Partner Content (SAP Library - Partner Content)

Partner Content

Purpose

Content that is delivered by consultancy partners of SAP Business Information Warehouse to their customers is referred to as partner content.

The concept and technical implementation of partner content largely corresponds to that of customer content. If you need information on partner content, you can also read the Structure link customer content documentation.

This topic and the following sections only document partner content features that are different to customer content.

Features

Partner content covers the following areas:

● Structure of the system landscape (see Structure link System Landscape)

● Development of customer-specific content by partners

● Delivery of SAP Business Content and partner content by partners to their customers

Constraints

SAP Business Content

You can use the Business Content delivered by SAP but you cannot change it.

Namespace for Developing BI Objects

● You have to use your own namespace (see Structure link Using Namespaces for Developing BW Objects).

Note Structure link Special Features when Transporting Roles. We recommend that you use the following schema when allocating the namespace: delivery namespace /ABC/ ® customer namespace /ABC/C_. This corresponds to the SAP namespaces for roles (delivery namespace SAP_BW_ ® customer namespace SAP_BWC_). However this means that you cannot create roles that begin with the letter “C”.

Delivery of BI Objects

We recommend that you use Add-On Assembly Kits to deliver your partner content. You use this tool to combine the BI objects that you have developed into one Add-On. Furthermore it allows you to determine the installation requirements (such as a certain requisite SAP Release) in the systems of your customers. You can further simplify the maintenance of the content you deliver by providing your own release and support package status for the delivery. You can then always see which content version is installed in your customer systems.

The Add-On Assembly Kit is not part of SAP NetWeaver and has to be purchased separately. No additional tools are required in your customers’ systems: The transactions for implementing your Add-Ons are available in all SAP systems.

● If you want SAP to certify your content, send an email to the Integration and Certification Center(icc@sap.com). Here you can purchase the Add-On Assembly Kit together with an Add-On certification contract.

● If you do not want SAP to certify your content, you can purchase the Add-On Assembly Kit from the Add-On Assembly Kit Implementation Service (AAKIS). For more information, see SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/slo ® Repository Harmonization ® Detailed Information ® AAKIS.