The Power of BW - My Experience
I would like to Share one of my experience where I felt BW can do wonders and can bring value to the customer. The below views are my personal view. During one of the BW training session to the end...
View ArticleUNCAUGHT_EXCEPTION - PSA PARTITION REACHED MAXIMUM
Issue: There are instances when Batch Jobs loading to data targets through PSA fail/do not complete. On checking the tRFCs we find there are tRFCs failing with error.On deeper analysis we find there...
View ArticleUsing Trello with BI Projects
Since I used Trellofor the first time I was impressed with it and I started to use it even to control my personal activities. For me the resources available and the usability are fascinating, not to...
View ArticleAttribute Change Run – Strategies and Parameters
Attribute change run (ACR) is the process of adjusting the aggregates whenever there is any change in the master data being used in that aggregate. In the process of loading data in BW, attribute...
View ArticleProcess step completion in PC using program
Process chain monitoringST13 – Analysis and services tool lunch padSelect tool name – BW-TOOL -> execute itSelect th process chain analysisClick on executeGive the date and time as per the project...
View ArticleSAP BW on HANA 7.4 SP8 in Berlin
In Berlin I attended two SAP HANA on BW sessions. On Wednesday there was a session on the SAP BW product + roadmap session by Lothar Henkes and on Thursday there was an End to End scenario session by...
View Article"Schnelleinstieg in SAP Business Warehouse" available (german only)!
Hello altogether, some days ago my first printed book was published by Espresso Tutorials and now it's also available as eBook: This book is written for beginners in SAP Business Warehouse 7.3. It...
View ArticleMigration of customer's own implementation for BW 7.4
The original blog can be found here: ekessler.deIn this blogI describe theconversionofcustomer-specific implementation thatmay be necessary bychanges to SAPstandard data types.TheNote1823174 - BW 7.4...
View ArticleWhen and how to write Start Routine
Every now and then we will see a thread posted in BW space seeking help in transformation routines.Start routine, end routine, field routine and expert routine; which one to use, how to use, when to...
View ArticleBulk creation of Analysis Authorizations
Introduction We face many challenges in our BI projects in terms of creation of Analysis Authorizations in a bulk. Users always expect outstanding security of our BI reports. No matter what ever we do...
View ArticleIssues in Delta extraction for 0MATERIAL_ATTR and 0MAT_PLANT_ATTR
Note: The content in this blog is applicable to retail systems only.Hi All, In my project, we faced issues in delta extraction for 0MATERIAL_ATTR and 0MAT_PLANT_ATTR. Thought of sharing the workaround...
View ArticleReading Time Dependent Master Data using 'Read Master Data'
Many a times we use the Rule Type 'Read Master Data' to perform a lookup on the master data infoobject to derive the value of one of its attribute.However what if the attribute that we want to read...
View ArticleSAP BW Upgrade: Pre and Post upgrade activities with answer to why?
Author(s): Saorabh Trilokinath Shivhare, Deepti Shetty.Target readers: BW Consultant, BW Engineer, Basis Consultant. Purpose of the document:Scope of this doc. Is to cover pre and post BW upgrade...
View ArticleReading Time Dependent Master Data using 'Read Master Data'
Many a times we use the Rule Type 'Read Master Data' to perform a lookup on the master data infoobject to derive the value of one of its attribute.However what if the attribute that we want to read...
View ArticleHow to easily check if a code correction Note is valid for a NetWeaver system
Note implementation is really helpful to fix issues without having to carry out big system updates and avoid hassles.However, sometimes we don't actually need a code solution, but rather only the...
View ArticleDisplaying the SAP BW Metadata Repository via a (web) URL
All of us, who've been around in SAP BW for a while, will recognize the picture below. The 'good old' meta data (repository) available within a SAP BW system and accessable via transaction RSA1But how...
View ArticleRSBERRORLOG Table - Database Growth
In order to overcome Database Growth issue following activities could be done which includes deletion of unwanted data from RSBERRORLOG table: NOTE: Do these activities keeping Basis team...
View ArticleIntroducing an Add-on for Cleansing Character Strings
As you might know SAP BW does not allow every possible character in character strings. An upload or activation can terminate in such cases. It occurs frequently with character strings where users (or...
View ArticleIO's Attributes flag: Delete master data with 0RECORDMODE
I noted recently a new flag on IO’s attribute maintenance screen. It is available in tcodes like RSA1 or RSD1 while IO is displayed on its Attribute tab. Help key F1 doesn’t say much about it just the...
View ArticleString Functions in SAP BW
String Functions in SAP BWwhile we are extracting data form ECC/Third party tolls to BW we got the some time special char errors . if we use the sting functions we aviod the special char issue...
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