SAP BW7.

3 Feautures
1. Wizard Base creation of data models + dataflows 2. Easy re-modeling of the partitions on an ongoing basis 3. F ll integration with archi!ing and "ear #ine $torage f nctionality %. Fle&ible definition of partitions !ia c stomer coding 'B siness (dd-)ns*

Data Store objects $ pport of database partitioning by time characteristics enables faster access of the data (cti!ation is changed from single loo+ ps to mass loo+ p of acti!e table ,erformance gain for the impro!ed acti!ation - ntime option ."ew/ ni0 e data records only1 omits loo+ ps d ring acti!ation speeds p initial loads/ e.g. re0 ests which contain only new data "ew r le-type for 2ransformations3 4-ead from 5ata$tore #oo+ p is performance optimized by sing mass read once per data pac+age )nstead of record by record. -eplaces c stom (B(, code for loo+ ps by efficient b ilt-in loo+ p mechanism

Master data #oad is changed from single loo+ ps to mass loo+ p of master data table - ntime option ."ew records only1 6mits loo+ ps d ring acti!ation (ccelerated $)5 7andling by sing an internal mass processing 'with c stomizable threshold* 8se of na!igational attrib tes as so rce fields in the transformation a!oids additional o!erhead for loo+ ps "ew master data deletion as defa lt 'already introd ced with BW 9.: $, 23*

 ;ompletely reengineered and performance optimized "ew capabilities li+e search-modes for the sage chec+/ sim lation-mode etc.

Reduced development efforts via automated tool support 5ata Flow Wizard Wizard based data flow modeling and generation of all related data flow ob<ects incl ding new )nfo 6b<ects as needed 5ata Flow copy tool 5ata Flow migration tool '$(, "et Wea!er BW 3.& -= 9.&* >igration can be repeated?re!ersed as often as needed

nterprise Data Ware!ousin" #Real#$ime Business %ntelli"ence 7ybrid ,ro!ider

;onsists of a 5ata$tore ob<ect and a )nfo; be with a tomatically generated data flow in between @ ;ombines mass data with latest delta information at 0 ery r ntime @ 5$6 ob<ect can be connected to a real-time data ac0 isition 5ata$o rce?52, @ )f the 5ata$o rce can pro!ide appropriate delta information in direct access mode a

Airt al ,ro!ider can be sed instead of the 5$6.

Additional fle&ibilit' (it!in data flo( modelin" 7ierarchies )ntegration of hierarchies into process flow '52,/ 2ransformation* -emote hierarchies for direct access to hierarchies in the so rce system #oading hierarchies from flat file sing the new 5ata$o rce and 2ransformation technology 5ata 2ransfer ,rocess '52,* 5ata 2ransfer ,rocess s pports data e&traction from > lti,ro!iders 6ption to only load the last re0 est from a gi!en so rce 'a!ailable for f ll load 52,s* 5ata 2ransfer ,rocess s pports referential integritiy chec+s tor na!igational attrib tes of the target Enhanced load performance by possibility to -e-pac+age small data pac+ages within a re0 est to bigger pac+ages 6pen 7 b $er!ice $(, "et Wea!er BW data can be e&ported in B># format ,ossibility to change the format and length of BW data for e&port e!en into a non-$(, specific format 7ierarchy e&traction s pported by 6pen 7 b 2ransformation $emantic gro ping possible in 2ransformations 'in addition to semantic gro ping in 52,s* ,ossibility to select the )nfo6b<ects 'fields* the ser wants to se in a $tart- ? End ro tine ; rrency and nit con!ersion for 5ata$tore ob<ect and )nfo$o rce as target of a 2ransformation.

 "a!igation attrib tes of )nfo; bes?5ata$tore ob<ects can be sed as so rce fields in the 2ransformation and as filter?select options in the 52, ( tomated generation of a proposal by mapping fields of the 5ata$o rce to )nfo6b<ects

n!anced monitorin" and administration support for process c!ains

(B(, program for controlled s spension and re-starting of all process chains and -5( daemons d ring restart of the application ser!er. '"ame of program3 -$C$D$2E>C$78256W"*

Enhanced transaction -$,;> for better process chain monitoring3 6ption to refresh the stat s of all chains or only the stat s of the process chains c rrently r nning $a!ing the display config ration ser dependently 5e!iation of start- and r ntimes as new +eyfig res with self-adopting thresholds. 6!er!iew of errors for failed process chain e&ec tions