BI New Features

Data Modeling
􀁹 Involves modeling / re-modeling (*) data warehouse layers
􀂄 Data Acquisition: Accessing and Integrating information from heterogeneous data sources
􀁹 Connectivity is made to virtually all data sources (enhanced data source concept) (*)
􀂄 Transformation
􀁹 Flexible Transformation capabilities (enhanced *)
􀂄 Data Distribution
􀁹 Open Hub Service
􀂄 Meta Data & Document Management
􀁹 Meta data integration from and to other SAP BI data marts
􀁹 Generation of documentation
􀁹 Sophisticated search functionality in conjunction with KM searching technology

Data Flow Control
􀁹 Defining the Data Transfer Process (*)
􀁹 Setting up process chains (enhanced *)
􀁹 Real-time data acquisition (*)
􀂄 Administration and Monitoring
􀁹 Administration Cockpit (*)
􀁹 Data Quality
􀂄 Performance Optimization
􀁹 BI Accelerator: Speeding up BI query performance by orders of magnitude (*)
􀁹 Aggregate Definition and Maintenance
􀁹 Caching
􀁹 DB Tool Support (statistics, indices etc)
􀂄 Information Lifecycle Management
􀁹 Near-Line storage (*) and archiving
􀂄 User Management
􀁹 Standard authorizations for warehouse modeling and administration
􀁹 Analysis authorizations (for end users) (revised *

* Indicates new features in SAP BI 7.0