Repository Manager for BI Metadata 
Definition
Repository Manager for Metadata in the SAP Business Information Warehouse.
Use
The Repository Manager for BI Metadata allows you to integrate the metadata created in BI system (InfoCubes, queries, Web templates, workbooks and so on) and their associated documents into Knowledge Management in the SAP Enterprise Portal as write-protected documents. Furthermore, the Repository Manager for BI Metadata allows you to access online links created with BEx Information Broadcasting.
The Repository
Manager for BI Metadata enables access to automatically generated HTML-based
documents for metadata. The documents correspond to the information in the 
Metadata
Repository in the Data Warehousing Workbench. In addition, manual
documents for metadata can be created that can be integrated into Knowledge
Management using the Repository Manager for
BI Documents.
Structure
In the following, the parameters of the Repository Manager for BI Metadata are explained. You get a complete list of parameters when you choose Show advanced options. The enhanced setting options are designated with a plus (+).
SAP recommends that you deactivate the following parameters for performance reasons.
§ Show objects data is received from (data flow before)
§ Show objects data is sent to (data flow after)
§ Show usage (where-used list)
For central
objects, the where-used list or the data flow lists a large number of objects
so that online documentation is extensive. Building the online documentation
can take quite a bit of time in this case. See also Tab Page: Online
Documentation.
Parameters of the Repository Manager for BI Metadata
Parameter |
Obligatory |
Description |
Name |
Yes |
Name of the repository manager |
Description |
No |
Description of the repository manager |
Prefix |
Yes |
URI prefix for which the Repository Manager for BI Metadata is registered. This entry lists the repository in the master directory. The URIs for all resources managed by this repository manager have this common prefix. The prefix is used to identify the repository manager that is responsible for a resource with a particular URI. Note that the prefix has to be entered with a diagonal slash, for example, /bi_metadata. The prefix in the BI system has to agree with the one in the portal. |
Active + |
No |
You can activate or deactivate the repository manager by setting this parameter. |
Hide in root folder + |
No |
This parameter specifies whether the repository is listed in the master directory. If you activate this parameter, the repository is not listed in the master directory. |
Repository services |
No |
Identification of
the |
Property search manager |
Yes |
Selection of the manager for the property search. Choose com.sap.ip.bi.km.repository.manager.mo.MoPropertySearchManager. |
Security manager |
Yes |
This parameter cannot be changed and specifies the security manager BI Metadata Security Manager. This controls access to the repository content. The BI Metadata Security Manager provides a connection to the BI system and checks whether authorization exists to display metadata. |
Lock Manager |
No |
Leave this field empty. |
Send Events + |
No |
This parameter specifies whether the repository sends events when operations like “delete” or “refresh content” are performed. The parameter has to be activated if you want the repository to send events. This is necessary, for example, when using services like the subscription service. |
Show objects from which data is received |
No |
In data flow before: If you activate this parameter, links are displayed to the online documentation for the object from which the current object receives data. |
Show objects data is sent to |
No |
In data flow after: If you activate this parameter, links are displayed to the online documentation for the objects to which the current object sends data. |
Show technical names |
No |
If you activate this parameter, the technical names of the BI objects upon which the documents are based are displayed. If you deactivate the parameter you can still see the technical names of the BI objects using the tool tip. |
Show usage |
No |
Where-used list: If you activate this parameter, links are displayed to the online documentation for the objects that the current object uses. |
Lifetime metadata cache |
No |
Here you can set the lifetime of cache elements for metadata in seconds. If you enter the value 0, the cache is deactivated. |
Lifetime property cache |
No |
Here you can set the lifetime of cache elements for the properties of the objects in seconds. If you enter the value 0, the cache is deactivated. |
Lifetime security cache |
No |
Here you can set the lifetime of cache elements for the user-specific access authorizations in seconds. The security cache is deleted automatically in the background according to the time specification entered here. If you enter the value 0, the cache is deactivated. If a number of users are accessing the Repository Manager for BI Metadata, SAP recommends that you deactivate the cache and set the value at 0 to avoid too great a memory consumption. |
Alias of BI System |
Yes |
Here you enter the alias of the BI system that you specified in the portal system landscape directory when you set up the BI system. For more information, see the SAP Reference IMG ® SAP Customizing Implementation Guide ® SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Business Information Warehouse ® Reporting-Relevant Settings ® BEx Web ® Integration into the SAP Enterprise Portal ® Create a BI-System in SAP EP 6.0 |
Prefix of BI Document Repository |
No |
If you are using the Repository Manager for BI Metadata as well as the Repository Manager for BI Documents you can enter its prefix here. The two repository managers are now connected and you are able to see not only the metadata and its documentation, but also the corresponding documents. |
Example
Configuration of a Repository Manager for BI Metadata
Name = BIMetadataRepositoryManager
Description = BI Metadata AB
Prefix = /bw_metadata
Active = activated
Hide in root folder = deactivated
Repository services = comment, properties
Property search manager = com.sap.ip.bi.km.repository.manager.mo.MoPropertySearchManager
Security Manager = BIMetadataSecurityManager
Send Events = activated
Show objects from which data is received = deactivated
Show objects data is sent to = deactivated
Show technical names = deactivated
Show usage = deactivated
Lifetime metadata cache = 7200 seconds
Lifetime property cache = 7200 seconds
Lifetime security cache = 0 seconds
Maximum connections per user = 5
Alias of BI System = SAP_BI
Prefix of BI Document Repository = /bi_documents