Data Warehousing Workbench
Purpose
The Data
Warehousing Workbench (DWB) is the central tool for performing tasks in the
data warehousing process. It provides data modeling functions as well as
functions for controlling, monitoring, and maintaining all the processes in
SAP NetWeaver BI that are related to the procurement, retention, and
processing of data.
Structure of the Data Warehousing Workbench
The following
figure shows the structure of the Data Warehousing Workbench:
Navigation Pane Showing Functional Areas of Data Warehousing Workbench
When you call the
Data Warehousing Workbench, a navigation pane appears on the left-hand side of
the screen. You open the individual functional areas of the Data Warehousing
Workbench by choosing the pushbuttons in the navigation pane. The applications that are available in these areas are
displayed in the navigation pane; in the modeling functional area, you see the
possible views of the object trees.
Object Trees or Applications in the Individual Functional Areas
If
object trees or applications are assigned to a functional area in the
navigation pane, you call them by clicking them once in the right-hand side of
the screen.
Application Toolbar
In all functional
areas, the Data Warehousing Workbench toolbar contains a push button for
showing or hiding the navigation pane. It also contains push buttons that are
relevant in the context of the individual functional areas and applications.
Menu Bar
The functions that
you can call from the menu bar of the Data Warehousing Workbench depend on the
functional areas.
Status Bar
The system displays information,
warnings, and error messages in the status bar.
Features
Functional
Areas of the Data Warehousing Workbench
Functional
Area
|
Documentation
|
Modeling
|
|
Administration
|
Administration
guide:
|
Transport
Connection
|
|
Documents
|
|
BI
Content
|
|
Translation
|
|
BI Metadata
Repository
|
* Taken from
http://help.sap.com/
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