Lisette Bellissimo

SAP Certified Application Associate —

Business Intelligence with
SAP NetWeaver 7.0
®

Bonn � Boston

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 Contents at a Glance

PART I  General Information

1 SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver (7.0) Certification
Track — Overview  .................................................................. 21
2 SAP NetWeaver Courses and Experience  ................................ 35

PART II  Exam Preparation

3 SAP NetWeaver BW Overview  ............................................... 45
4 SAP BEx Query Designer  ........................................................ 53
5 SAP BEx Analyzer  ................................................................... 79
6 SAP BEx Web Analyzer  ........................................................... 93
7 Information Broadcasting  ....................................................... 109
8 Enterprise Portal Integration  . ................................................. 119
9 Document Integration  ............................................................ 131
10 SAP BEx Report Designer  ....................................................... 137
11 SAP BEx Web Application Designer  ........................................ 143
12 Data Warehousing Workbench  . ............................................. 153
13 Performance Tuning  ............................................................... 159
14 InfoObjects  ............................................................................ 169
15 InfoProviders  . ........................................................................ 197
16 Data Modeling  ....................................................................... 217
17 Metadata  ............................................................................... 233
18 Source Systems  ...................................................................... 247
19 Data Flow  .............................................................................. 259
20 Scheduling and Monitoring  .................................................... 271
21 Development Interfaces  ......................................................... 283
22 SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning  ................................ 293
23 SAP NetWeaver BW Analysis Process Designer and
Data Mining  ........................................................................... 301

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Contents
Acknowledgments  .................................................................................. 17

PART I  General Information

1 SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver (7.0) Certification

Track — Overview  . ............................................................... 21
Certification Objectives and Benefits  ........................................................ 22
The New Certification Process  .................................................................. 23
SAP Tiered Certification  . .................................................................. 23
Certification Focus Areas  .................................................................. 24
Available NetWeaver BW Certification Exams  ................................... 25
SAP Certification Exam Structure  . ............................................................ 26
Competency Level  ............................................................................ 26
Exam Structure for the SAP Certified Application Associate —
Business Intelligence with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Exam  ................................ 27
Associate Competency Levels  ........................................................... 27
Exam Topics for Application Associate — BI with
SAP NetWeaver 7.0  .......................................................................... 28
Exam Structure for the SAP Certified Application Professional Exams  ....... 29
Professional Competency Levels  ....................................................... 29
Exam Topics for the SAP Certified Application Professional —
Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP
NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam  ............................... 30
Exam Topics for SAP Certified Application Professional —
Reporting and Analysis with SAP
NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam  ............................... 31
General Information about the Exam  . ...................................................... 32
Duration of the Exam  ....................................................................... 32
About the Questions  ........................................................................ 32
Summary  ................................................................................................. 34

2 SAP NetWeaver Courses and Experience  . ........................... 35

Courses and Experience  ........................................................................... 36
SAP NetWeaver BW Training Courses  ............................................... 36

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Experience Expectation  .................................................................... 39

Additional Sources of Information  .................................................... 40
Summary  ................................................................................................. 41

PART II  Exam Preparation

3 SAP NetWeaver BW Overview  ............................................ 45

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 46
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 46
SAP NetWeaver Platform Overview  .................................................. 46
SAP NetWeaver IT Practices and Scenarios  ....................................... 47
SAP NetWeaver BW Architecture  ..................................................... 48
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 51
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanation  . ................................... 51
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 52
Summary  ................................................................................................. 52

4 SAP BEx Query Designer  ...................................................... 53

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 54
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 55
Accessing the Query Designer  .......................................................... 55
Query Designer Toolbar  . .................................................................. 55
Query Designer Menu  ...................................................................... 57
Query Designer Layout  ..................................................................... 57
InfoProviders in SAP BEx Reporting  .................................................. 60
Key Figures  . ..................................................................................... 62
Characteristics  .................................................................................. 67
Display and Navigation Attributes  .................................................... 69
Variables  ....................................................................................... 71
Exceptions  ....................................................................................... 71
Conditions  ....................................................................................... 73
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 74
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanation  . ................................... 75
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 76
Summary  ................................................................................................. 77

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5 SAP BEx Analyzer  ................................................................. 79

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 80
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 81
Accessing the SAP BEx Analyzer  ....................................................... 81
SAP BEx Analysis Toolbar  . ................................................................ 81
Design Mode  ................................................................................... 83
SAP BEx Workbook  .......................................................................... 85
Navigation Options  .......................................................................... 86
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 89
Practice Questions Answers and Explanations  .......................................... 90
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 90
Summary  ................................................................................................. 91

6 SAP BEx Web Analyzer  . ....................................................... 93

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 94
Key Concepts of the Test  . ........................................................................ 95
Accessing the Web Analyzer  ............................................................. 95
SAP BEx Web Analyzer Toolbar  . ....................................................... 95
Navigation Using the Context Menu  ................................................. 98
Drag-and-Drop Navigation and Filtering  . ......................................... 103
Setting a Bookmark  .......................................................................... 104
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 106
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 107
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 107
Summary  ................................................................................................. 108

7 Information Broadcasting  .................................................... 109

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 110
Calling the SAP BEx Broadcaster  ....................................................... 110
Object Types  .................................................................................... 112
Distribution Types  ............................................................................ 112
Output Options  . .............................................................................. 114
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 115
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 116
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 117
Summary  ................................................................................................. 117

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8 Enterprise Portal Integration  ............................................... 119

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 120
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 121
Portal Desktop  ................................................................................. 121
Display Types for Content from SAP NetWeaver BW  . ....................... 123
Tools for Integrating SAP NetWeaver BW Objects into
the SAP NetWeaver Portal  . .............................................................. 125
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 127
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 128
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 128
Summary  ................................................................................................. 129

9 Document Integration  . ........................................................ 131

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 132
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 132
Document Classes  ............................................................................ 132
Document Integration  ...................................................................... 133
Practice Test Question  . ............................................................................ 134
Practice Question Answer and Explanation  .............................................. 134
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 135
Summary  ................................................................................................. 135

10 SAP BEx Report Designer  . ................................................... 137

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 138
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 138
Accessing the Report Designer  ......................................................... 138
Layout of the Report Designer  . ........................................................ 139
Creating a Report with the Report Designer  ..................................... 140
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 141
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 142
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 142
Summary  ................................................................................................. 142

11 SAP BEx Web Application Designer  .................................... 143

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 144
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 145

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Accessing the SAP BEx Web Application Designer  ............................ 145

Components of the Web Application Designer  ................................. 145
Chart Wizard  .................................................................................... 148
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 150
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations  ................................... 151
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 151
Summary  ................................................................................................. 152

12 Data Warehousing Workbench  . .......................................... 153

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 154
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 154
Accessing the Data Warehousing Workbench  ................................... 154
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 157
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 157
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 158
Summary  ................................................................................................. 158

13 Performance Tuning  . ............................................................ 159

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 160
Key Concept Review  ................................................................................ 160
Query Performance  .......................................................................... 160
Aggregates  ....................................................................................... 163
SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator  . ..................................................... 164
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 166
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 167
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 167
Summary  ................................................................................................. 168

14 InfoObjects  ........................................................................... 169

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 170
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 170
Classifying InfoObjects  ..................................................................... 170
Key Figure Maintenance Screen  . ...................................................... 174
Characteristic InfoObject Maintenance Screen  .................................. 179
InfoAreas and InfoCatalogs  ............................................................... 190
Creating a Key Figure InfoObject  ...................................................... 190

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Creating a Characteristic InfoObject  . ................................................ 191

Creating Free Characteristics  . ........................................................... 192
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 192
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 194
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 195
Summary  ................................................................................................. 195

15 InfoProviders  ........................................................................ 197

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 198
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 198
InfoCube  ....................................................................................... 198
DataStore Object (DSO)  ................................................................... 201
MultiProvider  ................................................................................... 206
InfoSet  ....................................................................................... 209
VirtualProvider  ................................................................................. 212
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 214
Practice Question Answers and Explanations  . .......................................... 215
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 215
Summary  ................................................................................................. 215

16 Data Modeling  ..................................................................... 217

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 218
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 218
Enterprise Data Warehouse Architecture  .......................................... 218
Conceptual Layers of Data Warehousing  . ......................................... 218
Multidimensional Modeling in SAP NetWeaver BW  ......................... 220
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 229
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations  ................................... 230
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 231
Summary  ................................................................................................. 231

17 Metadata  .............................................................................. 233

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 234
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 234
Metadata Repository  ........................................................................ 234
Remodeling Toolbox  . ....................................................................... 236

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BI Content  ....................................................................................... 241

Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 245
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations  ................................... 246
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 246
Summary  ................................................................................................. 246

18 Source Systems  .................................................................... 247

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 248
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 248
Source Systems Types  ....................................................................... 248
Creating a Source System  ................................................................. 248
SAP Source  . ..................................................................................... 250
File Source  ....................................................................................... 251
Relational Source  ............................................................................. 252
Multidimensional Source  .................................................................. 253
XML Source  ..................................................................................... 254
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 255
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations  ................................... 256
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 256
Summary  ................................................................................................. 257

19 Data Flow  ............................................................................. 259

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 260
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 260
DataSource  . ..................................................................................... 260
Persistent Staging Area (PSA)  . .......................................................... 261
Transformation  ................................................................................. 261
InfoSources  ...................................................................................... 266
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 267
Practice Test Question Answers and Explanations  . ................................... 268
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 268
Summary  ................................................................................................. 269

20 Scheduling and Monitoring  ................................................. 271

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 272
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 272

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Data Transfer Process  ....................................................................... 272

Direct Access to Source System Data  ................................................ 274
Process Chains  . ................................................................................ 274
Data Load Monitor  . ......................................................................... 278
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 280
Practice Test Question Answers and Explanations  . ................................... 281
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 281
Summary  ................................................................................................. 282

21 Development Interfaces  ....................................................... 283

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 284
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 284
Universal Data Integration  ................................................................ 284
Web Services  . .................................................................................. 286
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 288
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations  ................................... 289
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 290
Summary  ................................................................................................. 291

22 SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning  ........................... 293

Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 294
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 294
Planning Functions – Basics  .............................................................. 294
Creating Planning Functions  ............................................................. 295
Creating an Input-Ready Query  ........................................................ 297
Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 298
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanation  . ................................... 298
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 299
Summary  ................................................................................................. 299

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Data Mining  ......................................................................... 301
Objectives of this Portion of the Test  . ...................................................... 302
Key Concepts Review  . ............................................................................. 302
Data Mining  ..................................................................................... 302
Data Mining Types  ........................................................................... 303

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Analysis Process Designer  ................................................................. 304

Practice Test Questions  ............................................................................ 307
Practice Test Questions Answers and Explanations  ................................... 308
Take Away  ............................................................................................... 309
Summary  ................................................................................................. 309

The Author  .............................................................................................. 311

Index  ...................................................................................................... 313

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 SAP BI with SAP NetWeaver
(7.0) Certification Track —
Overview

Techniques You’ll Master:

00 Objectives of the new certification initiative and the
benefits derived by SAP customers, partners, and
1
professionals
00 The new certification process, the new tiered con-
cept, and what the associate, professional, and mas-
ter levels are
00 The structure of the exam itself, defining the con-
cept of competency levels and topics
00 The exam structure for the associate and two profes-
sional exams

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Certification Objectives and Benefits

The certification process is not new to SAP, but in 2009 SAP launched a new
certification initiative for all SAP professionals. Certification at SAP has been
revamped by SAP Education based on a business-needs analysis, stakeholder
surveys, interviews, analyst’s feedback, and industry best practices. The results
from this analysis were consolidated, and the following certification program
objectives were established:
00 Ensure that the SAP certification program meets new customer require-
ments.
00 Incorporate IT industry best practices.
00 Drive quality and consistency into growing SAP ecosystem.
00 Address new industry roles.

The new certification would not be successful if it didn’t provide global value to
all markets. Certification benefits at this level include:
00 Maximize software implementation return on investment.
00 Reduce total cost of ownership.
00 Improve risk management.
00 Provide project safeguarding.
00 Improve recruiting and retention.
00 Optimize process and staffing variables.
00 Enhance skill development and validation.

The new certification also provides benefits for three distinct stakeholder
groups.

Certification benefits for SAP partners include:

00 Win new business with a competitive differentiator.
00 Optimize engagement staffing with greater skills transparency.

Certification benefits for SAP customers include:

00 Mitigate project risk and reduce total cost of ownership.
00 Easily identify qualified partners using the best industry-standard measure-
ments.

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Certification benefits for the SAP professional include:

00 Execute your job with improved levels of success and confidence.
00 Offer evidence of your experience and expertise with rigorous testing.
00 Create and provide access to a community of SAP professional-level certified
peers.

The New Certification Process

After SAP Education completed the analysis of certification in the IT industry,
they then compared those findings with the certification process that was avail-
able from SAP at that time. This analysis and feedback from SAP customers and
partners provided SAP with the foundation for a new SAP certification that
would realize recognition in the global marketplace and make SAP a recognized
global industry certification provider.

SAP Tiered Certification

A major change in the certification process at SAP is the introduction of multiple
certification track levels with “fast track” options and a variety of entry points
(Figure 1.1). The three levels of certification are:
00 Associate level
This certification covers the foundational-level knowledge in an SAP solu-
tion. At this level the exam is based mainly on training, but hands-on experi-
ence reinforces the knowledge gained from training.
00 Professional certification
This advanced certification requires proven project experience, business pro-
cess knowledge, and a more detailed understanding of SAP solutions.
00 Master certification (under development)
This certification, under development, involves demonstrating an expert-lev-
el understanding of a specific area of SAP software and the ability to drive in-
novation and solution optimization through in-depth knowledge and vision.
Certification at this level requires broad project experience, comprehensive
SAP product knowledge, and the ability to create a future IT vision within
complex project environments.

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Master (not yet available)

• 7 to 10 years of experience
Master level:
• Internally and externally recognized expert for SAP software
Expert knowledge of
• Deep practical experience with SAP software: Integration,
business processes
optimization, and architectural knowledge
and SAP software
• Ability to provide a strategic vision and realization
• Leading teams and projects

Professional
• 3 to 7 years of experience
Professional level:
• Professional experience with SAP software: advanced solution,
Advanced knowledge of
process knowledge, and industry expertise
specific SAP software
• Works independently within teams to realize solution and
and business processes
technology implementation
• Capable of mentoring others

Associate
Associate level:
• 1 to 3 years of experience
Foundational knowledge
• Hands-on skills to successfully implement or optimize SAP
of SAP software from training;
software
skills to contribute to a
• Foundational knowledge of business processes and technology
successful implementation
• Works in a mentored position in an SAP software environment
project or system optimization
within an experienced team

Technology Development Application

Figure 1.1  SAP Tiered Certification: New Program Framework

Certification Focus Areas

All three levels of certification — associate, professional, and master — apply to
the three focus areas for which you can achieve SAP certification: application,
technology, and development.
00 Application certification
This certification is available for specific SAP solutions. You can take the certi-
fication exam after completing the appropriate solution academy course and
case study or the equivalent SAP standard curriculum. If you already have
significant experienace implementing an SAP solution, you can take the exam
without completing the course work.
00 Technology certification
If you complete the solution academy or SAP training classes, you can take
the technology exam to become certified. If you already have significant ex-
perience with SAP technology, you can take the exam without completing
the course work.

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00 Development certification
This certification is available for individuals who are developing applications
for SAP solutions. After you complete the necessary solution academy or
standard curriculum, you can take the technology exam to become a certified
developer.

What this means is that you can have an SAP certified application associate, an
SAP certified technology associate, and an SAP certified development associate.

Available NetWeaver BW Certification Exams

The certifications exams available for the SAP NetWeaver BW professional at
time this book was written are:
00 C_DBW30_04s — SAP Certified (Delta Certification) Solution Consultant SAP
NetWeaver 2004s Business Intelligence (for 3.0 Cons.)
00 C_DBW35_04s — SAP Certified (Delta Certification) Solution Consultant SAP
NetWeaver ‘04s SAP BI
00 C_TBW45_70 — SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Intelligence
with SAP NetWeaver 7.0
00 P_BIE_70 — SAP Certified Application Professional — BI Enterprise Data
Warehousing with SAP NetWeaver 7.0
00 P_BIR_70 — SAP Certified Application Professional — BI Reporting and Anal-
ysis with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

In addition to the tiered certification exam, SAP Education made other changes
to the certification process. Among these changes are:
00 A partnership with Pearson VUE testing centers.
This partnership makes the certification exam more readily available. In ad-
dition to the SAP Education Sites, Pearson VUE adds 4,000 testing locations
around the world.
00 An improved process for developing the certification exams.
Prior certification exams were primarily based on SAP training materials. The
new process includes the participation of SAP Education, SAP consulting, and
SAP partners and adds real-world experience to the certification exam.

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00 SAP is actively promoting and branding SAP certification.

SAP certification logos have been developed to draw attention to SAP certi-
fication.

SAP Certification Exam Structure

Before you can understand the exam structure for the associate-, professional-,
or master-level exam, you must understand the concept of a competency level.

Competency Level
Each level of the certification exam is comprised of two or more of the following
competency levels:
00 Level A
Articulate, explain, describe, and outline solutions and processes.
00 Level B
Build, implement, configure, model, and troubleshoot solutions and process-
es.
00 Level C
Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and optimize integrated solutions and pro-
cesses.

Each question on the exam will belong to one of these competency levels. The
percentages representing the number of questions for each competency level
covered by the exam will vary by competency level.

The breakdown for the associate- and professional-level exams is shown in Table
1.1 and illustrates how the percentages for each competency level will vary by
exam level.

Competency Level Associate- Professional-

Level Level
Percentage Percentage

Articulate, explain, describe, and A 60 20

outline solutions and processes

Build, implement, configure, B 40 40

model, and troubleshoot
solutions and processes

Table 1.1  Competency Levels for Associate- and Professional-Level Exams

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Competency Level Associate- Professional-

Level Level
Percentage Percentage

Conceptualize, blueprint, C 0 40
modify, and optimize integrated
solutions and processes

Table 1.1  Competency Levels for Associate- and Professional-Level Exams (cont.)

Each competency level has topics assigned to it. Each topic has an approximate
percentage assigned to it that represents the number of questions for that topic.

Exam Structure for the SAP Certified

Application Associate — Business Intelligence
with SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Exam
The associate certification level is the lowest level at which you enter the certi-
fication process. A candidate at this level has one to three years of experience
and foundational knowledge of the SAP application. At the associate level the
certification exam is based largely on the SAP NetWeaver BW training curriculum
discussed in the next chapter. The ability to apply learning in real-life situations is
also tested but to a lesser extent than in the professional or master certifications.

Associate Competency Levels

The associate exam will have 60% of its questions designed for competency level
A, 40% of its questions designed for competency level B, and no questions for
competency level C (Table 1.2).

Competency Level Associate Level

Percentage

Articulate, explain, describe, and outline A 60

solutions and processes

Build, implement, configure, model, and B 40

troubleshoot solutions and processes

Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and C 0

optimize integrated solutions and processes

Table 1.2  Associate Competency Levels

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Exam Topics for Application Associate — BI with

SAP NetWeaver 7.0
The topics for the associate exam are shown in Table 1.3 and are broken down
by competency level:

Level A Competency Topics Level B Competency Topics

Integrated planning ++ Data flow (transformation, InfoSources,

DataSources) +

Analysis process designer + InfoObjects +

Metadata (Metadata repository, InfoProvider (InfoCubes, MultiProviders,

remodeling toolbox, BI content) + VirtualProvider, DataStore objects,
InfoSets, InfoObjects, direct access) ++

SAP BEx Web (SAP BEx Web Application SAP BEx analyzer +
Designer, SAP BEx Map, Web printing,
SAP BEx Web analyzer) ++

Documents + BEx query designer ++

Development interfaces (UD integration, Source systems (UD connect, service

Web services) + API, flat file, DB connect) ++

Performance tuning (aggregates, query

performance, BW Accelerator) +

Scheduling and monitoring (process

chains, data transfer process, real-time
data acquisition, data load monitor) +

Data warehousing (Data Warehousing

Workbench) +

Data modeling +

SAP BEx Broadcaster +

SAP BEx Report Designer +

Table 1.3  Topics by Conpetency Level

The number of plus signs (+) next to the topic represents the approximate per-
centage of questions assigned to the topic. The key is as follows:

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+ = <8%

++ = 8–12%

+++ = >12%

The assigned percentage will help you focus your study time.

Exam Structure for the SAP Certified

Application Professional Exams
The professional certification level is the second level at which you enter the
certification process. A candidate at this level has three to seven years’ experi-
ence and a deeper knowledge of the SAP application. At the professional level
the certification exam is based more on the ability to apply learning in a real-life
situation and to a lesser extent on the SAP NetWeaver BW training curriculum
discussed in the next chapter.

At the professional level, two certifications are available:

00 Application Professional — BI Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP
­ etWeaver 7.0
N
00 Application Professional — BI Reporting and Analysis with SAP NetWeaver
7.0

Professional Competency Levels

The professional-level exam will have 20% of its questions designed for compe-
tency level A, 40% of its questions designed for competency level B, and 40% of
its questions for competency level C (Table 1.4).

Competency Level Professional

Level
Percentage

Articulate, explain, describe, and outline A 20

solutions and processes.

Build, implement, configure, model, and B 40

troubleshoot solutions and processes.

Conceptualize, blueprint, modify, and C 40

optimize integrated solutions and processes.

Table 1.4  Professional Competency Levels

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Exam Topics for the SAP Certified Application

Professional — Enterprise Data Warehousing with SAP
NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam
The topics for the professional exam are broken down by competency level (see
Table 1.5).

Level A Competency Level B Competency Level C Competency

Topics Topics Topics

Analysis authorizations/ InfoObjects ++ ETL: staging/data flow ++

security +

Additional BI topics ++ Metadata maintenance InfoProvider ++

and BI content +
00 Data quality
management
00 Information lifecycle
management (ILM)
00 Data Warehousing
Workbench

Solution Manager + ETL: source systems Performance tuning ++

(connection, DataSources)
++

SAP NetWeaver platform BI administration/ EDW/data modeling ++

+ monitoring ++

Development/
programming +

Analytical engine/OLAP +

Table 1.5  Topics by Competency Level

The number of plus signs (+) next to the topic represents the approximate per-
centage of questions assigned to the topic. The key is as follows:

+ = <8%

++ = 8–12%

+++ = >12%

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Exam Topics for SAP Certified Application

Professional — Reporting and Analysis with SAP
NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW 7.0) Exam
The topics for the professional exam are are broken down by competency level
(see Table 1.6).

Level A Competency Level B Competency Level C Competency

Topics Topics Topics

Integrated Planning + Third-party integration + User interface design +++

00 BEx analyzer
00 BEx query designer
00 SAP NetWeaver Visual
Composer
00 BEx Web

BI Java + Analysis process designer

+

Solution Manager + Performance monitoring +

SAP NetWeaver platform Metadata +

+

Data Warehousing Migration/upgrade +

Workbench +

Analytical engine/OLAP Performance tuning in

++ reporting ++

BI administration/ Portal/Knowledge
monitoring + Management integration
++

Documents + Analysis authorizations/

security ++

Report-to-report interface
(RRI) +

Table 1.6  Topics by Competency Level

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The number of plus signs (+) next to the topic represents the approximate per-
centage of questions assigned to the topic. The key is as follows:

+ = <8%

++ = 8–12%

+++ = >12%

The assigned percentage will help you focus your study time.

General Information About the Exam

Duration of the Exam

You will have 3 hours (180 minutes) to take the exam. This is more than enough
time to finish the exam.

About the Questions

The exam will have 80 questions. These questions have a structure just as the
exam has a structure (Figure 1.2).

The question stimuli or setup presents

Question
a situation on which the question
Stimulus
will be based.

This is the actual question and will relate

Question
back to the Question Stimulus

This part of the question will tell you how

many answers are correct. Statements such
Question
as “Choose the correct answer” or “Three
Hint
answers are correct” will tell yo how many
answers to select.

Figure 1.2  Exam Question Structure

Figure 1.3 shows a sample question illustrating the question elements.

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Question Your customer is implementing the new

Stimulus FI line item extractors.

Which factors must you take into

Question consideration regarding the extraction
process?

Question There are two correct answers to this

Hint question.

Figure 1.3  Question Structure with Sample Question

Not all questions on the test will follow this format, and on the associate exam
there will be plenty of questions that will not contain a question stimulus.

About the Answers

Answers can be in five forms:
00 Multiple response
More than one answer will be correct. If you are presented with this type of
answer, you must identify all correct responses.
00 Multiple choice
Multiple choices (usually four) are provided, and only one answer will be
correct.
00 True/false
Only one answer will be true or false.
00 Fill in the blank
The test is online, so you won’t actually be filling in the blank. This answer
type will have you fill in the blank in the form of a multiple-choice answer.
Only one answer will be correct.
00 Sequence/ranking
This is not used on the actual exam but could be on future exams. This an-
swer type will have you rank or sequence answers in the correct order.

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Summary
In this chapter we’ve discussed the objectives of the new certification initiative
and the benefits derived by SAP customers, partners, and professionals.

Next we discussed the new certification process, the new tiered concept, and
what the associate, professional, and master levelsare.

Lastly, we looked at the structure of the exam itself, defining the concept of com-
petency levels and topics. We then discussed the exam structure for the associate
and two professional exams.

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Index

A BW305
BI Enterprise Reporting, 36
ABAP, 134 BW370
ABAP routine, 306 BI Integrated Planning, 37
ABC classification, 303, 304, 306 BW380
Accessing the OLAP processor, 165 BI — Analysis Processes & Data Mining,
Accessing the query designer, 54 37
Accessing the Report Designer, 138
Accessing the SAP BEx Web Application De-
signer, 145 C
Accessing the Web Analyzer, 95
Additional development technologies, 50 Calculated key figures, 62
Administration, 156 Calling the SAP BEx Broadcaster, 110
Aggregates, 160, 163, 168 Certification process, 23
Aggregation, 176 Characteristic constants, 189
Aggregation level, 242 Characteristic InfoObject creation, 195
Aggregation type, 263 Characteristic InfoObjects, 171
AMO Amount, 175 Characteristic Maintenance screen, 195
Analysis Process Designer, 304, 309 Characteristic restriction, 58
Analysis Process Designer data sources, 305 Characteristics, 67
Application certification, 24 Characteristic value variables, 71
Application processes, 276 Chart, 98
Architected data marts, 219 Chart Wizard, 148
Associate Certification, 39 Classifying InfoObjects, 170, 195
Associate competency levels, 27 Clustering, 303
Associate level, 23 Components of the Web Application Desi-
Association analysis, 303 gner, 145
Automatisms, 278 Compounding, 189
Axis properties, 150 Compression, 160
Conceptual layers of Data Warehousing,
218, 231
B Conditions, 98
Constant, 262
BI content, 156, 234, 246 Content page, 122
BI platform, 49 Conversion routine, 181
BI service API, 274 Copy sheet, 82
BI Suite Correct and format, 148
Business Explorer, 50 Create new query, 82
Broadcast according to exceptions, 113 Creating a multidimensional source system,
Broadcast email (bursting), 113 224, 254
Broadcast (multi channel), 113 Creating an input-ready query, 297
Broadcast to the printer, 113 Creating a remodeling rule, 237
Business planning and analytical services, 48 Creating a source system, 248

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Creating a transformation, 260, 264 Document integration in Web applications,

Creating characteristics, 170 134
Creating key figures, 170 Document list, 134
Creating planning functions, 294, 295 Documents, 156
Cumulative/non-cumulative values, 178 Drag-and-Drop navigation and filtering, 103
Currency translation, 295 Drilldown, 89
Dropdown box, 146
Duration of the exam, 32
D
Data Load Monitor, 272, 278, 281 E
Data mining, 302, 309
Data mining models, 242, 307 Element properties, 150
Data mining types, 302, 303 End routine, 264
Data model, 160 Enterprise data warehouse architecture, 218,
Data modeling, 217 231
Data Provider, 98 Enterprise data warehousing, 48
DataSources, 241, 268 Enterprise Portal Integration, 119
DataStore object, 61, 132, 198, 307 Enterprise reporting, query, and analysis, 48
Data target administration, 277 ETL (extraction, transformation, and load),
Data transfer process, 272, 281 260
Data type and length, 181 Exam structure for the SAP Certified Appli-
Data warehouse, 219 cation Professional Exams, 29
Data Warehousing Workbench, 49, 131, Exception aggregation, 177
135, 153 Exceptions, 71, 98
DAT date, 175 Exception Wizard, 72
DB Connect, 252, 274
DBMS, 252
Decimal places, 179 F
Decision trees, 303
Default value, 58 Field catalog area, 139, 142
Designer area, 139, 142 File interface, 274
Design the report, 140 Files, 307
Development certification, 25 File source, 248, 257
Development interfaces, 283 Fill MDX cache, 114
Dimensions and navigation, 223 Fill OLAP cache, 114
Dimension table, 221 Fixed, 164
Direct access to source system data, 274, Flat file, 248
281 Flow/non-cumulative value, 178
Direct assignment, 262 Format catalog area, 140, 142
Direct DSO, 201 Formula, 262, 294
Display and navigation attributes, 69 Function of the analysis process designer,
Display attribute, 70 302
Distribution types, 112 Function of the DataSource, 260
Document classes, 135 Function of the PSA, 260
Document integration, 131, 135 Functions of the BEx query designer menu,
54

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Functions of the BEx query designer tool- Insert navigation pane, 84

bar, 54 Insert radio button group, 85
Insert text, 85
INT integer, 175
G iView, 124

General services, 276

General tab, 150 J
Generate combinations, 294
Geographical attribute, 184 J2EE Engine, 254
Global settings, 82 Java Connectors, 285
Graphical display, 236

K
H
Keep filter value, 89
Header area, 121 Key figure InfoObject creation, 195
Hierarchy level, 163 Key figure InfoObjects, 170
Hierarchy properties, 188 Key Figure Maintenance screen, 174
HTML, 115 Key figures, 62
Knowledge Management, 135
Knowledge Management Content, 126
I
IBM DB2, 252 L
Implemented processes, 277
Indices, 160 Layout of the Query Designer, 54
InfoCube, 132, 165 Layout of the Report Designer, 139
InfoObject, 132, 135, 169, 241 Level A competency topics, 37
InfoObjects as InfoProviders, 198 Level B competency topics, 38
InfoObject types, 170 Load process and postprocessing, 277
InfoProvider, 58, 197, 241
InfoProviders for SAP BEx reporting, 55
Information, 96 M
Information Broadcasting, 109
Information integration, 46 Master Certification, 40
InfoSet, 132, 198 Master Certification (under development),
InfoSources, 241, 266, 268 23
Input-ready queries, 294, 299 Master data, 132
Insert a Data Provider, 140 Master data-bearing characteristic, 172
Insert Analysis Grid, 84 Masthead, 121
Insert button, 85 Max DB, 252
Insert checkbox group, 85 Message, 58
Insert dropdown box, 85 Metadata, 132, 233
Insert list of conditions, 85 Metadata display, 235
Insert list of filters, 84 Metadata repository, 156, 234, 246
Insert messages, 85 MHTML (Multipart HTML), 115

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 316 Index

Microsoft SQL Server, 252 Portal display, 128

Modeling, 156 Precalculate value set, 113
Modeling InfoObjects, 225, 231 Print version, 97
Modeling the InfoCube, 221, 231 Process chains, 241, 272, 274, 281
Multidimensional modeling in SAP NetWea- Process integration, 46
ver BW, 220 Professional Certification, 23, 39
Multidimensional source, 248, 253 Professional competency levels, 29
MultiProvider, 62, 198 Properties, 58
Properties area, 140, 142
Properties of characteristics, 67
N Properties of key figures, 63
Properties screen area, 146
Navigation attribute, 70 Purpose of data mining, 302
Navigation options, 86
Navigation panel, 122
Navigation using the context menu, 98 Q
New analysis, 95
Non-cumulative with non-cumulative QUA quantity, 175
change, 178 Queries, 132, 242
Non-SAP systems, 248 Query Designer layout, 57
NUM number, 175 Filter View, 57
Row/Columns View, 58
Query Designer menu, 57
O Query Designer toolbar, 55
Query execution, 160, 165
Object types, 112 Query monitor, 160, 167
OLAP cache, 165 Query performance, 167
OLAP processor, 160, 168
Openness, 275
Operational data store, 219 R
Oracle, 252
Output options, 114 Read master data, 262
Overview tab, 147 Real time data acquisition, 272
Relational source, 248, 252, 257
Remodeling rule, 237
P Remodeling toolbox, 234, 236, 246
Remove filter value, 89
Page title bar, 122 Report Designer in SAP BEx, 138
People integration, 46 Reporting agent, 277
Performance tuning, 160 Report structure area, 140
Performance tuning, 159 Restricted key figures, 62
Persistent staging area, 219, 261, 268 Roles, 242
Planning function, 242, 294, 299 Role upload, 127
Planning function type, 242
Planning modeler, 82
Portal Content Studio, 126
Portal desktop, 121, 128

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S SID tables, 226

Source system, 247, 256
SAP BEx analysis toolbar, 80 Source system type, 248
SAP BEx analyzer, 55, 111, 126, 135 Standard DSO, 201
SAP BEx broadcaster, 82, 110, 125 Standard Web template for report, 112
SAP BEx Query Designer, 53, 111 Start process, 276
SAP BEx Report Designer, 55, 82, 111, 125, Start routine, 263
137 Structure of a process chain, 276
SAP BEx Web analyzer, 82, 112 Subareas of SAP NetWeaver BW, 49
SAP BEx Web analyzer toolbar, 94, 95 System information, 82
SAP BEx Web application, 111
SAP BEx Web Application Designer, 55,
111, 143 T
SAP BEx Web runtime, 134
SAP BEx Web runtime (Java), 134 Table, 98
SAP BEx Workbook, 81, 85 Technology certification, 24
SAP BI, 21 Time characteristic InfoObject, 171
SAP Business Explorer, 125 TIM time, 176
SAP certification exam structure, 26 Toolbar function, 56
SAP CRM attributes, 307 Transaction data, 132
SAP Development Network (SDN), 40 Transferring data using Web services, 286
SAP Help, 40 Transformation, 260, 261, 268
SAP NetWeaver (7.0) certification track, 21 Translation, 156
SAP NetWeaver BW, 120 Transport connection, 156
SAP NetWeaver BW accelerator, 160, 164,
168
SAP NetWeaver BW Analysis Process Desi- U
gner, 301
SAP NetWeaver BW architecture, 48 UD Connect, 274, 285, 290
SAP NetWeaver BW InfoSet, 61 Unit conversion, 294, 298
SAP NetWeaver BW Integrated Planning, Universal data integration, 284, 290
293
SAP NetWeaver BW Java connectors, 290
SAP NetWeaver BW Java SDK, 285, 290
V
SAP NetWeaver BW training courses, 36
SAP NetWeaver IT practices and scenarios, Validate on server, 148
47 Value of properties, 149
SAP NetWeaver platform overview, 46 Variables, 71, 241
SAP NetWeaver Portal, 125 Variable types, 71
SAP Service Marketplace, 40 Virtual key figures/characteristics, 161
SAP source, 248, 256 VirtualProviders, 61, 198
SAP Tiered Certification, 23
Scheduling and monitoring, 271
Scoring, 303
Scoring/weight score tables, 304
W
Send, 96 Web application, 135
Setting a bookmark, 94 Web items, 150

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Web items screen area, 145 Workbook settings, 85

Web Service DataSource integration scena- Write-optimized DSO, 201
rios, 287
Web Service data staging, 286
Web services, 248, 286, 290 X
Web templates, 242
Web template screen area, 147 XHTML editor, 150
Weighted score tables, 303, 306 XHTML tab, 147
Workbooks, 242 XML source, 248, 254, 257

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