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PaulHawking,VictoriaUniversity|ReportingUsingSAPNetWeaverBusinessWarehouse 1

Reporting Using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse

TaskThis tutorial guides you stepbystep through the basic procedures for creating a simple SAP

NetWeaverBusinessIntelligencescenario.Youwillcreateasimpledatamodel,definethedataflow

fromthesourcesystemtotheBusinessIntelligencestoreofyourdatamodel,andthenloaddataor

enterdatadirectly intheBIsystem.Youwillthencreateaquerytocreateareporttoanalyseyour

data.

The company in the scenario produces laptops, PCs and computer accessories, and distributes its

productsovervariouschannels.Anadvertisingcampaign forthe Internetdistributionchannelwas

started in July by the marketing department. The success of the campaign is to be checked in

Octoberofthesameyearinordertodecidewhetherandhowthecampaignshouldbecontinued.A

revenue report containing the data of the past quarter and showing the revenue for the various

distribution

channels

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Thedataexists in anumberofsourcesystemsused intheoperativeenvironment. Thisdata in its

currentformisnotsuitableforanalysis. Youwillloadthedataandconsolidatethedataintoadata

warehouseinpreparationforanalysis.


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Loading SAP BWSimilartootherSAPsolutionstheSAPBWsystem is launchedviatheSAPLogonPad. Thiscanbe

accessedfromtheStartmenu.

1 Choose then andthen tolaunchtheSAPLogonPad.

TheLogonPadappearswhichallowsyoutoselectwhichserveryouwanttologonto.Yourlecturer

willindicatewhichserverisusedforBW.

2. Click theserveryouwillbeusingforyourexercises.

3. Click toactivatetheBWsystem.

AfterashorttimetheSAPBWlogonwindowappearsonthescreen:

Input

Areas

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Client A Client identifies a business entity in the BW system. Each BW contains data that is

completely separate from data in other clients. Different clients are established for testing and

developing different aspects of the system and for training purposes. The system default Client

shouldalreadyappear.

User Uniquely identifiesyoutotheBWsystem. YourUser Idwillbeallocatedbyyourworkshop

leaderandremainthesamethroughouttheunit

Password UniquelyidentifiesyoutotheBWsystem.

Language IdentifiesthelanguagetheBWwillbedisplayedin. Oftenthisisdefaultstotherequired

language.


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4. Type yourUserId.

5. Press tomovethecursortothePasswordtextbox.

6.

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7. Click orpresstoaccepttheinput.

Anewscreenwillappearwhichallowsyoutoenteranewpasswordtoreplacethetemporaryone

youloggedonwith.

Younowneedtocreateanewpassword. Youwillbetheonlypersonwhoknowsthispasswordsoit

is importanttocreateapasswordwhich iseasytoremember. HowevertheBWsystemhassome

rulesaboutwhatitallowstobeapassword.

8. Type yournewpassword.

Asyoutypeyournewpasswordasterisksappear. Thisisdesignedtohideyournewpasswordfrom

otherpeople.

9. Press tomovetothenexttextbox.

10. Click toenterthenewpasswordintothesystem.

ACopyrightmessageappearsonscreen.

Password Rules

Passwords must be at least 6 characters long.

Can contain any keyboard characters, including

numbers, blanks, and punctuation signs. It is not

case-sensitive.

Must not begin with a question mark "?",exclamation mark "!" or blank. The first three

characters must not include a blank.

Must not be PASS or SAP*

Cannot begin with three identical characters


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11. Click toclosethisdialoguemessage.

..

12. DoubleClick SAPBusinessInformationWarehouseModelingDataWarehousing

Workbench:

Modeling

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Adialogscreenmayappearaboutdocumentation. Ifitdoes:

13. Click tocontinue.

AscreenappearswithsimilarstructuretotheSAPBWmainscreenexceptthereismoredetail.

1. Creating InfoAreasTheModelingareaoftheDWBiswhereyoucreateandapplyobjectsandrulesthatareneededfor

data transport, update and analysis. These objects are displayed in a hierarchical tree structure.

YoucancreateanInfoAreafromeithertheInfoProviderorInfoObjectsscreens. Theprocessisthe

same on both screens. A number of InfoAreas have already been created to assist with the

workshopexercises. KeyFiguresareatypeofInfoObjects.

14. Click todisplaythevariousInfoAreas.

AnInfoArea isawayoforganizingmetaobjects intheBusinessWarehouse. EachInfoProvider is

assignedtoan InfoArea. InfoObjectscanalsobeassignedtodifferent InfoAreasusing InfoObject

Catalogues.

ForthepurposeofthesenoteswewillbeusingadefaultInfoAreastructure. Yourworkshopleader

willidentifywhichisyourparentInfoArea.

15. RightClick yourdefaultInfoAreaintherightframeofthescreen.


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Youwillnoticethefollowingmenuappears:

16. Click CreateInfoAreatodisplaythedialogscreen.

17. Type nnnwherennnisyourassignedloginnumber.

18. Press tomovetotheLongdescriptionfield.

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noticed

that

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this

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19. Type nnnSurnamewherennnisyourlogonnumberandSurnameisyourfamily

name.

20. Click toacceptyourentries.

NoticethatyourInfoAreahasbeencreatedanditisdisplayedonthescreen.Itwillalsoappearinthe

InfoObjectstree.ThiswillalsocontainalltheotherMetaObjectsyouwillcreate.

2. Creating InfoObjectCatalogs

AnotherobjectusedtoorganiseMetaObjectsisanInfoObjectCatalog. Thisisadirectorythatexists

withinanInfoArea. ItisadirectoryofInfoObjectsusedinthesamebusinesscontext. Forexample

all InfoObjectsthatareusedtoprovide informationforsupplychainmanagementcanbegrouped

underone InfoObjectCatalog. This enableseasier searchingandselection whenthere area large

number of InfoObjects. InfoObjects can be assigned to more than one InfoObjectCatalog. An

InfoObjectCatalogispurelyorganizationalandhasnoimpactonreporting.

YouneedtocreatetwoInfoObjectCatalogs(oneforKeyFiguresandoneforCharacteristics).Forthe

purpose of this exercise common InfoObjectcatalogs have been created for all students.

InfoObjectCatalogsarecreatedbyusingthecontextmenu(rightclickInfoArea).

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23 Click CreateInfoObjectCatalogtodisplaythedialogscreen.

Thefollowingscreenappears:

TwoInfoObjectCataloguesarerequired.OneforCharacteristicsandtheotherforKeyFigures. You

nowcreatethefirstInfoObjectCatalogueforCharacteristics.

24. Type nnnCharwherennnisyourloginnumber

25. Press tomovetomovetotheLongdescriptionfield.

26. Type nnnCharacteristicwherennnisyourloginnumber.

YouwillnoticethatbydefaultthatyourInfoAreadetailshavebeeninserted.

YouwillnoticethattheChar.radiobutton hasbeenselectedbydefaulttoindicatethatthis

InfoObjectCataloguewillbeCharacteristictype.

27. Click tocreatetheInfoObjectCatalogue.

The Edit InfoObject Catalogue screen appears. This screen is designed to allow you to allocate

Characteristic

InfoObjects

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the

InfoObject

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any

Characteristics even though some already exist in the system. You need to activate your

InfoObjectCatalogue.

28. Click toactivateyourInfoObjectCatalogue.

Question:Whatmessageappearsonthestatusbar?


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29. Click toreturntothepreviousscreen.

YouwillnoticethatyourInfoObjectCatalogue(Charactersitic)nowappearsunderyourInfoArea.

NowyouneedtocreateanotherInfoObjectCatalogueforKeyFigures.

30. RightClick yourInfoAreatodisplaythemenu

31. Click CreateInfoObjectCatalogtodisplaythedialogscreen.

32. Type nnnKeywherennnisyourloginnumber.

33. Press tomovetomovetotheLongdescriptionfield.

34. Type nnnKeyFigurewherennnisyourloginnumber.

35. Click toindicatethatthisisaKeyFigureInfoObjectCatalogue.

36. Click tocreatetheInfoObjectCatalogue.

TheEditInfoObjectCataloguescreenappears.

37. Click toactivateyourInfoObjectCatalogue.

Question:Whatmessageappearsonthestatusbar?

38. Click toreturntothepreviousscreen.

YouwillnoticethatyourInfoObjectCatalogue(Charactersitic )andInfoObjectCatalogue(Key

Figure )nowappearsunderyourInfoArea.

As mentioned previously InfoObjects should be assigned to an InfoObject Catalogue. There is a

defaultInfoObjectCataloguewiththenameUnassignedNodes,thatcontainallInfoObjects,that

havenot beenassignedtoacatalogue. SoifyoucreateanInfoObjectandcannotfinditthismight

beagoodplacetolook. YoucanalsosearchforitusingtheSearchbutton .

ThenextstepintheprocessistocreatetherelevantInfoObjects;CharacteristicsandKeyFigures.


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3.1 Creating Key FiguresThebusinessscenarioforthisexercisewasbasedonyourenterprisesrequirementsforaseriesof

reportsinvolvingsalesdataacrosstheorganisation. Fromtheanalysisithasbeendeterminedthat

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theInfoObjectProduct,whichyouwillcreateatalatertime. Youhavedeterminedtheformatofthe

KeyFigures:

TocreatetheKeyFigures(Revenue,Quantity,Price):

39 Click KeyFiguretoselectthisInfoObjectCatalog.

40 RightClick KeyFigurestodisplaythecontextmenu.

41 Click CreateInfoObjecttodisplaythedialogscreen.

42 Type nnnREV(wherennnisyourlogon)intheKeyFig.field.

43. Type NNNRevenueintheLongDescription field

44. Click toacceptyourentries

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TheCreateKeyFigureDetailscreenappears.

As you can see there are three tab pages available to define different aspects of Key

FigureInfoObjects.

45. Check thattheTypeisAmount.

46. Check thattheDataTypeisCURRcurrencyfield,storedasDEC.

47. Click Unit/Currencyfieldtoselectit.

48. Type 0CURRENCY.

49. Click tosaveyourKeyFigure.

YoucanverifytheprocessthroughthemessagewhichappearsontheStatusbar?

Before you can use Key Figures to structure other MetaObjects, you must make sure they are

activated . Activating the Key Figure generates the objects in the Data Dictionary and shares

themthroughouttheBWenvironment.

50. Click toactivateyourKeyFigure.

AgainyoucanverifytheprocessbythemessageontheStatusBar?

51. Click toreturntothemainscreen.


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52. RightClick KeyFigurestodisplaythecontextmenu.

53. Click CreateInfoObjecttodisplaythedialogscreen.

54. Type nnnQTYintheKeyFig.field.

55. Press tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield.

56. Type nnnQuantity.

57. Click toacceptyourentries

58. Click toselectthisdatatype.

AsyouhaveselectedQuantitydatatypeyounowneedtospecifyhowthequantityiscounted.

59. Click Unit/Currencyfieldtomovethecursor.

60. Type 0UNITtoindicatetheBaseUnitofMeasure.

61. Click tosaveyourKeyFigure.

62. Click toactivateyourKeyFigure.


Youwillnoticethatyouhave2KeyFiguresinyourInfoObjectCatalog. Younowneedtocreatethe

remainingKeyFigure(Price).

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Price

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3.2 Creating CharacteristicsYou have created the necessary Key Figures as per the requirements. You now need to create

CharacteristicswhichareusedtoaddmeaningtotheKeyFigures. Fromtheanalysisofthescenario

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determined

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required:

TechnicalName Description DataType Length

nnnPGR nnnProductGroup CHARcharacterstring 6

nnnCHA nnnChannel CHARcharacterstring 5

nnnPRO nnnProduct CHAR characterstring 10

65. RightClick CharacteristicsInfoCatalogtodisplaythecontextmenu.

66. Click CreateInfoObjecttodisplaytheCreateCharacteristicscreen.

67. Type nnnPGRwherennnisyourloginnumber.

68. Press tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield

69. Type nnnProductGroupwherennnisyourloginnumber.


TheCreateCharacteristicDetailscreenappears:


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CurrentlytheGeneraltabisdisplayed. Thisscreenenablesyoutodeterminethebasicpropertiesof

acharacteristicincludingits,description,datatype(Char,Num,Date,Time),lengthandconversion

routine. Description,datatypeandlengtharerequired.

IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutafieldyoucanselectandthenpressF1.

71. Click theDataTypefieldtoselectit.

72. Click CHARCharacterStringtoselectthisdatatype.

73. Type 6intheLengthfield.

68 Press toconfirmyourentries

Yourscreenshouldlooksimilartobelow:

74. Click tosaveyourCharacteristic.

75. Click toactivateyourCharacteristic.


TheProductGroupCharacteristicappearsintheInfoObjectCatalog.

YoucancheckthestructureofyourotherCharacteristicsbyselectingtheDisplaycommandfromthe

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79. Type nnnCHwherennnisyourloginnumber.

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81. Type nnnChannelwherennnisyourloginnumber.


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86. Press toconfirmyourentries

87. Click todisplaythisscreen.

88. Click and toDESELECTthem




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MasterDataareadditionalfieldsusedtodescribethisCharacteristic. ThesefieldscanbeTexts

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94. Type nnnPROwherennnisyourloginnumber.

95. Press tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield

96. Type nnnProductwherennnisyourloginnumber.


TheCreateCharacteristicDetailscreenappears



100. Type 10intheLengthfield.

101. Press toconfirmyourentries


TheProductCharacteristichasMasterData(texts)tofurtherdescribeit. Thetextsaremedium

lengthandareindifferentlanguages.

103. ClickShorttextexiststodeselectit.

104. Click Mediumlengthtextexiststoselectthisoption.

YoudonothavetoselectTextslanguagedependentasthisisalreadyselectedbydefault. Ifitisnot

selectedthenyouneedtoselectit.

105. Click theInforAreafieldtoselectit.


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106. Type thetechnicalnameofyourInfoArea nnn.

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Price

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108. Type thefollowingAttributesandpressaftereachonetoinsertthe

description:

Later when you create a report you want to be able navigate the report using the Product

GroupAttributetodrilldown/up. TobeabletodothisyouneedtomakeitaNavigationalAttribute.

YoucreateaNavigationalAttributebyclicking nexttothedesiredAttribute.

109. Click nexttoProductGroup(nnnProductGroup)tochangeittoaNavigation

Attribute.

110. Press ifawarningmessageappears.

YoualsoneedtoaddaNavigateAttributeDescription.

111. Click Navigationatt.descriptiontoselectthisfield.

112. Type ProductGroup.





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TheInfoAreacreatedpreviouslyarereplicatedintheInfoProviderareaoftheDWB.

107. Click nexttotheParentInfoAreastoexpandtheseInfoAreas.

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109. Click CreateInfoCubetodisplaytheEditInfoCubescreen.

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113. Click tocreatetheInfoCube.

TheInfoCubemaintenancescreenappears.


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InreportingyouuseDimensionstoassistwiththeanalysisoftheKeyFigures. Inthisscenarioyou

wanttoanalysetheQuantityandRevenue(KeyFigures)bySalesOrganisationandProductbyYear,

Month,Week.

FirstlyyouwillneedtocreateSalesOrganisationandProductDimensions:

105. RightClick todisplaythecontextmenu.

106. Click Properties.

107. Type SalesOrganisationintheDescriptionfield(replaceDimension1).

108. Click toacceptyourentryandrenametheDimension.

YounowneedtocreatetheotherDimension.

109. RightClick todisplaythecontextmenu

110. Click CreateNewDimensions.

111. Type ProductintheDescriptionfield(replaceDimension2).

112. Click toacceptyourentryandcreatetheDimension.

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to

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YounowneedtoassociateyourCharacteristics(ProductGroup,Channel,Product)withthecreated

Dimensions.


119. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtoselectthiscommand.

120. Type nnnCHA

121. Press todisplaythedescription

122. Click toacceptyourentry.

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126. Type nnnPro

127. Press todisplaythedescription.

128. Click totransfertheCharacteristicstotheSalesDimension.

129. Click nextto todisplaytheCharacteristics.

YoucanresizetheInfoCubecolumntoviewyourInfoObjectsdescription.

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Time

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InfoCube

AtpresenttheTimeDimensionisempty. SAPBWsuppliesanumberofstandardtimeInfoObjects

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InfoCubeare;CalendarYear/Month(0CALMONTH),CalendarMonth(0CALMONTH2),Calendar

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131. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtolaunchthiscommand.

132. Type 0CALMONTH.

133. Press toconfirmtheentryandretrievethedescription.

134. Repeat theprocessfor;0CALMONTH2,0CALWEEKand0CALYEAR.

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YounowneedtoassignyourKeyFigures. ThisisasimilarprocesstoassigningCharacteristics

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138. Type thefollowingKeyFigures:

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nnnQTY

139. Click totransfertheKeyFigures.

140. Click nextto toexpandthedirectory.

YouwillnoticethattheKeyFiguresnowappear.


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Assigning

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PreviouslyyoudefinedNavigationalAttributes(ProductGroup)whenyoucreatedyourvarious

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YouwillnoticethattheNavigationalAttributethatyoudefinedpreviouslyappearinthedirectory.

142. Click thecheckboxnexttotheAttributetoactivateit.

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5. Loading Master DataOnce InfoProviders have been created then they need to be populated with the appropriate

information. ThisprocessisoftenreferredtoasExtraction,TransformationandLoading(ETL).

TheETLprocessinvolves:

Extraction: Involvesobtainingdatafromvariousdatasystems.

Transformation:Sourcedata undergoesavariety ofoperationsto prepare it for importing

into the data warehouse. Integration and transformation programs are used to reformat,

recalculate,modifystructure,andaddtimeelements.

Loading: Involves physically moving the extracted and transformed data into the data

warehouse. Oncetheextractionandtransformationprocesseshavebeenestablishedupto

datedatacanbeloadedintothedatawarehouseatregularintervals.

CreateDataSource

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fromsource

systems.

DataSources

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147. Click todisplaytheavailableDataSources.

BeforeyoucreateaDataSourceyouneedtocreateanApplicationComponent. TheApplication

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inthesamelocation. TocreateanApplicationComponent:

148. Click todisplaythedifferentDataSources.

149. Select File PCFiles(OtherFlatFiles)todisplaythevariousoptions.

150. RightClick todisplaythecontext

menu.

151. Select Createapplicationcomponent.

152. Type nnn

153. Press tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield.


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154. Type nnnSurname(Surnameisyourfamilyname).

155. Click tocompletetheprocess.

YournewlycreatedApplicationComponentappearsonthescreen.

156. RightClick yourApplicationComponenttodisplaythecontextmenu.

157. Select CreateDataSource.

158. Type nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTESasthenameofyourDataSource.

160. Press twicetomovetotheDataTypeDataSourcefield.

161. Click todisplaytheoptions.

162. Select MasterDataAttributes.


TheChangeDataSourcescreenappears.

164. Enter thefollowingdata:

Shortdescription nnn_PRO_ATTRIB

Mediumdescription nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTES

Longdescription nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTES

165. Click tomovetothenextscreen

ThisscreenenablesyoutoassigntheSourceDestinationandFileNameofthedatatobeuploaded

(extracted). YoucanalsospecifyifHeaderRowsexistandtheDataFormat.

166. Check theAdapterisLoadTextTypeFilefromlocalWorkstation.

167. Click intheFileNamefieldtobrowsefortheTutorial_Prod_Attr.csvfileonyourPC.

168. Type 1intheHeaderRowstobeignoredfield.

170. Click theDataFormatfieldtodisplaytheoptions.

171. Select SeparatedwithSeparator(forExample,CSV).

Noticenewfieldsappearbasedonthisselection. Thenewfieldsspecifyhowthedataisseparated.

172. Check thattheDataSeparatorisa;


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173. Click Numberformatfield.

174. Select DirectEntry

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Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartobelow.

176. Click tomovetothenextscreen.

TheProposaltabenablesyoutoloadsampledata. TheBIsystemreadstheheaderrowand

proposesfieldnamesandtypesbasedonwhatitfinds.

177. Click todisplaythesampledata.

Thesample

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the

file

appear.You

need

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make

some

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to

the

structureforyourBIenvironment.

178. ChangethedatatypeofthefieldPRICEfromDECtoCURR

179. Press toconfirmyourentry.

180. Type CurrencyintheCurr/Unitfield.


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Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartobelow:

181. Click tosaveyourDataSource.

182. Click toactivateyourDataSource.

Youcannowpreviewtheactualdatabasedonyoursettings. Thisassists in identifyinganyerrors

beforeyouloadthedata.


184. Click

Yourscreenappearssimilartobelow:

185. Click toreturntothemainscreen


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ThenextstepintheprocessistocreateaTransformation.

186. RightClick yourDataSourceforAttributestodisplaythecontextmenu.

187. Select CreateTransformation.

188. Click intheObjectTypefieldtodisplaytheoptions.

189. Select InfoObject.

190. Press tomovetotheSubtypeofObjectfield.

191. Select Attributes.

192. Type yourProduct(nnnPRO)intheNamefield.

193. Click toacceptthedataandproceed.

AscreenappearswhichlistsboththeSourceandTargetFields.

SAPBWhasattemptedtodefinetherelationshipbetweentheSourceandTargetfields. Youneedto

completetheTransformation.

194. Drag betweenTargetandSourceObjectstoestablishrelationshipsasshownbelow:


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195. Click tosaveyourTransformation.

196. Click toactivateyourTransformation.


ThenextstepintheprocessistocreateaDataTransferProcess.

198. RightClick yourDataSourceforAttributestodisplaythecontextmenu.

199. Select CreateDataTransferProcess

Ascreenappearssimilartobelow:

.


201. Click tomovetothisscreen.

202. ChangeExtractionModetoFull.

203. ChangeExtractionModetoFull.

204. Click to

selectit.

ThedetailsfromyourDataSourceappear.

205. Click tosaveyourDataTransferProcess.

206. Click toactivateyourDataTransferProcess.



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Thisscreenprovidesadataflowofthevarioussteps.

208.

Click

tocontinue

the

process.

AdialogscreenappearsrequestingwhethertowanttoviewtheMonitor

TheDataTransferProcessMonitor,providesatraffic.lightbasedsystemtodisplayyoursuccessor

providesananalysisthecausesforfailure.

209. Click toviewtheMonitor.

YourDataTransferProcessMonitorshoulddisplaygreentrafficlightstoindicateasuccessful

process.

Hopefullyyoursappearswithallgreenindicators. YouneedtocheckthedataloadforAttributes.


YoushouldnowchecktheMasterDataloaded.

ViewingMasterData.


211. Locate yourProduct(nnnPRO).

212. RightClick yourProducttodisplaythecontextmenu.

213. Select Maintainmasterdata.


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Areportselectionscreenappears.

214. Click toselectthedefaultsearchcriteriaanddisplaytheMasterDataandAttributes.

215. Click untilyoutoreturntothemainscreen.

YounowneedtoloadtheremainingMasterData(Texts)forChannelandProductGroup. When

thereareonlyafewrecordsitiseasiertodirectlyenterthedata.

64. Locate yourChannel(nnnCHA).

216. RightClick yourChanneltodisplaythecontextmenu.

217. Select Maintainmasterdata

218. Click toexecute

219. DoubleClick thefirstfieldtodisplayadialogbox

220. Type 1inthefirstfield


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221. Press twicetomovetotheDescriptionfield.

222. Type InternetintheShortDescriptionfield


Thenewrecordnowappears

224. Click toinsertanotherrecord.

225. Type 2intheChannelfieldandFaxastheShortDescription.

226. Click toacceptthedata.

227. Repeat thestepsforthefollowingrecords:

3

Phone

4 Other

228. Click onceyouhaveenteredalltheMasterData(Texts)forChannel.

229. Click untilyoutoreturntothemainscreen.

YounowneedtofollowthesameproceduretoentertheMasterData(Texts)foryourProduct

Group(nnnPGR).

230.

Locate

yourProduct

Group(nnnPGR).

231. RightClick yourProductGrouptodisplaythecontextmenu.

232. Select Maintainmasterdata

233. Click toexecute

YouwillnoticeProductGroupsalreadyappear. YouneedtoaddtheTextsforeachProductGroup.

234. DoubleClick theDescriptionfieldadjacenttoDS10todisplaythedialogbox.

235.

Type

Computerin

the

Short

Description

field.

236. Click toacceptthedata.

237. Enter thefollowingMasterData(Texts)fortheremainingrecords:

DS20 Accessories

DS30 Hardware


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6. Loading Transaction DataCurrentlyyouhaveloadeddataforCharacteristics. Characteristicsareusedtoprovidemeaningto

KeyFigures. ForexampleQuantityismeaninglessunlessaproductisassociatedwithit. Younow

needto

load

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Transactional

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Firstly

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arerequired.

240. Click todisplaytheavailableDataSources.

241. RightClick yourDataSourcennntodisplaythecontextmenu.

242. Select CreateDataSource.

243. Type nnn_SalesasthenameofyourDataSource.

244.

Press

twiceto

move

to

the

Data

Type

DataSource

field.

245. Click todisplaytheoptions.

246. Select Transactiondata.


TheChangeDataSourcescreenappears.

248. Enter nnnSalesforeachDescriptionfield(3)

249. Click tomovetothenextscreen

ThisscreenenablesyoutoassigntheSourceDestinationandFileNameofthedatatobeuploaded

(extracted). YoucanalsospecifyifHeaderRowsexistandtheDataFormat.

250. Check theAdapterisLoadTextTypeFilefromlocalWorkstation.

251. Click intheFileNamefieldtobrowsefortheTutorial_Trans.csvfileonyourPC.

252. Type 2intheHeaderRowstobeignoredfield.

253.

Click

theData

Format

field

to

display

the

options.

254. Select SeparatedwithSeparator(forExample,CSV).

Noticenewfieldsappearbasedonthisselection. Thenewfieldsspecifyhowthedataisseparated.

255. Check thattheDataSeparatorisa;

256. Click Numberformatfield.


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257. Select DirectEntry

258. Type .inThousandsSeparatorand,inDecimalPointSeparator.



TheProposaltabenablesyoutoloadsampledata. TheBIsystemreadstheheaderrowand

proposesfieldnamesandtypesbasedonwhatitfinds.

260. Click todisplaythesampledata.

Thesample

data

and

the

field

structure

of

the

file

appear.

261. Click whichdisplyasthefieldstobecopiedintoSAPBW.

262. Click toclosetheinformationscreen.

Youneedtomakesomechangestotheformatoftheincomingfields.


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263. Enter thefollowingchanges:

Field Datatype

CALENDERDAY

DATS

QUANTITY QUAN

UNIT UNIT

REVENUE CURR

CURRENCY CUKY

264. Press toacceptthechanges.

265. Type UNITinthecur/unitfieldforQuantity

266. Type Currencyinthecur/unitfieldforRevenue

267. ChangetheFormatfieldforRevenuefromInternaltoExternal.


268. Click tosaveyourDataSource.

269. Click toactivateyourDataSource.

ALog

Display

waring

appears.

270. Click toproceed.

Youcannowpreviewtheactualdatabasedonyoursettings. Thisassists in identifyinganyerrors

beforeyouloadthedata.



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272. Click

Yourscreenappearssimilartobelow:


ThenextstepintheprocessistocreateaTransformation.

274. Click tomovetothisareaoftheDWB.

275. RightClick yourInfoCubeforSalesOverview(nnnSAL)todisplaythecontext

menu.

276. Select CreateTransformation.

Youwillnoticethedialogscreenhasalreadybeenpopulatewithinformation.

277. Select ObjectTypeinSourceoftheTransformationareaofthescreen.

278. Select DataSource


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279. Type thenameoftheDataSourceyoujustcreatednnn_Sales.

280. Type yourProduct(nnnPRO)intheNamefield.

281.

Type

PC_Filein

the

Source

System

field.


TheSourceandTargetfieldsappearonscreen.

283. Drag thefollowingfieldstoidentifytheTransformations.

Source Target

Product ProductnnnPRO

Calendarday 0CALMONTH

0CALMONTH2

0CALWEEK

0CALYEAR

TheSourcefieldwillbe

changedforeachofthedate

Targetfields

Channel ChannelnnnCHA

Quantity QuantityQTY Unitisaddedautomatically

Revenue RevenuennnREV Currencyisadded

automatically


284. Click tosaveyourTransformation.

285. Click toactivateyourTransformation.

Awarningappears.

286. Click toproceed.


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TheTransformationandDataTransferProcessappearbelowyourInfoCube.

YounowneedtoloadTransactionaldata. Todothisyouneedtocreatetwostructures;an

InfoPackagetogetthedatainitiallyintoSAPBWandaDataTransferProcesstomovethedatato

yourInfoCube.AlthoughtheDataTransferProcessappearsitwillneedtobemodified.

288. Click nextto toexpandit.

289. RightClick yourDataSource(nnn_SALES)todisplaythecontextmenu.

290. Select CreateInfoPackage.

291. Type nnnSalesOverviewintheInfoPackageDescriptionfield.

292. Press tocontinue.

TheInfoPackagemaintenancescreenfortheSchedulerappears.

293. Click tomovetothisareaoftheScheduler.

294. Click tobeginloadingTransactionaldataintoSAPBW.

295. Click tocheckthestatusoftheload.


296. Click untilyoureturntothemainscreen

297. RightClick theDataTransferProcess(underyourInfoCube).

298. Select CreateDataTransferProcess.


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Thescreenappearswithdefaultvalues.


300. ChangetheExtractionModetoFull.

301. Click toactivateyourDataTransferProcess.


303. Click tomovetheTransactionalDatatotheInfoCube.

Adialogwindowappears.

304. Press tocontinue

Themonitordisplaysthestatusoftheloadprocess.Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartobelow.

YoucancheckthecontentsofyourInfoCubetoseeifthedatawasloaded.

305. Click untilyoureturntothemainscreen.

306. RightClick yourInfoCubetodisplaythecontextmenu.

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Select

DisplayData

307. Click toexecutethequery.

TheKeyFiguresofyourInfoCubearedisplayed. Whenyoucreatethereportstheassociated

CharacteristicsandMasterDatawillalsobeshown.


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AfterashorttimeMicrosoftExcelwillappearonscreen. Anewmenuitem(AddIns)appearsonthe

menubarwhichenablesuserstoaccessBEx.

310.

Select

AddIns

to

display

the

BExAnalyzer

toolbar.

YounowneedtoopenthepreviouslycreatedInfoProvider(nnnSalesOverview)

311. Click todisplaythecontextmenu.

312. Click OpenQuerytoproceed.

AdialogscreenwillappearrequestingtheSAPBWsystemyouwanttoaccess.Inadditionyouwill

needtoprovideyourlogondetails. Yourworkshopleaderwillprovidethesedetails.

Server

Client 800

User

Password

Language

EN

AfterashortperiodoftimetheOpendialogscreenappears. Yourscreenmayappearslightly

differentlydependinguponpreviousqueriesandInfoProvidersopened.


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YouneedtofindyourInfoProvider.

313.

Click

tosearch

for

saved

queries

and

InfoProviders.

TheFinddialogscreenappears.

314. Type nnn*inthesearchtextfield.Thiswildcardsearchwillfindanythingwhich

startswiththennnyouhavebeenusing.

315. Click toperformthesearch.

AlistofallInfoProvidersappear.

YouwillnoticethateachInfoProviderisidentifiedbyadifferenticon. Identifythemeaningofeach

icon.

316. Click nnnSalesOverviewtoselectthisInfoProvider(InfoCube).

317.

Click

tocontinue.

AqueryappearsonscreenprovidingtotalsfortheKeyFiguresofyourInfoCube.

318. Click theToolsicontodisplaythecontextmenu.

319. Select CreateNewQuerycommand.

Afterashort

time

the

Query

Designer

will

appear

on

screen.


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Thecomponentsofthisscreenwillbeexplainedshortly.

320. Click tocreateanewquery.

AnewscreenappearstoidentifywhichInfoProviderthequerywillbebasedon. YourInfoCube

shouldappear.

IfyourInfoCubedoesnotappearyouwillneedtofindtheInfoProvider(yourInfoCube)whichyouare

goingtobuildyourreporton.

1. Type nnn*intheNamefield.

2. Press toperformasearchbasedonthecriteriawhichyouentered.

321. Click nnnSalesOverviewtoselectthisInfoProvider(InfoCube).


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TheQueryDesignerscreenappearspopulatedwithMetaObjectsassociatedwiththeInfoCube.

323. Click tochangequeryviews.

NoticethatyourpreviouslydefinedDimensionsandKeyFiguresarelisted. Thescreenhasa

numberofpaneswhichareusedtobuildyourquerydefinition. Thisisdoneusingdraganddrop

functionality. Thedifferentareasofthescreenareexplainedbelow.

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TheQueryDesignerisdividedintosixsubareas:

1.DirectorytreeoftheselectedInfoProvider.

Once you have selected the required InfoProvider, all available objects (dimensions, key figures,

structures)display

in

the

directory

tree

in

the

left

screen

area

of

the

Query

Designer.

2.Columns

Youdefinethecolumnsofyourreportinthisarea.

3.Rows

Youdefinetherowsofyourreportinthisarea.

4.FreeCharacteristics

Youtransferthosecharacteristics intothefreecharacteristicsareathatdonotdisplay inthe initial

viewoftheresultswhenyouexecutethequeryintheBExAnalyzerorontheWeb.Youcanalsouse

freecharacteristicsforselectingfiltervaluesinthereport.

5.Preview

Thisareagivesapreviewofthequeryresultsarea.

6.Properties

Thisarea

enables

you

to

further

define

different

components

of

your

query.

YouwillalsonoticethattheQueryDesignerhasanumberofbuttonsonthetoolbarofwhichmany

arecurrentlydimmed. Ifyoumoveyourmouseovertheiconalabelwillappeartodescribethe

button.

CreatingaQuery

You will notice on the Query Designer screen that the InfoObjects including key figures and

characteristics of the dimensions in your InfoCube are listed in a tree structure on the left of the

screen. Byclickingtheplusandminussymbolorthedirectories,youcanexpandorcompressthe

directory structure. By expanding the key figure node in the InfoCube tree, for example, you can

displayalistofallthekeyfiguresfortheInfoCube.

324. Click thennnRevenueKeyFiguretoselectit.

325. Drag theselectedkeyfiguretotheColumnsdefinitionareaofthescreen.

NoticethatthePreviewareaofQueryDesignerchangestoreflectthe inclusionofthisKeyFigure.

AlsothePropertiesareadisplaysanumberofoptions.

326. Drag nnnQuantitytotheColumnsdefinitionarea.

YounowneedtoaddtherequiredCharacteristics(SalesOrganisationandProduct).

327. Click nextto toexpandthisdimension.

328. Click Channeltoselectit.


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329. Drag theselectedcharacteristictotheRowsareaoftheQueryDesigner.

AgainnoticethatthePreviewareahaschangedaccordingtothenewdefinition.


331.

Drag

Product

Group

and

then

Product

to

the

Rows

area

of

the

Query

Designer.

Place

belowChannel.

AtthemomenttheProductGroupwillonlydisplay itsProductGroupID(DS10,DS20,DS30)which

canbeconfusing. TheenduserswouldliketoseetheProductGroupDescription.

332. Click ProductGroupintheRowsPanetoselectittoexpandthisDimension.

333. Click inPropertiesPanetodisplaytheoptions.

334. Click oftheDisplayasdropdownboxtodisplaytheoptions.

335. Select Text

YouwanttoanalysetherevenueandQuantitybydifferenttimeperiods(week,month,yearetc.)

ThesewillbeincludedasFreeCharacteristic.


337. Drag theTimeCharacteristicstotheFreeCharacteristicsareaoftheQueryDesigner.

ViewingaQuery

AlthoughthePreviewareadisplaysthestructureofthequeryitdoesnotshowtheactualcontentof

thequery. Toviewthecontentyouneedtoclick . Beforeyouviewthecontentsyoushouldsave

yourquery.


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338. Click todisplaythesavedialogscreen.

339.

Type

nnn

Sales

Report

in

the

Description

field.

340. Type nnnSalesReportintheTechnicalNamefield.


342. Click toclosetheQueryDesigneranddisplaythequerysresult.

Afterashortperiodoftimethereportappears.

HowmuchRevenuewasachievedbyComputersalesviathePhone?

Navigating

Queries

A query provides a user with the flexibility to view the data contained in the query from various

perspectives.

Switchingbetween

the

different

views

is

called

navigation.

In

the

Business

Explorer,

navigationisusedtohelpanalyzedata.

Thebasicnavigationfunctionsare:

Filteringafieldaccordingtofieldsvalues.

Drillingdownonafieldtodisplaymoredetail.

Distributingthefieldsandkeyfiguresalongtherowaxesandthecolumnaxesofthe

query


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Sorting

Similartootherreportingtoolsyoucansortonparticularfields. InBExWebthisisachievedby

clickingtheSorticonintherelevantfield.

YouwouldliketodeterminewhichProducthadthemostQuantitysold.

343. Click ofthennnQuantityfieldtosortthefieldfromhighesttolowest.

WhichisProducthasthehighestSalesQuantity?

344. Practice thetechniqueofsortingtodifferentcolumns.

UndoingNavigation

Steps.

You can undo any changes you make to the query by using the context menu (Right Click) of the

queryandthenselectingtheBackOneNavigationSteporBacktoStartcommands. Youhavethe

optionsofgoingbackonesteporbacktotheoriginaldesignofthequery.

345. RightClick anywhereinthequerytodisplaythecontextmenu.

346. Click BackOneNavigationStepcommand.

Filtering

YoucanFilterthequerybasedonasinglevalueorrangeofvalues. Forexamplethequeryatthe

moment displays the sales for different materials. It is difficult to determine the total sales for a

particularProduct,

Product

Group

or

Channel.

A

Filter

can

assist

in

solving

this

problem.

Firstly

you

onlywanttodisplaytheRevenueandQuantityforInternetSalesChannel:

347. RightClick inthennnChannelcolumntodisplaythecontextmenu.

348. Select SelectFilterValuetodisplaythedialogscreen.


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Notice that the different values for the Channel appear. If you had right clicked on the Product

columnthenthevaluesforthevariousProductswouldappear.

349.

Click

Internetto

select

this

Channel.

350. Click tofilterthevalues.

OnlythedatafortheInternetChannelnowappear. Buthowwouldanewuserofthequeryknow

thatthesefiguresarerelatedtoInternet? ItispossibletodisplaytheFiltersthathavebeenapplied

toaquerybyclickingthe icon.

351. Click todisplaythefiltercriteria.

YouwillnoticethatInternetappearsnexttotheChannel.

YouwouldnowliketodeterminethetotalsalesofAccessories.


353.

Click

BackStartcommand.

354. RightClick intheChannelcolumntodisplaythecontextmenu.

355. Select RemoveDrilldown.

TheChannelsarenowremovedfromthereport

WhatisthetotalRevenueforAccessories?

YouwouldnowliketodeterminethetotalrevenueforSeptember2007.


357. Click BackStartcommand.

358. DoubleClick CalendarYear/MonthintheFilterpane.

YouwillnoticethattheCalendarYear/Monthnowappearsinthereport.


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