BusinessObjects reports for CA Data Protection are generated from source data in the CA Data Protection Central Management Server database. The connection between BusinessObjects Enterprise and the CA Data Protection Central Management Server database is provided through the BusinessObjects Universe.
A BusinessObjects Universe is a layer of metadata between the end user and the database containing the source data. A universe provides an abstracted, easy-to-understand view of the underlying database. It allows end users to design reports without understanding the technical complexities of the database. Also, because the universe only contains read-only metadata that maps to the source data, there is no risk that the source data can be inadvertently changed or deleted. The source data itself remains in the underlying database.
A universe is made up of objects that are mapped onto tables in a source database. Objects are displayed in the Universe interface. This interface provides an easy-to-understand representation of the source database. For example, object names use common business terms so that end users can easily understand them. End users can quickly create custom reports using drag-and-drop to select and organize the required objects. When a Universe object is used in a report, the Universe automatically sources the data from the correct underlying database column and adds any linkage necessary to join columns from different database tables.
For CA Data Protection, objects in the Universe are mapped onto tables in the CA Data Protection data warehouse. In the current release, the data warehouse is created within the CA Data Protection Central Management Server database.
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