1. Data Modelling and Loading 

3. 5. Transactional Data 

7. Dimensions Example: Sales Customer Customer number Customer name Cust Category Cust Subcategory Division Industry Revenue Class Transportation zone Currency VAT # Legal Status Regional market Cust Statistics group Incoterms Billing schedule Price group Delivering plan ABC Classification Account assignment group Address State Country Region Product Material number Material text Material type Category Subcategory Market key MRP Type Material group 1 Planner Forecast model Valuation class Standard cost Weight Volume Storage conditions Creation Date Sales Salesperson Rep group Sales territory Sales region Sales district Sales planning group Distribution key Competition Nielsen indicator SEC Code Primary competitor Secondary Competitor Time Date Week Month Fiscal Year

10. Example Star Schema: Sales Facts Qty sold List price Discounts Invoice price Fixed mfg cost Variable cost Moving average price Standard cost Contribution margin Expected ship date Actual ship date Customer Material Competition Sales Time Competition Nielsen indicator SEC Code Primary competitor Secondary Competitor Sales Salesperson Rep group Sales territory Sales region Sales district Sales planning group Distribution key Time Date Week Month Fiscal Year Customer Customer number Customer name Cust. Category Cust. Subcategory Division Industry Revenue Class Transportation zone Currency VAT # Legal Status Regional market Cust. Statistics group IncoTerms Billing schedule Price group Delivering plan ABC Classification Account assignment group Address State Country Region Material Material number Material text Material type Category Subcategory Market key MRP Type Material group 1 Planner Forecast model Valuation class Standard cost Weight Volume Storage conditions Creation Date Sales

11. Extended Star Schema (Functional View) C customer-no territory chain office head office C P T quantity sold revenue discount sales overhead stock value T period fiscal year P product-no product group brand category product-no language product description Time dimension Product dimension Customer dimension Product master data: Text Fact table Territory 1 Territory 2 Territory 3 District 1 Territory 4 District 2 Zone 1 Territory 5 Territory 6 District 3 Zone 2 Territory 7 District 4 Territory 8 Territory 9 District 5 Zone 3 Sales hierarchy Sales InfoCube Customer-no Name Location Industry key Customer master data: Attributes Sales hierarchy

12. From Data Model to Database Star Schema (Logical) InfoCube (Physical) Terminology used to discuss the MDM modeling of a business process. Real data base tables linked together and residing on a BW database server. Time Customer Dimension Product Dimension Product Dimension Quantities Revenues Costs Rev./Group Customer Dimension Sales Dimension Competition Dimension Time Dimension

16. 6. Master Data 

19. Creating a New InfoCube – Already Covered? 1. Create New InfoCube Name in Selected InfoArea 2. Choose Characteristics Specified in Data Model 4. Assign Characteristics to Dimensions 3. Create Necessary User-Defined Dimensions 5. Choose Time Characteristics 6. Choose Key Figures 7. Activate