New Features in Version 2021.7

Terminology

In the side navigation area of SAP Data Warehouse Cloud,  Administration has been renamed to  Configuration.

Copy Properties of Data Entities

When you create a business entity, you can choose which of the properties you want to copy from the source. You can copy attributes, measures, and key definitions.

For more information, see Creating a Business Entity.

Connection Type for Microsoft Azure SQL Database

With a new connection type you can now connect to Microsoft Azure SQL databases for remote data access and data replication. The connection type supports view building and remote tables as well as data flows.

For more information, see Microsoft Azure SQL Database Connections.

Simplified Connectivity to SAP HANA Cloud

Connection type SAP HANA introduces native connectivity to remote SAP HANA Cloud instances. You don't need to set up a Data Provisioning Agent-based connection anymore, but can directly connect to your SAP HANA Cloud instance.

For more information, see SAP HANA Connections.

Improved Connection Editing

We fixed an issue in connection editing. You can now only change values for properties that are allowed to be changed depending on the real-time replication status of the connection.

For more information, see Edit a Connection.

Data Flow Monitoring

The monitoring view of a data flow run now includes information about pre-validation steps, connection configuration settings applied at runtime as well as extended error details. You can use this information to troubleshoot data flows or forward these details to the SAP Support for further analysis.

For more information, see Monitoring Flows.

Repository Explorer

The Repository Explorer, which replaces the Business Catalog provides a central access point, giving you access to all your SAP Data Warehouse Cloud objects in a convenient search-like format. You can filter the list in sophisticated ways, perform various actions on existing objects, and create new objects.

For more information, see Repository Explorer.

Improved Space Deletion Process

When you delete a space all its connections and data is also deleted. We've improved the confirmation message for deleting spaces so that it's clear what exactly is going to be deleted. A second confirmation assures that the chances of deleting a space by accident is now close to zero.