SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting Building Better BI with SAP BI 7.0

by Jones, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780071496162
• ISBN10: 0071496165
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-08
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

Your Hands-On Guide to SAP Business Information Warehouse Give your company the competitive edge by delivering up-to-date, pertinent business reports to users inside and outside your enterprise. SAP Business Information Warehouse Reporting shows you how to construct Enterprise Data Warehouses, create workbooks and queries, analyze and format results, and supply meaningful reports. Learn how to use the BEx and Web Analyzers, Web Application Designer, Visual Composer, and Information Broadcaster. You will also find out how to forecast future business trends, build enterprise portals and websites, and tune performance. Group data into InfoCubes and DataStore Objects and generate reports using queries and workbooks Work with the BEx Analyzer, Web Analyzer, and Query Designer Build queries and reports using the Business Administration Workbench Add attachments and drill-through using Document Integration and RRI Format and distribute results using Report Designer and Information Broadcaster Extend functionality with Enterprise Portal, Data Modeling, and Visual Composer Deploy charts, maps, diagrams, and unit of measure conversions Predict trends and possible outcomes using SBC and Integrated Planning Generate HTML pages using Enterprise Reporting and Web Application Designer Create BI-based corporate Web and intranet sites using SAP Enterprise Portal

Author Biography

Peter Jones is a platinum consultant at SAP Training/Business Consulting with more than nine years of consulting and educational experience. He regularly speaks at SAP-sponsored events.

Table of Contents

SAP business intelligence overview	p. 1
Storing the data - SAP/Business Warehouse InfoProviders	p. 23
Navigating through the BEx Analyzer	p. 61
Where it all starts - the Query Designer	p. 95
Configuration in the BEx Query Designer - working with the numbers	p. 121
Enhancing the use of the characteristics of the BEx Query Designer	p. 187
Double-teaming the attachments	p. 285
Using the functionality of the BEx Analyzer	p. 315
Formatted reporting - SAP Report Designer	p. 379
Functionality of the Report Designer	p. 421
Spreading the word - the Information Broadcaster	p. 457
Advanced configuration of the Information Broadcaster	p. 507
Advanced reporting processes and functionality	p. 571
Working with SAP BI standard business content	p. 643
What the Web can do for your reporting	p. 667
Organizing your reports - Enterprise Portal	p. 751
Other options with the Analyzer - Integrated Planning (BI-IP) and Visual Composer (VC)	p. 799
Index	p. 865
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