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Crystal Reports Designer
Design component for generating a Crystal Report, which contains the report
definition (layout).
Data binding
A connection between two UI components (or between a Web service and a UI
component) that channels identical data from the output port of one UI
component to the input port of the other UI component.
Data flow
The means by which data is channeled between a data service and connected
UI components, or between two UI components whose connection was changed
from Data binding to Data flow.
Data mapping
Connection between two model elements, describing, for example, the data that
is input to an element or the fields that are output from another element.
Data service
Any function call, business object or query imported into the model. At runtime,
the data service is called and returns results.
DataStore object
Describes a consolidated dataset from one or more InfoSources. This dataset
can be evaluated using a BEx query. Object that stores consolidated and
cleaned up transaction data on the document level. A DataStore object consists
of a key and data fields that, as key figures. can also contain character fields.
You can use a delta update to update data from a DataStore object into
InfoCubes or other DataStore objects in the same system or in a different
system.
Data Warehousing Workbench
Tool for controlling, monitoring and maintaining all those processes involved in
data procurement and processing within the Business Information Warehouse.
Data store
A central data container where data of a model can be temporarily stored for
future use.
Dimension
In OLAP-standard systems:
A collection of similar data which, together with other such collections, forms the
structure of a cube. Typical dimensions include time, product, and geography.
Each dimension may be organized into a basic parent-child hierarchy or, if
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