BI Object

Document Class

Metadata

·        Aggregate

·        Transformation rule

·        InfoCube

·        InfoObject

·        InfoPackage

·        InfoSet

·        InfoSource

·        DataStore Object

·        Query (including variables, structures, restricted and calculated key figures)

·        Reporting Agent scheduling package

·        Reporting Agent settings

·        Web item

·        Web template

META

Example of documents for metadata:

·        Documentation

·        Explanations (“characteristic ABC means ...”)

·        History/changes

The user can select a document that they want to display in the online documentation. See Documents as Online Documentation.

Master data

·        Characteristic value

MAST

Example of documents for  master data:

·        Screens for personnel numbers

·        Descriptions and technical specifications of materials

·        Original documents for order forms

·        Version documentation (target/actual budget)

InfoProvider data

·        Combination of characteristic values

It is not possible to assign documents to navigation attributes. Neither is this possible if the attribute is a document-relevant characteristic. If this is the case, you have to model all the characteristics that you want to use for assigning documents as direct characteristics in the InfoProviders and not as navigation attributes.

TRAN

Example of documents for InfoProvider data:

Comments on various characteristic values (“Sales for material 4711 in Germany were poor in May, because ...”, “In May the following key figures were interesting: Delivery quantity – Explanation ..., Outstanding payments - ...”)

See also:

Documents for planning objects in BW-BPS

Document Class

Document properties

META

You can set one value for each of the following document properties:

·        Object Type

·        Object Name

MAST

You can set one value for each of the following document properties:

·        Characteristic

·        Characteristic Value

TRAN

You can set one value for each of the following document properties:

·        InfoProvider

·        Query

You can set more than one value for the following document property:

·        Key Figure

The characteristics that have been maintained as properties of documents are also displayed (sorted alphabetically). You can set more than one value for each document property for these characteristics.

You have to activate any characteristics that you want the system to display in the maintenance screens for InfoProvider data documents. You do this in the maintenance screens for characteristics on the Tab Page: General (Characteristic is Document Property).