List the differences between BW 3.5 and BI 7.0 versions.

These are all the difference between 3.5 and 7.0 version
SAP BW 7.0 is called SAP BI and is one of the components of SAP NetWeaver 2004s.
There are many differences between them in areas like extraction, EDW, reporting,
analysis administration and so forth. For a detailed description, please refer to the
documentation given on help.sap.com.
1. No Update rules or Transfer rules (Not mandatory in data flow)
2.Instead of update rules and Transfer rules new concept introduced called
transformations.
3. New ODS introduced in additional to the Standard and transactional. Check
4. ODS is renamed as DataStore to meet with the global data warehousing
standards.
And lot more changes in the functionalities of BEX query designer and WAD etc.
5. In Infosets now you can include Infocubes as well.
6. The Re-Modeling transaction helps you adding new key figures and
characteristics and handles historical data as well without much hassle. This facility
is available only for info cube.
7. The BI accelerator (for now only for infocubes) helps in reducing query run time
by almost a factor of 10 - 100. This BI accl is a separate box and would cost more.
Vendors for these would be HP or IBM.
8. The monitoring has been improved with a new portal based cockpit. Which means
you would need to have an EP guy in your project for implementing the portal ! :)
9. Search functionality has improved!! You can search any object. Not like 3.5
10. Transformations are in and routines are passe! Yes, you can always revert to the
old transactions too.

*In 3.5 the dataflow will be like this,

Source System-->Datasource-->PSA-->Transfer Rules-->Info SOurce-->update
Rules---> Data Target
In 7.0 the dataflow like this,
Source System-->Datasource-->PSA-->Transformation(Data Transfer Process) -->
Data Target
*In BI7.0 ,BI ACCELERATOR will be there to handle a huge volume of data handling
process

*In BW 3.5 the INFOSET can be created by use of ODS and INFOOBJECT .
In BI 7.0 the INFOSET can be created by use of ODS, INFOCUBE and INFO OBJECT .
*In BW 3.5 PSA is optional, by use of this we can load data or directly we can move
data to data target.
In BI 7.0 PSA is must , by use of this only we can move data.
*In BW 3.5 we are using Start routine, Transfer Routine, Update routine, Conversion
routine, Return Table
In BI 7.0 these are the routines used, Start routine, End routine, Expert routine

In BW 3.x following types of ODS are used:

A - Standard ODS:
I .Inbound ODS object or Inflow ODS where the data is stored in the same form as it is when
delivered from the source system.
II. Consistent ODS object - Data is stored here in granular form and consolidated.
III. Application-related ODS object data is combined according to the business process rules
and serves as a basis for operative reporting.

B - Transactional ODS object data is immediately available here for reporting no data is stored in
different versions (active, delta, modified).

In BW 7.x following types of ODS were introduced:

A. STANDARD DSO OBJECT AS STANDARD 3.X ODS; 3 TABLES WITH DIFFERENT DATA
VERSION (NEW/ACTIVE/DELTA) DATA.
B. DSO OBJECT FOR DIRECT UPDATE - AS TRANSACTIONAL 3.X ODS; DATA IN A SINGLE
VERSION.
C. WRITE OPTIMIZED DSO - CONTAINS ONLY ONE TABLE OF ACTIVE DATA; DATA IS LOADED
USING THE DATA TRANSFER PROCESS.

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Difference between BI 3.5 and 7.0
Major Differences between Sap Bw 3.5 & SapBI 7.0 version:
1. In Infosets now you can include Infocubes as well.
2. The Remodeling transaction helps you add new key figure and
characteristics and handles historical data as well without much hassle. This is
only for info cube.
3. The BI accelerator (for now only for infocubes) helps in reducing query run
time by almost a factor of 10 - 100. This BI accl is a separate box and would
cost more. Vendors for these would be HP or IBM.
4. The monitoring has been imprvoed with a new portal based cockpit. Which
means you would need to have an EP guy in ur project for implementing the
portal ! :)
5. Search functionality hass improved!! You can search any object. Not like
3.5
6. Transformations are in and routines are passe! Yess, you can always revert
to the old transactions too.
7. The Data Warehousing Workbench replaces the Administrator
Workbench.
8. Functional enhancements have been made for the DataStore object: New
type of DataStore object Enhanced settings for performance optimization of
DataStore objects.
9. The transformation replaces the transfer and update rules.
10. New authorization objects have been added
11. Remodeling of InfoProviders supports you in Information Lifecycle
Management.
12 The Data Source:
There is a new object concept for the Data Source.
Options for direct access to data have been enhanced.
From BI, remote activation of Data Sources is possible in SAP source
systems.
13. There are functional changes to the Persistent Staging Area (PSA).
14. BI supports real-time data acquisition.
15 SAP BW is now known formally as BI (part of NetWeaver 2004s). It
implements the Enterprise Data Warehousing (EDW). The new features/ Major
differences include:
a) Renamed ODS as DataStore.
b) Inclusion of Write-optmized DataStore which does not have any
change log and the requests do need any activation
c) Unification of Transfer and Update rules
d) Introduction of "end routine" and "Expert Routine"
e) Push of XML data into BI system (into PSA) without Service API or Delta

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f) Introduction of BI accelerator that significantly improves the performance.
g) Load through PSA has become a must. I am not too sure about this. It looks
like we would not have the option to bypass the PSA. Load through PSA has
become a mandatory. You can't skip this, and also there is no IDoc
transfer method in BI 7.0. DTP (Data Transfer Process) replaced the
Transfer and Update rules. Also in the Transformation now we can do "Start
Routine, Expert Routine and End Routine". During data load.

Summary - New features in BI 7 compared to earlier versions:

i. New data flow capabilities such as Data Transfer Process (DTP), Real time
data Acquisition (RDA).
ii. Enhanced and Graphical transformation capabilities such as Drag and Relate
options.
iii. One level of Transformation. This replaces the Transfer Rules and Update
Rules
iv. Performance optimization includes new BI Accelerator feature.
v. User management (includes new concept for analysis authorizations) for
more flexible BI end user authorizations.