Spc

Data Extraction

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OLTP Extraction

• Production Data Extractors

• DataSource Replication
• R/3 Extraction Process
• Non-R/3 Extraction Process
• Scheduling
• Monitoring

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R/3 Production Data Extractor

• Supports multiple R/3 releases beginning with 3.0D.

• Integration to DataSources provided by SAP OLTP
system.
• Data transferred using either IDOCs or TRFCs to carry
the data.

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DataSource Replication for R/3 OLTP
BW Server

Transfer Structure

DataSource
Replication

Transfer Structure

Extract Structure

R/3 OLTP

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 Extraction from R/3 OLTP

• InfoSources
• Transaction data
Meta data Data Extractor
• Master Data
Descriptions
• Attributes
• Hierarchies

• Currency conversion rates

HR CO FI LO EC
• Full update / Delta update
R/3 OLTP

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 Update Process

BW Server • Update process serves

• ODS Objects
Master Data
Aggregates,
Hierarchies • InfoCubes
ODS’ and
InfoCubes Texts • Master data

• Update Rules
Update UR1 UR2 UR3 • Field to field
Rules • Currency
conversion
• Time conversion
Info Sales data HR admin Customer • Grouping
Sources • Fixed values
• Formulas
• Conditions ...

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 Non-R/3 Data Sources
• Third party data extraction and load tools
• Third party tool represents Source System with multiple
InfoSources
• Meta data exchange through BAPI
• Consistent update through BW transformation and update
rules
• File interface
• Mapping based on meta data
• Fixed and variable record length
• CSV-format (i.e. Excel)

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 Spc

External Data ‘Extraction’ –

Remote Cubes

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SAP BW Remote Cube
• Replace reporting tools in OLTP systems wherever
possible
• Uniform and modern user interface
• Cross application reporting
• Real-time access to transaction data in the operative
system(s)
• Direct access versus replication
• Reuse of the existing BW infrastructure
• Extractors
• Service API
• BW meta data model
• Transfer rules
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Limitations
• Only for transaction data
• Suitable only for small volumes of data
• Few end users
• Additional requirements for the extractors
• Selective for the most important characteristics
• Pre-aggregation (if appropriate)
• No Inversion of Customer Exits (in SAPI)
• Available from OLTP-Release 4.0B on

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