Question Re: BW certification in SAP Learning Q&A https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016919#M1759 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Chain,</P><P></P><P>In Continuation i am also enclosing the Topics &amp; Weightings given by SAP.</P><P></P><P>Software components: SAP BW 3.0B</P><P>Certification duration: 3 hours</P><P>Number of certification questions: 80 multiple choice questions</P><P>Please note that you are not allowed to use any reference materials during the certification test (no access to online documentation or to any SAP system). The certification test Solution Consultant mySAP BI - BW (2002) verifies knowledge in the area of the mySAP BI solution for the consultant profile BW. This certificate proves that the candidate has a basic understanding within this consultant profile, and can implement this knowledge practically in projects. The certification test consists of questions from the areas specified below:</P><P></P><P>Topic Areas</P><P>1. Reporting (+++)</P><P></P><P> o InfoProviders and InfoObjects</P><P> o Document Integration</P><P> o Business Content</P><P> o Report/Report Interface</P><P></P><P>Business Explorer</P><P></P><P> o The BEx Browser</P><P> o BEx Query Designer</P><P> o BEx Map</P><P> o Analysis and Reporting in the BEx Analyzer</P><P> o Mobile Reporting</P><P> o Bex Web Application Designer</P><P></P><P>Query Designer</P><P></P><P> o Calculated and Restricted Key Figures</P><P> o Properties of Key Figures</P><P> o Navigation</P><P> o Characteristics</P><P> o Properties and Attributes</P><P> o Hierarchies</P><P> o Query Properties</P><P> o Variables</P><P> o Exceptions and Conditions</P><P></P><P>Reporting Agent</P><P></P><P> o Exceptions</P><P> o Printing</P><P> o Additional Functions</P><P> o Pre-Calculating Web Templates</P><P></P><P>Bex Web Application Designer</P><P></P><P> o Web Items</P><P> o Context Menu</P><P> o Structuring the Layout of Web Templates</P><P> o Cascading Stylesheets</P><P></P><P>Ad-hoc Query Designer</P><P>2. Data Modeling (++)</P><P></P><P> o InfoProviders</P><P> o Using Different InfoProvider Types</P><P> o MultiProviders</P><P></P><P>Characteristics/attributes</P><P></P><P> o Navigation Attributes</P><P> o Status Attributes</P><P></P><P>Tracking History</P><P>Dimensions</P><P></P><P> o Structure of Dimension Tables</P><P> o Dimension Modeling</P><P> o BW Star Schema</P><P></P><P>3. Warehouse Management (+++)</P><P>Administrator Workbench Functions</P><P></P><P> o Scheduler</P><P> o Process Chains</P><P> o Monitor</P><P> o Source Systems</P><P> o BW Statistics</P><P></P><P>InfoObject Within BW</P><P></P><P> o Definition</P><P> o Texts, Attributes, Hierarchies</P><P> o Compounded InfoObjects</P><P></P><P>Data Flow in BW</P><P></P><P> o Involved Objects</P><P> o Transfer Rules</P><P> o Update Rules</P><P></P><P>Business Content</P><P></P><P> o Definition</P><P> o Activation</P><P></P><P>Storing Data in BW</P><P></P><P> o Data Targets</P><P> o Types</P><P> o Architecture</P><P> o Data Target - Administration</P><P> o Aggregate Maintenance</P><P></P><P>Metadata Repository</P><P></P><P> o Architecture</P><P> o Functionality</P><P></P><P>4. Extraction (++)</P><P></P><P> o Data Flow</P><P></P><P>Extraction from SAP Source Systems</P><P></P><P> o Transfer Methods (PSA(Idoc)</P><P> o DataSources</P><P> o Extraction from CO-PA</P><P> - Creating a DataSource</P><P> - Data Transfer</P><P> o Data Extraction Logistics</P><P> - LO Cockpit Functions</P><P> - LO DataSources Data Flow in R/3</P><P> - Structure of Delta Method for LO Cockpit DataSources</P><P> - Connecting LIS InfoStructures to SAP BW</P><P> - Delta Method for DataSources to LIS InfoStructures</P><P> o Delta Management for Transaction Data</P><P> - Delta Method</P><P> - Delta Method Components</P><P> - Delta Queue Functions</P><P> o Generic Extraction</P><P> - Data Types</P><P> - Data Sources</P><P> o Enhancing Business Content</P><P></P><P>Extraction with Flat Files</P><P></P><P> o Extracting Transaction and Master Data using Flat Files</P><P> o Data Types that Can be Extracted using Flat Files</P><P></P><P>DB Connect</P><P>XML Integration</P><P>DataMart Interface</P><P>Virtual InfoCubes</P><P>5. Authorizations <SPAN __jive_emoticon_name="plus"></SPAN></P><P>Administration</P><P></P><P> o Authorization Object Classes</P><P> o Authorization Objects</P><P> o Authorizations</P><P></P><P>The Authorization Concept</P><P></P><P> o Roles</P><P> o Reporting User</P><P> o Warehouse Management User</P><P></P><P>6. Experience from Implementation (Case group/project)*(+)</P><P></P><P> o Procedure for Project</P><P> o Project Organization</P><P> o Project Phases</P><P> o Requirement Analysis</P><P></P><UL><LI level="1" type="ul"><P>= In topic area 12, implementation and integration knowledge is verified for all areas. Implementation and integration knowledge that relates to a specific area (such as production orders, for example) is verified in the corresponding topic.</P></LI></UL><P></P><P>Weighting key in the test:</P><P>+ = 1 - 10%</P><P>++ = 10 - 20%</P><P>+++ = over 20%</P><P></P><P></P><P>With Regards</P><P>Ranganath</P><P>Certified BW Consultant.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 03 May 2006 01:32:33 GMT Former Member 2006-05-03T01:32:33Z BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaq-p/1016843 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi guru's</P><P></P><P>plz tell me abut BW certification , how it wll help, is it really help me to get job, if it is , how i can write exam in INDIA.</P><P></P><P>Thank U</P><P>hari</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 07 Oct 2005 07:44:41 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaq-p/1016843 Former Member 2005-10-07T07:44:41Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016844#M1684 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>BW certification will not really helps you to get job in india. but in abroad this is true. </P><P></P><P>for writing cerfication, you will have to work in some company. without that, you can also attend sap training which is very expensive.</P><P></P><P>regards,</P><P>raju</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:46:40 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016844#M1684 Former Member 2005-12-02T17:46:40Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016845#M1685 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi, </P><P> </P><P> Please give me your mail id i will send you some of the links that might help you get started.You will find lots of documents and important stuff if you do good search in sdn.sap.com.I f you are interested i will send you doc which tell you how to go about the certification. all the best for you.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Vidya</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:26:47 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016845#M1685 Former Member 2005-12-02T18:26:47Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016846#M1686 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Vidya,</P><P></P><P>Can you please send me the links to sujan_sap@rediffmail.com as i am planning to take the SAP Certification exam very soon.</P><P></P><P>thanks in advance</P><P></P><P>sujan</P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:27:08 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016846#M1686 Former Member 2005-12-03T11:27:08Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016847#M1687 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hari;</P><P>If I were you, I would start-up with <A href="http://help.sap.com" target="test_blank">http://help.sap.com</A>, this link itself has very good documentation, then go with few books like 'Mastering Business Warehouse' gives you pretty good understanding of theory part. and SAP Press book for Business Warehouse.</P><P>Hope this helps.</P><P></P><P>Buddhi R.</P><P></P><P></P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:40:48 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016847#M1687 Former Member 2005-12-03T11:40:48Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016848#M1688 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi vidhya,</P><P></P><P> I am also planning to take the BW certification. can u please send the links to my mail id ravikiran220@yahoo.co.in</P><P></P><P>regards</P><P>ravi</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Dec 2005 06:28:02 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016848#M1688 Former Member 2005-12-05T06:28:02Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016849#M1689 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>People :</P><P>Please give a brief intorduction atleast in your profile if you do not want to have it in the post . That will give us a good idea on how to lead you yo the right sources.</P><P></P><P>There is a lot of documentation and things that we might require are like :</P><P>1. Access to a BW system...</P><P>2. How long the person has been in SAP - background</P><P>3. FUnctional / technical</P><P>4. If Fresher - why you want to get into BW ?</P><P></P><P>Not from a dissauading perspective but from understanding the needs better...</P><P></P><P>Arun</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:13:38 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016849#M1689 Former Member 2005-12-05T22:13:38Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016850#M1690 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi vidhya,</P><P></P><P>I am also planning to take the BW certification. can u please send the links to my mail id karthigayan_n@yahoo.co.in</P><P></P><P>Kind regards,</P><P>Karthik</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:01:48 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016850#M1690 Former Member 2005-12-12T10:01:48Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016851#M1691 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Vidya,</P><P>Please send it to hakimred@yahoo.com</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Abdul</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:47:40 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016851#M1691 abdul_hakim 2005-12-12T11:47:40Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016852#M1692 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Vidya</P><P></P><P>I live in London and I am also looking forward to do the certification,can you please send me the documents on baig_mj@hotmail.co.uk</P><P>Thanks in advance</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 11:01:34 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016852#M1692 Former Member 2005-12-13T11:01:34Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016853#M1693 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>sent to all!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:51:35 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016853#M1693 Former Member 2005-12-13T18:51:35Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016854#M1694 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Vidya,</P><P> Could you please send it me as I am planning to take Certification soon.</P><P></P><P>Please send it to bjmreddy@gmail.com</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Jagan</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:41:33 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016854#M1694 Former Member 2005-12-13T19:41:33Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016855#M1695 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>sent!</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 13 Dec 2005 21:58:17 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016855#M1695 Former Member 2005-12-13T21:58:17Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016856#M1696 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Guys ,</P><P>In INDIA - you will have to give a lot of credentials to take the exam in India but it is less stringent overseas but again more exensive.</P><P></P><P>Also I would not suggest help.sap.com as a resource. It is there only for help when you have a BW system. Also it helps a lot if you have access to an SAP BW system and that too with R/3 access. If this is there then the practical knowledge sets in and helps a lot towards certification.</P><P></P><P>Arun</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:54:56 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016856#M1696 Former Member 2005-12-14T03:54:56Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016857#M1697 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It would be gr8 if u send in the forum here so that every1 will avail that .</P><P></P><P>Praff</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:21:59 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016857#M1697 Former Member 2005-12-14T09:21:59Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016858#M1698 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Vidya,</P><P></P><P>Thank you for sending me the document.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Karthik</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:58:55 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016858#M1698 Former Member 2005-12-14T09:58:55Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016859#M1699 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello Vidya,</P><P></P><P>Can you please send me the links to :sr_vass@yahoo.com as i am planning to take the SAP Certification exam </P><P> </P><P>thanks in advance</P><P>GD..</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:13:17 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016859#M1699 Former Member 2005-12-14T10:13:17Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016860#M1700 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Arun,</P><P>I have updated my profile. Please advice.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Karthik</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:14:55 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016860#M1700 Former Member 2005-12-14T10:14:55Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016861#M1701 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Karthik or others,</P><P></P><P>Can you please also forward the certification material to xibitech@gmail.com.</P><P></P><P>Million thanks!</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:37:24 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016861#M1701 Former Member 2005-12-14T16:37:24Z Re: BW certification https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016862#M1702 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Karthik,</P><P></P><P>Could you please forward the info to sunilsarang@hotmail.com as well.</P><P></P><P>Regards,</P><P>Sunil.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:12:34 GMT https://community.sap.com/t5/sap-learning-q-a/bw-certification/qaa-p/1016862#M1702 Former Member 2005-12-14T22:12:34Z