CREATING INFOAREA

Typical data warehouse has a large number of obects!

To manage these obects" they are managed into groups!
Info Areas represent the highest le#el of grouping!
(Copy fgure 3.3 & 3.4, page 73).
1. Start the DWW using the Transaction code S!1.
". C#ic$ on %ode#ing
3. Within the %ode#ing , c#ic$ on &n'o()*ects.
4. Se#ect the &n'o!rea under +hich you +ant to create your custo, &n'o!rea, and
se#ect C-!T- &./(!-!, 'ro, the conte0t ,enu.
1. &n the C-!T- &./(!-! )o0 enter the technica# na,e and description 'or the
&n'o!rea, and then c#ic$ on the $ or press enter.
!s you can see the structure o' &n'o!rea !2CD is updated and the ne+#y created
&n'o!rea 2W &n'o!rea is 3isi)#e su)set.
CREATING AN INFOO%&ECT CATA'OG
To arrange the 3ast nu,)er o' &n'o()*ects +ithin an &n'o!rea, in a #ogica# group,
&n'o()*ects are grouped in an &n'o ()*ect Cata#og. !n &n'o ()*ect is #i$e a f#e, and
an &n'o ()*ect Cata#og is #i$e the f#e 'o#der.
(Info Obect Catalogs are created under an InfoArea(
There are " types o' &n'o ()*ect Cata#ogs4
1. Characteristics InfoObects
)! *ey +gure InfoObects
Naming con#ention,
%aintain a na,ing con3ention +hich easi#y identifes the type o' &n'o ()*ect
cata#og.
-0a,p#e4 1. -./ 0C1A-2 3.A'E. and /I.TRI%4TION5 C1ARACTERI.TIC.
-0a,p#e4 ". -./0*6F-2 3.A'E. and /I.TRI%4TION5 *E6 FIG4RE.
.ote4
2! .ot ,andatory to create an &n'o ()*ect Cata#og )e'ore creating an &n'o
()*ect.
)! &n'o ()*ects created +ithout assign,ent to &n'o ()*ect Cata#og are
grouped under a pre5de#i3ered &n'o ()*ect Cata#og4 C1ANOTA..IGNE/
The 'o##o+ing steps e0p#ain ho+ to create an &n'o ()*ect Cata#og4
1. Start DWW using S!1
". C#ic$ %(D-66&.7, to start %(D-66&.7 tas$s.
3. With %(D-66&.7 tas$s, c#ic$ &./((28-CTS, ! tree structure appears on
right side o' the screen.
7! To create &n'o ()*ect Cata#og, se#ect the &n'o !rea +here you +ant the
Cata#og to )e created. -0a,p#e4 &n'o !rea 2W9!-!. :se the conte0t
,enu to se#ect CREATE INFO O%&ECT CAT'OG 3see below diagram8!
9! -nter the technica# na,e o' the &n'o ()*ect and te0t description.
:! 2ecause you;re creating a Characteristic &n'o ()*ect, se#ect the C1AR
)utton.
CREATING C4.TO; C1ARACTERI.TIC INFO O%&ECT
&n this section the creation o' the C4.TO; C1ARACTERI.TIC INFO O%&ECT
+ithin the ne+#y created %<0C1AR0CA in'o o)*ect Cata#og +i## )e e0p#ained.
7. <a3ing defned the na,e 'or the &n'o ()*ect Cata#og, c#ic$ CREATE icon.
The syste, creates the ne+ &n'o ()*ect Cata#og, +hich is sti## inacti3e.
=. !cti3ate the &n'o ()*ect Cata#og using the ACTI=ATE icon (see fg 3.>).
!'ter you acti3ate the &n'o ()*ect cata#og , ,essage +i## appear at
)otto, o' screen confr,ing acti3ation. ?ou can a#so 3ie+ the ne+#y
created &n'o ()*ect Cata#og 2W9C<!9C! under the &n'o !rea 2W9!-!
(as sho+n in fg 3.>)
The technica# na,e 'or the Custom Characteristic Info obect 4 2W9C:ST and
the Te0t description4 S(6D5T(5@!T?.
To create a C4.TO; C1ARACTERI.TIC. INFO O%&ECTA.'o##o+ these steps4
Naming con#ention condition,
To distinguish custom obects from those deli#ered in %usiness
Content" the following conditions apply to naming
con#entions>>>>>>>
Technical name of custom obect can?t begin with @ero ,3-8
Technical name of custom obect can?t ha#e special characters
such ( or A
Technical name of custom obect should ha#e minimum B
characters and maCimum D characters>>>>>!
>>They can include the letters aE@!
>>.pecial characters such ( and A
Numbers - to D!
2! Start DWW using transaction code S!1
)! C#ic$ %(D-66&.7 to start the tas$s.
B! With %(D-66&.7 tas$, c#ic$ on &./( (28-CTS. ! tree structure appears
on the right o' the screen.
7! C#ic$ on (./( (28-CT C!T!6(7 %<0C1AR0CA !.D se#ect CREATE
INFO O%&ECT 'ro, conte0t ,enu. 3+g B!2-8
9! ! screen appears pro,pting you to enter the na,e o' the
REFERENCE C1ARACTERI.TIC FIE'/
To understand ho+ this fe#d is used, #et;s assu,e you ha3e an e0isting
&n'o ()*ect 3%<0C4.T8 & and 3.O'/ETOEFART68 +ith ,aster data.
When using this &n'o ()*ect, its description is #isted as .O'/ETOEFART6!
!s the s,a##est )ui#ding )#oc$, the &n'o ()*ect is #i$e#y to )e used in ,any
&n'o Cu)es or &n'o @ro3iders.
The description .O'/ETOEFART6 ,ay not )e a#+ays accurate.
ECample, ! Dept co##ects pay,ents, and use custo,er data contained in
the %<0C4.T &n'o ()*ect. <o+e3er they +ou#d not +ant custo,ers to )e
re'erred to as .O'/ETOEFARTIE..
They +ou#d +ant the, to )e re'erred to as payers.
To so#3e this pro)#e,, you can create an identica# &n'o ()*ect, co,prised
o' the sa,e defnition and ,aster data, +ith the on#y diBerence )eing
FA6ER instead o' .O'/ETOEFART6!
9! ! screen appears pro,pting you to enter the na,e o' the
characteristics &n'o ()*ect you +ant to create 3+g B!228
:! -nter the na,e o' the &n'o ()*ect 3%<0C4.T8 and description 3.O'/E
TOEFART68>!as seen in fg 3.11
G! C#ic$ on CONTIN4E icon 3$8
.ote4 it is not necessary to f## in the 328 Reference characteristic +eld and
3)8 Template +eld" )ut these +i## )e e0p#ained )e#o+.
To do this, enter the e0isting &n'o ()*ect into the REFERENCE
C1ARACTER %OH.
TE;F'ATE FIE'/
To understand ho+ this fe#d is used, #et us assu,e you +ant to create a
ne+ &n'o ()*ect +hich is si,i#ar to an e0isting &n'o ()*ect.
-nter the na,e o' the ne+ &n'o ()*ect in the fe#d tit#ed C1AR and enter
the na,e o' the a#ready a3ai#a)#e &n'o ()*ect in the TE;F'ATE fe#d. Then
c#ic$ on the C(.T&.:- icon 3$8!
:pon acti3ation o' the ne+ &n'o ()*ect, the syste, auto,atica##y identifes
as separate 'ro, the one +hich +as chosen 'or its te,p#ate. The ,aster
data 'or the ne+ &n'o ()*ect has to )e #oaded separate#y.
CONFIG4RING C1ARACTERI.TIC INFO O%&ECT
When creating a custom Info Obect , it in3o#3es confguring 3arious settings
+hich ,eet specifc reCuire,ents.
!'ter c#ic$ing the CONTIN4E icon 3 $8 (fg 3.11), the 'o##o+ing screen is sho+n4 3
see +g B!2) below8
D diBerent ta)s are a3ai#a)#e +hen you confgure characteristic &n'o ()*ect4
GENERA'
%4.INE.. EHF'ORER
;A.TER /ATAITEHT.
1IERARC16
ATTRRI%4TE
CO;FO4N/ING
GENERA' TA%
(Two of the three basic settings which you must con+gure when
creating a Jcustom characteristic Info Obect are the,
T6FE
.IKE
>!!of the data it stores!
There are four types of data,
/ata Type ECplanation
C1AR 4sed to store character strings of both numbers
and letters!
ECample, customer" material" #endor numbers etc!
N4;C 4sed to store character strings of only numbers!
ECample, Item numbers for billing documents!
/AT. 4sed to store dates!
ECample, Field of L characters would use the
6666;;// format!
TI;. 4sed to store times!
ECample, A +eld of : characters would use
11;;.. format!
GENERA' TA% 3+g B!2B page L2 below8
CON=ER.ION RO4TINE 3CON=ER.!RO4T8 is de'au#ted as A'F1A 'or the
C1AR data type. The Con#ersion Route deter,ines the 'o##o+ing4
The data stored in a specifc and accepta)#e 'or,at in the data)ase.
The +ay data is stored in an interna# 'or,at, as +e## as the data appears
on screen.
-0a,p#e4 &' #ength o' 2W9C:ST is 1E, and you ha3e an A'F1A con3ersion
routine, a 2W9C:ST 3a#ue o' 1 is stored as EEEEEEEEE1.
o So is 2W9C:ST 3a#ue EEE1 and EE1 and so on. Without con3ersion
routine, the syste, +ou#d treat 2W9C:ST 3a#ue F 1 and 2W9C:ST
3a#ue F EEE1 s t+o diBerent custo,ers.
'O<ERRCA.E 'ETTER.
This setting deter,ines +hether the syste, con3erts the te0t 3a#ue into
uppercase #etters.
&' you chec$ this )o0, the syste, uses the 3a#ue e0act#y as entered.
&' you #ea3e the )o0 unchec$ed, the 3a#ue entered is con3erted to
uppercase #etters in the screen te,p#ate.
ATTRI%4TE ON'6
Chec$ing this )o0 ,ean that the &n'o ()*ect can )e assigned as an
attri)ute o' another &n'o ()*ectAA..)ut can;t )e used as an na#igational
attribute, )ut can )e used an display attribute on#y.
C1ARACTERI.TIC I. /OC4;ENT FROFERT6
Chec$ing this )o0 a##o+s ana#ysts to record and docu,ent co,,ents in
the report.
TRAN.FER RO4TINE
This setting is used to indicate the ,anipu#ation o' inco,ing data )y !2!@
code.
!2!@ code used here is a#so $no+n as global transfer routine. Which
gets e0ecuted +hene3er the &n'o ()*ect is used.
?ou can acti3ate the custo, &n'o ()*ect a'ter f##ing the 3 essentia# fe#ds in the
GENERA' TA%4
2! 'ong /escription" )! /ata Type B! 'ength
%4.INE.. EHF'ORER TA%
General .ettings Area
The %usiness ECplorer tab is sp#it into " sections4 GENERA' .ETTING. M %EC
;AF!
The Confguration settings in this area inGuence the presentation in a report +hich
uses this &n'o ()*ect.
2y de'au#t the /I.F'A6 fe#d is f##ed +ith *E6. This ,eans +hen a report is
e0ecuted +hich uses &n'o ()*ect %<0C4.T, the report disp#ays custo,er $ey.
(n the other hand i' the fe#d is f##ed +ith TEHT, the report disp#ays custo,er
te0t. See )e#o+ ta)#e
%<0C4.T0*E6 %<0C4.T0TEHT
2---:: Romero 6 tomillo
2----: %est %uy
2---2G Consumer Electronic .tore
A4T1ORIKATION NRE'E=ANT F'AG
This option is 'or ,anaging ad,inistration and access contro#.
&' you are interested in sho+ing #i,ited or no data re#ating to this &n'o
()*ect , you +ou#d chec$ this )o0.
%EC ;AF AREA
The 2-0 %!@ area is re#e3ant +hen you +ant to use geographica# as part
o' your ana#ysis.
Such ana#ysis reCuires that you pro3ide geographica# in'or,ation a)out
the o)*ects o' ana#ysis.
;A.TER /ATAITEHT. TA%
;aster data 'or a )usiness entity such as custo,er or ,ateria# is
usua##y stored in the C1ARACERI.TIC Info Obect. &n so,e e0ceptions
it is stored in a DS(.
The purpose o' this ta) is to confgure the +ay teCt is stored in the
syste,.
&t can )e diHcu#t 'or the ana#ysts to ,e,orise the codes o' a## the
products and custo,ers.
<ence it is i,portant to ha3e TEHT descriptions 'or the codes o' the
NOTE,
;A.TER /ATA, type o' data +hich stores in'or,ation a)out a )usiness
entity such as a customer or product, +hich doesn;t change o3er a
#ong period o' ti,e, and is non I transactiona#. -0a,p#e4 Custo,er
CityA..part o' the %aster data 'or that custo,er. &t pro3ides #ocation o'
custo,er, +hich doesn;t change o3er ti,e.
<IT1 TEHT .ETTING.
%<0C4.T is confgured to store na,es o' custo,ers, +hich is indicated in this
ta) )y c#ic$ing the <IT1 TEHT chec$ )o0.
2y de'au#t S!@ .JW 2W syste, chooses .1ORT TEHT EHI.T. Gag and
TEHT 'ANG4AGE /EFEN/ENT Gag.
This indicates the syste, recei3es and stores on#y .1ORT TEHT 'or the
&n'o ()*ect. The T-KT can )e in diBerent #anguages.
.1ORT TEHT
The syste, stores up to "E characters.
;E/I4; 'ENGT1 TEHT EHI.T.
The syste, stores up to 4E characters.
'ONG TEHT EHI.T.
The syste, stores up to DE characters.
&' you chec$ the TEHT. 'ANG4AGE /EFEN/ENT %OH, the syste,
creates the necessary in'rastructure +hich a##o+s you to #oad and store
teCt data in diBerent #anguages.
TEHT ARE TI;EE/EF boC
ECample, A scenario where the customer has changed name" and
the new name of the customer is #alid from a particular date!
Assume that you ha#e already loaded ;aster data for the
customer 3along with teCtual information8!
If this boC isn?t checOed" and you load the same customer ;aster
data" with the new name" the old name is o#erwritten by the new
name!
In this case study" it is a rePuirement you analy@e sales data for
both new and former name based on the period of analysis
3before and after the name change8!
This rePuirement is met by selecting this checO boC!
<IT1 ;A.TER /ATA .ETTING
<hen business analysts analyse customer sales data" they are
often interested in relating this sales information to other data"
such as customer?s marOeting oQce or city! This is Onown as
attributes!
Attributes pro#ide additional information about the
characteristics!

EHA;F'E, ;arOeting oQce" City" M /eli#ery plantAAAthese are
attributes o' the characteristic &n'o ()*ect %<0C4.T.
These are attri)utes are a#so &n'o ()*ects.
(6ou can create custom Info Obects and assign them as attributes(
%<0.OFF is an attri)ute o' %< 0C4.T
-CIT6 is an attri)ute o' %<0C4.T
-F'ANT is an attri)ute o' %<0C4.T
!ttri)utes to &n'o ()*ects +hich the,se#3es are &n'o ()*ects can ha3e their o+n
attri)utes, (as sho+n in the diagra, 5fg 3.1=).
-F'ANT is an attri)ute o' %<0C4.T
<hile -F'ANT has its own attribute,
o -REGION M %<0F';GR
ATTRI%4TE. of Info Obects
%<0.OFF (,ar$eting (Hce)
-CIT6 (City o' Custo,er)
-F'ANT (@#ant 'ro, +hich products are de#i3ered to custo,er)
To create &n'o ()*ect 2W9C:ST +e need to create to o' our o+n &n'o ()*ects4
o %<0.OFF M %<0F';GR
A..and a#so acti3ate 3 pre5de#i3ered &n'o ()*ects 'ro, 2usiness Content
o -CIT6" -REGION" -F'ANT
To assign attri)utes to Characteristics &n'o ()*ects, you chec$ the )o04
<IT1 ;A.TER /ATA
o (A.a'ter you chec$ this )o0, the ATTRI%4TE TA% appears)
1IERARC1IE. TA%
<ierarchies are used to disp#ay data in a tree structure and can ha3e multiple
le#els +ith nodes and lea#es arranged in a parentEchild re#ationship.
(n the <&-!C<? T!2, you can4
Defne i' the character can ha3e hierarchies )ui#t on it.
Defne the type and properties o' hierarchies.
Create ,u#tip#e hierarchies on the sa,e characteristic &n'o ()*ects.
EHA;F'E,
6et us assu,e that custo,er data, +here each custo,er (S(6D5T(5@!T?) is
assigned to a specifc region. ! hierarchy representing this re#ationship )et+een
custo,er and region can )e )ui#t on the custo,er characteristic.
?ou can chec$ <IT1 1IERARC1IE. boC (a)o3e diagra,) to ena)#e hierarchies
'or a characteristics &n'o ()*ect.
" types o' parent nodes in hierarchy4 teCt node & characteristic node!
-ach hierarchy has root node!
?ou can add teCt node, northern region" western region" eastern
region or southern region
;4'TIF'E 1IERARC1IE.
&n order to pro3ide ana#ysts data in diBerent +ays, it;s possi)#e to create ,u#tip#e
hierarchies, and ,u#tip#e 3ersions o' the sa,e hierarchy.
-K!%@6-4
Custo,er (1EEE74) ,o3es 'ro, eastern region to northern region.
&' )usiness ana#yst doesn;t +ant to #ose data, i.e. +hen custo,er 1EEE74
+as part o' the eastern region, you can create a ne+ 3ersion o' the
hierarchy )y defning the hierarchy as =ER.IONE/EFEN/ENT!
To do this4 chec$ the 1IERARC1IE." =ER.ION /EFEN/ENT )o0.
?ou can no+ add a ne+ 3ersion o' the e0isting hierarchy +here custo,er
1EEE74 is assigned to the northern region! 3see +g, B!))8
TI;E /EFEN/ENC6
2y de'au#t, the hierarchy isn;t ti,e dependent, +hich ,eans it is 3a#id 'or
a## ti,e periods.
(ther ) ti,e dependent settings are4 ENTIRE 1IERARC16 I. TI;E
/EFEN/ENT & TI;E /EFEN/ENT 1IERARC16 .TR4C4RE!
ENTIRE 1IERARC16 I. TI;E /EFEN/ENT
o ?ou create a ne+ hierarchy structure +ith a ne+ 3a#idity period.
TI;E /EFEN/ENT 1IERARC16 .TR4C4RE!
o ?ou ha3e a sing#e hierarchy +ith diBerent nodesJ#ea's +hich ha3e
diBerent 3a#idity periods.
EHA;F'E,
6et;s assu,e the change o' region +as done 'ro, a specifc date4 !pri# 1,
"EE>.
?ou ,ust then enter the 3a#idity period rather than the 3ersion, +hen
creating the hierarchy +ith the ne+ re#ationship.
This can )e done )y choosing the ENTIRE 1IERARC16 I. TI;E
/EFEN/ENT )utton (fg 3."1).
This ,eans 3a#idity is app#ica)#e 'or the entire hierarchy.
?ou can no+ ana#yse region data )ased on a specifc ti,e period.
To do this, the ana#ysts ,ust choose a specifc date, )ased on this date,
the syste, uses the appropriate hierarchy. &n this e0a,p#e, i' the date
chosen is )e'ore %arch 31, "EE>, custo,er 1EEE74 is sho+n part o' the
eastern regionJ other+ise it;s sho+n as part o' the northern region.
" La#idity periods ha3e )een 'or the hierarchy ha3e )een sho+n. /ro, the fg
3."3, custo,er 1EEE74 is no+ part o' the northern region, +hich is 3a#id 'ro,
!pri# 1, "EE>.
There are no+ " hierarchies each 3a#id 'or diBerent ti,e periods.
TI;E /EFEN/ENT 1IERARC16 .TR4CT4RE 3+g B!)28
This is used +hen you +ant to use a sing#e hierarchy, )ut +hen you a#so
ha3e #ea' 3a#ues +hich change nodes (fg 3."E), )ased on the ti,e period.
EHA;F'E,
o !ssu,e custo,er 1EE74 +as attached to the eastern region 'ro,
!pri# 1, "EEE to %arch 31, "EE>, and 'ro, !pri# 1, "EE> on+ard is
changed to the northern region.
o &n this case, the syste, auto,atica##y ,aintains the end 3a#idity
date as %arch 31, "EE>.
/ro, the a)o3e diagra, (fg 3."4) custo,er 1EEE74 is part o' " nodes (eastern
& northern) )ut +ith diBerent 3a#idity periods.
INTER=A'.
&n so,e cases there are #arge nu,)er o' custo,ers that assigning each
one to a node in a hierarchy, and then ,aintaining this data, +hen
changes occur can )e tedious.
S!@ .WJ2W so#3es this pro)#e, )y using the INTER=A'. FER;ITTE/ IN
1IERARC16 option (fg 3."1)
2y chec$ing this )o0, 'or a hierarchy on custo,ers grouped under regions,
you can assign custo,ers to specifc regions )ased on custo,er $ey
3a#ues.
EHA;F'E,
o !ssu,e you ha3e created a hierarchy +here custo,ers EEE to
1E1,EEE )e#ong in the northern region, and custo,ers, 1E1,EE1 to
11E,EEE )e#ong to the southern region.
o !## o' the custo,ers 'a##ing +ithin the range are auto,atica##y
assigned to their respecti3e nodes.
o -0a,p#e4 custo,er 1E",EEE is auto,atica##y assigned to the
northern region +ithout specifc ,aintenance 'or the hierarchy.
o %a*or ad3antage is that this option a##o+s you to create a hierarchy
Cuic$#y.
RE=ER.E .IGN. FOR NO/E.
When the RE=ER.E RIE .IGN FOR NO/E. chec$ )o0 is chec$ed (fg
3."1) you can decide +hether to re3erse the sign transaction data
disp#ayed in reports.
ECample,
o &' you ha3e a hierarchy on inco,e and e0pense +here inco,e is
disp#ayed +ith ,inus
3E8signs and e0penses are disp#ayed +ith p#us 3R8 signs.
ATTRI%4TE TA%
NOTE,
To see this ta), you ,ust chec$ <IT1 ;A.TER /ATA chec$ )o0, in the ;A.TER
/ATAITEHT tab.
!ttri)utes gi3e additiona# in'or,ation a)out characteristic &n'o ()*ects.
!ssu,e that in this case study, +e +ant to ana#yse sa#es data 'or a custo,er
+ith additiona# in'or,ation a)out the custo,er.
ECample,
o The ,ar$eting oHce o' the custo,er, the group to +hich the custo,er
)e#ongs, etc.
o To ,eet this reCuire,ent, you ,ust add the appropriate &n'o ()*ect
(sa#es oHce, custo,er group etc) as attri)utes o' %<0C4.T.
S!@ .WJ2W oBers " diBerent types o' attri)utes (disp#ayed in the T? co#u,n)4
/I.F'A6 ATTRI%4TE 3/I.8 M NA=IGATIONA' ATTRI%4TE 3NA=8
CO;FO4N/ TA%