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BW Data Modeling
BW Data Modeling covers how enterprise reporting structures are designed and built in SAP BW/BW4HANA, including InfoObjects, InfoProviders, ADSOs, CompositeProviders, transformations, and data flow architecture, forming the foundation for acquisition, transformation, and reporting layers used by BEx and embedded analytics.
Overview
BW Data Modeling covers how enterprise reporting structures are designed and built in SAP BW/BW4HANA, including InfoObjects, InfoProviders, ADSOs, CompositeProviders, transformations, and data flow architecture, forming the foundation for acquisition, transformation, and reporting layers used by BEx and embedded analytics.
Lessons in this topic
- Layered Scalable Architecture and CompositeProvider Design for ReportingExplains how to structure a BW data model using the Layered Scalable Architecture (LSA++) pattern and how CompositeProviders are used to combine ADSOs for flexible, performant reporting.
- Foundations of BW Data Modeling: InfoObjects, InfoProviders and ADSOsIntroduces the core building blocks of SAP BW data modeling—InfoObjects, InfoProviders, and Advanced DataStore Objects (ADSO)—and explains why correct modeling decisions early in a project prevent costly rework later.
- Transformations and DTPs: Rule Design, Error Handling and Delta ManagementHow transformation rules and Data Transfer Processes move and reshape data between BW objects, and how to design them for correctness, performance and resilient error handling.
- Transformations and DTPs: Rule Types, Filters and Delta HandlingLearn how transformations map source fields to target InfoProviders using rule types, and how Data Transfer Processes (DTPs) control filtering, packaging and delta processing during data loads.
- Foundations of BW Data Modeling: InfoObjects, InfoProviders, and the Layered ArchitectureIntroduces the core building blocks of SAP BW data modeling—InfoObjects, InfoProviders, and the layered (LSA/LSA++) architecture—and explains why structured modeling matters for reporting accuracy and performance.
- Designing Transformations and Data Flows Between BW LayersExplains how to design transformations and DTPs to move and enrich data between BW modeling layers, covering rule types, routine usage, delta handling, and data flow design decisions.