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Volume 1 (2003)
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Issue 5 (May)
Issue 5 (May)
- 20 Uses for ABAP on BW Projects
by Ned Falk, Senior Education Consultant, SAP America
BW reduces the need for ABAP for most reporting tasks, but most BW projects could benefit from having an experienced ABAPer available. This is particularly true for data preparation and preprocessing functions. The author shows how an ABAP programmer would be useful in 20 different areas.
- A Simpler, Cleaner Approach to Trend Reporting in BW Using Variables
by Rob Oliver, Manager, Integrated Enterprise Systems, Deloitte Consulting
When building reports that show past and projected results, query designers might start by creating a large column structure. This approach might prove cumbersome. The author shows a more flexible method using structures and a little user input via simple variables.
- Making the Most of Metadata: Techniques for Extraction
by Doug Childs, Principal Consultant, Enterprise Data Group
Knowing how BW handles metadata can make you a better BW developer. This article illustrates its importance by showing three ways of extracting source system metadata.
- Develop a Custom DataSource Using the Generic Extractor
by Nathan Genez, Platinum Consultant, SAP America
Most R/3 sites have custom-developed tables for which no standard SAP Business Content DataSource exists. You have to build one yourself using BW's generic extractor. SAP's online documentation does not completely cover the topic, but this article will walk you through the steps.
- Open Hub Service Brings Monitoring and Delta Capabilities to Data Extraction from BW
by Lisette Bellissimo, Application Consultant, SAP America
SAP's Open Hub Service makes it easier to extract data from BW to non-SAP destinations than other methods, and it provides a means to monitor the process. This article explains what Open Hub Service can do and shows you how to create the mechanism--a new BW object called an InfoSpoke--by which the extractions are carried out.
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