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A document class is made up of the documents for one of the following categories of BW objects: Metadata, master data and InfoProvider data. Documents in a document class are characterized by particular logical document properties.

 

The following overview shows you the BW objects that you can choose from, and the corresponding document classes (with a typical example). For each document class, examples are provided of where the different documents are typically used.

BW Object

Document Class

Metadata

  • Aggregates

  • Transformation rule

  • InfoCubes

  • InfoObject

  • InfoPackage

  • InfoSet

  • InfoSource

  • DataStore object

  • Query (including variables, structures, restricted key figures and calculated key figures)

  • Reporting Agent scheduling package

  • Reporting Agent setting

  • Web item

  • Web template

Metadata Documents

Examples of documents for metadata:

  • Documentation

  • Help texts (characteristic ABC means ...)

  • History/changes

Master Data

  • Characteristic value

Master Data Documents

Examples of documents for master data:

  • Screens for personnel numbers

  • Descriptions and technical specifications of materials

  • Original documents for order forms

  • Version documentation (target/actual budget)

InfoProvider data

  • Combination of characteristic values

    Note Note

    It is not possible to assign documents to navigation attributes. This also applies if the attribute is a document-relevant characteristic. Therefore, in the InfoProviders, model characteristics that you want to use for assigning documents as direct characteristics, not navigation attributes.

    End of the note.

InfoProvider Data Documents

Examples of documents for InfoProvider data:

Comments on different characteristic values (Sales for material 4711 in Germany were poor in May, because ..., In May the following key figures were interesting: Delivery quantity –Explanation ..., Outstanding payments - ...)

See also:

Documents for planning objects in BW-BPS

Structure

The following overview shows you the document classes that you can choose from and the corresponding document properties.

Document Class

Document Properties

Metadata Documents

You can set one value for each of the following document properties:

  • Object Type for Predecessor

  • Object Name

Master Data Documents

You can set one value for each of the following document properties:

  • Characteristic

  • Characteristic value

InfoProvider Data Documents

You can set one value for each of the following document properties:

  • InfoProvider

  • Query

    You can set more than one value for the following document property:

  • Key figure

    The characteristics that are maintained as properties of documents are also displayed (sorted alphabetically). You can set more than one value for each document property for these characteristics.

    Recommendation Recommendation

    You have to activate any characteristics that you want the system to display in InfoProvider data document maintenance. You do this on the maintenance screen for characteristics on the Tab Page: General . (Characteristic is Document Property).

    End of the recommendation.

Integration

Document properties are provided by default: