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SAP BI (IDT) Information Design Tool 4:Creating BusinessObjects Universes - Softcover

Robert D. Schmidt

 
9780982835227: SAP BI (IDT) Information Design Tool 4:Creating BusinessObjects Universes
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0982835221 ISBN 13: 9780982835227
Publisher: Schmidt Ink, inc., 2013

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Synopsis

SAP BusinessObjects BI IDT (Information Design Tool)

Create Exciting Dependable Universes

Create a universe on a hypothetical stock trading company that trades for one year. During this year the company buys and sells stocks, calls companies, and saves daily stock prices.

Chapter 1: Build a Basic Universe

  • Create a one table universe. Create a Connection, a Data Foundation, and a Business Layer.
  • Develop Dimensions and Measures that allow for creation of analytical reports.
  • Focus on object creation and behavior independent of the complexities that additional tables add to a universe.

Chapter 2: Query Filters

  • Query and Business Filters are explored and simple filters are introduced.
  • Subqueries in both Query and Business Filters.
  • Ranking Business Filters that return top or bottom values.
  • Prompted filters.
  • List of Values and Parameter objects.
  • Date filters using SQL Server and Oracle functions are explained.

Chapter 3: Inserting Tables and Joins

  • Supporting Dimension Tables.
  • Dimension Objects.
  • Organization of objects and how to determine their qualification.
  • Chasm Traps that arise from adding additional tables.
  • Since not every chasm trap is the same, four different solutions are presented.
  • Creating and editing Joins
  • Join Cardinality.
  • Attribute objects and their purpose.
  • Case Statements.
  • Derived Tables & Summary Tables.

Chapter 4: Working with Multiple Fact Tables

  • Multiple Fact Tables.
  • Date Tables.
  • Fact table Chasm Traps.
  • Data Foundation and Business Layer Views.
  • Defining and modifying Contexts
  • Strategies on how to keep the designs simple and easy to understand.

Chapter 5: Data Complications

  • Aggregated Fact Tables and Aggregate Awareness.
  • Fan Traps developed by including Summary Tables.
  • Solving Fan Traps with Aggregate Awareness.
  • Point of View Fan Traps.
  • Delegated Measures and how to use them with fan traps.

Chapter 6: Additional Topics

  • Multisourced-Enabled Data Foundations.
  • Index Awareness.
  • Theta Joins.
  • Managing the Table Map.
  • Printing Reports.
  • Security Editor.
  • Data Security Profiles.
  • Business Security Profiles.
  • Net Profiles.

Just a Few Comments from Past Customers

  • Goes through every single detail and possible challenges you could come across at every further step...

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About the Author

Robert Schmidt has been designing and creating BusinessObjects universes and Reports since 1994. Throughout the years, the Universe design tools have evolved and Robert has evolved along with the product. While designing universes for his corporate clients, he has developed a fundamental universe design that offers great stability and usability. This design has been tested in many companies throughout many industries.

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  • PublisherSchmidt Ink, inc.
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 0982835221
  • ISBN 13 9780982835227
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages304

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