Automatically Generated Information in BW

Definition

Automatically generated information in the SAP Business Information Warehouse (SAP BW) consists of technical information that is generated by the system as well as manually created documentation. Both are displayed together in the browser. This concerns information about BW objects, such as InfoSources, InfoCubes, or queries. Within this information, you can navigate to help or further documentation by using additional objects, such as necessary objects or those that have been used.

Prerequisites

You need access to an SAP BW system in order to be able to display automatically generated information. Otherwise, you can also export HTML pages: Metadata Exchange in XML Format by CWM.

Procedure

You can call up the automatically generated information from the following places:

• Administrator Workbench (AWB)
• Administration
• Business Explorer Analyzer (BEx) / Query Designer

Different procedures are required at the individual places for displaying automatically generated information:

Administrator Workbench (AWB)

1. AWB ® Modeling

1. Select the respective object and choose F1.

2. AWB ® Modeling ® Object Maintenance ® MultiProvider

1. Select the respective MultiProvider.
2. Choose Documentation

.

3. AWB ® Modeling ® Object Maintenance ® InfoSet, InfoCube, or InfoObjects

1. Select the respective object.
2. Choose Documents .
3. Choose Display Documentation

.

4. AWB ® Modeling ® Object Maintenance ® ODS Object

1. Select the respective ODS object.
2. Choose Display.
3. Choose Documents

.

5. AWB ® Transport Connection

1. Select the respective object and choose F1.

6. AWB ® Documents

1. Select Metadata.
2. Select the Object Type you want.
3. Select the Object Name you want.
4. Double-click on Show Me the Documents from...
5. Choose Display Documentation

.

7. AWB ® Metadata Repository

1. Select the respective object type first, such as a query.
2. Double-click on the respective object.

The information is then displayed in the browser.

If you display automatically generated information for an InfoSource, you can use Communication Structure to see the InfoSource fields.

Administration

Administration ® Process Chains

1. Select the respective process chain by double-clicking on it.
2. Choose Documents .
3. Choose Display Documentation

.

Business Explorer or Query Designer

1. Go to the change mode for the query.
2. Choose Change Query (Global Definition).
3. Choose Query Properties.
4. Choose Documents.
5. Choose Display Documentation