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ExposeCDSViewstoSAPBWBexQueryDesigner
PostedbyprabhithprabhakaraninSAPBWPoweredbySAPHANAon10Feb201607:50:39
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HelloAll,

Thisisthe2ndPartofmyattempt,tobringtoyousomeoftheadditionsthathashappenedtotheBWworld,
postthelaunchforS/4HANA.
YoucanfindPart1Here> Solutionfor0ANALYSISIssuewhiletryingtoaccessOpeninDesignStudio
optionofS/4HANACDSViews

Bynow,youmightbeawarethatinS/4HANAwehaveaveryimportantconceptcalledCDS.
Idontwanttoexplainthecompletehistory/detailsofCDSviewshere,asitsbeenexplainedindetail
elsewhere.
Inthisblog,IwouldliketointroduceanapproachbywhichyoucanconsumeCDSViewsinBWBexQuery
Designer.
ThefollowingfigureshowstheFioriLaunchpadofaS/4HANASystem.

OnceyouopentheQueryBrowser,youwillfindtheavailableCDSViews.
HerewearetalkingexclusivelyabouttheViewC_DAYSSALESOUTSTANDING.

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SAPSays:
AllS/4HANACDSviewsareautomaticallyexposedasaODPtransientInfoProviderandcanbeusedintheBExQuery
Designertodefinecustomqueries.

(InheritedfromSAPStandardDocument)

UseCases:
ToleverageBExcapabilitiesandvalidforembeddedBWsetup

Capabilities:
AllS/4HANAAnalyticsOpenCDSviewsareautomaticallyexposedasInfoProviderinBExQueryDesignerSupports
BExvariables
Supportsrestrictedkeyfigures
Supportsexceptionsandconditions
Supportscurrencyconversion
SupportsBWReporttoReportinterface
SupportsS/4HANAAnalyticsprivileges

Notsupported(QuerynotbasedonBWInfoObjects):
BWHierarchies,nodevariables
BWanalysisauthorizations

PS:PleasenotethattheabovepointswerederivedforSAPdocumentonSAPS/4HANAAnalytics&SAPBWData
Integration.

Now,wewilllogintoaBWQueryDesigneroftheembeddedS/4HANASystemandidentifytherequiredsystem.

ProvidetheCredentials:

OpenaNewone:

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Foreaseofidentification:Searchwith2C*astransientProviderstartswiththatnamingconven

on.

Opentherequiredone,InourcaseitisDaysSalesOutstandingSmartBusinessApp.

NowplayaroundwiththeQueryanddesignacustomone,accordingtoyourrequirement.

HopethisgivesyouanideaofhowwecanexposeaCDSViewinourQueryDesigner.

BR
Prabhith

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Topics:enterprise_data_warehousing/business_warehouse,business_intelligenceTags:bwtohana,s/4,s/4hana,s/4hana.

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2Comments
SriGovindKR16Feb201604:41

HelloPrabhith,

ItwasgoodreadingabouttheoneofthepossibilitiesofexposingABAPCDSviews.Onequestion
thatihaveisregardingthestatement
Notsupported(QuerynotbasedonBWInfoObjects):
BWHierarchies,nodevariables
BWanalysisauthorizations
thatyouhavementioned.DoyouknowaboutanytimelinesastowhenthiswillsupportedinBex
queriesthatarecreatedfromtheODPTransientprovider?

ThanksandBestRegards,
Govind
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PhilippNell22Feb201621:21

Thanksfortheeffortputtingthistogether!
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