SAP BW Reporting And Analysis [Hardcover]

Norbert Egger (Author), Jean-Marie Fiechter (Author), Jens Rohlf (Author), Jörg Rose (Author), Oliver SchrÃ1/4ffer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 30, 2006

This book provides you with detailed instructions on implementing, executing and optimizing reporting and analysis functions in SAP BW - according to your own specific requirements.

First, uncover exclusive insights on important data presentation concepts, followed by details on the basic functions of the BEx Query Designer, the BEx Web Application Designer, and individual web items. Readers quickly learn how to present important company data efficiently and concisely by mastering tools like SAP BW Information Brodcasting. Proven step-by-step instruction and a real-life sample scenario bolster your efforts to create individual reports and analyses. In addition, valuable advice shows you how to make the most of SAP Business Content.

The comprehensive SAP BW glossary, loaded with additional information, makes this book, which is fully up-to-date for SAP BW 3.5, an ideal companion for your daily work.

Highlights:

• Data Warehousing and SAP BW
• Data presentation Concepts and their Implementation in SAP BW
• Detailed Real-world Sample Scenario
• BEx Query Designer - Analysis and Definition of Data, Query Views and Elements
• BEx Web - Web Framework, BEx Web Application Designer, Details of Web Items
• Information Broadcasting - Online and Offline Reporting, Sending Reports, Publishing in the SAP Enterprise Portal
• SAP Business Content - Elements and Areas of Use
• Appendices - Includes BW Glossary, Sample Queries, Transaction Codes, Metadata Tables, Index

Product Details

• Hardcover: 572 pages
• Publisher: SAP PRESS, 1st edition; 1 edition (May 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592290450
• ISBN-13: 978-1592290451
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,260,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After studying Computer Science at ETH Zurich, Dr. Jean-Marie R. Fiechter has been working in the IT Industry for more than 25 Years.
For the last 20 Years he has held Positions in Product Development (working at the Teradata Development Lab in San Diego), Consulting, Marketing and Product Management in the Domains of Massively Parallel Processing and Data Warehousing at NCR, Teradata, IBM, SAS and CubeServ.
Since 2007 Dr. Fiechter is Head of BI Governance at Swisscom Ltd.
Dr. Fiechter is a Certified SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence Consultant, as well as a Data Warehousing Teacher at several Universities in Switzerland and abroad, as well as a visiting Teacher for SAP (accross Europe).
Dr. Fiechter is also the Author of several Books on Data Warehousing.