Active Annotations View

In the Active Annotations view, the CDS annotations that are used for an active CDS view are displayed.

Annotations and their values can be defined in the CDS view itself or inherited from the underlying data sources or data elements. Annotation values are only inherited for elements (fields and associations) and parameters. Parameters can only inherit from the corresponding data elements, not from underlying data sources.

Figure 1: Example of a setup from an Active Annotations view an its functionalities

In the Active Annotations view, the following columns are displayed:

• Annotated Elements: The view, its parameters, fields, and associations, and their active CDS annotations.
• Annotation Value: Values of the corresponding CDS annotations
• Origin Data Source: Name of the development object, for example, a DDL source or database table from which the corresponding annotation is inherited. You can navigate to this object by double-clicking its name.
• Origin Data Element: Name of the data element from which the corresponding annotation is inherited. You can navigate to this object by double-clicking its name.

Here you can:

• Enter a filter text in the search field to display specific entries in the Annotated Elements column.
• Toggle between the flat or structured display of the active annotations. The structured mode groups the CDS annotations by their parent node and is set by default. To switch the display mode, choose the arrow button from the view toolbar and select the relevant entry.