Data Extract Views (SAP Library - Data Retention Tool (DART) (CA-GTF-DRT))

Data Extract Views

Definition

A data extract view is a definition of a report that combines data from one or more segments in an extract. It may include a combination of master data and transaction data segments, as shown in the following illustration:

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Use

Views allow you to:

Create reports on a subset of the data in one or several data extracts.
Combine data from related segments, (for example, combining the header and the line items of the same document) or combine with related master data attributes.
Display the data subset on the screen, or save it into a text file (The resulting text file contains columns of data delimited by tabs or semicolons.)

Structure

The definition of a view contains:

Fields to be included in the view report

Segments containing those fields

Join conditions to use when combining data from more than one segment

Additional selection conditions for filtering the data

A view definition does not actually store any data. The data is only stored in the data extract. The view merely specifies the fields and the join conditions that are used to combine the data when the user executes the view report.