Extracting from a Database: Postgres
Hi,
I know that Postgres isn't a certified database by SAP BI. This means that i won't be able to use DB CONNECT to extract data from a Postgres Database.
I just want to confirm with you experts if this is case. If my assumption is correct, is there a work around that i can use in order for me to extract data from a Postgres Database?
Kindly advise.
Thanks,
Ramon
Hi Raj,
Thank you for this information. This will help solve my problem of extracting data from a Postgres Server. I have 2 final questions though:
1. What is the advantage of UD connect over DB connect in terms of performance? I am thinking that since UD connect is a MYSLEF interface, all of the raw data is converted into flat file and is afterwrads loaded into the data repository of BW; hence making it more heavy and populated.
The work around i was thinking is mirror imaging all of the data into a certified database server, say DB2, and extract there instead using DB connect. This will of course be more expensive to maintain. But in terms of performance, would it be more optimal to choose this option?
2. Have you ever tried using UD connect to from a Postgres server in real life?
Thanks,
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Widows Search not working with Data Deduplication?
Hi, I noticed that many files were missing when searching for them on my Server 2012 Fileserver. After some troubleshooting I noticed that the ones missing, had a Size on Disk of 4KB and the "SparseFile" and "ReparsePoint" (PL) Flags set. So it looks
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I can't get the page zoom to stay at 80%; these new pages are WAY too big, seriously. Help! Also note, I'm not a "computer person", so I need easy fixes. I don't want to have to go someplace deep in my hard drive and mess around with anything The wor