OLAP BAPI: SAP BW 3.0 comes with the OLAP BAPI
Interface (OBI) which provides functions that can be used by third
party reporting tools to access BW Info cubes. It provides an open
interface to access any information that is available through OLAP
engine.
Integrating with XML: OLAP BAPI serves as the
basis for the SAP implementation of XML for analysis. It is an XML
API based on Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) designed for
standardized access to an analytical data provider over the web. The
XML interface introduced with SAP BW 3.0 release accepts XML data
streams compliant with the SOAP. Unlike all other SAP BW interfaces
in XML interface the actual data transfer is initiated by the source
system.
Open Hub Services: The Open Hub Service allows
controlled distribution of consistent data from any SAP BW
InfoProvider to flat files, database tables and other applications
with full support for delta management, selections, projections and
aggregation. Open Hub Services have InfoSpokes as their core
metadata objects. With the SAP 3.0 release InfoSpokes have become
generally available.
Content Management Framework: The SAP Web Content
Management Server stores unstructured information that users can go
through and use efficiently. Integration with the SAP BW content
management framework provides an integrated view on structured and
unstructured information to the end user.