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Chetan R. Nanawate

Technical Lead
Bangalore

Summary

Have 10+ years of IT experience and 9 Years of Professional Experience in SAP BW | BW4/HANA Implementations, Enhancements, Migration and Conversion with exposure to all phases of project from business process prototyping, Development, Integration Testing, Cutover and Go Live.

  • Experience in BW HANA in the areas of Data Modelling to Front End Design, BEx Query Design, Analysis for Office.
  • Experience in Implementing Operational Data Provisioning (ODP).
  • Strong Experience in Handling SAP BW HANA Cutover Activities and Successful Delivery.
  • Strong Experience in Requirement Gathering, Validation, Management of Requirements, Providing Effort Estimation, Quality Assurance, Post Go-Live Support, Co-ordinating with Business teams, Stake Holders.
  • Demonstrated ability to work Independently and Flexibility to adapt in ever changing business environment.
  • Liaised with customers, management, and sales team to better understand customer needs and recommend appropriate solutions.
  • Delivered outstanding service to clients to maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Created and developed detailed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
  • Aligned closely with business owners and employees to gather information and gain operational insight.
  • Excelled as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), collaborating closely with team members to thoroughly comprehend client requirements.
  • Showcased capabilities as a Senior SAP Consultant, responsible for crucial tasks such as effort estimation, meticulous documentation (Technical Specification)
  • Successfully managed multiple SAP BW / BW/4HANA projects, assuming responsibilities such as comprehensive documentation, efficient task assignment, proactive follow-up, and meticulous planning in accordance with defined Service Level Agreement (SLA) timelines.

Overview

12
years of professional experience
4
Languages

Work History

DXC TECHNOLOGY
BENGALURU

BW/4HANA Consultant
08.2021 - Current

Job overview

Responsibilities

DXC Technology | Project – Life Insurance Corporation of India | August 2021 – Present | Technical Lead | Migration and In-Place Conversion

Lead the BW Team to Deliver BW 7.0 to BW 7.5 on HANA upgrade/Migration project and BW/4HANA In-Place Conversion.

While working on the BW on HANA Migration activities I have also Involved and worked with LIC-BW team in providing permanent resolution for Month End and Quarter End Critical Issues which were recurring into the system from past few years due to which BW users had to perform manual adjustments as per the source reports.

Permanent Resolution has helped BW users in generating the reports without any manual adjustments which saved time and effort.

Worked on Enhancing AMOUNT KeyFigures field Length in BW on HANA system

Single Handily worked and delivered POC of BW/4HANA Conversion in SandBox Environment to have the customer understandings on BW/4HANA Converted system concepts.

Worked and Fixed Critical Issues -

  • Non-Cumulative InfoCubes
  • Hana-Optimized InfoCube with non-cumulative key figures
  • Data Differences/Mismatch Issue BW on HANA 7.5 Quality Post Upgrade
  • Post Upgrade Critical Error Messages while Executing Queries/Workbooks in RSRT/BEx analyzer
  • Initial value for time is not allowed in NCUM provider
  • Post Upgrade Non-Cumulative Standard Extractor Not Bringing Correct Delta Records
  • Extractor 0FI_GL_10 - update wrong data to Target 0FIGL_O10

Always Extended and made Myself Flexible to address critical Issue which required Immediate response within the team and with LIC-BW team.

Wipro Technologies
Bengaluru, Karnataka

SAP BW HANA Consultant
2011.07 - 2021.08 (10 years & 1 month)

Job overview

Wipro Technologies | Project - Severn Trent Waters | July 2019 – August 2021 | Technical Lead | BW/4HANA Consultant


BW/4HANA Shell Conversion (Greenfield Approach)
Worked on shell conversion process with the analysis and understanding of General Sequence. o System Requirements, Maintenance Planner, Pre-Checks, Custom Code Checks, System Provisioning, Shell Conversion, Post Conversion Tasks. o SAP Notes: Understood the procedure to create program Z_SAP_BW_NOTE_ANALYZER, which is used to update the tools for converting a system from SAP BW to SAP BW/4HANA. Operational Data Provisioning (ODP) Framework
Worked on Extraction and Replication Scenarios for various target applications.
Worked and understood how it supports delta mechanism. Advanced Data Store (ADSO)
Worked on ADSO and understood various types (Standard, Staging, and Data Mart) Composite Provider
Implemented mixed modelling in composite provider considering Infoset in BW system. BEx Queries:
Worked on Query Designer which is eclipse-based tool set. Created RKF, CKF, Formula variables.
Understood query technical properties and compared this feature against the earlier versions of query designer. Customer Exits:
Worked on Conversion of Customer Exit to Enhancement Spots.
Created Function Module and Implemented BADIs for 28 customer exit variables.
Roles and Authorization: Understood Authorization required for the BW/4HANA transfer toolbox.
Understood Authorization impact once the BW system is converted to a SAP BW/4HANA. ABAP Routines:
Worked on implementation of Routines Post conversion in BW/4HANA. Virtual Time Hierarchies:
Worked on Virtual time Hierarchy based on Time Char. Required for some reporting scenarios.


Wipro Technologies Ltd | Project - KAO USA Inc | Jan 2018 – June 2019 | Senior SAP BW HANA Consultant


Worked on BW on HANA modelling objects like Advance DSO, Composite Provider.
Experience in creating HANA Information views Modelling: Attribute, Analytical and Calculation Views.
Experience in BW Support during BW HANA Migration.
BEx Worked Extensively in BEx Analyser in building Queries, saving it in Workbooks (Excel work Sheets).
Responsible for Onsite – Offshore coordination and Customer interfacing during weekly meetings and giving regular updates to all stake holders involved. Participated in identifying and implementing continuous business process improvements in planning, month-end closing, and consolidation. Documented functional and technical specifications for production support and project enhancements. Participated in change management activities.
Involved in Status Reporting: Provided status reporting to both the client and the internal stakeholder over the Weekly Status Meeting (WSR) and Monthly Status Review (MSR).
Quality Control / Approvals: Responsible for the overall quality of deliverables and will provide approvals if necessary.
Participated in the ticket management and resolution processes, including receiving, resolution monitoring and customer satisfaction
Provides direction, training, and guidance for less experienced. Defines metrics and monitors Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for systems being developed.

Wipro Technologies Ltd | Project – AREVA | May 2016 – April 2017 | Senior SAP BW Consultant

Involved in creating and maintaining Info Cubes, DataStore Objects, Info Objects, Info Areas, Data Sources, Transformations, Data Transfer Process, and Info Packages.
Migrated DataSources from 3.x version to BI7.0 version and created several DSO objects which act as data staging engine.
Involved in creation of Info Cubes, DSO, Data Sources, Info sources, PSA for data Extraction, Transformation and Loading from SAP R/3 to SAP BW.
Extensively used MultiProvider for reporting using various InfoCube combinations to suit business needs
Data extraction from R/3 to BW by using LO Cockpit (LBWE) initialized the setup tables. Scheduled and Implemented delta mechanism for periodic loads.
Worked in extractions, LO-Cockpit extraction and others using V3 updates.


Wipro Technologies Ltd | Project – AREVA | May 2016 – April 2017 | Senior SAP BW Consultant


Involved in creating and maintaining Info Cubes, DataStore Objects, Info Objects, Info Areas, Data Sources, Transformations, Data Transfer Process, and Info Packages.
Migrated DataSources from 3.x version to BI7.0 version and created several DSO objects which act as data staging engine. Involved in creation of Info Cubes, DSO, Data Sources, Info sources, PSA for data Extraction, Transformation and Loading from SAP R/3 to SAP BW.
Extensively used MultiProvider for reporting using various InfoCube combinations to suit business needs
Data extraction from R/3 to BW by using LO Cockpit (LBWE) initialized the setup tables. Scheduled and Implemented delta mechanism for periodic loads.
Worked in extractions, LO-Cockpit extraction and others using V3 updates.

Wipro Technologies Ltd | Project – AREVA | May 2016 – April 2017 | Senior SAP BW Consultant

Involved in creating and maintaining Info Cubes, DataStore Objects, Info Objects, Info Areas, Data Sources, Transformations, Data Transfer Process, and Info Packages.
Migrated DataSources from 3.x version to BI7.0 version and created several DSO objects which act as data staging engine.
Involved in creation of Info Cubes, DSO, Data Sources, Info sources, PSA for data Extraction, Transformation and Loading from SAP R/3 to SAP BW.
Extensively used MultiProvider for reporting using various InfoCube combinations to suit business needs
Data extraction from R/3 to BW by using LO Cockpit (LBWE) initialized the setup tables. Scheduled and Implemented delta mechanism for periodic loads.
Worked in extractions, LO-Cockpit extraction and others using V3 updates.

Wipro Technologies Ltd | Project – AIRBUS | Jan 2014 – April 2016 | SAP BW Consultant


Designed Developed and Modified Info Objects, Info Sources and Info Cubes and loaded these objects with Master data and Transactional data from SAP R/3 and flat files by creating Info Packages.
Installed relevant SAP business content for SD, Vehicle Management System, and Warranty.
Worked on standard and custom defined LO extractors. Used LO structures for extracting sales order, delivery, and billing information.
Involved in BW cutover activities, this includes production system build up, configuration, transport fix, master, transaction data loads, setup tables, initialization, delta loads.
Created Variables, Filters, Exceptions, calculated key figures, restricted key figures, Global and Local structures, and other features to meet user requirement.

Wipro Technologies Ltd | Project - Origin Energy | June 2012 – Jan 2014 | SAP BW Consultant

Responsible for Development of BW Data Model as per the Business Functional Requirements (BFRs).
Designed Technical Specification Document of the Reports.
Designed and Customized InfoObject, Info source, created transfer structures, transfer rules, update rules, DTP, and Transformations, Routines for DSO, InfoCubes.
Uploaded master and transactional data from files and SAP as the OLTP source. Worked extensively on administration workbench (RSA1)
BEx Query Reporting, using Business Content, Generic extraction. Designed Three Info cubes with daily and Monthly Granularity, extraction from PSA.
Setup Flat file extraction for legacy data, Assigning Data Sources to the Info Source, Defining Transfer Structure, and Metadata maintenance for the Info Source and Source system. Configuring Metadata in the Administration Workbench for replication and Updating of Data Source from the source system

Education

Sikkim Manipal University
Bengaluru

MBA from Operations Management
08.2013 - 10.2015

University Overview

Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Pilani

M Tech from Software Engineering
01.2012 - 12.2015

University Overview

Basaveshwara Science College
Bagalkot

Bachelor of Science from Computer Science
07.2008 - 07.2011

University Overview

Skills

SAP BW/4HANA

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Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Received DXC Champs Award for Quarter 3, year 2023-24
  • Received DXC Collaborator Award for the Year 2023-24
  • Received DXC Champs Award for Quarter 3, year 2022-23
  • Received DXC Collaborator Award for the Year 2022-23
  • Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Circle of Excellence (Wipro All India Hands Meet) – Ace of Alliance Award for Outstanding Performance and Significant Contribution in FY 2019-20.
Chetan R. NanawateTechnical Lead