Master Course Business Consulting

Data warehouse and Business

Intelligence

Chapter 6:
Formulas and DTP
Fernanda Castillo Almeida MSc
Hochschule Furtwangen, Wirtschaft Informatik, Prof. Dr. Monika Frey-Luxemburger
3/3/2012

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DTP (DATA TRANSFER PROCESS)

DTP determines the process for transfer of data between two persistent objects within BI.
As of SAP NetWeaver 7.0, InfoPackage loads data from a Source System only up to PSA.
It is DTP that determines the further loading of data thereafter.
Loading data from PSA to InfoProvider(s).
Transfer of data from one InfoProvider to another within BI.
In the process of transferring data within BI, the Transformations define mapping and logic
of data updating to the data targets whereas, the Extraction mode and Update mode are
determined using a DTP.
DTP is used to load data within BI system only.

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