Creating Navigation Attributes

Prerequisites

You are in InfoObject maintenance and have selected the tab page Attributes.

Procedure

Specify the technical name of the characteristic that you want to use as a navigation attribute, or create a new attribute by choosing Create. You can also directly transfer proposed attributes of the InfoSource.

Note
In order to use the characteristic as a navigation attribute, make sure the InfoObject is first assigned as an attribute, and that the option Attribute Only is not activated for the characteristic on the General tab page.
By clicking on the symbol Navigation Attribute On/Off in the relevant column, you can define an attribute as a navigation attribute.
When you set the indicator as Authorization Relevant the navigation attribute is checked upon executing an authorization query.
Choose the Characteristic Texts indicator, or specify a name in the Navigation Attribute Description field.

Note
If you turn a characteristic attribute into a navigation attribute, you can assign a text to the navigation attribute to distinguish it from a normal characteristic in reporting.

Results

You have created a characteristic as a navigation attribute for your superior characteristic.

Further Steps to Take

You must activate the created navigation attributes in the InfoProvider maintenance. The default is initially set to Inactive so as not to implicitly include more attributes than are necessary in the InfoCube.

Note: You can create or activate navigation attributes in the InfoCube at any time. Once an attribute has been activated, you can only deactivate it if it is not used in aggregates.

In addition, you must record your navigation attributes in queries so that they are included in reporting.