Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
SAP Business Intelligence Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   SAP Business Intelligence Quick Start Guide Actionable business insights from the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2019
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781789346206
Length 262 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Arrow right icon
Author (1):
Arrow left icon
Vinay Singh Vinay Singh
Author Profile Icon Vinay Singh
Vinay Singh
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (14) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Introduction to SAP Business Intelligence FREE CHAPTER
2. Overview of SAP BusinessObject Business Intelligence 4.2 3. Section 2: Data Visualization, Analysis, and Reporting
4. SAP BusinessObject Analysis 5. SAP BusinessObject Design Studio 6. SAP BusinessObject Web Intelligence 7. SAP BusinessObject Crystal Reports 8. SAP BusinessObject SAP Lumira 9. SAP BusinessObject Predictive Analytics 2.0 10. Section 3: BI Platform Features and Deployment
11. BI Platform Features 12. BI Platform Deployment 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Creating a BEx query to directly access SAP BW as a data source

You can again use the sample data from eFashion that we have downloaded earlier. We will refer the dataset from eFashion, you can choose cube of your own that is available in your system:

  1. Start BEx Query Designer and connect to the SAP BW system when asked to provide login credentials.
  2. Create a new BEx Query using the Info Provider eFashion cube. Move the characteristic store (technical name = EF_STORE) to the Rows section.
  3. Use the basic key figures, amount sold (EFAMTSOLD) and quantity sold (QTY_SOLD), in the Columns section.
  4. Save the query in the role folder.
  5. Execute the query in the BEx Web Analyzer to view the data and see if it is correct.
  6. Make the necessary changes in the BEx query definition to enable users of your report.
  7. To select the data related to specific countries states (EF_STATE). Save the query and...
lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at $19.99/month. Cancel anytime