Modules and Locations

A module is a container structure for the data objects in OWB. Modules are equivalent to schemas from a database perspective. A location stores credentials needed to access a schema. Locations are linked to modules to provide access to metadata and the data itself. A module can have many locations associated with it, but only one can be the configured location at any point in time.

The association of a module to a location enables you to perform certain actions more easily in OWB. For example, you can reimport metadata by reusing an existing module. Furthermore, when you deploy ETL processes in subsequent steps, modules enable you to deploy related objects together, such as process flows.

Modules are created by expanding the Projects Navigator until you find the node for the data object type for which you want to create the module. For example, if the source data is stored in an Oracle Database, then you expand the Databases node to view the Oracle node. If the source data is in an SAP R/3 system, then you expand the Applications node to view the SAP node. By right-clicking the node, you can select New and launch the Create Module Wizard.