Mastering Information Broadcasting with SAP NetWeaver BW 7 is a detailed how-to guide for NetWeaver BW 7.0 customers to learn to how to use the Information Broadcasting capabilities to distribute BW information through the various distribution methods, such as, email, PDF, html, and Portal. Readers will learn what Information Broadcasting is and where it fits in to a reporting solution, with the main focus being on when, why, and how to use Information Broadcasting's many features (scheduling, alerts/exceptions, bursting) and the technology associated with it.
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Höhe: 22.9 cm
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978-1-59229-276-9 (9781592292769)
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Muke Abdelnaby has over 10 years of experience in the area of business information systems, including over 6 years implementing, developing, and supporting reporting initiatives using SAP BW/Bi technology. He has conducted numerous business blueprint workshops with business users to gather requirements and determine functionality requirements. Mr. Abdelnaby is a frequent presenter at conferences, including TechEd and SAP NetWeaver BI and Portals events, and has written for the BI Expert newsletter.
1 ... Introduction ... 11
... 1.1 ... SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse Component Overview ... 12
... 1.2 ... Business Explorer (BEx) Suite ... 13
... 1.3 ... Overview of Information Broadcasting ... 15
... 1.4 ... Summary ... 17
2 ... Information Broadcasting and Portal Integration ... 19
... 2.1 ... Integrate Portal with SAP NetWeaver BW ... 21
... 2.2 ... Configure Knowledge Management ... 55
... 2.3 ... Troubleshooting Portal and SAP NetWeaver BW Integration ... 60
... 2.4 ... Summary ... 62
3 ... Email Configuration ... 63
... 3.1 ... Set Default Domain ... 63
... 3.2 ... Outbound SMTP Configuration ... 64
... 3.3 ... Schedule Send Process Background Job ... 66
... 3.4 ... User Address Maintenance ... 69
... 3.5 ... Message Monitoring ... 70
... 3.6 ... Additional Settings for Distributing Emails ... 71
... 3.7 ... Summary ... 72
4 ... Precalculation Server ... 73
... 4.1 ... Precalculation Server Prerequisites ... 74
... 4.2 ... Frontend Component Installation ... 75
... 4.3 ... Windows System Configuration ... 85
... 4.4 ... Backend SAP NetWeaver BW Configuration ... 95
... 4.5 ... Testing and Monitoring Workbook Precalculations ... 101
... 4.6 ... Essential SAP Notes for Precalculation ... 106
... 4.7 ... Summary ... 107
5 ... SAP NetWeaver BW Schedule Settings and Administration ... 109
... 5.1 ... Scheduling and Monitoring Broadcast Time Points ... 109
... 5.2 ... Setting Up Event Data Change Triggers ... 118
... 5.3 ... Using the Broadcasting Administration Interface ... 123
... 5.4 ... Summary ... 132
6 ... Information Broadcasting Authorization ... 133
... 6.1 ... Authorization Object S_RS_ADMWB (Broadcasting Administrator ... 135
... 6.2 ... Authorization Object S_RS_BCS (Broadcasting User ... 136
... 6.3 ... Summary ... 137
7 ... BEx Broadcaster ... 139
... 7.1 ... Basic Settings ... 139
... 7.2 ... BEx Broadcaster Wizard ... 148
... 7.3 ... Execute Settings ... 151
... 7.4 ... Output Formats in BEx Broadcaster ... 154
... 7.5 ... Filtering in BEx Broadcaster ... 162
... 7.6 ... BEx Scheduling ... 169
... 7.7 ... Summary ... 170
8 ... Broadcasting with Exceptions ... 171
... 8.1 ... Alert Management Architecture ... 172
... 8.2 ... Configuring Exceptions in a Query ... 175
... 8.3 ... Configuring BEx Broadcaster to Distribute Exception Reports ... 179
... 8.4 ... Executing Exception Reports ... 183
... 8.5 ... Exception Distribution ... 185
... 8.6 ... Summary ... 196
9 ... Usage and Configuration for Bursting ... 197
... 9.1 ... Summary ... 207
... The Authors ... 209