Documents (SAP Library - BI Platform)

Documents

Use

With BI objects, you can add, link to, and search one or more documents in various formats, versions, and languages. You can add documents for metadata, master data, and InfoProvider data. There are three corresponding document classes.

More information: Document Classes

Integration

The following figure provides an overview of the components:

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Prerequisites

You have given users the authorization to display or edit documents.

More information: Authorizations for Documents and Administration of BI Metadata Search and BI Documents

Features

You can use documents for metadata, master data, and InfoProvider data in Web applications, in Knowledge Management (KM), in the Data Warehousing Workbench (BEx Web runtime, ABAP), and in the BEx Analyzer. The following table provides an overview of the available tools and options.

Area	Description
Data Warehousing Workbench	In the Data Warehousing Workbench (BEx Web runtime, ABAP), you can only access and edit documents that are on the BI server and have not been migrated. The Administration functional area is available for editing documents ® BI Metadata Search / BI Documents. The Documents screen is available for maintenance transactions for metadata and master data. The same functions for creating, importing, editing, exporting, and displaying documents are available on both interfaces. In the Administration functional area (Administration ® BI Metadata Search/BI Documents), you can display and edit documents from all document classes using various search criteria. You can also branch to document administration. More information: Processing Documents on the Documents Screen Editing Documents in the Document View of DW Workbench
Web applications	In Web applications, you can access documents on the BI server and in the portal. Using the Single Document, Document List, and Analysis Web items, you can insert context-sensitive documents into the data used in the Web applications and display the related properties. More information: Using Documents in Web Applications Display of Documents for InfoProvider Data
Knowledge Management	In the BEx Web runtime (Java), you can integrate BI documents into portal-based Knowledge Management using the BI Document Repository Manager, the BI Metadata Repository Manager, and migration. You can access documents on the BI server and in the portal. All KM services are available for working with BI documents. More information: Integrating Content from BI into the Portal BI Documents in Knowledge Management
BEx Analyzer	In the BEx Analyzer (BEx Web runtime, ABAP), you can display, create, and edit documents that were created in the Data Warehousing Workbench, in the master data maintenance, or in a Web application. The BEx Analyzer only uses the BI server to store documents. Migrated documents are not available in the BEx Analyzer. Only migrate documents if they do not use the BEx Analyzer or do not use it in connection with documents. More information: Working with Documents in the BEx Analyzer