Document Classes 
Definition
A document class is made up of the documents for one of the following categories of BW objects: Metadata, master data and InfoProvider data. Documents in a document class have particular logical document properties.
Use
The following overview shows you the BW objects that you can choose from, and the corresponding document classes (with a typical example). For each document class, there are typical examples of where the different documents are used.
BW Object |
Document Class |
Metadata · Aggregates · Update Rule · InfoCube · InfoObject · InfoPackage · InfoSet · InfoSource · ODS Object · Query (including variables, structures, restricted and calculated key figures). · Reporting Agent Scheduling Packet · Reporting Agent Settings · Web Item · Web Template |
META
Example for documents for metadata: ¡ Documentation ¡ Explanations (“characteristic ABC means ...”) ¡ History/Changes
The user can choose a document that he or she wants to display in the online documentation. See Documents as Online-Documentation.
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Master Data · Characteristic value
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MAST
Example for documents for master data: ¡ Screens for personnel numbers ¡ Descriptions and technical specifications of materials ¡ Original documents for order forms ¡ Documentation for version (target/actual budget) |
InfoProvider Data · Combination of characteristic values
It is not possible to assign documents to navigation attributes. This is also not possible if the attribute is a document-relevant characteristic. Model all of the characteristics that you want to use for the assignment of documents as direct characteristics in the InfoProviders and not as navigation attributes. |
TRAN
Example for documents for InfoProvider data: Comments on various characteristic values (“Sales for material 4711 in Germany were poor in May, because ...”, “In May the following key figures were interesting: Delivery quantity – Explanation ..., Outstanding payments - ...”) See also: Documents for planning objects in BW-BPS |
Structure
The following overview shows you the BW objects that you can choose from, and the corresponding document classes (with a typical example).
Document Class |
Document properties |
META
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You can set one value for each of the following document properties: · Object type · Object name |
MAST
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You can set one value for each of the following document properties: · Characteristic · Characteristic value |
TRAN
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· InfoProviders · Query For the following document property, you can set more than one value: · Key figure the characteristics that have been designated as properties of documents are also displayed (sorted alphabetically). For these characteristics, you can set more than one value per document property.
You have to activate any characteristics that you want the system to display in the maintenance screens for InfoProvider data documents. You do this in the maintenance screens for characteristics on the Tab Page: General. (Characteristic is a Property of a Document). |
Integration
Document properties are given by default.
· as search criteria in the Documents function area of the Administrator Workbench
See Processing Documents in the AWB Documents View.
· as logical document properties whenever you create a document You can use document properties to assign documents to a BW object. See Creating Documents