Creating Quantity Conversion Types 

Prerequisites

If you want to use variables in the quantity conversion type, you have to create them beforehand. See Creating Variables for Quantity Conversion Types.

Procedure

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       1.      On the SAP Easy Access screen for SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence, choose SAP Menu → Modeling → Object Maintenance  → Unit Conversion Types.

       2.      Enter a technical name for the conversion type. The name must be between three and ten characters long and begin with a letter. Choose  Create. The Edit Quantity Conversion Type screen appears.

       3.      Enter a description.

Tab page Conversion Factors

       4.      Choose Dynamic Determination of Conversion Factor or Conversion Factor from InfoObject.

       5.      If you choose Dynamic Determination of Conversion Factor you have to enter further information in the dropdown box. For more information, see the conversion factors section in Quantity Conversion Types.

Tab Page Unit of Measure

       6.      Under Source Unit of Measure, choose whether the source unit of measure

¡        is determined using the data record

¡        has a fixed unit of measure

¡        is determined using an InfoObject. Specify the InfoObject you want to use to determine the source unit of measure.

¡        is determined using a variable.

       7.      Under Target Unit of Measure, choose whether the target unit of measure

¡        is selected during the conversion

¡        has a fixed unit of measure

¡        is determined using a variable

¡        is determined using an InfoObject. Specify the InfoObject you want to use to determine the target unit of measure.

Note that with InfoSets, the InfoObject can occur several times within the InfoSet and therefore may not be unique. In this case you have to specify the unique field alias name of the InfoObject in the InfoSet. The field alias name consists of: <InfoSet name><three underscores><field alias>. You can display the field alias in the InfoSet Builder using Switch Technical Name On/Off.

       8.      Save your entries.

Result

The quantity conversion type is available for converting quantities in the update of InfoCubes and with data analysis in the Business Explorer.