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Overview of SAP BW
Reporting
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SAP BW: Overview
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Components of BEx
Portal Integration, Collaboration & Broadcasting
Seamless Integration into ECP/ other portal
No further development for BEx Browser
Query Reporting and Analysis
Query design (enterprise wide deployment)
Analysis (seamless integration Web/Excel)
Web Application Design
Portal Integration / Open for further Webdesign
Create Analytical Applications / InfoCockpits
Form Reporting
Web/Portal deployment
Mobile Intelligence
PDAs / WAP Mobile Phones
Pre-calculation

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Query Designer
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Query Designer - Motivation for the Changes
Easier to use query designer
Web publishing functionality within one step
Tool for variable maintenance
Key figure maintenance
Tabular query definition mode
Enhanced reporting functionality
Enable calculation on cells

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Features of the Query Designer
Enhanced usability
Easier access to objects e.g queries etc.
Enhanced design capabilities
Simple web publishing facility
Ability to download a Web report to MS Excel
How to use it
Executing a query in the BEx
Technical names can be entered directly
New search options
Attributes displayed directly in the Designer
Publishing to the web in one step
Restricted Key Figures in Calculated Key Figures
Tabular Editor
New definition mode to create tabular queries
Mode contains a filter and a columns section

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Features of the Query Designer
Variable Wizard
New front-end integrated Wizard to create and change variables
New types of variables are existing that improve the reporting options
The Wizard allows definition of variables within the query builder
New variable types e.g. multiple single value
Hierarchies
Supports full range of hierarchy handling
It is possible to combine any structures and hierarchies
Other Query Designer Features
Cell Editor (e.g. calculations on cells)
Queries with 2 structures support a new cell
definition mode

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New Open Dialog and Search Functions
Search takes
place in the
backend. Can
search by:
Creator
Date
Technical name
or description
Queries by
InfoProviders
Search string
with wildcards
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Selecting Display Attributes in Query Designer
Display attributes
of characteristics
are displayed
directly in the
query designer
tree
From there they
can be dragged
and dropped into
the query
definition
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Saving a Query
Can save directly into
your Favourites
and/or roles you are
assigned to (check
authorisations)
The Create and
Delete allow you to
create new folders
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Displaying a Query on the Web
Publishes a
default view in
1 step
Buttons are
provided for
several
functions to
change and/or
download the
report.
The context
menu is
available for all
functions
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Definition of variables in the frontend
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Change an existing variable
1. Open the query

2. Right mouse-click on the
variable
3. Choose Edit
4. Go on in the dialogue or
start the variable wizard
5. Press ok and run the
query

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Hierarchies
The query designer now supporst a wider range of OLAP hierarchy handling, and extends it by
providing hierarchical structures
New features include:
The generation of display hierarchies where there is no hierarchy defined in the BW
Combining hierarchies and structures
Displaying attributes of the hierarchy leaves and nodes

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Cell Editor - Calculations on cells
1. Create two structures
2. Assign the attributes to
the structures
3. Press cell definition
button
4. Define cell

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Drill down on hierarchy and navigate
1. Execute a query that is
based on two
hierarchies in a row
2. Right mouse click to
activate the menu
3. expand to the second
level of the hierarchy

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Self correction function in the query designer (consistency check; add missing
mater data)
If a characteristic
changes or is no longer
available which is in the
query definition a
message is returned to
display the
inconsistency

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Other Features
Restricted Key Figures in Calculated Key Figures
Allows very complex definitions on key figures in the front end.
Possible uses: Calculate the difference between sales volume between 2001 and 2002.
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