Structure of the Analysis Process Designer 

Functions

As is shown in the following graphic, the interface of the analysis process designer is comprised of an application toolbar, a name and status bar for the analysis process being displayed, the navigation area, function selection and the work area.

 

Application Toolbar:

The application toolbar offers functions that are described under Additional Functions in the APD.

Navigation area:

The navigation area is comprised of an application toolbar and a tree structure in which all available analysis processes are displayed.  Each analysis process is assigned to an application component Fill CRM Attributes, Surveys or General. These application components are provided by SAP, you cannot create any application components yourself. Different functions are available depending on the application component under which you model your analysis process. An authorization check is possible for each application component.

Using the application toolbar, you can create an analysis process and search for an existing analysis process.

Function selection:

In the function selection area, all of the available data sources, transformations and data targets are displayed in the form of icons.

Work area:

In the work area you model or change your analysis process.

Status bar:

The status bar shows warnings and error messages.