Upcoming Developments in SAP Netweaver 7.2

Simplified data flow modeling with data flow copy- and data flow migration tool, Reduced development efforts via automated tool support

Data Flow copy tool

 
�� Copy an existing SAP NetWeaver BW 7.x data flow, i.e. data sources, 

      data targets, and transformations leveraging a wizard-like user 

      interface.

�� Complete copy an existing process chain (incl. related process variants 

      and data flow objects)

�� Possibility to copy a data flow to a source system which is only 

      available in the productive system landscape by assigning a dummy 

      source system in the development environment.


Data Flow migration tool (3.x �� 7.x)

 �� Migration of data flows with 3.x objects (3.x InfoSource, 3.x 

      DataSource, transfer rules, update rules) including adaption of 

      InfoPackage, process variants, process chains, VirtualProviders (‘Remote 

      Cubes‘)

 
�� Workbench-like UI for selecting data flows and objects to be migrated

 
�� Restore of 3.x data flow (from snapshots of the objects made during 

      migration) supported


Enhanced modeling capabilities to increase scalability , flexibility and reduce total cost of development

 
�� Semantic Partitioning

 

�� Semantic partitioned object (SPO) as a single point of entry for creation 

      and easy administration of the semantic partitioned data model

�� Wizard based partitioning of InfoCubes and DataStore objects along 

      criteria such as calendar year or region to manage high volume data 

      across different time zones.

�� Reduces TCO to define and manage scalable data models also when it 

      comes to re-model the partitions (because only the Reference structure 

      needs to be changed)

�� Automated generation of corresponding modeling objects like data 

      transfer processes (including respective filter criteria depending on the 

      data target) and transformations as well as a process chain.

�� Good Query performance by leveraging SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator 

      as well as partition pruning when accessing partitioned InfoCubes

�� Semantic Partitioned Object can be embedded into a MultiProvider