BW

1. What it’s for?

- Data warehousing
- Support cloud
- BI: Business Intelligence
o Reporting/Analytics
o ETL – Extraction, Transformation, Loading
o Data warehouse
o Business Objects
2. Consist of OLAP-Online Analytical Processing (BI 4.1:-BOBJ, BPC 10.0, SSM) and OLTP-Online
Transaction Processing (SAP ECC, FF CSV, DB, MDB-Multidimensional db)-> using PULL method
while XML is using PUSH method.

BOBJ BPC 10.0 SSM

BW 7.4

OLAP PUSH
PULL

ECC FF CSV DB
XML

MDB

OLTP

3. Using Greenfield and Brownfield approach

a. Brown field is an existing industrial (or mined / built) area that is being re-built for a new
purpose.
b. Green field is a new site not previously used for an industrial purpose.
4. Latest version of BW is 7.4.
5. NW Stack
a. Layer 1: Application Platform – consist of Java & ABAP
b. Layer 2: Information Exchange – using PI( interface or uses connector for Banking to
communicate with ECC)
c. Layer 3: Information Layer – consist of BI & MDM
d. Layer 4: User Presentation – using Mobile(support Android, iOS & BB), Enterprise
Collaboration, Portal
NW Stack

Layer 4: User Presentation

Layer 3: Info Layer
Layer 2: Info Exchange
Layer 1: App Platform

6. T-code is RSA1.

CUBE-aggregated data at data migration layer

<-(transformation)-
DSO-detailed data at EDW layer (data source object)
<-(transformation)-
Info source-optional (non-storage) – has currency conversion – mostly data cleansing
<-(transformation)-
DS/PSA*BW layer-----mirror to SAP ECC
ECC layer (data from GL table, SD transaction etc.)

7. Uses either ETL or Informatica as extractors.

8. Info providers:
- Info cube -> Multidimensional data structure, aggregator, view, slice & dice reporting
- DSO objects -> flat table Physical (detailed view)
- Master Data Info objects
- Info sets (slower)
o Join – Equi Join & Left outer join Logical
- Multi providers – Union (faster)
9. Types of info cubes: standard (load ONLY-from ECC), transactional cube (loading & planning-
mainly BPC).
10. Types of DSO objects: standard (mostly used), transactional and write-optimized.
11. Master Data info objects: - have attributes, texts and hierarchy.
12. Logical is a combination of more info providers: info cubes, DSO and info objects.