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K. ZaleskiData Modeling with SAP BW/4HANA 2.0https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7089-9_4

4. Creating Field-Based BW/4HANA Models

Konrad Załęski1  
(1)
Warsaw, Poland
 

Now that we have discussed the possibility of exposing HANA objects (tables and views) in Chapter 3, this chapter explains how to implement a BW/4HANA data model using a field-based approach. We already know that by utilizing Open ODS Views objects, we can bring external data located in the SAP HANA database schema to the BW/4HANA layer. In this chapter, we will take advantage of Open ODS Views to build a virtual star schema, field-based data model in BW. I will also explain how you can automatically ...

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