Harold Colglazier November 12, 2012

Agenda
 SAP HANA Learning Path
 SAP HANA available documentation
 Certification Key Facts
 SAP Hana Use Cases CO-PA
 Additional Tips

SAP HANA –
Introduction
SAP HANA –
Installation &
Administration
SAP HANA –
Implementation and Modeling
C_HANATEC_1 SAP
Certified Technology
Associate – SAP HANA 1.0
C_HANAIMP_1 SAP
Certified Application
Associate – SAP HANA 1.0
SAP PORTAL Resources
HA100R Introduction to SAP HANA
HA100 Introduction to SAP
HANA Flipbook
Elearning Link
HA300R Implementation and
Modeling
SAP NS2 Resources
SAP HANA Studying for Certification
HA100 Introduction to SAP HANA
HA300 Implementation and Modeling

SAP HANA Appliance Software
Support Package Stack 04

• SAP HANA Solutions – Applications
• SAP HANA Help Portal
• Experience SAP HANA
• Community Network – SAP HANA
• SAP CN wiki for SAP Products
• Virtual SAP TechEd
• SAP HANA Development Center
• SAP HANA Reference Document
• SAP HANA Database Administration
• SAP HANA Services Community (SAP Portal)

SAP HANA Academy :
• This learning plan is intended for Application consultants who have to Load, Model and Report on SAP
HANA. Before starting this learning plan, it is strongly recommended that you complete the HANA
Overview Training.
• SAP HANA Academy From the Experience SAP HANA site, a collection of 30+ How To Videos are available on key topics such as HANA loading, modeling, reporting, administration, security and mobility. 6 hrs+
• This HANA RKT learning map for Application Consultants provides access to PDF files that covers the fundamentals of SAP HANA. Topics include: Architecture, Data Provisioning, Modeling, Reporting, User
Management and CO-PA Scenario.
• HANA RKT Learning Maps and delta training for HANA SP04 .
• Introduction Concept of the Trigger based Replication ; Installation of the LT Replication Server; Replication
Configuration
• This session provides an overview on SAP HANA studio, the application that is used for data modeling as well as administration. Covered topics are: look and feel, user administration, data modeling, system troubleshooting, SQL console.
• The session will show the basic concept how a HANA database can utilized for accelerating programs in the ERP environment by accessing data from a connected HANA database containing replicated ERP-tables and views. It will also cover the strengths and weaknesses of HANA when called in that context, and contains a demo on SE16H, the table content display enhanced for HANA. It is addressing colleagues who focus on ABAP programming and are interested to learn how to work with a HANA database

Target audience: Partner consultants, SAP consultants and customers that engage in SAP
HANA projects in modeling and implementation roles.
Delivery options: Pearson VUE
Certification title: “ SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP HANA 1.0
”
Booking code: C_HANAIMP_1
Exam structure: 3 hours multiple-choice exam with 80 items

Level: Associate
Software Release: SAP HANA 1.0
Passing Score: 64%

The following list helps you to identify the competency areas covered in this test. The percentage indicates the portion of the test dedicated to a particular competency area.
Topic Weight
Business Content < 8%
Data Modeling > 12%
Data Provisioning
Optimization
>12%
8-12%
Reporting 8-12%
Security and Authorization <8%

Schedule the test through the Pearson VUE website : http://www.pearsonvue.com/sap/
Create an account and call pearsonvue when registering to take exam
Use the Pearson VUE promotional code for 2012 : SAPC2012
To waive the associated testing fees.

Sample question for the test can be found in the link below and also in the following link:
SAP HANA Certification Exam preparation

1. Review e-learning courses for Application consultant
2. HA100 and HA300 courses will certainly get you most of the way.
3. There were few questions that would require some practical experience (at least completing the CO-PA scenario helps) and very few required out of box thinking ;)
4. Modeling/Reporting/Data provisioning were the heaviest.
5. Security/Business Content were light and easy.
6. Optimization was light but tricky.

• Different components of HANA database ( Studio is not part of the database)
• Perspectives in HANA Studio
• Advantages of HANA
• Faster than ERP/OLTP & OLAP in one system/Real-time analytics etc.
• System Setup
• Sequence of steps; System setup/Data Provisioning/Modeling/Consumption
• Understand Accelerator high level concepts
• Advantages (pre-built content, faster implementation etc.)
• What accelerator is recommended for a given scenario (for e.g. to measure profitability, CO-PA accelerator for HANA would be recommended)
• BW on HANA
• What is needed to have BW run on HANA? (Migrate database; convert to HANA object types etc.) Remember that BWA is no longer needed.

XML Model Generation tool helps avoid all of this (from
HANA 1.0 RKT material)
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XML Model Generation tool helps avoid all of this too!
(from HANA 1.0 RKT material)
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Structure of the CO-PA model in HANA
Calculation View for Plan & Actuals f(x)
(not part of XML generation)
Analytic View for Actuals Analytic View for Plan data
Actuals line items CE1xxxx
Keys:
Object no.
Customer
Product
Sales Org
...
Persisted key figures:
Gross sales
Sales deductions
Variable cost
..
Calculated key figures:
Contribution Margin
Net Sales
...
Master data
Master data and and texts e.g. for product
Attribute Views
Plan line items CE2xxxx
Keys:
Object no.
Customer
Product
Sales Org
...
Persisted key figures:
Gross sales
Sales deductions
Variable cost
..
Calculated key figures:
Contribution Margin
Net Sales
...
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Hierarchies
• Steps in defining hierarchy/Accessible methods
Attribute Views
• Calendars for time views
• Derived attribute views
Analytical Views
• Minimum required to create one
• Input sources
• Joins
• Text join cardinality
Calculation views
 When is it required
 Types of nodes in Graphical option
 Recommendations in script editor for calc view as far as selecting data
Analytical Privileges
• Steps required

Modeling
Recommendations for good modeling
 For e.g. CE Functions vs SQL; Scenarios that require data intensive logic sent to database instead of at reporting layer; Recommendations in SQL Script etc.
Various scenarios and recommended techniques
 For e.g. Need to filter data for a year. Where is the recommended place to do this?
Reporting/Analytical View/Data foundation etc.
Recommend reading development guide available. Last chapter has good modeling techniques and best practices