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Definition

A classic InfoSet provides a view of a dataset that can be evaluated using the InfoSet query. The classic InfoSet determines which tables, or which fields within these tables, an InfoSet query references.

A classic InfoSet can have the property that other BI tools can be used to evaluate it.

Use

As of Release BW 2.0B, InfoSets are used in the Business Information Warehouse for InfoObjects (master data), DataStore objects, and joins for these objects. These InfoSets are not BI Repository objects but SAP Application Server objects. The InfoSet query can be used to perform tabular (flat) reporting on these InfoSets.

As of Release BW 3.0, these InfoSets are called classic InfoSets.

Along with the InfoSet query, classic InfoSets can also be evaluated with BI tools that support BEx queries, such as the BEx Analyzer or Crystal Reports. An InfoSet must be specifically released for this.

More information: Releasing an InfoSet for Analysis with BI Tools

Integration

As of Release BW 3.0A, you can use transformation program RSQ_TRANSFORM_CLASSIC_INFOSETS to avoid having to fully implement classic InfoSets that were constructed and used in Release BW 2.0B. This simplifies the procedure. All DataStore objects and all InfoObjects, as well as their join conditions, are transferred into the new object.

Caution

The following restrictions apply:

For technical reasons, all additional definitions of the Classic InfoSet (additional tables, additional fields, text fields, limits, coding for the various points in time) are not transferred into the new InfoSet. Comparable definition options are not available in the new InfoSets. Alternatively, use the options available when defining BEx queries (calculated key figures, for example). More information: Query Design: BEx Query Designer. If this method is not a sufficient replacement for the definitions stored in a classic InfoSet, continue to use the classic InfoSet.

You cannot transform InfoSet queries.

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       1.      In the ABAP Editor, start program RSQ_TRANSFORM_CLASSIC_INFOSETS (transaction SE38). The Classic InfoSet → InfoSet Conversion screen appears.

       2.      On the selection screen, enter the name of a classic InfoSet in the system, as well as the name of an InfoSet that is not already in the system.

       3.      Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Execute. The program checks whether transformation is possible, carries it out if necessary, and then activates the newly created InfoSet.

 

 

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