Kavitha Brunswick

SAP HANA, BODS and BI Consultant - ADOBE

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• Around 8+ years of experience mainly focused in design, development and implementation of SAP BI Net
weaver 7.0/ BW (3.5, 3.1C), SAP ECC 6.0 & R/3 (4.7, 4.6C), SAP BO XI 3.X,SAP BO 4.0 and Certified SAP
HANA Modeler.
• Over 3+ years' experience in Project Management and 1+ years' in Agile Scrum development (Scrum Master
and Product Owner)
• Implemented 3 full life cycle implementations for different modules in SAP BI/BW which involves
Development, Testing, Documentation, Requirement analysis, End user documentation, Data extraction, Data
modeling, Data loading, Reporting and Production Support.Involved in building reports using SAP BO 4.0 and
integrating BO with BI and HANA.
• Worked extensively in business processes across various SAP functional modules like PM ,MM etc..
• Expertise in BW/ BI 7(NW 2004S) components like Extractors, Basic, Transactional and Virtual InfoCubes,
DSO(ODS),multiproviders, Transformations, Data Transfer Process, Remodeling of the Info Cubes , Data
Store Objects , Data Sources ,Data source enhancement, multi-providers, Info sets, Transfer Rules, Update
Rules, PSA, Open Hub Service, Data Mart, BW Transports, and BI content.
• Knowledge in BW Accelerators, Star Schema ,Extended star schema,Dimensional and Fact tables.
• Extensively worked with Planning Workbench, Planning Layouts, Planning sequences, Utilities in BI IP, BW-
BPS with use of Transactional info-cubes.
• Experience in the OLTP extraction of data of SAP LO-Cockpit, MM,generic extractions ,Enhancements and
extraction from flat files, non-SAP systems and DB connect.
• Experience in Performance Tuning using Aggregates, Rollup, MultiProviders, Indexing, Partition, and
Compression.
• Expertise in the front end business warehouse components like BEX analyzer, Query designer, Universe,Web
Application Designer, Web Reports, WEBI, XCelsius (Dash Boards).
• Generated reports on the MultiProviders, InfoProviders and InfoCubes using Restricted key Figures,
Calculated Key Figures, Structures, Characteristic Variables, Text variables, Formula Variables, Cell Editors,
Exceptions, conditions, RRI, Jump queries etc.
• Used Open Hub Services, to push data out of SAP BI using Data Services.
• Developed User-Exit Variables, Aggregation Levels and Filters that defines the Planning Horizon of both
Actuals and Planned data.
• Implemented a Form-based Planning infrastructure that supports input-enabled Queries on sales infocube.
• Resolved performance issues by writing stored procedures and command objects in crystal reports and
performed unit testing, system integration testing, and user acceptance testing at various levels
• Good Knowledge in SAP HANA data modeling using Attribute View, Analytic View and Calculation View
• Good Knowledge in Direct Extractor Connections.
• Hands on experience in HANA modeling. Created multiple schemas and table definitions. Experience in
creating Attribute views, analytical view and calculated views. Experience in applying privileges.
• Developed data flows and work flows using BODS. Worked on RDS to implement ETL Replication. Used
Rapid Marts for SAP Road Map. Developed ETL transformation.
• Extracted the data from ECC 6.0 and loaded into BW 7.0 using Data Services XI 3.2 SP1 as an ETL tool
for Data Quality.
• Loading data into table definitions, suspending data loads, resuming data loads. Creating information objects
(packages, attribute views, analytic views, calculation views Graphical and SQL script based)
• Good Knowledge and Experienced in User Management and security in HANA.
• Experienced in SAP BW on HANA and migrating standard SAP Models to In-memory optimized models and
Performance testing.
• Experienced in loading data from tables in HANA Database to BW data marts.
• Proactive team player with excellent interactive and interpersonal skills to communicate with team members,
developers, clients and end users at all levels.
• Efficiently managed teams of various sizes and worked with the team to achieve
company and client's goals.

WORK EXPERIENCE

SAP HANA, BODS and BI Consultant

ADOBE - Lehi, UT - February 2012 to Present
Project Description: Adobe is using SAP HANA to analyze a large volume of complex data to gain business
insights into software piracy, and to develop preventive strategies and explore significant revenue recovery
opportunities

Environment: SAP BI 7.0/7.1, SAP ECC 6.0, MM, IM, BEx Analyzer, Query Designer, Web Application
Designer, BO Designer (XIR 2.1, 3.1), WEBI (XIR 2.1, 3.1), XCelsius 2008, SAP HANA 1.X, Business Objects
Data Services 4.0

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Involved in full life cycle implementation, which includes Analysis, Requirements gathering, Development,
Testing, Reporting, Go-live and Post Go-live support.
• Extensively worked on SAP ECC as a source system for generating reports using BEx Query Designer.
• Report development on manufacturing modules like MM, PM, QM and integration experience with FICO.
• Understanding the business challenges and translating them into requirements and developed Analytics and
Reporting Queries according to Business Requirements.
• Worked extensively on Data Modeling design like creating Info Objects, Info Cubes, DSO, MultiProviders,
Info Sources, Info sets, Time dependent master data and also in ETL activities like Extraction from Source
system, Transformation rules, Data Transfer Process (DTP), Open Hub service etc.
• Activation of the Business Content for Plant Maintenance (PM), Purchasing (MM), Quality maintenance(QM),
CO-PA and customizing them as per the client requirement.
• Created many complex and customized reports for specific business requirements and also involved in new
features of SAP BI security like Analysis authorization.
• Analyzed and translated the client's business requirements and functional specifications into technical
specifications, data flow diagrams and data models.
• Cooperated with the Client's process teams in identifying and documenting necessary reporting requirements
to build a reporting architecture.
• Build and enhanced BI objects that include Info Objects, Data Sources, Transformations, DTP, DSO, Info
Cubes, Multi-providers, Info set and Open Hub.
• Enhanced CO-PA and FI cubes with additional necessary missing fields.
• Worked on generic extractors to meet the reporting requirement.
• Extracted data from the LO Cockpit from source system.
• Maintained Process Chains to automate and schedule the data loads.
• Integrated BO with SAP ECC and SAP BI 7.0 to build Universes.
• Designed, Developed and Maintained Universes by defining joins, cardinalities between tables applying
contexts and alias tables to remove cyclic dependencies.
• Hierarchies are implemented to support drill down reports.
• Customized queries using navigational attributes and filters in BEX analyzer and used customer exits as per
client requirements.
• Several complexes-cross tab reports and sub-reports are published using Crystal Reports and Business
Objects Reporter.
• Designed report templates with BEX Analyzer and Web Analyzer using key figures, features, hierarchies,
variables, properties, exceptions and conditions in the query definition.
• Xcelsius dashboards are created on top of crystal reports and live office.
• Created HANA modeling scenarios and activities such as adding a system, creating schemas and content
models, attributes and measures, hierarchies
• Loading data into table definitions, suspending data loads, resuming data loads. Creating information objects
(packages, attribute views, analytic views, calculation views Graphical and SQL script based)
• Involved working with content models, attributes and measures, hierarchies.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting data loads.
• Worked on RDS to implement ETL Replication and also using Rapid Marts for SAP road map

Sr. SAP BI Consultant

Hershey's - Harrisburg, PA - March 2009 to January 2012
Environment: BI 7.0, 3.5, WAD, ECC 5.0, 4.7, FI,, CO-PA, ABAP.

Responsibilities:
• Involved in the full cycle development and implementation of BW/BI. Extensively interacted with the Business
Users for requirements and translated.
• Extracted Accounts Payable (0FI_AP_4) and Accounts Receivable (0FI_AR_4) data from R/3 for developing
DSO (Day Sales Outstanding Reports, Late Pay Metrics Reports) and procurement data from R/3 using the
Purchasing Header (2LIS_02_HDR), Purchasing Item (2LIS_02_ITM), Schedule Line (2LIS_02_SCL) and
COPA to extract data for Invoice Proceeds related to FI Work stream and areas like APO for Demand Planning.
• Enhanced Purchasing Header (2LIS_02_HDR), Purchasing Item (2LIS_02_ITM), Schedule Line
(2LIS_02_SCL) with custom Fields such as Over delivery limit, under deliver limit, business Line etc using
ABAP based on EKKO, EKPO, EKET etc to meet the end user reporting needs. Create custom data sources
using Views and Functional modules extractors for Account Assignment for PO (EKKN), Purchase Requisitions
Account Assignment (EBKN) and PO Services Account Assignment (ESKN), Service Entry sheet etc.
• Designed and created MultiProviders on Accounts Payables Cube, Accounts Assignment Cubes, Late
Pay Days cube to deliver reports such as Late pay days, Vendor Analysis, blocked invoices, PO Account
Assignment etc.
• Created Transformations, Update Rules and Transfer Rules and wrote ABAP routines in start routines, end
routines to populate fields that was not provided by the Source Systems and modified existing data to meet
Business Requirements.
• Created reports related to FI and APO and CRM and SD like Global Top 10 past due, Global Top overdue,
DSO Chart Analysis, Top ten region based on DSO calculations etc. Created reports in CRM such as Hot site
Report, Issue Catalog, Customer Satisfaction Levels, and Top Contracts etc.
• Responsible for leading a 700 k project for redesigning the existing P2P reporting by Interacting with Business
users to identifying the reporting needs.
• Created new data source for Purchase Orders, Purchasing Requisitions, Account Assignment, and Services
and extracted the data to Layer 1, Layer 2 DSOs and Cubes.
• Created a comprehensive P2P reporting solution on top if the cubes by creating MultiProviders and InfoSets,
so that user can link between Purchase Orders, Requisitions and Services with an estimated budget of 1
Million.
• Developed Dash Boards and reports using WAD and BEX analyzer to facilitate data analysis in a drill down
and summarized way to give detailed level of information.
• Responsible for Designing and Developing Security (Composite roles, single Roles, Authorization Objects,
Authorization files etc) for different work streams such as CRM, FI, SD, SCM to allow access to 2000 users
based on Company code, Region level Authorization.
• Used BW Statistics, Query Monitor and created Indexes, Aggregates to enhance query performance. Used
RRI feature to jump between the Queries to analyze the data efficiently.
• Responsible for supporting and stabilizing the system and handle the incident tickets during the initial
stabilization period.

SAP BI Consultant
Applied Materials Inc - Santa Clara, CA - January 2008 to February 2009
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0, MM, BEX Query Designer

Responsibilities:
• Custom Data source/Infocubes/Infoobjects for accommodating the global data available across the
organization. Used LO Cockpit, Generic, Flat File and DB extractions to retrieve SAP and Non-SAP data for
reporting in SD, MM, PP modules and company's legacy systems.
• Extensively worked on Enhancements for populating the records to the newly added components in the Data
sources.
• Prepared the Strategy, Scope and Analyzed the Business process to be modeled.
• Created the Technical specifications for BI Content Modeling for PM, QM and MM modules.
• Installed the BI Content and extended the content to add custom info objects. Modeled and created the end
to end connectivity using Custom data sources, info sources and transformations.
• Worked on Data Load Performance Issues and Query Performance Issues.
• Activating and filling the Aggregates for better Performance.
• Developed BEX reports on Delivery, Billing, Inventory, Account Receivable and general ledger
• Involved in the Issues raised by the End-users.
• Transported BI Objects From Development System to Quality System and to Production.
• Developed Reports using BEX Analyzer/Browser, Workbooks to meet the business requirement.
• Performed filling up the aggregates to fill the summarized data from cubes to the aggregates, roll ups to fill
the aggregates with the changed records and attribute change runs to realign the aggregates.
• Performed flexible and direct update to load transaction and master data.
• Worked on BEX Analyzer, Browser and WAD (Web Application Designer) tools to generate reports related
SD, and MM.

SAP BW Consultant
Shire Pharmaceuticals - Wayne, PA - June 2007 to December 2007
Environment: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0, ABAP/4, BEx Analyzer.

Responsibilities:
• Implemented SAP BI 7.0 for MM and PM modules. Involved in analyzing and designing the data flow from
ECC to BI and responsible for deployment.
• Responsible for design, development and extraction of data from ECC source system into BI from PM and
MM using LO cockpit extraction methods.
• Extracted Maintenance Orders, Maintenance Orders costs and allocation and operations to analyze
maintenance orders.
• Extracted data from data sources like 2LIS_02_ITM, 2LIS_02_SCL, and […] and populated into the
procurement info cubes 0PUR_C07, 0PUR_C08, and 0PUR_C09 to evaluate service levels.
• Extracted data from MM inventory (material management- 2LIS_03_BF data sources), and PP (Production
Planning and controlling) modules and compared with POS-DM data.
• Creating setup tables using 0LI7BW based on the document range for the LO-Cockpit extraction, performing
V3 update using LBWE to get the data from the outbound queue of the R/3 system to the delta queue of the
BW system.
• Loaded data into Maintenance Orders costs and allocation and operations infocubes (0PM_C01 and
0PM_C04) using standard datasources 2LIS_17_ORDER, 0PM_OM_OPA_1 and 2LIS_17_OPERATION
respectively.
• Performed LO-Cockpit extraction to pull data from ECC SD modules into BI system extracting the Header and
Line item data from the Sales and Distribution (SD) module (Sales Order "LIS_11_VAHDR/VAITM", Shipping/
Delivery"2LIS_12_VCHDR/VCITM", and Billing "2LIS_13_VDHDR/VDITM").
• Loaded Equipment master data into infoobject 0Equipment using datasource 0EQUIPMENT_ATTR and using
standard hierarchy 0EQUIPMENT_HIER.
• Created reports like confirmed quantity and item purchase orders as requested, complete purchase order
quantities delivered and purchase order values.

SAP BW Consultant
Commercial Metal Company - Irving, TX - March 2006 to May 2007
Environment: SAP BW 3.5/BI 7.0, R/3 4.6
Responsibilities:

• Involved in the Design & Implementation Phase and Build Test Phases, Process Design Documentation.
• Data flow analysis is done using Queries/Workbooks in BW 3.5 System, Technical Upgrade BW Dev to BI
7.0 Dev, Post Upgrade Analysis (DEV environment).
• Involved in Unit Testing, Data loading, Execute Workbooks, Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Test.
• Involved in Basis related issues coming in BI 7.0 and fixed the issues.
• Worked on new data acquisition capabilities (new Data Source concept, enhanced remote- access
capabilities).
• Extracted data using LO Cockpit, CO-PA data sources from R/3 CRM source systems.
• Worked on new data flow capabilities like DTP (Data Transfer Process), RDA (Real Time Data Acquisition)
and enhanced & graphical transformation capabilities.
• Worked on Real Time Info Cube and Data source object and also new and enhanced administration and
monitoring features (BI Administration cockpit).
• Worked on functions of new BEX Query Designer in the state-of-the-art BEX Web Application Designer,
Excel-based application design with the new BEX Analyzer and new capabilities with Information Broadcasting
and Modeling of BI applications using the BI kit of the Visual Composer.
• Worked on integrating BI 7.0 with Enterprise Portals 7.0 also for publishing BI Web Templates, Reports from
BEX Web Analyzer, Query Designer and Web Application Designer into Enterprise Portals.
• Tested the new features if BI 7.0 which includes new data flow, re-modeling, integrated planning, Real time
Data Acquisition, enhanced features of Process Chains.
• Testing has been done by taking the scenarios existing in the current BW 3.5 implementation and creating
the same in BI 7.0.
• Monitor and Support & Troubleshooting of Existing Data loads by using Process Chains.
• Participating in the Status Meeting with the Business.
• Advising the Client regarding the Performance Improvement.

H&R Block - June 2004 to February 2006

Role: 2007Informatica Power Center 8.6Developer

Environment: Informatica Power Center 8.6, Windows XP Professional, UNIX scripting, Oracle 10g, flat files,
TOAD
Responsibilities:
● Using UNIX scripting for scheduling the sessions. Finding file sizes, looking for file and also Unix scripting
for mail delivering(fail or success)
● Experience of supporting ETL systems with Informatica Power Centre in a file to file environment rather
than file to database
● Extensively used ETL to load data from central Data Warehouse into Data Marts
● Identified and tracked the slowly changing dimensions tables, heterogeneous sources and determined the
hierarchies in dimensions.
● Extensively used expression, lookup, and update strategy, transformation.
● Worked on Informatica tool -Source Analyzer, Data warehousing designer, Mapping Designer and
Transformations/Reusable Transformations and migration process.
● Tuned performance of Informatica session for large data files by increasing block size, data cache size,
sequence buffer length and target based commit interval.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical Skills:

SAP BW: BI 7.0, BW […] HANA

SAP R/3: SAP R/3 ECC 5.0, 4.x Modules, FI-CO, MM, SD, HR, SCM, PP, PS, FAB, QM
Reporting Tools BEX, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, WEBI, Dashboards, MS-Excel
Languages: ABAP/4, C, C++, SQL*plus, PL/SQL, VB Script,COBOL,VB .net,ASP .net
Data Modeling Tools MS Access, SQL Server, and Oracle8i/9i
Web Technologies HTML, DHTML, XML
Operating Systems: UNIX, Linux, Windows […] […] SERVER