Tab Page: Business Explorer 
Use
In this tab page, you determine for the characteristics the properties that are required for reporting purposes in the Business Explorer.
Structure
General Settings
You can make the following settings in part specific to data target for the InfoObjects contained in the data target. The settings are then only valid in the respective data target. See also Additional Functions in InfoCube Maintenance and Additional Functions of ODS Object Maintenance.
Layout
For characteristics with texts: Under Display you can select whether the text should be displayed in the Business Explorer and if yes, which text. You can choose from the following display options: no display, key, text, key and text, or text and key. This setting can be overwritten in queries.
Text type
For characteristics and texts: In this field you can set whether you want to display short, medium or long text in the Business Explorer.
Description BEx
In this field, you set which description appears for this characteristic in the Business Explorer. Choose between the long and short descriptions of the characteristic. This setting can be overwritten in queries. For more information, see Priority Rule with Formatting Settings
Selection
The selection describes if and how the characteristic values have to be restricted in queries. If you choose the unique for every cell option, the characteristic must be restricted to one value in every column and in every structure of all the queries. You are not able to use this characteristic in aggregates. Typical examples of this kind of characteristic are Plan/Actual ID or Value Type.
Filter selection in the query definition
This field describes how the selection of filter values or the restriction of characteristics is determined in the definition of queries.
Usually, the values in the restriction of characteristics from the master data table are displayed. With characteristics that do not have master data tables, the values from the SID Table are displayed instead. In many cases it makes more sense to display only those values that are also contained in an InfoProvider. Thus the setting Only Values in InfoProvider is possible.
Filter selection in the query execution
This field tells you how the selection of filter values are determined when a query is executed.
Usually, when queries are executed, the selection of filter values is determined by the data that is selected by the query. This means that only the values for which data has been selected in the current navigation status are displayed.
In many cases, however, it can make sense to include additional values. Thus the settings Only Values in InfoProvider and Values in Master Data Table are also possible. During this selection, however, you can get the message “No data found” after selection of filter values.
These settings for input help can also be overwritten in the query. For more information, see Hierarchy Intervals
Currency attributes
You can choose a currency type unit-InfoObject that you have created as an attribute for the characteristic. In doing so, you can define variable target currencies in the currency translation types. Then the target currency is determined from the master data with the Currency Translation in Business Explorer and when loading dynamically. Also see the example Determining the Target Currency from an InfoObject.
Authorization relevance
With characteristics, you decide whether a particular characteristic is included in the authorization check whenever you are working with the query.
Flag a characteristic as authorization-relevant if you want to create authorizations that restrict the selection conditions for this characteristic to single characteristic values.
Only flag the characteristic as not authorization-relevant, if it is no longer being used as a field for the authorization object.
See also:
Authorizations for Working with Queries
BEx Map
Geographical type
For each geo-relevant characteristic you have to specify a geographical type. There are four options to choose from.
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1. Static geo-characteristic: For this type, you can use shape files (country borders, for example), to display the characteristic on a map in the Business Explorer.
2. Dynamic geo-characteristic: For this type of geo-characteristic, geo-attributes are generated that make it possible, for example, to display customers as a point on a map.
3. Dynamic geo-characteristic with attribute values: For this type of geo-characteristic, the geo-attributes of a geo-characteristic of type 2, that is an attribute, are used.
4. Static geo-characteristic with geo-attributes: Just like static geo-characteristics, with the addition of generated geo-attributes.
See also Static and Dynamic Geo-Characteristics.
If you choose the Not a Geo-Characteristic option, this characteristic cannot be used as a geo-characteristic for displaying information on the BEx Map. Geographical attributes (such as 0LONGITUDE, 0ALTITUDE) are deleted for the InfoObject.
Geographical attribute
If you have selected the geographical type dynamic geo-characteristic with attribute values for the characteristic, specify here the characteristic attribute, whose geo-attributes you want to use.
Uploading shape files
For static geo-characteristics: Use this function to upload the geo-information files that are assigned to the characteristic. These files are stored in the BDS as files that belong logically to the characteristic.
See also Shape Files.
Downloading geo-data
For dynamic geo-characteristics: You use this function to load the master data for a characteristic to your PC, where you are able to use your GIS tool to geocode the data. Finally, you use a flat file to load the data again as a normal data load into the relevant BW master data table.