SAP XI - You can send data from SAP and non-SAP sources to BI using SAP XI, (Exchange Infrastructure).

XM fi!es are sometimes !oaded "ith the he!# of SAP XI. SOAP - $ata transfer using SAP XI is %ased on Sim#!e &%'ect Access Protoco! (S&AP). (his ser)ice is used to read XM data and to store it in the BI ser)er. OLTP - &n!ine (ransaction Processing. A c!ass of s*stems that faci!itate and manage transaction-oriented a##!ications, t*#ica!!* for data entr* and retrie)a! transaction #rocessing. OLAP - &n!ine Ana!*tica! Processing. & AP too!s ena%!e users to interacti)e!* ana!*+e mu!tidimensiona! data from mu!ti#!e #ers#ecti)es. & AP consists of three %asic ana!*tica! o#erations, conso!idation, dri!!-do"n, and s!icing and dicing. (hree t*#es, Mu!tidimensiona!, -e!ationa! and .*%rid. InfoPackages - Extract data from Source S*stems to $ataSources "ithin the BI s*stem. DTP - $(Ps ($ata (ransfer Processes) #ush data from $ataSource "ithin the BI s*stem to the $ata(argets (Info&%'ect, InfoSource, $S&, Info/u%e) "ithin the BI S*stem. RSA1 - (ransaction code for $00B. (he $ata 0arehouse 0or1%ench is the centra! coc1#it for B0 de)e!o#ers. Bui!ding, !oading and monitoring the data "arehouse is executed in this 0B. RSPC - (ransaction /ode to create, maintain and schedu!e Process /hains. RSPCM - (ransaction /ode to monitor Process /hains. RSMO - (ransaction /ode to monitor data !oads (indi)idua! !oads and o%'ects in Process /hain). BEx - Business Ex#!orer #ro)ides f!exi%!e re#orting and ana!*sis too!s for strategic ana!*ses and decision-ma1ing su##ort "ithin a %usiness. (hese too!s inc!ude 2uer*, re#orting, and ana!*sis functions. BEx Query Des gner - You ana!*+e the data%ase of BI %* defining 2ueries against these InfoPro)iders in the BEx 3uer* $esigner. BEx Ana!y"er - (he BEx Ana!*+er is an ana!*sis, re#orting, and design too! of the Business Ex#!orer, "hich is integrated into Microsoft Exce!. In the BEx Ana!*+er, *ou can ana!*+e se!ected InfoPro)ider data and use it for #!anning %* na)igating in 2ueries that "ere created in the BEx 3uer* $esigner and create different 2uer* )ie"s of the data.

BEx #e$ Ana!y"er - (he BEx 0e% Ana!*+er is a standa!one, con)enient 0e% a##!ication for data ana!*sis that *ou can ca!! using a 4- or as an i5ie" on the #orta!. In the 0e% Ana!*+er, *ou can o#en a data #ro)ider (2uer*, 2uer* )ie", InfoPro)ider, or externa! data source) and use ad hoc ana!*sis to create )ie"s of BI data, ca!!ed 2uer* )ie"s, that *ou can then use as data #ro)iders for other BI a##!ications. BEx #e$ A%%! ca& on Des gner - You can use the BEx 0e% A##!ication $esigner, the des1to# a##!ication used to create 0e% a##!ications, to generate .(M #ages that contain BI-s#ecific content such as ta%!es, charts, or ma#s. BEx Re%or& Des gner - (he -e#ort $esigner is an eas*-to-use design too! that *ou can use to create formatted re#orts that are o#timi+ed for #resentation and #rinting. BEx Broa'cas&er - 4sing the BEx Broadcaster, "e can #reca!cu!ate and distri%ute 0e% tem#!ates, 2ueries and "or1%oo1s. $istri%ution o#tions inc!ude sending %* e-mai! or ex#orting into the Enter#rise Porta!. BEx Mo$ !e In&e!! gence ( 4sing this, "e can access our 0e% a##!ications on the mo)e. (he s*stem automatica!!* recogni+es "hat 1ind of mo%i!e de)ice is %eing used to ca!! u# the mo%i!e a##!ication. ETL ( Extraction, (ransform and oad is a #rocess in data%ase usage and es#ecia!!* in data "arehousing that in)o!)es, Extracting data from outside sources (ransforming it to fit o#erationa! needs ("hich can inc!ude 2ua!it* !e)e!s) oading it into the end target (data%ase or data "arehouse). ERP ( Enter#rise -esource P!anning. E-P integrates interna! and externa! management information across an entire organi+ation, em%racing finance, manufacturing, sa!es and ser)ice, customer re!ationshi# management, etc. E-P s*stems automate this acti)it* "ith an integrated soft"are a##!ication. Its #ur#ose is to faci!itate the f!o" of information %et"een a!! %usiness functions inside the %oundaries of the organi+ation and manage the connections to outside sta1eho!ders. E-P s*stems t*#ica!!* inc!ude the fo!!o"ing characteristics, An integrated s*stem that o#erates in rea! time (or next to rea! time), "ithout re!*ing on #eriodic u#dates. A common data%ase, "hich su##orts a!! a##!ications. A consistent !oo1 and fee! throughout each modu!e. Insta!!ation of the s*stem "ithout e!a%orate a##!ication6data integration %* the Information (echno!og* (I() de#artment. )PI - 7e* #erformance indicators are "a*s to #eriodica!!* assess the #erformances of organi+ations, %usiness units, and their di)ision, de#artments and em#!o*ees. 7e* Performance Indicators define a set of )a!ues used to measure against. (hese ra" sets of )a!ues, "hich are fed to s*stems in charge of summari+ing the information, are ca!!ed indicators.

OLTP *s OLAP e)e! of detai!, (he & (P !a*er stores data "ith a )er* high !e)e! of detai!, "hereas data in the $ata 0arehouse is com#ressed for high-#erformance access (aggregation). .istor*, Archi)ing data in the & (P area means it is stored "ith minima! histor*. (he $ata 0arehouse area a!!o"s com#rehensi)e historica! data. /hangea%i!it*, 8re2uent data changes are a feature of the o#erati)e area, "hi!e in the $ata 0arehouse, the data is fro+en after a certain #oint for ana!*sis. Integration, In contrast to the & (P en)ironment, re2uests for com#rehensi)e, integrated information for ana!*sis is )er* high. 9orma!i+ation, $ue to the reduction in data redundanc*, norma!i+ation is )er* high for o#erati)e use. $ata staging and !o"er #erformance are the reasons "h* there is !ess norma!i+ation in the $ata 0arehouse. -ead access, An & AP en)ironment is o#timi+ed for read access. &#erati)e a##!ications (and users ) a!so need to carr* out additiona! functions regu!ar!*, inc!uding change, insert, and de!ete.

Co+%onen&s of BI ( $ata 0arehouse e)e! - the "arehouse is res#onsi%!e for the c!eansing, !oading, storage, and management of the data needed for the enter#rise. BI Ser)ices - contains BI ser)ices to su##ort com#!ex ana!*sis tas1s and functions. It has Ana!*tic Engine, "hich #rocesses the data re2uested through BEx ana!*sis na)igations and Ana!*sis Process $esigner (AP$) and the $ata Mining, "hich #ro)ide the ana!*sts "ith the too!s to merge, mine, #re#rocess, store, and ana!*+e data. BI Suite6BEx (oo! Set - Pro)ides f!exi%!e re#orting and ana!*sis too!s targeted at %oth #o"er users and end users. (hese too!s inc!ude 2uer*, re#orting, and ana!*sis functions. Man* ana!*sis features are a)ai!a%!e !i1e s!ice and dice (#i)ot-!i1e functions). In addition, man* out#ut o#tions are su##orted, inc!uding formatted Microsoft Exce!, 0e% coc1#its, formatted 0e% out#ut (BEx -e#orts) and Ado%e P$8 documents.

Sources of Da&a for BI ( 8!at fi!es, XM , Mu!tidimensiona! sources from other $ata 0arehouses, -e!ationa! data in other data%ase management s*stems. Da&a S&ag ng,Loa' ng &ec-n .ues ( $B /onnect, A!!o"s re!ationa! data%ases to %e accessed direct!*. 4$ /onnect, A!!o"s access to a!most a!! re!ationa! and mu!tidimensiona! $ataSources. 4$ /onnect con)erts and transfers mu!tidimensiona! data as f!at data. (his techno!og* runs on the :;EE Engine. S-API - (he Ser)ice API is a techno!og* #ac1age in SAP source s*stems of BI that faci!itates a high !e)e! of integration for data transfer from the source s*stems to BI. (herefore, it a!!o"s for communication %et"een SAP source s*stems and SAP 9et0ea)er BI.

PSA - (he Persistent Staging Area (PSA) is the in%ound storage area for data from the source s*stems in the SAP Business Information 0arehouse. (he re2uested data is sa)ed, unchanged from the source s*stem. 0hen !oading f!at fi!es, the data does not remain com#!ete!* unchanged, since it is ad'usted %* con)ersion routines if necessar*. Da&a #are-ouse ( It refers to the !a*er that ho!ds )er* detai!ed data for fair!* !ong #eriods of time. Its #ur#ose is to ho!d information *ou ma* or ma* not 1no" *ou need *et. O%era& ona! Da&a S&ore ( It is designed to contain detai!ed data for !o"-!e)e! o#erationa! needs. In most cases, data in this area is not 1e#t for man* *ears. Da&a Mar&s - It is designed "ith data%ase o%'ects that #ro)ide summari+ed6aggregated storage for data "ith a !ong-term time reference. Most of *our BI information needs shou!d come from this area. Transfor+a& on - As data is extracted from the source s*stem and directed to the "arehouse to %e stored, it is first c!eansed and sometimes aggregated %efore it is usa%!e in *our BI s*stem. (he transformation #rocess a!!o"s *ou to conso!idate, c!eanse, and integrate data. A transformation con)erts the fie!ds of the source into the format of the target. InfoO$/ec& Ca&a!og - An Info&%'ect cata!og is a co!!ection of Info&%'ects grou#ed according to a##!ications#ecific criteria (InfoArea). (here are t"o t*#es of Info&%'ect cata!ogs, /haracteristic and 7e* figure.

InfoArea - E!ement for grou#ing meta-o%'ects in the BI s*stem. Each InfoPro)ider is assigned to an InfoArea. InfoPro* 'er - An InfoPro)ider is an o%'ect for "hich 2ueries can %e created or executed in BEx. InfoPro)iders are the o%'ects or )ie"s that are re!e)ant for re#orting. InfoO$/ec& - Business e)a!uation o%'ects are 1no"n in B0 as Info&%'ects. Info&%'ects are the sma!!est information units in B0. (he* structure the information needed to create data targets. Im#ortance, (he* can %e uni2ue!* identified %* their technica! name. (he* contain technica! and %usiness information. (he* a!!o" information mode!ing. (he* are used to define re#orts and to e)a!uate master and transaction data. (*#es of Info&%'ects, 7e* figures (eg. Amount, 3uantit*) /haracteristics (eg. Materia!, /o!or) (ime characteristics (eg. /a!ender$a*, /a!enderYear) (echnica! characteristics (eg. -e2uestI$, /hangeI$) 4nits (eg. /urrenc*, 4nit) Info&%'ect <-E34I$ de!i)ers the num%ers a!!ocated %* the s*stem "hen !oading re2uests= Info&%'ect </.9>I$ de!i)ers the num%ers a!!ocated during aggregate change runs.

Co+%oun' ng ( It is the #rocess of com%ining a characterisics Infoo%'ect "ith another characteristics Info&%'ect to ensure the a%i!it* to uni2ue!* define )a!ues of the Info&%'ect. A&&r $u&es - Attri%utes are Info&%'ects that exist a!read*, and that are assigned !ogica!!* to the ne" characteristic.