SAP NetWeaver BW and SAP BusinessObjects: The Comprehensive Guide Heilig, Loren; Kessler, Torsten; Knötzele, Thilo; John, Peter and Thaler-Mieslinger, Karin

Finally: The entire SAP business intelligence world in one volume! Get the big picture from all angles: backend, frontend, and everything in between. Tools covered include BEx Query Designer, BEx Analyzer, BEx Web Analyzer, BEx Web Application Designer (WAD), Analysis, Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, and Dashboards (Xcelsius). Get to know the world of SAP BI!

Highlights:

• BI in the enterprise
• Data modeling
• ETL
• Administration
• Permissions
• SAP Business Explorer
• SAP BusinessObjects Analysis
• SAP Crystal Reports
• SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius)
• SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
• SAP BusinessObjects Explorer
• SAP BusinessObjects BI platform
• BW integrated planning
• SAP SEM-BCS

Loren Heilig is the founder of IBSolution GmbH and has been its managing director since 2003. Before founding IBSolution GmbH, Loren was a project lead at SAP Systems Integration AG and SAP AG. There he was responsible for setting up a BW consultancy team that focused on HR, and he coordinated the BW/HR projects at Saudi Aramco (in Saudi Arabia). In addition to more than twelve years of experience with the BW system (he implemented his first BW project with BW 1.2a), he has also conducted BW system training at SAP Germany and Switzerland for many years. Before beginning his professional career, Loren Heilig received a degree in industrial engineering from Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany. At IBSolution, he is responsible for the Sales and Marketing area. He also compiles the overall strategy of IBSolution and develops new business fields, such as master data processes and SAP NetWeaver Identity Management.

Torsten Kessler works at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG. In 2006, he joined the Business Intelligence/SAP BW area as a consultant. During his first years in the SAP consulting area, he focused on reporting and analysis. He was responsible for the conceptual development and implementation of dashboards and portal-based analysis solutions. He then focused on the BW backend area. Today, Torsten primarily assumes responsibility for the design and development of LSA architectures and EDW concepts. He has many years of experience in the EDI area, which qualifies him in particular for the area of non-SAP system connections. Within EDW projects, he is the expert in data retrieval and data provision. In addition to his position at SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, Torsten develops and conducts the SAP course "BW Backend and Programming" for SAP Education.

Thilo Knötzele is the founder of BI eXcellence Software GmbH and has been its managing director since 2008. Before founding BI eXcellence Software GmbH, Thilo worked at SAP AG and SAP Deutschland GmbH in the Business Content development area and was a senior consultant for SAP BW for nearly ten years. He was responsible for the analysis of purchasing processes and the vendor evaluation issue. In addition, he participated in international projects, for example, for the Defense Logistics Agency (USA) and for Volvo (Sweden). Thilo holds a degree in information management from the Cooperative State University in Mannheim, Germany.

Dr. Peter John studied physics at RWTH Aachen University and was awarded a PhD in theoretical elementary particle physics from the University of Heidelberg. He joined SAP in 2006 and is a software architect in the SAP NetWeaver BW area. There he works in the OLAP, integrated planning, and security fields. He designed and developed the new concept of analysis authorizations.