BW Training Topics

1 Data Modeling
2 Extended Star Schema & Aggregates

3 InfoObjects, DataSources & InfoSources

4 BW overview & Administrative Workbench

5 Data Staging, Data Storage & ODS

6 Data Extraction

7 Reporting & Analysis and Tracking History

8 Business Explorer

9 Query & Analysis

BW Architecture
DW vs. OLTP Systems
OLTP Systems
 Drive the wheels of a
company
 Usually one account at a
time
 May process thousands or
even millions of transactions
per day
 Users perform the same
task many times
 Performance & reliability
are keys
 Consistency is
microscopic
DW Systems
 “Watches” the wheels of
the organization
 Information requested is a
summary of accounts
 May process only one
transaction per day
 Production Data Extracts
migrated to DW at regular
intervals
 Reporting is primary
activity
 Consistency is global
Report decision Matrix - R/3 vs. BW
Report Attribute Use BW if…. Use R/3 if….
Timeliness Data can be >= 24 hours Data must be immediate
old or <24 hours old
Analytical Power High likelihood of need Limited or no need for
for drill-downs and other drill-down & manipulation
manipulation
Data sources Report needs data across Report can use data self
several SAP modules, or contained within an
across SAP modules and individual SAP module
external data sources

Granularity Mainly summarized (but Mainly document level

can drill to document)

Audience Management & Analytical Operational staff and

staff analytical staff
Available Solution Existing standard Existing standard report
business content satisfies requirement
satisfies requirement
Presentation quality End-users need Presentation quality is
particular quality not particularly important
Administrator Workbench
Central point of BW administration and Control

• Scheduling data load

• BW Design
• Executing data load
• Maintenance
• Administration Admin
Workbench

• Monitoring data load

• Monitoring update process
Administrator Workbench Features

• Design and Maintenance of Data Warehouse (Modeling)

⁶ Logical Source Systems
⁶ InfoObjects with master data, hierarchies, etc.

⁶ InfoSources

⁶ ODS (Operation Data Sources)

⁶ InfoCubes and Aggregates

⁶ Assignment of InfoSources to InfoCube

• Scheduler
⁵ Scheduling of extract jobs

⁵ Grouping of extract jobs

• Monitor
⁵ Monitoring of transfer and update

⁵ status display and load statistics

Administrator Workbench Additional Features

Activate BW Statistics - Activates and SAP supplied

InfoCube.
Maintain Aggregates - Improves BW query
performance.
Activate SAP DemoCube - provides a demo scenario
Maintain Master Data
Maintain Hierarchies
Maintain InfoCubes
 Check, Delete or Recreate Indices

 Rebuild InfoCube

 Analyze InfoCube Status