BW Exercise PDF

Reporting Using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse
Task
This tutorial guides you stepbystep through the basic procedures for creating a simple SAP
NetWeaverBusinessIntelligencescenario.Youwillcreateasimpledatamodel,definethedataflow
fromthesourcesystemtotheBusinessIntelligencestoreofyourdatamodel,andthenloaddataor
enterdatadirectlyintheBIsystem.Youwillthencreateaquerytocreateareporttoanalyseyour
data.
The company in the scenario produces laptops, PCs and computer accessories, and distributes its
productsovervarious channels.An advertising campaignforthe Internetdistribution channelwas
started in July by the marketing department. The success of the campaign is to be checked in
Octoberofthesameyearinordertodecidewhetherandhowthecampaignshouldbecontinued.A
revenue report containing the data of the past quarter and showing the revenue for the various
distributionchannelsduringthistimeisthereforerequired.
Thedata exists in anumber ofsourcesystemsused inthe operativeenvironment. Thisdata in its

currentformisnotsuitableforanalysis.Youwillloadthedataandconsolidatethedataintoadata
warehouseinpreparationforanalysis.
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Summaryy
Thereareeanumberoffstepswhichneedtobeco
ompletedtosuccessfullyccompletetheanalysis
CreateInfoArea
CreateInfoObject Catalogue
C
CreateKeeyFiguresaandCharacteristics
CreateInfoCube
LoadMassterData
LoadTran
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Data
Thesamp
pledataforou
urscenarioisavailableasccsvfiles:
Tutorial_Prod_Attrr.csv
ThisfilecontainstheattributesforcharacteristicProductt.
Tutorial_Prod_Texxts.csv
ThisfilecontainsthetextsforcharacteristicProduct.
Tutorial_Trans.csv
ThisfilecontainsthesalesdataforthemontthsJulytoSeptember.
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Loading SAP BW
SimilartootherSAPsolutionstheSAPBWsystemislaunchedviatheSAPLogonPad.Thiscanbe
accessedfromtheStartmenu.
1
Choose
then
andthen
tolaunchtheSAPLogonPad.
TheLogonPadappearswhichallowsyoutoselectwhichserveryouwanttologonto.Yourlecturer
willindicatewhichserverisusedforBW.
2.
Click theserveryouwillbeusingforyourexercises.
3.
Click
toactivatetheBWsystem.
AfterashorttimetheSAPBWlogonwindowappearsonthescreen:
InputAreasoftheScreen
Client A Client identifies a business entity in the BW system. Each BW contains data that is
completely separate from data in other clients. Different clients are established for testing and
developing different aspects of the system and for training purposes. The system default Client
shouldalreadyappear.
UserUniquelyidentifiesyoutotheBWsystem.YourUserIdwillbeallocatedbyyourworkshop
leaderandremainthesamethroughouttheunit
PasswordUniquelyidentifiesyoutotheBWsystem.
LanguageIdentifiesthelanguagetheBWwillbedisplayedin.Oftenthisisdefaultstotherequired
language.
4.
Type
yourUserId.
5.
Press
<TAB>tomovethecursortothePasswordtextbox.
6.
Type
yourPasswordwhichwillsuppliedbythelecturer
7.
Click
orpress<ENTER>toaccepttheinput.
Anewscreenwillappearwhichallowsyoutoenteranewpasswordtoreplacethetemporaryone
youloggedonwith.
Younowneedtocreateanewpassword.Youwillbetheonlypersonwhoknowsthispasswordsoit
isimportanttocreateapasswordwhichiseasytoremember.HowevertheBWsystemhassome
rulesaboutwhatitallowstobeapassword.
Password Rules
Passwords must be at least 6 characters long.

Can contain any keyboard characters, including
numbers, blanks, and punctuation signs. It is not
case-sensitive.
Must not begin with a question mark "?",
exclamation mark "!" or blank. The first three
characters must not include a blank.
Must not be PASS or SAP*
Cannot begin with three identical characters
8.
Type
yournewpassword.
Asyoutypeyournewpasswordasterisksappear.Thisisdesignedtohideyournewpasswordfrom
otherpeople.
9.
Press
<TAB>tomovetothenexttextbox.
10. Click
toenterthenewpasswordintothesystem.
ACopyrightmessageappearsonscreen.
11.
..
12.
Click
toclosethisdialoguemessage.
DoubleClick SAPBusinessInformationWarehouseModelingDataWarehousing
Workbench:ModelingtodisplaythisareaoftheDWB.
Adialogscreenmayappearaboutdocumentation.Ifitdoes:
13.
Click
tocontinue.
AscreenappearswithsimilarstructuretotheSAPBWmainscreenexceptthereismoredetail.
1. Creating InfoAreas
TheModelingareaoftheDWBiswhereyoucreateandapplyobjectsandrulesthatareneededfor
data transport, update and analysis. These objects are displayed in a hierarchical tree structure.
YoucancreateanInfoAreafromeithertheInfoProviderorInfoObjectsscreens.Theprocessisthe
same on both screens. A number of InfoAreas have already been created to assist with the
workshopexercises.KeyFiguresareatypeofInfoObjects.
14. Click
todisplaythevariousInfoAreas.
AnInfoAreaisawayoforganizingmetaobjectsintheBusinessWarehouse.EachInfoProvideris
assignedtoanInfoArea.InfoObjectscanalsobeassignedtodifferentInfoAreasusingInfoObject
Catalogues.
ForthepurposeofthesenoteswewillbeusingadefaultInfoAreastructure.Yourworkshopleader
willidentifywhichisyourparentInfoArea.
15. RightClick
yourdefaultInfoAreaintherightframeofthescreen.
Youwillnoticethefollowingmenuappears:
16. Click
CreateInfoAreatodisplaythedialogscreen.
17. Type
<root>nnnwherennnisyourassignedloginnumber.
18. Press
<TAB>tomovetotheLongdescriptionfield.
Youshouldhavenoticedthat appearsinthefield.Thisindicatesthatthisisarequiredfield.
19. Type
<root>nnnSurnamewherennnisyourlogonnumberandSurnameisyourfamily
name.
20. Click
toacceptyourentries.
NoticethatyourInfoAreahasbeencreatedanditisdisplayedonthescreen.Itwillalsoappearinthe
InfoObjectstree.ThiswillalsocontainalltheotherMetaObjectsyouwillcreate.
2. Creating InfoObjectCatalogs
AnotherobjectusedtoorganiseMetaObjectsisanInfoObjectCatalog.Thisisadirectorythatexists
withinanInfoArea.ItisadirectoryofInfoObjectsusedinthesamebusinesscontext.Forexample
allInfoObjectsthatareusedtoprovideinformationforsupplychainmanagementcanbegrouped
under one InfoObjectCatalog. This enables easier searching and selection when there are a large
number of InfoObjects. InfoObjects can be assigned to more than one InfoObjectCatalog. An
InfoObjectCatalogispurelyorganizationalandhasnoimpactonreporting.
YouneedtocreatetwoInfoObjectCatalogs(oneforKeyFiguresandoneforCharacteristics).Forthe
purpose of this exercise common InfoObjectcatalogs have been created for all students.
InfoObjectCatalogsarecreatedbyusingthecontextmenu(rightclickInfoArea).
21.
RightClick
onyourInfoAreatodisplaythefollowingmenu
23
Click
CreateInfoObjectCatalogtodisplaythedialogscreen.
Thefollowingscreenappears:
TwoInfoObjectCataloguesarerequired.OneforCharacteristicsandtheotherforKeyFigures.You
nowcreatethefirstInfoObjectCatalogueforCharacteristics.
24.
Type <root>nnnCharwherennnisyourloginnumber
25.
Press <TAB>tomovetomovetotheLongdescriptionfield.
26.
Type <root>nnnCharacteristicwherennnisyourloginnumber.
YouwillnoticethatbydefaultthatyourInfoAreadetailshavebeeninserted.
YouwillnoticethattheChar.radiobutton
hasbeenselectedbydefaulttoindicatethatthis
InfoObjectCataloguewillbeCharacteristictype.
27.
Click
tocreatetheInfoObjectCatalogue.
The Edit InfoObject Catalogue screen appears. This screen is designed to allow you to allocate
Characteristic InfoObjects to the InfoObject Catalogue. At this stage you have not created any
Characteristics even though some already exist in the system. You need to activate your
InfoObjectCatalogue.
28.
Click
toactivateyourInfoObjectCatalogue.
Question:Whatmessageappearsonthestatusbar?
29.
Click
toreturntothepreviousscreen.
YouwillnoticethatyourInfoObjectCatalogue(Charactersitic)nowappearsunderyourInfoArea.
NowyouneedtocreateanotherInfoObjectCatalogueforKeyFigures.
30.
RightClick
yourInfoAreatodisplaythemenu
31.
Click CreateInfoObjectCatalogtodisplaythedialogscreen.
32.
Type <root>nnnKeywherennnisyourloginnumber.
33.
Press <TAB>tomovetomovetotheLongdescriptionfield.
34.
Type <root>nnnKeyFigurewherennnisyourloginnumber.
35.
Click
toindicatethatthisisaKeyFigureInfoObjectCatalogue.
36.
Click
tocreatetheInfoObjectCatalogue.
TheEditInfoObjectCataloguescreenappears.
37.
Click
toactivateyourInfoObjectCatalogue.
Question:Whatmessageappearsonthestatusbar?
38.
Click
toreturntothepreviousscreen.
YouwillnoticethatyourInfoObjectCatalogue(Charactersitic
)andInfoObjectCatalogue(Key
Figure
)nowappearsunderyourInfoArea.
As mentioned previously InfoObjects should be assigned to an InfoObject Catalogue. There is a

defaultInfoObjectCataloguewiththenameUnassignedNodes,thatcontainallInfoObjects,that
havenotbeenassignedtoacatalogue.SoifyoucreateanInfoObjectandcannotfinditthismight
beagoodplacetolook.YoucanalsosearchforitusingtheSearchbutton
.
ThenextstepintheprocessistocreatetherelevantInfoObjects;CharacteristicsandKeyFigures.
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C
I
InfoObjec
cts
InfoObjecctswhicharetthecorebuild
dingblocksin
ntheBWsystem.Theycan
neitherbe:
Ke
eyFigures
Characteristicss
Theyare usedthrough
houttheBW systemtocrreatestructuresandtableestoenable informationtto
bemodelledinastructturedformin
nthedatawarehouse.
NamingC
Conventions
The techn
nical name co
onvention for predefined
d InfoObjectss supplied byy SAP, in Business Conten
nt,
beginswiththenumb
ber0,such as0Customeer.Thetechn
nicalnamefo
oruserdefineedInfoObjeccts
beginwith
hacharacterbetweenAtoZ,andhaveealengthof3
3to9charactters.
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3.1
Creating Key Figures
Thebusinessscenarioforthisexercisewasbasedonyourenterprisesrequirementsforaseriesof
reportsinvolvingsalesdataacrosstheorganisation.Fromtheanalysisithasbeendeterminedthat
the followingKey Figures are required tofacilitatetheanalysisofdata. The Key Figuresrequired
areRevenue, Quantity and Price. Youwill need tocreatetheKeyFigure structures which willform
thedatapartoftheInfoCubelateron.ThekeyfigurePriceisusedinourscenarioasanattributefor
theInfoObjectProduct,whichyouwillcreateatalatertime.Youhavedeterminedtheformatofthe
KeyFigures:
TechnicalName
Type/DataType
DataType
Unit/currency
KeyFigures
Revenue
<root>nnnREV
amount
Quantity
Price
<root>nnnQTY
<root>nnnPR
quantity
amount
CURRCurrency 0CURRENCY
field,storedas
DEC
0UNIT
CURR Currency 0CURRENCY
field, stored as
DEC
TocreatetheKeyFigures(Revenue,Quantity,Price):
39
Click KeyFiguretoselectthisInfoObjectCatalog.
40
RightClick
KeyFigurestodisplaythecontextmenu.
41
Click CreateInfoObjecttodisplaythedialogscreen.
42
43.
44.
Type
<root>nnnREV(wherennnisyourlogon)intheKeyFig.field.
Type
<root>NNNRevenueintheLongDescription
Click
field
toacceptyourentries
TheCreateKeyFigureDetailscreenappears.
As you can see there are three tab pages available to define different aspects of Key
FigureInfoObjects.
45.
Check thattheTypeisAmount.
46.
Check thattheDataTypeisCURRcurrencyfield,storedasDEC.
47.
Click Unit/Currencyfieldtoselectit.
48.
Type 0CURRENCY.
49.
Click
tosaveyourKeyFigure.
YoucanverifytheprocessthroughthemessagewhichappearsontheStatusbar?
Before you can use Key Figures to structure other MetaObjects, you must make sure they are
activated
. Activating the Key Figure generates the objects in the Data Dictionary and shares
themthroughouttheBWenvironment.
50.
Click
toactivateyourKeyFigure.
AgainyoucanverifytheprocessbythemessageontheStatusBar?
51.
Click
toreturntothemainscreen.
Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartotheonebelow:
YounowneedtocreatetheQuantityKeyFigure.
52.
RightClick
KeyFigurestodisplaythecontextmenu.
53.
Click CreateInfoObjecttodisplaythedialogscreen.
54.
Type <root>nnnQTYintheKeyFig.field.
55.
Press <TAB>tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield.
56.
Type <root>nnnQuantity.
57.
Click
toacceptyourentries
58.
Click
toselectthisdatatype.
AsyouhaveselectedQuantitydatatypeyounowneedtospecifyhowthequantityiscounted.
59.
Click Unit/Currencyfieldtomovethecursor.
60.
Type 0UNITtoindicatetheBaseUnitofMeasure.
61.
Click
tosaveyourKeyFigure.
62.
Click
toactivateyourKeyFigure.
63.
Click
Youwillnoticethatyouhave2KeyFiguresinyourInfoObjectCatalog.Younowneedtocreatethe
remainingKeyFigure(Price).
64.
Create thefollowingKeyFigures,SaveandActivate.
Price
Description
Technical
Type/Data DataType
Unit/Currency
Name
Type
<root>nnn
<root>nnnPR
Amount
CURR Currency
0Currency
Price
field,storedasDEC
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3.2
Creating Characteristics
You have created the necessary Key Figures as per the requirements. You now need to create
CharacteristicswhichareusedtoaddmeaningtotheKeyFigures.Fromtheanalysisofthescenario
youhavedeterminedthefollowingCharacteristicsarerequired:
TechnicalName
Description
DataType
Length
<root>nnnPGR
<root>nnnProductGroup
CHARcharacterstring
6
<root>nnnCHA
<root>nnnChannel
CHARcharacterstring
5
<root>nnnPRO
<root>nnnProduct
CHAR characterstring
10
65.
RightClick
CharacteristicsInfoCatalogtodisplaythecontextmenu.
66.
Click CreateInfoObjecttodisplaytheCreateCharacteristicscreen.
67.
68.
69.
Type
<root>nnnPGRwherennnisyourloginnumber.
Press <TAB>tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield
Type
<root>nnnProductGroupwherennnisyourloginnumber.
70.
Click
tocontinue.
TheCreateCharacteristicDetailscreenappears:

CurrentlytheGeneraltabisdisplayed.Thisscreenenablesyoutodeterminethebasicpropertiesof
acharacteristicincludingits,description,datatype(Char,Num,Date,Time),lengthandconversion
routine.Description,datatypeandlengtharerequired.
IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutafieldyoucanselectandthenpressF1.
71. Click
theDataTypefieldtoselectit.
72. Click
CHARCharacterStringtoselectthisdatatype.
73. Type
6intheLengthfield.
68 Press
<ENTER>toconfirmyourentries
Yourscreenshouldlooksimilartobelow:
74.
Click
tosaveyourCharacteristic.
75.
Click
toactivateyourCharacteristic.
76.
Click
TheProductGroupCharacteristicappearsintheInfoObjectCatalog.
YoucancheckthestructureofyourotherCharacteristicsbyselectingtheDisplaycommandfromthe
ContextMenuoftheCharacteristic(rightclick).
NowyouneedtocreatetheChannelCharacteristic.

77.
78.
79.
80.
81.
RightClick
Click
CreateInfoObjecttodisplaytheCreateCharacteristicscreen.
Type
<root>nnnCHwherennnisyourloginnumber.
Type
<root>nnnChannelwherennnisyourloginnumber.
82.
Click
tocontinue.
TheCreateCharacteristicDetailscreenappears
83. Click
84. Click
85. Type
5intheLengthfield.
86. Press
87. Click
todisplaythisscreen.
88.
89.
Click
Click
and
toDESELECTthem
90.
Click
91.
Click
YounowneedtocreatetheProductCharacteristic.ThisCharacteristicincludesMasterData.
MasterDataareadditionalfieldsusedtodescribethisCharacteristic.ThesefieldscanbeTexts
(descriptors)orAttributes(otherInfoObjects).
92.
RightClick
93.
94.
95.
96.
Click
CreateInfoObjecttodisplaytheCreateCharacteristicscreen.
Type
<root>nnnPROwherennnisyourloginnumber.
Type
<root>nnnProductwherennnisyourloginnumber.
97.
Click
tocontinue.
TheCreateCharacteristicDetailscreenappears
98. Click
99. Click
100. Type
10intheLengthfield.
101. Press
102. Click
TheProductCharacteristichasMasterData(texts)tofurtherdescribeit.Thetextsaremedium
lengthandareindifferentlanguages.
103. ClickShorttextexiststodeselectit.
104.
Click
Mediumlengthtextexiststoselectthisoption.
YoudonothavetoselectTextslanguagedependentasthisisalreadyselectedbydefault.Ifitisnot
selectedthenyouneedtoselectit.
105.
Click
theInforAreafieldtoselectit.

106. Type thetechnicalnameofyourInfoArea<root>nnn.
YounowneedtoaddsomefurtherMasterData(Attributes)whichwilldescribethe
ProductCharacteristic.TheseAttributesareProductGroup(<root>nnnPGR),0Currency,andPrice
(<root>nnnPR).
107. Click
108. Type thefollowingAttributesandpress<ENTER>aftereachonetoinsertthe
description:
Later when you create a report you want to be able navigate the report using the Product
GroupAttributetodrilldown/up.TobeabletodothisyouneedtomakeitaNavigationalAttribute.
YoucreateaNavigationalAttributebyclicking
nexttothedesiredAttribute.
109. Click
nexttoProductGroup(<root>nnnProductGroup)tochangeittoaNavigation
Attribute.
110. Press <ENTER>ifawarningmessageappears.
YoualsoneedtoaddaNavigateAttributeDescription.
111. Click Navigationatt.descriptiontoselectthisfield.
112. Type ProductGroup.
113. Click
104.
105.
Click
Click
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4. Create
C
InffoCube
Themainaimofadataawarehouseistoprovideaninfrastrucctureforthep
provisionofinformationfo
or
better de
ecision making. In a data warehouse the metaobjjects responssible for supp
plying data fo
or
reporting are InfoProvviders. There are a number of differeent InfoProviiders available in BW. Th
he
InfoProvid
der you are going to creeate in the tu
utorial is an InfoCube. The
T central data containers
which forrm the basis for multidim
mensional rep
ports and analyses in SAP
P BW are called InfoCubees.
InfoCubesscontaintwo
otypesofdattaKeyFigureesandCharacteristics.
ThestructtureoftheIn
nfoCuberequiredis;
Charaacteristics
Dimensio
ons
SalesOrganisation
n
<roott>nnnChannel<root>nnn
nCHA
Produ
uct
<roott>nnnProduct<root>nn
nnPRO
Time
CalendarYear/Month0CALM
MONTH
Calendarmonth 0CALMONTH
H2
CalendarYear/wee
ek 0CALWEEK
CalendarYear 0CALYEAR
KeyFigures
<roott>nnnQuantitty<root>nn
nnQTY
<roott>nnnRevenu
ue <root>nn
nnREV
Navigatio
onal
Attributes
Produ
uctGroup
106. Click
tomovvetothisareaaoftheDWB.
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TheInfoAreacreatedpreviouslyarereplicatedintheInfoProviderareaoftheDWB.
107. Click
nexttotheParentInfoAreastoexpandtheseInfoAreas.
108.RightClick
yourInfoArea(<root>nnn)todisplaythecontextmenu.
109. Click
CreateInfoCubetodisplaytheEditInfoCubescreen.
YouneedtonameyourInfoCube:
110. Type <root>nnnSalintheInfoCubefield.
111. Press <TAB>tomovetothenextfield.
112. Type <root>nnnSalesOverview
113. Click
tocreatetheInfoCube.
TheInfoCubemaintenancescreenappears.

InreportingyouuseDimensionstoassistwiththeanalysisoftheKeyFigures.Inthisscenarioyou
wanttoanalysetheQuantityandRevenue(KeyFigures)bySalesOrganisationandProductbyYear,
Month,Week.
FirstlyyouwillneedtocreateSalesOrganisationandProductDimensions:
105. RightClick
todisplaythecontextmenu.
106. Click Properties.
107. Type SalesOrganisationintheDescriptionfield(replaceDimension1).
108. Click
toacceptyourentryandrenametheDimension.
YounowneedtocreatetheotherDimension.
109. RightClick
todisplaythecontextmenu
110. Click CreateNewDimensions.
111. Type ProductintheDescriptionfield(replaceDimension2).
112. Click
toacceptyourentryandcreatetheDimension.
AssigningCharacteristicstoDimensions
YounowneedtoassociateyourCharacteristics(ProductGroup,Channel,Product)withthecreated
Dimensions.
118. RightClick
119. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtoselectthiscommand.
120. Type <root>nnnCHA
121. Press <ENTER>todisplaythedescription
122. Click
toacceptyourentry.
TheMaterialCharacteristicnowappearsundertheMaterialDimension.
123. Click
nextto
DimensiontodisplaytheCharacteristic.
TheSalesOrganisationDimensionnowincludestheChannelCharacteristic.
124. RightClick


126.
127.
128.
Type
<root>nnnPro
Press <ENTER>todisplaythedescription.
Click
totransfertheCharacteristicstotheSalesDimension.
129. Click
nextto
todisplaytheCharacteristics.
YoucanresizetheInfoCubecolumntoviewyourInfoObjectsdescription.
AssigningTimeCharacteristicstotheInfoCube
AtpresenttheTimeDimensionisempty.SAPBWsuppliesanumberofstandardtimeInfoObjects
thatcanbeinsertedintothisDimension.TheTimeCharacteristicswhicharetobeincludedinthe
InfoCubeare;CalendarYear/Month(0CALMONTH),CalendarMonth(0CALMONTH2),Calendar
Year/Week(0CALWEEK),CalendarYear(0CALYEAR).
130. RightClick
131. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtolaunchthiscommand.
132. Type 0CALMONTH.
133. Press <ENTER>toconfirmtheentryandretrievethedescription.
134. Repeat theprocessfor;0CALMONTH2,0CALWEEKand0CALYEAR.
135. Click
totransfertheInfoObjectstoyourInfoCube.
AssigningKeyFigurestotheInfoCube
YounowneedtoassignyourKeyFigures.ThisisasimilarprocesstoassigningCharacteristics
exceptKeyFiguresareassignedtotheFactTable.
136. RightClick
138. Type thefollowingKeyFigures:
<root>nnnREV
<root>nnnQTY
139. Click
totransfertheKeyFigures.
140. Click
nextto
toexpandthedirectory.
YouwillnoticethattheKeyFiguresnowappear.
AssigningNavigationalAttributestotheInfoCube
PreviouslyyoudefinedNavigationalAttributes(ProductGroup)whenyoucreatedyourvarious
Characteristics.HoweveritneedstobeactivatedintheInfoCube.
141. Click
toexpandthedirectory.
YouwillnoticethattheNavigationalAttributethatyoudefinedpreviouslyappearinthedirectory.
142. Click thecheckboxnexttotheAttributetoactivateit.
YouhavecompletedbuildingyourInfoCube.Itshouldlooksimilartothefigurebelow.
Younown
needtosaveandactivatetheInfoCube
ebeforedatacanbeloadeedanditcanbereported
on.Howe
everbeforeyoudothisyoushouldcheckitforerrorrs.
143. Click
nfoCube.
tocheckyourIn
Aserieso
ofmessagesappearsintheebottomrightofyourscre
een.Assumin
ngeverythingiscorrectyou
cannowssave.
144. Click
osaveyourInfoCube.
to
145. Click
to
oactivateyou
urInfoCube.
146. Click
torreturntothemainscreen..
YourInfoC
CubeappearssinyourInfo
oArea.Youhaavenowcreatedthenecesssarystructurreforstoring
yourdataandnowstru
ucturesneedtobecreatedtoloadthedata.
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5. Loading Master Data

Once InfoProviders have been created then they need to be populated with the appropriate
information.ThisprocessisoftenreferredtoasExtraction,TransformationandLoading(ETL).
TheETLprocessinvolves:
Extraction:Involvesobtainingdatafromvariousdatasystems.
Transformation: Source data undergoes avariety ofoperations to prepare it for importing
into the data warehouse. Integration and transformation programs are used to reformat,
recalculate,modifystructure,andaddtimeelements.
Loading: Involves physically moving the extracted and transformed data into the data
warehouse.Oncetheextractionandtransformationprocesseshavebeenestablishedupto
datedatacanbeloadedintothedatawarehouseatregularintervals.
CreateDataSource
ThenextstepistocreateaDataSource.DataSourcesareBIobjectsusedtoextractandstagedata
fromsourcesystems.DataSourcesselectthedatarequiredfromasourcesystem.
147. Click
todisplaytheavailableDataSources.
BeforeyoucreateaDataSourceyouneedtocreateanApplicationComponent.TheApplication
ComponentperformsasimilarfunctionasanInfoAreaintermsgroupingyourvariousDataSources
inthesamelocation.TocreateanApplicationComponent:
148.
149.
Click
todisplaythedifferentDataSources.
Select FilePCFiles(OtherFlatFiles)todisplaythevariousoptions.
150. RightClick
menu.
151.
152.
153.
todisplaythecontext
Select Createapplicationcomponent.
Type
<root>nnn
Press <TAB>tomovethecursortotheLongDescriptionfield.
154. Type <root>nnnSurname(Surnameisyourfamilyname).
155. Click
tocompletetheprocess.
YournewlycreatedApplicationComponentappearsonthescreen.
156. RightClick
yourApplicationComponenttodisplaythecontextmenu.
157. Select CreateDataSource.
158. Type <root>nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTESasthenameofyourDataSource.
160. Press <TAB>twicetomovetotheDataTypeDataSourcefield.
161.
162.
Click
todisplaytheoptions.
Select MasterDataAttributes.
163. Click
TheChangeDataSourcescreenappears.
164. Enter thefollowingdata:
Shortdescription
<root>nnn_PRO_ATTRIB
Mediumdescription <root>nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTES
Longdescription
<root>nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTES
165. Click
tomovetothenextscreen
ThisscreenenablesyoutoassigntheSourceDestinationandFileNameofthedatatobeuploaded
(extracted).YoucanalsospecifyifHeaderRowsexistandtheDataFormat.
166. Check theAdapterisLoadTextTypeFilefromlocalWorkstation.
167. Click
intheFileNamefieldtobrowsefortheTutorial_Prod_Attr.csvfileonyourPC.
168. Type 1intheHeaderRowstobeignoredfield.
170. Click theDataFormatfieldtodisplaytheoptions.
171. Select SeparatedwithSeparator(forExample,CSV).
Noticenewfieldsappearbasedonthisselection.Thenewfieldsspecifyhowthedataisseparated.
172. Check thattheDataSeparatorisa;
173. Click Numberformatfield.
174. Select DirectEntry
175. Type .inThousandsSeparatorand,inDecimalPointSeparator.
Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartobelow.
176. Click
tomovetothenextscreen.
TheProposaltabenablesyoutoloadsampledata.TheBIsystemreadstheheaderrowand
proposesfieldnamesandtypesbasedonwhatitfinds.
177. Click
todisplaythesampledata.
Thesampledataandthefieldstructureofthefileappear.Youneedtomakesomechangestothe
structureforyourBIenvironment.
178. ChangethedatatypeofthefieldPRICEfromDECtoCURR
179. Press <ENTER>toconfirmyourentry.
180. Type CurrencyintheCurr/Unitfield.
Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartobelow:
181.
Click
tosaveyourDataSource.
182. Click
toactivateyourDataSource.
Youcannowpreviewtheactualdatabasedonyoursettings.Thisassistsinidentifyinganyerrors
beforeyouloadthedata.
183.
Click
184. Click
Yourscreenappearssimilartobelow:
185.
Click
toreturntothemainscreen

ThenextstepintheprocessistocreateaTransformation.
186. RightClick
yourDataSourceforAttributestodisplaythecontextmenu.
187. Select CreateTransformation.
188. Click
intheObjectTypefieldtodisplaytheoptions.
189. Select InfoObject.
190. Press <TAB>tomovetotheSubtypeofObjectfield.
191. Select Attributes.
192. Type yourProduct(<root>nnnPRO)intheNamefield.
193. Click
toacceptthedataandproceed.
AscreenappearswhichlistsboththeSourceandTargetFields.
SAPBWhasattemptedtodefinetherelationshipbetweentheSourceandTargetfields.Youneedto
completetheTransformation.
194. Drag betweenTargetandSourceObjectstoestablishrelationshipsasshownbelow:
195.
Click
tosaveyourTransformation.
196.
Click
toactivateyourTransformation.
197. Click
ThenextstepintheprocessistocreateaDataTransferProcess.
198. RightClick
yourDataSourceforAttributestodisplaythecontextmenu.
199. Select CreateDataTransferProcess
Ascreenappearssimilartobelow:
200.
201.
202.
203.
204.
Click
Click
tomovetothisscreen.
ChangeExtractionModetoFull.
ChangeExtractionModetoFull.
Click
selectit.
to
ThedetailsfromyourDataSourceappear.
205.
Click
tosaveyourDataTransferProcess.
206.
Click
toactivateyourDataTransferProcess.
207.
Click
tomovetothisscreen.

Thisscreenprovidesadataflowofthevarioussteps.
208. Click
tocontinuetheprocess.
AdialogscreenappearsrequestingwhethertowanttoviewtheMonitor
TheDataTransferProcessMonitor,providesatraffic.lightbasedsystemtodisplayyoursuccessor
providesananalysisthecausesforfailure.
209. Click
toviewtheMonitor.
YourDataTransferProcessMonitorshoulddisplaygreentrafficlightstoindicateasuccessful
process.
Hopefullyyoursappearswithallgreenindicators.YouneedtocheckthedataloadforAttributes.
209. Click
YoushouldnowchecktheMasterDataloaded.
ViewingMasterData.
210.
211.
212.
213.
Click
tomovetothisscreen.
Locate yourProduct(<root>nnnPRO).
RightClick
yourProducttodisplaythecontextmenu.
Select Maintainmasterdata.
Areportselectionscreenappears.
214.
Click
toselectthedefaultsearchcriteriaanddisplaytheMasterDataandAttributes.
215. Click
untilyoutoreturntothemainscreen.
YounowneedtoloadtheremainingMasterData(Texts)forChannelandProductGroup.When
thereareonlyafewrecordsitiseasiertodirectlyenterthedata.
64.
Locate yourChannel(<root>nnnCHA).
216. RightClick
yourChanneltodisplaythecontextmenu.
217. Select Maintainmasterdata
218.
219.
220.
Click
toexecute
DoubleClick
Type
thefirstfieldtodisplayadialogbox
1inthefirstfield

221. Press <TAB>twicetomovetotheDescriptionfield.
222. Type InternetintheShortDescriptionfield

223. Click
Thenewrecordnowappears
224.
225.
226.
227.
Click
Type
Click
toinsertanotherrecord.
2intheChannelfieldandFaxastheShortDescription.
toacceptthedata.
Repeat thestepsforthefollowingrecords:
3
Phone
4
Other
228.
Click
onceyouhaveenteredalltheMasterData(Texts)forChannel.
229. Click
untilyoutoreturntothemainscreen.
YounowneedtofollowthesameproceduretoentertheMasterData(Texts)foryourProduct
Group(<root>nnnPGR).
230. Locate yourProductGroup(<root>nnnPGR).
231. RightClick
yourProductGrouptodisplaythecontextmenu.
232. Select Maintainmasterdata
233. Click
toexecute
YouwillnoticeProductGroupsalreadyappear.YouneedtoaddtheTextsforeachProductGroup.
234. DoubleClick theDescriptionfieldadjacenttoDS10todisplaythedialogbox.
235. Type ComputerintheShortDescriptionfield.
236. Click
toacceptthedata.
237. Enter thefollowingMasterData(Texts)fortheremainingrecords:

DS20 Accessories
DS30 Hardware
238.
Click
on
nceyouhaveenteredallth
heMasterDaata(Texts)forChannel.
239. Click
un
ntilyoutoreturntothemaainscreen.
Younown
needtofollow
wthesamep
proceduretoeentertheMaasterData(Teexts)foryourProduct
(<root>nn
nnPro).
240. En
nter thefolllowingMasterData(Textts)forProduccts:
PDS01
NotebookSSpeedyI
PDS02
NotebookSSpeedyII
PDS03
PCThinkbo
ox
PDS04
USBAdapto
or
PDS05
iPhone
PDS06
StereoKit
PDS07
CameraConnector
PDS08
USBStoragge
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CreateKe
CreateInffoCube
LoadMassterData
LoadTran
nsactionDaata
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6. Loading Transaction Data

CurrentlyyouhaveloadeddataforCharacteristics.Characteristicsareusedtoprovidemeaningto
KeyFigures.ForexampleQuantityismeaninglessunlessaproductisassociatedwithit.Younow
needtoloadtheTransactionaldatawhichincludestheKeyFiguresforeachsale.Firstlyyouneedto
createaDataSourceforthetransactionaldata.Thiswilldefinethesourcesystemsandwhichfields
arerequired.
240. Click
todisplaytheavailableDataSources.
241. RightClick
yourDataSource<root>nnntodisplaythecontextmenu.
242. Select CreateDataSource.
243. Type <root>nnn_SalesasthenameofyourDataSource.
244. Press <TAB>twicetomovetotheDataTypeDataSourcefield.
245. Click
todisplaytheoptions.
246. Select Transactiondata.
247. Click
TheChangeDataSourcescreenappears.
248. Enter <root>nnnSalesforeachDescriptionfield(3)
249. Click
tomovetothenextscreen
ThisscreenenablesyoutoassigntheSourceDestinationandFileNameofthedatatobeuploaded
(extracted).YoucanalsospecifyifHeaderRowsexistandtheDataFormat.
250. Check theAdapterisLoadTextTypeFilefromlocalWorkstation.
251. Click
intheFileNamefieldtobrowsefortheTutorial_Trans.csvfileonyourPC.
252. Type 2intheHeaderRowstobeignoredfield.
253. Click theDataFormatfieldtodisplaytheoptions.
254. Select SeparatedwithSeparator(forExample,CSV).
Noticenewfieldsappearbasedonthisselection.Thenewfieldsspecifyhowthedataisseparated.
255. Check thattheDataSeparatorisa;
256. Click Numberformatfield.


257. Select DirectEntry
258. Type .inThousandsSeparatorand,inDecimalPointSeparator.
259. Click
TheProposaltabenablesyoutoloadsampledata.TheBIsystemreadstheheaderrowand
proposesfieldnamesandtypesbasedonwhatitfinds.
260. Click
todisplaythesampledata.
Thesampledataandthefieldstructureofthefileappear.
261.
Click
whichdisplyasthefieldstobecopiedintoSAPBW.
262. Click
toclosetheinformationscreen.
Youneedtomakesomechangestotheformatoftheincomingfields.
263.
Enter thefollowingchanges:
Field
Datatype
CALENDERDAY
DATS
QUANTITY
QUAN
UNIT
UNIT
REVENUE
CURR
CURRENCY
CUKY
264. Press <ENTER>toacceptthechanges.
265. Type UNITinthecur/unitfieldforQuantity
266. Type Currencyinthecur/unitfieldforRevenue
267. ChangetheFormatfieldforRevenuefromInternaltoExternal.
268.
Click
tosaveyourDataSource.
269. Click
toactivateyourDataSource.
ALogDisplaywaringappears.
270. Click
toproceed.
Youcannowpreviewtheactualdatabasedonyoursettings.Thisassistsinidentifyinganyerrors
beforeyouloadthedata.
271.
Click
272. Click
Yourscreenappearssimilartobelow:
273. Click
ThenextstepintheprocessistocreateaTransformation.
274. Click
tomovetothisareaoftheDWB.
275. RightClick
yourInfoCubeforSalesOverview(<root>nnnSAL)todisplaythecontext
menu.
276. Select CreateTransformation.
Youwillnoticethedialogscreenhasalreadybeenpopulatewithinformation.
277. Select
ObjectTypeinSourceoftheTransformationareaofthescreen.
278. Select
DataSource
279. Type thenameoftheDataSourceyoujustcreated<root>nnn_Sales.
280. Type yourProduct(<root>nnnPRO)intheNamefield.
281. Type PC_FileintheSourceSystemfield.
282. Click
TheSourceandTargetfieldsappearonscreen.
283. Drag thefollowingfieldstoidentifytheTransformations.
Source
Target
Product
Product<root>nnnPRO
Calendarday
0CALMONTH
TheSourcefieldwillbe
0CALMONTH2
changedforeachofthedate
0CALWEEK
Targetfields
0CALYEAR
Channel
Channel<root>nnnCHA
Quantity
Quantity<root>QTY
Unitisaddedautomatically
Revenue
Revenue<root>nnnREV
Currencyisadded
automatically
284.
Click
tosaveyourTransformation.
285. Click
toactivateyourTransformation.
Awarningappears.
286. Click
toproceed.
287. Click
TheTransformationandDataTransferProcessappearbelowyourInfoCube.
YounowneedtoloadTransactionaldata.Todothisyouneedtocreatetwostructures;an
InfoPackagetogetthedatainitiallyintoSAPBWandaDataTransferProcesstomovethedatato
yourInfoCube.AlthoughtheDataTransferProcessappearsitwillneedtobemodified.
288.
289.
290.
291.
Click
nextto
toexpandit.
RightClick
yourDataSource(<root>nnn_SALES)todisplaythecontextmenu.
Select
CreateInfoPackage.
Type
<root>nnnSalesOverviewintheInfoPackageDescriptionfield.
292. Press
tocontinue.
TheInfoPackagemaintenancescreenfortheSchedulerappears.
293.
Click
294.
Click
tomovetothisareaoftheScheduler.
tobeginloadingTransactionaldataintoSAPBW.
295. Click
tocheckthestatusoftheload.
296.
297.
298.
Click
untilyoureturntothemainscreen
RightClick
theDataTransferProcess(underyourInfoCube).
Select
CreateDataTransferProcess.

Thescreenappearswithdefaultvalues.
299. Click
tocontinue.
300. ChangetheExtractionModetoFull.
301.
Click
toactivateyourDataTransferProcess.
302.
Click
tomovetothisscreen.
303. Click
tomovetheTransactionalDatatotheInfoCube.
Adialogwindowappears.
304. Press <ENTER>tocontinue
Themonitordisplaysthestatusoftheloadprocess.Yourscreenshouldappearsimilartobelow.
YoucancheckthecontentsofyourInfoCubetoseeifthedatawasloaded.
305.
306.
41.
Click
untilyoureturntothemainscreen.
RightClick
yourInfoCubetodisplaythecontextmenu.
Select
DisplayData
307. Click
toexecutethequery.
TheKeyFiguresofyourInfoCubearedisplayed.Whenyoucreatethereportstheassociated
CharacteristicsandMasterDatawillalsobeshown.
Summaryy
1
CreateInffoArea
C
CreateKe
CreateInffoCube
LoadMassterData
LoadTran
nsactionDaata
ReportinggwithBex
7. Reporting
R
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Aqueryissadefinitionofthedatath
hatyouwanttodisplayinareport.Thereportiswh
hattheend
userinterractswithtoaanalysethedata.Beforeaareportiscreeatedtheund
derlyingqueryymustbe
created.
TheBusin
nessExplorerr(BEx)isthe SAPBWcom
mponentthat providesflexxiblereportin
ngandanalyssis
tools thatt can be use
ed for strateegic analysis and supporrting the deccisionmakingg process in a
company.. Employees can analyse historical and
d current datta at differing levels of detail and from
differentperspectives..TheycanuseetheWeborrMicrosoftExxceltodisplayythedata.
Youanalyysethedatase
etoftheBISSystembydefiningqueriesforInfoProvvidersusing theBExQuery
Designer.Byselecting andcombiningInfoObjeccts(characterristicsandkeyyfigures)orrreusablequery
elements (suchasstru
uctures)inaq
query,youdeeterminethe wayinwhich
hyounavigattethroughan
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evaluatetthedatainth
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AfterashorttimeMicrosoftExcelwillappearonscreen.Anewmenuitem(AddIns)appearsonthe
menubarwhichenablesuserstoaccessBEx.
310. Select AddInstodisplaytheBExAnalyzertoolbar.
YounowneedtoopenthepreviouslycreatedInfoProvider(<root>nnnSalesOverview)
311.
Click
312. Click OpenQuerytoproceed.
AdialogscreenwillappearrequestingtheSAPBWsystemyouwanttoaccess.Inadditionyouwill
needtoprovideyourlogondetails.Yourworkshopleaderwillprovidethesedetails.
Server
Client
800
User
Password
Language
EN
AfterashortperiodoftimetheOpendialogscreenappears.Yourscreenmayappearslightly
differentlydependinguponpreviousqueriesandInfoProvidersopened.
YouneedtofindyourInfoProvider.
313. Click
tosearchforsavedqueriesandInfoProviders.
TheFinddialogscreenappears.
314. Type <root>nnn*inthesearchtextfield.Thiswildcardsearchwillfindanythingwhich

startswiththe<root>nnnyouhavebeenusing.
315. Click
toperformthesearch.
AlistofallInfoProvidersappear.
YouwillnoticethateachInfoProviderisidentifiedbyadifferenticon.Identifythemeaningofeach
icon.
316. Click
<root>nnnSalesOverviewtoselectthisInfoProvider(InfoCube).
317. Click
tocontinue.
AqueryappearsonscreenprovidingtotalsfortheKeyFiguresofyourInfoCube.
318. Click
theToolsicontodisplaythecontextmenu.
319. Select CreateNewQuerycommand.
AfterashorttimetheQueryDesignerwillappearonscreen.

Thecomponentsofthisscreenwillbeexplainedshortly.
320. Click
tocreateanewquery.
AnewscreenappearstoidentifywhichInfoProviderthequerywillbebasedon.YourInfoCube
shouldappear.
IfyourInfoCubedoesnotappearyouwillneedtofindtheInfoProvider(yourInfoCube)whichyouare
goingtobuildyourreporton.
1.
Type
<root>nnn*intheNamefield.
2.
Press
<ENTER>toperformasearchbasedonthecriteriawhichyouentered.
321. Click
<root>nnnSalesOverviewtoselectthisInfoProvider(InfoCube).
322. Click
tocontinue.
TheQueryDesignerscreenappearspopulatedwithMetaObjectsassociatedwiththeInfoCube.
323. Click
tochangequeryviews.
NoticethatyourpreviouslydefinedDimensionsandKeyFiguresarelisted.Thescreenhasa
numberofpaneswhichareusedtobuildyourquerydefinition.Thisisdoneusingdraganddrop
functionality.Thedifferentareasofthescreenareexplainedbelow.
6
5

TheQueryDesignerisdividedintosixsubareas:
1.DirectorytreeoftheselectedInfoProvider.
Once you have selected the required InfoProvider, all available objects (dimensions, key figures,
structures)displayinthedirectorytreeintheleftscreenareaoftheQueryDesigner.
2.Columns
Youdefinethecolumnsofyourreportinthisarea.
3.Rows
Youdefinetherowsofyourreportinthisarea.
4.FreeCharacteristics
Youtransferthosecharacteristicsintothefreecharacteristicsareathatdonotdisplayintheinitial
viewoftheresultswhenyouexecutethequeryintheBExAnalyzerorontheWeb.Youcanalsouse
freecharacteristicsforselectingfiltervaluesinthereport.
5.Preview
Thisareagivesapreviewofthequeryresultsarea.
6.Properties
Thisareaenablesyoutofurtherdefinedifferentcomponentsofyourquery.
YouwillalsonoticethattheQueryDesignerhasanumberofbuttonsonthetoolbarofwhichmany
arecurrentlydimmed.Ifyoumoveyourmouseovertheiconalabelwillappeartodescribethe
button.
CreatingaQuery
You will notice on the Query Designer screen that the InfoObjects including key figures and
characteristics of the dimensions in your InfoCube are listed in a tree structure on the left of the
screen.Byclickingtheplusandminussymbolorthedirectories,youcanexpandorcompressthe
directory structure. By expanding the key figure node in the InfoCube tree, for example, you can
displayalistofallthekeyfiguresfortheInfoCube.
324. Click the<root>nnnRevenueKeyFiguretoselectit.
325. Drag theselectedkeyfiguretotheColumnsdefinitionareaofthescreen.
NoticethatthePreviewareaofQueryDesignerchangestoreflecttheinclusionofthisKeyFigure.
AlsothePropertiesareadisplaysanumberofoptions.
326. Drag <root>nnnQuantitytotheColumnsdefinitionarea.
YounowneedtoaddtherequiredCharacteristics(SalesOrganisationandProduct).
327.
328.
Click
Click
nextto
toexpandthisdimension.
Channeltoselectit.
329.
Drag
theselectedcharacteristictotheRowsareaoftheQueryDesigner.
AgainnoticethatthePreviewareahaschangedaccordingtothenewdefinition.
330. Click
nextto
331. Drag Product Group and then Product to the Rows area of the Query Designer. Place
belowChannel.
AtthemomenttheProductGroupwillonlydisplayitsProductGroupID(DS10,DS20,DS30)which
canbeconfusing.TheenduserswouldliketoseetheProductGroupDescription.
332. Click ProductGroupintheRowsPanetoselectittoexpandthisDimension.
333.
Click
inPropertiesPanetodisplaytheoptions.
334. Click
oftheDisplayasdropdownboxtodisplaytheoptions.
335. Select Text
YouwanttoanalysetherevenueandQuantitybydifferenttimeperiods(week,month,yearetc.)
ThesewillbeincludedasFreeCharacteristic.
336. Click
nextto
337. Drag theTimeCharacteristicstotheFreeCharacteristicsareaoftheQueryDesigner.
ViewingaQuery
AlthoughthePreviewareadisplaysthestructureofthequeryitdoesnotshowtheactualcontentof
thequery.Toviewthecontentyouneedtoclick
yourquery.
.Beforeyouviewthecontentsyoushouldsave

338.
339.
340.
341.
Click
todisplaythesavedialogscreen.
Type
<root>nnnSalesReportintheDescriptionfield.
Type
<root>nnnSalesReportintheTechnicalNamefield.
Click
342. Click
toclosetheQueryDesigneranddisplaythequerysresult.
Afterashortperiodoftimethereportappears.
HowmuchRevenuewasachievedbyComputersalesviathePhone?
NavigatingQueries
A query provides a user with the flexibility to view the data contained in the query from various
perspectives.Switchingbetweenthedifferentviewsiscallednavigation.IntheBusinessExplorer,
navigationisusedtohelpanalyzedata.
Thebasicnavigationfunctionsare:
Filteringafieldaccordingtofieldsvalues.
Drillingdownonafieldtodisplaymoredetail.
Distributingthefieldsandkeyfiguresalongtherowaxesandthecolumnaxesofthe
query
Sorting
Similartootherreportingtoolsyoucansortonparticularfields.InBExWebthisisachievedby
clickingtheSorticonintherelevantfield.
YouwouldliketodeterminewhichProducthadthemostQuantitysold.
343. Click
ofthe<root>nnnQuantityfieldtosortthefieldfromhighesttolowest.
WhichisProducthasthehighestSalesQuantity?
344. Practice thetechniqueofsortingtodifferentcolumns.
UndoingNavigationSteps.
You can undo any changes you make to the query by using the context menu (Right Click) of the
queryandthenselectingtheBackOneNavigationSteporBacktoStartcommands.Youhavethe
optionsofgoingbackonesteporbacktotheoriginaldesignofthequery.
345. RightClick
anywhereinthequerytodisplaythecontextmenu.
346. Click
BackOneNavigationStepcommand.
Filtering
YoucanFilterthequerybasedonasinglevalueorrangeofvalues.Forexamplethequeryatthe
moment displays the sales for different materials. It is difficult to determine the total sales for a
particularProduct,ProductGrouporChannel.AFiltercanassistinsolvingthisproblem.Firstlyyou
onlywanttodisplaytheRevenueandQuantityforInternetSalesChannel:
347. RightClick
inthe<root>nnnChannelcolumntodisplaythecontextmenu.
348. Select SelectFilterValuetodisplaythedialogscreen.

Notice that the different values for the Channel appear. If you had right clicked on the Product
columnthenthevaluesforthevariousProductswouldappear.
349. Click InternettoselectthisChannel.
350. Click
tofilterthevalues.
OnlythedatafortheInternetChannelnowappear.Buthowwouldanewuserofthequeryknow
thatthesefiguresarerelatedtoInternet?ItispossibletodisplaytheFiltersthathavebeenapplied
toaquerybyclickingthe
icon.
351. Click
todisplaythefiltercriteria.
YouwillnoticethatInternetappearsnexttotheChannel.
YouwouldnowliketodeterminethetotalsalesofAccessories.
352. RightClick
353. Click
BackStartcommand.
354. RightClick
intheChannelcolumntodisplaythecontextmenu.
355. Select RemoveDrilldown.
TheChannelsarenowremovedfromthereport
WhatisthetotalRevenueforAccessories?
YouwouldnowliketodeterminethetotalrevenueforSeptember2007.
356. RightClick
357. Click
BackStartcommand.
358. DoubleClick
CalendarYear/MonthintheFilterpane.
YouwillnoticethattheCalendarYear/Monthnowappearsinthereport.
Whatisthetot
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talRevenuefforSeptembeer2007?Hin
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Reporting Using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse

Thedata exists in anumber ofsourcesystemsused inthe operativeenvironment. Thisdata in its

Passwords must be at least 6 characters long.

As mentioned previously InfoObjects should be assigned to an InfoObject Catalogue. There is a

Creating Key Figures

108. Type thefollowingAttributesandpress<ENTER>aftereachonetoinsertthe

110. Press <ENTER>ifawarningmessageappears.

111. Click Navigationatt.descriptiontoselectthisfield.

112. Type ProductGroup.

110. Type <root>nnnSalintheInfoCubefield.

111. Press <TAB>tomovetothenextfield.

112. Type <root>nnnSalesOverview

106. Click Properties.

107. Type SalesOrganisationintheDescriptionfield(replaceDimension1).

110. Click CreateNewDimensions.

111. Type ProductintheDescriptionfield(replaceDimension2).

119. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtoselectthiscommand.

120. Type <root>nnnCHA

121. Press <ENTER>todisplaythedescription

125. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtoselectthiscommand.

131. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtolaunchthiscommand.

132. Type 0CALMONTH.

133. Press <ENTER>toconfirmtheentryandretrievethedescription.

134. Repeat theprocessfor;0CALMONTH2,0CALWEEKand0CALYEAR.

137. Click InfoObjectDirectInputtoselectthiscommand.

138. Type thefollowingKeyFigures:

142. Click thecheckboxnexttotheAttributetoactivateit.

5. Loading Master Data

154. Type <root>nnnSurname(Surnameisyourfamilyname).

157. Select CreateDataSource.

158. Type <root>nnn_PRO_ATTRIBUTESasthenameofyourDataSource.

160. Press <TAB>twicetomovetotheDataTypeDataSourcefield.

164. Enter thefollowingdata:

166. Check theAdapterisLoadTextTypeFilefromlocalWorkstation.

168. Type 1intheHeaderRowstobeignoredfield.

170. Click theDataFormatfieldtodisplaytheoptions.

171. Select SeparatedwithSeparator(forExample,CSV).

172. Check thattheDataSeparatorisa;

173. Click Numberformatfield.

174. Select DirectEntry

175. Type .inThousandsSeparatorand,inDecimalPointSeparator.

179. Press <ENTER>toconfirmyourentry.

180. Type CurrencyintheCurr/Unitfield.

187. Select CreateTransformation.

189. Select InfoObject.

190. Press <TAB>tomovetotheSubtypeofObjectfield.

191. Select Attributes.

192. Type yourProduct(<root>nnnPRO)intheNamefield.

194. Drag betweenTargetandSourceObjectstoestablishrelationshipsasshownbelow:

199. Select CreateDataTransferProcess

217. Select Maintainmasterdata

222. Type InternetintheShortDescriptionfield

230. Locate yourProductGroup(<root>nnnPGR).

232. Select Maintainmasterdata

234. DoubleClick theDescriptionfieldadjacenttoDS10todisplaythedialogbox.

235. Type ComputerintheShortDescriptionfield.

237. Enter thefollowingMasterData(Texts)fortheremainingrecords:

6. Loading Transaction Data

242. Select CreateDataSource.

243. Type <root>nnn_SalesasthenameofyourDataSource.

244. Press <TAB>twicetomovetotheDataTypeDataSourcefield.

246. Select Transactiondata.