STEP BY STEP SAP BI7 - Part 4 (MasterData Loading)

August 3, 2008 12:34 pm By: Venkat Pulluri In Part 2 of step by step SAP BI 7 series e !earne" #o to $reate Info%b&e$ts ' (#ara$teristi$s) *o in t#is post, e i!! see #o to !oa" "ata into t#e +aster,ata Info%b&e$ts) A!so, e #a-e to .eep in min" t#at from "ata integrity an" !oa" performan$e point of -ie , e #a-e to !oa" t#e +aster,ata before !oa"ing t#e transa$tiona! "ata into Info(ubes or ,S%s) /e .no t#at B/ is a ,ata are#ouse system an" "ata i!! be !oa"e" into B/ from many sour$es !i.e SAP 0'3, ot#er ,atabases an" f!atfi!es) In t#is post e i!! "is$uss about #o to !oa" "ata from a f!atfi!e) STEP 1.A Se!e$t S%10(2 S3S42+ un"er 5+o"e!!ing6748$o"e:0SA19)In t#e rig#t pane!, (onte:t +enu 7rig#t8(!i$.9 on sour$es systems an" se!e$t 5(reate6)

STEP 1.B Se!e$t t#e ;i!e System 7+anua! +eta"ata, ,ata using ;i!e Interfa$e9 option, an" t#en $!i$. to $ontinue)

STEP 1.C 2nter <ogi$a! *ame = ,es$ription for t#e sour$e system, an" t#en $!i$. sour$e system) to $reate t#e

Res !t" 4#e f!atfi!e sour$e system i!! be $reate") Status message 5Sour$e system SS>,2+%;; $reation su$$essfu! finis#e"6 i!! appear at t#e bottom of s$reen as s#o n be!o )

STEP #" Creating A$$!i%ation Co&$onent In B/, ,ata Sour$es = Info Pa$.ages are organi?e" using a tree stru$ture $a!!e" App!i$ation $omponents) *e:t, e i!! $reate t#e app!i$ation $omponent un"er our sour$e system SS>,2+%;;) STEP #.A Se!e$t t#e ,ata sour$e un"er +o"e!!ing in t#e !eft pane!) In t#e rig#t pane! $!i$. to $#oose sour$e system from ,rop "o n +enu = se!e$t t#e SS>,2+%;; sour$e system)

In t#e 0ig#t Pane! rig#t $!i$. on ,ata sour$es for SS>,2+%;; ,2+% SS 8 ;!at ;i!e) Se!e$t 5(reate App!i$ation $omponent6@))

STEP #.C 2nter a name an" a ,es$ription for t#e app!i$ation $omponent, an" t#en $!i$. $ontinue) to

RES'LT: 4#e app!i$ation $omponent #as been $reate") ()TE: B/ a""s a Prefi: of AB Ato t#e te$#ni$a! names of app!i$ation $omponents, un!i.e t#e naming system use" for ot#er B/ %b&e$ts) STEP * Creating Data So r%e +or %,ara%teristi% Data

Before you transfer "ata from a fi!e sour$e system, t#e meta"ata 7t#e fi!e an" fie!" information9 must be a-ai!ab!e in BI in t#e form of a ,ata Sour$e) Se!e$t ,ata sour$e un"er +o"e!!ing in !eft pane!, 0ig#t $!i$. on 5App!i$ation (omponent8,emo6, se!e$t 5(reate "ata sour$e6@)

STEP *.B 2nter t#e name for ,ata sour$e = se!e$t t#e 5+aster ,ata Attributes6 from ,ata 4ype ,ata sour$e)

In rig#t pane! (reation of ,ata sour$e s$reen i!! be "isp!aye" it# Cenera!, 2:tra$tion, Proposa!, ;ie!"s an" Pre-ie 4abs) +a.e t#e $orrespon"ing setting in t#e tabs for !oa"ing t#e "ata) STEP *.C 1n"er Cenera! 4ab Se!e$t potions as s#o n in t#e s$reen) 2nter S#ort, +e"ium, <ong ,es$ription

STEP *.D (!i$. on 2:tra$tion 4ab, Se!e$t options as s#o n in t#e s$reen) 2nter t#e fi!e name it# pat#) 4#e fi!e $ontains t#e "ata about +ateria! attributes) Se!e$t 5Separate" it# separator 7;or e:amp!e, (SD9 in ,ata ;ormat) 2nter 5,6 as ,ata Separator ()TE: 4#e "ata fi!e $an resi"e on a front8en" $omputer 7 or $!ient or.station as it is $a!!e" #ere9 or one of t#e app!i$ation ser-ers in t#e SAP Basis t#ree8tier ar$#ite$ture) In our e:amp!e, +A4>A440)(SD resi"es in our front8en" $omputer) ;or better !oa"ing performan$e, it is re$ommen"e" t#at you p!a$e "ata fi!es in app!i$ation ser-er $omputers)

STEP *.E Pro$osa! Ta-" 4#is tab page is on!y re!e-ant for (SD fi!es) ;or fi!es in "ifferent formats, "efine t#e fie!" !ist on t#e ;ie!"s tab page) Eere you $reate a proposa! for t#e fie!" !ist of t#e ,ata Sour$e base" on t#e samp!e "ata from your (SD fi!e) a9 Spe$ify t#e number of "ata re$or"s t#at you ant to !oa" an" $#oose 1p!oa" Samp!e ,ata) b9 4#e "ata is "isp!aye" in t#e upper area of t#e tab page in t#e format of your fi!e) $9 4#e system "isp!ays t#e proposa! for t#e fi!e" in t#e !o er area of t#e tab page)

"9 In t#e tab!e of propose" fie!"s, 1se (opy to ;i!e" <ist to se!e$t t#e fie!"s you ant to $opy to t#e fi!e" !ist of t#e ,ata sour$e) A!! fie!"s are se!e$te" by ,efau!t) e9 (#ange t#e ;ormat to t#e interna! format if 2:terna! format is se!e$te" by "efau!t) (!i$. to a$ti-ate t#e ,ata sour$e)

After su$$essfu! a$ti-ation, 1n"er Pre-ie 4ab $!i$.s on 0ea" Pre-ie ,ata to see t#e Pre-ie of t#e "ata t#at to be !oa"e" to into Info Pro-i"er it# se!e$te" no of re$or"s)

STEP 4 Creation o+ In+o Pa%.age. 4#e Info Pa$.age !oa"s into t#e PSA on!y) ,ata is "istribute" it#in t#e BI system it# t#e "ata transfer pro$ess) %n!y t#e parameters t#at are not a!rea"y "efine" in t#e ,ata Sour$e are "efine" on t#e tabs of t#e Info Pa$.age maintenan$e) In <eft Pane! Se!e$t t#e ,ata sour$e un"er +o"e!!ing, In rig#t pane!, 0ig#t (!i$. on 5Attributes for +ateria!6 ,ata Sour$e un"er App!i$ation (omponent 8 ,emo, Se!e$t 5(reate Info Pa$.age6@))

2nter ,es$ription for Info Pa$.age, $!i$. to (ontinue)

(!i$. t#e s$#e"u!e tab, se!e$t t#e option start imme"iate!y, an" t#en $!i$. "ata)

to !oa"

STEP / Before !oa"ing to +aster "ata to t#e (EA0 Info ob&e$t, e s#ou!" $on-ert t#e (EA0 to Info Pro-i"er, by assigning t#e Info Area to t#e (EA0 info ob&e$t "efinition s$reen) In !eft pane!, Se!e$t Info ob&e$ts un"er mo"e!!ing, rig#t $!i$. on +A4>I% (#ar Info %b&e$t t#en se!e$t (#ange 2nter Info Area name ,2+%>IA, un"er (#ara$ter is Info Pro-i"er (#e$. bo:) 7See t#e be!o S$reen for "etai!s9 , $!i$. to to a$ti-ate t#e Info %b&e$t )

3ou $an see t#e +A4>I% is s#o n un"er ,2+%>IA Info Area in Info Pro-i"ers un"er +o"e!!ing)

STEP 0 Create trans+or&ation In <eft Pane!, se!e$t Info Pro-i"er un"er +o"e!!ing, 0ig#t (!i$. on +ateria! *umber 7Attribute9 un"er +ateria! *umber 7+A4>I%9 (#ar Info %b&e$t in rig#t pane!) Se!e$t (reate 4ransformation@

2nter %b&e$t 4ype as ,ata Sour$e, 2nter name of t#e "ata sour$e +A4>I%>A440>,S $reate" pre-ious!y it# t#e Sour$e System name) (!i$. to $ontinue)

4#e system proposes a transformation) 3ou $an use t#is transformation as it is, or mo"ify it to suit your reFuirements) 4o t#e !eft of t#e s$reen, you see t#e sour$eG to t#e rig#t of t#e s$reen, you see t#e ru!e group) 4o s#o t#e target as e!!, $#oose Switch Detail View On/Off.

(!i$. to

a$ti-ate t#e transformation)

02S1<4: The transformation is created with the corresponding data transfer process.

STEP 7 Creating Data trans+er Pro%ess STEP 7.A In !eft Pane! se!e$t Info Pro-i"er un"er +o"e!!ing, ,oub!e8(!i$. on ,ata 4ransfer Pro$ess under Material Number (Attribute) in t#e rig#t pane!)

(!i$. STEP 7.B

to $ontinue)

1n"er 2:tra$tion tab, (#ange 2:tra$tion mo"e to 5;1<<6 (!i$.

to a$ti-ate t#e ,4P)

STEP 7.C Co to 2:e$ute tab $!i$. to e:e$ute t#e ,ata 4ransfer Pro$ess)

Press 32S to (ontinue)

+onitor i!! be "isp!aye" it# !oa"ing status) 2-eryt#ing Creen means ,ata is !oa"e" su$$essfu!!y) STEP 7.D

STEP 7.E /e $an $#e$. t#e "ata in Info pro-i"er by $!i$.ing t#e manage button in t#e monitor