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Prerequisites

You are using a SAP HANA database.

Context

If you want to use virtual navigation attributes and texts in a VirtualProvider based on an SAP HANA model, you need to create virtual master data.

Procedure

  1. You are in the Data Warehousing Workbench in the Modeling area. Choose the InfoObjects area.
  2. In the context menu for your InfoObject catalog, choose Create InfoObject. Assign a name and a description and choose Continue. The InfoObject editing screen appears.
  3. Make the required entries for your InfoObject.
  4. On the Master Data/Texts tab page, choose SAP HANA Attribute View as the master data access.
  5. Specify an SAP HANA package and an SAP HANA attribute view.
  6. Choose Suggest SAP HANA Links.
  7. Select the SAP HANA attributes for which you want to generate proposals and choose Apply. A list of proposals appears. The attributes of the SAP HANA model are displayed in folders. The proposals are listed under these folders. Choose Technical Details to display the strategy for creating proposals.
  8. In each case, select a suitable proposal for attributes, texts, and compounding (if applicable).

    If none of the suggested InfoObjects are suitable, you can initially leave the attribute unassigned and assign it manually later on. Choose Continue. The attributes are assigned. If you have selected texts (TXTSH, TXTMD, TXTLG), the relevant flag for texts is set on the Master Data/Texts tab page.

  9. Assigning attributes manually:

    Choose Maintain HANA Links.

  10. In each case, select suitable SAP HANA attributes for attributes, texts, and compounding (if applicable) and choose Apply.
  11. Activate the characteristic.

Results

You can now use the characteristic with virtual master data in your VirtualProvider.