Question - How important is ODS in BIW?
Answer -
An ODS object allows user to save debugged and consolidated transaction data on a document level. The object refers to consolidated data set from the same source or multiple sources. It can be evaluated with the help of Bex query or Infoset query.Any data that belongs to the ODS object can be updated using delta update into Info Cubes or can also be updated in the same system or different systems. Compared to Infocubes which uses multidimensional data storage, ODS object uses flat, transparent data tables.