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Create New InfoObject

Use the Create New InfoObject dialog box to create a new InfoObject in the SAP NetWeaver BI system.

You can open the Create InfoObject dialog box from the Connection Manager page of the SAP BI Destination Editor. To learn more about the SAP BI destination, see SAP BI Destination.

Important

The documentation for the Microsoft Connector for SAP BI assumes familiarity with the SAP NetWeaver BI environment. For more information about SAP NetWeaver BI, or for information about how to configure SAP NetWeaver BI objects and processes, see your SAP documentation.

To open the Create New InfoObject dialog box

  1. In Business Intelligence Development Studio, open the Integration Services package that contains the SAP BI destination.
  2. On the Data Flow tab, double-click the SAP BI destination.
  3. In the SAP BI Destination Editor, click Connection Manager to open the Connection Manager page of the editor.
  4. On the Connection Manager page, in the Create SAP BI Objects group box, do one of the following steps to create an InfoObject:

    1. To create an InfoObject directly, select InfoObject, and then click Create to open the Create New InfoObject dialog box.

    2. To create an InfoObject while creating an InfoCube, select InfoCube, and then click Create. In the Create InfoCube for Transaction Data dialog box, in the IObject column for one of the rows in the list, select Create to open the Create New InfoObject dialog box.

      Note

      Each row in the table represents a column in the data flow of the package.

    3. To create an InfoObject while creating an InfoSouce for transactional data, select InfoSource, and then click Create. In the Create InfoSource dialog box, select Transaction Data, and then click OK. In the Create InfoSource for Transaction Data dialog box, in the IObject column for one of the rows in the list, select Create to open the Create New InfoObject dialog box.

      Note

      Each row in the table represents a column in the data flow of the package.

    4. To create an InfoObject while creating an InfoSource for master data, select InfoSource, and then click Create. In the Create InfoSource dialog box, select Master Data, and then click OK. In the Create InfoSource for Master Data dialog box, click New to open the Create New InfoObject dialog box.

You can also open the Create New InfoObject dialog box by clicking New in the Attributes section of the Create New InfoObject dialog box.

General Options

  • Characteristic
    Create an InfoObject that represents dimension data.
  • Key figure
    Create an InfoObject that represents fact data.
  • InfoObject name
    Enter a name for the InfoObject.
  • Short description
    Enter a short description for the InfoObject.
  • Long description
    Enter a long description for the InfoObject.

  • Has master data
    Indicate that the InfoObject contains master data in the form of attributes, texts, or hierarchies.

    Note

    Select this option if the InfoObject represents dimensional data and you have selected the Characteristic option.

  • Allow lower-case characters
    Allow lower-case characters in the InfoObject data.
  • Save & Activate
    Save and active the new InfoObject.

Data Type Options

  • CHAR - Character String
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains character data.
  • NUMC - Numeric String
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains numeric data.
  • DATS - Date (YYYYMMDD)
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains date data.
  • TIMS - Time (HHMMSS)
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains time data.
  • Length
    Enter the length of the data.

Text Options

  • With Texts
    Indicate that the InfoObject contains texts.
  • Short Text
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains short texts.
  • Medium Text
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains medium texts.
  • Long Text
    Indicates that the InfoObject contains long texts.
  • Text Language-Dependent
    Indicates that the texts are language-dependent.
  • Text Time-Dependent
    Indicates that the texts are time-dependent.

Attributes Section

The Attributes section consists of a list of attributes for the InfoObject, and the options that let you add and remove attributes from the list.

Attributes List

The Attributes list displays the attributes of the InfoObject that you are creating. The Attributes list has the following column headings:

  • InfoObject
    View the name of the InfoObject.
  • Description
    View the description of the InfoObject.

  • InfoObject Type
    View the type of the InfoObject. The following table lists the possible values for the type.

    Value Description

    CHA

    Characteristics

    KYF

    Key figures

    UNI

    Units

    TIM

    Time characteristics

Attributes Options

Use the following options to add and remove attributes for the InfoObject that you are creating:

  • Add
    Add an existing InfoObject as an attribute.

    To add an existing InfoObject, click Add, and then use the Look Up InfoObject dialog box to find the InfoObject. For more information about this dialog box, see Look Up InfoObject.

  • New
    Add a new InfoObject as an attribute.

    To create and add a new InfoObject, click New, and then use a new instance of the Create New InfoObject dialog box to create the new InfoObject.

  • Remove
    Remove the selected InfoObject from the Attributes list.