SAP SEM-BCS demo or practical scenario

Hi!
I have first experience working with SAP BI and have implemented several BI demo scenarios in SAP BI 7.0.
Now I would like to implement a SEM-BCS scenario.
I have a SAP ERP 2005 IDES system and SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 system.
Can some one recommend how to getting started in this area?
- SDN blogs
- SAP courses
- other suitable documentations
Any helpful informatio will be very appreciated and awarded by points
Thank you

I concur with Dan.
Additionally, you may use sap help:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem60ep1/helpdata/en/62/f7e73ac6e7ec28e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
Though, without a practice in the system I doubt that it we'll be helpful.
Some blogs. Actually, for beginners, one that I know is here:
/people/sap.user72/blog/2006/07/21/how-to-upload-hierarchy-and-master-data-of-fs-items-in-sap-sem-bcs-40-by-using-flexible-upload-method
I didn't see any good documentation (books nincluded) yet.
And certainly the forums dedicated to consolidation. One within the active ones is that were you are now.

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please take a look at this site: http://service.sap.com/~form/sapnet?_SHORTKEY=01100035870000688351&.
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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sem320bcs/helpdata/de/a6/ece73c2d1011d299250000e8a5999a/frameset.htm
http://www.sapprofessionals.org/?q=sem_bcs_key_design_considerations_for_integration_points
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