SAP Note 306046 in BW

Note Language: English

Characters of classifctn - attributes

Version: 5 Validity:
Valid Since 20.06.2000

Summary
Symptom
You 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, values can be assigned to the characteristics (valuation). Since the classifying characteristics of every customer can be maintained individually, it is impossible to deliver a DataSource that is standardized in a way that would meet the requirements of all customers. For this reason, an option was developed to generate DataSources for characteristics which should be used as attributes of an InfoObject in BW. !! No Delta Procedure is possible for Release 2.0B!!

Additional key words

Generic article, retail, generic article variant, article, characteristics

Cause and prerequisites Solution

1. OLTP: Maintain DataSources for classification data (menu path in Customizing, Transaction: 'SBIW' Business Information Warehouse -> Customer-Defined DataSources -> Cross-application components -> Classification system -> Maintain DataSources for Classification Data) Approach: 1.1 Enter a basis DataSource which you want to enhance, for example, 0MATERIAL_ATTR 1.2 Choose the client, the class type and the object table from which classification data should be copied for examlpe, 100, 026, MARAT 1.3 Select the DataSource that you would like to assign characteristics to and select Characteristics in navigation. 1.4 With the key 'New Entries' enter the characteristics you want to assign. 1.5 You can enter a line item number if you would like to define a sequence within the characteristics. 1.6 Choose the key 'DataSource' to generate the DataSource. At the same time the characteristic DataSource is generated for characteristics of the type CHAR. A prefix "1CL_..." is assigned for the DataSource names. 2. BW: Creating InfoObjects to include the characteristics from OLTP So that the characteristics can be included and stored with their characteristic values in BW, a corresponding InfoObject must be defined for every characteristic first. The InfoObjects must have the same technical attributes as the corresponding characteristics in the OLTP system. The flag 'With texts' must be set, so that an InfoSource for texts is generated for this InfoObject in the system. The InfoObject is displayed in the InfoSource tree under the specified application component, for example, IS-R-IO, master data IS-R'.

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3. BW: Extending the master data InfoSource, for example, 0Material The attributes of the master data InfoSource 0Material must be extended by the two InfoObjects. Activate the InfoObject! !So that you can expand later in the query via the classifying characteristic also, select the attributes in the InfoObject as navigation attributes. The same also applies to the Cube in which the characteristic is used. 4. Metadata upload Perform a metadata upload so that the DataSources created in the OLTP are also available in BW. 5. BW: Supplying the attributes of the InfoSource for example, 0Material Procedure 5.1 Access the transfer rules 5.2 Choose #DataSource' 5.3 Select new DataSource for attibutes 5.4 Assign the newly created InfoObjects created to the corresponding fields. 5.5 Delete unnecessary fields from the transfer structure 5.6 Save and activate 6. BW: Text DataSources for the characteristic texts The characteristics or InfoSources which were created at point 2 must be supplied with the corresponding characteristic texts. As the flag 'With texts' was set for both InfoObjects, they both appear in the source tree of the application component specified under master data InfoSource. Procedure 6.1 Access the transfer rules 6.2 Choose 'DataSource' 6.3 Select a new DataSource for attibutes 6.4 Assign the newly created InfoObjects to the corresponding fields 6.5 Delete unnecessary fields from the transfer structure 6.6 Save and activate

Header Data
Release Status: Released on: Master Language: Priority: Category: Primary Component: Secondary Components: BW-BCT-LO-MD Master Data Logistic Released for Customer 19.06.2000 22:00:00 German Recommendations/additional info Consulting BW-BCT-ISR Retail and Consumer Products

Valid Releases

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Software Component SAP_APPL SAP_APPL SAP_APPL

Characters of classifctn - attributes

From Release 40B 45B 46A To Release 40B 45B 46A and Subsequent

Release 40 45 46

Attributes
Attribute old release old release Value 0012.0A 0306046 0012.0A. 0306046X BW-BCT BW-BCT

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