kiran agrawal

SAP BI/BO Consultant

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* Total 8+ years of experience in SAP BI,BW, ETL,BOBJ and system administration.
* Expertise in creating InfoObjects, InfoSources, PSA, ODS /DSO, DTP, Transformations, InfoCubes,
Multiproviders.
* Effectual skills to build reports in Business Objects. Expertise in using BOBJ Enterprise Tool Set (Universe
Designer, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, Crystal Reports).
* Expertise in Report Generation - Worked extensively in BEX Analyzer in building Queries and saving in
Workbooks (Excel work Sheets) and created Custom Queries using Conditions, Exceptions, Variables &
Structures and created aggregates for frequently used queries.
* Good experience in extracting data from SAP & non-SAP systems. Sophisticated skills to work on Flat File
Extraction, Generic Data Sources, BI Content Data Sources, Full and Delta Extraction Management.
* Expert in designing data sources for LO- extraction, generic extraction, Data loading (ETL process) based
on business requirements.
* Expertise in creating process chains, Data load management, Scheduling Start Process, event triggers, event
chains.
* Worked on various kinds of Performance Tuning techniques such as compression, aggregates and rollups.
* Expertise in creating, organizing, publishing and scheduling reports using BOBJ Center Management
Console.
* Displayed reports in Info view portals for the Web Intelligence Documents created upon the Universes.
* Interacted closely with the users and Business Analysts to define the new business process requirements.
* Excellent interpersonal & communication skills to work cross functionally with other Enterprise team members
and ensure all applications & reporting solutions are clearly integrated and synchronized.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SAP BI/BO Consultant

XXXXXX - San Diego, CA - February 2009 to June 2011
Worked as BI/BO consultant and gathered business requirements and deliverables for report requirements
along with functional end users in the business areas. And analyzed to identify business content data sources
for Enterprise Data warehouse.
Designed and developed custom DataSources, Info Sources, Extractors, Info Cubes and DSO'S to fulfill user
requirements.
Designed the data flow for Service Level - Purchase Order Quantities and Purchase Orders.
As part of the performance tuning created aggregates for info cubes.
Involved in review for various objects and created test case and test plans in different environments.
Extensively worked on transporting objects between BW system environments and corresponding SAP R/3.
Worked with ABAP programmers in creating ABAP codes for Transformation routines.
Performed Master data and Transaction data extractions (SAP, Non-SAP) and automated the data loads
using Process Chains.
Created Process chains for parallel data loads, and scheduled them at off-peak hours to reduce the system
load.
Analyzed PSA table growth and scheduled weekly PSA and Change Log deletion jobs.
Universal Design: Universe planning building and implementation, design methodology, development cycle
Creating Classes, Objects, schema, store procedures.

 Web Intelligence: Created Advance multiple Reports, Ad hoc query , tables, charts, Complex Filters
customized formulas and highly formatted page layouts.
Xcelsius: Creating chart with visualizing data range, Series, interactive model, map with graphics, Query as
a Web Service.
Crystal Reports: Planned, created formatted reports, multiple groups, Integration with SAP Data Source,
manipulation formulas, applying conditions and exporting reports to Excel and Word.
Deployed BO Reports/Dashboards in SAP Enterprise Portal.
Connecting BOBJ using SAP and Oracle for reporting
Extensively worked in INFOVIEW to create Web Intelligence, Desk Intelligence Reports over the Universe
Created.
Experienced in working with Business Explorer (BEx) and publishing the reports on web using Web Reporting
tools.
Used Structures, Calculated key figures, Restricted key figures, selection, Formula, exception and conditions.
Resolved Query Performance issues using transactions such as RSRT and RSRTRACE.
Developed prototype and presented the demo session for user acceptance.
Involved in tickets logging regarding extractions, Performance Issues and also load failures.
Environment: SAP BI 7.0,ECC 6

SAP BI/BO Developer

XXXX - Dallas, TX - January 2008 to January 2009
Configured and extracted data from the LO Cockpit extractors, SAP Inventory management by making use
of the SAP defined data sources like 2LIS_03_BF, 2LIS_03_BX and 2LIS_03_UM
Designed data model and transformations based on the business requirements
Involved in the postproduction support activities, which required minor changes to the existing design
Designed process chains for loading activities and do performance tuning for loading activities.
Designed and developed the Universe and updating the existing Universes, developing canned/ad hoc
reports, scheduling the processes and administering the BO activities using Business Objects BOXI 3.0
Performed unit testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing of Crystal Reports at various
levels.
Expertise in creating, organizing, publishing and scheduling reports using Center Management Console.
Created reports using calculated key figures, restricted key figures, formulas and created variables.
Modified several existing BEx. Reports to improve performance. To improve the performance of the reports
reorganized the Dimensions. Provided Line Item dimensions and proposed the aggregates.
Experienced in working with Business Explorer (BEx) and publishing the reports on web using Web Reporting
tools.
Performance tuning of Queries by maintaining Aggregates, Compression, rollup of InfoCubes.
Worked with General Ledger, Account Receivable and Accounts Payable data sources to extract the data
into BI server based on their timestamp.
Created process chains and Meta chains for periodic upload of text, master and transactional data.
Configured and activation (R/3 and BW backend) of business content R/3 extractors, generic datasources,
non-SAP Flat File datasources, Infosources, InfoPackage, Process Chains.
Environment: SAP BI 7.0,ECC 6

SAP BI Developer/Analyst
XXXX - Plano, TX - March 2007 to December 2007
Extensively involved in Production support by monitoring Daily/Weekly/Monthly data loads into the BI system
from different source systems.

 Handled the tickets of priority 3 and 4 by following (SOP) Standard operating Procedures and never missed
the (SLA) Service level Agreement.
Monitoring of Infopackages and analyzing the reasons for frequent failures of Infopackages.
Performed Reconciliation to verify the data in SAP R/3 and SAP BW are same or not after the data loads.
Created Infopackages for populating Info providers by executing Infopackages using both update methods
(Full update method and Initialization of Delta method).
Performed Data load monitoring and failed data packets were analyzed and if possible manually maintaining
work history for all the tickets until it is closed.
Implemented various performance tuning activities to increase the performance of Queries by creating
Secondary indexes, Aggregates, Partitioning/ Repartitioning and compression.
Extraction of data from SAP R/3 for various InfoCubes including Sales center Performance data, Statistical
Key figures InfoCubes, Corporate View InfoCubes and various other cubes.
Solving incidents raised by the Business users pertaining to the Repots.
Developed Ageing Reports like Stock ageing report, Vendor ageing report, Stock in transit and Stock transfer
order.
Environment: SAP BI 7.0,ECC 6

SAP BW Developer
XXXX - Fairfax, VA - January 2006 to February 2007
* Actively and regularly involved in Load monitoring of daily, weekly and monthly data loads using process
chains and fixing the failures to complete loads in given time.
* Handled the tickets of priority 1, 2 and 3 by following (SOP) Standard Operating Procedures.
* Analyzing and documentation of existing functionalities and subject areas.
* Actively involved in rectification of load failure errors like master data loads, transaction loads.
* Administration of info cubes, data store object.
* Designed and developed process chains for master data loads and transaction loads with the help of Info
packages. And these process chains are scheduled for periodic loads.
* Modified several existing BEx reports to improve performance.
* Maintain production system reliability through utilization of change management process.
Environment: SAP BW 3.5, SAP R/3.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Data Warehouse: SAP BW 3.5 and SAP BI 7.0
ERP: SAP ECC 6.0, R/3
Languages: ABAP/4, SQL, PL/SQL.
Reporting Tools: BEx Reporting, Web Reporting, Report Designer, Crystal reports,
BOBJ Universe and Info View
Operating Systems: Windows Server (2000/2003/2008)/NT
Databases: MS-ACCESS, MS-SQL 2008 and Oracle 10g/9i.