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Component documentation Information Integration  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Purpose

Information integration provides your company with both structured and unstructured information that is consistent and accessible: Users have constant access to consistent information, no matter where it is stored.

Integration

Information integration is one of the three integration layers of SAP NetWeaver.

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Features

Information Integration: Key Capabilities

Key Capability

Description

Business Intelligence

Analyzes, integrates and distributes timely information that supports your decision-making at all times. It provides you with reliable tools for creating individual and interactive reports and applications.

For more information, see SAP Business Information Warehouse.

Knowledge Management

Permits common access to unstructured information and documents in a distributed storage landscape. The repositories are directly linked to the portal with preconfigured or programmable connectors. Selected functions:

     Search

     Classification

     Construction of taxonomies

     Check in / check out

     Subscription

     Versioning

     Discussion forums

SAP Master Data Management

Supports unified data storage across company branches in a heterogeneous IT landscape. It permits common use of master data from systems that were originally different, and ensures that the data is consistent across system boundaries, irrespective of the system location or vendor.

For more information about SAP Master Data Management, see service.sap.com/nw04operation ® SAP MDM.

 

 

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