SAP NetWeaver Demo Model

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Applies to

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS16 (=BI SP18) or higher

SAP NetWeaver 7.01 SP0 or higher
SAP NetWeaver 7.11 SP0 or higher

Check note 1133935 to ensure that you have the correct software version.

Summary
The purpose of this article is to describe the content and usage of the SAP NetWeaver Demo Model in the
area of Business Intelligence (BI). The content is available as technical content in all SAP NetWeaver
installations with the release level as mentioned above. The content provides easy-to-understand Sales
InfoProviders and Queries which can be used for education and testing purposes. Furthermore, as part of
the SAP NetWeaver Demo Model it is used at SAP to ensure consistent demos, training material and
documentation across all SAP NetWeaver technologies.
Author: Dr. Matthias Sessler
Company: SAP AG
Created on: 04 July 2008

Author Bio

Dr. Matthias Sessler joined SAP in 2000 as a member of the CRM Object Modeling group.
Before he was developing parallel processing architectures and algorithms at CERN. In
2001 he joined the SAP NetWeaver product management team in the area of Ramp-up
Knowledge Transfer for Lifecycle Management, NWDI, and Java. Since 2007 he is
responsible as Demo Champion for the SAP NetWeaver demo portfolio.

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Table of Contents
Applies to ............................................................................................................................................................1
Summary.............................................................................................................................................................1
Author Bio ...........................................................................................................................................................1
Table of Contents ...............................................................................................................................................2
Objectives ...........................................................................................................................................................3
Where to Find the Content..................................................................................................................................3
How to Activate the Content ...............................................................................................................................3
BI Demo Content ................................................................................................................................................7
Usage..................................................................................................................................................................8
Explore the BI Demo Content .............................................................................................................................8
Related Content................................................................................................................................................11
Copyright...........................................................................................................................................................12

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Objectives
The purpose of the SAP NetWeaver Demo Model is to simplify the usage of SAP NetWeaver capabilities
such as Business Intelligence etc. by delivering simple examples which can be easily understood and used.
The Demo Model also comprises content in the area of Business Intelligence (BI). In the area of BI we
provide ready-to-use BI InfoProviders, InfoObjects, and Queries. The BI InfoProviders are filled with up-todate sales data respectively sales planning data.
In the documentation of SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence the Demo Model is used where appropriate.
For testing the data transfer process, you can use the provided .csv files a mentioned in method 1. For
understanding the front end tools, you can use the provided InfoProviders and Queries.

Where to Find the Content

There are two alternative ways to explore the provided content. It is recommended to use method one, if
your system is already at the appropriate Release and SP level (see page 1 Applies To section). If this is
not the case, you can use method 2.

Method 1
The InfoProviders, InfoObjects, and Queries are shipped with the BI technical content for any BI installation,
and can be activated with one mouse click. This is possible as of release

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS16 (=BI SP18)

SAP NetWeaver 7.01 SP0
SAP NetWeaver 7.11 SP0

Note: please check note 1133935 for any additional notes which might have to be applied.

Method 2
The InfoCubes can also be imported in any BI system. However, in this case you would have to create the
Queries on your own. The .csv files you find here:

0D_NW_C01.csv (Actual Data)

[Link]
_SalesCube/CSV/0D_NW_C01.csv
0D_NW_T01_Forecast_FC.csv (Forecast Data)
[Link]
_SalesCube/CSV/0D_NW_T01_Forecast_FC.csv
0D_NW_T01_Plan_PL.csv (Plan Data)
[Link]
_SalesCube/CSV/0D_NW_T01_Plan_PL.csv

For details how to import .csv files into InfoProviders, please refer to [Link].

How to Activate the Content

This section describes how to activate the SAP NetWeaver Demo Model in systems where it is delivered with
the technical content, which is the preferred method 1

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1. Check if your system is at a suitable software version:

SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS16 (=BI SP18) or higher
SAP NetWeaver 7.01 SP0 or higher
SAP NetWeaver 7.11 SP0 or higher
2. Check note 1133935 if you have to apply additional notes depending on the software version
3. Logon to your system
4. Choose transaction /rsfc
5. Select area NW Demo Model

6. Select the actual data queries and choose Activate

Choose Yes

After a refresh you see that the content is activated

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7. Select the planning data queries and choose Activate (if planning is of interest for you as well)

Now you can already execute the queries using any front-end tool. Alternatively, you can design a universe
to make the data available the appropriate BO tools.
A simple test in the backend system is using the transaction /rsrt
Enter the name of the query, e.g. 0D_NW_C01/0D_FC_NW_C01_Q001 and choose HTML as Query Display

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Choose Execute

The result should be

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Now you can already drill down in the Free Characteristics etc.

BI Demo Content

The technical name of all elements belonging to the SAP NetWeaver Demo Model BI starts with
0D_NW_ respectively OD_FC_NW_
you can search for _NW_ in the technical name to find the relevant
o InfoSources
o InfoProvider
o InfoObjects
o DataSources
The InfoArea is called NetWeaver Demo (0D_NW_DEMO)
The package name of the BI part of the demo model is RS_TCO_NWDEMO

The following main elements of the SAP NetWeaver Demo Model can be used:

Object Type

Technical Name of Object

Description

InfoProvider

0D_NW_C01

Actual for NW Demo

InfoProvider

0D_NW_T01

Planning Cube

Query

0D_FC_NW_C01_Q0001

Revenue by Product Category and Country

Query

0D_FC_NW_C01_Q0002

Monthly Sales by Product Group

Query

0D_FC_NW_C01_Q0003

Europe and US Sales Orgs by Prod Group

Query

0D_FC_NW_C01_Q0004

Revenue for Europe and US Sales Orgs

Query

0D_FC_NW_C01_Q0005

YTD Sales by Sales Org

Query

0D_FC_NW_C01_Q0006

YTD Sales by Product Group

Query

0D_FC_NW_M01_Q0001

YTD plan/actual sales by Sales Org

Query

0D_FC_NW_M01_Q0002

Plan/Actual by Sales Org

InfoObjects,
InfoSources

0D_NW_*

Several further InfoObjects and InfoSources

required to use the InfoProviders and Queries
above

Table 1

The InfoProviders are filled with data from January 2006 until December 2012. Therefore, to be more
realistic, you should restrict the value range for the Calendar Year/Month in the queries to values in the past
for the actual data and for values in the future in the plan data. You can work with dates relative to the
current date, e.g. (Current Month-6) until (Current Month-1). This restriction can be done in the queries. For

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more information about working with variables and offset for the value range in characteristic restrictions, see
Appendix 4. For more information about the provided Queries, see Appendix 2.

Usage
The demo model can be used to learn about BI backend and front-end capabilities. For the backend
capabilities you can use the provided .csv files, and for the front-end tools you can start with either the
InfoProviders or the Queries.

Explore the BI Demo Content

You can display the data with different front-end tools, such as Visual Composer Dashboard, BEx Web
Application Designer, BEx Web Template, BEx Query Designer or Business Objects tools. Here are some
examples.

Sales Analysis Dashboard (built in VC)

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Sales Planning Dashboard (built in VC)

Execution of Query 0D_FC_NW_C01_Q004 in BEx Analyzer

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Appendix: Working with Variables and Offset for the Value Range for Calendar Year/Month

Choose the Filter tab and add a Characteristic Restriction for Calendar Year/Month. Choose restrict.

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Choose Value Range between Current Calendar Month and Current Calendar Month.

Choose Set offset for variable in the Selection.

Choose a Variable Offset Value of -6 for the lower boundary and -1 for the upper boundary.

Related Content
SAP NetWeaver - Demo Model
SAP NetWeaver - Business Intelligence
Business Objects

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