BW Documents in Knowledge Management

In the BEx Web runtime (Java), you can display content from BW, such as documents or links, using the following options in Knowledge Management (KM) and then use the content with the KM functions.

1. Using the BW Document Repository Manager , which enables you to access documents that are physically stored on the BW server in the SKWF framework.

These documents can be created using Data Warehousing Workbench or in Web applications. For more information about displaying, creating, and changing documents in Web applications, see Working with Documents in Web Applications .

1. Using BW Metadata Repository Manager , which enables you to access automatically generated HTML-based documentation for metadata. Unlike manually created documentation for metadata, the HTML-based documentation for BW metadata can still be generated automatically from the Metadata Repository. BW Metadata Repository Manager is available on the portal as of SAP NetWeaver 2004 (with SAP BW 3.5).

   You can also store BEx Web applications or queries as documents or links in Knowledge Management by using BEx Broadcaster. More information: Broadcasting BEx Objects .

   In both cases, documents or links are created in Knowledge Management that represent BW content and that can be used to display and use the functions of Knowledge Management.

2. By storing documents in a CM repository configured especially for BW that is used exclusively for BW documents. This storage improves performance and allows documents for master data and InfoProvider data to be assigned on hierarchy-node level (as well as on characteristic-value level). Existing back-end documents can be transferred to the CM repository by the migration.
   Caution  The migrated documents are not available in BEx Analyzer. Only migrate the documents if they do not use BEx Analyzer or do not use it in connection with documents.

   To specify where to store BW documents on the portal, see the SAP Reference IMG → SAP NetWeaver → SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse → Settings for Reporting and Analysis → BEx Web → Integration into the Portal → Create BW System in Portal.

3. To display documents of type Text, you can use the BW Content Filter. If you select this repository filter for a repository, the BW documents (of type Text) in the repository are adjusted to the size of the window in the browser so that horizontal scrolling is not necessary.
4. To create the BW Content Filter for a repository, choose System Administration → System Configuration → Knowledge Management → Content Management → Repository Filters → BW Content Filter. Set the filter flag and select the repository that want to set the filter for. Restart the portal server.

Displaying Individual Documents as iViews

You can display the documents individually as iViews. To display documents as iViews, an iView of type KM Document iViewwith the code link com.sap.km.cm.docsis required. You have to specify the most important property, Path to Document or Link in KM. Using the KM Content iView from the Content Administration portal role, you can determine the corresponding path to documents from the BW Document Repository Manager and BW Metadata Repository Manager and to precalculated documents or links from BEx Broadcaster . The appropriate prefixes <BI_DOCUMENT_PREFIX> and <BI_META_DATA_PREFIX> have to be included in the path to documents from the repository managers for BW documents and BW metadata.

More information: iView Properties .

For more information about configuring BW Document Repository Manager and the BW Metadata Repository Manager, see the SAP Reference IMG → SAP NetWeaver → SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse → Settings for Reporting and Analysis → BEx Web → Integration into Portal → Set Up BW Document Repository Manager and BW Metadata Repository Manager in the Portal. The prefixes <BI_DOCUMENT_PREFIX> and <BI_META_DATA_PREFIX> are also specified in the configuration for the repository managers.

Displaying Multiple Documents in KM Folders

Multiple documents can be displayed at the same time in a KM folder. To do this, you create internal links to the corresponding BW documents in the KM folder of your choice. For example, you can add additional links to BW documents or the corresponding documentation for BW metadata to a KM folder where you have stored precalculated documents and links from BEx Web applications using BEx Broadcaster.

A KM folder is displayed using a KM Navigation iViewwith the code link com.sap.km.cm.navigation. For more information about the most important properties, see Calling with KM Folders .

The KM folders can be displayed in different layouts. The Layout Settings property specifies which layout is displayed. More information: Calling with BEx Portfolio .

For more information about creating links in Knowledge Management to documents from the Repository Manager for BW Documents and BW Metadata, see Integration Using KM Content .