To display dynamic geo-characteristics as points on a map, you have to determine the geographic co-ordinates for each master data object.
The master data table for dynamic geo-characteristics is, therefore, extended with a number of standard geo-attributes such as LONGITUDE and LATITUDE ( see Static and Dynamic Geo-Characteristics).
You have marked the geo-relevant characteristic as geo-relevant in the InfoObject maintenance. See the tab page: Business Explorer
Before you are able to follow the example that explains geocoding, SAP DemoContent must be active in your BW system.
Geocoding is implemented with ArcView GIS software from ESRI. ArcView GIS determines the geographic coordinates of BW data by identifying a column with geo-relevant characteristics in a reference shape file. To carry out this process, you have to load the BW master data table into a dBase file. The geographical coordinates are determined for every master data object. After you have done this, convert the dBase file with the determined geo-attributes into a CSV file ( c omma- s eparated v alue file), which you can use for a master data upload into the BW master data table.
The following steps explain the process of geocoding dynamic geo-characteristics using the 0D_SOLD_TO characteristic ( Sold-to Party) from the 0D_SD_C03 Sales Overview Demo-Content InfoCube.
You execute the geocoding with ArcView GIS.
You schedule a master data upload for the CSV file.
The system administrator is responsible for the master data upload.
You are now able to use the characteristic as a dynamic geo-characteristic in the Business Explorer. Each user that works with a query that contains this geo-characteristic can now analyze the data on a map.