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Operational Reporting
Operational Reporting in SAP BW / BW/4HANA covers architectures and techniques that expose near-real-time or zero-latency operational data to business users, spanning Real-Time Data Acquisition (RDA), Direct Access InfoProviders, Open ODS Views, and their relationship to embedded analytics on S/4HANA, contrasted with traditional batch-loaded strategic reporting.
Overview
Operational Reporting in SAP BW / BW/4HANA covers architectures and techniques that expose near-real-time or zero-latency operational data to business users, spanning Real-Time Data Acquisition (RDA), Direct Access InfoProviders, Open ODS Views, and their relationship to embedded analytics on S/4HANA, contrasted with traditional batch-loaded strategic reporting.
Lessons in this topic
- Enabling Near-Real-Time Operational Reporting with Delta Queues and Direct AccessLearn how to configure delta-based extraction and direct access techniques so operational reports reflect source system data with minimal latency, and understand the trade-offs between staging data and querying it live.
- What Operational Reporting Means in SAP BW and Why It MattersIntroduces the concept of operational reporting in SAP BW, how it differs from strategic/batch reporting, and the main architectural options used to achieve low-latency reporting.
- Designing and Configuring Near-Real-Time Data Flows: RDA, Direct Access and Open ODS ViewsExplains how to design and configure Real-Time Data Acquisition and Direct Access InfoProviders, including daemon setup, DTP configuration, and performance and troubleshooting considerations.