Alternatives for Xtract ODP
The following article shows how to replace most Xtract ODP provider contexts with other components.
Aside from the components presented in this article, Xtract IS will offer ODP via OData protocol. The OData connectivity is currently in development and scheduled to be released in Q4 2024. For more information, see Guidance on SAP Note 3255746 for Theobald Software Xtract Products.
| Provider Context | Alternative |
|---|---|
| ABAP Core Data Services [ABAP_CDS] | Xtract Table |
| HANA Information Views [HANA] | Xtract Table Xtract BWCube |
| SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse or BW4/HANA [BW] | Xtract BWCube Xtract Table Xtract TableCDC Xtract DeltaQ Xtract OHS |
| Datasources/Extractors [SAPI] | Xtract DeltaQ |
| SAP LT Queue Alias [SLT~your_queue_alias] | Xtract Table Xtract TableCDC |
Extract Data from CDS Views
Alternative for the ABAP Core Data Services [ABAP_CDS] provider context:
To extract data from CDS Views, use the Xtract Table component.
Note
When looking up CDS Views in Xtract IS, make sure to look up the name of the DDL SQL View (CDS Database View) instead of the CDS View name.
Extract Data from HANA Views
Alternative for the HANA Information Views [HANA] provider context:
To extract data from HANA Views, use the Xtract BWCube component or the Xtract Table component.
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Extraction via Xtract Table
- In SAP, expose the HANA View to ABAP CDS Views, see SAP Community: How to consume HANA Calculation views in S/4HANA CDS views.
- Extract the CDS View using the Xtract Table component.
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Extraction via Xtract BWCube
- In SAP, expose the HANA View to CompositeProviders, see SAP Learning: Consuming a Calculation View with SAP BW/4HANA
- Extract the CompositeProvider using the Xtract BWCube component.
Extract Data from BW Systems (CompositeProviders, Cubes, InfoObjects, etc.)
Alternative for the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse or BW4/HANA [BW] provider context:
- To extract data from CompositeProviders, InfoCubes, MultiProviders, aDSO/DSOs etc., use the Xtract BWCube component.
- To extract data from InfoObjects (Master data, Text data or Hierarchies), look up the respective tables (P, T, H) in the Xtract Table component.
- To extract data from Hierarchy InfoObjects, use the Xtract Hierarchy component.
- To extraxt data from Infocubes and DSOs, convert the Infocubes and DSOs to DataSources and extract the DataSources using the Xtract DeltaQ component.
- If you use Open Hub Service (OHS) destinations that can receive data from Cubes, DSOs, aDSOs etc., the data can be extracted using the Xtract OHS component. You can also run the process chain that writes data to OHS within SAP BW.
- To extract the data from OHS tables, use the Xtract Table component.
- To extract delta changes (Inserts, Updates, Deletes) from an OHS table, use the Xtract TableCDC component.
Extract Data from Extractors
Alternative for the Datasources/Extractors [SAPI] provider context:
To extract data from Extractors, use the Xtract DeltaQ component.
Extract Data from Tables
Alternative for the SAP LT Queue Alias [SLT~your_queue_alias] provider context:
- To extract data from regular (application) tables, cluster or pooled tables, use the Xtract Table component.
- To extract delta changes (Inserts, Updates, Deletes), use the Xtract TableCDC component.
Written by: Rajesh Malapati, Valerie Schipka