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Volume 2 (2004)
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Issue 5 (May)
Issue 5 (May)
- Six Steps to Creating Great-Looking PDF Reports in BW
by Heena Sood, Senior Business Systems Analyst, Information Services, Adobe Systems Inc.
Distributing your company's static reports to end users using the Portable Document Format (PDF) allows you to tap into the flexibility and document management benefits PDF files provide. The author shows you how to create PDF reports using standard BW functionality, which reduces the strain on your system. She also explains how to configure the BW Reporting Agent and install Adobe Acrobat Distiller software.
- Understand What Role MDX Plays in Third-Party Reporting Tools
by Scott Lawrence, Director, Product Marketing, Cognos
Third-party reporting tools generally use Multidimensional Expression (MDX) to generate reports and query multidimensional data sources in BW. The author explains the features and functions of the technology, the differences between shallow and deep MDX, and how it affects your BW resources.
- Data Mining with the Analysis Process Designer in SAP BW 3.5
by Glen Leslie, BI Product Manager, SAP Labs
The Analysis Process Designer (APD) workbench, introduced in BW 3.1 Content (BW 3.0B SP6), allows users to combine numerous transformations into a single data flow. It offers a less technical approach to enhancing subject-oriented, non-volatile data that has already been integrated, cleansed, and transformed in the data warehouse. The author examines current APD features and outlines future plans for integrating it with other data mining functionality in the upcoming BW 3.5 release set for later this year.
- Automate Your Loads with Recursive InfoPackages
by David Theroux-Benoni, Independent BW Consultant
Setting up InfoPackages for data loads is often a time-consuming process. Through examples, the author explains two timesaving ways to automate your InfoPackages. He also debates the benefits and drawbacks of each method, which will enable you to choose the best way for you to schedule your InfoPackages.
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