SAP BW/4HANA

COURSE CONTENT

Unit 1: Introduction

• Evolution of HANA Landscape
• SAP HANA Basics
• SAP Net Weaver BW 7.4

Unit 2: SAP HANA and Business Strategy

• Identifying Transformational Opportunities
• Understanding Your Needs, Enterprise Needs, Data Needs
• Working with Existing Solutions: SAP HANA versus SAP NetWeaver BWA
• Does SAP HANA Replace BWA?
• Pros and Cons of BWA
• Pros and Cons of SAP HANA

Unit 3: SAP HANA Architecture

• InMemory Computing (Row Store, Column Store, Persistency Layer, Architectural Concept)
• HANA based Real-time Operational Analytics
• HANA based Agile Data Marts for Rapid Prototyping with Analytic Models
• New Modelling Paradigm in order to provide agility and flexibility from business question to report

Unit 4: HANA-optimized DataStore Object and InfoCube

• HANA-Optimized DataStore Object
• HANA-Optimized InfoCube
• Semantically Partitioned Object

Unit 5: SAP HANA modeling

• Purpose of Information Modeler
• Levels of Modeling in SAP HANA
• Attribute Views
• Analytic Views
• Calculation Views
• Export & Import

Unit 6: MODELING of SAP BW 7.4 with SAP HANA

• Models in SAP BW 7.4
• Data Extraction and Data Flow within SAP BW 7.4 NW 2004S
• New Data source Concept of BW 7.4
• Transformation in BW 7.4(ETL)
• DTP (Data Transfer Process)
• FROM 3.X TO BW 7.4
• Business Content UPGRADING DATAFLOWS
• Administration of InfoCubes and Aggregates
• DSO (DATA STORE OBJECTS)
• Virtual Cubes and Multi Providers

Unit 7: Consuming HANA Models in BW

• Virtual Provider
• Transient Provider
• Composite Provider
• DB Connect
• Importing SAP BW models in SAP HANA
• Importing HANA optimize infocubes
• Importing HANA optimize DSO

Unit 8: DATA EXTRACTIONS (ETL)

ECC Extractions Using BI BW 7.4 Dataflow

• Overview of ECC6.0 Extractions.
• Generic Extractions
• Business Content Extractions
• CO-PA Extractions (COST PROFITABLE ANALYSIS)
• LO-COCK PIT Extractions (LOGISTICS)
• FI-SL Extractions (Financial special purpose ledger)

SAP CRM Extractions

• Delta Management
• Extracting Master Data from CC (Attributes, Text, Hierarchies)
• Data source Enhancement
• Process Chains in Detail covering all process Types
• Upgrading process Chains from 3.x to BW 7.4
• APDS (Analysis Process Designers)
• New Enhancement of SAP BW 7.3,7.4

Unit 9: REPORTING

• Introduction to BI Enterprise Reporting
• Navigating in Reports
• First Steps in Query Designer
• Key Figures
• Characterstics
• Attributes
• Exceptions and Conditions