Info objects are the fields in BI system. These are divided into two types:
b. Unit Characteristics include currency, unit. (0Currency, 0Unit)
2. Key Figures: Used for calculation purpose
b. Non-cumulative key figures are used in MM and HR related reports
Steps to create info objects of type characteristics and key figures:
Part 1:
Note:
Master Data is always assigned to a characteristic. A characteristic is
called master data characteristic if it has attributes, text and
hierarchies.
b. Display attributes
Steps to create Attributes (type characteristic):
Part 1:
Part 2:
Navigational Attribute: We can drill down using navigational attribute. It acts as characteristic in the report.
Display Attribute: We cannot drill down using display attribute
Note:
Steps to change attributes from navigational to display:
Tab Pages of Characteristic:
iii. Hierarchy
- Characteristics: Used to refer key figure
Ex: Material, Customer
The characteristics are divided into three types. They are:
- Time Characteristics
- Unit Characteristics
- Technical Characteristics
- Time Characteristics include day, month, year, and half-yearly, quarterly. They are generated by the system.
Note: Info objects are of two types,
- System generated (0)
- Customer generated (Z)
Material | Amount | 0Currency | Quantity | 0Unit |
E620 | 400 | Rs | 10 | |
E621 | 500 | $ | 12 |
They are always assigned to key figures type amount and quantity (as shown in the above example).
c. Technical Characteristics include 0requestID, 0changeID, 0recordID.
Ex: Amount, Quantity
The key figures are divided into two types. They are:
- Cumulative key figures
- Non-cumulative key figures
- Cumulative key figures are used when the data in the key figure field need to be added.
Material | Amount |
E621 | 100 |
E622 | 200 |
E623 | 300 |
Total: 600 |
Plant | Material | Stock Value | Date |
4002 | Pencil | 500 | 28/04/2012 |
4002 | Pencil | 600 | 29/04/2012 |
Records in the 'Stock Value' field are not added.
- Go to RSA1
- Go to 'Info Object' selection
- Right click on the context menu > Select 'Create Info Area'
- Give the technical name (Always unique)
- Give description
- Click on Continue
Part 2:
- Right click on Info Area > Select create 'Info Object Catalog'
- Give technical name
- Give description
- Select Info object type 'Character'
- Click on Activate button
Part 3:
- Right click on Info area > Select create 'Info Object Catalog'
- Give technical name and description
- Select info object type 'Key Figure'
- Click on Activate button
Part 4:
- Right click on Info Object Catalog for characteristics
- Select create Info Object
- Give technical name (length between 3 to 8)
- Give description
- Click on Continue
- Give mandatory options in the 'General' tab page (like Data type, length .. )
- Click on Activate button
Part 5:
- Right click on the Info Object Catalog for key figures
- Select create Info Object
- Give technical name (length between 3 to 8)
- Give description
- Click on Continue
- For key figure of type 'Amount' and 'Quantity' we have to give 'Unit Characteristic' (0Currency/ 0Unit)
- Click on Activate button)
There are two types of data in SAP (ERP). They are:
- Master Data
- Transaction Data
- Master Data: It is always assigned to characteristic. From SAP BI point of view, master data doesn't change frequently
- Attributes: These are info objects which explain a characteristic in detail. These are divided into two types:
b. Display attributes
Steps to create Attributes (type characteristic):
Part 1:
- Go to Info object of type characteristic
- Go to 'Display/Change'
- In the 'Master data text' tab page, check the 'With Master Data' checkbox
- Go to the Attribute tab page
- Give technical name of attribute
- Click Enter
- Give description
- Give data type, length
- Click on continue
- Activate the info object
- If the info object is already in the system, copy the technical name of the info object
- Go to attribute tab page of char
- Paste the technical name of the info object
- Click on Activate button
Note: Key Figure can be an attribute to a characteristic and it can only be a display attribute
Steps to enable Texts:
- Right click on the info object, select change, go to Master Data Text tab page, select the check box Text
Company Code | Amount |
India | 2000 |
USA | 2500 |
Company Code | Sales Org | Amount |
India | Hyderabad | 2000 |
Bangalore | 2000 | |
USA | New York | 2500 |
Washington D.C | 2500 |
Company Code | Sales Org | Division | Amount |
India | Hyderabad | Ameerpet | 1000 |
Begumpet | 1000 | ||
Bangalore | Electronic City | 1000 | |
Silk Board | 1000 | ||
USA | New York | 7th Street | 1250 |
9th lane | 1250 | ||
Washington D.C | 8th street | 1250 | |
10th street | 1250 |
Display Attribute: We cannot drill down using display attribute
- Attribute Only: If you mark the characteristic as exclusive attribute, it can only be used as display attribute but not as navigational attribute.
- The characteristic cannot be transferred into info cube directly.
- Go to 'Attribute' tab page, in column 'Navigation On/Off', select the pencil like structure.
- When changing display to navigation, give a description, click on activate button.
Steps to create attribute (type Key Figure):
- Go to info object, go to 'Attribute' tab page
- Give technical name
- Click on Enter, Select radio button 'Create attribute as key figure'
- Click on Continue
- Give description and data type
- Click on continue
- Click on activate button
- General tab page:
- Data Element: Naming convention of data element (technical name of info object). It is like a field on database level
- Data Type: Here we have Char (1-60), string, Numeric (1-60), Date (8), Time (6)
- Lower Case Letters: If the characteristic is having lower case letters, select lower case allowed option
- SID Tables: Surrogate ID or Master Data ID
- Business Explorer: The selections which are in the Business Explorer tab page are by default displayed at report level
- Master Data/Text tab page: Info object has the following tables
P -> Time Independent display attributes
Q -> Time dependent display attributes
X -> Time Independent navigational attributes
Y -> Time dependent navigational attributes
Text: If we select this option, we can have text for the characteristic
Hierarchy: To enable hierarchies, we have to select the hierarchies
Attribute: In this, we give the attributes for a characteristic
ii. Text: The same report can be selected in different language in different country. This is because of the 'Text' functionality iii. Hierarchy
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