SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x Reporting


Book Description

This book provides you with a detailed, how-to guide for using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW) 7.x and the BEx tools to generate enterprise reports. It will teach you how to design and distribute effective, attractive reports that meet critical business objectives. 1. When, Why, and How to Use BEx Reporting Understand the common business scenarios and problems associated with reporting with SAP NetWeaver BW and learn how reporting can be used to avoid problems. 2. Retrieving Data from SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x Learn how to retrieve data, prepare the data, and present the data for reporting and enterprise-wide distribution. 3. Building Effective BW Queries Explore the basic process for creating a query from scratch using the BEx Query Designer, which is a critical component in the foundation of a quality business intelligence user experience. 4. Providing Queries to Your Users Discover different avenues for delivering BW queries to users, including SAP-delivered web templates, custom web templates, or the BEx analyzer Excel interface. 5. Running Queries in Excel Learn how users can run BW reports directly in Microsoft Excel using SAP's BEx analyzer tool, and how Excel workbooks can be customized to improve productivity. Highlights: BEx Analyzer BEx Query Designer BEx vs. SAP BusinessObjects BEx Web Application Designer BW Web API Commands DataProviders Drag and Drop Navigation Filters Hierarchies Knowledge Management Integration Nesting Web Items Query Navigation in Excel Toolbars Usability Tips Variables Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) Web Templates




Sap Bw 7.x Reporting - Visualize Your Data


Book Description

This book is the must-have guide for readers from business analysts to executives to design effective, good looking reports to visualize your data using SAPNetWeaver BW 7.x. Case studies, example reports, and even snippets that can be downloaded and reused. Readers can implement examples at their own site with minimal modification. The book will also reveal functionality that is not covered by online help, Following the book content will enable readers to utilize the complete capabilities of SAP NetWeaver BW, and combine it with other SAP technologies. Build reports and dashboards from performance point of view is the main target of this book. The book will briefly explain how to integrate Business Objects Crystal Reports and Xcelsius tools into your existing BW 7.x environment.




Mastering Information Broadcasting with SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0


Book Description

Mastering Information Broadcasting with SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0 is a detailed how-to guide for NetWeaver BW 7.0 customers to learn to how to use the Information Broadcasting capabilities to distribute BW information through the various distribution methods, such as email, PDF, HTML, and Portal. Readers learn what Information Broadcasting is and where it fits in to a reporting solution, with the main focus being on when, why, and how to use Information Broadcasting's many features (scheduling, alerts/exceptions, bursting) and the technology associated with it. First, learn about the necessary settings to establish portal functionality in SAP NetWeaver 7.0 for optimal Information Broadcasting. Then, explore the essential configuration and general usage for sending and monitoring email functionality in SAP NetWeaver 7.0 for Information Broadcasting and take a guided tour through the essential installation and configuration steps necessary to distribute precalculated BW workbooks within your environment.With volumes of expert insights you'll understand how to establish and manage scheduling and system administration tasks for Information Broadcasting, plus you'll discover the concepts and usage of working with Broadcast Settings with Exceptions.




Mastering the SAP Business Information Warehouse


Book Description

"This book is the definitive guide for SAP NetWeaver BI professionals. Based on their extraordinary expertise with the product, the authors provide deep insights about key innovations in the areas of user experience, query performance, integrated planning, and enterprise-wide data warehousing." —Stefan Sigg, Vice President, SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence The long-anticipated publication of this second edition reflects the growing success of SAP NetWeaver as well as the various Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities that are embedded with SAP BW version 7.0. Written by SAP insiders, this comprehensive guide takes into account the ever-changing features, functionality, and toolsets of SAP NetWeaver to bring you the most updated information on how to use SAP BW to design, build, deploy, populate, access, analyze, present, and administer data. You'll discover the options that are available in SAP NetWeaver and uncover a new means to improve business performance. This book reflects the process an organization goes through during an implementation of the software. The authors begin with an introduction to BI and SAP NetWeaver and quickly progress to information modeling and enterprise data warehouse concepts. You'll learn how to access and deliver meaningful analytic information to the organization, as well as perform integrated planning functions. Finally, the authors share invaluable insight on warehouse administration, performance, and security. With more than 50 percent new or revised material, this second edition of Mastering the SAP Business Information Warehouse shows you how to: Extract data from online transaction processing systems Store transformed data in a way that best supports reporting and analysis Use the various Business Explorer tools such as BEx Report Designer, BEx Analyzer, BEx Broadcaster, and BEx Web Application Designer Schedule, monitor, troubleshoot, and archive data loads The companion Web site contains sample chapters in Wiki format and the authors' blog where readers may enter discussions about the book and SAP. Wiley Technology Publishing Timely. Practical. Reliable. Visit our Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/ Visit the companion Web site at www.wiley.com/compbooks/mcdonald The companion Web site contains the sample code presented in the text of the book, plus implementation templates.




Data Warehousing with SAP BW7 BI in SAP NetWeaver 2004s


Book Description

BI in SAP NetWeaver 2004s is the official abbreviation for the successor of the Business Information Warehouse (BW), which has been completely revised by SAP with its latest release. This practical handbook focuses on the core tasks of SAP BW and gives well-founded insights into the system architecture.




SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 Migration Guide


Book Description

This book is a must-have resource for those who need to prepare for and perform the migration of an entire SAP NetWeaver BI system landscape. Everything from learning how to migrate the old data model into the new one, to migrating your existing reporting system and transferring reports to SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 is covered in detail . Each of the topics is explained through practical, real-life observations, including a comparison of old and new concepts to illustrate the differences. The book also provides unique insight into commonly used methods and helps you accurately estimate the time and effort involved in a migration project.




SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting


Book Description

Your Hands-On Guide to SAP Business Information Warehouse Give your company the competitive edge by delivering up-to-date, pertinent business reports to users inside and outside your enterprise. SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting shows you how to construct Enterprise Data Warehouses, create workbooks and queries, analyze and format results, and supply meaningful reports. Learn how to use the BEx and Web Analyzers, Web Application Designer, Visual Composer, and Information Broadcaster. You will also find out how to forecast future business trends, build enterprise portals and websites, and tune performance. Group data into InfoCubes and DataStore Objects and generate reports using queries and workbooks Work with the BEx Analyzer, Web Analyzer, and Query Designer Build queries and reports using the Business Administration Workbench Add attachments and drill-through using Document Integration and RRI Format and distribute results using Report Designer and Information Broadcaster Extend functionality with Enterprise Portal, Data Modeling, and Visual Composer Deploy charts, maps, diagrams, and unit of measure conversions Predict trends and possible outcomes using SBC and Integrated Planning Generate HTML pages using Enterprise Reporting and Web Application Designer Create BI-based corporate Web and intranet sites using SAP Enterprise Portal




SAP BI Analysis Office - a Practical Guide


Book Description

Many companies struggle with the ability to quickly and accurately create easy-to-read reports. This book systematically explains how you can leverage SAP Analysis Office (AO) to support your company's reporting needs. AO combines the experience users had with Business Explorer (BEx) reporting over the last decade, with the additional pivoting functionality offered by Microsoft, along with standard Excel reports. Combining these functionalities, SAP created a powerful tool for your daily analysis as you will discover in this book. Tight integration with the SAP NetWeaver BW environment ensures that reporting users can access and refresh data. This book dives into: Installation and prerequisites Key functionality and detailed explanations like Analysis Excel pivot, ribbon, and context menus Enhanced reporting with API and Visual Basic (VBA) A comparison of Business Explorer (BEx) and Analysis Office (AO) functionality




SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects


Book Description

Finally-the entire SAP BI world comes in one volume! This comprehensive guide covers the full spectrum of SAP solutions for business intelligence: both SAP NetWeaver and SAP BusinessObjects. In this all-encompassing reference, you will learn everything you need to know regarding data modeling and retrieval, optimal use of reporting tools from SAP (BEx and BusinessObjects), and the essential differences and recent changes between SAP BW 3.x and SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3. This is the ultimate resource that you will consult over and over again, with essential information for SAP consultants, IT staff, DB managers, and end-users. Highlights: - BI in the enterprise - Data modeling - ETL - Administration - Permissions - SAP Business Explorer - SAP BusinessObjects Analysis - SAP Crystal Reports - SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius) - SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence - SAP BusinessObjects Explorer - SAP BusinessObjects BI platform - BW integrated planning - SAP SEM-BCS -




Data Modeling in SAP NetWeaver BW 7.1


Book Description

This book explains (in detail) the concept of developing and implementing an SAP data model. It provides practical coverage of all the concepts and technologies associated with a fundamentally sound data model, ensuring that a model not only satisfies a company's existing reporting and analysis needs, but also one that is built to allow the model to grow and adapt to a company's changing needs/requirements. This book provides up-to-date coverage for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.1, BusinessObjects, while also presenting a roadmap for future data model development and maintenance.