BW/BI/BOBJ

BEx Query Designer Presentations for Beginners

The BEx-Query Designer is used to prepare analysis – known as queries – of all data stored in the SAP BW. The Query Designer can be invoked via the Web or from MS Excel or can be installed as a desktop application. After the Query Designer has been started, the Open dialog allows a fast access to the InfoProviders in the SAP BW and the queries already present.

This presentation package consists of the following topics:

  • Unit 1 – Introduction to BW Reporting: You will be introduced to BW architecture and objects used in SAP BW: InfoObject, InfoCube, Infoprovider and ODS…
  • Unit 2 – BEx query Designer: This presentations gives a brief definition of BEx Query Designer and basic steps required to create, change and display a Query
  • Unit 3 – Calculated and Restricted KEy Figures: Learn what Calculated and Restricted Key Figures are and know their properties. Structures and Cell Editor also covered in this unit
  • Unit 4 – Properties and Attributes of Characteristics: Get a brief overview of Attributes and properties of the Display Hierarchy
  • Unit 5 – Variables: Learn what variables are used in Query Designer
  • Unit 6 – Query Properties: After reading this unit you will be able to understand the purpose of setting parameters under General, Display and Extended properties.
  • Unit 7 – Exceptions and Conditions: What are Exceptions and Conditions ? Read this unit and learn how to create them.

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Visual Composer Installation and Configuration Guide

SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer provides a development environment for rapidly creating and adapting model-based transactional and analytical applications. It can be used by a range of users – from business analysts to experienced developers – to create enterprise applications using standardized components that meet SAP standards and quality criteria. As the organization’s business objectives evolve, these applications can be subsequently customized and continuously changed using Visual Composer.

Visual Composer is delivered and installed as an integral part of the EP usage type that is part of SAP NetWeaver 7.0. The Visual Composer client accesses Visual Composer Storyboard through a web browser with network access to the Visual Composer server.

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SAP Visual Composer : Introduction, Architecture And Opportunities

Visual Composer has been a packaged component of SAP NetWeaver 2004 since its release in 2005. SAP has hailed Visual composer as the tool set that “lets IT Specialists and Business Analysts create model-based, flexible applications – quickly, without writing a single line of code. The result is streamlined business processes, lower IT development costs, and satisfied employees and customers.” This is a quite appealing statement as lifting the reliance on programmers and having satisfied employees and customers must be every manager’s dream. However, many questions remain.

  • What exactly is Visual Composer?
  • Is it really possible to get away with “no coding” – i.e. should you sack all your ABAP and web programmers?
  • How does it work?
  • What are its limitations?
  • And most importantly what are some of the potential opportunities Visual Composer opens up in your organisation?

This document aims to help you to answer these questions.

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