Data Warehousing Workbench - Modeling 

Purpose

In the Modeling functional area of the Data Warehousing Workbench, you can display BI objects and the corresponding dataflow in a structured way in object trees. You can create new objects, call applications and functions for objects and define the dataflow for the objects.

Structure of Data Warehousing Workbench: Modeling

The following graphic illustrates the structure of the Data Warehousing Workbench: Modeling:

The Modeling functional area consists of various screen areas. As well as the menu, title and status bars, the modeling screen contains the following four screen areas:

·        Modeling pushbutton bar

·        Navigation pane in the left-hand area of the screen

·        View of selected object tree in right-hand area of screen and, with open applications, the middle area of the screen

·        Open application in the right-hand area of the screen

Basic Navigation Options

From the navigation pane, you can click on an entry in the object tree list to open the view of this object tree.

In the object tree, you can expand the nodes to navigate in the objects. You can jump to the corresponding application, usually the object maintenance display, by double clicking on the object name in the tree. The application is called in the right-hand area of the screen.

The modeling pushbutton bar contains the following pushbuttons and provides the following navigation options:

·         Previous object: Jumps to the application that was called before the present application.

The navigation pane and tree display do not change, since these are displayed independently of the forwards/backwards navigation in the applications.

Similarly, the open application is still displayed if you call another tree.

·         Next object: Jumps to the application that was called after the present application.

The navigation pane and tree display do not change, since these are displayed independently of the forwards/backwards navigation in the applications.

Similarly, the open application is still displayed if you call another tree.

·         Show/hide navigator: Hides the navigation pane and tree display if both are currently displayed.

Shows the navigation pane if the tree display is shown.

Shows the tree display if the navigation pane is shown.

This function is only possible if an application has been called.

·         Tree display full screen/half screen: Hides or shows the tree display.

This is only possible if an application has been called.

You can remove the navigation pane and object tree from the display by choosing  (hide navigation pane or hide tree).

You can display information on additional navigation functions in the navigation pane and information on the structure and functions of the object tree in the legends () for the object trees.