ODS

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ODS Benefits

• Overwrite Capability

• of (non key) Characteristics

• of keyfigures

• Store Data on the Document Level

• Consolidated or overwritten

• Cleansed

• Reporting

• Drilldown from InfoCube to the ODS

• Directly on the ODS

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 Architecture: BW ODS
• BW Operational Data Store (ODS)
• Merge data from different InfoSources
• Transaction and master data
• Data changes
• Denormalized data structure - Transparent table
• Data available for reporting

BW ODS
• Potential to create an
external file ODS Objects

Update Rules
Transfer Rules

PSA

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Parallel ODS Upload

Parallel Upload
supported
− Reduced upload times

ODS ODS
object object
− Faster availability for
reporting

ODS
object Benefit: Performance
and Scalability

File File
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BW ODS Data Flow Example
InfoCube

Update Rules

Level 2
Order-Deliv.
ODS
Order Delivery Level 1

Update Rules
Transfer Rules

PSA Order Delivery

InfoSource InfoSource

Source Data extract Data extract

System
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Performance - Reporting ODS

Reporting ODS
− No further data targets

− Immediately available for

reporting
− Performance

ODS object

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BW ODS Reporting
1 2 3

ODS Only InfoCube to ODS ODS to OLTP

RRI
OLAP OLAP OLAP OLTP System
Processor Processor Processor

ODS ODS
Object InfoCube Object

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Business Content

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Business Content is . . .

 Data Provision: DataSources and InfoSources

 Warehouse Management: InfoCubes, InfoObjects, etc.
 Analysis: Queries, KPIs
 Information Deployment: Roles, Solution Workbooks

… throughout all Business Processes and Applications

… for different Roles
… for different Scenarios
(e.g. repetitive, discrete, continuous manufacturing etc.)
… for different Industries

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Business Content Installation
Start via menu or
transaction code
(RSA1 or RSOR) A description of the
tool is displayed in
the right frame

1. Select one or
several objects
3. Start
installation on-
line or in batch

2. Drag & Drop

objects (or use
context menu)

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BW Repository

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