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By the end of this session you could brag
something aboutWhat is a Key Figure in SAP BW ?
What is STAR schema in Data warehouse ?
What is a FACT ?What is a Dimension ?
How is Fact and Dimension related ?
What is Extended STAR or Snowflake schema ?
What is an Index ?
How to define Dimension/Fact ?
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Why Datawarehouse?Why data warehouse is needed when you have all the
information available in your application system or ECC(in SAP)?
Lets walk through an example so that it could make
some sense !!!!
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Initial Requirement Children gets enrolled into different program based on
their eligibility.
Eligibility means family income, social status andphysical and mental health status of the individual..
Requirement is to create enrollment eligibility reportthat provides intelligence to the stakeholders at
different levels of the organization
SoundsSimple!!
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Stake Holders
User S1 - Chief for the Dept.
User D1 - Director of the Office
User SA1 - Statistical Analyst
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After final requirement sessionFinalized report formats
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Generate a report which graphically representsnumber of Recipients by Program for any given month
Also the report should have the capability to slice anddice the data by Calendar months, Federal FiscalCalendar, State Fiscal Calendar at yearly, quarterly andmonthly levels
Show the results by Gender, Race, Ethnicity, County Should display the individual level information of all
the participants
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InfoObjects !!!
Unit
Time
Technical
InfoObjects
Characteristics
Key Figures
Calculated
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InfoObjects are the smallest information units in BW and they structure the information needed
to create data targets.
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A Key Figure is a quantifiable value that is normally (cumulative)and answers the question how much? or how many?
What is Key Figure?
Definition from help.sap.com Values or quantities.
Or in our simple terms.
Example : Closing Stock Price, Inventory Levels, Sales revenue, Fixed costs, Sales
quantity, Number of employees
In general Datawarehousing term, an equivalent term for KeyFigure is MEASURE.
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Key Figures
Calculated
Restricted
Key Figure
Persistent Key Figure Dynamic Key Figure
CumulativeKey Figure
Non-CumulativeKey Figure
What is ?--Persistent / Dynamic Key Figure ?-- Cumulative / Non Cumulative Key Figure ?
Key Figures at times be referred to as
Calculated Key Figures can further be grouped as..
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Persistent / Dynamic Key Figures