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SAP Data Services Course Content

Introduction

    Introduction to Integration Approaches
    What is ETL?
    What is Data Warehouse?
    Introduction to Data warehouse implementations



SAP Business Objects Data Services Overview

    History of SAP BODS [evolution, acquisitions etc.]
    · Data Services Architecture
    · Data Services Tools & its functions
    · Data Services Objects & Object Hierarchy
    Various implementations using BODS



Data Services Basic Level



Understanding Data Integrator

    Describe components, management tools, and the development process
    Explain object relationship

Defining source and target metadata

    Create a database datastore and import metadata
    Create a new file format and handle errors in file formats

Validating, tracing, and debugging jobs

    Using descriptions and annotations
    Validate and trace jobs
    Using View Data and the Interactive Debugger

Creating a batch job

    Create a project, job, work flow, and data flow
    Using the Query transform in a data flow
    Using template tables



Data Services Advance Level
Using built-in transforms and nested data

    Using the case, merge, and validation transforms


    Data Services Advance Level cont.…

    Import metadata from XML documents
    Using the XML_Pipeline in a data flow

Using built-in functions

    Using date and time functions and the date generation transform to build a dimension table
    Using the lookup functions to look up status in a table
    Using match pattern functions to compare input strings to patterns
    Using database type functions to return information on data sources

Using Data Integrator Scripting Language and variables

    Explain differences between global and local variables
    Create global variables and custom functions
    Using strings and variables in Data Integrator scripting language

Capturing Changes in Data

    Using Changed Data Capture (CDC) with time-stamped sources
    Create an initial and delta load job
    Using history preserving transforms
    Implementing SCD Type 0,1,2,3

Handling errors and auditing

    Recover a failed job
    Create a manual, recoverable work flow
    Define audit points, rules and actions on failures

Supporting a multi-user environment

    Describe terminology and repository types in a multi-user environment
    Create and activate the central repository
    Work with objects in the central repository

Migrating Projects

    Create multiple configurations in a datastore
    Work with projects in the central repository
    Create a secure central repository
    Implement and modify group permissions


Data Services Advance Level cont.… Profiling Data

    Set up the Data Profiler and users
    Submit a profiling task
    Monitor profiling tasks in the Administrator

Managing Metadata

    Import and export metadata
    Using Metadata Reports

Performance Tuning





Datastore & Formats



    Datastore – Overview & Types
    Datastore creation- DB, SAP, Adaptor, Webservice
    Formats-Flat file, Excel, DTD, XSD



Data Services Transforms



    Overview of Transforms & Category (DI, DQ and PF)
    All Transforms of Data Integrator and PF will be covered with examples


    Data Services Administration

    Management Console operations
    Server Manager Operations
    Repository Manager Operation
    License Manager – adding and upgrading license keys
    Execute, schedule, and monitor batch jobs





Dataservices SAP System Handling



    SAP Systems-Introduction
    SAP BODS and SAP ERP/BW integration
    Creation of SAP ERP Datastore and overview of properties
    Creation of SAP BW source & target Datastores and overview of properties
    SAP ERP creating and getting RFC enabled Function Modules
    SAP ERP Tables data extraction
    SAP BW Dataflow, Interfaces, objects allowed to BODS
    SAP BW Extracting data from SAP BW Infoproviders
    Introduction to RAPID MARTS





Introduction to SAP HANA

    Configurations in HANA and BODS
    Loading data to SAP HANA using BODS



SAP DATA SERVICES 4.0 Introduction



Introduction

    About SAP Business Objects Suite (BI & EIM)
    SAP Data Services 4.0 Introduction & Overview
    SAP Data Services4.0 Administration & Configuration (Server Manager, DSM Console)

New Functionalities & Features

    Graphical User Interface
    Server Manager, Designer
    Management Console, CMC/Information Platform Services (IPS)



New Security Features

    User Management in CMC/IPS
    Data Services Standard Users & User Groups
    User Security-Local Repository & Central Repository & DSM Console
    Transforms- Data Integrator, Data Quality & Platform
    Password Encryption



Text Data Processing

    About SAP Data Services Text Analysis
    Text Analysis in Data Services 4.0
    Introduction to Text Services Platform and Administrator
    Maintaining Text Services Platform
    Extracting Text Data- Email, Text, Portal Data, Internet Data
    New Flat File Format Types – Unstructured Text, Unstructured Binary



Architecture & New Services

    64 Bit Server Components
    Adaptive Processing Server (EIM Service)
    Performance & Memory Utilization Performance features



Transforms & Functions

    New Validation Transform Features
    New Joins in Query Transform
    New Hierarchy Flattening Transform Features
    New Functions- Cryptographic, gen_UUID, BLOB, Copy Query



SAP Extraction

    SAP Business Content Extractors i.e. Data Sources extraction from ERP
    SAP SLD & SMD Integration



Other Features

    New Operational Features-Designer GUI Keyboard accessibility, Multi-Language support
    Source & Target additional properties
    Migration Techniques