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Dr. Norbert Egger, a former long-serving mayor of Mannheim and honorary citizen of Zhenjiang and Qingdao, has been coming to China since 1985, and has been a regular visitor for the past 34 years, sometimes paying several visits to the different provinces and regions of China in the same year. Since his first visit to Zhenjiang 25 years ago in 1994, he has been fascinated by the long history and great culture of this pearl in the Yangtze Delta. With its wonderful riverside location and its significant sights framed by an array of impressive mountains and hills, Zhenjiang is a magnet for tourists. Over the years, Dr. Norbert Egger has been able to enter into close ties and friendships with the official representatives and various citizens of Zhenjiang. Drawing on what are in part very personal and intimate insights, the well-informed author describes the almost 3,000-year history of this city at the junction of the Yangtze with the Grand Canal up to the present day and illustrates its transformation into a city that has become a model for clean air and better environmental conditions in China.

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.

This much anticipated reference makes an excellent addition to your SAP BW Library. Read this book and you’ll discover a comprehensive guide to configuring, executing, and optimizing data retrieval in SAP BW.The author takes you, step-by-step, through all of the essential data collection activities and helps you hit the ground running with master data, transaction data, and SAP Business Content. Expert insights and practical guidance help you to optimize these three factors and build a successful, efficient ETL (extraction, transformation, loading) process.This all-new edition is based on the current SAP BW Release 3.5, but remains a highly valuable resource for those still using previous versions. Highlights

This book provides you with detailed instructions on implementing, executing and optimizing reporting and analysis functions in SAP BW - according to your own specific requirements.First, uncover exclusive insights on important data presentation concepts, followed by details on the basic functions of the BEx Query Designer, the BEx Web Application Designer, and individual web items. Readers quickly learn how to present important company data efficiently and concisely by mastering tools like SAP BW Information Brodcasting. Proven step-by-step instruction and a real-life sample scenario bolster your efforts to create individual reports and analyses. In addition, valuable advice shows you how to make the most of SAP Business Content.The comprehensive SAP BW glossary, loaded with additional information, makes this book, which is fully up-to-date for SAP BW 3.5, an ideal companion for your daily work.

This book provides an essential foundation for successful data storage with SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW). You’ll benefit from step-by-step advice and instruction on all the most critical aspects of data modeling, beginning with the concept of data warehousing and the architecture of SAP BW.Learn how to set up data modeling and manage master data and transactional data efficiently. A highly detailed sample scenario is used to clarify this complex procedure. The three fundamental topics—InfoObjects, InfoProviders, and SAP Business Content—are introduced consecutively and illustrated in detail with practical examples. The book describes all of their options, special characteristics, and key interdependencies. Finally, the robust appendices serve to provide you with additional help, and come complete with a comprehensive SAP BW glossary.All information provided is current for SAP BW 3.5, but remains highly valuable to users of previous releases. Highlights

From data modeling to optimizing data collection to maximizing reporting capabilities, this book delivers all the information that is integral to understanding and leveraging the full potential of SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW). Vital concepts are clearly explained with the help of practical examples, sample solutions, and highly detailed graphics. You'll quickly learn about the many capabilities of SAP BW as you "walk through" expert, step-by-step instruction designed to enable you to efficiently set up an SAP BW application with a user-specific data source, customized InfoCubes, data collection, and all of the necessary reporting components. This book, which focuses on Releases 3.0 and 3.1, shows you how to avoid costly mistakes and save countless hours when you optimize key functions and essential processes.