What this book covers

Chapter 1, SAP HANA Studio – Look and Feel, gives an introduction to SAP HANA Studio, the GUI which will be used throughout the book for almost all the recipes.

Chapter 2, Data Provisioning, provides recipes on how to load data into SAP HANA using different tools. The source system for the data can be either SAP or non-SAP systems. Moreover, as SAP HANA supports real-time analysis, a selection of tools and the types of data load will also be covered. Recipes in this chapter help in deciding on and implementing the solutions.

Chapter 3, Modeling, shows how to create models in SAP HANA. The models created will be exposed for reporting. Once we have data in physical tables, we create models in SAP HANA that help us to analyze data on-the-fly.

Chapter 4, Reporting, shows how to create reports on top of SAP HANA models and consume data for analysis. Different people in the organization use the same data in different ways for their analysis. Recipes in this chapter will help us learn how to do analysis using different reporting tools on top of SAP HANA.

Chapter 5, Advanced Features in SAP HANA, helps you learn how to work with advanced features such as hierarchies and currency conversion in SAP HANA. The recipes in this chapter may not be useful in all situations, but they help in complex scenarios.

Chapter 6, User Management, introduces the basics of administration in SAP HANA, which covers user role creation, assigning them, and how they work.

Appendix A, Introduction to SAP HANA, gives a basic idea of what SAP HANA is by describing the features and comparing it with traditional databases available on the market.

Appendix B, Architecture, explains the core architecture in detail with all the components of SAP HANA.

Appendix C, Applications Powered by SAP HANA, shows how SAP HANA can be used as a database in supporting other applications.