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• Preparing for an SAP BI interview

  Soon I will have an SAP BI interview. How should I prepare for it? Continue Reading

• 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? Continue Reading

• An SAP BW 3.1 to BI 7.0 upgrade should not take one year

  Our company is about to upgrade SAP Business Warehouse 3.1 to SAP Business Intelligence 7.0. Our consultant estimated almost a one year upgrade for just our development system. I don't have a lot of experience with SAP BI, but this doesn't sound ... Continue Reading

• Is SAP BI knowledge advantageous to an ABAP user?

  I have been working with ABAP at a multinational corporation for the past two years and would like to learn SAP BI. When I do this should I also learn SAP BW? Will there be any advantages to learning BI as an ABAP consultant? Continue Reading

• Prerequisites for SAP BI training

  What are the prerequisites for SAP BI training? I have a J2EE background and I want to move to BI. I have heard SAP BI is the latest and greatest in business warehousing. I have also heard people say it's techno-functional, whatever tha means). Will... Continue Reading

• The tables/views used to populate extractors

  I am trying to ascertain what tables/views are used to populate an extractor. I need to get the size of the underlying tables on R/3.Continue Reading

• Useful transaction codes in SAP BI

  What are the useful transaction codes in SAP BW?Continue Reading

• Using transactional and master data when creating an InfoCube

  When we create an InfoCube, we take dimensions along with key figures when we have to load data. Do I have to use two different datasources -- one for transactional and one for master data?Continue Reading

• Why business intelligence fails and how to fix it

  Business intelligence (BI) has been touted for years as the next big thing in e-business. However, the current enterprise approach to BI is failing.Continue Reading

• Measure the performance of an InfoCube

  How do I measure the performance of an InfoCube using one transaction code?Continue Reading

• ECC COPA and transaction currency

  ECC COPA doesn't seem to have the transaction currency on the summarized tables, only on the line item table. The only two currencies available on summarized tables are "Company Code" and "Operating Concern".Continue Reading

• Problem loading data into a DSO

  I have loaded 2LIS_13_VDITM data into a DSO. Some of the rows in the "Billed Qty" have a "-" sign, but there are some without a "-" sign in the VBRP table in R/3. What is the cause of this issue?Continue Reading

• What's the difference between ODS and DSO in SAP BI?

  In SAP BI, what is the difference between ODS and DSO?Continue Reading

• What is the use of DTP in BI 7.0?

  What is the use of DTP in BI 7.0? What are the settings that needs to be done while creating the DataStore Object?Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of destination types, DB tables and third-party tools

  What are the advantages/disadvantages, difficulty, requirements of destination types, DB tables and third-party tools?Continue Reading