This book is a must-have resource for those who need to prepare for and perform the migration of an entire SAP NetWeaver BI system landscape. Everything from learning how to migrate the old data model into the new one, to migrating your existing reporting system and transferring reports to SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 is covered in detail . Each of the topics is explained through practical, real-life observations, including a comparison of old and new concepts to illustrate the differences. The book also provides unique insight into commonly used methods and helps you accurately estimate the time and effort involved in a migration project.

Highlights

• Technical and Functional Migration
• Migrating Data Flows
• Migrating Reports
• Migrating Authorizations
• Web Item and Term Overview

About the Author(s)

Daniel Knapp has been responsible for the Business Intelligence area at IT2 Solutions AG since 2006. He works on the design and implementation of complex data models, data extraction, reporting, analysis, and performance optimization in SAP NetWeaver BI. Mr. Knapp is also the author and co-author of several books published by SAP PRESS.

Table of Contents

1 ... Basic Principles of Migration ... 13
... 1.1 ... What Is Migration ... 13
... 1.2 ... Maintenance Cycle of SAP Software ... 14
... 1.3 ... Using New Functions ... 15
... 1.4 ... How Long Does the Migration Process Take ... 17
... 1.5 ... Version Names ... 18

2 ... Technical Migration ... 21
... 2.1 ... Migrating the System Landscape ... 21
... 2.2 ... Migrating Individual Systems ... 25
... 2.3 ... Summary ... 35

3 ... Concept (Functional) Migration ... 37
... 3.1 ... Introduction to Concept Migration ... 37
... 3.2 ... Basic Principles and Flow of the Concept Migration ... 41
... 3.3 ... Summary ... 44

4 ... Migrating the Data Flow ... 47
... 4.1 ... Data Flow Concepts ... 47
... 4.2 ... Concept Migration Model ... 58
... 4.3 ... Simple Migration Example ... 61
... 4.4 ... Complex Migration Example ... 72
... 4.5 ... Recommendations for the Migration Project ... 83
... 4.6 ... Summary ... 85

5 ... Migrating Authorizations ... 87
... 5.1 ... Authorization Concepts ... 87
... 5.2 ... Principle of Migrating Authorizations ... 95
... 5.3 ... Sample Migration ... 99
... 5.4 ... Recommendations for a Migration Project ... 106
... 5.5 ... Summary ... 106

6 ... Migration in Reporting ... 109
... 6.1 ... Functional Design in Reporting ... 109
... 6.2 ... The Principle of Migration in Reporting ... 117
... 6.3 ... Sample Migration of a Query ... 121
... 6.4 ... Sample Migration of a Web Template ... 126
... 6.5 ... Special Considerations When Performing a Migration ... 152
... 6.6 ... Recommendations for Your Migration Project ... 155
... 6.7 ... Summary ... 159

A ... Bibliography ... 163
B ... List of Acronyms ... 165
C ... Glossary ... 167
D ... Translation of Web Items ... 171
E ... Author ... 173