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Is bods an ETL tool?

SAP BO Data Services (BODS) is an ETL tool used for data integration, data quality, data profiling and data processing. It allows you to integrate, transform trusted data-to-data warehouse system for analytical reporting.

How does ETL tool work in Informatica?

In ETL, Extraction is where data is extracted from homogeneous or heterogeneous data sources, Transformation where the data is transformed for storing in the proper format or structure for the purposes of querying and analysis and Loading where the data is loaded into the final target database, operational data store.

How BODS can be used as an ETL tool?

AIM :- The aim of this document is to illustrate data migration steps that involves BODS as an ETL tool to extract data from legacy systems, able to profile data, transform ,validate and cleanse data before loading to SAP systems.

Can I migrate Informatica powercenter to SAP data services automatically?

Unfortunately, I have to start with bad news: There is no tool which is able to migrate automatically Informatica PowerCenter (PwC) mappings to SAP Data Services data flows. This means you’ll have either to restart from the functional specs or reverse engineer the SAP Data Services jobs.

What is etetl and how does it work?

ETL stands for Extract-Transform-Load, and it is a process of how data is loaded from the target system to the data warehouse. Data is extracted from a database and transformed to match according to the data warehouse schema.

What are the sap BOD services included in DI web admin?

This SAP BOD services included in DI web admin are Meta Repository, Central Repository, job services, and web services. SAP Business Objects offers better profiling because of too many acquisitions of other companies. The learning curve of this ETL tool is quick, and it is easy to use.