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In the right screen area of the semantics tab in the Open ODS View maintenance screen, you can view and modify the properties of the Open ODS view fields. You can change key figure properties for fields of an Open ODS view by changing the selections/entries in the properties maintenance screen (overwrite local settings). Alternatively, you can specify an association for the field and this association can pass on various properties to the Open ODS view field.

Changing local field properties

To change a field property locally, proceed as follows:

  • For field properties like the name of the view field, change the entry or the selection directly.
  • For field properties that display the Default Value or Inherited Value (default value or inherited value) pushbutton (for example, reporting properties), choose the pushbutton for the property and change the entry or selection. Once you have pressed Default Value or Inherited Value (default value or inherited value), the pushbutton of the property changes to local value (local value).
Note Even if you do not change the entry after choosing Default Value or Inherited Value (default value or inherited value), the system interprets the property as being specified locally and not as the default or inherited value.
Note The currency field or unit field under Currency/Unit is always assigned locally. There is no default and no inheritance for this property. You can use Open ODS view fields (field types "currency" and "unit") when performing the assignment.
Creating field associations and specifying field properties using associations

Using associations on fields of type "key figure", you can link an Open ODS view with InfoObjects. This allows you, for example, to reuse formulas and variables (defined on the associated InfoObject) in queries on the Open ODS view and inherit properties from the associated object.

  1. To specify an association to an InfoObject, choose InfoObject under Association and select the required object.

    Creating the association for an Open ODS view field transfers the Aggregation property and the reporting properties (Decimal Places and Display) from the associated InfoObject to the Open ODS view field. The InfoObject name of the Open ODS view field is also inherited by the InfoObject.

  2. The property Currency/Unit must be consistent with the associated InfoObject. Make sure that specified currency field or unit field matches the InfoObject properties.
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Properties specified using the association can be modified again on the property; choose Default or Inherited Value (default or inherited value). You can reset local changes with the Local Value (local value) button.

Note that the field properties must be consistent with the associated InfoObject. If you overwrite properties inherited from the InfoObject, the changed entries must match the InfoObject properties.