Online Course Details
W
hat should you expect to learn?
OLTP and OLAP
OLTP system basics
OLAP system basics
OLTP Vs OLAP (differences and complications)
Introduction to Data-Warehousing
Datawarehousing Concepts
The Extended STAR schema
Introduction to SAP Business Warehouse
Landscape & Architecture
Building the SAP Business Warehouse
Building Blocks of SAP BW
InfoAreas / InfoObjects / DataSources / PSA / DSOs / InfoCubes / Transformations
Defining your Business Warehouse
Business definition / Identification of Business Data / Defining Business Reports
Start Building – Discuss Why / Where / When / How for each of the items below
Create InfoArea
Create InfoObectCatalogs
Create InfoObjects
Create Datasources (flat file)
Create DSO(s)
Create Cube(s)
Transformations to the InfoProviders
Master data: Attributes, Text and Hierarchies loading from flat files.
Load Master and Transaction Data from Flat files
Surrogate IDs and Dimension IDs – A discussion
Attribute Change Run
Implement Delta mechanism (flat-file to DSO to Cube)
Create a simple Bex report based on the InfoProviders created so far
Explore and Experiment, then Discuss the Building Blocks
Explore types, options, settings and usage scenarios
InfoObjects
InfoProviders
InfoCubes
Data Store Objects
Multi providers
Virtual info providers
Info sets
Semantically partitioned IC/DSO
Transformations
Start routine
End routine
Expert routine
Field level routine
Different rule types
DTPs
Analysis Process designer (APD)
SAP Modules and their interaction
Source Systems
Datasources in the context of source systems
SAP ECC and ERP an important discussion
SAP Business Content
Discuss the Business Content objects discovered
Install Standard objects and activate them
Filling your Data Warehouse with SAP Business Data
Extract FI data using Standard Extraction
FI-SL Extractions
COPA Extractions
Master Data Extraction
Transaction Data extraction
Extract SD data using LOS Extraction
Understanding LOS extraction benefits and necessities
LO Cockpit Overview
Data Extraction Full Load and Delta mechanisms
A note and an exercise on Generic Extraction
Using View
Using Functional Module
Maintaining your SAP Business Warehouse
Administering the InfoCubes
Administering the DSOs
PSA Maintenance
Automation: Creating and Monitoring the Process Chains
Explore SAP BW Data
BEx Query Designer
Query Design Elements (RKFs, CKFs, Variables, Conditions, Exceptions, Constant selection etc.)
RRI
BEx Analyzer
Query Monitor (RSRT)
Build a Complex Report with Trend,forecasting, variables, RKFs and CKFs etc
Performance Optimization
Understanding Performance Top-Down and Bottom-Up
Investigating Performance – The Approach
Load Performance Optimization
Building it right
Re-building it if required
Query Performance Optimization
BW Aggregates
Partitioning
BW Indexes
Your Eyes and Ears - BI Statistics
Advanced Data Warehousing (Discussion and Debate on usage and pros and cons)
Study of Internal Structures and their workings
Cubes and Dimensions (SIDs, DIMIDs)
DSO mechanics (Delta Management with Active, Change-log tables)
InfoSets & Virtual Providers
Time Dependent Master Data Management
Extracting Hierarchies for ECC Sets (GS01, GS02, GS03 etc)