Storing aspect fields in the field catalog

The characteristics and basic key figures are stored in a field catalog when they are saved. This catalog can be seen as a EC-EIS/EC-BP-specific supplement to the ABAP Dictionary. Report-relevant attributes for the fields are also stored in the field catalog. The field catalog is aspect-independent. Once a field is contained in the field catalog, it may be copied to other aspects but may no longer be changed. This guarantees a uniform, cross-area use of evaluation groups and key figures.

You can create field groups to structure the fields in the field catalog. A Field Group is a user-defined grouping of characteristics and basic key figures.

Reorganization of the field catalog

The field catalog and ABAP Dictionary information on the aspect data structures must be consistent with one another - each data structure field must also exist in the field catalog. If this is no longer the case, you should reorganize the field catalog in order to restore the consistency. When you do this, the system reads the aspect structure from the ABAP Dictionary and reconciles it with the field catalog.

Deleting fields from the field catalog

Characteristics and basic key figures, that are no longer used in any aspect, can be deleted from the field catalog. Any relevant master data, comments, generated ABAP Dictionary objects will be deleted at the same time.

You can find more information on the field catalog in Customizing.