3.1. Creating a Source System

A BW system can accept data from all kinds of source systems, such as the following:

• R/3 systems
• BW systems
• Flat files
• External systems through third-party ETTL

  
  

  The following procedure shows how to create a flat file source system.

  Business Content, describes how to create an R/3 source system.

  Work Instructions

  
  

                        

  Step 1. Select Source systems under Modelling in the left panel. In the right panel,

    right-click Source systems and select Create....

     SCREEN 3.1

  

   Step 2. Select the FileSystem, manual meta data, data using file inte option, and
  

     then click    to continue.

            SCREEN 3.2

  

   Step 3. Enter a name and a description for the source system, and then click to
  

     create the source system.

           SCREEN 3.3

  

          Result

  You have created the source system. A status message Source system SS_DEMOFF

  creation successful finished will appear at the bottom