Name: SAP NetWeaver BW 7.1 Reporting By J. Kraft
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SAP NetWeaver BW 7.1 Reporting Summary

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.1 Reporting by J. Kraft

Learn to create effective reports for specific enterprise reporting needs

Maximize the usability of BW applications with multiple BEx tools

Discover a cache of hidden reporting functionality.

This book provides you with a detailed, how-to guide for using SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW) 7.x and the BEx tools to generate enterprise reports. It will teach you how to design and distribute effective, attractive reports that meet critical business objectives. When, Why, and How to Use BEx Reporting Understand the common business scenarios and problems associated with reporting with SAP NetWeaver BW and learn how reporting can be used to avoid problems. Retrieving Data from SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x Learn how to retrieve data, prepare the data, and present the data for reporting and enterprise-wide distribution. Building Effective BW Queries Explore the basic process for creating a query from scratch using the BEx Query Designer, which is a critical component in the foundation of a quality business intelligence user experience.

Providing Queries to Your Users Discover different avenues for delivering BW queries to users, including SAP-delivered web templates, custom web templates, or the BEx analyzer Excel interface. Running Queries in Excel Learn how users can run BW reports directly in Microsoft Excel using SAP s BEx analyzer tool, and how Excel workbooks can be customized to improve productivity.

About J. Kraft

Jason Kraft has 8 years of experience with SAP BW and SAP Portals, primarily focused on front-end development of BW queries and dashboards. He also has 15 years of experience with web development and graphical interface design, both of which have been useful in creating a branded user-facing SAP reporting ecosystem geared toward usability and end-user efficiency.

1 Introduction to BW 7 Reporting 13
2 User-Facing SAP NetWeaver BI Components 15
2.1 SAP NetWeaver Components 15
2.2 SAP s Future BI Roadmap 16
2.3 The BW 7 BEx Toolset 17
2.4 BW 7 and the Portal 18
2.5 Visual Composer 19
2.6 Conclusion 20
3 Building Effective Business Warehouse (BW) Queries: The Basics of Query Designer 21
3.1 Where Is My Data Coming From? 21
3.1.1 Use MultiProviders for Greater Flexibility 21
3.1.2 Selecting an InfoProvider 22
3.1.3 The InfoProvider Pane 23
3.2 Restricting Data at the Query Level 24
3.2.1 Characteristic Restrictions: Set in Stone 24
3.2.2 Default Values: Set Now, Change Later 25
3.2.3 Setting Up Hard-Coded Restrictions 25
3.2.4 Other Options for Restrictions 27
3.3 Variables 28
3.3.1 Optional versus Mandatory 28
3.3.2 Manual Input Flexibility 30
3.3.3 Creating Your Own Manual Input Variables 31
3.3.4 Hierarchies and Hierarchy Variables 34
3.4 Building a Query Layout 37
3.4.1 An Overview of the Rows/Columns Tab 38
3.4.2 Creating a Simple Structure 38
3.4.3 Adding Characteristics as Drilldowns 43
3.4.4 Dynamic Labeling with Text Variables 45
3.4.5 Using Variable Offsets and Ranges 49
3.5 Properties for Queries and Query Components 54
3.5.1 Query Properties 54
3.5.2 Characteristic Properties 57
3.5.3 Rows and Columns Area Properties 61
3.5.4 Structure Properties 62
3.5.5 Selection and Formula Properties 63
3.6 Summary: Query-Building Basics 67
4 Running Queries on the Web: Business Explorer (BEx) Web Analyzer 69
4.1 The Variable Screen: Personalization and Variants 69
4.2 Query Analysis with Drag-and-Drop Navigation 73
4.3 Setting Filter Values 77
4.4 Changing Query Settings at Runtime 80
4.5 Opening and Saving Queries at Runtime 82
4.6 The Rest of the Toolbar 84
4.7 The Context Menu 86
4.7.1 Back 86
4.7.2 Filter 86
4.7.3 Change Drilldown 87
4.7.4 Hierarchy 88
4.7.5 Broadcast and Export 89
4.7.6 Save View/Personalize Web App 90
4.7.7 Properties 91
4.7.8 Calculations and Translations 92
4.7.9 Documents 93
4.7.10 Sort 93
4.8 Summary: BEx Web Analyzer 94
5 Running Queries in Excel: Business Explorer (BEx) Analyzer 95
5.1 Starting BEx Analyzer 96
5.2 The Variable Screen: Excel Flavor 97
5.3 Query Navigation in BEx Analyzer 101
5.3.1 Drag-and-Drop Navigation 102
5.3.2 Double-Click Navigation and Direct Filter Entry 104
5.3.3 Navigational State in Query Properties 105
5.3.4 Context Menu Navigational Tools 107
5.4 Properties in BEx Analyzer 108
5.4.1 Query Properties 108
5.4.2 Characteristic Properties 109
5.4.3 Data Cell Properties 110
5.5 The BEx Analyzer Analysis Toolbar 110
5.5.1 Open and Save 111
5.5.2 Automatic Refresh 112
5.5.3 Change Variable Values 113
5.5.4 Tools 113
5.5.5 Global Settings 114
5.6 Summary: Running BW Queries in Excel 117
6 Developing Workbooks with BEx Analyzer Design Mode 119
6.1 Welcome to Design Mode! 119
6.2 DataProviders and Analysis Grids 121
6.2.1 DataProviders 121
6.2.2 Analysis Grid Properties 123
6.2.3 Clipping (Overflow Data Display) 128
6.2.4 Adding New Analysis Grids 131
6.3 Navigation Panes 135
6.3.1 General Properties 135
6.3.2 Selecting Dimensions 137
6.3.3 Navigation Pane Clipping 138
6.3.4 Display Settings 139
6.3.5 Adding New Navigation Panes 141
6.3.6 List of Filters 142
6.4 Buttons and Commands 143
6.4.1 The Command Wizard 143
6.4.2 Configuring and Fine-Tuning Commands 146
6.4.3 Buttons with Multiple Commands 149
6.4.4 Manually Adding Commands to Buttons 151
6.5 Dropdowns, Checkboxes, and Radio Buttons 154
6.5.1 Dropdown Boxes 154
6.5.2 Checkboxes and Radio Buttons 159
6.5.3 Choosing Which Filtering Control to Use 161
6.6 List of Conditions/Exceptions 163
6.7 Text Elements and System Messages 164
6.7.1 Text Item General Properties 164
6.7.2 Constant Text Elements 165
6.7.3 Displaying Global Filters 166
6.7.4 Displaying System Messages 168
6.8 Workbook Settings 169
6.8.1 General Workbook Properties 170
6.8.2 List of Data Providers 172
6.8.3 Settings for Variables 173
6.8.4 BEx Analyzer Themes 174
6.8.5 List of Design Items 177
6.8.6 Exits Tab and Visual basic for Applications (VBA) Integration 177
6.9 Summary: Workbook Design 181
7 Customizing Web-Based Analytics with Web Application Designer 183
7.1 Introducing Web Application Designer 184
7.2 Using the Pattern Wizard 185
7.2.1 Types of BI Patterns 185
7.2.2 Information Consumer Pattern 188
7.2.3 Small Web Template Patterns 194
7.2.4 Pattern Wizard Summary 200
7.3 Creating a Basic Web Template 201
7.3.1 Adding Web Items 203
7.3.2 Arranging Web Items 207
7.4 Adding Toolbars and Headers 213
7.4.1 Button Groups and Commands 213
7.4.2 Creating and Populating a Header 222
7.4.3 Putting It All Together in a Group 234
7.5 Hiding and Showing Web Items 239
7.5.1 Visibility Settings for Web Items 240
7.5.2 Adding a Dropdown Box 242
7.5.3 Nesting Container Layouts 253
7.5.4 Using Buttons to Show Items 257
7.5.5 Placing Items in Tab Pages 262
7.6 More Buttons and Commands 274
7.6.1 Making Simple Views of Web Items 275
7.6.2 Disabling Nonapplicable Buttons 279
7.6.3 Adding Icons to Buttons 282
7.7 A Brief Overview of the Analysis Pattern Template 284
7.8 Summary: Web Application Designer 290
8 The Web Application Designer Reference 293
8.1 Standard Web Items 293
8.1.1 Common Display Properties 294
8.1.2 Analysis Item 294
8.1.3 Chart Item 299
8.1.4 Report Item 300
8.1.5 Navigation Pane Item 301
8.1.6 Filter Pane Item 302
8.1.7 Button Group Item 304
8.1.8 Dropdown Item 305
8.1.9 Radio Button and Checkbox Group Items 306
8.1.10 List Box Item 308
8.1.11 Hierarchical Filter Item 309
8.2 Advanced Web Items 310
8.2.1 Web Template Item 310
8.2.2 Container Layout Item 311
8.2.3 Container Item 312
8.2.4 Tab Pages Item 313
8.2.5 Group Item 315
8.2.6 Single Document and List of Documents 316
8.2.7 Map Item 318
8.2.8 System Messages Item 319
8.2.9 Info Field Item 320
8.2.10 Input Field Item 321
8.3 Miscellaneous Web Items 322
8.3.1 List of Conditions Item 323
8.3.2 List of Exceptions Item 323
8.3.3 Data Provider Information Item 324
8.3.4 Text Item 325
8.3.5 Link Item 325
8.3.6 Menu Bar Item 326
8.3.7 Properties Pane Item 328
8.3.8 Ticker Item 330
8.3.9 Context Menu Item 331
8.3.10 Script Item 332
8.3.11 Custom Extension Item 334
8.4 DataProviders 334
8.5 Menu Bar Functionality 336
8.5.1 HTML Tables 336
8.5.2 Adding Images 337
8.6 Web Template Properties 338
8.7 BW Web API Commands 341
8.8 Summary: Web Application Designer Reference 347
9 Business Warehouse (BW) 7 Reporting Wrap-Up 349
The Author 353
Index 355

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9781592293575

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1592293573

Title

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.1 Reporting by J. Kraft

Author

J. Kraft

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SAP Press

Year published

20101226

Number of pages

359

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