Basic SAP HANA is a practical, beginner-friendly training program designed to introduce participants to the fundamentals of SAP HANA, SAP’s high-performance in-memory database and data platform. The course provides a clear understanding of HANA architecture, database concepts, data management, and the technologies used to support modern SAP applications and analytics.
Course Overview:
Basic SAP HANA is a comprehensive, hands-on training program designed to provide participants with a strong foundation in SAP HANA architecture, in-memory computing, data modeling, administration, data provisioning, security, SQL, and reporting. The course explains why SAP HANA represents a fundamentally different approach to database management and how its in-memory architecture supports high-speed data processing, real-time analytics, and modern enterprise applications.
Participants will begin by exploring the fundamentals and evolution of SAP HANA, including in-memory computing, HANA use cases, database architecture, storage concepts, and the differences between row-store and column-store approaches. The course also introduces the HANA persistence layer and essential backup and recovery concepts.
The training provides practical experience with SAP HANA modeling, including analytical views, attribute views, calculation views, joins, measures, filters, and other core modeling concepts. Participants will also learn the fundamentals of HANA SQL, functions, expressions, and procedures, enabling them to work with and analyze data within the HANA environment.
A dedicated module on data provisioning introduces different approaches to moving data into SAP HANA, including trigger-based, ETL-based, and log-based replication. Participants will also explore SAP Data Services and practical techniques for loading data from sources such as flat files.
The course further covers essential SAP HANA security and user administration, including users, roles, privileges, and access management. Participants will also learn about connectivity and reporting options, including integration with SAP BusinessObjects BI, helping them understand how HANA data can be used for business intelligence and reporting.
Through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios, participants will develop practical knowledge of how SAP HANA is designed, modeled, secured, populated, queried, and connected to reporting environments. The course provides a solid foundation for professionals who plan to work with SAP HANA development, business intelligence, data warehousing, analytics, or administration.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to explain SAP HANA architecture, create basic data models, work with HANA SQL, understand data provisioning methods, manage users and security, and connect HANA to reporting and analytics solutions.
Course Objectives:
- To help you learn about SAP HANA basics, features, architecture and terminology involved.
- Train Hana Studio Modelers to help you gain expertise in modeling.
- Help you master Sap Hana Interface, client, and connectivity.
- Learn Auto-documentation process and SAP BO Analysis.
- We will help you learn Sap Hana administration activities like managing users, storage and security.
- The course will master you on System Replication, data provisioning, and ABAP Data flow.
- You will learn all the process for configuring, reporting, and monitoring and dashboard creation.
- To provide real-time and complex HANA projects for better understanding.
- The course will help you writing Sap Hana queries and performance tuning.
Pre-requisites:
- Basics of SQL, Database & Data Warehouse
- Knowledge about SAP BW preferred
- Basic understanding of any ERP business process would be an added advantage
Target Audience:
- SAP Developer & BI consultants
- Data warehouse professionals
- Project Managers
- Data Analytics Professionals along with Database Architectures
Course Duration:
- 28 hours – 4 days
Course Content:
HANA Introduction
- In-Memory Computing
- Evolution of In-Memory computing at SAP
- History of SAP HANA
- HANA compare to BWA
- In-Memory Basics
- HANA Use cases
Architecture
- Hana Engine Overview
- Different HANA Engine Types
- Row Store
- Column Store
- Persistency Layer
- Business Impact of new architecture
- Backup & Recovery
Modeling
- Key Concepts in Data Modeling
- Components of HANA data model & Views
- Analytical Views
- Attribute views
- Calculation Views
- Joins
- Measures
- Filters
- Real Time Scenarios
- HANA SQL Intro
- Functions & Expressions
- Procedures
Data Provisioning
- Overview
- Trigger Based Replication
- ETL Based Replication
- Log Based Replication
- Intro to BODS 4
- Basic Data service Connection types
- Flat File upload in to HANA
Security
- Creating Users
- Creating Roles
- Privileges
- User Administration
Reporting
- Connectivity options
- Business Objects BI 4
