The remote system access communication is based on ODBC connection, and ODBC drivers for remote data sources − ASEODBC, IQODBC, and TDODBC. To create a remote data source, Right-click on Remote Sources → New Remote Source

In SAP HANA database, you have different system schema. _SYS_BIC schema in SAP HANA database is used to store column views of all the activated objects in HANA repository.  When an object is created and activated (HANA Modeling views, Stored Procedures), run time objects are saved under _SYS_BIC/Column views in database.These column views are used by front-end tools like BusinessObjects to get the data in a query.

Yes, if you customize a perspective, and you want to reset it, you can select Reset PerspectiveHere you have an option that allows you to perform following options on a Perspective −Customize PerspectiveSave PerspectiveReset PerspectiveClose PerspectiveClose All Perspective

You have different ABAP and Java Perspectives to perform application development and to host applications on HANA system −ABAPABAP Connectivity and IntegrationABAP ProfilingJavaJava BrowsingJava EEJava Type HierarchyJava ScriptThese perspective can be opened by navigating to, navigate to Window option at the top → Perspective → Open Perspective → Other

There are different authentication methods that you can use −Authentication by Operating System UserAuthentication by database userConnect using SSL

You can use an aggregate function to get the same. Common aggregation functions are −Average() − returns the average of the numeric values in a given columnSelect Average (Sales) from table_name where Column1=’ABC’; 

_SYS_BIC schema in SAP HANA database is used to store column views of all the activated objects in HANA repository.  When an object is created and activated (HANA Modeling views, Stored Procedures), run time objects are saved under _SYS_BIC/Column views in database.These column views are used by front-end tools like BusinessObjects to get the data in a query._SYS_BI:This schema in HANA system stores table created for variables, time dimension- Gregorian, Fiscal and schema and content mapping tables.

Common system schema are −_SYS_BIC_SYS_REPO_SYS_BI_SYS_XS_SYS_STATISTICS and many more

Following objects are available in a Package under Content tab in HANA system −Attribute ViewsAnalytic ViewsCalculation ViewsAnalytic PrivilegeStored ProceduresSub-PackagesDecision Tables

In SAP HANA Studio, Content folder contains all the design time repository objects. In this folder, all objects created in HANA system are managed under packages. To create a new object, you have to first select a Package.In a package you have different HANA Modeling Views- Attribute Views, Analytic Views, Calculation Views and Analytic Privileges. Each of the object type is managed in different folder in a package.