Infocube Creation using SAP BI 7.

0 Infocube Creation Step 1

SAP has come up with enhanced functionalities for business warehousing. The new functionalities are part of SAP Business Intelligence 7.0 (SAP BI 7.0). There are some differences in SAP BI 7.0 while creating ob ects. !e will see how to create Info"ube and other related #b ects in SAP BI 7.0. Infocube uses concept of star schema. Infocube is created using "haracteristics and $e% &igures. "haracteristics are le'els on which reporting has to be performed. &or e(ample) Product) "ustomer and Plant. $e% &igures are measures used for characteristics. &or e(ample) sales *uantit% for a product) customer and location combination. In this section we will discuss InfoArea and Info#b ect "atalog creation steps in SAP BI 7.0. +) ,ogon to SAP and -(ecute transaction .SA+) shown below is the left hand side panel

/) Select the InfoPro'ider at right hand side panel and select 0"reate InfoArea1

2) -nter name and description for InfoArea

3) 4o to Info#b ects at left hand panel) select the InfoArea created and right clic5 to create 0Info#b ect "atalog0

6) "reate Info#b ect "atalog for "haracteristics and $e% &igures

7) Select the Info#b ects for Info#b ect "atalog as shown below

7) -nter the Info#b ects and select 0"ontinue0

8) Acti'ate the Info#b ect "atalog

9) Info#b ect "atalog is created as shown below

Infocube Creation Step 2 using SAP BI 7.0

Infocube uses concept of star schema. Infocube is created using "haracteristics and $e% &igures. "haracteristics are le'els on which reporting has to be performed. &or e(ample) Product) "ustomer and Plant. $e% &igures are measures used for characteristics. &or e(ample) sales *uantit% for a product) customer and location combination. In this section) we will see how to create Info"ube using SAP BI 7.0. The Info"ube creation process is some what different and is similar to #:S creation process of SAP B! 2.6. ;a'igation is also different as screens opens with<in .SA+. +0) Select the InfoArea and right clic5) select 0"reate Info"ube0

++) -nter name and description of the Info"ube and press 0"reate0

+/) The screen is 'er% different from SAP B! 2.6) the screen is similar to #:S creation screen in SAP B! 2.6. There are folders a'ailable for :imensions) ;a'igation Attributes and $e% &igures .ight clic5 0:imension +0 to assign a characteristics to :imension +

+2) -nter the characteristics and press 0"ontinue0

+3) To create new dimensions) right clic5 0:imensions0 folder and press 0"reate ;ew :imensions0

+6) Press 0"ontinue0 button to create new dimension or press 0"reate0 to create more than one dimension at a time

+7) Select 0Time0 dimension and right clic5 to add time characteristics 00"A,=#;T>0

+7) Similarl%) add $e% &igure to 0$e% &igure0 folder b% right clic5ing +8) "hec5 the Info"ube for an% inconsistencies and acti'ate the Info"ube

+9) Info"ube will be created as shown

Infocube Creation Step 3 using SAP BI 7.0

In this section) we will see how to create transformation. /0) .eplicate the data source) select the source s%stem) right clic5 and select 0.eplicate :ataSources0

/+) Select the data source as .S:S :ataSource

//) Select the Info"ube and right clic5 to 0"reate Transformation0

/2) Select Source and Target for Transformation

/3) S%stem will propose the mapping) incase s%stem does not propose) select the Info#b ect and drop for mapping

/6) &or 0"A,=#;T>) a constant will be used in this case) define the constant

/7) After defining) press 0Transfer ?alues0

/7) "hec5 and acti'ate the transformation

Infocube Creation Step 4 using SAP BI 7.0

In this section) we will see how to define :ata Transfer Process and load data in Info"ube using SAP BI 7.0. :ata Transfer Process ma5es the transfer processes in the data warehousing la%er more transparent. /8) ;ow define) :ata Transfer Process as shown

/9) -nter the source of :TP

20) Acti'ate the :TP after maintaing the re*uired settings

2+) "reate a InfoPac5age b% right clic5ing the :ataSource

2/) -(ecute the InfoPac5age to load data into PSA

22) "hec5 the data load in PSA b% double clic5ing the :ataSource

23) -(ecute the :TP

26) "hec5 the data in Info"ube