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Lothar SchubertBI RIG, SAP AG

ODS Objectsin BW 3.0

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Agenda

ODS Objects in BW 3.0Concept and Application

Technical Architecture

Administration Features

ODS Object Archiving

Upgrade considerations (from 2.0 to 3.0)

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Agenda

ODS Objects in BW 3.0Concept and Application

Technical Architecture

Administration Features

ODS Object Archiving

Upgrade considerations (from 2.0 to 3.0)

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BW Architecture: Layers & Accessiblity 04

Data Warehouse

Non volatile

Granular

Historical foundation

Integrated

Built via ODS Objects

Multidimensional Model

Multidimensional analysis Aggregated view

Integrated

Built via InfoCubes

Operational Data Store

Operational Reporting

Near Real-Time / Volatile

Granular

Built via ODS Objects

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Motivation for Implementation

Physical store for integrated, granular data from the staging

process (as a historical foundation of the data warehouse)

Means to transform, merge, hold and export data

Framework to handle volatile and most recent reporting

scenarios

SoHow do ODS Objects help ME?

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ODS Object Design

Key Fields

Data Fields

Settings

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Comparison PSA / ODS Object / InfoCube

Object/Property PSA ODS Object InfoCube

Method, Usage Buffer/Maintenance Harmonization

Consolidation /EnterpriseData Model (EDM)

Query optimization,

Aggregation

Data retention Buffer (approx. 30 days)

for transactional data and

master data; it might be

of longer duration if no

ODS Objects are used

Memory for transactional

data/permanent

Memory for aggregated

data/permanent

Data origin DataSource / source-

system-dependent

InfoSource-dependent InfoSource-dependent

Manipulation Add Change/add/delete Add

Data structure Relational databasetables; request-oriented

key

Relational database tablesNormalized, semantic key

w/o request

Star schema, de-normalized

Reporting Typically no reporting,

possible via InfoSetQuery

for detailed Reporting

Reporting at a high level of

granularity, mainly flat

reporting

Multi-dimensional

Reporting at a low level

of granularity

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Flexible Update into any Data Target

Transfer-Structure Transfer-Structure

Attributes Texts

InfoSource

ODS

Object

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Update Rules

MasterData ODS

Master Data InfoSource

Flexible Master Data Staging - Example

Additional master data layer

(optional)

Cleansing

Consolidation

Populate master data tables from

consistent ODS objects

Refresh and recalculate, e.g. for

status attributes or transitive

(dependent) attributes

Benefit: Flexibility

Business Partners

MasterDataCustomers

Master

DataVendors

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Characteristics: New Settings (ODS Object relevant)

Direct

update

Flexible

update

ODS Object

for checking

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Check of Referential Integrity - Example

Communication Structure Enable check (optional)

1000

Bus. Partner

Look Up

Error Handler

InfoObject Bus. Partner 9000 doesnt

meet the referential Integrity => the

record is marked as erroneous

9000 not allowed

ODS-Object defined in InfoObject as check table

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Check of Referential Integrity - Details

Selective check of the value of a single InfoObject in transfer

rules against

Master Data table or

ODS Objects

Available for all InfoObjects

Find errors as soon as possible

Integrated in Error handling

Optional split of not allowed records into a second Request

Difference to Master Data check of InfoPackage-Level:

Check of Referential Integrity MD check of InfoPackage-Level

All Data targets All Data targets

One check in transfer rules Check after updatre rules for each data target

Only for selected InfoObjects All InfoObjects

Error-handling Aborts after first erroneous record

Works for all ODS objects BW 2.0 SP18: ODS only if BEx-Reporting is active

Check against MD-table or ODS Object is possible Check only against MD-table

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Lookup of Master Data Attributes in Update Rules

In 3.0 it is possible to fill a data field of an ODS-Object or anattribute of an InfoObject by reading the attribute from the MD-

table of the InfoObject

Example:

Document # Customer GroupCustomer #... ...ODS Record

Customer GroupCustomer # ...Master Data Record

Lookup

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InfoSet - Joining ODS Objects and Master Data

related

objects

ON condition

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InfoSets Benefits for ODS Object Access

Fully integrated in Business Explorer

BEx as reporting frontend (all reporting and web reporting features available)

Accessed via OLAP engine (full range of OLAP features is utilized) Same functionsno specific user training necessary

Integrated into Administrator Workbench

InfoProvider-Tree

InfoSets can join all flat BW Objects ODS Objects

Attributes

Texts

You can setup a consistent and normalized data warehouse layerusing ODS-objects, which is very flexible from an operationalreporting point of view.

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ODS Objects: New BAPI/API

External System

Read API

Write API

Customer program

BW system

ODS

Object

Read BAPI

Write API

APIs support additional openness

Read BAPI Internal: Look up for data targets

External: Provide ODS Objectinformation for external application

Write API Limited to transactional ODS Objects

Additional flexibility

Update from external system

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Selection Criteria for Data Marts 17

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Delta Update to ODS Objects

Serialization required due to overwrite capabilities

New methods with PI-2003.1:

A - Direct delta:

Direct transfer or records to delta queue.

Every record becomes LUW.

No need for V3.

B - Queued delta:

Data collection in Extraction Queue.

CNon-serialized V3 Update

Same feature as before.

Sequence of data records not guaranteed.

See OSS note 500426 for additional details

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Distribute ODS Object Data - Open Hub Service 19

Controlled distribution

of consistent data

Target: file or DB table

Central monitori