Find meaning in your business data. Build, manage, and secure calculation views and table functions with the SAP Web IDE for SAP HANA. See how SAP Web IDE, SAP HANA Live, and SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics all interact to create effective data models. Explore advanced modeling concepts compatible with SAP HANA 2.0, like predictive modeling and geospatial analysis. Begin designing the perfect model today a. Getting Started Understand the general modeling concepts you need to build effective data models. Get comfortable with the SAP Web IDE, model components, and dimensional schemas. b. Build, Manage, Secure Get step-by-step instructions to create table functions and calculation views, and learn how to manage models in the SAP Web IDE.. Then, tackle the SAP HANA security concepts you need to lock down your data models. c. Advanced Topics See how SAP HANA Live and SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics factor in to your models, through virtual data models and core data service views. Then explore advanced features, including predictive models, spatial analysis, and more. 1) SAP HANA 2.0 2) Data Modeling 3) SAP Web IDE 4) Information views 5) Calculation views 6) Table functions 7) Model management 8) Model migration 9) SAP HANA Live 10) SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics 11) Security and authorizations

This book introduces developers and architects to the methods and options for implementing smart SAP HANA solutions based on real-world projects, and field tests. It contains clear recommendations for setting up data models, optimizing performance, using the SAP HANA modeler and development perspectives, and for solving complex requirements efficiently. Using a case study to walk through SAP HANA design elements and options, the authors share practical examples, tips, and screenshots for explaining and demonstrating the intricacies of SAP HANA. This book provides SAP HANA design patterns with the best balance between performance, memory consumption, and maintainability. Learn how to leverage advanced modeling techniques for implementing a sustainable architecture and for solving further business problems. • Data modeling guidelines and common test approaches • Information view performance optimization • Modular solutions to complex requirements • Best practices and recommendations

Enter the fast-paced world of SAP HANA 2.0 with this introductory guide. Begin with an exploration of the technological backbone of SAP HANA as a database and platform. Then, step into key SAP HANA user roles and discover core capabilities for administration, application development, advanced analytics, security, data integration, and more. No matter how SAP HANA 2.0 fits into your business, this book is your starting point. In this book, you'll learn about: a. Technology Discover what makes an in-memory database platform. Learn about SAP HANA's journey from version 1.0 to 2.0, take a tour of your technology options, and walk through deployment scenarios and implementation requirements. b. Tools Unpack your SAP HANA toolkit. See essential tools in action, from SAP HANA cockpit and SAP HANA studio, to the SAP HANA Predictive Analytics Library and SAP HANA smart data integration. c. Key Roles Understand how to use SAP HANA as a developer, administrator, data scientist, data center architect, and more. Explore key tasks like backend programming with SQLScript, security setup with roles and authorizations, data integration with the SAP HANA Data Management Suite, and more. Highlights include: 1) Architecture 2) Administration 3) Application development 4) Analytics 5) Security 6) Data integration 7) Data architecture 8) Data center

Enhance your SAP HANA skills using this step-by-step guide to creating and reporting data models for real-time analytics About This Book This book will help you to process analytical and transactional data in real time with the help of SAP HANA. Walk through the steps of the data modeling process and build various data models and artifacts in SAP HANA Studio. Packed with rich examples and use cases that are closely focused on developing real-time applications. Who This Book Is For If you are a SAP HANA data modeler, developer, implementation/migration consultant, project manager, or architect who is responsible for implementing/migrating to SAP HANA, then this book is for you. What You Will Learn Get to grips with the basic building blocks of Analytics/Data models in the SAP HANA environment. Discover various schemas, modeling principles, Joins, and the architecture of the SAP HANA engine. Build data models and artifacts in Sap HANA Studio. Design decision tables and understand the concept of transport management in the SAP HANA landscape. Work with the different views in SAP HANA Studio. Explore full-text search and fuzzy search in SAP HANA. Create your own scenarios and use cases using sample data and code. In Detail SAP HANA is an in-memory database created by SAP. SAP HANA breaks traditional database barriers to simplify IT landscapes, eliminating data preparation, pre-aggregation, and tuning. SAP HANA and in-memory computing allow you to instantly access huge volumes of structured and unstructured data, including text data, from different sources. Starting with data modeling, this fast-paced guide shows you how to add a system to SAP HANA Studio, create a schema, packages, and delivery unit. Moving on, you'll get an understanding of real-time replication via SLT and learn how to use SAP HANA Studio to perform this. We'll also have a quick look at SAP Business Object DATA service and SAP Direct Extractor for Data Load. After that, you will learn to create HANA artifacts—Analytical Privileges and Calculation View. At the end of the book, we will explore the SMART DATA access option and AFL library, and finally deliver pre-packaged functionality that can be used to build information models faster and easier. Style and approach This is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step, rapid guide to help you learn analytics in SAP HANA through ample hands-on exercises and use case scenarios.

"New to SQLScript-or maybe looking to brush up on a specific task? Whatever your skill level, this comprehensive guide to SQLScript for SAP HANA is for you! Master language elements, data types, and the function library. Learn to implement SAP HANA database procedures and functions using imperative and declarative SQLScript. Integrate with ABAP, SAP BW on SAP HANA, and SAP BW/4HANA. Finally, test, troubleshoot, and analyze your SQLScript programs. Code like the pros!"--

SAP HANA is the SAP product for in-memory computing. It streamlines transactions, analytics, planning, and data processing on a single in-memory database allowing businesses to operate in real-time. Over the course of the last few years, the authors have led many diverse SAP HANA projects with extraordinary success resulting in 10,000, or in some cases even 100,000, times improvement of system performance. In this book, the authors share their findings from SAP HANA projects to help ensure the success of your SAP HANA project. The SAP HANA project guide will also help you identify suitable scenarios for your company to get started with in-memory computing, while sketching out a long term plan to provide innovation to your entire business using SAP HANA. We’ll cover the following key topics: - Delivering innovation with SAP HANA - Creating a business case for SAP HANA - Thinking in-memory - Managing SAP HANA projects