This book explains how to develop flexible data models with an Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and extend those models with new requirements. Based on detailed, real-life examples, you ll understand the structure of the data models and learn step-by-step development of an EDW. 1 The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Discover the EDW approach from scratch including its creation from the Corporate Information Factory (CIF), different layers, possible variations, and implementation in SAP NetWeaver BW. 2 Development of an EDW Based on Detailed Examples Become familiar with the complete development of an EDW based on step-by-step, easily transferable examples. 3 Extension by New Requirements Understand how to classify new requirements and extend the EDW model. 4 Business Warehouse Requirements Uncover the most frequent business requirements and their implementation, including the history of objects, the number of objects to be included, and the admission of future data. 5 Load Control Master the difference between historically stable and historically correct data, and learn how you can implement the load control by means of process chains.