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Procedure documentation Creating InfoSets  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Prerequisites

Make sure that the objects for which you want to define the InfoSet are active. Create any required InfoObjects that do not exist already and activate them.

Instead of creating a new InfoSet, you can transfer one of the InfoSets that are delivered with SAP Business Content.

Procedure

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       1.      You are in the InfoProvider tree of the Modeling function area in the Data Warehousing Workbench.

Choose the Create InfoSet function from the context menu of the InfoArea in which you want to create an InfoSet. The Create InfoSet dialog box appears.

       2.      Enter the following descriptions for the new InfoSet:

¡        Technical name

¡        Long name

¡        Short name (optional)

       3.      In the Start with InfoProvider section, you determine which InfoProvider you want to use to start defining the InfoSet.

¡        Select one of the object types that the system offers you:

DataStore object

InfoObject

Standard InfoCube

¡        Choose an object.

Caution

If you want to choose an InfoObject, it must be a characteristic with master data. The system provides you with the corresponding input help.

       4.      Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Continue. The first time you call the InfoSet Builder you can choose between two display modes: network (DataFlow Control) or tree (TreeControl). While the network display is clearer, the tree display can be read by the ScreenReader and is suitable for visually-impaired users. You can change this setting at any time using the menu path Settings Display

The Change InfoSet screen appears.

For more information, see Editing InfoSets.

Note

When you create an InfoSet, the system generates a corresponding entry for this InfoSet in the subtree of the InfoArea. The following functions are available from the context menu of this entry:

·         Display

·         Change

·         Copy

·         Delete

·         Display data flow

·         Object overview

If you want to create a new InfoSet you can also use transaction RSISET to call the InfoSet Builder. For more information, see Additional Functions in the InfoSet Builder.

 

 

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