Business Warehouse components
SAP R/3 supports two main Business Warehouse components, InfoPackages and Process Chains.
An InfoPackage is the entry point for the loading process from a specific InfoSource (a logical container of data source, generically named InfoObject). Technically, an InfoPackage is an SAP R/3 job whose aim is to load data. Like any other SAP R/3 job, it contains job-pecific parameters such as start time, and dependencies.
A Process Chain is a complex
chain of different processes and their
relationships. The processes within a process chain are not limited
to data load processes, or InfoPackages, but also include:
- Attribute/Hierarchy Change run
- Aggregate rollup
- ABAP program
- Another process chain
- Customer build process