Modeling Guide

Create a Destination

A destination is a reference to a physical connection, which can be resolved on a connected logical system. You create and activate a destination to receive and persist data from the system.

Prerequisites

  • You have created a system.
  • You have created at least one connection for the system.
  • You have created a project.

Context

For example, if you want to create and execute an SAP BW process chain task, first define a destination with a connection (connection type: SAP BW Process Chains) to an SAP BW system (system type: SAP BW), and then use this destination in the SAP BW process chain task definition.

Procedure

  1. Start the SAP Data Hub cockpit in a Web browser.
  2. In the System Status section, choose the Modeling tile.
    The cockpit opens the SAP Data Hub Modeling tool in a new tab in the same browser window.
  3. Create a destination.
    1. In the navigation pane, right-click the project within which you want to create the destination and choose Start of the navigation pathNew Next navigation step DestinationEnd of the navigation path.
    2. In the Create Destination dialog box, provide a name for the destination.
    3. Choose Create.
      The tool opens a new editor where you can define your destination.
  4. Define the destination.
    1. In the Connection value help list, select the required connection.
      In the Connection Properties section, the tool displays more information about the system and connection used for this destination.
    2. In the Description text field, provide a description for the destination.
  5. Save changes.
    In the global toolbar, choose Save to save the destination.
  6. Activate the destination.
    After creating a destination object, activate the destination. Activation is necessary to convert the design-time object to its equivalent runtime object in the database.
    1. In the global toolbar, choose (Activate) to activate the destination.
  7. (Optional) Check for inconsistencies.
    Checking for inconsistencies help identify any impact to the dependent objects of the destination. After creating a destination or after modifying a destination, you can check for any inconsistencies in its dependent objects.
    1. In the navigation pane, right-click the object for which you want to identify inconsistencies and choose Check Consistency.
      If there is an impact to any of the dependent objects, the tool displays more details of the dependent objects and the impact in the Problems view.
    2. (Optional) If you want to automatically adjust the references in the impacted objects and redeploy them, in the navigation pane, right-click the object and choose Redeploy.