Preparing for the Processes

Scheduling and managing processes

Process chains control and automate a range of processes in SAP BW. This includes load processes, processes for further processing, processes for InfoProvider administration, and delete and adjustment processes. For more information, seeApplication Process.

In this task, you can schedule and manage process chains.

More information:Process Chain Maintenance.

Setting up authorizations

Standard authorizations are required by users who use the Data Warehousing Workbench, the Business Explorer, the Planning Workbench, the Data Mining Workbench, or the Analysis Process Designer.

Analysis authorizations are required for all users who want to display transaction data from authorization-relevant characteristics or navigation attributes in a query.

You can assign users the authorizations they require for their tasks.

More information:Setting Up Standard Authorizations andManagement of Analysis Authorizations.

Setting up consistency checks for BW metadata and BW data

In the analysis and repair environment, you can perform consistency checks on the data and metadata stored in a BW system.

In this task, you can specify and schedule the test packages for the consistency checks.

More information:Analysis and Repair Environment.

Editing and managing documents

In this task, you can create or edit documents for BW objects, and schedule indexing for documents.

More information:Documents andManaging Documents in BW.

Managing the BW metadata search

In this task, you can schedule and check indexing of metadata for the BW metadata search.

More information:Managing Documents in BW.