Including DataStore Objects in Process Chains 

Use

Process chains allow data to be loaded and processed without errors.

More information: Process Chains

Prerequisites

You have already created an InfoPackage for loading data into the DataSource for the DataStore object.

You have created one data transfer process for loading data into the DataStore object and one data transfer process for updating the data from the DataStore object to another InfoProvider.

Procedure

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       1.      Call the process chain maintenance. Choose  Process Chain Maintenance in the Administration area of the Data Warehousing Workbench. The Process Chain Maintenance Planning View screen appears.

       2.      In the left-hand screen area of the required  display component, navigate to the process chain in which you want to insert the DataStore object. Double-click it to select it. The system displays the process chain planning view in the right-hand screen area.

If no suitable process chain is available, create a new process chain. More information: Creating Process Chains

       3.      To insert the activities around the DataStore object as processes, select  Process Types in the left-hand screen area. The system displays the available process categories.

       4.      In the  Data Target Administration process category, choose the application process type  Activate DataStore Object Data.

       5.      Use drag and drop to insert the application process type  Activate DataStore Object Data into the process chain. The dialog box for inserting process variants appears.

       6.      Create a process variant and confirm your entries. An additional dialog box appears.

       7.      Use the input help to select the InfoPackage that you want to use to load the data into the DataSource. Confirm your entries.

       8.      Use the input help to select the data transfer process that you want to use to load data into the DataStore object. Confirm your entries.

       9.      The processes  Load Data,  Data Transfer Process, and  Activate DataStore Object Data are inserted together into your process chain.

   10.      In the process category  Load Process and Postprocessing, choose the application process type  Data Transfer Process and use drag and drop to insert it into your process chain. The dialog box for inserting process variants appears.

   11.      Create a process variant and confirm your entries. An additional dialog box appears.

   12.      Use the input help to select the data transfer process that you want to use to load data from the DataStore object into the connected InfoProvider. Confirm your entries. The process Data Transfer Processis inserted into your process chain.

   13.      If you now connect the processes Activate DataStore Object Data and Data Transfer Process, you can select the conditions under which further updates are triggered.

Example

The following figure shows an example of a process chain that is used to load data into a DataStore object. The activation process makes the data available for reporting and enables the data to be updated to other InfoProviders.