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SAP SapphireNow 2012: Special Conference Coverage
Get SAPPHIRENOW updates on SAP HANA, mobile, SAP BusinessObjects, Business ByDesign, analytics, SAP ERP Human Capital Management, SuccessFactors and more. Conference Coverage
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ERP versus ‘best of breed’ BI tools: what’s the right fit?
Are “best of breed” or ERP BI tools the way to go? It depends on the complexity of the company’s BI environment and where the data is coming from, according to a panel of experts. Feature
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SAP BW certification quiz
Preparing for the SAP BW certification exam? Take our quiz to make sure you're up to speed on the key concepts. Quiz
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On The Spot: Gary Nolan on SAP BI/BW
This month Gary Nolan answered all of your SAP BI/BW questions. Submit your SAP Security questions for next month at the bottom of this page. On The Spot
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Chapter 7: 'Information Access, Analysis, and Presentation'
This book reflects the process an organization goes through during an implementation of the software. You'll learn how to access and deliver meaningful analytic information to the organization, as well as perform integrated planning functions. Book Chapter
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SearchSAP.com's Leader Among Us Award winner
We have crowned a winner in the SAP BI category of our Great SAP Leaders Among Us contest. Tune in to the winning contribution here Contest winner
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Chapter of the month -- January 2007
This book examines SAP xApp analytics from a real-world viewpoint; challenges and opportunities, practical applications and working examples. Chapter of the Month
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SAP BW Guide: Open Hub Service
Learn how to control and maintain effective data distribution for a timely business with the SAP BW Open Service Hub. This crash course will teach the data warehouse professional how to create and execute InfoSpokes within the open hub to be the cent... Crash Course
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SearchSAP.com SAP BI/BW quiz answers: advanced level
Here are the answers to the SearchSAP.com quiz: SAP BI/BW -- advanced level. Quiz: SearchSAP.com
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Quiz: SAP BI/BW -- advanced level
SearchSAP.com offers quizzes for SAP professionals to gauge their skills and advance their education. This quiz is the final part of a three-part quiz series on SAP BI/BW by expert Jay Narayanan. If you passed the beginner and intermediate quiz, you ... Quiz: SearchSAP.com
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SAP builds the case for HANA in-memory bench with new apps, customers
After talking up its mobile and cloud road maps, SAP chose last day of the SapphireNow conference to talk about the third part of the equation it’s basing its future success on: HANA, and in-memory technology. News | 16 May 2012
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Eight most popular HANA in-memory stories
From use cases and running ERP systems on HANA to predictive analytics and new applications for SMBs, here’s a rundown of SearchSAP.com’s most popular stories on the HANA in-memory platform. News | 13 Apr 2012
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Can SAP keep its promises of database dominance?
SAP's been making some promises about its database ambitions. Can they back it up? Blog | 12 Apr 2012
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SAP plans to dominate mobility, database markets with SUP, in-memory
SAP says it’s moving on a range of fronts, from the further development of its HANA in-memory platform to new mobile partnerships and the acquisition of Syclo, a mobile application developer. News | 11 Apr 2012
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SAP plans HANA-ready BusinessObjects for predictive analytics
SAP says that with its new SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software, customers wanting to perform predictive analytics no longer have to look to third-party vendors. News | 03 Apr 2012
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HANA’s promises of speed and simpler landscapes have customers listening
While some customers are wondering why they need to spend yet more money on their BI operations, SAP contends their HANA in-memory appliance and its applications are an IT game changer. News | 01 Dec 2011
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Customers express hopes for, concerns about SAP BusinessObjects 4.0
Some SAP users say they’re either using BusinessObjects 4.0 or are looking into it. Others are content with the BEx tools they’ve been using for years. News | 21 Nov 2011
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At Sapphire, SAP commits to new in-memory, mobile and cloud apps
SAP is introducing a number of new applications and products at its SapphireNow conference in Madrid, including the ability for users to run SAP BusinessWarehouse on HANA. News | 10 Nov 2011
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No need to run a HANA POC merely to test faster reporting, expert says
Using HANA to speed up reporting no longer requires a proof of concept, but more sophisticated applications using Business Warehouse probably do, according to one expert. News | 31 Oct 2011
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Feature Pack 3 for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.0 offers 4.1 functionality early
SAP plans to release Feature Pack 3 for BusinessObjects, which will arrive between Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 4 and include functionality that was originally planned for the 4.1 release. News | 13 Oct 2011
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Adding custom fields for retail product comparisons in SAP BW
Need to analyze and compare product sales, product cost and suggested retail price etc? This tip shows you how to customize the R/3 BW datasource/extractor to get elementary fields such as AFS color and size into BW. Tip
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Adding special characters in SAP BI
Are your SAP BI extractions failing too often? It could be a problem as minor as an invalid character within the report. Learn the acceptable characters as well as how to fix the issue all together in this tip by Aaron Wang. Tip
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Currency translation using SAP BI
Are you in need of a currency translator? Most companies nowadays are not limited to domestic sales and have to deal with many different currency types. Rasim Manavoglu shows us how to set up a currency translator with one standard currency output us... Tip
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How to acquire the runtime information of a data transfer process (DTP)
This article will show how you can access the runtime information of a 'Data Transfer Process' and what data is available. Tip
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A business case for integrating SAP BI and XI, part one
In this two-part article, we present a hypothetical business case to demonstrate a need for integration of SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) and SAP Business Intelligence (BI). Part one presents the scenario. Tip
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A business case for integrating SAP BI and XI, part two
This two-part article presents a hypothetical business case to demonstrate a need for integration of SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) and SAP Business Intelligence (BI). Part two discusses the solution and its strengths and drawbacks. Tip
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Real-Time Data Acquisition - BI@2004s
In this tip by KJ (Kamaljeet), SDN contributor, learn how to use Real-time Data Acquisition (RDA) with NetWeaver (BI) 2004s and load transactional data into SAP BI system every single minute. Tip
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Using SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence for SAP Business Workflow Analysis
In this tip by SDN contributor Ginger Gatling, learn how to create useful queries from the workflow BI data in your SAP NetWeaver 2004s system using Visual Composer. Tip
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Tips and tricks when printing to PDF in SAP NetWeaver 2004s BI
SAP Developer Network contributor Prakash Darji provides tips and tricks to consider when printing to PDF from the Web Application Designer in SAP NetWeaver 2004s BI. Tip
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ROI series: Building a business case for SAP: BW
Read expert advice on how to build a business case for SAP BW in this tip from BI/BW expert Jay Narayanan. Tip
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How to change the characteristics of an SAP InfoCube
An SAP user is looking to change the values of a characteristic in an SAP InfoCube and wants to know if it's possible to use virtual InfoCubes to manipulate the data. Ask the Expert
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Sizing hardware for SAP BW applications
An SAP user is looking to assess the hardware requirements for an SAP BW application and wants to know what the parameters are of sizing hardware for SAP BW. Ask the Expert
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Should we install SAP BW on the same server running SAP R/3 4.7?
Find out if a department running SAP R/3 4.7 needs an additional server to install SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW). Ask the Expert
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Choosing an SAP BI/BW database for InfoCube data
An administrator wants to know which databases in SAP BI/BW are best for data stored in an InfoCube. Ask the Expert
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Using Infoset to join, move DSO analysis to InfoCube
An administrator wants is looking for the best way to join two tables in a DataStore object and transform the result to an InfoCube. Ask the Expert
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Selecting InfoCubes in SAP BI/BW Business Content
An SAP user wants to know what kinds of InfoCubes are available in SAP BI/BW Business Content, and which ones can be used to build a Profitability Analysis report. Ask the Expert
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How to limit employee access to reports using roles in SAP NetWeaver
An administrator wants to limit employees from running corporate-wide reports using roles. Ask the Expert
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SAP BI extractors vs. Business Objects for ETL process
An SAP user wants to know the benefits of using standard SAP BI extractors for an ETL process between SAP BW and SAP ERP Ask the Expert
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How does SAP R/3 data differ from BW (NetWeaver BI) data?
What is the difference between data on SAP R/3 and data on SAP BW? Ask the Expert
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Job prospects after SAP BI training
I am currently working for a business process outsourcing company, and currently interested in SAP BI. If I take a course in SAP BI 7.0, what would my job prospects be like? Ask the Expert
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SAP BusinessObjects BI
SAP BusinessObjects BI (also known as BO or BOBJ) is a suite of front-end applications that allow business users to view, sort and analyze business intelligence data. Definition
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Business Information Warehouse (Business Warehouse or SAP BW)
Business Information Warehouse (sometimes shortened to "Business Warehouse" or BW) is a packaged, comprehensive business intelligence product centered around a data warehouse that is optimized for (but not limited to) the R/3 environment from SAP. (C... Definition
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Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA)
Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA) is SAP's enhanced version of service-oriented architecture (SOA)... (Continued) Definition
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BEx (Business Explorer)
In the SAP Business Information Warehouse (BW), BEx (Business Explorer) is the reporting tool used to work with data in the BW database. Definition
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What to do with BEx tools in a BOBJ world?
Allison Levine, senior SAP BI programmer, analyst and ASUG Enterprise Data Warehousing SIG chair discusses BEx strategy and which functions to migrate to SAP BusinessObjects applications. Podcast
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Is Oracle Exadata vs. SAP HANA a valid comparison?
Experts Alex Gorbachev of Pythian and John Appleby of Bluefin Solutions debate the merits of Oracle Exadata and SAP HANA. Podcast
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SAP builds the case for HANA in-memory bench with new apps, customers
After talking up its mobile and cloud road maps, SAP chose last day of the SapphireNow conference to talk about the third part of the equation it’s basing its future success on: HANA, and in-memory technology. News
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SAP SapphireNow 2012: Special Conference Coverage
Get SAPPHIRENOW updates on SAP HANA, mobile, SAP BusinessObjects, Business ByDesign, analytics, SAP ERP Human Capital Management, SuccessFactors and more. Conference Coverage
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Eight most popular HANA in-memory stories
From use cases and running ERP systems on HANA to predictive analytics and new applications for SMBs, here’s a rundown of SearchSAP.com’s most popular stories on the HANA in-memory platform. News
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Can SAP keep its promises of database dominance?
SAP's been making some promises about its database ambitions. Can they back it up? Blog
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SAP plans to dominate mobility, database markets with SUP, in-memory
SAP says it’s moving on a range of fronts, from the further development of its HANA in-memory platform to new mobile partnerships and the acquisition of Syclo, a mobile application developer. News
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SAP plans HANA-ready BusinessObjects for predictive analytics
SAP says that with its new SAP BusinessObjects Predictive Analysis software, customers wanting to perform predictive analytics no longer have to look to third-party vendors. News
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ERP versus ‘best of breed’ BI tools: what’s the right fit?
Are “best of breed” or ERP BI tools the way to go? It depends on the complexity of the company’s BI environment and where the data is coming from, according to a panel of experts. Feature
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HANA’s promises of speed and simpler landscapes have customers listening
While some customers are wondering why they need to spend yet more money on their BI operations, SAP contends their HANA in-memory appliance and its applications are an IT game changer. News
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Customers express hopes for, concerns about SAP BusinessObjects 4.0
Some SAP users say they’re either using BusinessObjects 4.0 or are looking into it. Others are content with the BEx tools they’ve been using for years. News
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What to do with BEx tools in a BOBJ world?
Allison Levine, senior SAP BI programmer, analyst and ASUG Enterprise Data Warehousing SIG chair discusses BEx strategy and which functions to migrate to SAP BusinessObjects applications. Podcast
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About SAP business warehouse
SAP’s data management portfolio includes the NetWeaver Business Warehouse, the BI, analytical, reporting and data warehousing enterprise software application once known as SAP BIW (Business Information Warehouse). SAP BW includes components for data management (Data Warehousing Workbench) and data modeling, an embedded analytical engine, a suite of front-end analytical tools called Business Explorer (BEx), reporting features, and Extraction, Transformation and Load (ETL) tools for extracting data from a specific source, applying transformation rules, and loading it into SAP BW system. The data warehouse area is for storing the information in various types of structures (e.g. Data Store Objects, InfoObjects and multidimensional structures called InfoCubes).