SAP BW/4HANA Data Modeling
Overview
This course is a specialized training module focused on data modeling within SAP BW/4HANA, SAP’s modern in‑memory data warehousing platform. The course teaches design, implementation, and optimization of data models leveraging BW/4HANA and HANA modeling capabilities.
Goals
This course will prepare you to:
- Outlining advantages of the SAP "In-Memory" database foundation for SAP BW/4HANA in general
- Understanding modeling requirements and comparing modeling approaches
- Discussing Best Practices guidelines such as LSA++ and separating master and transactional data
- Describing steps in developing an SAP BW/4HANA data model
- Applying SAP Business Content
- Using the power of SAP BW/4HANA modeling artifacts
- Leveraging the advantages of field-based modeling
- Creating and using hierarchies with SAP BW/4HANA InfoObjects and with native SAP HANA XSA Calculation Views
- Harmonizing transactional data from different source systems
- Implementing Currency and Unit Conversion with SAP BW/4HANA and with native SAP HANA XSA Calculation Views
- Using Data Tiering Optimization
- Generating external SAP HANA views and understanding "Mixed Scenarios"
- Creating and using an SAP HANA Analysis Process
- Outlining Inventory Management