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End To End Scenario of SAP

This document provides a step-by-step guide to loading data from SAP ECC to SAP BW on HANA and creating reports using BEx queries in Web Intelligence. It outlines the key steps as: 1) replicating ECC data to BW using LO extraction, 2) modeling the data in BW, 3) creating a BEx query on the sales data, 4) opening the query in Web Intelligence, and 5) dragging dimensions and measures to generate a report from the BEx query in Web Intelligence.

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End To End Scenario of SAP

This document provides a step-by-step guide to loading data from SAP ECC to SAP BW on HANA and creating reports using BEx queries in Web Intelligence. It outlines the key steps as: 1) replicating ECC data to BW using LO extraction, 2) modeling the data in BW, 3) creating a BEx query on the sales data, 4) opening the query in Web Intelligence, and 5) dragging dimensions and measures to generate a report from the BEx query in Web Intelligence.

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End to End Scenario of SAP

-BW on HANA-Web
Intelligence Reporting
created by Shrinidhi Upadhyay on Apr 17, 2015 2:19 PM, last modified by
Upadhyay on Apr 20, 2015 10:30 AM

Shrinidhi

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Hello People,
Here is a document which will give you step by step guidance on how to load data from SAP ECC to SAP BW on
HANA system and then perform reporting based on the BW BeX queries in Web Intelligence Reporting Tool
This document is basically for beginners in Business Objects , who are working in SAP Business Warehouse and
have to create reports on Web I
The basic purpose of this document is to convert the Bex Reports into Web I Reports for more enhanced features
and good look and feel of the reports.

I. Architecture Diagram

I. Step-By-Step Development Process


A. ECC-BW ON HANA REPLICATION (LO Extraction)

1. Login
Steps to extract data from ECC to BW on HANA system through LO Extraction
A.

To login Start SAP LOGON Select the ECC System Enter the relevant username and
password.

NOTE:

To get the data from SAP ECC to SAP BW system , we perform Extraction Methodology

There are various types of Extraction methods as specified below:

Application Specific --BW Content FI, HR, CO, SAP CRM, LO Cockpit

Customer-Generated Extractors -LIS, FI-SL, CO-PA

Cross Application (Generic Extractors) - DB View, InfoSet, Function Module


In this document we will be using application specific method ,to extract the Sales data by using LO Extration Method.

A.

Go to /NRSA6 ---> SAP-R/3 ---> SD


Check if the needed data sources are activated
Here we will be replicating datasource for Delivery Item Data 2LIS_12_VICTM

If the datasource is not visible in /NRSA6 (datasource is not active)

Go to /NRSA5 and activate the required data source.

Go to --> /NRSA3 --> Extraction


To check whether the extraction is done properly

Before performing extraction make sure to delete and fill the setup tables,

Please go through the below link for more details of Lo Extraction Steps
Lo Extraction step by step guide

For Replicating the data from ECC to BW system


A.

Go to SAP LOGON ----> BW LOGIN -----> ENTER CREDENTIALS

Once the datasources are activated in ECC system , Go to BW on HANA system and type RSDS

Provide the Data Source name that needs to be replicated and the ECC system name from where it is been
replicated.
Here 2LIS_12_VCITM is data source and ECW_00_800 is source system.

A.

Click DATASOURCE ----> REPLICATE DATASOURCE

Once the replication is done successfully, a message pops up at left hand corner status bar as shown in the below
screen

A. BW ON HANA DATA MODELLING


1. Data Flow
Once the replication is performed successfully
Go to /NRSA1 (Data Modeling Screen)

It displays Data Warehousing Workbench screen


I.

INFOPROVIDER ---> INFOCUBE ---> Create dataflow for load from newly replicated Data source

I.

INFOPROVIDER ---> Right click INFOCUBE ---> MANAGE

I.

INFOCUBE CONTENT --- Check for data in INFOCUBE is relevant

A. REPORTING ON BEX
To Create BeX Query
Type /NRRMX

An Excel sheet will get displayed


Go on the Add-Ins Tab

NOTE : BEx Analyzer is an analytical reporting and design tool

A.

BeX ANAYLZER ---> TOOLS ---> CREATE NEW QUERY

BEx Designer will get opened


A.

Click QUERY ---> NEW

NOTE : BEx Designer is used to analyze the data set of the BI system by defining queries for Info provider.
Select the Info Area where the Info Provider is prepared on which the Query has to be build.
In this case, SALES OVERVIEW is Info cube. Click OPEN

In this document we are preparing a BeX Query on Sales Data.


Drag and Drop the required dimensions and key figures from left panel to the middle panel of rows and columns
respectively.

NOTE: AVG_SUB is a calculated key figure as ( (Subtotal 1+Subtotal 2)/2)


Once the columns and rows are selected.
Go to properties tab on right side panel and select the Query_Name.

Select the Extended tab and check all the check boxes under this tab

NOTE : This will create a .mdx file , which will be then used to call in the BO reporting tools. Multidimensional
Expressions (MDX) is a query language for
Once the Query is created and saved
A.

Click BeX ANALYZER ---> OPEN QUERY

OLAP databases.

A.

Select QUERY_NAME ---> OPEN


In this case, Material sales overview query is query used.

The Query output will get displayed.

A. REPORTING ON WEBI
We call the same BeX Query in Web Intelligence Tool. This tool allows analysis on BEx query.
A.

Go to START ---> All Programs-->SAP Business Intelligence--> SAP Business Objects BI Platform
4 Client Tools --> WEB INTELLIGENCE RICH CLIENT

A.

Go to Web Intelligence --> Login as

A.

Provide with relevant User ID and Password --> Log On

Click on
A.

Select BEX --> OK

A.

Click BW7.4 --> INFOAREA


BW7.4 is the already existing connection wherein we connect to BW system.
Info area are the same which were created in BW System.

NOTE: BW 7.4 connection is already done, if the connection is not visible, please contact the administration team
A.

Select the appropriate Query --> OK


Here we have selected Material sales overview query

Once the Query is selected, a Query panel window is popped up, where the required dimensions and the measures
(key figures) can be selected from right
side panel to the Result Objects window.
Drag and drop required dimensions or measures to Result object. We can also apply filters by dragging to Query
Filters.

Before executing the query, we can preview the data content in the Data Preview tab by clicking on refresh button.

Once the Data is properly previewed, click on Run Query to generate a Report

To prepare same kind of reporting in Dashboard Reporting Tool version 4 , please find the link below :
SIMPLE REPORTING ON DASHBOARD 4

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