SAP BW powered by SAP HANA SAP NetWeaver - Business Intelligence Course Version: 08 Course Duration: 5 Day(s) Publication Date: 2014 Publication Time:
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Contents Contents Course Overview... v Course Goals... v Course Objectives... v Unit 1: Getting Started... 1 BW362 Training System Environment... 1 SAP HANA Basics... 1 SAP BW 7.3 / 7.4... 1 BW Modeling in SAP HANA Studio... 1 SAP HANA Modeling... 2 Unit 2: Migration to BW on HANA & BW Data Management... 3 Migration to SAP BW on SAP HANA Best Practice... 3 Optimizing SAP BW Data Management... 3 Unit 3: Optimization of BW on HANA... 4 Introduction... 4 HANA-Optimized Data Modeling... 4 HANA-Optimized Data Staging... 5 HANA-Optimized Analytic Manager... 5 HANA-Optimized Analysis Processes... 5 HANA-Optimized BW Planning... 5 SAP HANA Versus BW Accelerator (optional)... 5 Unit 4: Modelling with SAP s Reference Architecture LSA++... 6 Review of the Layered Scalable Architecture... 6 From LSA to LSA++: Streamline Core Layers... 6 From LSA to LSA++: Enhance Virtualization Layer... 6 LSA++: Agile Data Mart & BW Workspace Layer... 6 LSA++: Open Operational Data Store Layer... 7 Unit 5: Data Provisioning into SAP HANA and SAP BW... 8 Overview of Data Provisioning into SAP HANA... 8 SLT Replication into SAP HANA... 8 SLT Transformation of Data... 9 SLT Replication into SAP BW... 9 Operational Data Provisioning into SAP BW... 9 DB-Connect and Open Hub Destination... 9 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. iii
Contents Unit 6: Additional Enhancements of SAP BW 7.4...10 Generation of HANA-Views and Mixed Scenarios... 10 BW BI Business Content Enhancements... 10 InfoObject Enhancements... 10 Authorization Enhancements (optional)...11 Mobile Enablement Enhancements (optional)...11 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. iv
Course Overview Course Overview Target Audience This course is intended for the following audiences: BW Consultants BW Project Managers BW System Administrators Course Prerequisites Required Knowledge Sound BW knowledge is required. Course Goals This course will prepare the participant to: Run your BW system on the in-memory database (HANA) Learn new functions designed especially for SAP BW on HANA 7.4 SP05+ Course Objectives After completing this course, the participant will be able to: Explain the key concepts of SAP HANA and how those relate to SAP BW. Understand what needs to be done to migrate to BW on HANA. See the difference of standard and HANA-optimized BW data models and processes. Discuss the difference of LSA to LSA powered by SAP HANA (LSA++). Understand typical use cases for BW on HANA like new BI content, BW Workspaces, or mixed scenarios. Explain the new data provisioning methods for BW. 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. v
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Unit 1 Getting Started Unit Overview In this unit, you will get an overview of the BW362 training system, SAP HANA and SAP BW 7.4. Lesson: BW362 Training System Environment Understand the components used in this training Lesson: SAP HANA Basics Explain the SAP HANA Roadmap Explain the SAP HANA Basics Lesson: SAP BW 7.3 / 7.4 Give an overview of the basic knowledge in SAP BW 7.3-7.4 Explain the relation of SAP HANA to SAP BW Be aware of the Delta Merge activities relevant to BWonHANA Lesson: BW Modeling in SAP HANA Studio Model BW objects with SAP HANA Studio 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 1
Lesson: SAP HANA Modeling Understand the different model types in SAP HANA Be familiar with modeling in SAP HANA Studio 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 2
Unit 2 Migration to BW on HANA & BW Data Management Unit Overview This unit covers the key aspects of upgrading to BW 7.4 on SAP HANA and optimizing BW data management. Lesson: Migration to SAP BW on SAP HANA Best Practice Describe the update process in general Know the functionality of the migration cockpit and all the included tools and hints Lesson: Optimizing SAP BW Data Management Explain and use the "Non-Active Data Concept" as a managed approach to BWonHANA size management Learn how SAP delivers this concept by default Understand how you as a customer can customize it for your own individual needs Learn about options for archiving data in Near Line Storage systems (NLS) See how to make archived data available for BEx-Reporting 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 3
Unit 3 Optimization of BW on HANA Unit Overview With BW on HANA the system is optimized in many ways which will all be discussed in detail here: 1. Data Modeling 2. Data Manager 3. Analytic Manager 4. Predictive 5. Planning Lesson: Introduction See the different areas where SAP BW has been optimized based on HANA code push down. Lesson: HANA-Optimized Data Modeling Understand the motivation for SAP HANA optimized InfoCubes. Identify the difference in the architecture and structure compared with traditional InfoCubes. Explain and handle an SAP HANA-Optimized InfoCube. Understand how-to convert Standard InfoCubes to SAP HANA-Optimized. Understand how DataStore-Object profit from SAP HANA. 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 4
Lesson: HANA-Optimized Data Staging Understand how BW transformation rules can be HANA-optimized Understand the impact of SAP HANA on your process chain design Lesson: HANA-Optimized Analytic Manager Understand the new Analytic Manager Influence the OLAP functions pushed down to HANA Lesson: HANA-Optimized Analysis Processes Describe the HANA Analysis Process Create a HANA Analysis Process Lesson: HANA-Optimized BW Planning Understand the new features of BWIP and BPC with SAP HANA Be familiar with the unified approach to integrate both into BPC unified Lesson: SAP HANA Versus BW Accelerator (optional) Understand the difference between BWA and SAP HANA Understand tasks that are no longer needed when BW is running on HANA and BWA is no longer used What task need to be maintained or "migrated" specifically addressing BWA-only InfoCubes and the indexing of Virtual InfoCubes via a snapshot query Identify additional optimizations coming with SAP HANA beyond BWA 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 5
Unit 4 Modelling with SAP s Reference Architecture LSA++ Unit Overview This unit provides an in-depth overview of how SAP HANA influences the SAP BW reference architecture called Layered Scalable Architecture (LSA). Lesson: Review of the Layered Scalable Architecture Describe the concepts of LSA Lesson: From LSA to LSA++: Streamline Core Layers Understand how to optimize the design of the LSA core layers and start moving your architecture to LSA++. Lesson: From LSA to LSA++: Enhance Virtualization Layer Understand the new design of the virtualization layer in LSA++ and understand the new data models available. Lesson: LSA++: Agile Data Mart & BW Workspace Layer Understand and leverage Agile Data Marts as well as BW Workspaces. 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 6
Lesson: LSA++: Open Operational Data Store Layer Explain the context of Modeling BI functions and integration with SAP BW classical and BW on HANA Understand additional BW7.4 features related to BW on HANA Understand and contrast field-based vs. InfoObject-based ways of modeling Build a data model on any field data with SAP BW Open ODS View Cross the border Open ODS function modeling on remote data (HANA Smart Data Access) Understand the meaning of BW field-based DataStore-Objects Understand how to integrate field data into the EDW context of InfoObjects Plan scalability of integration of non-sap data using field-based DSOs and Open ODS Views Understand the underlying sources for an Open ODS View 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 7
Unit 5 Data Provisioning into SAP HANA and SAP BW Unit Overview In this unit, you will get information about: Possible options to provision data into SAP HANA Database. Significance of SAP Landscape Transformation Replication (SLT). SLT Basic configuration, Replication and Transformation of data. SLT based data provisioning to SAP BW. Operational Data Provisioning (ODP) for SAP BW. DB-Connect and Open Hub Destination enhancements for BW on HANA. Lesson: Overview of Data Provisioning into SAP HANA Understand how you can deliver data into SAP HANA database Understand which options to use for which scenario. Lesson: SLT Replication into SAP HANA Explain the positioning of SAP LT Replication Server Describe the key concepts and features List the prerequisites and how to set up the SAP LT Replication Server Name the benefits of the trigger-based replication approach Understand how you are able to manage the replication from SAP HANA Studio 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 8
Lesson: SLT Transformation of Data Explain the basics of the SLT based transformation concepts Leverage the data processing and transformation process Explain how to change advanced replication settings for certain configurations of SAP LT Replication Server Lesson: SLT Replication into SAP BW Understand how SLT can support the real-time replication of data to a BW system Understand the two different approaches to replicating data to a BW system using SLT. Lesson: Operational Data Provisioning into SAP BW Explain the different ODP data provisioning types relevant for SAP BW. Lesson: DB-Connect and Open Hub Destination Load data persistently from BW >HANA-DB: BW Open Hub Destination Load data persistently from HANA DB > BW: DB-Connect source system in SAP BW. 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 9
Unit 6 Additional Enhancements of SAP BW 7.4 Unit Overview This unit covers additional important enhancements in SAP BW 7.4 SP5+. Lesson: Generation of HANA-Views and Mixed Scenarios Understand the HANA Import Method to generate a HANA View from a BW InfoProviders Leverage the latest "automatic generation" feature for creating a HANA Views of a InfoProviders from BW side Understand how Analysis Authorization can be synchronized between BW and HANA Published data from SAP HANA into the BW-System (data replication methods as well as virtual access methods) Published data from SAP BW into the SAP HANA-System (data replication methods as well as virtual access methods) Lesson: BW BI Business Content Enhancements Understand the basics of BI Business Content Describe the new SAP HANA optimized BI Business Content Understand the difference to non-hana-optimized SAP standard BI Business Content Lesson: InfoObject Enhancements Leverage the new features for BW InfoObjects. 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 10
Lesson: Authorization Enhancements (optional) Understand the new Authorization Objects for BW. Lesson: Mobile Enablement Enhancements (optional) Understand the new mobile enhancement features for BW Queries Understand what Odata Providers and ODATA based serices are Understand how to deploy a query as an ODATA service in a UI 2014 SAP AG. All rights reserved. 11