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Open Hub Service Brings Monitoring and Delta Capabilities to Data Extraction from BW
SAP’s Open Hub Service makes it easier to extract data from BW to non-SAP destinations than other methods, and it provides a means to monitor the process. This article explains what Open Hub Service can do and shows you how to create the mechanism–a new BW object called an InfoSpoke–by which the extractions are carried...…
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Develop a Custom DataSource Using the Generic Extractor
Most R/3 sites have custom-developed tables for which no standard SAP Business Content DataSource exists. You have to build one yourself using BW’s generic extractor. SAP’s online documentation does not completely cover the topic, but this article will walk you through the steps. Several SAP-delivered Business Content items do not completely model all the...…
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Making the Most of Metadata: Techniques for Extraction
Knowing how BW handles metadata can make you a better BW developer. This article illustrates its importance by showing three ways of extracting source system metadata. So far, no one has come up with a definition for metadata more elegant than “data about data.” It’s a little more helpful to say that metadata can...…
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20 Uses for ABAP on SAP NetWeaver BW Projects
SAP NetWeaver BW reduces the need for ABAP for most reporting tasks, but most SAP NetWeaver BW projects could benefit from having an experienced ABAPer available. This is particularly true for data preparation and preprocessing functions. The author shows how an ABAP programmer would be useful in 20 different areas. If you ask a CIO...…
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Use the Primary Cost Component Split to Explain the Factors Behind Your Activity Rates
You probably know that manufacturing costs are charged to production orders using an activity rate for the time worked. What you might not realize is that since Release 4.0, it has been possible to set up an alternative cost component split to view primary costs such as energy, wages, and depreciation. Without the split, these...…
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Ask the FI/CO Expert: Know When to Ignore the Standard Settings for Purchase Order Tax Code Defaults
The author explains why an FI support team might be having problems “defaulting” a 0 percent tax code when creating a purchase order. Key Concept Dear FI/CO Expert, I recently joined my company’s SAP FI support team. We have been asked if it is possible to “default” a 0 percent tax code when...…
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Improve Your Lockbox Performance with User Exits, a Reformat Program, and Customized Reports
In a typical implementation of lockbox service, users frequently encounter process, data, or functionality issues that are not controllable by the standard configuration. The author draws on her recent experience with a lockbox implementation to show how to develop workarounds with user exits and reformat programs. Payment transactions in the United States are made almost...…
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A Simpler, Cleaner Approach to Trend Reporting in BW Using Variables
When building reports that show past and projected results, query designers might start by creating a large column structure. This approach might prove cumbersome. The author shows a more flexible method using structures and a little user input via simple variables. Your company wants a report that shows all sales (value or volume) over...…
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A Developer’s Guide to Making Applications More Effective, Easier to Learn, and Simpler to Use
The ease with which an application can be learned and used, as well as how its quality is perceived, is a critical but often underrated determinant of the application’s success (or failure). This article aims to provide you with a foundational knowledge and the resources you need for building better, more usable applications for your...…
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C for Java Programmers
It’s a reasonable assumption that both .NET and J2EE will dominate as development platforms for quite some time. In keeping with this widely held belief, SAP offers the SAP Java Connector (JCo), which allows Java applications to access ABAP applications, and more recently has introduced the SAP .NET Connector, which provides a similar capability for...…
