Glue Cockpit

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Datavard Glue consists of eight key components:

Data Dictionary: tool similar to ABAP Dictionary with SE11-style, designed for managing Glue data providers and Glue data targets
Data Browser: browser providing data overview for Glue data objects
Extractor Workbench: a workbench for data transfer between SAP and Hadoop.
InfoProvider Management: a tool used to create virtual InfoProviders for integrating with existing SAP data flows
Script Editor: a simple editor for creating various native Hadoop operations (e.g. Pig scripts, ETL, etc.)
Object Navigator: tool providing central navigation between all Glue components
Storage Management: manages connection settings and communication with Hadoop cluster
Transport Management: interfaces with the STMS and handles the object transportation through the SAP landscape

Glue Metaobjects

Most of the Glue functionalities require expert settings. They are very complex and their execution requires detailed information in order to work properly. For this reason, it would be difficult for a regular user to use these operations. To solve this, we have created Glue metaobjects which represent a subset of logical requirements for a specific family of tasks. 

Metaobjects design process

Because of the mentioned complexity of Glue features, we have created an internal hierarchy of Features→operations →processes. Operations are actions which are carried out by users in order to execute a functionality. Processes are procedures, function calls, algorithms and basically all kind of technical actions serving the operations. We have collected these processes and found the intersection of their use within our operations and technical processes. The conclusion was a better understanding of what is required for every feature. We created an ideal UI which will lead the user towards the understanding and successful use of any Glue feature.