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Lisette Bellissimo

SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver® 7.0

Bonn � Boston

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Contents at a Glance

General InformatioPART I n

SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver (7.0) Certification 1 Track — Overview ................................................................. 21

SAP NetWeaver Courses and Experience 2 ............................... 35

Exam PreparatioPART II n

SAP NetWeaver BW Overview 3 .............................................. 45

SAP BEx Query Designer 4 ....................................................... 53

SAP BEx Analyzer 5 .................................................................. 79

SAP BEx Web Analyzer 6 .......................................................... 93

Information Broadcasting 7 ...................................................... 109

Enterprise Portal Integration 8 .................................................. 119

Document Integration 9 ........................................................... 131

SAP BEx Report Designer 10 ...................................................... 137

SAP BEx Web Application Designer 11 ....................................... 143

Data Warehousing Workbench 12 .............................................. 153

Performance Tuning 13 .............................................................. 159

InfoObjects 14 ........................................................................... 169

InfoProviders 15 ......................................................................... 197

Data Modeling 16 ...................................................................... 217

Metadata 17 .............................................................................. 233

Source Systems 18 ..................................................................... 247

Data Flow 19 ............................................................................. 259

Scheduling and Monitoring 20 ................................................... 271

Development Interfaces 21 ........................................................ 283

SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning 22 ............................... 293

SAP NetWeaver BW Analysis Process Designer and 23 Data Mining .......................................................................... 301

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Acknowledgments ................................................................................. 17

General InformatioPART I n

SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver (7.0) Certification 1 Track — Overview ................................................................ 21

Certification Objectives and Benefits ....................................................... 22The New Certification Process ................................................................. 23

SAP Tiered Certification ................................................................... 23Certification Focus Areas ................................................................. 24Available NetWeaver BW Certification Exams .................................. 25

SAP Certification Exam Structure ............................................................. 26Competency Level ........................................................................... 26

Exam Structure for the SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Exam ............................... 27

Associate Competency Levels .......................................................... 27Exam Topics for Application Associate — BI with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ......................................................................... 28

Exam Structure for the SAP Certified Application Professional Exams ....... 29Professional Competency Levels ...................................................... 29Exam Topics for the SAP Certified Application Professional — Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam .............................. 30Exam Topics for SAP Certified Application Professional — Reporting and Analysis with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam .............................. 31

General Information about the Exam ....................................................... 32Duration of the Exam ...................................................................... 32About the Questions ....................................................................... 32

Summary ................................................................................................ 34

SAP NetWeaver Courses and Experience 2 ............................ 35

Courses and Experience ........................................................................... 36SAP NetWeaver BW Training Courses .............................................. 36

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Experience Expectation .................................................................... 39Additional Sources of Information ................................................... 40

Summary ................................................................................................ 41

Exam PreparatioPART II n

SAP NetWeaver BW Overview 3 ............................................ 45

Objectives of this Portion of the Test ....................................................... 46Key Concepts Review .............................................................................. 46

SAP NetWeaver Platform Overview ................................................. 46SAP NetWeaver IT Practices and Scenarios ...................................... 47SAP NetWeaver BW Architecture .................................................... 48

Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 51Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanation .................................... 51Take Away ............................................................................................... 52Summary ................................................................................................ 52

SAP BEx Query Designer 4 ..................................................... 53


Accessing the Query Designer ......................................................... 55Query Designer Toolbar ................................................................... 55Query Designer Menu ..................................................................... 57Query Designer Layout .................................................................... 57InfoProviders in SAP BEx Reporting ................................................. 60Key Figures ...................................................................................... 62Characteristics ................................................................................. 67Display and Navigation Attributes ................................................... 69Variables ...................................................................................... 71Exceptions ...................................................................................... 71Conditions ...................................................................................... 73


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SAP BEx Analyzer 5 ................................................................ 79


Accessing the SAP BEx Analyzer ...................................................... 81SAP BEx Analysis Toolbar ................................................................. 81Design Mode ................................................................................... 83SAP BEx Workbook ......................................................................... 85Navigation Options ......................................................................... 86

Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 89Practice Questions Answers and Explanations ......................................... 90Take Away ............................................................................................... 90Summary ................................................................................................ 91

SAP BEx Web Analyzer 6 ........................................................ 93

Objectives of this Portion of the Test ....................................................... 94Key Concepts of the Test ......................................................................... 95

Accessing the Web Analyzer ............................................................ 95SAP BEx Web Analyzer Toolbar ........................................................ 95Navigation Using the Context Menu ................................................ 98Drag-and-Drop Navigation and Filtering .......................................... 103Setting a Bookmark ......................................................................... 104

Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 106Practice Question Answers and Explanations ........................................... 107Take Away ............................................................................................... 107Summary ................................................................................................ 108

Information Broadcasting 7 ................................................... 109

Objectives of this Portion of the Test ....................................................... 110Calling the SAP BEx Broadcaster ...................................................... 110Object Types ................................................................................... 112Distribution Types ........................................................................... 112Output Options ............................................................................... 114


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Enterprise Portal Integration 8 .............................................. 119


Portal Desktop ................................................................................ 121Display Types for Content from SAP NetWeaver BW ........................ 123Tools for Integrating SAP NetWeaver BW Objects into the SAP NetWeaver Portal ............................................................... 125


Document Integration 9 ......................................................... 131


Document Classes ........................................................................... 132Document Integration ..................................................................... 133

Practice Test Question ............................................................................. 134Practice Question Answer and Explanation .............................................. 134Take Away ............................................................................................... 135Summary ................................................................................................ 135

SAP BEx Report Designer 10 .................................................... 137


Accessing the Report Designer ........................................................ 138Layout of the Report Designer ......................................................... 139Creating a Report with the Report Designer .................................... 140


SAP BEx Web Application Designer 11 .................................... 143


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Accessing the SAP BEx Web Application Designer ........................... 145Components of the Web Application Designer ................................ 145Chart Wizard ................................................................................... 148

Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 150Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations .................................. 151Take Away ............................................................................................... 151Summary ................................................................................................ 152

Data Warehousing Workbench 12 ........................................... 153


Accessing the Data Warehousing Workbench .................................. 154Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 157Practice Question Answers and Explanations ........................................... 157Take Away ............................................................................................... 158Summary ................................................................................................ 158

Performance Tuning 13 ............................................................. 159

Objectives of this Portion of the Test ....................................................... 160Key Concept Review ............................................................................... 160

Query Performance .......................................................................... 160Aggregates ...................................................................................... 163SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator ...................................................... 164


InfoObjects 14 .......................................................................... 169


Classifying InfoObjects ..................................................................... 170Key Figure Maintenance Screen ....................................................... 174Characteristic InfoObject Maintenance Screen ................................. 179InfoAreas and InfoCatalogs .............................................................. 190Creating a Key Figure InfoObject ..................................................... 190

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Creating a Characteristic InfoObject ................................................. 191Creating Free Characteristics ............................................................ 192


InfoProviders 15 ....................................................................... 197


InfoCube ...................................................................................... 198DataStore Object (DSO) .................................................................. 201MultiProvider .................................................................................. 206InfoSet ...................................................................................... 209VirtualProvider ................................................................................ 212


Data Modeling 16 ..................................................................... 217


Enterprise Data Warehouse Architecture ......................................... 218Conceptual Layers of Data Warehousing .......................................... 218Multidimensional Modeling in SAP NetWeaver BW ......................... 220


Metadata 17 ............................................................................. 233


Metadata Repository ....................................................................... 234Remodeling Toolbox ........................................................................ 236

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BI Content ...................................................................................... 241Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 245Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations .................................. 246Take Away ............................................................................................... 246Summary ................................................................................................ 246

Source Systems 18 .................................................................... 247


Source Systems Types ...................................................................... 248Creating a Source System ................................................................. 248SAP Source ...................................................................................... 250File Source ...................................................................................... 251Relational Source ............................................................................. 252Multidimensional Source ................................................................. 253XML Source ..................................................................................... 254


Data Flow 19 ............................................................................ 259


DataSource ...................................................................................... 260Persistent Staging Area (PSA) ........................................................... 261Transformation ................................................................................ 261InfoSources ..................................................................................... 266

Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 267Practice Test Question Answers and Explanations .................................... 268Take Away ............................................................................................... 268Summary ................................................................................................ 269

Scheduling and Monitoring 20 ................................................. 271


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Data Transfer Process ....................................................................... 272Direct Access to Source System Data ............................................... 274Process Chains ................................................................................. 274Data Load Monitor .......................................................................... 278

Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 280Practice Test Question Answers and Explanations .................................... 281Take Away ............................................................................................... 281Summary ................................................................................................ 282

Development Interfaces 21 ...................................................... 283


Universal Data Integration ............................................................... 284Web Services ................................................................................... 286


SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning 22 ........................... 293


Planning Functions – Basics ............................................................. 294Creating Planning Functions ............................................................ 295Creating an Input-Ready Query ....................................................... 297


SAP NetWeaver BW Analysis Process Designer and 23 Data Mining ........................................................................ 301


Data Mining .................................................................................... 302Data Mining Types ........................................................................... 303

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Analysis Process Designer ................................................................ 304Practice Test Questions ........................................................................... 307Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations .................................. 308Take Away ............................................................................................... 309Summary ................................................................................................ 309

The Author ............................................................................................. 311Index ..................................................................................................... 313

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1SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver (7.0) Certification Track — Overview

Techniques You’ll Master:

Objectives of the new certification initiative and the 00

benefits derived by SAP customers, partners, and professionals

The new certification process, the new tiered con-00

cept, and what the associate, professional, and mas-ter levels are

The structure of the exam itself, defining the con-00

cept of competency levels and topics

The exam structure for the associate and two profes-00

sional exams

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Chapter 1 SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver (7.0) Certification Track — Overview22

Certification Objectives and BenefitsThe certification process is not new to SAP, but in 2009 SAP launched a new certification initiative for all SAP professionals. Certification at SAP has been revamped by SAP Education based on a business-needs analysis, stakeholder surveys, interviews, analyst’s feedback, and industry best practices. The results from this analysis were consolidated, and the following certification program objectives were established:

Ensure that the SAP certification program meets new customer require-00

ments.

Incorporate IT industry best practices.00

Drive quality and consistency into growing SAP ecosystem.00

Address new industry roles.00

The new certification would not be successful if it didn’t provide global value to all markets. Certification benefits at this level include:

Maximize software implementation return on investment.00

Reduce total cost of ownership.00

Improve risk management.00

Provide project safeguarding.00

Improve recruiting and retention.00

Optimize process and staffing variables.00

Enhance skill development and validation.00

The new certification also provides benefits for three distinct stakeholder groups.

Certification benefits for SAP partners include:

Win new business with a competitive differentiator.00

Optimize engagement staffing with greater skills transparency.00

Certification benefits for SAP customers include:

Mitigate project risk and reduce total cost of ownership.00

Easily identify qualified partners using the best industry-standard measure-00

ments.

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Certification benefits for the SAP professional include:

Execute your job with improved levels of success and confidence.00

Offer evidence of your experience and expertise with rigorous testing.00

Create and provide access to a community of SAP professional-level certified 00

peers.

The New Certification ProcessAfter SAP Education completed the analysis of certification in the IT industry, they then compared those findings with the certification process that was avail-able from SAP at that time. This analysis and feedback from SAP customers and partners provided SAP with the foundation for a new SAP certification that would realize recognition in the global marketplace and make SAP a recognized global industry certification provider.

SAP Tiered Certification

A major change in the certification process at SAP is the introduction of multiple certification track levels with “fast track” options and a variety of entry points (Figure 1.1). The three levels of certification are:

Associate level00 This certification covers the foundational-level knowledge in an SAP solu-tion. At this level the exam is based mainly on training, but hands-on experi-ence reinforces the knowledge gained from training.

Professional certification00 This advanced certification requires proven project experience, business pro-cess knowledge, and a more detailed understanding of SAP solutions.

Master certification (under development)00 This certification, under development, involves demonstrating an expert-lev-el understanding of a specific area of SAP software and the ability to drive in-novation and solution optimization through in-depth knowledge and vision. Certification at this level requires broad project experience, comprehensive SAP product knowledge, and the ability to create a future IT vision within complex project environments.

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Master (not yet available)• 7 to 10 years of experience• Internally and externally recognized expert for SAP software• Deep practical experience with SAP software: Integration, optimization, and architectural knowledge• Ability to provide a strategic vision and realization• Leading teams and projects

Professional• 3 to 7 years of experience• Professional experience with SAP software: advanced solution, process knowledge, and industry expertise• Works independently within teams to realize solution and technology implementation• Capable of mentoring others

Associate• 1 to 3 years of experience• Hands-on skills to successfully implement or optimize SAP software• Foundational knowledge of business processes and technology• Works in a mentored position in an SAP software environment within an experienced team

Master level:Expert knowledge ofbusiness processesand SAP software

Professional level:Advanced knowledge of

specific SAP softwareand business processes

Associate level:Foundational knowledge

of SAP software from training;skills to contribute to a

successful implementationproject or system optimization

Technology Development Application

SAP Tiered Certification: New Program FrameworkFigure 1.1

Certification Focus Areas

All three levels of certification — associate, professional, and master — apply to the three focus areas for which you can achieve SAP certification: application, technology, and development.

Application certification00 This certification is available for specific SAP solutions. You can take the certi-fication exam after completing the appropriate solution academy course and case study or the equivalent SAP standard curriculum. If you already have significant experienace implementing an SAP solution, you can take the exam without completing the course work.

Technology certification00 If you complete the solution academy or SAP training classes, you can take the technology exam to become certified. If you already have significant ex-perience with SAP technology, you can take the exam without completing the course work.

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The New Certification Process Chapter 1 25

Development certification00 This certification is available for individuals who are developing applications for SAP solutions. After you complete the necessary solution academy or standard curriculum, you can take the technology exam to become a certified developer.

What this means is that you can have an SAP certified application associate, an SAP certified technology associate, and an SAP certified development associate.

Available NetWeaver BW Certification Exams

The certifications exams available for the SAP NetWeaver BW professional at time this book was written are:

C_DBW30_04s — SAP Certified (Delta Certification) Solution Consultant SAP 00

NetWeaver 2004s Business Intelligence (for 3.0 Cons.)

C_DBW35_04s — SAP Certified (Delta Certification) Solution Consultant SAP 00

NetWeaver ‘04s SAP BI

C_TBW45_70 — SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Intelligence 00

with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

P_BIE_70 — SAP Certified Application Professional — BI Enterprise Data 00

Warehousing with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

P_BIR_70 — SAP Certified Application Professional — BI Reporting and Anal-00

ysis with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

In addition to the tiered certification exam, SAP Education made other changes to the certification process. Among these changes are:

A partnership with Pearson VUE testing centers00 . This partnership makes the certification exam more readily available. In ad-dition to the SAP Education Sites, Pearson VUE adds 4,000 testing locations around the world.

An improved process for developing the certification exams. 00 Prior certification exams were primarily based on SAP training materials. The new process includes the participation of SAP Education, SAP consulting, and SAP partners and adds real-world experience to the certification exam.

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SAP is actively promoting and branding SAP certification. 00 SAP certification logos have been developed to draw attention to SAP certi-fication.

SAP Certification Exam StructureBefore you can understand the exam structure for the associate-, professional-, or master-level exam, you must understand the concept of a competency level.

Competency Level

Each level of the certification exam is comprised of two or more of the following competency levels:

Level A 00 Articulate, explain, describe, and outline solutions and processes.

Level B 00 Build, implement, configure, model, and troubleshoot solutions and process-es.

Level C 00 Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and optimize integrated solutions and pro-cesses.

Each question on the exam will belong to one of these competency levels. The percentages representing the number of questions for each competency level covered by the exam will vary by competency level.

The breakdown for the associate- and professional-level exams is shown in Table 1.1 and illustrates how the percentages for each competency level will vary by exam level.

Competency Level Associate-

Level

Percentage

Professional-

Level

Percentage

Articulate, explain, describe, and outline solutions and processes

A 60 20

Build, implement, configure, model, and troubleshoot solutions and processes

B 40 40

Competency Levels for Associate- and Professional-Level ExamsTable 1.1

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Competency Level Associate-

Level

Percentage

Professional-

Level

Percentage

Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and optimize integrated solutions and processes

C 0 40

Table 1.1 Competency Levels for Associate- and Professional-Level Exams (cont.)

Each competency level has topics assigned to it. Each topic has an approximate percentage assigned to it that represents the number of questions for that topic.

Exam Structure for the SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 ExamThe associate certification level is the lowest level at which you enter the certi-fication process. A candidate at this level has one to three years of experience and foundational knowledge of the SAP application. At the associate level the certification exam is based largely on the SAP NetWeaver BW training curriculum discussed in the next chapter. The ability to apply learning in real-life situations is also tested but to a lesser extent than in the professional or master certifications.

Associate Competency Levels

The associate exam will have 60% of its questions designed for competency level A, 40% of its questions designed for competency level B, and no questions for competency level C (Table 1.2).

Competency Level Associate Level

Percentage

Articulate, explain, describe, and outline solutions and processes

A 60

Build, implement, configure, model, and troubleshoot solutions and processes

B 40

Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and optimize integrated solutions and processes

C 0

Associate Competency LevelsTable 1.2

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Exam Topics for Application Associate — BI with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

The topics for the associate exam are shown in Table 1.3 and are broken down by competency level:

Level A Competency Topics Level B Competency Topics

Integrated planning ++ Data flow (transformation, InfoSources, DataSources) +

Analysis process designer + InfoObjects +

Metadata (Metadata repository, remodeling toolbox, BI content) +

InfoProvider (InfoCubes, MultiProviders, VirtualProvider, DataStore objects, InfoSets, InfoObjects, direct access) ++

SAP BEx Web (SAP BEx Web Application Designer, SAP BEx Map, Web printing, SAP BEx Web analyzer) ++

SAP BEx analyzer +

Documents + BEx query designer ++

Development interfaces (UD integration, Web services) +

Source systems (UD connect, service API, flat file, DB connect) ++

Performance tuning (aggregates, query performance, BW Accelerator) +

Scheduling and monitoring (process chains, data transfer process, real-time data acquisition, data load monitor) +

Data warehousing (Data Warehousing Workbench) +

Data modeling +

SAP BEx Broadcaster +

SAP BEx Report Designer +

Topics by Conpetency LevelTable 1.3

The number of plus signs (+) next to the topic represents the approximate per-centage of questions assigned to the topic. The key is as follows:

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+ = <8%

++ = 8–12%

+++ = >12%

The assigned percentage will help you focus your study time.

Exam Structure for the SAP Certified Application Professional ExamsThe professional certification level is the second level at which you enter the certification process. A candidate at this level has three to seven years’ experi-ence and a deeper knowledge of the SAP application. At the professional level the certification exam is based more on the ability to apply learning in a real-life situation and to a lesser extent on the SAP NetWeaver BW training curriculum discussed in the next chapter.

At the professional level, two certifications are available:

Application Professional — BI Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP 00

NetWeaver 7.0

Application Professional — BI Reporting and Analysis with SAP NetWeaver 00

7.0

Professional Competency Levels

The professional-level exam will have 20% of its questions designed for compe-tency level A, 40% of its questions designed for competency level B, and 40% of its questions for competency level C (Table 1.4).

Competency Level Professional

Level

Percentage

Articulate, explain, describe, and outline solutions and processes.

A 20

Build, implement, configure, model, and troubleshoot solutions and processes.

B 40

Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and optimize integrated solutions and processes.

C 40

Professional Competency LevelsTable 1.4

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Exam Topics for the SAP Certified Application Professional — Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam

The topics for the professional exam are broken down by competency level (see Table 1.5).

Level A Competency

Topics

Level B Competency

Topics

Level C Competency

Topics

Analysis authorizations/security +

InfoObjects ++ ETL: staging/data flow ++

Additional BI topics ++

Data quality 00

management

Information lifecycle 00

management (ILM)

Data Warehousing 00

Workbench

Metadata maintenance and BI content +

InfoProvider ++

Solution Manager + ETL: source systems (connection, DataSources) ++

Performance tuning ++

SAP NetWeaver platform +

BI administration/monitoring ++

EDW/data modeling ++

Development/programming +

Analytical engine/OLAP +

Topics by Competency LevelTable 1.5


+ = <8%

++ = 8–12%

+++ = >12%

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Exam Topics for SAP Certified Application Professional — Reporting and Analysis with SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam

The topics for the professional exam are are broken down by competency level (see Table 1.6).

Level A Competency

Topics

Level B Competency

Topics

Level C Competency

Topics

Integrated Planning + Third-party integration + User interface design +++

BEx analyzer00

BEx query designer00

SAP NetWeaver Visual 00

Composer

BEx Web00

BI Java + Analysis process designer +

Solution Manager + Performance monitoring +

SAP NetWeaver platform +

Metadata +

Data Warehousing Workbench +

Migration/upgrade +

Analytical engine/OLAP ++

Performance tuning in reporting ++

BI administration/monitoring +

Portal/Knowledge Management integration ++

Documents + Analysis authorizations/security ++

Report-to-report interface (RRI) +

Topics by Competency LevelTable 1.6

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+ = <8%

++ = 8–12%

+++ = >12%

The assigned percentage will help you focus your study time.

General Information About the Exam

Duration of the Exam

You will have 3 hours (180 minutes) to take the exam. This is more than enough time to finish the exam.

About the Questions

The exam will have 80 questions. These questions have a structure just as the exam has a structure (Figure 1.2).

QuestionStimulus

The question stimuli or setup presentsa situation on which the questionwill be based.

Question This is the actual question and will relateback to the Question Stimulus

QuestionHint

This part of the question will tell you howmany answers are correct. Statements suchas “Choose the correct answer” or “Threeanswers are correct” will tell yo how manyanswers to select.

Exam Question StructureFigure 1.2

Figure 1.3 shows a sample question illustrating the question elements.

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QuestionStimulus

Your customer is implementing the newFI line item extractors.

QuestionWhich factors must you take intoconsideration regarding the extractionprocess?

QuestionHint

There are two correct answers to thisquestion.

Question Structure with Sample QuestionFigure 1.3

Not all questions on the test will follow this format, and on the associate exam there will be plenty of questions that will not contain a question stimulus.

About the Answers

Answers can be in five forms:

Multiple response 00 More than one answer will be correct. If you are presented with this type of answer, you must identify all correct responses.

Multiple choice 00 Multiple choices (usually four) are provided, and only one answer will be correct.

True/false00 Only one answer will be true or false.

Fill in the blank 00 The test is online, so you won’t actually be filling in the blank. This answer type will have you fill in the blank in the form of a multiple-choice answer. Only one answer will be correct.

Sequence/ranking00 This is not used on the actual exam but could be on future exams. This an-swer type will have you rank or sequence answers in the correct order.

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SummaryIn this chapter we’ve discussed the objectives of the new certification initiative and the benefits derived by SAP customers, partners, and professionals.

Next we discussed the new certification process, the new tiered concept, and what the associate, professional, and master levelsare.

Lastly, we looked at the structure of the exam itself, defining the concept of com-petency levels and topics. We then discussed the exam structure for the associate and two professional exams.

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Index

A

ABAP, 134ABAP routine, 306ABC classification, 303, 304, 306Accessing the OLAP processor, 165Accessing the query designer, 54Accessing the Report Designer, 138Accessing the SAP BEx Web Application De-signer, 145Accessing the Web Analyzer, 95Additional development technologies, 50Administration, 156Aggregates, 160, 163, 168Aggregation, 176Aggregation level, 242Aggregation type, 263AMO Amount, 175Analysis Process Designer, 304, 309Analysis Process Designer data sources, 305Application certification, 24Application processes, 276Architected data marts, 219Associate Certification, 39Associate competency levels, 27Associate level, 23Association analysis, 303Automatisms, 278Axis properties, 150

B

BI content, 156, 234, 246BI platform, 49BI service API, 274BI Suite

Business Explorer, 50Broadcast according to exceptions, 113Broadcast email (bursting), 113Broadcast (multi channel), 113Broadcast to the printer, 113Business planning and analytical services, 48

BW305 BI Enterprise Reporting, 36

BW370 BI Integrated Planning, 37

BW380 BI — Analysis Processes & Data Mining, 37

C

Calculated key figures, 62Calling the SAP BEx Broadcaster, 110Certification process, 23Characteristic constants, 189Characteristic InfoObject creation, 195Characteristic InfoObjects, 171Characteristic Maintenance screen, 195Characteristic restriction, 58Characteristics, 67Characteristic value variables, 71Chart, 98Chart Wizard, 148Classifying InfoObjects, 170, 195Clustering, 303Components of the Web Application Desi-gner, 145Compounding, 189Compression, 160Conceptual layers of Data Warehousing, 218, 231Conditions, 98Constant, 262Content page, 122Conversion routine, 181Copy sheet, 82Correct and format, 148Create new query, 82Creating a multidimensional source system, 224, 254Creating an input-ready query, 297Creating a remodeling rule, 237Creating a source system, 248

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Creating a transformation, 260, 264Creating characteristics, 170Creating key figures, 170Creating planning functions, 294, 295Cumulative/non-cumulative values, 178Currency translation, 295

D

Data Load Monitor, 272, 278, 281Data mining, 302, 309Data mining models, 242, 307Data mining types, 302, 303Data model, 160Data modeling, 217Data Provider, 98DataSources, 241, 268DataStore object, 61, 132, 198, 307Data target administration, 277Data transfer process, 272, 281Data type and length, 181Data warehouse, 219Data Warehousing Workbench, 49, 131, 135, 153DAT date, 175DB Connect, 252, 274DBMS, 252Decimal places, 179Decision trees, 303Default value, 58Designer area, 139, 142Design the report, 140Development certification, 25Development interfaces, 283Dimensions and navigation, 223Dimension table, 221Direct access to source system data, 274, 281Direct assignment, 262Direct DSO, 201Display and navigation attributes, 69Display attribute, 70Distribution types, 112Document classes, 135Document integration, 131, 135

Document integration in Web applications, 134Document list, 134Documents, 156Drag-and-Drop navigation and filtering, 103Drilldown, 89Dropdown box, 146Duration of the exam, 32

E

Element properties, 150End routine, 264Enterprise data warehouse architecture, 218, 231Enterprise data warehousing, 48Enterprise Portal Integration, 119Enterprise reporting, query, and analysis, 48ETL (extraction, transformation, and load), 260Exam structure for the SAP Certified Appli-cation Professional Exams, 29Exception aggregation, 177Exceptions, 71, 98Exception Wizard, 72

F

Field catalog area, 139, 142File interface, 274Files, 307File source, 248, 257Fill MDX cache, 114Fill OLAP cache, 114Fixed, 164Flat file, 248Flow/non-cumulative value, 178Format catalog area, 140, 142Formula, 262, 294Function of the analysis process designer, 302Function of the DataSource, 260Function of the PSA, 260Functions of the BEx query designer menu, 54

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Functions of the BEx query designer tool-bar, 54

G

General services, 276General tab, 150Generate combinations, 294Geographical attribute, 184Global settings, 82Graphical display, 236

H

Header area, 121Hierarchy level, 163Hierarchy properties, 188HTML, 115

I

IBM DB2, 252Implemented processes, 277Indices, 160InfoCube, 132, 165InfoObject, 132, 135, 169, 241InfoObjects as InfoProviders, 198InfoObject types, 170InfoProvider, 58, 197, 241InfoProviders for SAP BEx reporting, 55Information, 96Information Broadcasting, 109Information integration, 46InfoSet, 132, 198InfoSources, 241, 266, 268Input-ready queries, 294, 299Insert a Data Provider, 140Insert Analysis Grid, 84Insert button, 85Insert checkbox group, 85Insert dropdown box, 85Insert list of conditions, 85Insert list of filters, 84Insert messages, 85

Insert navigation pane, 84Insert radio button group, 85Insert text, 85INT integer, 175iView, 124

J

J2EE Engine, 254Java Connectors, 285

K

Keep filter value, 89Key figure InfoObject creation, 195Key figure InfoObjects, 170Key Figure Maintenance screen, 174Key figures, 62Knowledge Management, 135Knowledge Management Content, 126

L

Layout of the Query Designer, 54Layout of the Report Designer, 139Level A competency topics, 37Level B competency topics, 38Load process and postprocessing, 277

M

Master Certification, 40Master Certification (under development), 23Master data, 132Master data-bearing characteristic, 172Masthead, 121Max DB, 252Message, 58Metadata, 132, 233Metadata display, 235Metadata repository, 156, 234, 246MHTML (Multipart HTML), 115

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Microsoft SQL Server, 252Modeling, 156Modeling InfoObjects, 225, 231Modeling the InfoCube, 221, 231Multidimensional modeling in SAP NetWea-ver BW, 220Multidimensional source, 248, 253MultiProvider, 62, 198

N

Navigation attribute, 70Navigation options, 86Navigation panel, 122Navigation using the context menu, 98New analysis, 95Non-cumulative with non-cumulative change, 178Non-SAP systems, 248NUM number, 175

O

Object types, 112OLAP cache, 165OLAP processor, 160, 168Openness, 275Operational data store, 219Oracle, 252Output options, 114Overview tab, 147

P

Page title bar, 122People integration, 46Performance tuning, 160Performance tuning, 159Persistent staging area, 219, 261, 268Planning function, 242, 294, 299Planning function type, 242Planning modeler, 82Portal Content Studio, 126Portal desktop, 121, 128

Portal display, 128Precalculate value set, 113Print version, 97Process chains, 241, 272, 274, 281Process integration, 46Professional Certification, 23, 39Professional competency levels, 29Properties, 58Properties area, 140, 142Properties of characteristics, 67Properties of key figures, 63Properties screen area, 146Purpose of data mining, 302

Q

QUA quantity, 175Queries, 132, 242Query Designer layout, 57

Filter View, 57Row/Columns View, 58

Query Designer menu, 57Query Designer toolbar, 55Query execution, 160, 165Query monitor, 160, 167Query performance, 167

R

Read master data, 262Real time data acquisition, 272Relational source, 248, 252, 257Remodeling rule, 237Remodeling toolbox, 234, 236, 246Remove filter value, 89Report Designer in SAP BEx, 138Reporting agent, 277Report structure area, 140Restricted key figures, 62Roles, 242Role upload, 127

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S

SAP BEx analysis toolbar, 80SAP BEx analyzer, 55, 111, 126, 135SAP BEx broadcaster, 82, 110, 125SAP BEx Query Designer, 53, 111SAP BEx Report Designer, 55, 82, 111, 125, 137SAP BEx Web analyzer, 82, 112SAP BEx Web analyzer toolbar, 94, 95SAP BEx Web application, 111SAP BEx Web Application Designer, 55, 111, 143SAP BEx Web runtime, 134SAP BEx Web runtime (Java), 134SAP BEx Workbook, 81, 85SAP BI, 21SAP Business Explorer, 125SAP certification exam structure, 26SAP CRM attributes, 307SAP Development Network (SDN), 40SAP Help, 40SAP NetWeaver (7.0) certification track, 21SAP NetWeaver BW, 120SAP NetWeaver BW accelerator, 160, 164, 168SAP NetWeaver BW Analysis Process Desi-gner, 301SAP NetWeaver BW architecture, 48SAP NetWeaver BW InfoSet, 61SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning, 293SAP NetWeaver BW Java connectors, 290SAP NetWeaver BW Java SDK, 285, 290SAP NetWeaver BW training courses, 36SAP NetWeaver IT practices and scenarios, 47SAP NetWeaver platform overview, 46SAP NetWeaver Portal, 125SAP Service Marketplace, 40SAP source, 248, 256SAP Tiered Certification, 23Scheduling and monitoring, 271Scoring, 303Scoring/weight score tables, 304Send, 96Setting a bookmark, 94

SID tables, 226Source system, 247, 256Source system type, 248Standard DSO, 201Standard Web template for report, 112Start process, 276Start routine, 263Structure of a process chain, 276Subareas of SAP NetWeaver BW, 49System information, 82

T

Table, 98Technology certification, 24Time characteristic InfoObject, 171TIM time, 176Toolbar function, 56Transaction data, 132Transferring data using Web services, 286Transformation, 260, 261, 268Translation, 156Transport connection, 156

U

UD Connect, 274, 285, 290Unit conversion, 294, 298Universal data integration, 284, 290

V

Validate on server, 148Value of properties, 149Variables, 71, 241Variable types, 71Virtual key figures/characteristics, 161VirtualProviders, 61, 198

W

Web application, 135Web items, 150

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Web items screen area, 145Web Service DataSource integration scena-rios, 287Web Service data staging, 286Web services, 248, 286, 290Web templates, 242Web template screen area, 147Weighted score tables, 303, 306Workbooks, 242

Workbook settings, 85Write-optimized DSO, 201

X

XHTML editor, 150XHTML tab, 147XML source, 248, 254, 257

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