Lots of tables in the non-SAP source systems

Hi All,
Earlier I asked a question on SDN about having about 50 tables in non-SAP source systems like SQL, Oracle, etc. According to the functional/business folks here, I'm supposed to be extracting only 1 or 2 fields from many tables. So I got a reply from SDN that I should recommened creating Views and client also agreed. Now I do not see any official documentation from SAP that that says that I should create Views in the source ysystem wherever it is possible. Any help in getting this information is very helpful.

Hi,
1. authorization: normally the database admin create you a new user. It's easier to get read authoriziation for your own views.
2. a problem is the naming convension of tables and fields - the BW/database connector supported not all. create the fields
- in upper case and
- a length of ... (16 characteristcis?)
- without special signs.
=> looking in service.sap.com/notes for "DB connect"
3. changing of data source: when you need a second table for the data extraction, then you have to create a new datasource.
=> create a view directly (its the same to multiprovider. Don't work with the object directly - create a view).
Sven

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