InfoObject as Data Target / InfoProvider 

Definition

You can indicate an InfoObject of type characteristic as a data target / InfoProvider if it has attributes and/or texts. The data is then loaded into the master data tables using the update rules.

You can turn only designate one characteristic as a data target / InfoProvider if it contains texts or attributes. It is not possible to use update rules to load hierarchies.

Use

You can define update rules for the characteristic and use them to load attributes and texts. See also the section InfoSource with Flexible Updating  under InfoSource Types.

You can also define queries for the characteristic (more exactly: for the master data of a characteristic) and then report using the master data.

In InfoObject maintenance, you can also select two-level navigation attributes (that is the navigation attributes for the navigation attributes of the characteristic) for this characteristic in the Attribute tab page. These are then available like normal characteristics in the query definition.

Integration

If you want to turn a characteristic into a data target / InfoProvider, you have to assign an InfoArea to the characteristic. The characteristic is subsequently displayed in the InfoProvider tree in the Administrator Workbench.

Example

You can find examples for the use of InfoObjects as data targets under Scenarios for Flexible Updating.