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AgendaReporting ComparisonBW OverviewBW Landscape & ArchitectureBW Reporting ToolsBusiness ContentBW WebsiteOnline ResourcesDiscussions/ Q&A
Reporting Comparison Line Item Analysis
Delivered Reports
Basic Reporting or Predefined (requires ABAP programmers)
Consumes Resources from Transaction Processing
Real-time Analysis
Function Specific Relational & Multidimensional Analysis
Delivered Reports (aka Business Content)
Ad hoc or Predefined (can be designed by users)
Significantly Faster Processing
Current (according to update schedule) & Historical Analysis
Cross Functional
BW OverviewThe Business Information Warehouse (BW) is SAPs architectural solution for data warehousing. Seamless integration with R/3Built-in functionality that substantially reduces DW design, development and maintenanceBW is a separate system from the R/3 transaction processing systemBW data structures are optimized for reporting data efficiently and quickly (analytical processing).R/3 data structures are optimized for recording data efficiently and quickly (transaction processing).
State System BW Landscape BW DevDB1BW QAQB1BW PRDPB1SAP R/3DV1DR1DC1SAP R/3QA2QR1QC1SAP R/3PRDPR1PC1DataDataDataBW TRNTB1BW SBSB1SAP R/3TRNTR1TC1SAP R/3 SF1SR1
DataData
Basic BW ArchitectureODSInfoCubeNon-SAP Data Sources(Flat file, XMLor DBConnect)BExWebBasedBExData DetailBusiness ContentSAP R/3SAP-BWData SourcesBusiness Explorer Tools
BW Reporting ToolsBusiness Explorer (BEx) Query Designer
MS-Excel-Based Analyzer (Web or GUI)
Formatted Reporting
Web Application Designer
Business Explorer (BEx) AnalyzerQueries and solution workbooks embedded in MS Excel
Excel functionality can be utilized (calculations, charts, VBA programming, etc.)
Queries are refreshed at each run; workbooks provide pre-calculated queries
Incorporates BW Security and, therefore, eliminates the need for an additional layer of security at the reporting level
Seamless integration with BEx Analyzer for the Web
GUI Based or
SAP Menu Bar Add-in
Web-Based
What is Business Content?
Advantages of using Business ContentPre-Configured SAP-delivered objects allow rapid development (DataSources, Transfer Structures, ODSs, InfoCubes, Queries, etc.)Based on Best Practices
A solution to build uponProvides a good baseline for enhancements of functionality and data models.
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