Need advice on SAP BW career

Hi everyone, i just wanted your opinion on some SAP BW career questions,
1) Do i need to start with SAP FI/CO and then towarsd SAP BW in irder to become a real SAP BW professional or starting directly from SAP BW would be ok?
2) Do i need to know SQL language?
3) Do i need to know ABAP language?
Thanx for you inputs.

Hi
1) Do i need to start with SAP FI/CO and then towarsd SAP BW in irder to become a real SAP BW professional or starting directly from SAP BW would be ok?
Desirable but not required
2) Do i need to know SQL language?
Desirable but not required
3) Do i need to know ABAP language?
Very helpful but not necessity
Assign points if useful
Regards
N Ganesh

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