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Update
In this IMG activity, you make settings for
updating the
information structures.
Data analysis in the information systems is
based on statistical data which is updated from the operative application to
the information structures. Updating is triggered by an event in a logistics
application (e.g. purchase order, sales order). An event is a point in time
when information is created that needs to be recorded.
You can influence updating by making the
following settings:
- Period unit of the update
You define the time
level on which statistical data is to be cumulated. Here you can choose from
the following periods:
- updating on a daily basis
- updating on a weekly basis
- updating on a monthly basis
- updating on the basis of posting
period
In this case, you
can allocate a posting period to the information structure. The period is then
always determined on the basis of this posting period and not in accordance
with the posting period for the company code.
You should allocate
a posting period if the company code cannot be accurately derived from the
characteristics in the information structure.
If you do not
specify the
fiscal year variant, the period split "Posting period" will
correspond to the posting period that is automatically determined in the
documents for the connection to Financial Accounting.
If you want to
define your own period split (e.g. quarter, two weeks) for an information
structure, you need to specify a fiscal year variant.
If you change the
periodicity, data in the information structure for the old periodicity is
deleted.
You determine when
the information structures are updated. Here, you have the following
options:
- Synchronous update (V1 update)
The statistics
update is carried out at the same time as the document update.
If, however, errors
occur during updating and the statistics update is therefore terminated, the
corresponding documents are no longer available and will need to be
re-entered.
- Asynchronous update (V2 update)
Here the document
update and the statistics update take place separately so that if the
statistics update is terminated, this does not affect the update of the
documents that are available in the operative application.
In addition, you can
perform the document update one one system and the statistics update on
another.
- Collective update (U3 update)
Again in this case, the document update is separate from the statistics
update. This means that if the statistic update is terminated, it does not
affect the document update in the operating application.
However, contrary to the U2 update, the U3 collective update must be scheduled
as a job.
- No update, which means that the update is
switched off.
The update can be activated for each
application.
Note
You can only change the update periods when the
information structures contain planning data only.
For this reason, the information structure
whose update period you wish to change cannot be updated yet, i.e. filled with
actual data.
Activities
1. Select the
application in which you wish to change the update parameters of the
information structures.
2. Place the
cursor on the information structure whose update parameters you wish to
change.
3. Choose the
function "Parameters".
The update
parameters are displayed.
4. Select the
setting you require.
5. Copy the
setting you have selected.
6. Save the
update parameters you have changed.