Acta Technology's ActaWorks Receives SAP Interface Certification for SAP Business Information Warehouse.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 1999-- ActaWorks extends SAP(tm) BW(tm) by providing unmatched flexibility for rapidly loading multiple data sources into BW Acta Technology, Inc., a member of the SAP Complementary Software Program (CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P ) and leading provider of data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse solutions for ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. applications, announced today that ActaWorks, Acta's award-winning ERP-to-data warehouse ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. solution, has received certification from the SAP Integration and Certification Center (ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce ) for its seamless interface to the SAP(tm) Business Information Warehouse (SAP(tm)BW(tm)). ActaWorks has been interface certified by SAP to load operational data into SAP BW, further enhancing SAP customers' decision support capabilities. Utilizing the SAP BW Business Application Programming Interface (BAPI (Business API) An interface to one of SAP's earlier R/3 applications. It enabled third-party developers to write enhancements that interacted with the R/3 modules. See R/3. BAPI - Business Application Programming Interface ), ActaWorks is now able to seamlessly link ActaWorks with SAP BW, enabling companies to gain an enterprise-wide view of their corporate data for improved business intelligence. Acta is a market leader for extraction, transformation, and loading solutions for data warehousing for customers who run their business with ERP applications. More than 50 customers, including Chevron, Church & Dwight, Monsanto, PG&E and Shell Chemical, currently use ActaWorks to develop and deploy ERP-based data marts and warehouses. ActaWorks for SAP Business Information Warehouse SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW) is the name of the Business Intelligence, analytical, reporting and Data Warehousing (DW) solution which is one of the major enterprise software applications produced by SAP AG. SAP Business Information Warehouse is the new-generation decision processing solution that combines advanced data warehousing technology with the business expertise of SAP. The solution links SAP R/3 applications with a data warehouse based on a consistent business model. ActaWorks extends the power of SAP BW, helps accelerate its implementation and facilitates ongoing enhancements by: -- Integrating multiple ERP and non-ERP data sources using one tool and a single, easy to use graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . -- Facilitating incremental extraction and loading of only changed data into BW. "It is becoming increasingly important for ETL tools such as ActaWorks to be able to extract and transform data from a variety of different operational and ERP systems for loading into SAP BW," stated Colin White Colin White may refer to:
"We are delighted to gain SAP certification of the ActaWorks interface to BW," said Acta President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Carol Mills Baldwin. "SAP BW represents a strategic focal component in many SAP customers' data warehousing strategy, and Acta is committed to helping deliver world-class solutions to SAP customers. ActaWorks helps extend SAP BW by providing unmatched flexibility for rapidly loading multiple data sources into BW," Mills Baldwin said. "SAP customers benefit with an enriched, comprehensive SAP BW decision support environment." ActaWorks ActaWorks is the first extraction, transformation and loading See ETL. tool designed specifically to address the challenges of building data warehouses from ERP applications. Using an intuitive graphical user interface, ActaWorks extracts data from ERP systems and other sources, transforms and cleanses the data, and loads it into a data warehouse or data mart for strategic business analysis. Unlike other extraction tools, which attempt to extract data directly from the application's underlying database, ActaWorks extracts data and essential business information via the ERP software application layer, the only way to ensure access to all data and business logic. Data mappings, transformations, and control logic to manage a complex, multi-step data warehouse process are specified using a graphical user interface without writing any code, and are stored in a metadata repository. About Acta Technology Founded in October 1996, and headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., Acta Technology is the data warehouse industry's first vendor focused exclusively on providing enterprise data warehouse solutions for packaged client/server applications. Initially focused on SAP AG (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SAP), Acta's solutions include pre-packaged data marts built around the industry's only extraction, transformation and loading tool, ActaWorks, architected from inception to be very tightly integrated with ERP systems. Privately held, Acta is funded by Greylock Limited Partnerships, Norwest Venture Partners and US Venture Partners. Acta has sales offices throughout the US and in the United Kingdom, Germany and France. For more information, visit Acta's World Wide Web site at http://www.acta.com. Acta, ActaWorks and RapidMart are trademarks of Acta Technology, Inc. SAP, R/3, SAP Business Information Warehouse, SAP BW and all SAP product and service names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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