Object Tag for Data Provider 
Definition
Object tag for creating Data Providers (BW-BEX).
Use
The attributes that you need for creating a data provider are available in the Web Application Designer.
Data provider properties
Attributes |
Description |
Notes |
DATA_PROVIDER ( or Name ) |
Logical name of the data provider This name is used to attach Web items to a particular data provider and to send commands to the data provider. The name must be unique within the Web template. |
SAP recommends that you keep to the conventions supported by the Web Application Designer when specifying names: The name should be a maximum of 30 characters long and consist of characters “A-Z”, “0-9” and “_”. It cannot start or end with “_”. Adhering to these conventions facilitates the upgrade to future SAP releases. |
DATA_PROVIDER_ID (optional) |
Key for a query view |
You cannot change this attribute with a command URL. |
QUERY (optional) |
Technical name of a query |
You cannot change this attribute with a command URL. |
INFOCUBE (optional) |
Technical name of the InfoProvider |
This attribute is necessary if the QUERY attribute is specified. You cannot change this attribute with a command URL. |
VARIANT (optional) |
Name of the variant used to fill the variables When you save a query view, the current variable values are saved with it. You can overwrite the values by specifying a variant (optional). You create variants on the variables screen. |
You cannot change this attribute with a command URL. |
HOME_FRAME (optional) |
Name of the main frame If you use HTML frame technology to display the data, and you want to display the F4 Help in a separate frame to the Web template, for query views, you have to specify in the HOME_FRAME attribute, the name of the frame where the Web template is displayed. You also have to specify the attribute TARGET_HELP_FRAME for the navigation block Web item. |
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· The attributes VIEWID and WBID (DATA_PROVIDER_WBID) used in BW 2.x are still supported. However, we recommend that you no longer use these.
· The ‘CMD’ parameter has to be filled with the ‘SET_DATA_PROVIDER’ to indicate that you are creating a data provider
· You can add additional attributes, for example, in order to send a command to the data provider before calling up the page.
Examples
Create query view
<object>
<param name=’OWNER’ value=’SAP_BW’>
<param
name=’CMD’ value=’SET_DATA_PROVIDER’>
<param
name='DATA_PROVIDER' value='View1 >
<param
name='DATA_PROVIDER_ID' value='VIEWABC'>
DATA_PROVIDER
:View1
</object>
Query view filtered by country (USA)
<object>
<param name=’OWNER’ value=’SAP_BW’>
<param
name=’CMD’ value=’SET_DATA_PROVIDER’>
<param
name='DATA_PROVIDER' value='View1 >
<param
name='DATA_PROVIDER_ID' value='VIEWABC'>
<param
name=’FILTER_IOBJNM’ value=’0COUNTRY’>
<param
name=’FILTER_VALUE’ value=’US’>
DATA_PROVIDER
:View1
</object>