Career advice for a Query designer

Hello all!
I have been working with SAP and BI for about 3 years, one year of training Customer Service Advisors on how to use SAP and 2 years of working in a reporting team creating reports and dashboard using the BI tools.
I don't have any formal training with computers, although I am computer literate and can write simple html and python coding.
I'm feeling a little lost in how to continue my career - what options do I have with my current experience? What should I be learning to make the next step?
Thanks in advance!
Rhys

Well, you have hands-on experience in BI. Why not continue with that? There'a a lot of scope there. BI reporting is not the end of the road. You can become an expert in modelling, become an Architect, probe into BIA etc.
You could also look at SAP BO (Business Objects) as an alternative or addendum to your career.
pk

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Message was edited by:
Dominik Lanzenberger

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https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/505e9d7e-0601-0010-3fa7-b40010bbdec5
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/44/05b8d847bc6037e10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2005vp/helpdata/en/f1/0a5680e09411d2acb90000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
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Hi Sagar
Let me have quick share
I believe there were no specific t code for query designer aone the following are the only methods through which we can reach query designer
RRMX which takes you to Bex analyser and then you have to go to edit mode of the query
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Hope its clear a little..!
Thanks
(P159793)K M R
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I do the translations (FR => EN) via RSA1 and SE63 of my variables of my Query for the query designer.
It works I have no technical name that appears in the query designer.
But when I run my query using the query designer, the query is displayed in French while I am logged in English.
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Edited by: KhalidTaibi on Jul 6, 2010 6:31 PM

Hello,
Per I can understand, you are executing the query from Query Designer.
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