ABAP Development for SAP Netweaver Bw: Exits, Badis, and Enhancements Hardcover - 2012

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Steer your BW-specific programming and push your implementation beyond standard BI business requirements! This book is your trusted guide to the most often-used and helpful custom enhancements in SAP NetWeaver BW. Dive into user exits and BAdls for data extracting, importing, reporting, and planning. You'll develop an understanding of why these custom enhancements are necessary, when to apply them, and how to perform them. Up to date for SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3, this edition will kick your implementation up a notch.

1 System PerformanceUnderstand the impact that well-chosen ABAP developments can have on the performance of the SAP NetWeaver BW system.

2 Data Record ModificationDifferentiate between user exits and BAdIs and learn when to apply each technique in your own custom development.

3 Customer ExitsA completely new appendix highlights important customer exits in administrator workbench, extraction, reporting, and planning.

4 New Transformation OptionsUnderstand how the updated transformation options have been extended and which new features they provide, such as graphical display of rules.

5 Practical ApplicationHelpful icons flag tips that will make your work easier, caution you about frequent errors made by developers, and offer practical examples.

Highlights Include:

• Data staging
• Reporting
• Extraction process
• Data import process
• Transformation
• Extension options
• SAP Business Planning and Simulation (SAP BW-BPS)
• ABAP Dictionary naming conventions
• VirtualProvider
• Generated tables and objects