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SAP Note 306046 - Characters of classifctn - attributesin BW

Note Language: English Version: 5 Validity: Valid Since 20.06.2000

Summary

SymptomYou can classify objects in the R/3 System via the classification system.The required classes are created with respect to a class type.Characteristics are assigned to a class. If an object is classified, valuescan be assigned to the characteristics (valuation). Since the classifyingcharacteristics of every customer can be maintained individually, it isimpossible to deliver a DataSource that is standardized in a way that wouldmeet the requirements of all customers. For this reason, an option wasdeveloped to generate DataSources for characteristics which should be usedas attributes of an InfoObject in BW.

!! No Delta Procedure is possible for Release 2.0B!!

Additional key wordsGeneric article, retail, generic article variant, article, characteristics

Cause and prerequisites

Solution1. OLTP: Maintain DataSources for classification data (menu path inCustomizing, Transaction: 'SBIW'Business Information Warehouse -> Customer-Defined DataSources ->Cross-application components -> Classification system -> MaintainDataSources for Classification Data)Approach:1.1 Enter a basis DataSource which you want to enhance, for example,0MATERIAL_ATTR1.2 Choose the client, the class type and the object table from whichclassification data should be copied for examlpe, 100, 026, MARAT1.3 Select the DataSource that you would like to assign characteristics toand select Characteristics in navigation.1.4 With the key 'New Entries' enter the characteristics you want toassign.1.5 You can enter a line item number if you would like to define a sequencewithin the characteristics.1.6 Choose the key 'DataSource' to generate the DataSource. At the sametime the characteristic DataSource is generated for characteristics of thetype CHAR. A prefix "1CL_..." is assigned for the DataSource names.

2. BW: Creating InfoObjects to include the characteristics from OLTPSo that the characteristics can be included and stored with theircharacteristic values in BW, a corresponding InfoObject must be defined forevery characteristic first.The InfoObjects must have the same technical attributes as thecorresponding characteristics in the OLTP system.The flag 'With texts' must be set, so that an InfoSource for texts isgenerated for this InfoObject in the system.The InfoObject is displayed in the InfoSource tree under the specifiedapplication component, for example, IS-R-IO, master data IS-R'.

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3. BW: Extending the master data InfoSource, for example, 0MaterialThe attributes of the master data InfoSource 0Material must be extended bythe two InfoObjects.Activate the InfoObject!!So that you can expand later in the query via the classifyingcharacteristic also, select the attributes in the InfoObject as navigationattributes.The same also applies to the Cube in which the characteristic is used.

4. Metadata uploadPerform a metadata upload so that the DataSources created in the OLTP arealso available in BW.

5. BW: Supplying the attributes of the InfoSource for example, 0MaterialProcedure5.1 Access the transfer rules5.2 Choose #DataSource'5.3 Select new DataSource for attibutes5.4 Assign the newly created InfoObjects created to the correspondingfields.5.5 Delete unnecessary fields from the transfer structure5.6 Save and activate

6. BW: Text DataSources for the characteristic textsThe characteristics or InfoSources which were created at point 2 must besupplied with the corresponding characteristic texts. As the flag 'Withtexts' was set for both InfoObjects, they both appear in the source tree ofthe application component specified under master data InfoSource.Procedure6.1 Access the transfer rules6.2 Choose 'DataSource'6.3 Select a new DataSource for attibutes6.4 Assign the newly created InfoObjects to the corresponding fields6.5 Delete unnecessary fields from the transfer structure6.6 Save and activate

Header Data

Release Status: Released for CustomerReleased on: 19.06.2000 22:00:00Master Language: GermanPriority: Recommendations/additional infoCategory: ConsultingPrimary Component: BW-BCT-ISR Retail and Consumer Products

Secondary Components:BW-BCT-LO-MD Master Data Logistic

Valid Releases

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Software Component Release FromRelease

ToRelease

andSubsequent

SAP_APPL 40 40B 40B

SAP_APPL 45 45B 45B

SAP_APPL 46 46A 46A

Attributes

Attribute Value

old release 0012.0A BW-BCT0306046

old release 0012.0A. BW-BCT0306046X