Business Builder
Business Builder is the business-user-facing modeling layer in SAP Datasphere, sitting above the Data Builder, used to create consumption-ready fact models, dimensions, perspectives, and consumption models for reporting and planning. This topic covers its purpose relative to technical data modeling, how business entities are built and deployed, security and performance implications, and how it integrates with SAP Analytics Cloud stories and planning models.
Overview
Business Builder is the business-user-facing modeling layer in SAP Datasphere, sitting above the Data Builder, used to create consumption-ready fact models, dimensions, perspectives, and consumption models for reporting and planning. This topic covers its purpose relative to technical data modeling, how business entities are built and deployed, security and performance implications, and how it integrates with SAP Analytics Cloud stories and planning models.
Lessons in this topic
- Exposing Business Builder Consumption Models to SAC Stories and PlanningLearn how Business Builder Consumption Models and Perspectives are structured, deployed, and connected to SAP Analytics Cloud for reporting and planning, including live connection behavior and common integration pitfalls.
- Introduction to Business Builder: Purpose and Core EntitiesUnderstand what Business Builder is, why it exists alongside Data Builder, and the core entity types (fact models, consumption models, dimensions) used to create business-friendly semantic layers in SAP Datasphere.
- Building Fact Models, Measures, and Associations in Business BuilderLearn the practical steps and design decisions for building fact models in Business Builder, including measure definitions, currency/unit handling, dimension associations, and how these models surface for consumption in SAP Analytics Cloud.
- Building Fact Models and Dimensions: Associations, Measures, and DeploymentLearn the practical steps and design considerations for building dimensions and fact models in Business Builder, including associations, measure definitions, currency/unit handling, and the deployment and troubleshooting workflow.
- Building Consumption and Planning Models with Business BuilderLearn how to assemble fact models and consumption models in Business Builder, expose them for reporting and planning, and understand how these objects interact with the data layer and SAP Analytics Cloud stories.
- Business Builder Foundations: Purpose, Layers, and Business EntitiesUnderstand why SAP Datasphere separates Business Builder from Data Builder, what business entities (dimensions, fact models, consumption models) are, and how business users consume them versus how technical modelers build source objects.