Definition of Queries
You can use this function to define a new BCV query (see BCV Query) from scratch for Business Context Viewer (BCV). To define a query, you must specify which objects the system selects in which data source, which fields of these objects the system returns and how the system processes the returned data. The existence of queries is a prerequisite for the definition of query views (see Query View) that the system uses to display the results of query processing (see Processing of Queries).
Prerequisites
You can define a new query only if the following applies:
You have the necessary authorizations, which are granted to you in one of the following ways:
In the
Role Maintenance
(PFCG) transaction, you are assigned to theBCV Administrator
(SAP_BCV_ADMIN
) role.On the SAP NetWeaver Portal, you are assigned to the
BCV Administrator
(com.sap.pct.bs_fnd.BCV_ADMIN
) role.
You have defined a search connector or you use one predefined by SAP. For more information, see Definition of Search Connectors.
As an optional prerequisite, you have defined meanings, or use ones predefined by SAP. Fore more information, see Definition of Meanings.
Features
The definition of queries includes the following:
The applications using BCV deliver predefined queries. For more information about the predefined queries, see:
Activities
You can define queries in the following ways:
To define a query in the configuration center, choose
Define BCV Queries
, or in the search connector maintenance, by choosingCreate Query
.To define a query in Customizing, choose
Cross-Application Components
Processes and Tools for Enterprise Applications
Business Context Viewer
Query Management
Define BCV Queries
.
Recommendation
Using the configuration center is the recommended approach to making configuration settings in BCV. You should use Customizing only in exceptional cases. For more information, see Configuration Center.
Recommendation
For more information about the settings of individual fields, see the field help and input help texts.