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A data warehouse is a well structured common data architecture for providing business intelligence. A data warehouse is a specific company-wide data pool in order to support decision makers.
Top management Mid and lower management Planners, controllers,
User Reporting
Data Warehouse
Source System
Source System
Source System
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Standardized structure and presentation of the truth Easy to use single point of access Sophisticated business reporting methods Data staging from a heterogeneous environment Data access independent of the source systems Time dependent master data
User Reporting
Data Warehouse
Source System
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On-Line Analytical Processing information systems are designed to answer multi-dimensional analytical queries at a high rate of speed. On-Line Transaction Processing information systems are designed to handle a high volume of repetitive business transactions.
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OLTP
- Optimized to get data in - For management and daily business - Processes a small amount of data per transaction - Business-critical availability - Data updates online - Data overwritten
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Provides a high speed OLAP reporting environment Avoids competition of system resources with OLTP systems
OLAP Reports OLAP OLAPReports Reports Data Warehouse Data Mining & Data DataMining Mining& & Analytics Analytics Analytics
NetWeaver Interface
SAP ERP
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SAP NetWeaver
The SAP data warehouse utilizes an integration architecture technology called NetWeaver. NetWeaver Architecture is used by all of the SAP application suites to exchange information.
Data exchange Web based platform XI middleware
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Many concurrent users (1000+) Sophisticated authorizations and security Fast response time (< 5 sec) High data volumes (>100+ GB or TB) Multiple data sources Easy to use (slice, dice, drill-down, roll-up) Enhanced reporting functions
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Objective Priority Data View Age of Data Database Operations Data Structures Data Integration Data Sets
Competitive Advantage Flexible Access to Data Summarized Historical Read Multi-Dimension Extensive 2-7 years
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Corporate Planning
Accounting Supplier Management, Production Planning, Cost Planning, Supplier Accounting Warehouse Accounting Customer Invoices Employee Salary Personnel
Purchasing
Stocks
Sales
Horizontal Integration
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Data analysis and analytical applications Multi-dimensional data Data warehouse Extraction, transformation, loading Source systems
- OLAP, MIS, cockpits, - Planning, scorecard, - Information models - Aggregation - Data Targets - Data Transfer Process - Selection, extraction, - Modification, loading
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Infocubes
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Extraction Layer
Reporting & Analysis Layer
Predefined customizable extractors for SAP applications Direct extraction from database tables or views Web services Flat file interface Staging BAPI
Infocubes
data targets Transformation Layer (Persistent) Staging Area Extraction Layer: InfoPackage
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Storage area for data extracted from sources Requested data is saved directly from its source (without changes) First step in loading data into the operational data store (ODS) and data warehouse
Infocubes
data targets Transformation Layer (Persistent) Staging Area Extraction Layer: InfoPackage
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Transformation Layer
Reporting & Analysis Layer
Converts source data from the source format to the data target format Data field mapping Transformation programs Formulas
Infocubes
data targets Transformation Layer (Persistent) Staging Area Extraction Layer: InfoPackage
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Source: Data warehouse framework. BiPM Institute. Retrieved February 22, 2008 from http://bipminstitute.com/ template/topic.php?topic_id=DAC
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Replication of data from a transactional system Provides overwrite capability Used to supply infocubes
Infocubes
data targets Transformation Layer (Persistent) Staging Area Extraction Layer: InfoPackage
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Infocubes
Reporting & Analysis Layer
Data target specifically designed to perform OLAP reporting Utilizes the extended star schema Forms the basis of queries
Infocubes
data targets Transformation Layer (Persistent) Staging Area Extraction Layer: InfoPackage
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Tools where data is presented in reports & dashboards SAP Business Explorer Bex Components Web Application Designer Web Portals
Infocubes
data targets Transformation Layer (Persistent) Staging Area Extraction Layer: InfoPackage
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Infoprovider Selection
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Infoarea represents the highest level of grouping for information objects. Infoareas typically have themes like customer analytics or profitability analysis. Infocube is a flexible data cube target designed for OLAP reporting. Transformation is a program routine that transfers and formats data from a data source to a data target. Infosource an information object that is available for loading a data target. Infopackage is a scheduler for creating the data set from the source that is saved to the data target. Datasource the description and location of master data from database tables, flat files or other data sources.
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Source System
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BEx Analyzer
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Executed Query
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Summary
Data Warehouse is a structured architecture for reporting OLAP systems are designed for high speed executive reporting OLTP systems are designed to handle high volume transactions NetWeaver is the integration architecture technology used by SAP BW Netweaver BW has 4 main layers
Extraction Layer Persistent Staging Area Transformation Layer Reporting Layer
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Summary
Data Warehouse Workbench is for creating data models Analysis Process Designer is used for Data Mining BEx Query Designer is used for creating new reports BEx Analyzer is used for performing data analysis
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