An InfoObject catalog is a collection of InfoObjects grouped according to application-specific criteria. There are two types of InfoObject catalogs: Characteristic and Key figure.

An InfoObject catalog is assigned to an InfoArea.

It is also purely an organizational aid, and is not for intended for reporting purposes.

For example, all the InfoObjects that are used for reporting in the area of "Sales and Distribution", can be grouped together in one InfoObject catalog. This makes it much easier for you to handle what might turn out to be a very large number of InfoObjects for any given context.

An InfoObject can be included in several InfoObject catalogs.

You can choose an InfoObject catalog to use as a filter for the template when you are defining an InfoCube or an ODS object.