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Real Time Analytics with SAP Hana

You're reading from   Real Time Analytics with SAP Hana Enhance your SAP HANA skills using this step-by-step guide to creating and reporting data models for real-time analytics

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781782174110
Length 226 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Vinay Singh Vinay Singh
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Preface 1. Kickoff – Before We Start FREE CHAPTER 2. SAP HANA Data Modeling Approach 3. Different Ways of SAP HANA Data Load 4. Creating SAP HANA Artifacts Attribute Views and Analytical Views 5. Creating SAP HANA Artifacts – Analytical Privileges and Calculation Views 6. Understanding Text Search and Hierarchies in SAP HANA 7. Using Decision Tables and Transporting SAP HANA Content 8. Consuming SAP HANA Data Models 9. An Introduction to Application Function Library Index

Creating calculation views


Calculation views are composite views that are used to calculate complex tabular results using either explicit SQL script code or a data flow graph that is visually created in the SAP HANA Studio. It can consume other analytical/attribute/calculation views and tables. It can perform complex calculations that are not possible with other views.

The calculation views are of the following types:

  • Graphical calculation views are created using the graphical editor

  • Scripted calculation views are created using the SQL editor

Complex calculations, which are not possible through the graphical approach, can be created using SQLscript. Calculation views can be used in the same way as analytic views.

In contrast to analytic views, it is possible to join several fact tables in a calculation view where measures are selected from the different fact tables.

We will use the standard EPM data that is given as IDES data in SAP HANA. Our calculation view would be for sales orders from two...

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