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There are a lot of different ways to go live with a BW on HANA system, and whether you re performing a new installation, a sidecar installation, or a full migration, this book will guide you on your way. With the help of practical instructions and screenshots, you ll learn how to choose the right scenario and perform all the necessary steps to accomplish it. Full speed ahead!

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... Introduction ... 11

1 ... Introduction to SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 17

1.1 ... Classifying SAP BW on SAP HANA Implementation Scenarios ... 17

1.2 ... Current Challenges for SAP BW ... 24

1.3 ... Reasons for Migrating an SAP BW System to SAP HANA ... 28

1.4 ... Basic Technical Principles ... 34

1.5 ... Summary ... 43

2 ... SAP HANA Architecture ... 47

2.1 ... Hardware ... 48

2.2 ... Software ... 59

2.3 ... Processes ... 64

3 ... Migration and Implementation of SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 69

3.1 ... Migration and Implementation Scenarios ... 69

3.2 ... Technical Requirements for Migration ... 99

3.3 ... Preparation Steps ... 104

3.4 ... SAP BW on SAP HANA Migration ... 142

3.5 ... Post-Migration Steps ... 166

4 ... Migration Tips and Tricks ... 179

4.1 ... General Recommendations ... 179

4.2 ... Proof of Concept ... 188

4.3 ... Migration of an SAP BW System Landscape ... 195

5 ... Data Modeling in SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 209

5.1 ... Special Characteristics in Data Modeling for SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 210

5.2 ... Developing and Modeling Environments in SAP HANA Studio ... 231

5.3 ... SAP HANA-Optimized InfoCubes ... 249

5.4 ... Simplification in Process Chains ... 258

5.5 ... Layered Scalable Architecture ++ (LSA++) ... 262

5.6 ... The Concept of Non-Active Data (Hot/Warm/Cold) ... 294

5.7 ... Consuming SAP HANA Models in SAP BW ... 301

5.8 ... Planning Application Kit ... 313

6 ... Administration with SAP HANA Studio ... 319

6.1 ... Administration Perspective ... 322

6.2 ... User and Authorization Administration ... 326

6.3 ... Monitoring ... 333

6.4 ... Database Configuration ... 351

7 ... Reporting with SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 359

7.1 ... Reporting Trends ... 359

7.2 ... SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence as a Reporting Platform ... 363

8 ... Nearline Storage for SAP BW on SAP HANA ... 411

8.1 ... Connecting the Nearline Storage System with SAP BW ... 414

8.2 ... Data Archiving ... 417

9 ... Outlook: The Future of SAP BW Reporting ... 427

9.1 ... SAP HANA Live for Operational Reporting ... 428

9.2 ... Reasons for SAP BW ... 433

... Appendices ... 437

A ... Appendix ... 439

A.1 ... List of Abbreviations ... 439

A.2 ... SAP Notes Used ... 442

A.3 ... ABAP Reports Used ... 447

A.4 ... Important Transactions ... 448

A.5 ... Important Views ... 451

A.6 ... SQL Statements ... 452

B ... The Authors ... 457

... Index ... 459

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Dipl.-Wirt.-Inf. Torben Hügens, Studium der Wirtschaftsinformatik an der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, und an der Universität Stockholm, Schweden. Von 2004 bis 2007 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Produktion und Industrielles Informationsmanagement an der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen. Forschungsschwerpunkte: Balanced Scorecard und Qualitative Reasoning. Seit 2007 Consultant im Center of Expertise Business Information Management bei der SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG.

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