Master Data Access for Characteristics (Changed) 

Technical Data

Function Is	Changed
In Release	Software Component ●      Component: SAP NetWeaver ●      Release 7.0
Assignment to Application Component	BW-WHM Warehouse Management
Country Setting	Valid for all countries

Use

As of SAP NetWeaver 7.0, you have three options for specifying how the master data of a characteristic is accessed at query runtime:

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       1.      Standard

The system displays the values in the master data table for the characteristic. This is the default setting for newly created characteristics and characteristics that already exist from previous releases.

       2.      Own implementation

You can define an ABAP class to implement the access to master data yourself. You need to implement interface IF_RSMD_RS_ACCESS. You need to be proficient in ABAP OO. An example of this is the time characteristic 0FISCYEAR that is delivered with Business Content.

       3.      Remote

If the characteristic is identified as an InfoProvider, you can access the data directly in a source system. If you choose this option, the characteristic InfoProvider has to be joined to the required DataSource using a staging object, and has to be assigned to a source system.

You set master data access for a characteristic in characteristic maintenance on the Master Data/Texts tab page.

Effects on Existing Data

How the master data for a characteristic is accessed at query runtime has no affect on the existing master data. If you choose the option Own Implementation or Remote, the standard master data store is no longer required. However, it is not deleted. You can manually delete master data that has already been loaded, if necessary.

Effects on Data Transfer

Since the standard setting applies to already existing characteristics from previous releases, there are no changes to the data transfer process.