SAP BW/4HANA Practice

SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Artifacts

Review essential SAP BW/4HANA modeling concepts through five focused multiple-choice questions covering field-based modeling, Open ODS Views, InfoObjects, advanced DataStore Objects, and Semantic Groups.

Practice Questions

1

With the introduction of field-based modeling in SAP BW/4HANA, InfoObjects are no longer recommended.

  1. A.True
  2. B.False
2

Why would you implement an Open ODS View?

  1. A.To allow unrestricted access to data using SQL
  2. B.To develop a data model using ABAP CDS syntax
  3. C.To provide fast access to raw source data without persisting in SAP BW/4HANA
  4. D.To allow external data warehouses to access the data stored in SAP BW/4HANA
3

Why would you enable the new InfoObject setting Enhanced Master Data Update?

  1. A.To enable transitive attributes
  2. B.To enable delta handling
  3. C.To enable parallel loading
  4. D.To enable the write interface
4

Which are types of DataStore Object (advanced)?

  1. A.Data Mart
  2. B.Virtual
  3. C.Staging
  4. D.Standard
5

Which objects can be automatically generated in a Semantic Group?

  1. A.CompositeProvider
  2. B.DTP
  3. C.InfoSource
  4. D.Transformation
  5. E.DataStore Objects (advanced)

Answers and Explanation

Question 1

B — False

Question 2

C — To provide fast access to raw source data without persisting in SAP BW/4HANA

Open ODS View explanation

Open ODS views enable the definition of BW data models for objects such as database tables, database views, or BW DataSources. They support flexible integration without requiring InfoObjects.

They allow external data sources to be consumed in BW without staging, combined with BW models, and physically integrated by creating DataSources.

An Open ODS view provides a structural description with attributes, fields, and data types. It represents a view on a source and adds analytical metadata to that source.

Modeling with Open ODS views is more flexible than classic InfoObject-based modeling because an Open ODS view can be created with minimal effort and field properties can be assigned directly.

Data can be consumed without staging, linked to InfoObjects or CompositeProviders, and physically integrated for ETL purposes.

Open ODS views are available when the BW system runs on the SAP HANA database and cannot be defined for hierarchies.

Question 3

B, C and D

Question 4

A, C and D

Question 5

A and E