Tasks That Can Be Performed With The SAP ETL Tool

There are several functions of the SAP ETL tool that have technologically advanced and cutting-edge capabilities. It can integrate various systems and transform data formats such as moving data to and from the SAP environment. The main advantage of the SAP ETL tool is that it is possible to extract and transform data both internally and externally from an application.

But first, what is SAP and the ETL tool as standalone entities?

SAP is a software system that enables efficient processing of data and flow of information to enable businesses to carry out data analytics for optimized business operations. The ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) is used for extracting, transforming, and loading data to any data repository even in its native format. The SAP ETL tool package consists of technology stacks, application servers, and database systems. 

Now, coming to the main question of why businesses prefer to use the SAP ETL tool.

·        The SAP ETL tool is linked to the Data Extractors or CDS views. Hence the process of process of mining incremental data or deltas and data extraction through the OData services is fully automated.

·        Whenever it is allowed by the primary or source database, the SAP ETL tool can perform log-based Change Data Capture (CDC) from the database through transaction logs.

·        The SAP ETL tool helps to extract data from cluster or pool tables to any data storage facility such as a data warehouse.

·        A cutting-edge advantage of the SAP ETL tool is that it can auto-merge with the Deltas. This ensures that data is updated in real-time on a wide range of cloud-based platforms like Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Redshift, and Amazon S3.