SAP BW/BI Meta data objects

InfoObjects
Represent the structure that allows data to be stored in a BI systems. Used to describe business processes and information requirements (fields): Customers Sales revenue
contain technical and specialist information for master data and transaction data in the Meta Data Repository. Used in BI to create structures and tables. Either Characteristics or Key Figures.

SAP BW/BI Meta data objects Characteristics SAP BI MetaData Objects Characteristics Characteristic (Single) Region City Customer Name Customer Phone Characteristic (Grouped) Customer State City Customer Name Customer Phone

(Attributes of Customer)

SAP BW/BI MetaData Objects Characteristics

Characteristics

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Definition contains:
Technical field descriptions (data type, length, etc) Display properties Transfer routines (executed when data is uploaded) Master data descriptions (time dependency, navigational properties, text properties, language dependency, Hierarchies)

Unit Characteristic
currencies and units of measure are required for Amount and Quantity data types

Time Characteristic
compulsory assignment to time dimension in InfoCube, (Calendar year)

Technical Characteristiconly technical use in BI (Request ID)

SAP BW/BI MetaData Objects key figures

Key Figures Any kind of numeric information used to measure a business process Six different types
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Amount * Quantity * Number Integer Date Time

* Requires Unit (currency, size) for further clarification

SAP BW/ BI Meta Data Objects InfoArea/InfoCatalog

An InfoArea is a directory that stores all related InfoObjects within the same business context. An InfoObject Catalog is a folder within an InfoArea that stores specific InfoObjects. Separate InfoObject Catalogs are used for Key Figures and Characteristics Displayed via a tree structure or directory

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