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Best Practices for SAP BI using DB2 9 for z/OS - IBM Redbooks

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All of these data differences require resolution to enable the data from the<br />

various sources to be combined and integrated in the data warehouse and to<br />

provide meaningful and accurate in<strong>for</strong>mation. Data has to be collected and<br />

cleansed to eliminate duplication and incorrect values. It then must be enriched<br />

so that it is trans<strong>for</strong>med into practical, business-descriptive in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />

The trans<strong>for</strong>mation, cleansing, and enrichment of data is implemented as<br />

follows:<br />

► A DataSource is assigned to an InfoSource through the transfer rules in <strong>SAP</strong><br />

<strong>BI</strong>. Transfer rules map the fields of the DataSource to the InfoObjects that<br />

make up the InfoSource. A rich library of trans<strong>for</strong>mation functions, which<br />

represent business logic, can be applied at this point.<br />

► <strong>SAP</strong> <strong>BI</strong> update rules handle the subsequent flow of data from InfoSources to<br />

DSO objects and InfoCubes.<br />

► In many cases, the data that is stored in the PSA object (and described in the<br />

DataSource) has an incomplete set of metadata. Metadata is added during<br />

the creation and bundling of InfoObjects to create the InfoSource.<br />

Chapter 12. Concepts, activities, and terminology 261

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