Transport System ............................................................... 1042.9.4 Analysis Process Designer .................................................. 1042.9.5 BW Administration Cockpit ................................................ 105
2.10 Analyses (Reporting) ....................................................................... 1052.10.1 Which Tool Should I Use, and When? ................................ 1062.10.2 BEx Query Designer ........................................................... 1072.10.3 SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform ........................................ 1072.10.4 Excel-Based Analysis .......................................................... 1082.10.5 Web-Based Analyses .......................................................... 1092.10.6 Formatted Reporting .......................................................... 1102.10.7 Dashboards and Office Integration ..................................... 1112.10.8 Mobile Applications ........................................................... 1122.10.9 Roadmap for SAP NetWeaver BW 3.x and 7.x Users ........... 114
2.11 Planning with BW Integrated Planning ........................................... 1162.11.1 Modeling Planning Applications ......................................... 1162.11.2 Designing the Planning Frontend ....................................... 118
2.12 Outlook .......................................................................................... 1202.12.1 SAP BusinessObjects .......................................................... 1202.12.2 SAP HANA ......................................................................... 122
PART II: Backend
3 Data Modeling ........................................................................... 127
3.1 Data Warehousing Workbench ....................................................... 1283.1.1 Structure of the Work Area ................................................ 1283.1.2 Functions of the Task Area ................................................. 1303.1.3 Data Modeling Using the Data Warehousing Workbench ... 140
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3.1.4 Best Practices for Data Modeling ....................................... 1443.1.5 Naming Conventions .......................................................... 151
3.2 InfoObjects ..................................................................................... 1553.2.1 Creating Characteristics and Key Figures ............................ 1553.2.2 General Settings for the Characteristic ................................ 1583.2.3 Business Explorer Settings for the Characteristic ................. 1603.2.4 Characteristic Settings for Master Data and Texts ............... 1653.2.5 Attributes in Characteristics ............................................... 1693.2.6 Hierarchies in Characteristics .............................................. 1713.2.7 Time Dependency .............................................................. 1793.2.8 Compounding .................................................................... 1813.2.9 Document Storage ............................................................. 1833.2.10 Geo-Coding for Preparing Map Presentations ..................... 1833.2.11 Characteristics as InfoProviders .......................................... 1853.2.12 General Settings for the Key Figure .................................... 1863.2.13 Aggregation of Key Figures ................................................ 1873.2.14 Additional Settings for Key Figures ..................................... 1923.2.15 Special InfoObjects: Units and Time ................................... 1933.2.16 Best Practices for Maintaining InfoObjects ......................... 195
3.3 DataStore Objects .......................................................................... 1983.3.1 DataStore Objects in the Data Warehousing
Architecture ....................................................................... 1983.3.2 Standard DSOs ................................................................... 2023.3.3 Write-Optimized DSOs ...................................................... 2093.3.4 DSOs for Direct Update ..................................................... 2113.3.5 Semantic DSOs .................................................................. 2123.3.6 Administration and Performance ........................................ 217
3.4 InfoCubes ....................................................................................... 2213.4.1 InfoCubes in the Data Warehousing Architecture ............... 2213.4.2 Standard InfoCube ............................................................. 2243.4.3 Real Time-Enabled InfoCube .............................................. 2303.4.4 Semantic InfoCube ............................................................. 2323.4.5 Performance and Administration ........................................ 2333.4.6 Remodeling Tool ................................................................ 2353.4.7 (Re)partitioning and (Re)clustering ..................................... 239
3.5 Special InfoProviders ...................................................................... 2403.5.1 Special Data Targets in the Data Warehousing
Architecture ....................................................................... 240
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3.5.2 MultiProviders ................................................................... 2423.5.3 InfoSet ............................................................................... 2473.5.4 VirtualProviders ................................................................. 2533.5.5 HybridProviders ................................................................. 256
3.6 Aggregates and BW Accelerator ...................................................... 2593.6.1 Aggregates in the Data Warehousing Architecture ............. 2593.6.2 Creating Aggregates ........................................................... 2603.6.3 Using Aggregates ............................................................... 2643.6.4 BW Accelerator .................................................................. 265
3.7 Data Flow ....................................................................................... 2673.7.1 Procedure Model for Data Flow Generation ....................... 2673.7.2 DataSources ....................................................................... 2733.7.3 InfoSources ........................................................................ 2793.7.4 Open Hub Destinations ...................................................... 2803.7.5 Transformations ................................................................. 2813.7.6 Programming Transformation Routines .............................. 2903.7.7 Migrating Data Flows from 3.x Systems .............................. 294
3.8 Load Processes ............................................................................... 2963.8.1 InfoPackages and PSA ........................................................ 2963.8.2 Data Transfer Processes ...................................................... 3033.8.3 Process Chains ................................................................... 309
3.9 Report-Report Interface .................................................................. 310
4 Extraction ................................................................................... 315
4.1 DataSource ..................................................................................... 3164.2 Extraction from SAP Source Systems ............................................... 317
4.2.1 Extraction of Business Content ........................................... 3194.2.2 Generic Extraction from SAP Systems ................................. 324
4.3 Extraction from Non-SAP Systems .................................................. 3274.3.1 DB Connect ....................................................................... 3274.3.2 Universal Data Integration ................................................. 3294.3.3 Web Service ....................................................................... 331
4.4 Extraction with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services ......................... 3344.4.1 Overview ........................................................................... 3344.4.2 Graphic Modeling of Data Flows ........................................ 3354.4.3 Data Sources ...................................................................... 3364.4.4 Transformations ................................................................. 337
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4.5 Integration of SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects Data Services .................................................................................. 339
4.6 Delta Capability .............................................................................. 3414.6.1 Delta Queue ...................................................................... 3434.6.2 Delta Procedure, Delta Mode, and Update Mode .............. 3444.6.3 Delta Processing in the BW System .................................... 346
5 Administration ........................................................................... 349
5.1 Data Supply .................................................................................... 3495.2 InfoPackages .................................................................................. 3535.3 Process Chains ................................................................................ 356
5.3.1 Overview ........................................................................... 3575.3.2 Creating Process Chains ..................................................... 3585.3.3 Process Types in a Process Chain ........................................ 3595.3.4 Process Categories ............................................................. 361
5.4 System Monitoring ......................................................................... 3645.4.1 BW CCMS .......................................................................... 3655.4.2 Data Load Monitor ............................................................ 3655.4.3 Attribute Change Run Monitor ........................................... 3695.4.4 System Load Monitor ......................................................... 370
5.5 Transport System ............................................................................ 3725.5.1 BW Object Version Management ....................................... 3725.5.2 General Transport Procedure in BW ................................... 3735.5.3 Transport Connection in the Data Warehousing
Workbench ........................................................................ 3755.5.4 Special Features of BEx Elements ....................................... 379
6 Authorizations ............................................................................ 381
6.1 Transaction Authorizations ............................................................. 3826.1.1 Separation of Backend and Reporting ................................. 3826.1.2 New Objects in SAP NetWeaver BW 7.30 .......................... 3836.1.3 Roles in BW ....................................................................... 383
6.2 Analysis Authorizations ................................................................... 3846.2.1 Fundamentals .................................................................... 3856.2.2 Barrier Principle ................................................................. 3866.2.3 Authorization Management ............................................... 3876.2.4 Authorization Maintenance ................................................ 387
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6.2.5 Assignment to Users: Transactions RSU01 and SU01 .......... 3936.2.6 Mass Maintenance Transaction RSECSY ............................. 3976.2.7 Analysis of Authorization Checks and Authorization Log .... 4006.2.8 Generating Authorizations ................................................. 4036.2.9 Migrating from Release BW 3.x to BW 7.x ......................... 4056.2.10 Migrating from Release BW 7.0 to BW 7.30 ....................... 406
6.3 Conclusion ..................................................................................... 407
7 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform ............... 409
7.1 Structure and Architecture .............................................................. 4107.1.1 BI Launchpad: UI for End Users .......................................... 4167.1.2 Administration: Central Management Console ................... 4177.1.3 Transports with the Lifecycle Management Console ........... 4217.1.4 Transports with the Upgrade Management Tool ................. 422
7.2 Data Providers—Common Semantic Layer and BICS ....................... 4237.2.1 Universe Design Tool ......................................................... 4247.2.2 Information Design Tool .................................................... 4277.2.3 Query as a Web Service Designer ....................................... 4327.2.4 SAP BusinessObjects Live Office ......................................... 4337.2.5 Business View Manager ..................................................... 436
7.3 Queries in the Clients ..................................................................... 4377.3.1 Result Objects .................................................................... 4397.3.2 Query Filter ....................................................................... 4407.3.3 Data Preview ..................................................................... 442
PART III: Frontend
8 BEx Query Designer ................................................................... 445
8.1 SAP Business Explorer Suite ............................................................ 4458.1.1 Tools .................................................................................. 4458.1.2 Interaction between BEx Components ................................ 447
8.2 BW Query ...................................................................................... 4478.3 Structure of the BEx Query Designer ............................................... 449
8.3.1 InfoProviders ..................................................................... 4508.3.2 Work Area ......................................................................... 4518.3.3 Menu and Toolbar ............................................................. 4568.3.4 Properties .......................................................................... 459
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8.4 Getting Started ............................................................................... 4718.5 Filters ............................................................................................. 4788.6 Structure Definition ........................................................................ 4828.7 Structures ....................................................................................... 4838.8 Selection ........................................................................................ 4868.9 Formulas ........................................................................................ 4898.10 Calculated and Restricted Key Figures ............................................. 4938.11 Designing Variable BW Queries ...................................................... 494
8.11.1 BEx Variables ..................................................................... 4948.11.2 Pre-Queries ........................................................................ 501
8.12 Special Functions ............................................................................ 5038.12.1 Local versus Global Objects ................................................ 5038.12.2 Conditions ......................................................................... 5048.12.3 Exceptions ......................................................................... 5078.12.4 Cell Definitions .................................................................. 5098.12.5 Constant Selection ............................................................. 5128.12.6 External Access to BW Queries ........................................... 5138.12.7 OLAP Processor ................................................................. 5168.12.8 Query Monitor ................................................................... 517
9 General Query Navigation .......................................................... 521
9.1 Restricting the Value Range of a Report .......................................... 5229.1.1 Variants ............................................................................. 5249.1.2 Personalization .................................................................. 526
9.2 Navigation Options ........................................................................ 5279.2.1 Changing Filter Values ....................................................... 5279.2.2 Filtering Key Figures .......................................................... 5309.2.3 Modifying the Drilldown .................................................... 5309.2.4 Back Navigation ................................................................. 5319.2.5 Saving Navigation States .................................................... 531
9.3 Modifying the Display of a BEx Report ............................................ 5319.3.1 Global Settings ................................................................... 5329.3.2 Settings for Characteristics ................................................. 5349.3.3 Settings for Key Figures ...................................................... 5359.3.4 Saving Settings ................................................................... 535
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10 BEx Analyzer ............................................................................... 537
10.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 53710.1.1 General .............................................................................. 53810.1.2 Architecture ....................................................................... 54010.1.3 Operation .......................................................................... 54110.1.4 Saving the Workbook ......................................................... 54310.1.5 Specifying the Default Workbook ....................................... 54310.1.6 Working with Pivot Tables ................................................. 54410.1.7 Tools .................................................................................. 545
10.2 Analysis Mode ................................................................................ 54610.2.1 Variable Dialog .................................................................. 54810.2.2 Navigating ......................................................................... 54910.2.3 Adapting the Presentation ................................................. 551
10.3 Design Mode .................................................................................. 55210.3.1 DataProvider ...................................................................... 55310.3.2 Design Items ...................................................................... 55410.3.3 Interfaces ........................................................................... 55810.3.4 Layout ............................................................................... 559
11 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis ................................................... 561
11.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 56111.1.1 Report Types ...................................................................... 56211.1.2 Data Sources ...................................................................... 562
11.2 Getting Started ............................................................................... 56311.2.1 Interface ............................................................................ 56311.2.2 Inserting Data .................................................................... 565
11.3 Functions ....................................................................................... 56811.3.1 Prompts ............................................................................. 56811.3.2 Filtering ............................................................................. 56911.3.3 Sorting ............................................................................... 57111.3.4 Hierarchy ........................................................................... 57211.3.5 Calculations ....................................................................... 57311.3.6 Conditional Formatting ...................................................... 57411.3.7 Members, Measures, and Totals ......................................... 57511.3.8 Charts ................................................................................ 576
11.4 Settings .......................................................................................... 57711.4.1 Styles ................................................................................. 577
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11.4.2 Info Fields .......................................................................... 57811.4.3 Macros .............................................................................. 579
11.5 Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint ............................................ 58011.5.1 Creating a Slide from Microsoft Excel ................................. 58011.5.2 Creating a Slide in Microsoft PowerPoint ........................... 581
12 BEx Web Analyzer ...................................................................... 583
12.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 58312.2 Integration with SAP NetWeaver Portal .......................................... 58512.3 Functions ....................................................................................... 586
12.3.1 Table and Graphical Display ............................................... 58612.3.2 Exceptions and Conditions ................................................. 58712.3.3 Information ........................................................................ 59112.3.4 Changing Variable Assignments .......................................... 59112.3.5 Export, Printing, and Broadcasting ..................................... 59112.3.6 Saving and Using Report Results ........................................ 59212.3.7 Document Functions and Comments .................................. 59412.3.8 Modifying the Standard Web Template .............................. 595
13 BEx Web Application Designer .................................................. 597
13.1 Overview ........................................................................................ 59713.1.1 General .............................................................................. 59813.1.2 Architecture of a Web Template ........................................ 60013.1.3 BICS Structure .................................................................... 602
13.2 Structure of the BEx Web Application Designer .............................. 60313.2.1 Operating the BEx Web Application Designer .................... 60513.2.2 Design Area ....................................................................... 60613.2.3 Web Items ......................................................................... 60813.2.4 Properties .......................................................................... 611
13.3 Creating Web Templates ................................................................. 61213.3.1 Layout Design .................................................................... 61313.3.2 Creating the Web Template ............................................... 61413.3.3 Testing the Function of a Web Template ............................ 616
13.4 Advanced Functions ....................................................................... 61713.4.1 Language-Dependent Texts ................................................ 61713.4.2 Web Design API ................................................................ 619
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13.4.3 JavaScript ........................................................................... 62013.4.4 Integration with SAP NetWeaver Portal ............................. 621
14 SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence ..................................... 623
14.1 Structure ........................................................................................ 62314.2 Getting Started ............................................................................... 62814.3 Functions ....................................................................................... 630
14.3.1 Report Elements ................................................................ 63014.3.2 Sections ............................................................................. 63414.3.3 Variables/Formula Fields .................................................... 63414.3.4 Filter Bar ............................................................................ 636
14.4 Ad-Hoc Analysis ............................................................................. 637
15 SAP Crystal Reports ................................................................... 639
15.1 Interface Structure .......................................................................... 64015.2 Getting Started ............................................................................... 64315.3 Filters and Parameters .................................................................... 644
15.3.1 Dynamic Parameters .......................................................... 64615.3.2 Static Parameters ............................................................... 64715.3.3 BEx Variables ..................................................................... 648
15.4 Groupings ....................................................................................... 64915.5 Charts ............................................................................................. 65315.6 Subreports ...................................................................................... 65715.7 Modified Functions ........................................................................ 660
15.7.1 Formula Workshop ............................................................ 66015.7.2 Conditional Formatting ...................................................... 66115.7.3 Document Settings ............................................................ 662
16 SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards ............................................. 665
16.1 Structure and Functions .................................................................. 66516.2 Getting Started ............................................................................... 67116.3 Integration with SAP NetWeaver BW ............................................. 679
16.3.1 Overview ........................................................................... 67916.3.2 Access to BW Queries ........................................................ 679
16.4 Components and Their Properties ................................................... 68216.4.1 Tables ................................................................................ 68216.4.2 Tabs ................................................................................... 683
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16.4.3 Charts ................................................................................ 68416.4.4 Maps ................................................................................. 68616.4.5 Buttons and Other Input Items .......................................... 687
17 SAP BusinessObjects Explorer ................................................... 689
17.1 Structure ........................................................................................ 68917.2 Getting Started ............................................................................... 691
17.2.1 Search ................................................................................ 69117.2.2 Analysis ............................................................................. 69117.2.3 Calculated Measures .......................................................... 69217.2.4 Filtering and Sorting ........................................................... 69317.2.5 Changing the Analysis Details ............................................ 69417.2.6 Table Display ..................................................................... 69417.2.7 Analysis Types .................................................................... 69517.2.8 Export Options .................................................................. 697
17.3 Administration ................................................................................ 69817.3.1 Roles ................................................................................. 69917.3.2 Creating and Maintaining Information Spaces .................... 699
PART IV: Evaluations on BW Basis
18 BW Integrated Planning ............................................................ 703
18.1 Overview of the Planning Process ................................................... 70418.2 Modeling of Data Retention ........................................................... 70618.3 Planning Modeling in ABAP or Java ................................................ 707
18.3.1 Selecting Real Time-Enabled InfoProviders ......................... 70818.3.2 Aggregation Levels ............................................................. 70918.3.3 Restricting Aggregation Levels with a Filter ........................ 71118.3.4 Planning Functions ............................................................. 71218.3.5 Planning Sequences ........................................................... 714
18.4 BW Query: Creating Input Masks with the BEx Query Designer ...... 714
19 SAP SEM-BCS ............................................................................. 717
19.1 Overview of SAP Consolidation Solutions ....................................... 71719.2 Fields of Implementation for SAP SEM-BCS .................................... 719
19.2.1 Benefits of a Consolidated Financial Statement .................. 719
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19.2.2 Preparations for the Creation of a Financial Statement ....... 72019.2.3 Consolidation ..................................................................... 720
19.3 The Concept of SAP SEM-BCS ........................................................ 72219.3.1 Architecture of SAP SEM-BCS ............................................ 72219.3.2 Structure of SAP SEM-BCS ................................................. 72319.3.3 Data Model ....................................................................... 72519.3.4 Reporting ........................................................................... 727
19.4 Process of Creating a Financial Statement ....................................... 72719.4.1 Supply of Company Data .................................................... 72719.4.2 Currency Translation .......................................................... 72819.4.3 Consolidation Functions ..................................................... 729
19.5 Summary ........................................................................................ 733
Appendices ....................................................................................... 735
A Abbreviations ............................................................................................ 737B Glossary .................................................................................................... 741C Bibliography .............................................................................................. 753D Tables ....................................................................................................... 755E Transactions .............................................................................................. 759F SAP Notes ................................................................................................. 765
F.1 Extraction ....................................................................................... 765F.1.1 DB Connect ....................................................................... 765F.1.2 Real-Time Data Acquisition ................................................ 765
F.2 Modeling ........................................................................................ 766F.3 VirtualProviders .............................................................................. 766F.4 Business Content ............................................................................ 766F.5 Reporting ....................................................................................... 767F.6 BW Integrated Planning .................................................................. 767F.7 SAP BusinessObjects ....................................................................... 767F.8 SAP NetWeaver BW in Production ................................................. 768
G The Authors .............................................................................................. 769
Index ................................................................................................................ 773
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A BW query is the central reporting interface for analyzing Business Intelligence data within the SAP NetWeaver BW architecture. This chap-ter introduces you to the BEx Query Designer, the tool for creating and maintaining BW queries.
8 BEx Query Designer
This chapter, along with the next four chapters, introduces the tools of the SAPBusiness Explorer Suite (BEx Suite). The BEx Suite is a component of SAPNetWeaver BW. The SAP BusinessObjects portfolio provides a series of otherapplications for an enterprise-wide, end-to-end reporting scenario that go farbeyond the functional scope of the BEx tools.
This chapter first provides a brief overview of the tools in the SAP BusinessExplorer Suite. You’ll then learn about the BW query as the central object for ana-lyzing data from the SAP NetWeaver BW system. Then follows a discussion of theBEx Query Designer, the tool used to create queries in the BEx suite.
8.1 SAP Business Explorer Suite
The tools in the BEx Suite let you create reports for operative reporting with com-prehensive navigation options (drilldown, slice and dice, and so on). The toolsalso let you create reports for strategic analysis to support decisions by enterprisemanagement. You can use them to create reports for ad-hoc reporting, for exam-ple.
8.1.1 Tools
The BEx Suite comprises the following tools:
� BEx Query Designer
� BEx Analyzer (see Chapter 10)
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� BEx Web Analyzer (see Chapter 12)
� BEx Web Application Designer (see Chapter 13)
� BEx Broadcaster
Figure 8.1 shows how the Business Explorer tools fit into the SAP NetWeaver BWarchitecture. These tools are client applications, which means that they are notintegrated directly with the SAP GUI, but instead run on the local computer. Theobjects that are created by the Business Explorer tools, such as the BW query orweb template, are saved internally in the SAP NetWeaver BW system.
Some tools, such as BEx Analyzer, let you save objects as local versions. The indi-vidual chapters that describe the tools explain this option in detail. At this junc-
Figure 8.1 SAP Business Explorer Tools
SAP Business Explorer Suite (BEx)
Information Broadcasting
BEx Web
BEx Query Designer
BEx Analyzer
BEx WebAnalyzer
BI Consumer Services (BICS)
BEx WebApplication
Designer
BI Pattern
BEx ReportDesigner
ExcelAdd-in
SAP NetWeaver BW
Data Warehouse
Platform Analytic Engine Metadata Management
SAP NetWeaver Portal
Ad-hoc Reporting Enterprise Reporting Formatted Reporting Microsoft Excel
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ture, however, let's simply assume that the generated objects are saved on theserver.
Saving the objects on the SAP NetWeaver BW server ensures that these objectsare available to all authorized users of the BW system.
8.1.2 Interaction between BEx Components
The tools of the BEx Suite can be divided into two areas for analysis: the web-based tools on one side and the BEx tools that are integrated in Microsoft Officeon the other.
The reports of the web-based tools are executed and formatted by the BEx webruntime environment, which uses the BI Consumer Services (BICS) to communi-cate with the Analytic Engine. BICS transfers the data determined by the AnalyticEngine to the BEx web runtime environment as an XML structure (BICS_VIEW).In addition to the analysis data itself, the XML structure contains a variety ofmetainformation for the executed analysis. Chapter 13 examines the BICS XMLstructure in more detail.
8.2 BW Query
Before examining the BEx Query Designer, let's take a closer look at the BWquery.
Terminology Difference: BW Query versus SAP Query
When the term query is used in the context of a BW system, it generally refers to a BWquery. You can also use an SAP query to analyze data in an SAP system, in addition tothe BW query.
In an SAP query, the reporting tool within SAP ERP, an SAP source system is used toanalyze relational application data. It is used when the analysis requirements are notcovered by the standard reports in the application.
SAP queries are not used to analyze the multidimensional data of the BW system. How-ever, an SAP query can be used as a data source during extraction from SAP source systemsto the BW system. When the term “query” is used within the context of data analysis in aBW system, the BW query is meant.
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A BW query defines which data in the BW system is available for analysis withina query. A BW query is always based on one specific InfoProvider. At the sametime, a given InfoProvider can serve as the source for any number of BW queries.The InfoProvider of a BW query does not have to have persistent data storage;InfoProviders without persistent data storage—such as MultiProviders, InfoSets,and virtual providers—can also serve as the data sources for a BW query.
The BW query also determines which characteristics and key figures are availablefor analysis from the InfoProvider on which the query is based. The characteris-tics and key figures of the BW query define the fields to be selected from the Info-Provider (see Figure 8.2).
The dataset of an InfoProvider in a BW system is usually very large. In most cases,a report only needs to provide an excerpt of the available dataset for analysiswithin a report. To do so, the data of the InfoProvider can be filtered (see Figure8.2). The filtering process within the query definition can involve both actual fil-ters and default values. Filtering can be either static or dynamic. Section 8.5examines the various filtering types and procedures in more detail.
Figure 8.2 Definition of Selection of a BW Query
Company Code Plant Ship-ToParty
Material Cal. YearMonth
BasisUnit
Currency OpenOrder Quantity
OpenOrder Net Value
Quan-tity
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This chapter also introduces other properties and options of a BW query that youcan use to design complex analyses.
The next section first explains the structure of the BEx Query Designer and thenintroduces the more advanced options and properties of BW queries. In additionto the definition of conditions (Section 8.12.2) and exceptions (Section 8.12.3)these advanced options and properties also include the use of structures (Section8.7) and formulas (Section 8.9).
It also explains how you can use the BEx Query Designer to utilize these optionsand properties of a BW query.
8.3 Structure of the BEx Query Designer
This section explains the basic structure of the BEx Query Designer. You firstlearn about the individual areas of the BEx Query Designer and how they areused. Figure 8.3 shows the BEx Query Designer with an opened BW query. Con-ditions and exceptions have been defined for the BW query shown here.
Figure 8.3 Structure of the BEx Query Designer
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Note that the areas of the BEx Query Designer are not all displayed all the time;instead, only those that are needed for the currently open BW query appear. Nocells have been defined in the BW query in Figure 8.3, for example, so the Cells
area is not displayed. Section 8.7 describes how to display the area for definingcells.
8.3.1 InfoProviders
In the InfoProvider area (see � in Figure 8.3), the objects assigned to the Info-Provider of the BW query are listed. You can also assign other objects to the Info-Provider, in addition to the characteristics and key figures:
� Structures
� Calculated key figures
� Restricted key figures
Figure 8.4 shows the objects of the InfoProvider area for the BW query por-trayed in Figure 8.3.
Figure 8.4 InfoProvider Area in the BEx Query Designer
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The key figures and characteristics of the InfoProvider are always availabledirectly—that is, they’re defined in the Data Warehousing Workbench (DWWB)and not in the BEx Query Designer. The key figures of the InfoProvider (Cost
stats currency through Volumes in CDM) are located directly below the Key Fig-
ures node.
Structures, calculated key figures, and restricted key figures are defined withinthe BEx Query Designer and are therefore not visible in the Data WarehousingWorkbench. Structures and key figures that are defined in a BW query are ini-tially only available locally in that BW query and are therefore referred to as localobjects.
Alternatively, you can also define structures and key figures for the InfoProvider.The objects of an InfoProvider are available to all BW queries that are based onthat InfoProvider and are therefore called global objects. Section 8.12.1 describesthe various options available for defining structures and key figures. From theperspective of the InfoProvider work area, only the globally defined object is rel-evant.
The characteristics of the InfoProvider are arranged in dimensions, analogous tothe InfoProvider definition itself; the characteristics of the dimensions are locatedbeneath the respective dimension nodes. The characteristic nodes can beexpanded further; in Figure 8.4, you’ve expanded the Company Code characteris-tic in the Organization dimension. Some or all of the following folders are foundbeneath the characteristic, depending on its specific properties:
� Attributes
� Characteristic variables
� Characteristic values
You can use the context menu of the folder for characteristic variables to create anew variable for a characteristic, without having to add it to the BW query defi-nition first. This is why the folder appears beneath a characteristic even if no vari-ables have been defined for it yet.
8.3.2 Work Area
Which areas appear in the work area of the BEx Query Designer (see � in Figure8.3) depends on the BW query definition. The Filter and Rows/Columns areasare always available. All other areas can be displayed using the function keys in
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the toolbar or through the menu. In some cases, an area can be displayed only ifcertain prerequisites are met. For example, the Cells area can be displayed only ifthe definition of the BW query contains exactly two structures.
The following now briefly introduces the individual sections of the work area.
Filter
The Filter area is divided into characteristic restrictions and default values (seeFigure 8.5). Both cases involve restricting the data used for the analysis. TheCharacteristic Restrictions define the value range for the entire result set; thevalue range resulting from the restriction can be restricted further, but notexpanded, when the BW query is used. Accordingly, the characteristic restrictionsare frequently referred to as global filters.
The filters that are set as Default Values help to reduce the data volume of theinitial drilldown of a BW query; the user can removed them as required. Analo-gous to designating the characteristic restrictions as global filters, the default val-ues are also called local filters.
Rows/Columns
You use the Rows and Columns area to define the structure of the BW query (seeFigure 8.6). To do so, add the characteristics and key figures you want to display
Figure 8.5 Characteristic Restrictions and Default Values of a BW Query
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to the Columns and Rows areas. The characteristic values of all the characteristicsin the Rows area are displayed in the rows. The characteristics you add to the Col-
umns area are displayed in the columns. The Preview area shows an initial BWquery drilldown for the current arrangement of characteristics and key figures,with two characteristic values for each characteristic.
Cells
For the Cells work area to appear, the BW query must contain exactly two struc-tures. The BW query definition results in an implicit value for each cell, which isderived from its row and column; a cell is also called a crossing point. The cell edi-tor in the Cells area lets you save an explicit definition for each cell, which isvalid for that specific cell (crossing point). You can use the cell editor to defineformulas or selection conditions for the individual cells. You can also define cellsas reference cells to enable their use in calculations for other cells. Sections 8.7and 8.12.4 deal with the definition of structures and explicit cell calculations.
Figure 8.6 Definition of BW Query Structure
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Conditions
You can use the Conditions area to restrict the BW query result to the informa-tion that is relevant for analysis. During the subsequent analysis, the data thatdoes not satisfy the condition is filtered out of the display of the result area in theBW query. Typical uses of conditions include threshold value analyses (sales >EUR 10,000,000) and ranking list analyses (Top N, Bottom N). You can definemultiple conditions for a BW query. In this case, a value is displayed in the resultset only if all active conditions are fulfilled.
Exceptions
Exceptions let you highlight conspicuous values from the analysis in different col-ors, making it easier for you to recognize key figures that have extraordinary vari-ances from the expected results. You can also use exceptions together with BExBroadcaster to send a report to a previously defined group of users whenever crit-ical values are reached.
Properties
The Properties area (see � in Figure 8.3) is divided into the two context-sensitivesections Properties and Tasks.
The Tasks tab provides quick access to the functions of the BEx Query Designerthat are logical and useful for the current situation. All the functions shown hereare also available in the menu and toolbar. The Properties section displays theproperties of the currently selected object.
To edit the properties of a BW query, you can select it in a dropdown box in theProperties area. This dropdown box lets you select all the objects in the BWquery structure directly. Figure 8.7 shows the full structure of a BW query.
Depending on the respective object, either all properties or a selection of theavailable properties are displayed. If the object has additional properties that can-not be displayed directly, an Edit button appears on the corresponding tab,which displays the wizard.
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Figure 8.8 shows the Properties screen of the exception Order entry value
(Exception). Click the Edit button to start the wizard for defining the exception.
Figure 8.7 Structure of a BW Query in the Properties Area
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Information
The Information area (see � in Figure 8.3) is divided into the two sections Mes-
sages and Where-Used List.
The Messages section displays information on the status of the BW query. Youcan generate a where-used list for the individual objects of a BW query; the resultis displayed in the Where-Used List section. The where-used list is very usefulwhen dealing with global objects (structures, restricted key figures, and calcu-lated key figures) within the BW query definition framework.
8.3.3 Menu and Toolbar
The toolbar gives you direct access to the most important commands in the BExQuery Designer; you only have to use the menu for a few important actions.Before discussing the most important commands in the toolbar, let's examine thecommands for publishing a BW query, which are only available in the BEx QueryDesigner menu.
Publishing BW Queries
The publishing function (Query � Publish) lets you distribute defined BW queriesin a role, a portal, or using BEx Broadcaster, making them available to other users.When you publish a BW query in a role (Query � Publish � In Role…), a dynamiclink for the current BW query is added to the role. The dynamic components ofthe object name, which are shown in Figure 8.9, are determined at executiontime and replaced by the current values of the local system.
Figure 8.8 Properties of an Exception in the BEx Query Designer
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As an alternative to a role, you can also publish a BW query directly in an iViewfrom within the BEx Query Designer. The iView information is saved in the PortalContent Directory (PCD). When you select the menu path Query � Publish � To
the Portal, a PCD export is started. This PCD export is web-based and carried outby BEx Broadcaster.
To publish a BW query in the SAP NetWeaver Portal, you merely have to selectthe PCD folder where the BW query is to be published. The BW query results aredisplayed in an iView of BEx Web Analyzer (see Chapter 12).
A detailed description of the steps required to publish a BW query in SAPNetWeaver Portal is available in the SAP Help under http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/43/6ee85d99506fcfe10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm.
When you publish a BW query to the PCD, you implicitly use the functions of BExBroadcaster; however, you can also use BEx Broadcaster explicitly (Query � Pub-
lish � BEx Broadcaster) to make BW query results available to other users.
BEx Broadcaster features myriad options for utilizing the results of BW queries. Inaddition to sending the BW query results in various formats by email, you canalso send the results to a printer or to the SAP NetWeaver portal. You can also useBEx Broadcaster for precalculation of BW query results; for example, to fill theOLAP cache. Chapter 12, Section 12.3.5 examines the features of BEx Broadcasterin more detail.
Toolbar
The BEx Query Designer features two toolbars: Standard and View. The Stan-
dard toolbar, shown on the left in Figure 8.10, contains general functions such ascreating and saving a BW query and copying and inserting objects. It also contains
Figure 8.9 Publishing a BW Query in a Role
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a button to execute the BW query in BEx Web Analyzer and to check the BW queryfor syntax errors.
The View toolbar is portrayed in the right-hand area in Figure 8.10. The buttonsin the View toolbar let you display the individual work areas.
Technical Names
The Technical Names button (on the far right in Figure 8.10) lets you define howthe objects of the BW query are displayed. You can choose from the followingoptions:
� Text
� [Key] Text
� Text [Key]
� [Key]
When complex InfoProviders are involved, it’s often difficult to identify individ-ual objects based on their description (text). Depending on the design of the Info-Provider, a descriptive name may not be unique, but instead used in multipleobjects (such as navigation objects). In contrast, the technical name (key) of anobject is always unique. Therefore, it can be helpful to display the technical nameinstead of the description to identify objects more quickly.
Figure 8.10 Toolbars of the BEx Query Designer
New BW Query
OpenBW Query
SaveBW Query
ExecuteBW Query
BW Query,Save All
CheckBW Query
BW QueryProperties
Cut
Copy
Paste
InfoProvider
Rows/ Columns
Conditions
Properties
Messages
Documents
Filter
Cells
Exceptions
Tasks
Where-UsedList
TechnicalNames
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*, 389+, 3890ANALYSIS_PATTERN, 5860BI_ALL, 394, 395, 396, 3970TCAACTVT, 3850TCAIPROV, 3850TCAKYFNM, 3850TCAVALID, 385, 389
A
ABAP OO class, CL_RSR_WWW_MODIFY_TABLE, 609
ABAP routine, 369ABAP OO interface,
IF_BICS_CONS_WEBITEM_CUST_EXIT, 611Access authorization, 419Access to BW queries, 679Accounting principles, 719Add-in, 537Ad-hoc analysis, 535, 538, 583, 595, 637Ad-hoc report, 56Ad-hoc reporting, SAP BusinessObjects Web
Intelligence, 623Administration, 103, 364
area, 132cockpit, 103, 134SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 698
Adobe Flash, 665Aggregate, 94, 477
activate, 264analyze, 264automatic proposal, 262BW Accelerator, 265create, 262filtering, 262granularity, 262rollup, 234time dependency, 263usage area, 259
Aggregation, 43, 466authorization, 389, 401behavior, 466
Aggregation, (Cont.)level, 469, 709
Aggregation behavior, 189, 289exception aggregation, 190
ALE, 367, 741Alert � Warning messageAnalysis, 522
option, 517result, 615table, 593tool, 546
Analysis authorization, 384, 386, 516maintain, 151
Analysis Process Designer � APDAnalysis type, BusinessObjects Explorer, 695Analyst, 35Analytic applications, 62Analytic Engine, 447Android, 66APD, 89, 104
DSO as a data target, 211InfoCube as a data target, 230modeling, 143
API � Application Programming InterfaceApplication component, 147
hierarchy, 320Application Link Enabling, 741Application Programming Interface, 619Application server, 741Architecture, 446Archiving, 384Attribute, 44, 86, 451, 741
as navigation attribute, 170authorization, 163, 170change run, 350, 369create, 169in input help, 170time dependency, 170
Authentication, 418, 565Authorization, 76, 134
administration, 419characteristic, 163check, 386
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Authorization, (Cont.)generation, 403log, 400, 401, 402maintenance, 387management, 387migration, 405navigation attribute, 170object, 382relevance, 383, 385, 388to transfer content, 323type, 391
Axislabeling, 655primary, 674secondary, 674
B
BAdI, 741BAPI, 741Bar chart, 576Barrier principle, 386Base key figure, 465, 486Batch job, 335BEx Analyzer, 64, 445, 522, 537, 561, 585
analysis function, 538analysis mode, 538, 546analysis module, 542analyze grid, 540, 545, 553, 554architecture, 540architecture model, 552button, 554BW query, 546, 551BW query properties, 551callback method, 558characteristic restriction, 548checkbox group, 554command, 556command wizard, 556customer exit, 558Customizing, 538, 546data source, 537, 546DataProvider, 540, 546, 553DataStore object, 548default value, 548default workbook, 544
BEx Analyzer, (Cont.)design item, 540, 552, 554design mode, 538, 542, 552dropdown box, 554exception, 552favorite, 543filter icon, 550filter value, 555formula, 540global default workbook, 544global settings, 539InfoCube, 548InfoProvider, 537, 548information field, 479integration, 546interface, 540, 553, 558layout, 559list of conditions, 554list of exceptions, 554list of filters, 554menu, 541messages, 554migration, 539, 562navigation pane, 554navigational state, 543, 555pivot table, 544presentation layer, 540radio button group, 554role, 543RRMX_VERSION, 539semantic layer, 540standard template, 538text, 554toolbar, 539, 541variable, 548variable dialog, 548variant, 548VBA macro, 543VBA programming, 540version, 538view, 543workbook, 539
BEx Broadcaster, 446, 454, 456, 502, 546, 584, 591, 592, 621scheduling, 592
BEx Portfolio, 592
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BEx Query Designer, 107, 445, 531, 585, 597, 605cell, 450, 453characteristic, 461characteristic restriction, 452column, 453component, 459component structure, 459condition, 449, 454, 590default value, 452exception, 449, 454, 588filter, 452formula, 472global filter, 452hierarchy, 462hierarchy variable, 463InfoProvider, 450information, 456integrated planning, 463key figure, 465local filter, 452master data, 464menu, 456message, 456planning, 463preview, 475property, 454, 459publishing, 456reference cell, 453row, 453row/column, 452starting, 471structure, 449toolbar, 456, 457variable value, 460where-used list, 456work area, 451
BEx query view, 531BEx � Business Explorer SuiteBEx report
axis, 532back navigation, 531bookmark, 535cell, 533characteristic, 532, 534chart, 532, 533
BEx report (Cont.)component, 532condition, 532data cell, 532data provider, 532drilldown, 534dynamic filter, 528exception, 532filter, 527filtering key figures, 530global settings, 532information dialog, 527initial drilldown, 531key figure, 535layout, 533saving a navigation state, 531static filter, 528table, 532
BEx Report Designer, 111BEx settings for the characteristic, 160BEx Suite � Business Explorer SuiteBEx variable, 426, 460, 494, 508, 522, 591,
648authorization, 494characteristic value variable, 494customer exit, 494default value, 494formula, 508formula variable, 494global variant, 525hierarchy node variable, 494hierarchy variable, 494I_STEP, 495initialization, 495input help, 524interval, 523local variant, 525manual entry, 494optional, 524personalization, 524, 526processing type, 494ready for input, 591replacement path, 494representation type, 523SAP exit, 496selection option, 523
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BEx variable, (Cont.)text variable, 494validation, 496variable dialog, 524variable type, 494variant, 524
BEx Web Analyzer, 64, 109, 446, 457, 522, 532, 533, 538, 545, 583, 619broadcasting, 591chart, 586condition, 587data source, 591DataProvider, 593document, 591document function, 594exception, 587export, 591export destination, 583filter, 591graphical display, 586InfoProvider, 591Microsoft Excel, 591navigation, 521navigation options, 586new analysis, 594PDF document, 591printing, 591saving, 592source system, 591standard web template, 595table display, 586variables screen, 591view, 593
BEx Web Anaylzercomment, 594data source, 583open, 594standard web template, 586
BEx Web Application Designer, 65, 110, 446, 522, 531, 553, 583, 585, 597application toolbar, 605command wizard, 608, 619design area, 604, 606navigation, 521properties, 607, 611Release 3.x, 609, 610
BEx Web Application Designer, (Cont.)start, 614text type, 617undo function, 607validation function, 599web item, 600, 603work area, 603XHMTL, 598XHTML, 607XHTML view, 614XML source code, 605
BEx Web Application iView, 621BEx web runtime environment, 447, 583, 600,
602, 609, 611, 619BEx web template, 533BEx-Variable, 602BI architecture
analysis layer, 34presentation layer, 35provision layer, 34
BI Consumer Services, 423, 447, 597, 602BICS_VIEW, 597, 602communication structure, 598
BI Content, 101, 138BI Launch Pad, 409, 411, 416, 561, 627, 639,
643, 689SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, 623
BI layer model � Layer modelBI platform, 66BIAR, 422BICS � Business Intelligence Consumer Ser-
vicesBICS_VIEW, 447Blind table, 614Boolean reply, 661Bottom N, 454Bottom-up approach, 705BPC, 68Broadcasting, 134Business add-in, 741Business Analytics, 61Business Application Programming Interface,
741Business Content, 138, 144, 323, 496, 741
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Business Explorer Suite, 445, 521, 537, 583, 597web-based tool, 447
Business Intelligence, 61architecture, 33archive resource, 422BI suite, 63definition, 31products, 59terms, 61user groups, 35
Business Intelligence Consumer Services, 423, 447, 584, 597, 741structure, 602, 611
Business layer, 431, 741Business transformation layer, 41Business View Manager, 108, 436BusinessObjects BI platform, 107BusinessObjects InfoView, 411BW Accelerator, 265, 477
benefits, 265BusinessObjects Explorer, 698maintenance, 265
BW Administration Cockpit, 105BW authorization check, 401BW authorization object
S_RS_AUTH, 382S_RSEC, 383
BW CCMS, 365BW hierarchy, 573
Web Intelligence, 638BW Integrated Planning, 77, 116, 703BW Java connector, 329BW monitors, 134BW query, 371, 385, 445, 447, 521, 545, 562,
585, 591, 602, 612, 619, 641, 742ABAP program, 503cache mode, 518calculated key figure, 450, 503cell definition, 509cell reference, 511characteristic, 450characteristic relationship, 464characteristic restriction, 478, 512characteristic structure, 483, 486, 489column, 483
BW query, (Cont.)condition, 449, 504constant selection, 512default value, 448, 478description, 474drilldown, 453element, 374, 379exception, 449, 455, 507exception cell, 510external access, 461, 513filter, 448, 481, 488formula, 449, 483, 489, 493, 503, 509formula definition, 509free characteristic, 467, 476, 483global object, 451, 503InfoProvider, 489initial drilldown, 476key figure, 450, 483, 512key figure structure, 483, 486, 489local object, 451, 503modeling, 467navigation, 521optimization mode, 518option, 449planning, 469, 714posted value, 464precalculation, 457, 502pre-query, 505property, 449, 460read mode, 518restricted key figure, 450row, 483SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 562selection, 483, 486, 493, 509, 518selection definition, 509static filter, 479structure, 449, 450, 483, 503, 509structure definition, 482structure element, 518
BW Query Designer, reusable structure, 484BW query variables, Crystal Reports, 648BWA, 65, 77, 95, 698, 749
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C
Calculated key figure, 465, 493Calculated measure, SAP BusinessObjects
Explorer, 692Calculation, 573
type, 574Canvas, 667
container, 669Cascading Style Sheet, 467, 559, 599Case transform, 338Category menu, 641, 667Category view, 669CCMS, 742Cell definition, 509Cell editor, 509Central Management Console (CMC), 409,
411, 417Change analysis details, SAP BusinessObjects
Explorer, 694Change and Transport System, 742Character string, 389Characteristic, 43, 85, 155, 742
0TCAACTVT, 3870TCAIPROV, 3870TCAVALID, 387as InfoProvider, 168, 185attribute, 169authorization, 163BEx description, 162BEx filter value, 162, 163BEx presentation, 160BEx settings, 160BEx special settings, 163catalog, 147combination, 117compounding, 181create, 155data type, 158from reference, 157from template, 157geo-coding, 183hierarchy, 171lowercase letters, 159master data, 165node, 451
Characteristic, (Cont.)reference, 157replace, 567restriction, 522store documents, 159, 183template, 158texts, 165time dependency, 166, 170, 179value, 451, 522variable, 451with hierarchies, 87with master data, 86with texts, 85with time dependency, 87without texts/master data, 87
Chart, 576, 612, 653alert, 684bar chart, 684bubble chart, 684bullet chart, 684pie chart, 684SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 633
Chart type, 586bubble chart, 684bullet chart, 684Tag Cloud, 695treemap, 696
Checkbox, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 626Cluster user ID, CUID, 422Clustering, 240CMC, 411, 417Cockpit, 665Collection object, 375Color code, 673Command wizard, 556Common semantic layer, 120, 423, 562, 742Communication structure, 318, 742Comparison analysis, 695Component, 682, 742
button, 687chart, 684input item, 687map, 686SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 667tab, 683table, 682
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Compounding, 742best practice, 182performance, 196source system, 182usage area, 181
Computing Center Management System, 742Condition, 504, 589
bottom %, 505bottom N, 505bottom sum, 505characteristic assignment, 506characteristic combination, 506mixed condition, 589performance, 507ranked list criterion, 589ranking list condition, 505threshold value condition, 505, 589top %, 505top N, 505top sum, 505
Condition Wizard, 532Conditional formatting, 574, 661Connection, 742Consolidation, 720Container, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards,
668Content, technical, 103Conversion routine, 160, 742Conversion type, 468Corporate Identity element, 580Corporate memory, 41, 146Correlation analysis, 697Create import level, 150Create InfoObject, 149Create jump destination, 312Create reporting level, 151Create source system, 273Create source system connection, 150Create transformation and harmonization
level, 151Creating a slide from Microsoft Excel, 580Creating a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint, 581Creating universes, 424Crosstab, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 566Crystal Reports � see SAP Crystal ReportsCSS � Cascading Style Sheet
CTS, 742, 743Cumulative value, 188Currency conversion, 164, 286Currency field, 187, 193Currency translation, 468
type, 468Current truth, 179, 180Customer exit, 392, 495, 743
D
Dashboard, 111, 665Data access, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 625Data acquisition layer, 40Data basis, 743Data binding, SAP BusinessObjects Dash-
boards, 670Data Dictionary, 743Data exploration, 65Data Explorer, 641, 643Data flow, 75, 97, 102, 335
automatic generation, 271copy, 270create, 268migration, 132, 294template, 270
Data flow of extraction, 322Data foundation, 429Data granularity, 743Data Load Monitor, 365Data loading process, 322, 341Data management, 67Data Manager, 668
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 676, 679Data mart, 38, 67
interface, 743Data mining, 104Data model
adapt, 196, 235best practice, 144create, 130, 140EDW approach, 146error handling, 196manage, 132troubleshooting, 220
Data modeling, 82, 127
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Data presentation, 51Data preview, 442, 682Data profiling, 71Data propagation layer, 41Data provider, 533, 743Data record filter, 644Data retention, 50Data retrieval, 315Data selection, 386Data series, 655
configuration, 656Data Services Management Console, 339Data slice, 117Data source, 437, 562, 643
for SAP NetWeaver BW, 315layer, 410SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 668, 672Web Intelligence, 628
Data staging, 39, 96business transformation layer, 41data acquisition layer, 40data propagation layer, 41quality and harmonization layer, 40reporting layer, 42
Data target, 743Data transfer process, 96, 99, 368, 743
filter, 497Data transfer to follow-up systems
via DataMart, 280via open hub, 280
Data Warehouse, 37, 410, 743architecture, 38
Data warehousing, 62, 67, 82Data Warehousing Workbench, 82, 83, 128,
364, 372, 451, 703, 743Administration, 128BI Content, 128Business Content, 138document storage, 137documents, 128manage, 132Metadata Repository, 128, 140modeling, 128, 130, 140translation, 128, 139Transport Connection, 128, 136work area, 130
Database administration, 349Database management system, 327Database query, 503Database server, 743DataMart interface, 280DataProvider, 602, 619
properties, 608DataSource, 97, 100, 316, 320, 324, 352, 366,
743data file, 275field structure, 278maintain, 273master data, 324PSA table, 279, 300replication of metadata, 274repository, 316SAP ERP, 274settings, 276source system, 273texts, 324transaction data, 324
DataStore object, 40, 74, 88, 198, 403, 744Date format, 678DB client, 328DB Connect, 102, 327, 744DBMS, 328DDIC, 743Decision Support Systems, 744Default value, 522Delta capability, 341Delta extraction, 341Delta mode, 344Delta procedure, 744Delta process, 203, 299Delta processing, 346Delta queue, 343, 744
repeat-capable, 344Delta update, 744Design item, 593Design Mode, 552Design view, 641Development class, 373, 375Dimension, 43, 47, 451, 744
best practice, 223, 226create, 225data package dimension, 226
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Dimension, (Cont.)definition, 222high cardinality, 228identification, 744line item, 227node, 451table, 90time dimension, 226unit dimension, 226
DIMID, 744Direct update, 168Directory service, 333Display attribute, 385, 744Display data flow, 132Document, 137
for transaction data, 384icon, 594SAP BusinessObjects, 744settings, 662summary info, 662
Document storagefor transaction data texts, 159identify characteristics, 183manage, 137
Document type definitions � DTDDrag-and-drop, 549Drilldown, 445Drop-down box, 579
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 626Drop-down list box, 674DSO, 40, 74, 88, 744
activate data, 218active data, 206administration, 217change log, 207create, 203data part, 204DataStore object, 548delete data, 218delete requests, 218delta formation, 203display data, 218for direct update, 211for direct writing, 89indexes, 205key part, 204, 206
DSO, (Cont.)navigation attribute, 204new data, 207optimization, 205, 207, 219partitioning (database), 239partitioning (semantic), 212population via API, 211remodeling, 235repartitioning, 239request management, 217semantic, 89semantic key, 209settings, 207structure, 202, 206technical key, 209troubleshooting, 220usage area, 198, 203write-optimized, 89, 209
DSO for direct updatesettings, 211structure, 211usage area, 201, 211
DSS, 744DTD, 607DTP, 96, 99, 369, 743
best practice, 307create error DTP, 306data filtering, 305debugging, 307error analysis, 307error handling, 305error stack, 306extraction settings, 304maintenance, 303real time, 308semantic group, 305
Dual stack, 81Duplicated characteristic values, 644DWWB, 451Dynamic calculation, 573Dynamic parameters, 646Dynamic variance analysis, 661Dynamic visibility, SAP BusinessObjects Dash-
boards, 675
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E
EDW, 39, 67, 82, 146approach, 144, 146collection and integration function, 39distribution function, 39evaluation function, 39
EIS, 32End routine, 98, 293Enhancement package, 72Enterprise Data Warehouse � EDWEnterprise information management, 62, 70Enterprise performance management, 62, 68Entity-relationship model, 155Error DTP
create, 306error stack, 306
ETL, 32, 100, 315, 745Event, 745Excel edition, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
563Excel plugin, SAP BusinessObjects Dash-
boards, 666, 670Excel workbook, 666Excel worksheet, SAP BusinessObjects Dash-
boards, 670Excel, customer exit, 558Excel-based analysis, 108Excel-XML connection, 670Exception, 507
aggregation, 466alert level, 507key figure, 508legend, 592performance, 509status exception, 588threshold value, 507, 588trend exception, 588type, 588visualization, 588Wizard, 532
Excluding, 389Execute as …, 400Executive Information System, 32, 745Expand to Level, 572Expert routine, 98, 293
Exploration, BusinessObjects Explorer, 691Export DataSource, 745Export function, SAP BusinessObjects Dash-
boards, 668Export options, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer,
697Extensible Markup Language, 331External hierarchy � HierarchyExtraction, 76, 99, 315, 341, 367
business content, 319customer-specific data, 326from non-SAP systems, 101, 327from SAP source systems, 101, 317function module, 326generic, 324long runtime, 327process, 351source systems, 100structure, 319, 325, 745transformation, load, 32, 100, 315, 745with SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, 334
Extractor, 745application-specific, 318BW content, 318customer-specific, 318enhancement, 318generic, 319
Extreme Insight, 59
F
Facet, 691SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 692table, 90, 745
FASMI, 42Fast Analysis of Shared Multidimensional
Information, 42Field Explorer � Data ExplorerField routine, 284, 291Filter, 569
bar, 636by component, 571default value, 499dynamic, 592principle, 386SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 693
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Filter, (Cont.)static, 592value transfer, 681
Filters, 644Financial performance management, 69Flat file, 745Flavor, 561Formatted reporting, 110Formatting a chart, 655Formatting axes, 657Formula, 465
cell, 466collision, 492, 509editor, 284field, 634
Formula Workshop, Crystal Reports, 660Free characteristic, 610Full authorization, 395Full update, 298, 745Function module, EXIT_SAPLRRS0_001, 495
G
Generation, 395, 403, 405Generic DataSource, 325Geo-coding, 183Global filter, 522Governance, risk and compliance, 62Graphical data flow modeling, 335Group, 745
header, 653total, 652, 653
Grouping, 649a names list, 651level, 650
H
Hierarchy, 87, 174, 350, 387, 463, 516, 572, 650, 746authorization, 387, 390characteristic, 650characteristics hierearchy, 171comparison of modeling techniques, 174Configuration, 573create, 174, 177
Hierarchy, (Cont.)Crystal Reports, 650external, 171, 173, 650external characteristic value, 176, 178flattening transform, 339framework, 324implicit, 171interval, 176, 178level, 572level name, 178load, 177multiple, 48not assigned, 179performance, 196plus/minus sign reversal, 176postable node, 175, 178start expansion, 179structure, 391text node, 178time dependency, 176, 196totals line, 179type, 650universal display hierarchy, 172update, 289usage area, 171versioning, 175
Highlighting Wizard, 661Historic truth, 179, 180HOLAP, 51HTML � Hypertext Markup LanguageHTTP, 332Human Resources, 353HybridProvider, 75, 93
data flow, 259definition, 256maintenance, 257usage area, 241, 257
HyperCube, 44Hyperion, 102Hypertext Markup Language, 599, 614Hypertext Transfer Protocol, 332
I
IDoc, 747Implementation Guide, 538
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Import Wizard, 411Importing a spreadsheet, 673Include, ZXRSRU01, 495Indenting a characteristic, 651Indexing, SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 691Info field, 578InfoArea, 147, 548, 746
selection, 562InfoCube, 90, 371, 746
administration, 233best practice, 223, 226, 228clustering, 240collapse, 234create, 224delete data, 234delete requests, 234dimension, 225display data, 234key figure, 228navigation attribute, 229non-cumulative value parameter, 228optimization, 235, 239, 259partitioning (database), 239partitioning (semantic), 232populate aggregate, 234population via API, 230provider-specific property, 230real time, 230remodeling, 235repartitioning, 239request management, 233rollup, 234star schema, 222structure, 222troubleshooting, 220usage area, 221
InfoObject, 74, 85, 155, 746attribute, 169best practice, 195catalog, 147, 746characteristic, 158, 181, 185compounding, 196create, 155currency field, 187, 193error handling, 196hierarchy, 171, 196
InfoObject, (Cont.)key figure, 186, 187, 192master data, 165non-cumulative value, 228optimization, 195performance, 195planning, 706reference, 157remodeling, 196template, 157text, 165time characteristic, 194time dependency, 166, 170, 179, 196unit, 187, 193unit of measure, 187, 193usage area, 141, 155
InfoObjectCatalog, 147, 148InfoPackage, 99, 322, 349, 353, 746
ABAP routine, 355creation, 296data selection, 296, 354data target, 356delta update, 299extraction, 355full update, 298handling of empty requests, 301initialization selection, 301processing, 356PSA, 300real time, 302scheduling, 356selection, 497start, 300update, 356warning handling, 302
InfoProvider, 75, 90, 141, 350, 516, 562, 591, 612, 746key figure, 504planning, 706
Information consumers, 35Information Design Tool, 107, 427Information Space, 689
create, 699maintain, 699
InfoSet, 93, 325, 746adaption in case of change, 253
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InfoSet, (Cont.)best practice, 252create, 251inner join, 250left outer join, 250mode of action, 247most recent reporting, 253read mode request, 253temporal join, 250usage area, 241, 249
InfoSource, 168, 279, 746In-memory
BW Accelerator, 265computing, 746HANA, 266
Input field, 611Input help, 569Input mask for planning, 714Input variable, 568Input-ready query, 118Inserting a characteristic, 567Inserting data, 565Instance, 746Instant Messenger, 545Integrated Planning, 384, 405, 461Integration, 37Intermediate Document, 747iOS, 66iPad, 112iPhone, 112
J
J2EE Server, 596Java connector, 102, 329JavaScript, 601, 620JDBC connector, 330Jump destination, 310
assignment detail, 312in reporting, 310maintenance, 311receiver object, 311
K
Key date-related truth, 179, 180Key figure, 85, 88, 385, 550, 747
aggregation behavior, 189amounts, 186as attribute, 192authorization, 385calculation, 470catalog, 147create, 155cumulate, 470cumulative values, 188date, 186exception aggregation, 190from reference, 157from template, 157high precision, 192in reporting, 192non-cumulative, 188numeric value, 186quantities, 186structure, 472, 530, 550, 610time, 187units, 187
Key word, BusinessObjects Explorer, 690KM � Knowledge ManagementKMBookmark, 592, 594Knowledge Management, 592
bookmark, 592
L
Language-dependent text, 611, 615Layer, 39
data analysis, 34data presentation, 35data provision, 34
Layer Model, 33, 34LifeCycle Manager, 410, 414Line chart, 674Line item dimension, 747Linking the main report and the subreport,
658List of documents, 417List of values, 647, 681
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List view, 682LISTCUBE, 384Live Office connection, 670Load process, 350Logistics data, 353
M
Macro, 579Mail, 592Manage connections, 668Management Information System, 32Map presentation, 183Map set, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards,
686Mass maintenance, 397Master, 747Master data, 350, 369, 747
A version, 369configure, 165D version, 369language dependency, 166load, 167M version, 369maintain, 166, 167N version, 369reporting, 482text type, 166time dependency, 166usage area, 165
Master data virtualization � VirtualProviderMDM, 71MDX, 384, 747Measure, 575
filtering, 570Medium-term planning, 704Member, 575Memory management, 368Metachain, 361Metadata, 321, 747
layer, 410Metadata Repository, 140, 436Microsoft Excel, 105, 538, 561
formula, 558Microsoft Office ribbon, 108
Microsoft PowerPoint, 561, 580SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 580
Migration, 81, 132, 294, 405, 406Migration Wizard, 411MIS, 32Mixed top-down/bottom-up planning proce-
dure, 705Mobile application, 66, 112Model, 747
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 665Modeling area, 130MOLAP, 50Monitor, 364, 747Monitoring, 103Multidimensional dataspaces, 43Multidimensional Expressions, 747MultiProvider, 91, 747
best practice, 247best practice query modeling, 249creation, 244identification of characteristics, 245, 246mode of action, 242, 244selection of key figures, 245, 246subqueries, 244usage area, 240, 241, 244
N
Naming convention, 151, 152Navigating, 521Navigation, 747Navigation attribute, 350, 747
activate, 204, 229adjust description, 170authorization, 170create, 170performance, 195
Navigation option, 527Navigation Overview, SAP BusinessObjects
Analysis, 634Navigation status, 591, 602Nearline storage, 72, 75New features in BW 7.3
analysis authorization, 76data flow object, 75DataStore object, 74
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New features in BW 7.3 (Cont.)generic delta, 76HybridProviders, 75InfoObjects, 74Planning Modeler, 77semantic DSO, 74web service pull, 76
New features in SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0Crystal Reports, 79Dashboards, 79semantic layer, 78Web Intelligence, 80
Non-cumulative values, validity table, 228Non-volatile, 37
O
ObjectRSEC_GENERATE_AUTHORIZATIONS, 404RSEC_MIGRATION, 406RSEC_VIRTUAL_ EXEC_AUTH_BADI, 392RSEC_VIRTUAL_AUTH_BADI, 392S_RS_AUTH, 382, 395, 396S_RS_ICUBE, 382S_RS_ISET, 382S_RS_MPRO, 382S_RS_ODSO, 382
Object Browser, 667, 669Object changeability, 375Object dependency, 349Object modeling, 131Object version management, 372
A version, 373D version, 373M version, 373N version, 373
ODBO � OLE DB for OLAPODS, 74, 89, 198, 748Office integration, 111OLAP � Online analytical processingOLE DB for OLAP, 461, 513
connector, 330OLTP � Transaction authorizationOne-system landscape, 414Online Analytical Processing, 31, 42, 65, 516,
748
Online analytical processing, 31, 42, 65, 329, 381, 516, 748cache, 264data cube, 44dice, 46drilldown, 45drillthrough, 45hybrid, 51merge, 46multidimensional, 50pivoting, 45processor, 516relational, 50roll-up, 45slice, 46split, 46standard dimension, 43structure anomaly, 48user group, 54
Online Transactional Processing, 65, 748Open hub destination, 280Open hub service, 748Operational Data Storage, 198Operational Data Store, 74, 89Operational DataStore object, 748Operational planning, 704Operative reporting, 445Outlooksoft, 73
P
Parameter, 644, 748Crystal Reports, 644dynamic, 646static, 647
Patterns, 389PCD � Portal Content DirectoryPercentage analysis, 696Performance, 91Persistent Staging Area � PSAPioneer, 73, 561Pivot table, 461Pivot transform, 339Pivoting, 45Planning function, 712
copy, 712
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Planning function, (Cont.)delete, 712distribution/disaggregation, 712formula, 713reevaluate, 712repost, 712
Planning horizon, 704Planning Modeler, 116, 546, 703, 707Planning procedure, 704
bottom-up approach, 705mixed top-down/bottom-up planning proce-
dure, 705top-down approach, 705
Planning process, 704medium-term planning, 704operational planning, 704strategic planning, 704
Planning sequence, 714Plant, 471Polestar, 73Portal, 456Portal Content Directory, 457, 621
folder, 621Portal role, 585
Business Explorer, 585Business Intelligence, 585Business Planning, 585
Portal theme, 599PowerPoint � Microsoft PowerPointPre-query, 501Presentation tool, 538Preview, 641Process chain, 103, 133, 309, 349, 356, 370,
748application process, 358best practice, 310check view, 358collection process, 358, 363log view, 358plan view, 358process instance, 359process type, 309, 359process variant, 359start process, 358
Process type, 748Process type for data loading � Process chain
Product Availability Matrix, 81Profile Generator, 748Prompt, 568, 748Properties panel, 667
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 670Prototype, 668Provide reporting tool, 151Provider-specific property, 230PSA, 99, 300, 323, 352, 748
administration, 300data storage, 279
Publication, 420Publishing service, 410
Q
Quality and harmonization layer, 40Quantity conversion, 516Query as a Web Service Designer, 108, 432Query as a Web Service, SAP BusinessObjects
Dashboards, 676Query Browser, 667, 669Query filter, 440Query monitor, 517Query transform, 338Query view, 594
R
Ranking list analysis, 454RDA, 748Real-time data acquisition, 748
in DTP, 308in InfoPackage, 302load daemon, 308RDA monitor, 308
Real-time InfoCubechange load behavior, 231delete data, 231usage area, 230
Real-time job, 335REBOARD, 66, 112Reference characteristic, 157, 749Reference key figure, 157Remodeling
customer exit, 238
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Remodeling (Cont.)modeling rules, 236monitor, 238of InfoObjects, 196restrictions, 238start, 236usage area, 235
Remote Function Call, 749RemoteCube, 749Report
ad-hoc, 56aperiodic, 54, 55design, 56navigation, 521periodic, 54RS_TEMPLATE_MAINTAIN_70, 599system, 53type, 562
Report (Web Intelligence), 749Report element, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
625, 630Report filter, SAP BusinessObjects Analysis,
636Reporting, 53, 370
authorization, 405Reporting Layer, 42, 410Report-report interface, 310, 516
assignment details, 312in reporting, 310maintenance, 311receiver object, 311
Repository connection, 664Repository object, 664Restricted key figure, 465, 493Result object, 439, 643Reverse pivot transform, 339RFC, 749Ribbon (Microsoft Office), 563Rich client, 623Roadmap for BW users, 114ROAMBI, 112ROLAP, 50Role, 456, 699
administrator, 699Space Creator, 699Space Explorer, 699
Routine, 290Rule group, 288
S
SAP Business Suite, 99SAP BusinessObjects
authentication, 565client tools, 411data provider, 423Financial Consolidation, 718Planning and Consolidation, 718
SAP BusinessObjects Access Control, 62SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 64, 561, 634
ad-hoc analysis, 637availability, 561BW query, 628calculation, 573chart, 576, 633checkbox, 626conditional formatting, 574crosstab, 566data access, 625data connection, 564Data Object, 625data source, 562, 628drop-down box, 579, 626erste Schritte, 628filter, 569filter bar, 636flavor, 561formatting menu, 631formatting option, 625formula field, 634hierarchy, 572hierarchy level, 572icon menu, 624info field, 578inserting a characteristic, 567inserting data, 565interface, 563local data source, 628logon, 628macro, 579measure, 575member, 575
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, (Cont.)Microsoft PowerPoint, 580Navigation Overview, 634page setup, 626prompt, 568publishing a report, 630replacing a characteristic, 567report element, 625, 630report filter, 636saving a workbook, 567section, 634settings, 577sorting, 571style, 577Thin Client, 627total, 575transforming a chart into a table, 631transforming a table into a chart, 631Transforming Report Elements, 631universe, 628web edition, 561workbook settings, 569
SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Mic-rosoft Office, 112
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0, new features, 60, 78
SAP BusinessObjects BI platform, 59, 81, 409authentication, 418authorization, 419changed name, 412data query, 437data source, 437layer, 410Migration Wizard, 411OLAP connection to BW, 430transport, 421, 422
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, 409
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 64, 79, 111, 665access to BW queries, 679alerts, 684canvas resolution, 669category view, 669chart, 684color code, 673
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, (Cont.)component, 667, 682container element, 669data binding, 670data preview, 682data source, 668, 672data volume per call, 673date format, 678drop-down list, 674Dynamic visibility, 675enabling axes, 674Excel plugin, 666, 670Excel-worksheet, 670filter value transfer, 681getting started, 671importing a spreadsheet, 673integration with BW, 679interface, 665line chart, 674list of values, 681map set, 686model, 665Object Browser, 667, 669Properties panel, 667, 670prototype, 668Query as a Web Service, 676Query Browser, 667scorecard, 682selector, 682, 687single value, 687supported Excel functions, 670tab set, 683toggle button, 675toolbar, 668universe connection, 669
SAP BusinessObjects Data Insight, 71SAP BusinessObjects Data Quality Manage-
ment, 71SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, 71, 102,
334data integration, 334data quality/data profiling, 334data source, 336data stores, 336extraction, 334integration with BW, 339
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SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, (Cont.)text analysis, 335transformation, 337
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise � SAP BusinessObjects BI platform
SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 2.0, 409SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0/3.1,
409SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 65, 110, 689,
749add measures, 693administration, 698analysis, 691analysis type, 695calculated measure, 692change analysis details, 694comparison analysis, 695correlation analysis, 697export options, 697facet, 692filter, 693hardware requirements, 698percentage analysis, 696role, 699sort, 693table, 694trend analysis, 697work area, 689
SAP BusinessObjects Information Steward, 71SAP BusinessObjects Live Office, 64, 112, 433SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolida-
tion, 68, 116SAP BusinessObjects server � SAP Business-
Objects BI platformSAP BusinessObjects system landscape, 413SAP BusinessObjects three-system landscape,
414SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, 63, 80,
110, 623BI Launch Pad, 623creating documents, 623data source, 624interface, 623rich client, 623thin client, 623viewing documents, 623
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Desk-top, 623rich client, 623
SAP BW-BPS, 703SAP Crystal Reports, 63, 79, 111, 639
category menu, 641characteristic value, 644chart, 653conditional formatting, 661Data Explorer, 641, 643data series, 655data source, 643document settings, 662document summary info, 662dynamic parameters, 646filters, 644Formula Workshop, 660group sorting, 651grouping, 649hierarchy, 650interface, 640list of values, 647overview, 643page preview, 641parameters, 644predefined object, 643query, 643report options, 663section, 641static parameters, 647structure, 641structure view, 641, 642subreport, 657trendline, 656variable, 648wizard, 640, 641, 643
SAP enhancement, RSR00001, 495SAP HANA, 67, 77, 122
appliance software, 67, 77, 122SAP Integration Kit, 410SAP Master Data Governance, 71SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3, new features, 60, 73SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator, 65, 77, 95,
749SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 698
SAP NetWeaver Master Data Management, 71
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SAP NetWeaver Portal, 535, 584SAP NetWeaver Process Integration, 59SAP NetWeaver, architecture, 584SAP Query, 325, 447SAP Query Connector, 331SAP Solution Manager, 410SAP_ALL, 396SAPI, 749saplogon.ini, 562, 565SAPSetFilter, 579SAPSetRefreshBehaviour, 579SAPSetVariable, 579SAS, 102Save Workbook, 567Scheduler, 749Scheduling, 420
instance, 420Scorecard, SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards,
682SDK, 329Search engine, 689Section, 749
Crystal Reports, 641SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, 634Web Intelligence, 634
Selection, 465condition, 453
Selective deletion, 218, 234Selector, 682
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 687Semantic DSO, 89Semantic group, 305Semantic grouping, 288Semantic layer, 78Semantic partitioning
activate, 215create, 212create partitioning, 213data flow, 215define data target, 213DTP, 215in DSO, 212in InfoCube, 232process chain, 215select criteria, 213transformation, 215
Semantic partitioning (Cont.)usage area, 201, 212
SEM-BCS, 717consolidation function, 729currency translation, 728data model, 725structure, 723
Service API, 315, 317, 749Service provider, 333SID, 750Simple Object Access Protocol, 332Single sign-on, 410Single value, 481
SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, 687Slice and dice, 445Slow-moving items analysis, 464SOAP, 331, 332Software Development Kit, 329Sort
characteristic, 651SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 693
Sorting, 571a group, 651
Source system, 100, 315, 367, 749Space Creator, 699Space Explorer, 699Special characteristics, 385, 387SQL, 503, 517
transform, 338Staging, 384, 749Standalone version, 409Standard aggregation, 466Standard DSO, 89
create, 203structure, 202, 206usage area, 200
Standard InfoCube, 224Standard reporting, 639
SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, 623Star schema, 47, 90, 222, 750Start process, 750Start routine, 98, 292Static data, 668Static parameters, 647Strategic analysis, 445Strategic planning, 704
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Structural interruption, 49Structure
anomaly, 43, 48characteristics and key figures, 147Crystal Reports, 641developments, 147property, 486reference, 486
Structure view, 642Style, 577Subject-oriented, 37Subplan, 705Subreport, 750
Crystal Reports, 657Surrogate Identification, 750Sybase, 112System availability, 349System change option, 374System landscape, 81System Load Monitor, 370System message, 610System settings, 374
T
Tab, 669Table
comparison transform, 339interface, 609, 610RSBEXTEXTS, 619RSRPARAMETRIZA, 525RSWR_DATA, 593RSWR_DATA_XREF, 593RSZWBITMTEXT, 618RSZWBTMP*, 598RSZWBTMPTEXT, 618SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 694
Table/view, 325Tag Cloud, 695Target currency, 469TCT, 750Technical Content, 750Temporal join, 250Thin client, 623, 627Three-system landscape, 413Threshold value analysis, 454
Time characteristic, 194Time dependency, 166, 170, 179
performance, 196Time-variant, 37TLOGO, 383, 393, 406T-Logo object, 750Toggle button, 675Top N, 454Top-down approach, 705Total, 575Transaction
authorization, 382CMOD, 495data, 351RRMX, 538, 546RSA1, 156RSA14, 156RSCUR, 468RSCUSTV27, 596RSD1, 156RSECADMIN, 387, 393, 400, 517RSECAUTH, 387RSECAUTH02, 397RSECSY, 397RSU01, 393RSUDO, 400RSUDOLOG, 401RSUOM, 469SMOD, 495SPRO, 538, 595SU53, 397
Transaction authorization, 65, 381, 382, 748Transactional system, 315Transfer routine, 750Transfer rule, 294, 750Transfer structure, 750Transform (Data Services), 337Transformation, 98, 281, 751
aggregation behavior, 189, 289constant, 283create, 281currency conversion, 286end routine, 293expert routine, 293field routine, 284, 291formula, 284
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Transformation, (Cont.)of hierarchies, 289read from DataStore, 205, 285read master data, 284routine, 290rule detail, 283rule group, 288semantic group, 288start routine, 292time conversion, 285unit conversion, 286update option, 283
Translation, 139Transport
job, 421protocol, 332request, 375sequence, 374system, 104, 349, 372, 422
Transport connection, 130, 136grouping, 376
Treemap, 696Trend analysis, 697Trend descending/ascending, 574Trend icon, 533Trendline, 656TREX � BW AcceleratorTwo-system landscape, 414
U
UD Connect, 329, 331, 751UDDI, 333UDI, 329Unit conversion, 164, 286
type, 469Unit of measure, 187, 193Universal data connect, 102Universal data integration, 102, 329Universal Description, Discovery, and Integra-
tion, 333Universe, 66, 751
BLX (business layer), 428BW query, 427CNS (connection), 428connection, 669
Universe, (Cont.)DFX (data foundation), 428information design tool, 427universe design tool, 424UNV, 427UNX, 427
Universe Design Tool, 108, 424Update and transfer rules, 96Update mode, 344Update � TransformationUpdate rule, 294, 350, 751Upgrade Management Tool, 422User acceptance, 616User assignment, 394User profile, 539
V
Validation transform, 338Validity range, 391Validity table, 228Value range, 481, 522Variable, 387, 392, 481, 634, 751
personalize, 548Web Intelligence, 636
Variable Dialog, 460, 523, 548, 568Variables dialog box, 591Variance analysis, 661Version management, 415View, 562, 591Virtual authorization, 392VirtualProvider, 92, 255, 751
create, 253in HybridProvider, 258usage area, 241, 254with BAPI, 255with DTP, 254with function module, 255with master data, 255
Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), 537macro, 537programming, 559
Voyager, 73, 561
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W
Warning message, 416Web application, 597, 600, 601, 607, 611,
620, 621context menu, 601
Web browser, 607types, 617
Web design API, 619, 620Web item, 607, 608
analysis, 600, 601, 609Button Group, 621configuration, 601container, 615custom extension, 611DataProvider info, 603DataProvider Information, 611design, 600filter pane, 610info field, 611layout, 600layout container, 615menu bar, 609metadata, 601Navigation pane, 610, 615overview, 608properties, 604, 608reusable, 608, 618script, 620system messages, 610tab, 601, 613, 615text, 479, 611, 617
Web service, 102, 331, 332Web service (Query as a Web Service), 432Web service DataSource, 331Web template, 446, 583, 593, 597, 598, 601
0ANALYSIS_PATTERN, 595, 619architecture, 600blind table, 600BW query, 615characteristic, 610command, 608, 612, 619create, 612, 614data source, 601DataProvider, 606, 608, 610, 611, 614, 615
Web template, (Cont.)DataProvider layer, 601generic, 619HTML table, 614, 616key figure, 610language-dependent text, 617layout area, 601layout design, 606, 613modification, 609, 612navigation pane, 614parametrize, 619property, 604static text, 617structure, 610test, 616XML attribute, 619
Web-based analysis, 109tool, 546
Wizard, 640, 641, 643Work area, 130
indexing, 691key words, 690SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, 689search, 691
Work process, 352, 751Workbook settings, 569Write-optimized DSO, 89
settings, 210structure, 209usage area, 199, 200, 209
WSDL document, 333
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Xcelsius, 383Xcelsius � SAP BusinessObjects DashboardsXML, 331
for analysis, 751structure, 447syntax, 607valid, 607well-formed, 607
XMLA, 751connector, 330
XPath, 611
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