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9781592290451

Sap Bw Reporting And Analysis

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    9781592290451

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    1592290450

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-05-30
  • Publisher: Sap Pr America
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Table of Contents

Preface 13(2)
Foreword 15(2)
Introduction and Overview 17(1)
Introduction
17(1)
Structure of the Book
18(1)
Working with This Book
19(1)
After You've Read the Book
20(1)
Acknowledgements
20(2)
Special Thanks
22(1)
Data Warehousing and SAP BW
23(30)
Introduction
23(1)
The Data Warehouse Concept
23(3)
Basic Characteristics of a Data Warehouse Solution
26(12)
Data Acquisition Layer
27(4)
Metadata Management
31(2)
Data Storage Layer
33(4)
Data Presentation Layer
37(1)
Architecture of SAP BW: Overview
38(15)
Data Acquisition in SAP BW
41(2)
InfoSources
43(1)
Update Rules
44(1)
Requesting the Data Transfer and Monitoring
45(1)
Data Storage in SAP BW
46(5)
Reporting and Analysis Tools
51(2)
Data Retrieval Concepts and Their Implementation in SAP BW
53(34)
Introduction
53(5)
Deductive versus Inductive Analyses
57(1)
Process Steps Involved in Data Retrieval
58(8)
Preparation
58(2)
Presentation
60(1)
Information Distribution
61(2)
Data Mining and Advanced Analytics
63(3)
The Data Retrieval Components of SAP BW
66(21)
Overview
67(2)
SAP Business Explorer Query Designer
69(4)
SAP Business Explorer Web Application Designer
73(2)
The SAP Business Explorer Web Applications
75(1)
SAP Business Explorer Analyzer
76(1)
SAP Business Explorer Information Broadcasting
77(2)
Additional SAP BW Reporting Functions of SAP Business Explorer
79(1)
The Analysis Process Designer and the Data Mining Workbench
80(3)
The Reporting Agent
83(3)
Frontends for SAP BW
86(1)
Sample Scenario
87(12)
The Model Company: ``CubeServ Engines''
87(2)
Company Structure
87(1)
Infrastructure
88(1)
Requirements of the Case Study
89(3)
Requirements of the Analytical Applications
90(2)
Planning Requirements
92(1)
Procedure and the SAP Components Involved
92(2)
Details of Reporting Requirements
94(5)
Queries and Query Components
94(2)
Web Templates and Web Items
96(1)
Information Broadcasting
97(2)
The SAP Business Explorer Query Designer
99(100)
Data Analysis with SAP Business Information Warehouse -- The Query Concept
99(12)
Functional Overview of the BEx Query Designer
100(8)
Overview of Query Elements
108(1)
Global and Local Query Definition
109(2)
Reusable Query Elements
111(17)
Flexible Query Control with Variables
112(1)
Calculated Key Figures
113(4)
Restricted Key Figures
117(5)
Restricted and Calculated Key Figures with Mutual Dependencies
122(2)
Global Structures
124(4)
Definition of Data
128(37)
Filtering Characteristics (Selections)
128(6)
Calculation in Formulas
134(15)
Calculation in the Display
149(3)
Data Definition in Cells
152(4)
Currency Translation
156(6)
Constant Selections
162(3)
Presentation and Formatting
165(13)
Hierarchies--an Overview
165(3)
Presentation of the Structure
168(1)
Presentation of Structure Elements
168(3)
Presentation of Characteristics
171(4)
Tabular Presentation
175(2)
Query Properties
177(1)
Variable Definitions in Detail
178(12)
Characteristic Value Variables
181(1)
Hierarchy Variables and Hierarchy Node Variables
182(1)
Text Variables
183(1)
Formula Variables
184(3)
SAP and Customer Exit Variables
187(3)
Analysis Functions
190(6)
Conditions
190(3)
Exceptions
193(3)
Query Views
196(2)
Conclusion
198(1)
The BEx Web
199(166)
The Web Framework of SAP: Terms and Functions
200(16)
Web Items
201(4)
Data Provider
205(1)
Web Templates and Web Applications
205(1)
Web Report
206(1)
Object Tags
206(1)
Query versus Query Views
206(5)
Command URLs
211(1)
Cascading Style Sheets
211(3)
JavaScript
214(2)
The BEx Web Application Designer
216(11)
The Menu Bar
217(4)
The ``Web Items'' Window
221(1)
The ``Template'' Window
222(2)
The ``Properties'' Window
224(3)
The BEx Web Analyzer
227(4)
The BEx Web Application Design
231(29)
Customizing Settings for Web Reporting
231(8)
Object Tags
239(4)
Language Dependency of Web Applications
243(6)
The Properties of the Web Template
249(8)
Data Providers
257(3)
Web Items in Detail
260(85)
Table
271(5)
Chart
276(5)
Dropdown Box
281(3)
Generic Navigation Block
284(3)
Label
287(2)
Alert Monitor
289(3)
Role Menu
292(4)
Ticker
296(1)
Object Catalog of the Web Application
297(2)
Data Providers--Information
299(1)
Individual Document
300(3)
Web Template
303(2)
Query View Selection
305(4)
Ad-hoc Query Designer
309(6)
Example: Sales Analysis with ``Query View Selection''
315(6)
Example: Menu-Controlled Web Cockpit Providing Maps and Hierarchical Filter Selection
321(14)
Example: Simple Web Cockpit for Personnel Administration
335(10)
Web Item Library
345(5)
Command URLs
350(4)
Web Design API for Tables
354(8)
BEx Mobile Intelligence
362(3)
Information Broadcasting
365(58)
Problem
365(2)
Sending Reports via Information Broadcasting
367(23)
Direct Delivery of Offline Reports via E-mail
367(5)
Periodic Delivery of Offline Reports via E-Mail
372(6)
Sending Offline Reports Containing Filter Navigation via E-Mail
378(7)
Direct Delivery of Navigation Statuses as Online Links
385(5)
Publishing Reports in SAP Enterprise Portal via Information Broadcasting
390(12)
SAP BW Components and the SAP Enterprise Portal
390(2)
Publishing Online Reports into the User-Specific ``My Portfolio''
392(3)
Publishing Offline Reports into the User-Specific ``My Portfolio''
395(4)
Publishing Online Reports in the BEx Portfolio
399(3)
Publishing Reports in SAP Enterprise Portal via BEx Broadcaster
402(10)
The BEx Broadcaster in SAP Enterprise Portal
402(1)
Publishing Web Templates in SAP Enterprise Portal via the BEx Broadcaster
403(3)
Publishing Web Templates in SAP Enterprise Portal via the BEx Broadcaster
406(6)
Finding Content in SAP Enterprise Portal
412(3)
Information Broadcasting During Report Execution
415(8)
Publishing Reports Directly from Running Web Applications
415(8)
SAP Business Content
423(22)
Elements of SAP Business Content
424(1)
Using SAP Business Content for Reporting
424(1)
SAP Business Content Roles
425(3)
SAP Business Explorer Workbooks
428(2)
SAP Business Explorer Web Templates
430(7)
Web Items
435(2)
Queries
437(4)
Query Views
438(1)
Query Elements
439(2)
Currency Translation Types
441(2)
Conclusion
443(2)
A. Abbreviations
445(2)
B. Queries
447(26)
Query ZECOPAM1Q00003
448(3)
Query ZECOPAM1Q00005
451(3)
Query ZEKDABC1Q00001
454(2)
Query ZECOPAM1Q0001
456(2)
Query ZEC0PAM1Q0003
458(2)
Query ZEKDABC1Q0001
460(2)
Query 0CSAL_C03_Q0003
462(2)
Query OPCA_C01_Q0005
464(2)
Query 0PCA_C01_Q0012
466(2)
Query 0PUR_C01_Q0011
468(1)
Query 0SD_C01_Q030
469(2)
Query 0SD_C05_Q0007
471(2)
C. Formula Operators
473(6)
Percentage Operators
473(1)
Deviation Percentage (%)
473(1)
Percentage (%A)
473(1)
Percentage in Preliminary Result (%CT)
473(1)
Percentage in Overall Result (%CT)
473(1)
Percentage in Reporting Result (%RT)
474(1)
Data Functions
474(1)
Count ()
474(1)
NDIVO ()
474(1)
NODIM ()
475(1)
NOERR ()
475(1)
Totals Operators
475(1)
Subtotal
475(1)
Total
475(1)
Report Total
475(1)
Boolean Operators
476(3)
Relational operators ==, <>, <, >, <=, >=
476(1)
Logical And (AND)
476(1)
Logical Or (OR)
476(1)
Logical Exclusive Or (XOR)
476(1)
Logical Not (NOT)
476(1)
LEAF ()
477(2)
D. Attributes and Values of BEx Web
479(26)
CSS Formats
479(6)
Web Items: General Attributes
485(1)
Web Items: Specific Attributes
486(16)
Table
486(1)
Chart
487(1)
Dropdown Box
488(1)
Radio Button Group
488(1)
Checkboxes
488(1)
Generic Navigation Block
489(1)
Hierarchical Filter Selection
490(1)
Filters
490(1)
Label
491(1)
Text Elements
491(1)
Alert Monitor
492(1)
Role Menu
493(1)
Ticker
494(1)
Map
495(1)
Individual Document
496(1)
List of Documents
497(1)
Data Provider--Information
497(1)
Object Catalog of the Web Application
498(1)
Web Template
498(1)
Broadcasters
499(1)
Key Figures--Overview
499(1)
Query View--Selection
500(1)
Ad-Hoc Query Designer
501(1)
ABC Classification
501(1)
Simulation Prediction
502(1)
Properties of the Web Template
502(3)
E. Transaction Codes
505(4)
Transactions in SAP BW
505(3)
SAP R/3 Transactions Relevant to SAP BW
508(1)
F. Metadata Tables
509(4)
InfoObject
509(1)
InfoCube
509(1)
Aggregate
510(1)
ODS Object
510(1)
PSA
510(1)
DataSource (= OLTP Source)
510(1)
InfoSource
511(1)
Communications Structure
511(1)
Transfer Structure
511(1)
Mapping
511(1)
SAP BW Statistics
512(1)
G. Glossary
513(48)
H. Literature
561(2)
I. The Authors
563(4)
Index 567

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