Including an Event Data Change in a Process Chain 

Use

Inclusion of the Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster) process type in process chains for loading data enables processing of Broadcast settings during data change. The data load processes are enhanced with the process type Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster). In this process type, you can choose the changed InfoProvider for which information broadcasting can be triggered.

The end users that have created settings in the BEx Broadcaster for precalculation and distribution can specify when scheduling their Broadcast settings that the precalculation and distribution be executed whenever there is a data change in the underlying InfoProvider of the scheduled object (query, Web template or workbook).

Procedure

       1.      Call up the Process Chain Maintenance (transaction RSPC).

       2.      On the left side of the screen, navigate to the desired  display component for the respective  process chain into which you wish to include the Event Data Change and select it by double clicking. The system shows the planning view of the selected process chain on the right side of the screen.

If no suitable process chain is available, then create a new process chain. For more information, see Creating a Process Chain.

       3.      To include the Event Data Change process type, choose  Process Types on the left side of the screen. The system displays the available process categories.

       4.      Expand the Load Process and Post-Processing process category and drag the Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster) process type to the process chain on the right side of the screen using Drag&Drop. The Insert Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster) dialog box will open.

       5.      In the Process Variant field, enter an existing variant using the value help or create a new variant.

If you are creating a new process variant, you select  Create. You enter a description into the dialog box that appears and select  Continue.

The Process Maintenance: Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster) dialog box will open.

The system displays information about the variant at the top of the screen:

¡        Technical name

¡        Description (this field is ready for input)

¡        Last changed by

¡        Last changed on

At the bottom of the screen you can specify for which InfoProvider the Event Data Change is to be triggered.

       6.      Specify the InfoProvider:

¡        Determine the InfoProvider using the process chain by highlighting the variants of the process chain that are to be considered. This is possible for variants that apply to one of the following process types:

§         Execute InfoPackage (LOADING)

§         Activate ODS object data (ODSACTIVAT)

§         Update ODS object data (further updating) (ODSPROCESS)

§         Read PSA and update data target (PSAPROCESS)

In this way, you get to InfoProviders in which data is physically present, such as basic InfoCubes, transactional InfoCubes, ODS objects and InfoObjects

For the Execute InfoPackage process type, you should explicitly specify the InfoProvider. Otherwise it is possible that the broadcaster will not recognize the InfoProvider and that the broadcaster does not offer the execution with data change for this InfoProvider in the Scheduling dialog box.

¡        Alternatively, especially for InfoProviders without physical data store (MultiProviders, InfoSets, and so on) you can specify the individual InfoProviders using the input help for the InfoProvider field. For more information on differentiating between InfoProviders, see InfoProvider.

       7.      Save your entries and go back. The Insert Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster) dialog box will open.

       8.      Choose  Select . The Process Chain Maintenance Planning View screen appears.

Result

You have included the Trigger Event Data Change (for Broadcaster) process type in a process chain.

You need to activate and schedule the process chain. Then the user can choose Execution with Data Change in InfoProvider and can specify the desired InfoProvider during scheduling of their broadcaster setting.

For more information on process chain maintenance and further steps for creation and activation of a process chain, see Process Chain Maintenance and Creating Process Chains.