BWCreate Data Warehousing: Step by Step(摘自SAP Library)

  

Data Warehousing: Step by Step

Purpose

To build a data warehouse, you have to execute certain process steps.

Process Flow 

       1.      Data modeling

○     Creating InfoObjects: Characteristics

○     Creating InfoObjects: Key Figures

○     Creating DataStore objects

○     And/or creating InfoCubes

○     And/or creating InfoSets

○     And/or creating MultiProviders

○     Or creating VirtualProviders

       2.      Metadata and Document Management

○     Installing BI Content

○     Creating documents

       3.      Setting up the source system:

○     Creating SAP source systems

○     And/or creating external systems

○     And/or creating file systems

       4.      Defining extraction:

○     For SAP source systems: Maintaining DataSources

○     Or for a SOAP-based transfer of data: Creating XML DataSources

○     Or for transferring data with UD Connect: Creating a DataSource for UD Connect

○     Or for transferring data with DB Connect: Creating a DataSource for DB Connect

○     Or for files: Creating DataSources for File Source Systems

○     Or for transferring data from non-SAP systems

○     Creating InfoPackages

       5.      Defining transformations:

○     Creating transformations

       6.      Defining data distribution:

○     Using the data mart interface

○     Creating open hub destinations

       7.      Defining the data flow:

○     Creating data transfer processes

○     Creating process chains

       8.      Scheduling and monitoring:

○     Checking process chain runs

○     Monitor for extraction processes and data transfer processes

       9.      Performance optimization:

○     Creating the first aggregate for an InfoCube

○     Or using the BIA index maintenance wizard

   10.      Information lifecycle management:

○     Creating data archiving processes

   11.      User management:

○     Setting up standard authorizations

○     Defining analysis authorizations