How to Connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP

How to Connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP

How to Connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP

SAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehousing solution that enables you to access, analyze and report on data from various sources. SAP C4HANA is a suite of cloud-based solutions that covers the customer experience domain, such as marketing, sales, service and commerce. Connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP (Operational Data Provisioning) can provide you with a flexible and efficient way of transferring and transforming data from SAP C4HANA solutions to SAP BW/4HANA metadata objects.

In this blog post, we will explain how to connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP, which are the main concepts and benefits of using ODP for connecting the two solutions. We will also show some examples of connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP for different scenarios.

Connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP

ODP is a framework that enables the extraction, replication and distribution of data from various sources to various targets in a standardized way. ODP supports different contexts or types of sources, such as ABAP CDS views, SAP HANA views or DataSources (extractors). ODP also supports different modes of data transfer, such as delta queue, change data capture or queue-based delta.

Connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP is the process of transferring and transforming data from ODP-enabled DataSources in SAP C4HANA solutions to SAP BW/4HANA metadata objects. Connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP can be done using the ODP-SAP context for DataSources (extractors) in the connected target system.

Connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP allows you to create different types of SAP BW metadata objects, such as:

  • InfoObjects: They are the logical units of information that describe the data in SAP BW/4HANA. They can be characteristics or key figures, and they can have attributes, texts and hierarchies.
  • InfoProviders: They are the objects that store or provide data for analysis and reporting in SAP BW/4HANA. They can be persistent or virtual, and they can have different types, such as DataStore Objects (Advanced), CompositeProviders, Open ODS Views or InfoCubes.
  • Transformations: They are the objects that define the rules and logic for mapping and converting the source fields to the target fields. They can also use formulas, routines and lookups to enhance the transformation logic.
  • Data Flows: They are the graphical representations of the objects and relationships involved in transferring and transforming data from a source system to SAP BW/4HANA. They can contain DataSources, InfoObjects, InfoProviders, transformations and loading processes.
  • Queries: They are the objects that define the structure and layout of reports in SAP BW/4HANA. They can contain characteristics, key figures, filters, variables and conditions.

Connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP also allows you to manage the security and performance of the SAP BW metadata objects, such as:

  • Roles: They are collections of privileges that grant access rights to users or other roles. They can have object privileges, system privileges or analytic privileges.
  • Analytic Privileges: They are special types of privileges that restrict access to data based on filters or conditions. They can be applied to InfoProviders or queries.
  • Indexes: They are structures that improve the performance of data access by creating sorted copies of data columns. They can be primary indexes, secondary indexes or full-text indexes.
  • Partitions: They are techniques that improve the performance of data management by dividing large tables into smaller pieces based on ranges or hashes. They can be single-level partitions or multi-level partitions.

How to Connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP?

To connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP, you need to follow these steps:

  1. Identify the SAP C4HANA solutions and the types of data that you want to connect to SAP BW/4HANA using ODP. For example, you may want to connect data from SAP Marketing Cloud, SAP Service Cloud and SAP Sales Cloud.
  2. Check if the DataSources in the SAP C4HANA solutions are ODP-enabled and released for data provisioning using ODP. For information about releasing DataSources for ODP, see SAP Note 2232584.
  3. Create an ODP-SAP source system in the SAP BW/4HANA target system and configure the connection and settings for the ODP-SAP source system. For more information, see Creating an ODP-SAP Source System.
  4. Define the mapping and transformation rules and logic for transferring and converting the source fields to the target fields. For example, you may need to map the source fields to the target fields, apply formulas, routines and lookups to enhance the transformation logic and filter, sort and aggregate the data as per the business logic.
  5. Execute the connecting process and monitor the status and results. For example, you may need to create and execute a data transfer process (DTP) to load the data from the DataSources to the InfoProviders. You may also need to check the logs, messages and errors for any issues.

Conclusion

In this blog post, we have learned what connecting SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP is, how to connect them using ODP and some examples of connecting them using ODP for different scenarios. We hope this post has been helpful for you to understand how to connect SAP BW/4HANA with SAP C4HANA using ODP.

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