Uploading Edited Shapefiles into BI Systems 

Prerequisites

You have completed the following steps:

Created a local copy of the shapefile

Downloaded BI master data into a dBase file

Maintained the SAPBWKEY column

Procedure

The last step is to attach the shapefile set (.shp, .shx, .dbf) to the InfoObject, by uploading it into the Business Document Service (BDS) on the BI server.

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       1.      Log on to the BI system and go to the InfoObject maintenance screen (transaction RSD1). This takes you to the Edit InfoObjects: Start screen.

       2.      In the InfoObject field, specify 0D_COUNTRY and choose Maintain. This takes you to the Change Characteristic 0D_COUNTRY: Detail screen.

       3.      In the Business Explorer tab page, choose Upload Shape Files. The Business Document Service: File Selection dialog box appears.

       4.      Select the cntry200.shp file and choose Open The Business Document Service suggests entries for the file name, description, and so on, and allows you to enter key words that will make it easier for you to find the file in the BDS at a later date.

       5.      Choose Continue.

       6.      The system automatically asks you to upload the cntry200.dbf and cntry200.shx files for the shapefile.

Result

You have uploaded the edited shape file into the BI system. You can now use the characteristic in the Business Explorer. Every user that works with a query that contains the 0D_COUNTRY InfoObject, can now attach a map to the query and analyze the data on the map.