SAP BI Research Study?

Question

Hello Everyone, I am currently pursuing my MBA (MIS) at California State University, Chico. Since a couple of weeks I have been searching for some topic in the domain of SAP BI for conducting an independent research study. I am unable to figure out any solution for the same.
Over the last semester I have gained tremendous insights on SAP Business Intelligence via. a grad level course. I did get hands on experience on data warehousing as well. But after I began my search on the Internet to familiarize myself with the current situation I was flabbergasted. There is so much happening around us and there are a plethora of skills to acquire that I feel like robbing a bank to become a millionaire only to enroll myself for all the courses across the globe which would inundate me with cutting edge skills within SAP. I consider myself as a toddler. Actually, not even a toddler! But I do not intend to get demotivated and neither do I want to be a part of the problem. I need to find solutions.
So I would like all you experts to pitch in your ideas as to what you feel are considerably the most sustainable topics in SAP BI and Data Warehousing? Which topics need more research hours and would demand oneself to ponder upon it with an intent to come up with innovations later in our research? Which topics have the most potential? (By topics I mean: Either related to warehousing...DTP's, Transformations, Delta, Process Chains, Cubes, DSO's, Queries ..MDM in general..etc etc etc. or say SAP BI Accelerator, SAP BO Explorer, SOA, BPM, Portal etc)
With regards to the aforementioned topic set I would also want to host a question: After you suggest a topic out of the above mentioned set, would you all still think it is going to be worthwhile spending my time on such topics or would you suggest me to look out for something new in the BI world which may help me at work later or even embellish my resume...for e.g. working on some innovation or some fancy idea (with out without a programmer alongside me) I may sound obtuse but would the following type of study help: "Considering the need for better analysis of transactional data by anyone in general, not necessarily the top-level so to speak, what if we have audio files (results) (podcasts sorts) for iphones if the display is not large enough to fit graphs, bar charts etc. One can always have a wireless bluetooth dead set device for constantly having an option to avail days end results for critical issues." This is what I feel is fancy. Could be immature too. But would this help? I may have sounded immature but I need to figure out the right path..which is why I have come to the right bunch of people.
I am awaiting some of the most informative responses. Please acknowledge!
Thanks and Regards, Akshay Thussu

Answer 1

Hello,
Most sustainable topics in SAP BI and Data Warehousing?
Yes, Data warehousing is the most important area where u can learn basic concept that is required for SAP BI.
Which topics need more research hours and would demand oneself to ponder upon it with an intent to come up with innovations later in our research?
Scenario wise, Data Modelling, ETL (i.e Extraction, Transformation & Loading) & then Reporting are the topics that u can go 1 by 1.
Which topics have the most potential? (By topics I mean: Either related to warehousing...DTP's, Transformations, Delta, Process Chains, Cubes, DSO's, Queries ..MDM in general..etc etc etc. or say SAP BI Accelerator, SAP BO Explorer, SOA, BPM, Portal etc)
Now, as u mentioned in above question Cube, DSO's etc. are all the contents which is mainly used for data modelling & Reporting.
Ok, so following are the links that will help u so thru the links,
Data warehousing workbench:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw2004s/helpdata/en/a8/6b023b6069d22ee10000000a11402f/content.htm
Infoproviders
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/EN/02/bafc3f9ec4e669e10000000a155106/content.htm
Infoobjects
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/80/1a63f9e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
Infoproviders
Different types of Infoproviders are : Infocube,DSO,Virtual providers,Infoset,Multiprovider...in this link you will find all the details..
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/80/1a63f9e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
Master Data
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/04/cce63736544d4de10000009b38f8cf/frameset.htm
Modelling,Transformation,Furthur Processing Data,Data Distribution,Real Time Data Aquisition.....all these topics you will find in the following link:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/f8/7913426e48db2ce10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Transferring Data from flat files
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/43/03450525ee517be10000000a1553f6/frameset.htm
Data Aquisition
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/80/1a618ae07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
Infopackages
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/80/1a6574e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
*Data Transfer Process *
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/42/fa50e40f501a77e10000000a422035/frameset.htm
Aggregates
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/26/4bc0417951d117e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
Restricted and Calculated Keyfigure
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/b4/730276938a504cacc56b44fd3578e3/frameset.htm
For Bex Query,Reporting,Bex Analyzer
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/80/3424429e905033e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
BEx Web Analyzer :
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/0d/af12403dbedd5fe10000000a155106/frameset.htm
BI Content
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/37/5fb13cd0500255e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
Most Imp Link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/46/8dfebaebf268e5e10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm
Hope it will helps u for ur research,
Best Regards,
Santosh Dhanawade