name: SAP Business Intelligence Vocabulary
description: Domain vocabulary for SAP Business Intelligence platform including SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP BusinessObjects, SAP BW/4HANA, and SAP Datasphere.
version: '1.0'
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-02'

terms:
  - term: Story
    definition: >-
      The primary visualization artifact in SAP Analytics Cloud. A story contains
      pages with charts, tables, and other components providing business insights.
      Stories can reference one or more analytics models.
    category: Content
    synonyms:
      - Dashboard
      - Report
      - Analytics Story

  - term: Model
    definition: >-
      A data model in SAP Analytics Cloud that structures business data for
      analysis. Models define dimensions, measures, and hierarchies. Planning
      models support write-back for budget and forecast processes.
    category: Data

  - term: InfoProvider
    definition: >-
      In SAP BW/4HANA, an InfoProvider is any data object that can deliver
      data for queries and reports. Types include InfoCubes (star schema),
      DataStore Objects (aDSO), and CompositeProviders (virtual combinations).
    category: BW/4HANA
    synonyms:
      - InfoCube
      - aDSO
      - CompositeProvider

  - term: Space
    definition: >-
      An isolated tenant environment within SAP Datasphere for organizing
      data integration objects, connections, views, and models. Each space has
      its own storage allocation, members, and access controls.
    category: Datasphere

  - term: Connection
    definition: >-
      A configured link in SAP Datasphere to an external data source
      (e.g., S/4HANA, BW, databases, cloud storages). Connections enable
      data replication, federation, and direct access from Datasphere spaces.
    category: Datasphere

  - term: Data Flow
    definition: >-
      A graphical data transformation pipeline in SAP Datasphere for
      replicating and transforming data from source connections into
      Datasphere tables and views.
    category: Datasphere

  - term: BusinessObjects BI Platform
    definition: >-
      The SAP enterprise BI platform (formerly Crystal Decisions/Business Objects)
      providing Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, and Analysis for Office.
      Uses a CMS repository and REST API (biprws endpoint).
    category: Platform
    synonyms:
      - BOBJ
      - SAP BO

  - term: InfoObject
    definition: >-
      In SAP BusinessObjects, an InfoObject is any managed item in the
      CMS InfoStore including documents, folders, users, and server components.
      Each InfoObject has a unique SI_ID.
    category: BusinessObjects

  - term: Process Chain
    definition: >-
      A sequence of background processes in SAP BW/4HANA that are linked
      together for automated execution. Process chains manage ETL loads,
      data activation, hierarchy updates, and reporting cache refreshes.
    category: BW/4HANA

  - term: Datasphere
    definition: >-
      SAP Datasphere (formerly SAP Data Warehouse Cloud) is SAP's cloud-native
      data warehouse platform integrating data management, modeling, and data
      marketplace capabilities. It provides a business data fabric for
      enterprise-wide analytics.
    category: Platform
    synonyms:
      - DWC
      - Data Warehouse Cloud

  - term: View
    definition: >-
      In SAP Datasphere, a view is a virtual data object based on SQL or
      graphical transformations. Analytical views expose data in a dimensional
      format for BI tools; relational views provide SQL-accessible data layers.
    category: Datasphere

  - term: Catalog
    definition: >-
      The SAP Datasphere catalog provides a searchable inventory of all
      data products, views, models, and datasets available across spaces.
      Used for data discovery and governance.
    category: Datasphere

  - term: BW/4HANA
    definition: >-
      SAP BW/4HANA is SAP's next-generation data warehouse platform built
      exclusively on SAP HANA. It simplifies the data warehouse architecture
      by consolidating InfoProviders into advanced DataStore Objects (aDSOs)
      and CompositeProviders.
    category: Platform
    synonyms:
      - BW4
      - Business Warehouse

  - term: OAuth 2.0
    definition: >-
      The authentication protocol used by SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere
      APIs. Tokens are issued by the SAP Identity Authentication Service (IAS)
      or XSUAA service on SAP BTP.
    category: Security