Kasturi                                                    

SAP HANA Certified                            

kasturi.xyz001@gmail.com                       

Ph : 404-334-0291

Profile Summary

·         SAP  Certified Application Associate – SAP HANA.

·         8 years of overall experience in SAP Net Weaver BW ,SAP HANA and SAP SD.

·         Good client interfacing skills along with global exposure ( India and USA )

·         Experience in multiple full life cycle project implementations. (requirement gathering, blue print, realization, implementation and user training)

·         Extensively worked in the business areas like Sales & Distribution (SD), Finance (FI) and Controlling and Profitability Analysis (COPA)

·         Strong understanding of dimensional modeling and data warehousing concepts and methodologies and leading full-lifecycle Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing projects

·         Extensively worked on creation of InfoObjects, Hierarchies, InfoSources, Update Rules, Transfer Rules, Transformations, ODS/DSOs, InfoCubes, InfoSets, MultiProviders and Data Transfer Process (DTP).

·         Worked extensively with Open Hub Destination and APD’s to store data from SAP BI to local databases for ad-hoc reporting.

·         Experience in BEx Query designer, BEx Analyzer and WEBI reporting tools.

·         Worked with all kind of BEx elements such as Conditions, Exceptions, Variables (User input, Replacement path, Exit variables), Structures, Restricted and Calculated Key Figures, Aggregations, Cell editors, and Report to Report Interface.

·         Extensively worked on publishing reports to roles and portal, broadcasting workbooks

·         Expertise in Creating, Scheduling and Monitoring Process Chains.

·         Experience in the customization of the standard business content extractors and enhancement of the data sources in various applications using customer exits.

·         Improved data load and query performance by using BI Accelerator (BIA), Compression, Aggregates, Indexes, optimizing Data packet size.

·         Worked extensively with Transport Management using BW Transport Connection and involved in cutover planning.

·         Experience in generic datasources and used business content Datasources as per requirements for data extraction from SAP ECC to sap BI.

·         Application specific SAP BI content extractors for FI Extraction.

·         Experience in data extraction using LO, FI, CO-PA, Generic extractor, flat file extraction and Non SAP systems.

·         SAP HANA Data Provisioning technologies using SAP BODS 4.0, real time replication of

data using SAP LT, data uploads from flat files and monitoring in SAP HANA studio.

·         SAP HANA studio and perspectives (Administrative perspective, Modeler Perspective, SAP HANA development perspective).

·         Different levels of Modeling/Information views (Attribute views, Analytic Views and

Calculation views). 

·         Experience in SAP BO Reporting on SAP HANA Models

·         Creation of Analytic privileges, users and roles using SAP HANA studio.

·         Customizing activities in SAP SD in areas of Customer Master Account Groups, Sales Document Types, and Item Category Determination

·         SD Pricing Procedure determination using Document Pricing Procedure and Customer Pricing Procedure, creating new condition types and Access sequence

·         Created new Access Sequence with new Condition Tables with field assignment for KOMP and KOMG pricing structure

·         Worked on Pricing Routines including creation of new routines in VOFM and assignment to condition types in Pricing Procedure

·         Copy Control settings for entire Sales document flow from Quotation to Sales Order and then to delivery and Billing

·         Worked on IDocs with analyzing IDocs status and failure issues using WE02

 

 

 

 

Client: McKesson

Location: Alpharetta , GA

Project: SAP HANA Initiative POC

Role: SAP BW/HANA Consultant

Duration: Aug, 2013- Till Date

Responsibility:

 

Ø      Involved in Information gathering from Business Users to better understand the needs.

Ø      Worked on SAP HANA studio to create different Information  models, tables and  schemas.

Ø      Created Attribute views, joined multiple master tables when necessary, selected measures and attributes to give context to the master data.

Ø      Created Analytical Views to support multi-dimensional reporting by joining Fact table to attribute views and dimension tables, selected attributes and measures for output.

Ø      Created Calculation Views using database tables, attribute views, and analytic views, Created SQL Script based calculation views to address complex business requirements.

Ø      Created calculated attributes, calculated measures, restricted measures, calculated columns, filters, hierarchies, variables, input parameters to satisfy reporting requirements using SAP HANA IMCE studio.

Ø      Reporting was done using SAP BO reporting tools

 

 

 

Client: McKesson

Location: Alpharetta , GA

Project: Business Process Reengineering Project

Role: SAP BW Consultant

Duration: Sept, 2012- July, 2013

Responsibility:

 

Ø      Requirements gathering from Business Users and reviewing the functional specifications.

Ø      Creation of design documents and technical documents.

Ø      Assessment of requested enhancements in the existing reports from Business users.

Ø      Verify the enhancement design, suggested any changes for development.

Ø      Used Business Explorer query designer to create reports.

Ø      Worked in the reporting requirement in the areas likes Bill plan, Sales order, Billing/ Invoice , purchase orders, G/L accounts, Accounts Receivables, Account Payables, Controlling Profitability Analysis ( CO-PA ).

Ø      Sales & Purchase order analysis (Material profitability, Sales Waterfall, Sales Mix, Customer 360, Sales status, etc)

Ø      Involved in the design and development of the Infoproviders Account receivables, Accounts Payable, Billing, Sales overview, General ledger accounting, Purchasing Data, Inventory (Material Movements).

Ø      Implemented Compression and Partition techniques for cubes to improve the query response time. Proposed archiving strategy for future based on Time characteristics.

Ø      Performed Data Source enhancements and worked with creation of generic extractors.

Ø      Involved in the Performance Tuning as well as Data Loads of the BW.

Ø      Standard BI cubes, DSO were copied and enhanced to suit clients requirements

Ø      Documented Test Plans and Unit Testing of Developed Objects and Reports. Worked with Quality Assurance business resources to complete System and Integration Testing.

Ø      Planning, coordinating and executing the cutover/go-live to Production system, attended the CAB Management calls.

Ø      Prepare Technical and User Documentation, Training Material.

Ø      Training the key users, conduct user acceptance testing

Ø      Post go-live support by resolving tickets raised by Business users for their issues on BW Reports on data integrity, assistance for writing queries, validating data with source systems.

 

 

 

Client: Zimmer Business Solutions

Location: Warsaw , IN

Project: SAP BI 7.0 Implementation Project

Role: SAP BW Consultant

Duration: Mar, 2011- Aug, 2012

Responsibility:

 

Ø      Requirements gathering from Business Users by process interviews and workshops

Ø      Assessment of existing AS IS process and mapping it to TO BE process

Ø      Verify the enhancement design, suggested any changes for development.

Ø      Created generic data sources in RS02 with Function module extraction method and using views.

Ø      Performed LO Extraction to pull Logistics data to SAP BI using LBWE

Ø      Worked with the extractors like 2LIS_11_VAITM, 2LIS_12_VCITM, 2LIS_13_VDITM, 2LIS_02_ACC, 0FI_GL_4, 0FI_AP_04, 0FI_AR_04, CO-PA cost based extractors.

Ø      Worked on flat file uploads to the SAP BI system.

Ø      Designed and Created Info Cubes, DSOs, Multi Providers and Master Data Info Objects.

Ø      Created Transformation, Info packages and DTP’s for master data info objects and Transaction data info providers.

Ø      Involved in performance tuning of queries by maintaining BI index, Roll up and Change run of BI Accelerator, Partition of InfoCubes and performed maintenance of OLAP Cache for specific queries using the reporting agent and the transaction code RSRT.

Ø      Created BEx queries to facilitate reporting on InfoCubes, InfoSets, DSOs and MultiProvider.

Ø      Created reports using BEX Query Designer which involves Restricted key figures, calculated key figures, Structure, cell definition, Variables in reporting.

Ø      Documented Test Plans and Unit Testing of Developed Objects and Reports. 

Ø      Prepare Technical and User Documentation and Training Material.

Ø      Training the key users, conduct user acceptance testing

Ø      Planning, coordinating and executing the Cutover and Go-live

 

 

 

Client: McKesson

Location: Alpharetta , GA

Project: Mabel Project

Role: SAP BW Consultant

Duration: From July 2010 to Feb 2011

Responsibility

 

Ø      Involved in Requirements gathering from Business.

Ø      Extensively worked with APD’s and Openhubs to send data to external systems for external reporting.

Ø      Created openhubs on the top of data ware house layer DSO’s and the APD on the top of the Bex report with a complex logic.

Ø      Worked in the business areas like Sales & Distribution, Revenue recognition (VBREVE, VBREVR and VBREVK) , SAP CRM Business partners and CRM sales orders.

Ø      Co-ordinate with Informatica team for the mapping between the SAP BW system and the external reporting system.

Ø      Co-ordinate with QA team for quality testing for end to end business processes

Ø      Co-ordinate with Business Users for User Acceptance Testing

Ø      Imparted training to the support team and the provided warranty support for 3 months for the application.

 

 

 

Client: United Illuminating Co.

Location: NewHaven, CT

Project: SAP BW 7.0 Implementation Project

Role: SAP BW Consultant

Duration: From Apr 2009 to June 2010

Responsibility:

Ø      Created Functional specification based on User requirements.

Ø      Involved in the design and development of Info Cube, DSOs, Multi Providers and Master Data Info Objects.

Ø      Worked on Performance tuning such as creating Aggregates, Partition and Statistics of Info Cube.

Ø      Worked on Info Packages and DTP’s for transferring data to PSA and Infoproviders.

Ø      Worked in Process Chain for automation of the processes .

Ø      Prepared current and proposed Reporting layouts with Business Explorer.

Ø      Modeling, Reporting with BEx Query Designer and Analyzer    

Ø      Worked on BEx Calculating Key figures and Restricted Key Figures.

Ø      Worked on Sales Invoice, Billing, Inventory, Purchasing, Plan/Actual Revenue, Payroll, Personal Management and Time Management, Planning Reports.

Ø      Used Open Hub Feature to export data from SAP BW to flat files.

Ø      Handled postproduction support and trained of end-users on query development and trouble-shooting.

 

 

 

Client: Data Domain

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Project: SAP Support

Role: Associate Consultant

Duration: From Jan 2008 to Mar 2009

Responsibility:

Ø      Extensively involved in production support by loading daily loads/ weekly loads into the BI system from different source systems.

Ø      As a part of production support involved in monitoring load failures, Delta loads and monitoring the performance of the system.

Ø      Monitoring and maintaining of Process chains on the basis of daily, weekly & monthly

Ø      Issue resolution related to data loads

Ø      Worked on issue resolution related to inconsistency of data in reports

Ø      Worked on enhancements like adding new fields in the existing queries and change in reports according to the business needs.

Ø      Extensively worked in reporting using all features like Variables, Structures, Calculated key figures, restricted key figures, cell definitions, etc.

Ø      Preparing the process documents for each and every enhancement.

Ø      Monitoring the daily loads to various data targets in the system.

Ø      Performance tuning of queries using aggregates, indexing of Info cubes.

Ø      Worked on Archiving of data in DSOs and Infocubes

 

 

 

Client: Titan America, Florida

Location: Miramar, FL

Project: SAP Support

Role: Associate Consultant

Duration: From Jan 2006 to Dec 2007

Responsibility: 

Ø      Resolution of issues raised by business in the form of Tickets

Ø      Ticket resolution and keeping within SLA.

Ø      Resolved tickets in area of Idocs interface, Credit Management, Pricing issue

Ø      Testing of Vertex and Tax related scenarios

Ø      Creation of new Regions, sales district and transportation zones.

Ø      Issue resolution related to Batch Jobs

Ø      Working on Reports and Print programs.

Ø      Setting up new batch jobs

Ø      Working on SD processes and Stock transport processes and issue resolution on the same

Ø      Creation and updating of Functional Specifications and Technical Specs

Ø      Working on Pricing Routines and defining new logics for Requirements and Calculation Types

Ø      Create new reports and unit testing and quality testing for approval to production

Ø      Prepared materials and templates for end user training

Ø      Working on issues related to Master Data such as Customer master and Material master

 

 

 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:  Masters in Information Technology