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    SAP Data Services

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/ASAP Data Services is an offering from SAP to improve data quality.N/A

    Vim

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AVim (Vi IMproved) is a highly configurable, free to download and use, Modal Text Editor derived from the classic Unix vi editor. It is designed for terminal-based and graphical text manipulation, prioritizing keyboard-centric efficiency and high-fidelity control over source code and configuration files.

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    SAP Data ServicesVim
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    SAP Data ServicesVim
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Vim is available as a free download.
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    SAP Data ServicesVim
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    Features
    SAP Data ServicesVim
    Data Quality
    Comparison of Data Quality features of SAP Data Services and Vim
    Feature
    SAP Data Services
    6.1
    9 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Vim
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    Ratings
    Data source connectivity5.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data profiling6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Master data management (MDM) integration7.17 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data element standardization6.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Match and merge5.19 Ratings00 Ratings
    Address verification6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SAP Data ServicesVim
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    BBEdit
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Notepad++
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP Data Quality Management
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Sublime Text
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SAP Data ServicesVim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.1
    (9 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SAP Data ServicesVim
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    It's definitely one of the leading ETL tools, and it's the best ETL tool to use with SAP integration. If you use SAP HANA, then you should think about Data Services as your primary ETL tool.
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    Open Source
    I would recommend Vim in any scenario where text files have to be viewed, created, or edited on GNU/Linux computers. Regardless if you need to quickly change a few things in a configuration file, or you need to write up a full document, Vim is great. I wouldn't use Vim to view, edit, or create anything that requires "rich-text". In other words, if you need to format the text (bolding, font colours, word-art, etc), then Vim isn't the tool to use.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • Integration with SAP ERP/ECC works really well.
    • A lot of flexibility in data creation, with different types of communication capabilities like BAPIs, IDocs, and Batch input.
    • Reliable and consistent results and easily enforceable data templates.
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    Open Source
    • The efficient modal editing makes it very fast to write/edit code as I think of it.
    • The customization and wide range of plugins let me do very specific things and automate parts of my workflow.
    • The fact that it runs inside a terminal simplifies my window management and just becomes another Tmux window in my workflow.
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    Cons
    SAP
    • Debugging is not very easy. When one wants to see the flow of data from one Query to another, the process is not very smooth and efficient.
    • A lot of functions do not behave the way they should. I have faced problems with the count() function.
    • I have faced problems while loading Excel files. The same set of options will work in one case but not in the other.
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    Open Source
    • Without a doubt the hardest program to learn. It is a completely different paradigm of thinking compared to other editors
    • By default it doesn't have lots of fancy features you would find in larger IDE programs like code completion and linking
    • It lives in the command line so a user has to be comfortable with this interface
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    Usability
    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Open Source
    I don't consider the steep learning curve to be a hinderance on the overall usability. I would rate this a ten, but to be honest a lot of people do get hung up at the beginning and just abandon it. However, for people who have made the moderate effort to get over the hump, nothing can be more usable.
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    Support Rating
    SAP
    As other SAP products, there is excellent support by SAP on this tool. You can access the SAP Help portal in order to give support either from the huge community or directly from SAP.
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    Open Source
    There is no commercial support for Vim. Thus, it will not get a mark beyond 5. However, community support is very good. You can easily find solutions for most of the problems in the community.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    You cannot afford to run your business on questionable data. With SAP® Data Services software, you can access, transform, and connect data to fuel your critical business processes. Together, these enterprise-class solutions enable data integration and data quality, providing the right level of insight across your business so you can make better decisions and operate more effectively.SAP Data Services was previously known as SAP BusinessObjects Data Services, SAP BusinessObjects Data Integrator, BusinessObjects Data Integrator.
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    Open Source
    Vim's keybindings are a lot more complex than Notepad++. With that, comes a whole bunch of capability that Notepad++ just can't match. Emacs is comparable, in terms of capabilities--because Vim is built into so many unix systems, I chose to learn it instead of Emacs. Knowing both probably isn't a bad idea, but there's enough to learn in either camp to keep you busy
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • Very positive impact in jobs maintenance since support auto-documentation.
    • Great impact on learning curve.
    • Great results in our Data Quality Projects.
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    Open Source
    • It always increases productivity.
    • Sometimes feature discovery is not easy. It could be documented well like how to install a plugin and if it supported well or not.
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