Practical Data Modeling with SAP NetWeaver BW

This book explains how to develop flexible data models with an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and extend those models with new requirements. Based on detailed, real-life examples, you ll understand the structure of the data models and learn step-by-step development of an EDW. 1 The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Discover the EDW approach from scratch including its creation from the Corporate Information Factory (CIF), different layers, possible variations, and implementation in SAP NetWeaver BW. 2 Development of an EDW Based on Detailed Examples Become familiar with the complete development of an EDW based on step-by-step, easily transferable examples. 3 Extension by New Requirements Understand how to classify new requirements and extend the EDW model. 4 Business Warehouse Requirements Uncover the most frequent business requirements and their implementation, including the history of objects, the number of objects to be included, and the admission of future data. 5 Load Control Master the difference between historically stable and historically correct data, and learn how you can implement the load control by means of process chains.