The following section describes the functions of the ODP component of Board Connector.
The Xtract ODP component can be used to extract data via the SAP Operational Data Provisioning (ODP) framework.
Warning! Missing Authorization To use the ODP component, access to the designated authority objects (RFC) in SAP must be available. For more information, see the knowledge base article on SAP User Rights: ODP.
About ODP #
ODP is a framework in SAP ABAP applications for transferring data between systems.
ODP provides a technical infrastructure for data extraction and replication from different SAP (ABAP) Systems e.g.:
- ECC
- S/4 HANA
- BW
- BW/4 HANA
The Xtract ODP component acts as a subscriber (consumer) and subscribes to a data provider, for example to an SAP Extractor or to a CDS View.
Operational data provisioning supports mechanisms to load data incrementally, e.g., from extractors, ABAP CDS Views and aDSO objects (see below).
With SAP BW/4HANA, Operational Data Provisioning (ODP) becomes the central infrastructure for data extraction and replication from SAP (ABAP) applications to an SAP BW/4HANA Data Warehouse.
ODP provides data transfer from the following providers (also called Provider Context):
| ODP context | SAP Source objects |
|---|---|
| ABAP Core Data Services [ABAP_CDS] | - CDS Views |
| SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse [BW] | BW/4HANA: - DSO / aDSO - CompositeProvider - InfoObjects - Query as InfoProvider BW systems: - CompositeProvider - InfoCubes - Semantically partitioned objects - HybridProviders - MultiProviders - InfoSets |
| SAP HANA Information Views [HANA] | - Analysis Views - Calculation Views - Associated Attribute Views |
| DataSources/Extractors [SAPI] | - DataSources and Extractors |
Depending on the connected SAP source system there are differences in available provider context.
For more information on SAP ODP, see SAP Wiki: Operational Data Provisioning (ODP) and Delta Queue (ODQ).
Note: To find DataSources, they have to be activated in SAP, see Activating DataSources in the SAP OLTP System.
Technical prerequisites #
There are a few prerequisites that need to be fulfilled on the SAP side, when using ODP. Implement the following SAP notes:
- 1931427 - ODP Data Replication API 2.0
- 2232584 - Release of SAP extractors for ODP replication (ODP SAPI)
- 1560241 - Release of DataSources for ODP data replication API
- 2196500 - ODP Package size cannot be reduced below 50 MB
- 2191995 - ODQ Package Size cannot be reduced below 50 MByte
Tip: To get information on the basics of Board Connector, refer to Getting Started with Board Connector.
How to use the ODP component #
- Create a new extraction by clicking [New] in the main window of the Designer. The window “Create Extraction” opens.
- Select an SAP connection from the drop-down menu in Source and enter a unique name for your extraction.
- Select the extraction type / component and click [OK] to confirm. The main window of the component opens automatically.
The extraction is now listed in the main window of the Designer. Double click the extraction to open the main window of the component. The majority of the functions of the component can be accessed using the main window.
More information on working with the ODP component is provided in the following sections.