Model BW Source: Business Warehouse

The data model is defined and managed externally in SAP Business Warehouse. This function allows the BW InfoProviders to be referenced and made available in the environment.

Key Features

Header

You can choose the appropriate BW InfoProvider. Ensure that the BW InfoProvider that you choose has an external SAP HANA view generated in SAP-BW.

Fields

When you choose Synchronize, the system automatically reads the external SAP HANA view for the BW InfoProvider and makes field proposals in the Sync Model Fields dialog. The field state denotes whether the fields are already available or new fields have been added to the environment. You can change the field name and description of the new fields. However, you need to ensure that the name is unique. You can also exclude certain fields from read access. If you want the changes to be reset to the initial state, choose Reset Proposal.

Parameters

If input parameters have been defined for the generated external SAP HANA view, the parameters appear here, and a constant value or an environment parameter can be assigned.

Procedure

Function Access

Follow the steps below to access the Model BW function with source “Business Warehouse”:

  1. In the client where SAP Profitability and Performance Management is installed, choose Start of the navigation pathSAP Menu Next navigation step Profitability and Performance Management Next navigation step Modeling Next navigation step Start My EnvironmentsEnd of the navigation path.

  2. The Environment screen appears in a separate browser window. Choose an existing environment and continue. Within the environment, you can set up the newly added function.

Function Configuration

Follow the steps below to configure the Model BW function with source “Business Warehouse”:

  1. In edit mode, configure the following required fields in the header. For more information about the header, see the Key Features section above.

    • Connection Type: Choose either “Physical” or “Logical”.
    • Model BW Source = “Business Warehouse”
    • BW Info Provider

  2. Choose Synchronize on the Fields tab.

  3. The Sync Model Fields dialog appears showing the fields to be imported from the BW source.

  4. Choose the fields to be added, then choose OK.

  5. Define the parameters on the Parameters tab, if needed.

  6. Choose Save and then choose Activate.

Related Information

  • For more information about common aspects of SAP Profitability and Performance Management functions, see Concepts for Key Users.

  • For more information on how to add and remove functions in SAP Profitability and Performance Management environments, see Function Hierarchy.