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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 characteristic 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 or the association, 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 settings), 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.
Creating field associations and specifying field properties using associations

Using associations on fields of type "characteristic", you can link an Open ODS view to master data and texts of other Open ODS views or InfoObjects. This allows you to inherit properties from the associated object, assign additional key fields (compounding) and use texts and navigation attributes of the associated objects in queries on the Open ODS view.

  1. To specify an association, choose the associated object type under Association (Open ODS view or InfoObject) and then select the required object.

    Note Here, you can also create an new Open ODS view by specifying a name and double-clicking the field with the new name.

    Creating the association for an Open ODS view field transfers the Authorization Relevance property and the reporting properties (Display and Query Execution - Filter Value) from the associated InfoObject to the Open ODS view field. You can also specify additional properties for the field.

    Note The authorization behavior of an Open ODS view field depends on whether the Authorization Relevance property has been set locally or using an association.

  2. If you want the InfoObject name to be inherited from the associated object, set the Inherit Global Name flag.

    If this flag is set and the associated object is an InfoObject, the InfoObject name of the Open ODS view field matches the name of the associated InfoObject. If this flag is set and the associated object is an Open ODS view, the InfoObject name of the Open ODS view field is taken from the name of the associated Open ODS view.

  3. To specify navigation attributes from the associated object for the Open ODS view, choose Navigation Attributes.

    This pushbutton is available for an association to an InfoObject, provided that the InfoObject contains navigation attributes. This pushbutton is available for an association to an Open ODS view, provided that the Open ODS view contains characteristics.

    1. A dialog box opens. Select either navigation attributes of the associated InfoObject or select characteristics of the Open ODS view as navigation attributes of the Open ODS.
    2. If you have not set the Inherit Global Name flag, you can change the field names for the selected navigation attributes in the Open ODS view. The field names are used to derive the InfoObject names of the navigation attributes.
    3. To change the description of an navigation attribute for use in the InfoProvider of the Open ODS view, select Local Text. This enables field Long Description for editing, so that you can enter the description you want to use.
    4. To return to the Open ODS view maintenance screen, choose Execute Object.
  4. To specify a compounding to another field, choose Compounding.

    This pushbutton is available for an association to an InfoObject, provided that the InfoObject contains a different characteristic. This pushbutton is available for an association to an Open ODS view, provided that the associated Open ODS view contains the represented key field and at least one additional key field.

    1. A dialog box opens. Here you see the compounding parent InfoObjects of the associated InfoObject or the key fields of the associated Open ODS view under Source Field.
    2. Under Field Name, choose the Open ODS view field which you want compound to.
      Note

      The input help also enables you to limit the selection options:

      • With the Same Data Type tab, you can select the Open ODS view fields whose data type matches that of the compounding parent in the associated object.

      • With the Same Association tab, you can select the Open ODS view fields that have the same association as the compounding parent in the associated object.

    3. Once you have specified the compounding, choose Execute Object to return to the Open ODS view maintenance screen.
    Note

    If you have just specified a compounding for a field and this field does not have an association to an Open ODS view - but an association was specified in the Open ODS view of the compounding parent for the source field - then this association is applied when the Open ODS view is checked.

  5. For associated InfoObjects: The I confirm the Referential Integrity flag is a reminder to make sure that the required master data for all the characteristic values is available in the system. The query result is modified by the field in the following way:

    If you select the field, a check on referential integrity is made when the query is executed. This means that data is displayed only for those characteristics values where entries exist both in the external source and in the SID table of the associated info object.

    If you do not select the field, a check on referential integrity is not made when the query is executed. This means that data is also displayed for those characteristics values where entries exist only in the external source and no entries exist in the SID table of the associated info object.

    Note Note the effects of this field on the query result and on the master data table of the associated info object. If you do not select the field and the referential integrity is not confirmed, this can produce a different query result than in the referential integrity check and the master data table of the associated info object is given additional entries when the query is executed.
Note 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.
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