DATA_MODE Parameter

Definition

The optional DATA_MODE parameter determines the data mode when calling up Web templates: You use this parameter mode to determine whether the system is to access HTML pages or data precalculated in the background. If this parameter is not specified, requests are always sent to the OLAP processor, and the most current data is read.

Use

To call up a Web template with a particular data mode, add the DATA_MODE parameter to the URL generated by the BEx Web Application Designer, and assign the required value to it.

Structure

Data mode DATA_MODE=NEW

When you add the DATA_MODE=NEW parameter to the URL, the system uses the most current data. The system uses the most current data even when this parameter is not set.

The graphic below illustrates the function of the DATA_MODE=NEW data mode:

Data mode DATA_MODE=STORED

When you add the DATA_MODE=STORED parameter to the URL, the system only accesses precalculated data. An error message is displayed if no data is available.

Caution

Note that you must use the URL to preassign the variables in the STORED mode. When using a query with variables, you need to add the same string to the URL that you used as a parameter string for the Reporting Agent setting.

You can write a small cockpit application in which you compose the URL from the entry values of a selection list using an HTML <form> tag or JavaScript function. For more information, see the help.sap.com/nw04 internet address → SAP NetWeaver → Information Integration → SAP Business Information Warehouse → BEx Suite: Business Explorer → BEx Web → Web Application Design: BEx Web Application Designer → Using Formulas and Using JavaScript Functions.

Selection lists can be filled from a control query.