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1 Joe Darlak and Jesper Christensen SAP BW: Administration and Performance Optimization Galileo Press Bonn Boston

2 Foreword 13 Preface 15 PART I Initial System Setup 1.1 Infrastructure Architecture SAP NetWeaver 7.40 Components SAP BW SAP BW Data Model Bl Content New Versions, New Features System Landscape Promote to Production Strategy Source System Interface Post-Copy Automation Change Management Transport Organizer System Sizing SAP Benchmarks Quick Sizer Productive Sizing BWA Sizing System Settings Profile Parameters Implementation Guide Bl Basis Customizing Global Settings and Exchange Rates Data Flow in SAP BW The Data Flow Diagram Data Flow Components New Features for SAP BW Layer Architectures of a Data Warehouse 117 7

3 2.2.1 Layered Scalable Architecture Layered Scalable Architecture with SAP HANA Graphical Modeling Data Flow Templates SAP-Delivered Data Flow Templates Data Load Automation Process Chains Process Variants in Detail Master Data Master Data Design Master Data Loading Master Data Maintenance Transaction Data InfoProvider Partitioning Repartitioning InfoProvider Maintenance Aggregates BW Accelerator Temporary Data SAP BW Archiving Objects Archiving Request Administration Data Statistics and Technical Content Data Retention Strategy Near-Line Storage Authorization Concept in AS ABAP Authorization Fields Activity Fields Standard Authorization Objects Developer and Administrator Authorizations Reporting Authorizations Analysis Authorizations Creating an InfoObject for Analysis Authorizations Defining Analysis Authorizations Automatically Generating Analysis Authorization 229 8

4 4.4 Roles Administrator Roles End-User Roles Role Templates User Administration Defining Users Assigning Analysis Authorizations to Users User Administration Tools Troubleshooting Authorization Problems Standard Authorization Errors SAP BW Analysis Authorization Errors 246 PART II Performance Tuning 5.1 Data Modeling for Performance Enhanced Data Modeling with SAP BW Semantic Partitioning InfoCube Modeling DSO Modeling Virtual InfoProviders HybridProvider Data Loading for Performance Extraction Processing Transfer Processing Load Processing ABAP Guidelines Identifying Performance Problems Using SAP BW-Specific Tools Using Workload Monitors Performance Testing Analyzing Query-Specific Performance Issues Reporting Performance Tuning Database Optimizations Query Optimization Frontend Tool Optimization 414 9

5 PART III Administration Tasks in Your SAP BW System 7.1 Daily Administration Tasks Checking Database Storage Checking Workload Checking BWA Performing System Checks Automating Daily Tasks Daily Data Load Monitoring Tasks Monitoring SAP BW CCMS Alerts Monitoring Process Chains Monitoring InfoPackages and RDA Daemons Monitoring DSO Activations Checking Aggregates Weekly Administration Tasks Reviewing SAP EarlyWatch Rebuilding Alert 456 BWA Indexes Cleaning PSA and Change Logs Cleaning Application Logs Executing BW Housekeeping Task List Executing Other Housekeeping Tasks Executing RSRV Consistency Checks Weekly Performance Tuning Monitoring Bl Statistics Compressing InfoCubes Rebuilding DB Indexes and Statistics Monitoring Cache Usage Monthly Administration Tasks Scheduling System Restart Changing Portal Settings Checking SAP Notes Taking Action on the EarlyWatch Alert Executing RSRV Cleanup Tasks Collecting BWA Usage Forecasting Storage Capacity

6 9.2 Monthly Performance Tuning Conducting File System Housekeeping Archiving/Near-Lining Data Monitoring Data Load Statistics Quarterly Administration Tasks Managing Users and Licenses Testing System Refresh Maintaining Hardware Updating SAP Kernels Applying Database Updates and Parameters Patching Operating System Validating System Parameters Reviewing Open Transport Requests Quarterly Performance Tuning Tasks Reorganizing the Database Deleting Obsolete Queries and Reports Deleting Obsolete Data Flows Reviewing Configuration Settings Yearly Administration Tasks Upgrading SAP BW Applying SAP BW Support Packs Performing SAPgui Maintenance Testing High Availability and Disaster Recovery Assessing System Risks Yearly Performance Tuning Tasks Reviewing Data Flow Reviewing External Performance and Optimization Re-Partitioning InfoProviders 566 PART IV Support for Your Bl Initiatives 12.1 Centralized Support Organization BICC Governance Project Delivery

7 Service Delivery Roles and Skill Sets Business Roles IT Roles Team Structure BICC Governance Project Delivery Service Delivery Best Practices Vision and Strategy Governance Guidelines Compliance 603 A Checklists 607 A.1 Development Checklists 607 A.2 Housekeeping Checklists 614 B Transaction Codes 619 C Reports and Utilities 629 D The Authors 639 Index

Reading Sample. Weekly Tasks. Contents. Index. The Authors. First-hand knowledge.

Reading Sample. Weekly Tasks. Contents. Index. The Authors. First-hand knowledge. First-hand knowledge. Reading Sample This reading selection offers the weekly administration and performance tuning tasks to help you keep your database small and your system operating within healthy limits.