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Volume 3 (2005)
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Issue 8 (September)
Issue 8 (September)
- Case Study: Use SAP NetWeaver BI as an ESA-Oriented Data Source
by Nir Paikowsky, Senior SAP NetWeaver Solution Architect, SAP Labs; and Mario Herger, Development Manager, SAP NetWeaver BI,
SAP Labs
You can go beyond the traditional use of SAP NetWeaver BI for strategic reporting on aggregated and historic data. Learn how one company created a composite application using a second SAP BW instance as a consolidated data source. The resulting application uses the SAP BW data embedded in a transaction.
- Extract R/3 Hierarchies Directly into BW
by Christian Harrington, Business Intelligence Consultant, Harrington Informatique
Business Content extractors do not support all hierarchies in the R/3 source system, such as Treasury Cash Management, so there is no standard DataSource to link these hierarchies to BW. Learn a workaround to this problem by creating an empty DataSource to extract an existing hierarchy from R/3 and load it directly into BW.
- Prevent Users from Accessing Sensitive Data Using Authorization Restrictions
by Graeme Smith, Principal BW Consultant, Unilog Ltd.
Securing information within an SAP BW system is necessary, but it can be difficult because of the massive volumes of sensitive data that are stored in the system. Learn how to develop authorization restrictions for InfoObjects via transaction RSSM so end users can access only relevant data.
- Quick Tip: How and When to Use the "Compress After Rollup" Option
by Ned Falk, Senior Education Consultant, SAP America
Learn when you should and should not use the Compress After Rollup check box in the InfoCube Manage Data Targets screen.
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