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This book provides you with highly detailed information on all of the most important BI features of the new SAP NetWeaver 2004s Release. Readers gain a profound understanding of SAP BI and quickly learn how to master the new release, while avoiding costly errors.

Familiar subjects like data modeling, ETL, web reporting, and planning are combined with expert insights on essential new BI functions and core concepts, making this reference an invaluable companion for your daily work. The authors provide exclusive details on advanced developments in BEx Analyzer and BEx Web Application Designer, as well as the BEx Report Designer, BI-integrated planning, the BI Accelerator and the SAP Visual Composer, ensuring that your most important questions are addressed with practical guidance. Real-life examples, volumes of screen captures and detailed graphics, as well as step-by-step instruction, enable you to quickly and easily familiarize yourself with all of the new BI functions.

The book is intended for SAP consultants, team members and managers in the areas of IT, BI, and controlling.

Norbert Egger is the Managing Director of the CubeServ Group, which specializes in BI solutions. In 1996, he established the world's first data warehouse based on SAP. Since then, he has implemented hundreds of projects with SAP BW and SAP SEM. He has many years of experience in the operation of SAP-based BI solutions. Jean-Marie R. Fiechter has worked as a senior data warehousing consultant at CubeServ AG (Jona, Switzerland) since 2003 and is a certified SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence consultant. He has international, practical experience in the areas of data warehousing, business intelligence, massively parallel processing, and management information systems (MIS). For the past several years, he has taught data warehousing at various universities and colleges. In addition, he works as a BI instructor on behalf of SAP. Sebastian Kramer has worked as an SAP BW consultant at CubeServ GmbH, Fl rsheim, Germany, which specializes in business intelligence solutions. The main focus of his work lies on reporting, particularly web reporting. Sebastian Kramer graduated in business information systems technology at the technical college in Heidelberg, Germany. He has many years of experience with SAP Business Information Warehouse and SAP R/3 and has been involved in numerous national and international projects with well-known companies. Ralf Patrick Sawicki is an SAP BW consultant at CubeServ GmbH (Fl rsheim am Main, Germany), which specializes in business intelligence solutions. He has many years of experience with SAP Business Information Warehouse and SAP R/3 and has been involved in numerous national and international projects with well-known companies. Ralf Patrick Sawicki is a certified solution consultant for SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence. Peter Straub is a member of the executive board at CubeServ Group, which specializes in business intelligence solutions. In 1994 he was in charge of establishing the SAP outsourcing area at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in Switzerland and was jointly responsible for the GoLive of the first productive R/3 3.0 customer worldwide. Due to the constantly growing environment which has become increasingly complex the author had the opportunity to provide proof of his technical competencies in many global projects. Stefan Weber is a senior consultant at CubeServ AG (Jona, Switzerland), which specializes in business intelligence solutions. After finishing his studies in business administration (with a focus on information management, production, and marketing) he first worked as an SAP consultant and project manager in the telecommunications, chemical, retail, and banking industries. In addition to his original R/3-related focus in the areas of accounting, controlling, and project system, has has also been involved in SAP BW and SAP SEM projects for several years.