✒️SAP BI / BW BO InfoObjetos
SAP BI / BW BO InfoObjetos
How to Create an InfoObject and InfoObject Catalog?
InfoObjects are known as the smallest unit in SAP BI and are used in InfoProviders, DSO’s, Multi providers, etc. Each InfoProvider contains multiple InfoObjects.
InfoObjects are used in reports to analyze the data stored and to provide information to the decision makers. InfoObjects can be categorized into the following categories −
- Characteristics like Customer, Product, etc.
- Units like Quantity sold, currency, etc.
- Key Figures like Total Revenue, Profit, etc.
- Time characteristics like Year, quarter, etc.
InfoObjects are created in the InfoObject Catalog. It is possible that an InfoObject can be assigned to a different Info Catalog.
Creating InfoObject Catalog
T-Code: RSA1
Go to Modeling → InfoObjects → Right Click → Create InfoObject Catalog.
Select InfoObject Type − Characteristic option button − This is a characteristic InfoObject Catalog.
Key Figure − This is the InfoObject Catalog that would be created.
Click on the create button. The next step is to save and activate the InfoObject Catalog. A new InfoObject Catalog is created as shown in the following screenshot −
Creating InfoObject
To create a InfoObject with characteristics, go to RSA1 and open administration Workbench. Go to Modeling → InfoObjects.
Select My Sales InfoObject Catalog → Right Click → Create InfoObjects.
Creating Characteristics Use
You create the characteristics Product Group, Channel and Product.
The characteristics are required to define the reference when analyzing the sales data. In this scenario, you want to see the sales for the Internet distribution channel.
You create the characteristic Product with several attributes. The attributes for a characteristic are InfoObjects that are used to structure and order the characteristic. In our scenario, the attributes Price and Currency are defined as pure display attributes that provide additional information about Product. On the other hand, you define the attribute Product Groupas a navigation attribute. It can thus be used in the query like a normal characteristic and can also be used without the characteristic Product.
ProcedureModeling area of the Data Warehousing Workbench, choose InfoObjects.
Create InfoObject Catalog.
4. Select Char. as InfoObject Type.
You go to the screen for InfoObject catalog editing.
The InfoObject catalog is displayed in your InfoArea. It is used to group your key characteristics.
Product Group, Channel andProduct.
b. Enter the required data on the next screen:
You create the key figures Revenue, Quantity and Price.
Revenue and Quantity are values that can be analyzed at a later time. These are quantities and amounts and form the data part of the InfoCube.
The key figure Price is used in our scenario as an attribute for the InfoObject Product, which you will create at a later time.
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