SAP BW - Info objects ppt
- 2. DEFINITION & INTRODUCTION: The basic and smallest building block used in building other objects is called ‘Info Objects’ In other terms, it is the basic information provider in SAP BW We will need to use Info Objects to design, build or configure other SAP BW objects such as Info Cubes, Data store objects (DSOs), Multiproviders, Queries, Infosets and so on They can also store information (master data)
- 3. TYPES OF INFO OBJECTS: Following are the types of Info Objects: i. Characteristic ii. Key Figure iii. Time Characteristic iv. Unit v. Technical Characteristic
- 4. TYPES OF INFO OBJECTS (WITH EG.): Types of Info Objects CHARACTERICTICS Eg. :Product, Customer KEY FIGURES Eg.:Sales Quantity,Amount TIME CHARACTERISTICS Eg.: Billing Date, Cal Month UNIT INFO OBJECTS Eg.: Currency unit, Measurement unit TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS Eg.: Data Load Request ID, Change Run
- 5. CHARACTERISTICS INFO OBJECT: Characteristics Info Objects are the business reference objects used to analyze the facts This type of Info Object represents business entities that are the subjects of analysis For Eg., Product, Customer, Material and Marketing Region
- 6. CHARACTERISTICS INFO OBJECT(CONTD.): The following tab pages are available in the maintenance menu: a. General b. Business Explorer c. Master data/ Texts d. Attributes e. Hierarchies f. Compounding
- 7. KEY FIGURES INFO OBJECT: This type of Info Object represents numeric measures of business entities For Eg., Weight, Number, Quantity, Amount The following tab pages are available in the maintenance menu: a) Type / Unit b) Aggregation c) Additional Properties
- 8. TIME CHARACTERISTICS INFO OBJECT: This type of Info Object represents the period of the transaction between entities For Eg., Billing Date, Month of Sale, Fiscal year, Fiscal Period Time Characteristics are delivered by SAP and aren’t customizable
- 9. UNIT INFO OBJECT : This type of Info Object represents the unit of measure for the numeric measures of business entities For Eg., Currency, Weight Unit, Unit of Volume
- 10. TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS INFO OBJECT: This type of Info Object represents entities that are internal to SAP BW and are technical in type For Eg., A data load Request ID, Change Run Technical Characteristics are delivered by SAP and aren’t customizable
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