Difference Between info source and data source

[Former Member]

Hi all,

Can anyone tell me the major diff between infosource and datasource and is it necessary for infosource and datasource to be present in BI7 ??

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi apeetha,

I believed you were just exploring SCM/APO :D...Anyways, an INFOSOURCE describes the quantity of all the data available for a buisness transaction - or simple a consolidated data for updating the data targets (usually contains tx data or master data)

while DATASOURCE supply the metadata description of source data. They are used to extract data from a source system and to transfer the data to the BI system. They are also used for direct access to the source data from the BI system.

To further explain - a DataSource is assigned to an InfoSource. If fields that logically belong together exist in various source systems, they can be grouped together into a single InfoSource in BW, in which multiple DataSources can be assigned to an InfoSource.

You can refer to the link provided to further details of what I've said. Thanks.

[http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/90/64553c845ba02de10000000a114084/content.htm]

Cheers!

[former_member220487 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

In simple language,

Data Source - is a metadata in the source system (replicated in Target system). The struture & the data is extracted via Datasource.

Infosource - is the structure to link datasource with the communication structure (in the target system).

hope this helps.

Regards,

Nawanit