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BW on HANA Step by Step Implementation Document Using BEx WebApplication DesignerAuthor: Vijayakumar Udayakumar - [email protected]

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BW on HANA Step by Step Implementation Document

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Contents1 Remarks before you start............................................................... 32 Objective ........................................................................................ 43 Prerequisite .................................................................................... 54 Steps in Detail ................................................................................ 6

4.1.1 Implementation in SAP NetWeaver BW ............................................ 64.1.2 Implementation in BEx Query Designer .......................................... 284.1.3 Implementation in BEx Web Application Designer .......................... 36

5 Conclusion ................................................................................... 486 More Information on BEx Web Application Designer .................. 49


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1 Remarks before you startAll screenshots have been made in AS ABAP System with SID “B4S”. Please consider to adaptthis based on the SID and schema of your System.All ABAP Entities have been created and stored in the “RS_EPM_OIA_BW_HANA” Package.A user with the following roles is needed for this end to end implementation(SAP_BW_WORKSPACE_DESIGNER, SAP_BW_ANZEIGER, SAP_BC_SIW_DEV).Estimated time to complete this End to End implementation is three hours, provided theinstallation and configuration has already been done before.For more details on configuration, information and guides based on SAP NetWeaver AS ABAPand SAP HANA please visit our SCN Page:http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-35518

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-35518


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2 ObjectiveThe objective of the document is to provide an insight to the customer in developing a sampledashboard using BEx Web Application Designer by consuming the data from SAP HANA AnalyticalView through SAP NetWeaver BW Virtual InfoProvider and constructing a BEx Query to consume dataone level up from the Virtual InfoProvider. BEx Query is used as data source for constructing thedashboard. BEx Web Application Designer also offers to connect to External Floor Plan ManagerApplication through Report to Report Interface.

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3 PrerequisiteThe SAP HANA Analytical View “AN_OPEN_INVOICE_AMOUNT” under package“sap/bc/epm/oia/apps” is used as the source of data.Note: The SAP HANA analytical view mentioned is active only in 740 SP2. If the content is notactivated, activate the content manually.The implementation requires a SAP NetWeaver BW system with the following configurationgiven in the SCN post attached below,http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-41353

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-41353


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4 Steps in Detail4.1.1 Implementation in SAP NetWeaver BW

1. Go to the Data Warehousing Workbench (transaction “RSA1”) after logging on to SAPNetWeaver BW and click InfoObjects link on the left corner in the “Modeling” section.

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2. Create an InfoArea under the root or under any parent InfoArea. InfoAreas are similar topackages and hold all InfoObjects and InfoProviders that are used in the project.

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3. Provide a name and description for the InfoArea.


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4. Right click on the InfoArea created already and select “Create InfoObject Catalog” from thecontext menu.


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5. Give name and description of the InfoObject Catalog and also select InfoObject Type as“Char.” and click create. This InfoObject Catalog will hold all Characteristics objects.

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6. Create another InfoObject Catalog for Key Figures.

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7. Give name and description and select “InfoObject Type” as “Key Figure” and click “Create”.


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8. InfoObject Catalogs for both Characteristics and Key Figures are available as shown below.


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9. Create the remaining InfoObjects by right clicking on the InfoObject Catalog so that thedefinition of the InfoObjects match the corresponding attributes in the SAP HANA model.


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10. Provide the name and description for the Characteristics InfoObject.

11. Similarly create other InfoObjects that you need for your analysis corresponding to theattributes of the SAP HANA model.

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12. After you have created all the Characteristics InfoObjects matching the correspondingattributes of SAP HANA model, they will be listed under Characteristics InfoObjects Catalog.


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13. In a similar fashion, right click on InfoObject Catalog for Key Figures and Create Key FigureInfoObjects matching the Measures of the SAP HANA model. Provide a name and descriptionfor the Key Figure InfoObject and press submit.

14. Similarly create the other Key Figures matching corresponding Measures of the SAP HANAmodel.

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15. After creating all the Key Figure InfoObjects, they will be listed under Key Figures InfoObjectCatalog.


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16. Click InfoProvider link on the left corner under “Modeling” section.

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17. Search for the InfoArea that has been created already.


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18. Right Click on the InfoArea and click on “Create VirtualProvider”.


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19. Provide a name and description for the Virtual InfoProvider. Select “Based on a HANAModel” option and click on “Details” button.

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20. On clicking Details button, provide “Package” and the “SAP HANA Info Model”.


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21. Right Click on the Virtual InfoProvider created and select “Display Data”.


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22. In the Selection Screen, click “Fld Selection for Output” button for displaying data.


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23. In the Field Selection Screen for Output dialog, click “Select All Characteristics” button andremove field selections under “Data Package” section and press “Execute”.


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24. Data for all the Characteristics and the Key Figure fields that is been added to the VirtualInfoProvider are displayed.


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4.1.2 Implementation in BEx Query Designer1. Open BEx Query Designer and click “New Query…” button.


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2. Select InfoAreas button on the Select InfoProvider dialog box.

3. Select the Virtual InfoProvider that was created in the previous steps.


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4. Characteristics and Key Figures from the Virtual InfoProvider are listed in Query Designer.


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5. Click on “Rows/Columns” button.


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6. Add Characteristic fields to Rows and Key Figure fields to Columns.


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7. Save the Query by giving it a “Technical Name” and “Description”.


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8. Click on the “Execute…” button.


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9. Resultant records are displayed on a new browser window.


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4.1.3 Implementation in BEx Web Application Designer

1. Open BEx Web Application Designer and click on the “New” button.


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2. Click “New Data Provider” icon from the bottom of the screen.


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3. Click “Select a Query” button placed next to Query option in the “New Data Provider” dialogbox.

4. Select the Query that has been created already in the previous section and click “Open”.


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5. Click “OK” on the “New Data Provider” window and remember the Data Provider Name.


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6. Data Provider is added in the bottom of the screen next to New Data Provider icon.


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7. Drag and drop the Web Items “Dropdown Box”, “Chart”, and “Analysis” on the work area ofthe template.

8. Select the “Dropdown Box” Web Item in the work area of the template and click on the“Selection of Characteristics” button next to the “Data Binding” property of the Web Item.


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9. From the list, select the Data Provider that has been created earlier.

10. Click on the “Characteristic” value help to select appropriate characteristic attribute.


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11. Select the characteristic attribute from the value help selector window.

12. Fill the “Data Provider” and “Characteristics” fields with data provider and attribute name.


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13. Select the “Chart” Web Item from the work area of the template and select the Data Providervalue in the Data Binding property section.

14. Select the “Analysis” Web Item from the work area of the template and select the DataProvider value in the Data Binding property section.


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15. Save the BEx Web Template by providing a technical name and description.

16. Execute the Web Template by clicking the “Execute…” button.


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17. A new browser showing the BEx Web Application will open.

18. Select a Business Partner from the dropdown.


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19. The contents of the Chart and the Analysis Web Item are changed based on the selectionmade.


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5 ConclusionThis end to end guide has explained how to use SAP HANA Analytical View as data source andconsume the data directly through SAP NetWeaver BW Virtual Info provider. The document alsoenunciates the usage of BEx Query on top of these Virtual Info providers. The BEx query thus builtacts as data source to the BI Dashboard. The document also explains how to use BEx Query Designerand BEx Web Application Designer from tools perspective.


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6 More Information on BEx Web ApplicationDesigner

The BEx Web Application Designer is a desktop application for creating Web Applications with BI-specific content. Using the BEx Web Application Designer, you can create an HTML page containingBI-specific content such as tables, charts, or maps and additional controls to interact with the datashown. BEx Web Application Designer allows building complex applications as well as Web-baseddashboards and to integrate them as SAP Enterprise Portal iViews.The command wizard and pattern wizard are integral parts of the Web Application Designer. Usingthe command wizard, you can generate commands from the Web Design API and include them inyour Web template. Using the pattern wizard, you can configure BI patterns and tailor them to meetyour needs.

Salient Features:HTML coding possibleCommand Wizard for activating commandsReport to Report Interface for invoking other applicationsNo additional licensing required, comes with SAP NetWeaver BW


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Theming supported by altering HTML codeJava Script can be used for more advanced functionalityFunction rich UIUses BEx queries and views as well as and SAP NetWeaver BW InfoProviders as data sourceAllows publishing dashboard to Enterprise portal

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