Including DataStore Objects in Process Chains 

Use

If you want to automatically load data into a DataStore object, as well as automatically activate or possibly update data, you can include these application processes in the procedure for a process chain.

We especially recommend using process chains when using DataStore objects. In this way you ensure that the activation and update processes are begun when the preceding process is complete.

Prerequisites

You have already created an InfoPackage for loading data into your DataSource for your DataStore object.

You created one data transfer process each for loading data into the DataStore object and for updating the data from the DataStore object into another InfoProvider.

Procedure

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       1.      Call process chain maintenance. Select  Process Chain Maintenance in the Administration area of the Data Warehousing Workbench. The Process Chain Maintenance Planning View screen appears.

       2.      In the left-hand screen area of the required  display component, navigate to the process chain in which you want to insert the DataStore object. Double-click to select it. The system displays the process chain plan view in the right-hand side of the screen.

If no suitable process chain is available, you need to create a new process chain. For more information see Creating Process Chains.

       3.      In order to insert the activities around the DataStore object as processes, select  Process Types on the left-hand area of the screen. The system displays the available process categories.

       4.      In the  Data Target Administration process category, choose the application process type  Activate DataStore Object Data.

       5.      Use Drag&Drop to insert the application type  Activate DataStore Object Data into the process chain. The dialog box for inserting a process variant appears.

       6.      Create a process variant and confirm your entries. An additional dialog box appears.

       7.      Use the input help to select your InfoPackage that is used to load the data into your DataSource. Confirm your entries.

       8.      Use the input help to select your data transfer process that is used to load the data into your DataStore object. Confirm your entries.

       9.      The processes  Load Data,  Data Transfer Process and  Activate DataStore Object Data are inserted together into your process chain.

   10.      In the process category  Load Process and Postprocessing, choose the application process type  Data Transfer Process and insert it into your process chain by using Drag&Drop. The dialog box for inserting a process variant appears.

   11.      Create a process variant and confirm your entries. An additional dialog box appears.

   12.      Use the input help to select your data transfer process, with which the data is loaded from your DataStore object into the connected  InfoProvider. Confirm your entries. The process Data Transfer Process is inserted in your process chain.

   13.      If you now make the connection between activating DataStore object data and data transfer process, then you can select the conditions under which the further processing needs to be triggered.

Example

The following graphic illustrates an example of how a process chain is used to load data into a DataStore object. The activation process makes the data available for reporting and enables the data to be updated into other InfoProviders.