BW 7.30: Dataflow Copy Tool: How to use Dataflow Copy tool to speed up the development activity

Dataflow Copy Tool: How to use Dataflow Copy tool to speed up the development activity

As you know creating a data flow takes considerable development time. This affects TCO aspects of the project. To reduce the total cost of development activity, BW 7.3 release supports the copying of existing BW 7.x data flows, i.e. data sources, data targets, transformations and also process chains.

This blog, would like to explain how to use Dataflow Copy tool (wizard based tool). You will also understand how to copy an existing BW 7.x data flow and create data flows. This will help you to decrease the overall time of your development.

It present you with sample navigation, using this wizard based tool.

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Modeling is the next generation of programming languages.

Modeling is the next generation of programming languages.
Kobi Sasson

Modeling is the next generation of programming languages, you may say, well you are being a little bit dramatic here. So let me explain.

Using the conventional way ( e.g. Java, C# etc. ) to create applications is somewhat an art, it require creativity, a lot of experience and usually a lot of effort. The main reasons for that are clear, but I will just mention a few- An enterprise application requires you to design and develop your application in a way that it is maintainable, fulfill all the application standards such as accessibility, security, quality etc. all of these mean at the bottom-line, time and money.

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SAP BW Version 7.3 – Overview of promising features!

Some of the new features provided in BW 7.3 and their benefits. As part of this wiki, they are discuss about the below:

1. Hybrid providers
2. Graphical Dataflow modeler
3. Accelerated data loads
4. Semantic partitioning
5. Integrated planning front end
6. Analytical indexes

There are numerous improvements in release 7.3 – new ways of delivering data, new reports and new BW applications. The changes exist in mainly in the backend, used by the BW Architect and Development teams. SAP has invested the majority of their frontend development effort in Business Objects; so with the exception of small minor enhancements, the BEx frontend is unchanged. A number of the new features rely on a BW Accelerator (BWA), an increasingly important tool for businesses.

Read more at : http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=261457760

BW 7.30: Different ways to delete Master data

BW 7.30: Different ways to delete Master data
krishna tangudu

In the older version i.e. BI 7.0, we experience Memory overflows while deleting the master data. Because system checks for all the dependencies of the data associated with other InfoProviders in the system. This new tool is available in BI 7.0 (SP 23) as an optional feature. In BW 7.3 it becomes a default option.

Read more at : http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/27999

Delta extraction for 0FI_GL_04 for every 30 minutes

Delta extraction for 0FI_GL_04 for every 30 minutes
Ravikanth Indurthi

Scenario

In BW, the delta extraction for 0FI_GL_4 from the source system can be loaded as per the processchain or infopackage schedule but where as, from source system will be able to fetch the delta records as per the timestamp defined, or depending on system predefined delta pointer. So even if the data is pulled multiple times Ex:- for every 30 minutes in the same day in the BW system, the deltas will fetch zero records, if the delta pointer is limited to certain period for Ex:- only once a day in the source system.

Check the below link:

Financial Accounting: Procedure for Line Item Extraction

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SAP BW 7.3 upgrade in less than 3 hours

 

 

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SAP BW 7.3 upgrade in less than 3 hours

via Content in SCN by Thomas Zurek on 6/22/12

This is the result of a Twitter search  query on a successful upgrade to SAP BW 7.3 at Bluefin. See below  for the related log of tweets. Great feedback for the team including our colleagues from support!

 

25 Dec	vsikka	Vishal Sikka	Thx!!! HANA shud make it really fly!  @applebyj:  @vsikka We  went live  smoothly with #netweaver73 BW this week too...
24 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	@  @vsikka We went live smoothly with #netweaver73 BW this week too. Great  product by the way. Huge improvement in lots of small ways :)
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	Kudos to Roland Szajko from SAP support who got our  #netweaver73 bug  fixed in 49 minutes from open to close including writing code.
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	Impressive response from SAP Support on #netweaver73  Post-GoLive  problem. 10 minutes to phone call, developer working on fix  #BluefinRunsSAP
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	@bluefinsolution #netweaver73 upgrade mostly done now  - Java  still to  be connected. One new issue raised to SAP as V High. #BluefinRunsSAP
23 Dec	tristancolgate	tristancolgate	RT @applebyj: @bluefinsolution Production #netweaver73  upgrade  completed - downtime < 3 hours. #BluefinRunsSAP > nice work john  you da best
23 Dec	BluefinSolution	Bluefin Solutions	RT @applebyj: @bluefinsolution Production #netweaver73  upgrade  completed - downtime < 3 hours. #BluefinRunsSAP
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	@bluefinsolution Production #netweaver73 upgrade  completed -  downtime  < 3 hours. #BluefinRunsSAP
22 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	Alright then. @bluefinsolution #netweaver73 upgrade  has gone  into  downtime phase on time. We'll see it on the other side #BluefinRunsSAP
22 Dec	BluefinSolution	Bluefin Solutions	RT @applebyj: OK we have a Go on the @bluefinsolution  #netweaver73 BW  upgrade tonight. #BluefinRunsSAP
22 Dec	sapcio	Oliver Bussmann	RT @applebyj: OK we have a Go on the @bluefinsolution  #netweaver73 BW  upgrade tonight. #BluefinRunsSAP cc @sapcio @vsikka
22 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	OK we have a Go on the @bluefinsolution #netweaver73  BW  upgrade  tonight. #BluefinRunsSAP cc @sapcio @vsikka

 

 

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Why BW and HANA are such a good combination

 

 

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Why BW and HANA are such a good combination

via Content in SCN by Thomas Zurek on 6/17/12

There has been much talk and debate on whether HANA replaces BW. See Steven Lucas's blog, the associated comments, discussions on Linkedin or Twitter (e.g. start somewhere around here) or some blogs (e.g. this one) and probably many other places. The sheer number and heat of those threads indicates, in my opinion, that the question is so relevant that it underlines how relevant BW is.

Figure 1: An EDW comprises a DB that is complemented with a application code (X).

Now, a lot has already been said about the matter. The origin of the controversy has a little bit to do with the perception that an enterprise data warehouse (EDW) basically is an DBMS. Actually, in a discussion with some well known analysts some time ago I popped the question whether they would see a difference and met a few seconds of silence. In my opinion, a DBMS is a fundamental component of an EDW, like an engine to a car. But the DBMS alone makes no EDW like an engine alone makes no car. The car's chassis, body, interior, ... provides the comfort for the consumer and makes sure that the engine is used in a proper way. Similarly, there is software surrounding a DBMS that makes it the heart of an EDW. BW is simply one such instance of software that can do that. Figure 1 shows a slide that I frequently use to create that awareness.

Why is BW such a good choice - in my opinion - to make HANA the heart of an EDW? Rather than answering this in a generic, philosophical and potentially non-tangible way I will give three instances that clearly underline that statement:

1. BW has the most capable code generator (for queries) to leverage HANA's calculation engine in the most efficient way. Even experts will struggle to emulate this by handcrafted code. The trick is to issue a graph of related calculation instructions whose dependencies are in the calculation semantics (of an OLAP query) and exposed to the calculation engine which, in turn, can leverage that knowledge to optimize the processing. "Hello World" style or simple, SQL-style queries won't see a notable difference but queries with calculations beyond a single row (YTD, hierchies, currentmember, normalizations to group totals, group-specific aggregations, ...) will and these are neither esoteric nor rare but mainstream.
2. Changes in BW are creating the right context that allow HANA to process load operations in a way that translate into overall accelerations of factor 3 (on average) for process chains.Instances are translating single row to mass data operations or the HANA optimized versions of infocubes and DSOs. In fact, I've seen customer measurements that indicate that many process chains only yield equal performance (compared to classic DBMSs) but improve significantly by using the HANA optimized infocubes and DSOs.
3. In autumn, both, BW and HANA, are planned to ship a mechanism to distinguish between hot (= permanently used / queried), warm (= sporadically, e.g. in nightly batch processes) and cool (= rarely used, e.g. old requests in PSA) data. This is will translate into a significantly better usage of HANA's memory, similarly as if the data compression algorithms were to yield higher compression rates. As the roles and semantics of tables in BW are well known they can be easily classified by a default configuration which means that a BW-on-HANA system will use HANA by default more effciently than an operational data mart where such settings can also be done but need to be set and derived manually.

This list can certainly be extended. It is meant to provide a non-marketing, down-to-earth flavour of what you gain with BW beyond the usual services. It is not surprising that some customers have lauded it the most genuine application on and for HANA that SAP provides.

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SAP BW 7.3 upgrade in less than 3 hours

 

 

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This is the result of a Twitter search  query on a successful upgrade to SAP BW 7.3 at Bluefin. See below  for the related log of tweets. Great feedback for the team including our colleagues from support!

 

25 Dec	vsikka	Vishal Sikka	Thx!!! HANA shud make it really fly!  @applebyj:  @vsikka We  went live  smoothly with #netweaver73 BW this week too...
24 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	@  @vsikka We went live smoothly with #netweaver73 BW this week too. Great  product by the way. Huge improvement in lots of small ways :)
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	Kudos to Roland Szajko from SAP support who got our  #netweaver73 bug  fixed in 49 minutes from open to close including writing code.
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	Impressive response from SAP Support on #netweaver73  Post-GoLive  problem. 10 minutes to phone call, developer working on fix  #BluefinRunsSAP
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	@bluefinsolution #netweaver73 upgrade mostly done now  - Java  still to  be connected. One new issue raised to SAP as V High. #BluefinRunsSAP
23 Dec	tristancolgate	tristancolgate	RT @applebyj: @bluefinsolution Production #netweaver73  upgrade  completed - downtime < 3 hours. #BluefinRunsSAP > nice work john  you da best
23 Dec	BluefinSolution	Bluefin Solutions	RT @applebyj: @bluefinsolution Production #netweaver73  upgrade  completed - downtime < 3 hours. #BluefinRunsSAP
23 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	@bluefinsolution Production #netweaver73 upgrade  completed -  downtime  < 3 hours. #BluefinRunsSAP
22 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	Alright then. @bluefinsolution #netweaver73 upgrade  has gone  into  downtime phase on time. We'll see it on the other side #BluefinRunsSAP
22 Dec	BluefinSolution	Bluefin Solutions	RT @applebyj: OK we have a Go on the @bluefinsolution  #netweaver73 BW  upgrade tonight. #BluefinRunsSAP
22 Dec	sapcio	Oliver Bussmann	RT @applebyj: OK we have a Go on the @bluefinsolution  #netweaver73 BW  upgrade tonight. #BluefinRunsSAP cc @sapcio @vsikka
22 Dec	applebyj	John Appleby	OK we have a Go on the @bluefinsolution #netweaver73  BW  upgrade  tonight. #BluefinRunsSAP cc @sapcio @vsikka

 

 

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Neue SAP-Apps für iPhone und iPad

via SAP.info by cstagge on 5/31/12

Im AppStore von Apple gibt es neue SAP-Apps für iPhone und iPad. (Grafik: grasundsterne)

Wer SAP-Apps  sucht, sollte ab und zu einen Blick ins AppStore von Apple werfen. SAP aktualisiert die mobilen Anwendungen am laufenden Band und gibt in regelmäßigen Abständen neue Apps zum Verkauf frei.

In den vergangenen Monaten ist wieder ein Schwung neuer Mini-Programme erschienen. Wir haben uns einige dieser mobilen Anwendungen einmal genauer angeschaut.

Auf den folgenden Seiten finden Sie alle Infos zu:

•  SAP BusinessObjects Mobile
• SAP Sales OnDemand for iPad
• SAP CRM Sales
• SAP Business ByDesign Active Sales
• SAP Travel OnDemand for iPad
• SAP Customer Briefing
• SAP Access Approver
• SAP ERP Order Status
• SAP Material Availability
• SAP Transport Tendering

 

 

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