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SAP ETL: Simplifying Data Transformation for Analytics

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  SAP ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) is a critical process for organizations using SAP systems to manage enterprise data. ETL helps organizations move data from multiple SAP sources into a centralized data warehouse for analytics, reporting, and decision-making. What is SAP ETL?   SAP ETL refers to the process of extracting data from SAP systems, transforming it into a usable format, and loading it into a data warehouse or other target system. SAP data is often fragmented across different modules, making ETL essential for gaining a unified view of the business. The Three Phases of SAP ETL   Extraction: The first step involves extracting data from multiple SAP systems such as SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, or SAP BW. This can be done using tools like SAP Data Services, custom ABAP programs, or SAP BW extractors. Transformation: After extraction, the data must be transformed to meet specific business needs. This includes data cleaning, deduplication, and formatting to ensur...

A Guide to CDS View SAP – Types and Functioning

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  SAP CDS is a setup for data modelling where data is defined and consumed on the database server and not on the application server. Hence, SAP HANA database can be used to meet real-time analytics. Data models can be created by developers using SAP CDS where application servers are exposed to clients as CDS view SAP . Since CDS (Core Data Service) views are virtual data models of SAP HANA, CDS view SAP allows direct access to the tables of the HANA database. The launch of the CDS view SAP was mainly targeted at moving logic from the application server to the client-side database and was defined by SAP as ‘Code -to-Data’ or ‘Code Pushdown.’ CDS view SAP performs this ‘Code -to-Data’ or ‘Code Pushdown’ by selecting logic from the ABAP application and executing it on the database instead of the application server. Therefore, CDS view SAP is a design-time file in the storage repository that is created by SAP HANA XS (Extended Application S ervices). CDS View SAP has several cutti...