Pdf 28: Sap Bw 7.4 Practical Guide

The fix? Rebuild your CompositeProvider as a HANA Calculation View directly in the HANA Studio (or XSA). Then consume it in BW via an External View.

Now go check your RSDD_HDB logs. You’ll probably find an index that hasn’t been rebuilt since 2018.

Beyond the GUI: Unearthing the Raw Performance Secrets of SAP BW 7.4 (A Deep Dive into the ‘Practical Guide’ Ethos) sap bw 7.4 practical guide pdf 28

If you see Column Search taking longer than Join Processing , you have a classic 7.4 problem: Your HANA model is emulating a row-store.

Here is the deep technical reality that most architects ignored: The fix

But here is the practical kicker that most blogs missed: Even after conversion, your F table still contained REQUEST_GUID entries for every single data load. That’s right—every DTP request left a forensic trail inside the fact table.

Have your own page 28 story from BW 7.4? Share your worst "HANA hangover" tale in the comments below. Now go check your RSDD_HDB logs

The deep insight? The BIA INDEX (the legacy accelerator) was dead. In its place, HANA calculated views. But if you used standard MultiProviders or Infocubes (yes, people still used Infocubes in 7.4), you were forcing HANA to emulate a bitmap index.