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Function documentation Additional Functions in InfoObject Maintenance  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Functions

There are other functions available in the InfoObject maintenance in addition to creating, changing, and deleting InfoObjects.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Documents

This function allows you to display, create or change documents for InfoObjects.

See: Documents.
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Display in Tree

Use this function to display, in a clear tree structure, all the settings for an InfoObject that have been made in the InfoObject maintenance tab pages.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Version Comparison

This function compares the following InfoObject versions:

·        the active and revised versions of an InfoObject

·        the active and Content versions of an InfoObject

·        the revised and Content versions of an InfoObject

This enables you to compare all the settings made in the InfoObject maintenance tab pages.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Transport Connection

You can choose and transport InfoObjects. All BW Objects that are needed to ensure a consistent status in the target system are collected automatically.

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Where-Used List

You determine which other objects in BW also use a specific InfoObject.

You can determine what effects changing an InfoObject in a particular way will have, and whether this change is permitted at the moment or not.

Analyzing InfoObjects

You get to the analysis and repair environment by choosing Edit InfoObject from the main menu. You can use the analysis and repair environment to check the consistency of your InfoObjects. 

See Analysis and Repair Environment

Object Browser Using AWB

Using this function in the main menu by means of Environment  → Object Browser Using AWB, you can display the connection between the different BW objects.

For example:

·        Structural dependencies, for example the InfoObjects, from which an InfoCube is structured.

·        Connections between BW objects, such as the data flow from a source system across an InfoCube to a query.

The dependencies can be displayed and exported in HTML format.

Hyperlinks

Technical objects, such as data elements or attributes, are often underlined in the InfoObject maintenance. In this case, use the context menu (right mouse click) to call up a selection of possible functions, including jumping to the detail view (dictionary), table contents, table type, and so on. Double-click to get to the detail display.

Activating in the Background

In some cases (for example when converting large amounts of data), activating an InfoObject can take a very long time. The activation process terminates after a specified amount of time. In these cases, you can activate InfoObjects with the help of a background job. In the InfoObject maintenance, choose Characteristic → Activate in Background.

Maintaining Database Save Parameters

With characteristics: Use this setting to determine how the system handles the table when it creates it in the database: You can access the function using Extras in the main menu. For more information, see DB Save Parameters

 

 

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