Satheesh Kumar Kothandaraman

Phone#: 919-297-8584
Email ID:satheeshsapbw@gmail.com


PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Having 7+ years in SAP BW/BI technology includes three End to End implementations, SAP R/3, ABAP programming, Query design, SD,
MM, FI-SL, FI-GL, COPA which includes Reports, Routines and User Exits and 3+ years of professional experience in other technology
implementations.

Expertise in BW/BI modeling, Components like Extractors, Info Objects, Transfer Rules, InfoCubes, InfoPackages, DTP Loads, front-end BW
Components like Queries, CKF, RKF, Variables in BEx Query Designer, Analyzer, Enterprise Reporting, Open Hub along with monitoring the
data loads and troubleshooting the failed data loads.

Involved in ASAP methodology, Blue Print process, Gap & Fit Analysis, Performance Turing, Error Handling and Transport process.

Had experience of leading a team of BW/BI developers and ability to manage resources and multiple priority levels. Lead team in support of
daily SAP BI operations such as process chains, Break/Fix, providing techno-functional tips to ensure best practices and ensure root-cause
analysis is found and resolved.

Involved in generating reports using SAP BOBJ WebI & Dashboard by using BEx Queries.

Involved in all areas of Extracting Data Sources from ECC into BI, Data Modeling, Data Loading and Reporting. Worked on resolving issues
with landscape, transports and monitor the transports. Involved in Data validation, Reconciliation process, testing etc for ensuring correctness of
the data which we load into BI system.

A proven ability to work with Subject Matter Experts (SME) to define and specify their SAP requirements and to implement the functionality
accordingly. Having sound knowledge in ETL concept i.e. Extracts, Transfer and Load process.

Worked with standard SAP R/3 & ECC6 in areas like SD, MM, FI-CO & CO-PA and non SAP data sources like Flat File and DB2.
Transformed business function requirements into technical program specs and involved developing solutions based on requirements.

Hands-on experience with requirements gathering, identifying, analyzing various report requirements for end users and prepared Technical
Specification and Report Help documents. Conducted workshops with the business functional team to define their requirements with respect to
reporting. Hands on Experience in migrating data flow from BW 3.5 to BI 7.0 & 7.3. Involved in working on providing access levels and
security levels in SAP BOBJ.

Certified in ITIL V3 Foundation. [Information Technology Infrastructure Library]

BW/BI Data Extraction:
Strong expertise in extracting data from LO Cockpit, Generic Data Sources, DB connect and Flat Files.
Experienced in Enhancing the Standard Extractors for Transaction data and Master data, Writing ABAP codes for Start routine, End Routine and
User Exits, Creating and automating processes with Process chains.
Distributed data from an SAP BW system into external data marts, analytical applications using Open Hub Service and APD.

BW/BI Data Modeling:
Strong knowledge in Data design and Data Modeling of SAP BW using Extended Star schema.
Extensive experience in designing Info Cubes, DSOs and Query design.
Experienced in Data Load performance activities like Indexes on tables and Data packet sizing.
Extensively worked on Query Performance tasks like creating Aggregates, Compression, Indexes, Query properties settings in Query
definitions. Experienced in the area of Info Cube mange functionalities like Rollup, Compression activities.
Experience with Business Content analysis and business content usage as per requirement and enhancement of business content as per custom
requirement.

Performance Tuning:
Extensive experience in query and load performance using aggregates, Rollups, Indexes, Partitions and InfoCubes and
Compression techniques. Evaluated statistical performance done on OLAP using BW statistics.

SAP BW-BI / SAP BOBJ Skills
ECC (Various Extractors Standard extractors, Customer Generic Extrators, LO, CO-PA, FI-SL etc.)
Modeling (Info Objects, InfoCubes, Aggregates, DSO, DTP, InfoPackage, Transformation, InfoPackages, DTP, Delta Loads etc.)
BEx Query Designer, Analyzer, WebI, Dashboard etc.
Domain areas include Automobile, Banking, Retail, Healthcare etc.

Data warehouse : BI 7.3, 7.0, BW 3.5, BW 3.X, Knowledge in SAP 7.4
Language : ABAP/4
ERP Packages : SAP ECC 6.0, R/3 4.7
Reporting Tools : BEx Reporting, BEx Analyzer, SAP BO WebI and Web Application Designer (WAD).
Other Skills : COBOL, DB2, XQMF, MS-Office, MS-Word, MS-Excel.





PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE:

Financial Builds, NCMMIS, NC, USA - SAP BW/BI Consultant Aug 2012 Till Date

Environments: SAP Netweaver BW/BI 7.3, ECC 6.0, SAP FI-AP, FI-AR, FI-SL, ABAP/4, BEx,
Analyzer, SAP BOBJ WebI and IBM DB2.

Project Description:
NCTracks, the new multi-payer claims processing system that replaces the Legacy Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), will have
easy-to-use features to support electronic processing of various queries and transactions such as recipient eligibility verification, prior approval
requests, claims submission, personalized secure email messages, and electronic Remittance Advice reports. The objective of the reporting is to
analyze the volume of data handled in Finance, Claims processing, 5010 etc. Different sources of this data were OLAP data from SAP BW and DB2
database.
Responsibilities:
Assignment/Project Role/Responsibility
Financial Builds Application
in NCMMIS

BI Development, System
Support and Reporting
Business Content Activation(R/3) and installation in BI. Requirement collection from the business users
and analyze the requirements. Involved in ASAP methodology including blue print process, gap & fit
analysis.
Worked on Extractors for the data sources in FI- Accounts payable (AP), FI-Accounts Receivable (AR),
FI-General Ledger (GL) and activated Business Content for the same.
Design different info providers depending on the field requirements in the reports. Created transformation
between the source and the target objects. Extensively worked on InfoCube maintenance like Compression
and Roll- ups.
Generated reports as per the client requirements using IBM DB2 as the database connected to SAP BI
environment through DB Connect. Involved in Report preparation on Attending Providers, Recipients,
Financial Funding Report, Unauthorized EFT Report, Lockbox Refund Report, Terminated EFT Report,
Uncashed checks over 180 days old Report,
Design the separate process chain for the Batch and Create jobs for the each process chain and submit to
the system which triggers the jobs on the daily basis.
This role required me to coordinate the relocation of the there R/3 (v4.7) and BW (v3.5) systems from
there hosting partner. Developing the query design using BEx in BI and generated reports using SAP BO
WebI. Also made them available for Analyzer.
Replace the existing method of generating reports using legacy system with BEx Designer. Used drill-
down analysis in BEx Query Designer, which will allow the user to view data at a more detail level and
from different angle. Involved in the extracting of data from various sources and transfer these into an
identified destination and the load is completed. ETL process is done here.
Involving Reconciliation task, Data validations, Testings for the Data we load from ECC into BI system
and various Objects created during Modeling process etc.
Involved in Performance tuning of report execution. Involved in Testing of InfoCubes, DSO, Data Loading
process and other objects and involved in SIT (System Integrated Testing). Making different types of
formulas and user defined functions, user exits and formatting reports using various Query features like
CKF,RKF and wrote ABAP Programs at BI level with respect to reporting.
Designed making extensive use of the DSO capabilities, delta management functionality and optimal use
of transformation rules keeping query performance in view.
Once the connection between SAP BI system and MF DB2 tables was implemented, the legacy system
was kept only to maintain the historical data for reporting purpose, which got converted to SAP BI by
moving the data from MF systems to SAP BI.
Knowledge gaining for SAP BI 7.4 and in upgrading business warehouse system. Data get transferred
from an SAP BI system into external data marts like Flat files, DB2 tables etc using Open Hub.
Involved in handling of Access levels Predefined (No Access, View, Schedule, View on Demand & Full
Control). Also assisted in providing Security levels Global security, Folder level security & Object level
security to the users.



Lowes, NC, USA - SAP BW/BI Consultant Feb 2012 Aug 2012
Environments: SAP Netweaver BW/BI 7.X, ECC 6.0, ABAP/4, SAP FI, SD, MM, CO-PA and BEx

Responsibilities:
Assignment/Project Role/Responsibility
Lowes

BI System Support and
Maintenance
Involved in gather requirements, identify gaps, testing and reporting.
Activated standard Queries for Post Depreciation and also we created a custom Query for Transaction.
Worked with SD Functional Team and developed reporting requirements for Sales Reports.
Extensively worked on Modeling, Customize Info Cubes, Multi Providers, Transformation Rules, and Start
Routines. Business Content, Generic data extraction, Data Loading (Full/Init/Delta Up-Load), Scheduling,
Monitoring, Performance tuning and Logistics Extraction
Activated Business Content of FI, SD & MM modules 2LIS-02-HDR, 2LIS-02-ITM & 2LIS-02-SCL.
Lead a team of BW/BI developers in terms of work assignment, make understanding of the requirements,
helping in building or modifying of custom development objects.
Designed and developed custom DSO objects, InfoCubes for Sales data and activated Transformation rules for
these data targets that evaluate quantities and values for sales orders, deliveries and returns, and invoices.
Used generic extraction (RSO2) to extract data from SAP R/3 to BW/BI
In Logistics Extraction Cockpit ( LO ): Maintained extract structures for Purchasing, Inventory and Sales &
Distribution generated data sources & activated the extract structures for the above modules. Scheduled data
uploads in cockpit. Extract data from SD related datasources 2LIS_11_VAHDR.
Enhanced Business Content Data Sources by using append structures and User Exits from transactions SMOD
and CMOD. Migrated DataSources from 3.x to 7.0. Modified the business content update and transfer rules to
transformation rules.
Created InfoPackages with Full Loads, Delta loads. Tested the data loadings, delta loads and verified data with
ECC side. Developed an interactive report to list the purchase orders details for a vendor that has interactive
drill down options to give the details of vendor from vendor master.
Designed making extensive use of the DSO capabilities, delta management functionality and optimal use of
Transformation rules keeping query performance in view. Extensively worked on InfoCube maintenance like
Compression and Roll- ups.
Worked on BEx Query Designer in designing queries using Filters, variables, Navigational Attributes.
Involved in Testing of InfoCubes, DSO, Master Data and other objects and involved in SIT.
Created variables with user/sap exits, CKF, RKF, formulas and structures in query and used ABAP programs
to achieve better reporting as per the requirement.
Development, working with workbooks, exception reporting, conditional reporting. Data moved from an SAP
BI system into flat files using Open Hub.
Involved in performance tuning of query and load performance using Aggregates, Rollups, Indexes, Partitions
and Info-cube compression techniques.
Involved in creating of CO-PA datasource 1_CO_PA_XXXX and generated various reports for profitability
analysis such as Sales by product, product by customers, location etc.




Wells Fargo, MN SAP BW/BI Developer Aug 2011 Jan 2012
Environments: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0, ABAP/4, SAP FI, GL, BEx & SAP BOBJ.

Responsibilities:
Assignment/Project Role/Responsibility
Wells Fargo

BI System Development &
Support
Responsible for carrying out all the daily activities required for smooth running of BI system. Also responsible for
requirement gathering from end users are carrying out the required development/changes in BI system. The key
responsibilities includes:

Involved in gathering requirements, developing proto-type, identify gaps, testing and reporting.
Activated Business Content for FI- Accounts payable (AP), Accounts Receivable (AR), General Ledger
(GL).
Worked with FI Functional Team and developed reporting requirements for financial statements.
Worked on Financial Accounting (New Ledger). Extracted data for leading and non-leading ledgers to BW,
reconciled of BI reports with FI.
Extracted 3FI_SL_xx_TT dataSources to extract non-leading ledgers to BW. Also used FI DataSources for
proto-typing Trial Balance, P&L Statements (Income Statements) and Balance Sheets.
Created custom InfoProviders and worked with the BW Architect to develop the landscape.
Migrated DataSources from 3.x to 7.0. Modified the business content update and transfer rules to
transformation rules.
Created Start routines and End routines using ABAP in transformations to update characteristics and key
figures in the InfoCubes to facilitate various reporting requirements like the Price Purchase Variance and
Foreign Exchange Exposure reports.
Created Variables, Restricted Key figures, Calculated Key Figures, Filters in the BW Queries. Built ABAP
code for specific User exit variables and replacement path variables to capture the requirement for Year-to-
date, Quarter-to-date and Month-to-date.
Involved in handling of BO Access levels Predefined (No Access, View, Schedule, View on Demand & Full
Control) & Advanced rights. Also assisted in providing Security levels Global security, Folder level security
& Object level security to the users.
Designing the Query for reporting using BEx in BI and reports generated using SAP BO WebI, Dashboard.
Responsible for compression and partition of certain cubes for enhanced performance. Improved query
performance and data load using Aggregates.
BW Upgrade
BW 3.5 to BI 7.0

Responsibility: Team Member
Responsible of carrying out pre upgrade activities:
Checking and clearing of all inactive BW objects in the system.
Clearing all delta queues of source system into BW.
Full system technical testing activity post upgrade in all the BW system. Involved in transports of objects,
troubleshooting and data validation.
Actively involved in GO Live and Production support.
Migration of BW 3.X data flow to BI 7.0 data flow

Chrysler, MI, USA SAP BW/BI Consultant/Analyst Apr 2008 Aug 2011
Environments: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0, ABAP, SAP GL, SD, MM, FI, CO-PA and BEx Query Designer & Analyzer.

Responsibilities:
Assignment/Project Role/Responsibility
Chrysler Automobile

BI System Support and
Maintenance Activity
Responsible for carrying out all the daily activities required for smooth running of BI system. Also responsible
for requirement gathering from end users are carrying out the required development / changes in BI system.
Involved in General Ledger, CO-PA, AR, AP, SD & MM. Involved in gap & fit analysis, blue print process,
Chrysler finance and purchasing process. Performed periodic processing to support month end financial close
process and controls. Lead a team of BW/BI developers in terms of Task assignments, Reviewing, make
understanding of the requirements, helping in building of custom development objects.

The key responsibilities includes:
Data Modeling
Creation and maintenance of standard and generic data source.
Enhancements in extract structures
Created Sales and Delivery, Billing Info Cubes OSD_C01 and OSD_C03 for sales overview.
Developed DSO object to load SD Sales Order, Delivery note, Billing document Data from Business
Content delivered Info sources, defined the Transformations.
User exits to populate data in enhanced DataSources.
Creation/Installation of various BI objects.
Maintenance of various InfoProviders like InfoCubes, DSO, VirtualProviders, MultiProviders and
InfoObjects.
Data Extraction
Extraction using LO data sources, SD, MM standard data sources and generic data sources using process
chains.
Extraction using CO-PA datasource 1_CO_PA_XXXX and also used TCodes KEB0, KEB2, KEB5 etc.
The Data was extracted from various SD Tables like VBAK, VBAP, LIKP, LIPS, VBRK, VBRP, etc.
Delta queue maintenance for transactional data in source system.
Erroneous record correction.
Trouble shooting extraction process.
Administration of BI System
Creation and maintenance of schedulers and process chains for extracting data from source system.
Scheduling and monitoring all kinds of data load using schedulers and process chains from R/3 source
systems.
Monitoring of Extraction Processes and Data Transfer Processes.
BI content version upgrade.
Monitoring of information broadcasting in SOST.
Analysis and Reporting
Creation and maintenance of all kinds of front end development using BI Suite: BEx Query Designer and
BEx Analyzer.
Broadcasting of reports on to the portal using iviews and broadcaster.
Broadcasting of reports to end user using Information Broadcasting.
Administration of BI reports on portal in terms of creation of iviews, assigning iviews to work sets and to
roles.
Publishing of monthly MIS reports to top management.
Testing of various objects created in Modeling.
Post Go-Live Support
Integration of BI 7.0 with
Enterprise Portal
Successfully integrated BI 7.0 with EP 7
Responsible for publishing BI reports into EP as Iviews
Broadcasting of BI reports into EP
BW Upgrade
BW 3.5 to BI 7.0

Responsible of carrying out pre upgrade activities
Checking and clearing of all inactive BW objects in the system
Clearing all delta queues of source system into BW
Full system technical testing activity post upgrade in all the BW system
Involved in transports of objects, troubleshooting and data validation
Actively involved in GO Live and Production support.
Migration of BW 3.X data flow to BI 7.0 data flow


WellPoint, UST Global SAP BI Consultant Nov 2006 Apr 2008
Environments: SAP BI 7.0, SAP ECC 6.0, SAP FI and BEx Query Designer & Analyzer.

Responsibilities:
Assignment/Project Role/Responsibility
WellPoint

BI Development &
Support
As a technical consultant, involved in gathering user requirements related to reporting using BW.
Identified and activated SAP business content required for the Info Cubes.
Replicated the data sources in to BW, thereby making Metadata (which is data about data) related to the data
sources available to the BW.
Enhanced the Info Cubes by adding custom Info Objects to reflect modified R3 Business Process.
Created Application Component for the Info Sources and Assigned the Replicated data sources to the Info
Sources and Activated the Transfer rules and Communication Structure.
Created Transfer/Communication Structures, Transfer rules for DSO and Info Cubes.
Created Transformation Rules for data load into Info Cube from the Communication Structure.
Involved in Logistic Information System (LIS) Extraction process, scheduling initial upload and V2 updates
through system created transparent tables.
Involved in Scheduling data loads and delta data loads into BW from R/3.
Created Aggregates on info cubes in order to generate reports and improve query performance. RSRT for
Query monitoring.
Designed and developed several BW queries using BEx (Business Explorer).
Implemented a framework of templates, restricted key figures, calculated key figures and variables to
implement common reporting structure.


Sigma Micro Corporation, Ind-Sigma SAP BW Consultant Sep 2005 Oct 2006
Environments: SAP BI 7.0, BW 3.x, SAP ECC 6.0, SAP SD & FI and BEx Query Designer & Analyzer

Responsibilities:
Assignment/Project Role/Responsibility
Sigma Micro
Corporation, IA

BI System Development,
Maintenance and Report
preparation
Business Content Activation(R/3) and installation in BW.
Performed extractions standard as well as using Generic from tables and views.
Gathering of Requirements from core team of various modules and designing the architecture of the
warehouse model.
Involved in modeling process like creation of Info Objects, Info Cubes, Master Data Attributes & Texts, ODS,
DTPs, Transfer Rule, Update Rule etc.
Involved in designing of various queries using BEx query designer.
Report Development, Data Extraction involved in SAP SD, LO Cockpit and FI (AR & AP) modules.
Identified and activated SAP business content required for the targets such as Master Data & Info Cubes.
Involved in development of planning module using business Planning and Simulation.
Designed Process chain for BW Data Loading
KT session & Post Go-live support.
Master Data updation.


Mainframe Experience:
Project / Client/
Location
Project Description Role/Responsibility
Total Benefits
Administration

May 2003 Sep 2005

Hewitt Associates, CA,
U.S.A

Company: Covansys
Hewitt Associates is a global outsourcing
and consulting firm delivering a complete
range of human capital management
services to companies including: HR and
Benefits Outsourcing, HR Strategy and
Technology, Health Care, Organizational
Change, Retirement and Financial
Management and Talent and Reward
Strategies. Hewitt has developed a highly
complex tool for administering the
benefits. The customization involves
setting various Medical Dental Plans,
setting life coverage, setting Prices and
Premiums for their Medical and Dental
plans and their retirement benefit plans.
Analyzed the requirements and had technical discussion with the
stakeholders of project.
Implemented high quality, secure and maintainable code that
conforms to client coding standards.
Involved writing complex SQL queries to pull records for the
reporting purposes. Test and debug applications using both coded
and manually executed test cases.
Involved in preparation of flow charts for the system
implementations effectively which provides high level input to the
clients.
Involved in Development and implementation of technical systems
and worked independently.
AEPPAYS

Apr 2001 Apr 2003

Aetna Health Care,
U.S.A

Company: Infosys
Aetna Product & Payment System
(AEPPAYS) is an important product.
Because once developed it will be a single
source to produce all end products like
Insured Letter (EOB), Provider Letter
(EPP- Explanation of Provider Payment),
Drafts ERA and for all types of claims and
plan. AEPPAYS is used as a single
common system to generate all the
products (EOB, EPP & ERA) and
Payment (Drafts & EFTs) from all the
claim processing engines/systems.
Develop applications using design patterns and best practices.
Test and debug applications using both coded and manually
executed test cases.
Clearly communicated status and open issues to team and manager.
Worked effectively within a team environment to implement
projects in a timely manner.
Involved in Development and implementation of technical systems
and worked independently.
Environment: COBOL, DB2, ChangeMan, File-AID, xQMF and Z/OS

Education
M.C.A (Master of Computer Applications) Barathidasan University, India