CBW NLS

the PBS archive add on

of the Business Information Warehouse

Manual Part E
- End user documentation -

Release 3.4

Compatible with

SAP NetWeaver BW 7.0, 7.3 and 7.31

January 3, 2013
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About this Manual

PBS CBW NLS is modular and comprises the following software components:

PBS CBW NLS (Basis Component of all PBS CBW NLS Products)

PBS CBW NLS IQ PBS CBW NLS VW*

Archive Solution Archive Solution Archive Solution

with ADK-based with Storage in with Storage in
Storage. Sybase IQ Actian Vectorwise
Databases. Databases.

The PBS CBW NLS manual is modular and comprises the following partial manuals:

• Part A-1: Installation Preparation PBS CBW NLS IQ

• Part A-2: Installation Preparation PBS CBW NLS VW*

• Part B: Installation PBS CBW NLS

• Part B-1: Installation PBS CBW NLS IQ

• Part B-2: Installation PBS CBW NLS VW*

• Part C: Administration

• Part D: User Documentation

• Part E: Implementation*

* in preparation
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This manual (part d) serves the user of the PBS CBW NLS and describes the
access to archived data.

Should you have questions about the PBS CBW NLS or if you have problems
when installing the software, please call the Service Hotline of PBS Software
GmbH

Phone: +49 - 6251 - 174 110

Fax: +49 - 6251 - 174 174

email: [email protected]

Release Compatibility

The PBS CBW NLS discussed in this manual runs with the basis programs of the
SAP AG, 69190 Walldorf/Baden, SAP NetWeaver BW, release 7.0 from SP level
12, 7.01, 7.02, 7.3 and 7.31.
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Table of Contents
1. Display of Archived Data with NLS ....................................................... 7
1.1. Overview ............................................................................................... 7
1.2. Queries on Data from Database and Archive....................................... 8
1.3. Workbooks ............................................................................................ 9
1.4. Roles and Authorizations ...................................................................... 9

2. Display of Archived Data without NLS ................................................ 10

2.1. Overview ............................................................................................. 10
2.2. Queries on Data from Database and Archive..................................... 12
2.3. Workbooks .......................................................................................... 13
2.4. Roles and Authorizations .................................................................... 13
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1. Display of Archived Data with NLS

1.1. Overview

The PBS CBW NLS enables the user to access archived InfoCube or DSO data
through the NLS interface. When you use the PBS CBW NLS IQ, which uses
Sybase IQ Analytics Server as a Nearline storage, the data is read from the
analytics server and provided through the NLS interface.

In the following parts the access to archived or outsourced data is described.

Diagram 1 serves as a schematic overview.

BEx Analyzer BEx Web Applications

(MS Excel-based)
BEx BEx
Analyzer Web

BW Query

Read DB
and Archive

PBS
InfoCube /
NearlineProvider NLS Service
DataStore Object
for ADK / IQ

PBS Aggregate Files

Sybase IQ
PBS Index Files
SAP BW
Database BW Archive Files

Diagram 1: Schematic representation of the data access to archived/

outsourced InfoCube and DSO data via NLS

NearlineProviders, which are adjoined with the original InfoProviders, are used for
query access to the archive data via the NLS interface internally in the SAP
System, thus rendering the use of custom-defined VirtualProvider and
MultiProviders unnecessary. The selection of Nearline data is controlled via the
characteristics of the individual queries.
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1.2. Queries on Data from Database and Archive

Query access to outsourced data is not automatic, but needs to be activated first in
the query characteristics. The query characteristics are adapted in the Query
Monitor, which can be called up in transaction RSRT (see Diagram 2). The attribute
“Read Nearline Storage As Well” must be activated in the query characteristics.
This step must be performed individually for each query.

Diagram 2: Access of BW queries to database and archive data

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Diagram 3: Adding the Nearline Archive

1.3. Workbooks

When using the NLS technique it is not necessary to adapt the workbooks.

1.4. Roles and Authorizations

To display ADK archive data through Nearline, it is sufficient to manually extend

the role or user profile with the S_ARCHIVE authorization object with read
authorization only. You do not need to add any authorization objects to the role for
the CBW NLS IQ variant that is based on Sybase IQ Analytics Server.
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2. Display of Archived Data without NLS

2.1. Overview

In addition to the use of the PBS CBW NLS as a nearline storage solution you can
carry out ADK-based archiving without using the nearline service. The archive data
is selected via VirtualProviders. MultiProviders which contain the respective
VirtualProviders are used for the integrated access to database and archive (see
Diagram 4).

BEx Analyzer BEx Web Applications

(MS Excel-based)
BEx BEx
Analyzer Web

Read DB Read Archive

1 BW Query 2

Read DB and Archive

3

InfoCube /
MultiProvider VirtualProvider
DataStore Object

PBS Aggregate Files

PBS
PBS Index Files ADK
SAP BW Interface
Database BW Archive Files

Diagram 4: Schematic representation of the data access to archived InfoCube

and DSO data without NLS
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The access to archived data via queries is described below. The initial status
consists of the InfoCube respectively of the DataStore object whose assigned
queries access the data in the database (selection 1 in the diagram).

After the VirtualProviders and MultiProviders have been constructed three

InfoProviders per InfoCube or DataStore object are available.

• The original InfoProvider object for the access to the database data
(selection 1)

• The VirtualProvider for the access to the archived data (selection 2)

• The MultiProvider as a combination of both objects mentioned above

for the access to the database and archived data (selection 3).

Besides the queries on the original InfoCube or DataStore object, copies of these
queries for the other two InfoProviders have been created as well (see manual part
B: Administration, Archive Construction and Maintenance). All those queries can be
started using the Excel-based BEx Analyzer as well as through the web-based BEx
Web Applications.
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2.2. Queries on Data from Database and Archive

After construction of the Virtual/MultiProviders and the archive indices/aggregates

(see manual part B: Administration, Archive Construction and Maintenance) the
user is able to access the database as well as the archived data via queries.

Diagram 5 shows a typical query selection list from the BEx Analyzer. The selected
query for the MultiProvider as well as the corresponding queries for the InfoCube
and the VirtualProvider are shown in the list.

Diagram 5: Selection screen of the BEx Analyzer

The characteristics of the three queries are identical after copying, but they can be
adapted individually in the query designer. However, modifications in all three
queries should be done the same way to avoid data inconsistency.
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2.3. Workbooks

You can use the CBW tool to adapt workbooks so that they can be assigned to the
MultiProvider query instead of to the original query. This makes the simultaneous
access to the database and archive completely transparent for the user when the
workbooks are then used.

2.4. Roles and Authorizations

To display archived data, it is sufficient to transfer the new queries and workbooks
to the user role. In addition, it is necessary to manually extend the role or user
profile with the S_ARCHIVE authorization object with read authorization only.