CHAPTER 4Universe Design Principles
Within the SAP BusinessObjects suite, a number of business user interfaces allow decision makers to access their data, whether via dashboards, Crystal Reports, Explorer, or Web Intelligence. Powering all these interfaces is the universe. The universe may be visible only to authors in the various interfaces. Behind the scenes, it is also key to information consumers’ ability to refresh queries and have their data presented in a meaningful way.
A universe is a business representation of your data warehouse or transaction database. It shields query authors and dashboard designers from the underlying complexities of the database schema. The universe is sometimes referred to as the semantic or metadata layer. In ...
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