database design

I've read 2 books on BW, compared with another book I¡¯ve read, this book is on BW 3.0B which is a more mature DW product of SAP, it not only focuses on the BW transactional stuff but also tries to explain the detailed theories and business cases which are the more valuable points for me. If you¡¯re a BW beginner, this book may not be suitable since it¡¯s not going to teach you how to extract data, setup info source , create data target or create queries in a detail instruction way, but instead bring you a very completely high-level picture of BW architecture and solutions.

The best chapters I would prefer are: Chapter 4 ¨C Information Modeling; Chapter 6 ¨C ETL Services and Chapter 8 ¨C Analytic Application.

A potentially excellent book on the subject marred by: too much redundant and repetitive material, poor organization of content, and absolutely atrocious editing (very annoying!).

I've been working as a DBA with Robert Bosch in Brazil and for the last 5 years have been managing our Oracle_SAP installation. Since November,2002 i've been assigned the task to manage our SAP BW, enhance performance and implement new features. Therefore I've been reading lots of books on DW theory since then.
Mastering SAP Business Information Warehouse is an in depth book that helps anyone get to know about SAP's products and a very detailed explanation of SAP BW.
People who have to deal with SAP BW 3.o should not miss it