SAP BW Data Retrieval: Mastering the ETL process

This much anticipated reference makes an excellent addition to your SAP BW Library. Read this book and you’ll discover a comprehensive guide to configuring, executing, and optimizing data retrieval in SAP BW.

The author takes you, step-by-step, through all of the essential data collection activities and helps you hit the ground running with master data, transaction data, and SAP Business Content. Expert insights and practical guidance help you to optimize these three factors and build a successful, efficient ETL (extraction, transformation, loading) process.

This all-new edition is based on the current SAP BW Release 3.5, but remains a highly valuable resource for those still using previous versions.

Highlights include:

• Detailed ETL Concepts and Implementation within SAP BW
• Extractors: Overview of Available Techniques: Homogenization of Data, Data Extraction from Heterogeneous Systems, Extraction Mechanisms in SAP BW
• ETL Process: Master Data: Data Targets, Update Types and Rules, DataSources, InfoPackages
• ETL Process: Transaction Data - SAP Business Content DataSources, InfoSources, Transfer and Update Rules
• SAP Business Content: Elements and Areas of Use
• Detailed Sample Scenario
• Comprehensive Appendix: Includes BW Glossary, Transaction Codes, Metadata Tables, Index
• ... and much more!