Data Modeling
�� Involves modeling / re-modeling (*) data
warehouse layers
�� Data Acquisition: Accessing and Integrating information from heterogeneous data sources
�� Connectivity is made to virtually all data sources (enhanced data source concept) (*)
�� Transformation
�� Flexible Transformation capabilities (enhanced *)
�� Data Distribution
�� Open Hub Service
�� Meta Data & Document Management
�� Meta data integration from and to other SAP BI data marts
�� Generation of documentation
�� Sophisticated search functionality in conjunction with KM searching technology
Data Flow Control
�� Defining the Data Transfer Process (*)
�� Setting up process chains (enhanced *)
�� Real-time data acquisition (*)
�� Administration and Monitoring
�� Administration Cockpit (*)
�� Data Quality
�� Performance Optimization
�� BI Accelerator: Speeding up BI query performance by orders of magnitude (*)
�� Aggregate Definition and Maintenance
�� Caching
�� DB Tool Support (statistics, indices etc)
�� Information Lifecycle Management
�� Near-Line storage (*) and archiving
�� User Management
�� Standard authorizations for warehouse modeling and administration
�� Analysis authorizations (for end users) (revised *
* Indicates new features in SAP BI 7.0
�� Data Acquisition: Accessing and Integrating information from heterogeneous data sources
�� Connectivity is made to virtually all data sources (enhanced data source concept) (*)
�� Transformation
�� Flexible Transformation capabilities (enhanced *)
�� Data Distribution
�� Open Hub Service
�� Meta Data & Document Management
�� Meta data integration from and to other SAP BI data marts
�� Generation of documentation
�� Sophisticated search functionality in conjunction with KM searching technology
Data Flow Control
�� Defining the Data Transfer Process (*)
�� Setting up process chains (enhanced *)
�� Real-time data acquisition (*)
�� Administration and Monitoring
�� Administration Cockpit (*)
�� Data Quality
�� Performance Optimization
�� BI Accelerator: Speeding up BI query performance by orders of magnitude (*)
�� Aggregate Definition and Maintenance
�� Caching
�� DB Tool Support (statistics, indices etc)
�� Information Lifecycle Management
�� Near-Line storage (*) and archiving
�� User Management
�� Standard authorizations for warehouse modeling and administration
�� Analysis authorizations (for end users) (revised *
* Indicates new features in SAP BI 7.0
