For Open ODS views with source type Database Table or View, Virtual Table Using HANA Smart Data Access or DataSource (BW), you can create a data flow with a DataStore object (advanced) or a transformation. When the data flow is created, the source of the Open ODS view is automatically replaced with the created object.
Data flow with DataStore object (advanced): You can create a DataStore object (advanced) with data flow as data persistency for the Open ODS view. In this case, it is comparable with a Persistent Staging Area (PSA) where data can be further processed. For reporting purposes and for using the CompositeProvider, we recommend using the Open ODS view directly.
Transformation: You can use the transformation with data flow to perform data type conversions, assignments or string operations, for example on the source data of an Open ODS view.
For Open ODS view with a database table or a virtual table as a source, the data flow is generated in two steps: the first step is to generate a DataSource, which can be used as a source for the Open ODS view. The second step is to create the target object with the associated data flow.