Best Practice to start with SAP NetWeaver BI (BW) to become a BI consultant

Hi there,
I have one Question. As consultant for SAP NetWeaver Portal (Development/Java), I would like to start with SAP NetWeaver BI (System Configuration, Customizing and Development with ABAP/ABAP OO) through e-learning and/or with (e)books.
A system for making practice is available.
Can someone give me a helpful guide how to start and become a BI Consultant for system administration and development within the next 12 months?
Some Questions I have noticed are:
1) The system (application) environment of BI (what is integrated in it - e. g. within the portal, there is a storage for unstructured information like documents or virtual rooms for collaboration between departments - and what does it make)
2) How does development in BI works (development environment, coding, debugging, building, deployment and test) and what is used stronger (ABAP or ABAP OO)? Here, I don't mean how to write ABAP or ABAP OO programs, only the infrastructure from development to transport to a target system
3) How is a BI system to configure as default after installation?
4) Good guides (e/books) to learn ABAP and ABAP OO (as far as possible oriented on the practive)
Of course, these are only a few Question and far from complete. Details and other important points will be appreciated.
Many thanks,
Cengiz

Hi,
1) The system (application) environment of BI (what is integrated in it - e. g. within the portal, there is a storage for unstructured information like documents or virtual rooms for collaboration between departments - and what does it make)
Document management from RSA1 transaction of BI helps to attach any unstructured documents at specific level in BI.
2) How does development in BI works (development environment, coding, debugging, building, deployment and test) and what is used stronger (ABAP or ABAP OO)? Here, I don't mean how to write ABAP or ABAP OO programs, only the infrastructure from development to transport to a target system
BI has got a separate tool and GUI to perform all the Extract, Transform and load related activities. ABAP is part of BI but you don't need much extensive ABAP learning. Basic ABAP is sufficient to write routines and extractors.
3) How is a BI system to configure as default after installation?
May be a BASIS person can help you out here about the configuration but this is not the job of BI person.
4) Good guides (e/books) to learn ABAP and ABAP OO (as far as possible oriented on the practive)
You can search for SAM Series learn ABAP in 24 days book. This book is sufficient to learn the ABAP required for working in BI.
But except ABAP you will have to completly learn the BI system to work efficiently.
Regards,
Durgesh.

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Hi All,
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SAP NetWeaver is a web-based, open integration and application platform that serves as the foundation for enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA) and allows the integration and alignment of people, information, and business processes across business and technology boundaries. It utilizes open standards to enable integration with information and applications from almost any source or technology. SAP NetWeaver is the foundation of SAP xApps and mySAP Business Suite solutions, and also powers partner solutions and customer custom-built applications.
now a DAYS XI,BI,Enterprise portal which are Netweaver components are the most important components of SAP.
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I have 3 years experience in Software Industry. I an working in Financial Services as a Support Analyst. I want to start my career in SAP - ABAP now. I don't much about SAP-ABAP. I have got access on to SAP server for practice. Can you please suggest me some good links for new starters or some good e-books to start with SAP-ABAP.
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Hi Sunil,
Thanks for your reply. Actual I have not done programming so much in these 3 years but I am familiar to all basics of prgromming. Why I want to go in ABAP as in my 3 years I have worked on technical part in my project..
As I have spent only 3 years in Industry, I don't think it is a big deal to start my career with a new trun with ABAP prorgamming. Once I learn ABAP on my own I can shift to any of SAP-ABAP project within my company.
I will visit the link given by you.
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Go through the topics and course books mentioned in the syllabus well. U should be clear with all the basics especially EJBs and NWDI, lot many qs asked from these. WedDynpro qs are basically easy.if u dnt have books chk sdn and help site fot the topics.Qs chk your understanding of the content. They come from syllabus but are not direct and multiple choice make it difficult to answer.
How to answer the questions.
Chk every option in case of mutiple choice. Mark only those options which u are full confident and den if more than 50% confident bcoz we heard there were -ve markings although not sure how they calculated marks.
Is any sample test program is there?
There are no sample test program for this.
All D Best for the certification.
Regards
Priyanka

SAP Certification for *ABAP System Interfaces with SAP NetWeaver    7.0*

Hi Experts,
I am appearing for SAP Certification in the stream of *ABAP
System Interfaces with SAP NetWeaver    7.0*
so as per the syllabus i required the following material,
BC420,BC425, BC427,BC415,BC417,BIT300,BIT350
BC401,BC402,BC400, BC430,BC490,ADM325,BC425,NET900,
NW001,TESA20,TZCAFG,SM001
so if any body is having the softcopy or any related links of the
above mentioned material
please send to my following mail ID's.
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Praneeth
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SAP Certification for   ABAP System Interfaces with SAP NetWeaver

Hi Experts,
I am appearing for SAP Certification in the stream of *ABAP
System Interfaces with SAP NetWeaver    7.0*
so as per the syllabus i required the following material,
BC420,BC425, BC427,BC415,BC417,BIT300,BIT350
BC401,BC402,BC400, BC430,BC490,ADM325,BC425,NET900,
NW001,TESA20,TZCAFG,SM001
so if any body is having the softcopy or any related links of the
above mentioned material
please send to my following mail ID's.
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C_ABAP_70 :SAP Certified Development Associate ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.0

Hello,
Could any one tell me what are the training/materials which one has to study to clear the <b>"C_ABAP_70 SAP Certified Development Associate - ABAP with SAP NetWeaver 7.0"</b> certification.
Best regards
Guru
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Addition to tapan,
I guess SAP has removed C_TAW12_71, C_TAW12_71, so you can apply for latest exam C_TAW12_731. Find difference between these two certification exam at given links.
https://training.sap.com/shop/certification/c_taw12_731-sap-certified-development-associate---abap-with-sap-netweaver-731-g/
https://training.sap.com/shop/certification/c_taw12_71-sap-certified-development-associate---abap-with-sap-netweaver-702-g/
Sokita

SAP Certfied Dev Professional - ABAP System Interfaces with SAP Netweaver 7

Hi all,
Has any one here done this certification ?
SAP Certfied Development Professional - ABAP System Interfaces with SAP NetWeaver 7.0
Code - P_ABAP_SI_70
If yes, how has been the value add for you post this certification ?
Regards,
Nikhil.

Hi Nikhil,
I have not appeared for it but am sure that SAP's professional certification has very much value in the market. The professional level exam not only captures your knowledge but it shows the practical experience as well.
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Subhash

Tutorials for starting with SAP Business Objects Explorer: Excel / Crystal

Hello,
we want to start with SAP Business Objects Explorer. I have been searching for tutorials for while without success.
Are there any tutorials or documentation that shows how to work with excel-files as data source or how to upload Crystal reports files (.rpt) to the Explorer?
Thanks in advance for helpful hints.
Best regards,
André

As far as I know the SAP BUsiness Explorer car retrieve data either from a universe or from the SAP BWA. So hat you should be looking for is information on how to set Excel files as data sources for universes.
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Problem connectivity of Web Dympro with SAP Netweaver

Hi guys,
I've a problem connectivity of Web Dympro with SAP Netweaver
I installed Sap NW in a machine on the local network with IP 192.168.x.y, and I can connect to it without problems; I can use the portal and implement jobs in Visual Composer.
After installing Sap Developer Studio, I connected it successfully to the NW through the menu "Preferences->SAP j2EE engine" selecting the option "SAP J2EE is installed on remote hosts" and inserting IP address of the machine with NW (192.168.x.y) and port 3900.
Using these parameters the logon works, in fact I can see the tab "J2EE engine".
The problem is that when I try to make the deploy, Web Dynpro asks me the SDM password (that I'm sure I've inserted correctly) but it returns the following error to me:
Deployment aborted
Settings
SDM host : SVR-NW
SDM port : 50118
URL to deploy : file:/C:/DOCUME1/Michele/IMPOST1/Temp/temp59548Welcome.ear
Result
=> deployment aborted : file:/C:/DOCUME1/Michele/IMPOST1/Temp/temp59548Welcome.ear
Aborted: development component 'Welcome'/'local'/'LOKAL'/'0.2010.09.01.07.31.29':
Caught exception while checking the login credentials for SAP J2EE Engine. Check whether the SAP J2EE Engine is up and running.
com.sap.engine.deploy.manager.DeployManagerException: ERROR: Cannot connect to Host: [svr-nw] with user name: [Administrator]                     Check your login information.                     Exception is: com.sap.engine.services.jndi.persistent.exceptions.NamingException: Exception while trying to get InitialContext. [Root exception is com.sap.engine.services.security.exceptions.BaseLoginException: Cannot authenticate the user.]
(message ID: com.sap.sdm.serverext.servertype.inqmy.extern.EngineApplOnlineDeployerImpl.checkLoginCredentials.DMEXC)
Deployment exception : The deployment of at least one item aborted
I want to add that I use Win XP Prof, and I set the same credentials (user "Administrator" and the correct password) I used on the machine where SAP NW is installed.

Hi Michele,
There were 2 cases I explained, and the second was the one in case your SDM was blocked. Did you try the first one?
Anyways, here is something more that you can try to get it working. In case the SDM password is valid, did you log into the portal as the Administrator? If yes, then you must have been asked to change the password. If you did change the password there, login to the remoteGUI using the Master password (abcd1234) and change the password there also to the same password you use for Administrator on the Portal. Now try again.
In case the above doesnt work, start the configtool.bat from \usr\sap\J2E\JC01\j2ee\configtool and go to secure store. Here define the J2E passwords again (the same new password you gave for the Administrator in the portal), save and restart the server. I think it would work then
Hope that helps you out!
Bye,
Sameer
P.S - the main thing is that the error you got was Authentication failure using the Administrator username. Thats why you have to make sure that the password for the SDM is the same as what you gave for the Administrator login in the portal. So after you login into the remoteGUI, CHANGE the password to what you have for the Administrator(just like the one in the portal).
Message was edited by: Sameer Jagirdar

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