For R/3 plug-in PI 99(-A) the concept of the delivery version and the active version of BW objects for DataSources in the source system has been introduced. The DataSources delivered by SAP with Business Content are in the source system in the SAP delivery version (D version). If you want to transfer data from a source system into a BW using a Business Content DataSource, then you have to first transfer the data from the D version into the active version (A version). With a Metadata upload, the active version of the DataSource is finally replicated in BW.

Business Content DataSources of a source system are only available to you in BW for transferring data, if you have transferred these in their active versions in the source system and then carried out a Metadata upload.

In order to transfer and activate a DataSource delivered by SAP with Business Content, select your source system in the source system tree of the BW Administrator Workbench and select Customizing Extractors à Business Information Warehouse à Business Content DataSources/Activating SAP Business Content à Transfer Business Content DataSources using the context menu (right mouse button). For further information on this activity, see the documentation for customizing extractors.