Document Classes

Definition

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.

Use

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 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.	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 - ...)

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
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.

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 - ...)

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 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).

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
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).

Integration

Document properties are provided by default:

As search criteria in the Documents functional area of the Data Warehousing Workbench.

See Editing Documents in the Document View of DW Workbench.
As logical document properties when you create a document. You can use document properties to assign documents to a BW object. See Creating Documents.