Cisco Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for SAP BusinessObjects データシート
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Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for SAP BusinessObjects
Introduction to Enterprise Scheduling and Adapters
IT operations that focus on the automation of business processes involve integrating a wide range of
custom and enterprise applications and the infrastructure on which they run, often with complex
interdependencies. In such environments, IT typically uses job scheduling tools to control batch and on
interdependencies. In such environments, IT typically uses job scheduling tools to control batch and on
demand event processing, which are vital to the success of a range of business operations from sales to
manufacturing to financial management.
For the past decade, Cisco
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Tidal Enterprise Scheduler has been defining standards for job scheduling
usability, scalability, and breadth of coverage. The role of the many Cisco adapters available for
Enterprise Scheduler is to make connectivity, control, and visibility of diverse technologies accessible
directly through the Enterprise Scheduler user interface. The breadth of coverage these adapters provide
simplifies end-to-end scheduling of processes across the enterprise.
Product Overview
Cisco Tidal Enterprise Adapter for SAP BusinessObjects
Enterprise Adapter for SA P BusinessObjects is an interface betw een Enterprise Scheduler and the SA P
BusinessObjects bus iness intelligence (BI) platfor m w here users can define, launch, and monitor SA P
BusinessObjects tas ks and job steps w ithin a scheduler environment. The combination of Enterprise Scheduler and
Enterprise Adapter for SA P BusinessObjects offers superior functionality and process granularity over native SA P
scheduling tools.
By incorporating Enterprise Adapter for SA P BusinessObjects into enterpr ise-w ide job scheduling environments,
organizations can add complex scheduling functions to their BI solutions, w hile consolidating their environment via a
single pane of glass. The adapter offers complete graphical user interface (GUI) job definition capabilities, the ability
to set complex, system-w ide dependenc ies, and custom calendar creation w ithout the need to use multiple tools or
cumbersome scripting methods w hich must be managed throughout their entire lifecycle.
Enterprise Scheduler prov ides virtually unlimited flexibility in developing and defining SA P BusinessObjects
processing steps, giv ing IT staff the ability to create complex job streams that utilize the adapter to mer ge any BI;
data integration; extract, transform, and load ( ETL); and data w arehouse processes.
The Challenges of Scheduling Job Steps for SAP BusinessObjects Environm ents
SA P Bus inessObjects is a pow erful softw are suite designed to allow business managers to access, format, analyze,
navigate, and share all types of information. SA P BusinessObjects solutions enable data discovery, delivery, and
management, as w ell as query, reporting, and sophisticated numer ic and text data analysis capabilities.
Without effective process automation, running the tasks needed to support BI operations may not occur correctly or in
the correct order. With many moving parts, such as job steps and data transformation tasks, w orkloads can br eak
dow n, and poor environmental monitoring can leave operations staff in the dark about w hat part of a process failed
and w hy. As a result, w hen process interactions betw een data w arehouse services and BI reporting functionality are
less than optimal, business operations and strategic decision- making can be negatively impacted.