Executive Summary The History of BI/BW on Projects. How is BI/BW like a Roach Motel? Introduction For those who don’t know much about the SAP Business Intelligence product (as opposed to simply the term “business intelligence,” which could refer to any “computer-based technique for identifying, extracting, and analyzing business data” – Wikipedia), BI seems to…
Executive Summary Why was SAP BI/BW named as it was, and which name was more applicable to the actual product? What is the process that is required before one has “business intelligence?” Video Introduction: Why SAP BI Was Misnamed and the SAP Interpretation of Business Intelligence is Incorrect Text Introduction (Skip if You Watched the…
Executive Summary A characteristic value combination or CVC is a foundational item for both SAP DP and BW. We cover the concept behind CVCs and how it relates to other vendors. Introduction to Characteristics Characteristics are critical to both DP and BW. You will learn how characteristics work and how they are managed within these…
Executive Summary SAP DP and BW use the star schema. We cover dimensions and how they use InfoCubes in SAP DP and BW. Introduction to the Star Schema The star schema is critical to most analytics applications. You will learn how the star schema works and how it is set up in SAP DP and…
Executive Summary To use DP, it is necessary to create a DP InfoCube, which is done from the DP WorkBench and uses InfoObjects and master data bearing characteristics. Introduction The DP workbench (RSA1) contains many data holding and data management elements. This post identifies and discusses them (since “characteristics” are used so often in this…
Executive Summary How the SAP Workbench works in both BW and DP. Interacting with the Workbench There are two major parts to DP. One is the forecasting portion, and the other is the data workbench. The forecasting methods are applied to the data workbench. DP’s Workbench is a copy of the BW Workbench, a problem…