A concise, comprehensive study guide to the core SAP BW certification exam. The SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW) is the data warehousing solution developed by SAP AG for SAP-centric data warehouses. Professionals seeking to become SAP BW application consultants need to pass the SAP BW certification exam in order to prove that they have a fundamental knowledge of this particular area of the SAP system, as well as to demonstrate that they are able to apply this knowledge within a project environment. SAP BW Certification: A Business Information Warehouse Study Guide provides candidates with the training and information they need in order to achieve certification.

SAP BW Certification: A Business Information Warehouse Study Guide | Catherine M. Roze (Author), Naeem Hashmi (Editor) | John Wiley & Sons

Features:
SAP BW Certification begins with critical background information on Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERP), software packages that integrate the entire flow of information throughout an organization, of which SAP is the market leader. The book then covers how SAP BW relates to SAP as a whole and discusses fundamental SAP BW functions such as data modeling, reporting, and extraction. Features of this Study Guide include:
• An introduction to the BW certification exam
• An overview of the exam's topics, including such features as "On the Exam," "Optimization Tips," "Note," "Restrictions," "Unique to SAP," and "New to SAP"
• Exercises that can be performed with a small test-BW server
• Practice test questions and answers that assess the reader's knowledge of current exam topics
• A complete simulated certification exam

SAP BW Certification: A Business Information Warehouse Study Guide

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence, Data Warehouses, and SAP BW
Chapter 2: Certification Exam
Chapter 3: Training
Chapter 4: SAP BW Data Modeling
Chapter 5: Building Blocks
Chapter 6: Reporting
Chapter 7: SAP BW Extraction
Chapter 8: Getting Ready for Certification Tips and Tricks
Chapter 9: Simulated Certification Test
Appendix A: SAP BW and Data Warehouse Resources
Appendix B: SAP BW Quick Reference Guide
Appendix C: SAP R/3 Related Quick Reference guide
Appendix D: SAP BW 3.0 New Features
Appendix E: SAP BW Training Offerings: Course Description
Appendix F: Rolls and Skills for BW Project
Appendix G: SAP BW White Papers
Appendix H: SAP BW Standard Business Content
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