User Guide

SAP AG November 2002
SAP DB OLAP
SAP DB OLAP is a database instance type [Page 132] of the SAP DB database system.
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) technologies enable you to perform flexible analyses
from a variety of business perspectives. It is based on a multi-dimensional data model that is
achieved using relational database tables.
One application example is the Business Warehouse System. In contrast to SAP DB OLTP
[Page 149] systems, a Business Warehouse System is configured so that large quantities of
historical and operative data can be formatted with acceptable response times.
SAP DB E-Catalog
SAP DB E-Catalog is a database instance type [Page 132] of the SAP DB database system.
In Internet catalog applications, a small number of hits must be determined from a large
number of product descriptions. To support this, the TREX search engine has been integrated
in the SAP DB OLTP [Page 149] relational database system. With the TREX search engine,
product descriptions (long texts) can be indexed, and the search terms looked for (exact
search, phrase search, fuzzy search, linguistic search).
One application example is the BugsEye or eMerge product from Requisite.
SAP DB Versions and Database Instance Types
The following table contains a list of the SAP DB versions of the individual database instance
types [Page 132].
SAP DB
Version
Database Instance Type
SAP DB
OLTP
liveCache SAP DB
Document
Server
SAP DB OLAP SAP DB
E-Catalog
7.2.05
. . . .
7.3.00
. . . .
7.3.32
.
7.4.01
.
7.4.02
.
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