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Load Info Cube in SCM 5.0 (BI 7.0)
Applies to: SCM 5.0 For more information, visit the Business Intelligence homepage.
Summary The article illustrates the steps to load an info cube in SCM 5.0
Author: Bijal Parmar
Company: Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited
Created on: 24 August 2009
Author Bio
Bijal Parmar is a Software Consultant in Larsen & Toubro Infotech Limited. She has three years of SAP experience. She has worked extensively in ABAP, APO, Workflow and Visual Composer.
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Table of Contents 1.Transaction RSA1 ............................................................................................................................................ 3
2. Create Info Area ............................................................................................................................................. 3
3. Create Infoobject catalog and Infoobjects ...................................................................................................... 4 3.1 Create Characteristics Catalog ................................................................................................................. 4 3.2 Create Key Figures Catalog ...................................................................................................................... 7
4. Create Application Component ....................................................................................................................... 8
5. Create Data Source ........................................................................................................................................ 9
6. Create Info Source ........................................................................................................................................ 11
7. Create Transformation .................................................................................................................................. 13
8. Create Infocube ............................................................................................................................................ 15
9. Create Transformation for Infocube .............................................................................................................. 19
10. Create Data Transfer Process (DTP) ......................................................................................................... 21
11. Create Info Package ................................................................................................................................... 23
12. Load PSA .................................................................................................................................................... 24
13. Load Infocube ............................................................................................................................................. 26
14.Display Infocube Contents ........................................................................................................................... 27
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 28
Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 29
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1.Transaction RSA1 We will see the steps to load a .csv file in Info cube in SCM 5.0. The format of .csv file is as below
ME.csv
Go to transaction RSA1.
2. Create Info Area Select Info Provider under modeling. Right click ‘Create Info Area: ZME1_IA
Note: Always give names to all objects you create with some meaning, it will help.
Give info area name and description as shown below:
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Click on tick. Info area is created.
3. Create Infoobject catalog and Infoobjects Click Info Objects under modeling tab
3.1 Create Characteristics Catalog
First create “Characteristics” info object catalog. Right click on your info area
Then click on create button . Activate you get the below screen:
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Right click on char cat to create info objects:
Next Screen:
Enter name and description and click on tick: Next screen place cursor on BW on click Tick:
Data Type and length are to be assigned next.
For E.g. For location characteristics ZME1_LOC we assign data type as CHAR and length 4.
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Save and Activate it.
The loc char will turn Green:
Similarly, create another info objects: like material is ZME1_MAT
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3.2 Create Key Figures Catalog
Create Key Figure catalog, same as characteristic catalog
Note: Select radio button as key figure
Create Key Figure Info object: Here Quantity as ZME1_QTY.
Give info object name ‘ZME1_QTY’ select BW and create.
On the next screen give description and select “ 0UNIT ” for unit/currency field.
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Save and activate all info objects and key figures. Following are created as shown.
4. Create Application Component Select Info Sources under modeling tab.
Right click on Info Sources. Create application component.
Enter component name and description. Click on tick. Save it as local object.
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Application component is made. Now activate it.
5. Create Data Source Select Data Source under Modeling.
Right click on appl component.
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Note: enter data source name, description and data type as transaction data. And click on tick
Enter descriptions under General info Tab:
Under Extraction Tab give File name and other info as shown below:
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In the fields tab enter info object name in template column and press enter.
It will ask to copy or not. Select copy. Then save & activate data source.
Note: The Sequence must be same as in the file.
6. Create Info Source Right click on application component. And select create info source.
Enter IS name as ZME1_IS and add description. Click on tick
The following screen will appear. In the encircled part enter all info objects as in file.
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The snap shot below shows with filled details:
Save and activate it.
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7. Create Transformation Select info source under modeling. Then right click on info source and select
Create transformation.
On next screen, fill in details as shown below. Click on tick.
You will get a screen below of no of rules (no. of fields) generated
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Click on tick to get the diagram that shows one to one mapping
Save and activate the transformation.
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8. Create Infocube Go to Info provider under modeling.
Right Click on Info area < Create Info Cube
Enter Info cube name and description.
Click on Create button.
Select BW and click on tick
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Click on Icon
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Select Your Info source. Here, ZME1_IS. The red marked part now appears.
All info objects must be assigned to the cube too…. There are 2 ways to do this A.) Copy from Template: Drag and drop all characteristics from template to info cube Dimensions
Similarly drag and drop key figures, time and unit. B.) Right click on dimension > Info object Direct Input.
Assign respective info objects to each category.
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So, info cube is assigned all info objects.
Save and activate the cube.
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9. Create Transformation for Infocube On cube name, right click create transformation.
Enter Info Cube name and object type as Infosource.
Click on tick, Save and activate, you get the below diagram.
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See the Rule details after double clicking on the any rule
Choose the Rule Type which you want to use, By default it is Direct assignment
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e.g 9AVERSION is having constant value as 000 then use Rule type as Constant and maintain the constant value
After maintaining the Constant value, Press button
10. Create Data Transfer Process (DTP)
Create Data Transfer Process (DTP).Right click create data transfer process.
Save and activate.
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11. Create Info Package Under modeling, select info provider. As shown, right click on data source > Create info package.
Enter name and click save.
Save again
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12. Load PSA Right click on info package > Schedule
On next screen as shown below click on start button
On status bar you see data requested.
To check the contents in PSA, Double click on info package name. Below screen appears.
Or Click on monitor then on date.
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Now click on symbol, to view PSA contents.
On above screen, click on tick.
The below screen shows .csv file contents loaded in PSA.
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13. Load Infocube Double click on the marked below then click on execute tab
While loading it will ask if you want to see the monitor, select ‘YES’
Following screen appears
While loading a yellow triangle appears
When loading to info cube is completed is indicated by a green circle.
If any error comes check the for more details
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14.Display Infocube Contents To View Info Cube contents:
Infocube is loaded successfully.
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