B2B (business to business), 36
B2C (business to customer), 36
background data loads, 226
backup and restore of OLTP database, 37
B_ALE_ALL sub-profile, 189
BAOV transaction, 124
BAPI (Business API), 290
ETL (Extraction, Transformation and Load) tools, 43
function, 292
history of, 291
programming documents, 292
SAP BW 2.0, 324-326
BAPI Browser, 293
BAPI transaction, 293
BAPI User Guide, 292
Basic InfoCube, 269
Basis Administration for SAP, 106
Basis notes, 404
Basis team, 416
Basis technology, 27
batch printing, 130
BDS (Business Document Server), 419
BDS (Business Document Services), 413
Begin_FY variable, 130
BEX (Business Explorer), 49-51, 77, 116, 421
architecture, 232
BEX Analyzer, 44, 50, 55, 72, 77, 130, 232-234, 310-311, 417
analyzing data, 243-246
customizing report data presentation, 238
as developer workbench, 82
drilling down data, 244-245
exiting, 79
functions, 234
logging on to, 81-82
menu bar, 234
MultiCube, 275
Query View, 417
refreshing query, 248
sessions, 254
variables in queries, 247-250
BEX (Business Explorer) Analyzer, 115
BEX Browser, 49, 57, 77, 232, 252-254, 310
applications and reports, 232
continuing data analysis, 81
displaying all valid channels, 79
EXECUTE option, 254
launching application from, 58
logging on to, 78-84
sessions, 254
URLs, 253
Web-centric interface, 232
BEX Explorer, 55
bitmapped indexes, 53
BIW_KNA1 view, 287
BIW_KNA5 view, 287
BOR (Business Object Repository), 292
bottom-up approach, 87
buffering number range objects, 332
Building the Data Warehouse, 4
Building the Operations Data Store, 350
business content, 174, 280
activating in SAP BW, 173-174
channels, 47, 280
data extractors, 45
enabling in SAP BW, 176-177
enhancing, 280-283
InfoCubes, 46, 280
InfoObjects, 45, 280
InfoSource, 46, 280
KPI (Key Performance Indicators), 47
loading InfoCube queries, 182-183
logical system names, 168
more information about, 186
notes, 405
objects and metadata, 171
order of object activation, 174
OSS notes, 168
preparing SAP BW instance, 175
queries, 47, 280
SAP BW, 261
transports to load, 167
update rules, 280
workbooks, 47
Business Content command, 176
Business Content menu, 177-178
Business Explorer menu, 115
Business Framework, 292
Business Information Warehouse, 37, 78
business intelligence, 6, 36
business objects, 67, 292
business partners, 96
business process integration, 62
business reports, 29-34
business requirements and SAP BW projects, 99-100
business rules, 27
BW 200: Business Information Warehouse (BW)-Overview, 376
BW 205: Business Information Warehouse (BW)-Analysis, 377
BW 210: Business Information Warehouse (BW)-System Configuration, 378
BW 220: Business Info. Warehouse (BW)-SAP OLTPExtraction, 379
BW AddOn, 115
BW-BCT add-on, 124
BW-centric customizations, 119
BW Customizing Implementation Guide, 119
bw.ic_file, 320
bw.ir_file, 320
BW.isc file, 319-320
BW.isr file, 320
BWSERVER target database, 305
BW Web Publisher, 418-419
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