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Knowledgebase  »  Volume 8 (2010)  »  Update 6

SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation
An Introduction to Data Manager  Print

by Ryan Leask Senior Director, Solution Strategy for SAP’s Business User and Line of Business Sales Organization, and Prakash Darji, Senior Director of Solution Management in the Enterprise Performance Management area within SAP Business Objects (July 2010)

Find out about the Data Manager component in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, which is used for importing and exporting data as well as executing background tasks. See how using dynamic process chains in Data Manager helps you complete planning tasks more quickly.

Categories: Business Planning and Consolidation, SAP BusinessObjects

BI, BW

Key Concept
All functionality in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation is designed with the business user in mind, and Data Manager is no exception. Traditionally, tasks such as extracting and loading data from a source system are solely IT’s responsibility — but not with SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation. In fact, Data Manager has been woven into the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Excel client, so you do not need to learn any new tools or technology to begin using it.

Data Manager is an SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation module that helps you manage loading, transforming, and manipulating data. Within the version for SAP NetWeaver, Data Manager runs on top of the SAP NetWeaver BW process chain framework. That means when you execute an SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Data Manager package (described in detail later), it triggers a process chain to execute as well.

In the version for the Microsoft platform, Data Manager looks and behaves the same in the SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation Excel client, but it actually runs on top of the Microsoft product SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). As with all components in SAP BusinessObjects Planning and Consolidation, the complexity of the back end has been hidden from the user, which is why the user interface looks identical between the two different applications (SAP NetWeaver and Microsoft). The purpose of this article is to introduce you to the Data Manager terms and concepts, and relate that back to how it involves process chains in SAP NetWeaver BW.

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