SAP BW/BI–(BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE / BUSINESS WAREHOUSE) TRAINING
CURRICULUM
PART – 1
Main chapters
ERP & SAP
Overview
SAP Net Weaver
and BI: Overview
and Fundamentals
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Objects in the BI
Data Warehouse
Layer
Contents
Introduction to ERP & SAP
ERP System & its Specification
Types of ERP Package
SAP R/3 Architecture
SAP Landscape
Cut over activity
Solman
Greenfield implementation
Brownfield implementation
Understanding of retrofit
Software Oriented View
Advantage of Multi-tier Architecture
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SAP Net Weaver Business Intelligence: Data
Warehousing Overview
Fundamentals of Data Warehousing and Data
Mining.
SAP Net Weaver Business Intelligence (BI)
Overview.
Overview of SAP R/3 Types of Applications
o Online Transaction Processing
(OLTP)
o Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
Standard naming conventions in SAP & BI.
Exploring the system Environment as a
beginner: Logon, Navigation, Transaction
Codes, Business Content and Metadata
Repository, System Landscape.
Data Warehousing Workbench.
InfoProviders: Business Purpose.
Star Scheme Concepts.
o Classical star schema.(DW)
o Extended star schema.
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Data Acquisition
and Transformation
from Non-SAP
Systems
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Data Acquisition Flow: Overview
LSA principles and LSA++ for modeling
Loading Master Data from an Non-SAP Source
System
Loading Transaction Data from an Non-SAP
Source System
ETL Processes Overview.
Extraction Process: Persistence Staging Area
(PSA).
Transformation Rules :• Direct Assignment
• Constants
• Formula
• Routines
• Read Master Data
Data Transfer Process (DTP).
• Full Load
• Delta Load
• ERROR dtp
• Significance of semantic keys
Extraction
from
Non-SAP
Systems:
Overview
Flat File Loading
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Info-cubes
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Data Acquisition
from Other Systems
Info Providers
Modeling & Extraction Objects
Info area
Info objects catalogs
o Characteristics
o Key Figures( virtual key figures)
Info objects
Navigational attributes
Data source & its types
Source system
Application component
Transfer rules
Routines
Info providers
 Physical infoprovider
 Virtual infoprovider
Data targets
Creation of APD
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i. Line item dimensions
ii. High cardinality dimensions
Data Store Objects(DSO): Definitions & types
1. Standard DSO
2. Write optimized DSO
3. Direct update DSO
Virtual-Providers and Real-Time Data Acquisition
Multi-Providers and BI Info Sets
Info-cube V/S DSO.
Info sets
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Delta Management
Open Hub
Destination Service
Generic Extraction
(SAP ECC to SAP
BI)
Business Explorer
(BEx) Query
Designer
Business Explorer
(BEx) Query
Analyzer
Information
1. Left inner join
2. Left outer join
3. Temporal join
 Info set V/S Multi-provider.
 Delta Management: Overview
1. ADD delta
2. ABR delta
3. AIE delta
4. Direct delta
5. V3 unserialised delta
 Update Mode (V1,V2,V3) and Delta Process
 Examples from Applications / Source Systems
 Introduction to the Open Hub Service
Info spokes and logical file
 Implementing the Open Hub Service
 Overview of SAP ECC System
 Standard data source enhancement
 Jounric data source enhancement
 Creation of jounaric data source
o View , functional module, info set query
 Understanding of safety interval
o Lower limit & upper limit
 Concepts of functional modules & database tables
of ECC System
 Steps for Generic Extraction to fetch data from
database tables to BI system.
 Remote Function Call (RFC) Connection.
 Various types of R3 Extractors
SAP Business Intelligence - Reporting & Analysis
 Info Providers in the BEx Query Designer
 Rows
 Columns
 selection
 Conditions
 Formula
 Calculated Key Figures
 Restricted key figures
 Exceptions
 Variables and its processing type
 I_STEP = 0
 I_STEP = 1
 I_STEP = 2
 I_STEP = 3
 QUERY Migration from 3.5 to 7.3
 Workbook
 Authorization and analysis authorization
 Filters
 Free characteristics
 Structures
 BEx Analyzer
Workbook creation
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Information Broadcasting Overview
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Broadcasting
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BEx Broadcaster concept.
Written Test , Presentation & Mock Interview
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Logistic Extraction (LO Extraction)
o Overview of LO Extraction
o Flow of LO Extraction
o Standard Data sources of functional
modules
o Standard data source enhancement
o Loading Master data from ECC
o Delta Management
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FI Extraction (finance extraction)
 Overview of FI Extraction
 Flow of FI Extraction
 Delta management
 Understanding of FI tables
 AP and AR data source
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Controlling – Profitability Extraction (CO-PA
Extraction)
o Overview of CO-PA Extraction
o Flow of CO-PA Extraction
o Standard Data sources of functional
modules
o COPA data source enhancement
o Re-alignment of COPA data sources
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Business Content
o BI Content Discovery (Metadata
Repository)
o How to install Business Contents
o Activating the Business content
Understanding use of Process Chain
Managements
Data flow of InfoProviders and integration.
Creating Process Chains
Scheduling & automating Process Chains
Remote process chain
Interrupt process chain
Local chain & meta chain
Monitoring of Process Chains & DTP.
Resolving errors and rectifying issues of data
modeling & ETL process
How to perform and enhance the performance at
various stages :
Data modeling level
Selection of appropriate InfoProviders
Re-modeling
Cube-partitioning
Standard Extraction
Processes (SAP to
SAP)
Process Chains
Management
(PCM)
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Performance
Tuning
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Administration of
Data Targets
Life Cycle
Implementation of
SAP
Miscellaneous
Topics
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Aggregates
ETL Process
Reporting Level
Process Chain Management
Delta Load Management
Data Source Management
 System Administration Tasks in BI: Overview
 Administration of InfoCubes
 Administration of Data Store Objects
 Security and authorization of various processes,
InfoProviders & reports in BI.
 User Maintenance & Profile Generation
Functional requirements
ASAP methodology
Technical requirements
Business Blue Prints
Gap analysis
Business Process Re-Engineering
SDLC / Implementation / Support
Correction & Transport request (CTS)
Real Time Scenario
o Product Issues
o Ticket Handling
o Ticket tool tracker
o Error handling
Transport Organizer & Work Bench Request ID’s
Release Objects
Package Maintenance & Transferring Objects from
Local Objects.
SD Module Flow
MM Module Flow
Understanding of SE01, SE03, SE09
Migration project
Written Test , Presentation & Mock Interview
Interview Orientation and Resume Preparation
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