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PowerDesigner supports reverse-engineering of read-only calculation views for inclusion in impact analyses.

Context

Note Reverse-engineering of calculation views is not supported for HDI environments.

Procedure

  1. Select Start of the navigation path File Next navigation step Reverse-Engineer Next navigation step SAP HANA Database End of the navigation path to create a new PDM and open the HANA Import Wizard (see Importing Objects from the HANA Repository).

    Alternatively, to import calculation views into an existing SAP HANA Database PDM, select Start of the navigation path Database Next navigation step Update Model from HANA Repository End of the navigation path

  2. Enter your credentials and click Next.
  3. Select one or more packages in the left pane to make their contents available to import, and then select the appropriate calculation views in the right pane and click Next.
  4. PowerDesigner automatically selects any catalog tables and views required by the selected calculation views for import. Select additional objects to import from the lists, and then click Next.
    Note You can select additional schemas from the list to make their objects available for selection.
  5. Review the objects that will be imported and then click Finish.
    Each calculation view is imported containing a read-only XML definition, list of Data Sources, projection list (Columns tab), and list of columns on which it depends (Source Columns tab).
    Note Round-trip modification and regeneration of calculation views is not supported.