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Generate Export Data Source
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Summary
This paper describes the data mart interface which makes it possible to update data from one data target into
another. A Business Information Warehouse represents a source system for another Business Information
Warehouse by:
 providing metadata
 providing transaction and master data
The data-delivering system is then referred to as the source BW, the data-receiving system as the target
BW. An export Data Sources is needed to transfer data from a source BW into a target BW. This export Data
Sources for Info Cubes and ODS objects includes an extract structure that contains all the characteristics
and key figures of the data target. Export Data Sources for master data contain the metadata for all
attributes, texts and hierarchies for an Info Object.
Author: Dinesh V
Company: IGate Global Solutions Limited
Created on: 01 May 2011
Author Bio
Dinesh is working as a SAP BW/BI Consultant in IGate Global Solutions Limited, India. His expertise
include SAP BW 3.5, SAP BI 7.0 and ABAP developments.
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Table of Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Prerequisite ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Define the Source System .............................................................................................................................. 4
Export DataSource for a Data Target ................................................................................................................. 6
Step 1: Generate Meta Data ........................................................................................................................... 6
Step 2: Replicate Meta Data ........................................................................................................................... 7
Step 3: Create Transfer Rules / Transformation to the target......................................................................... 7
Step 4: Create Info Package ........................................................................................................................... 8
Step 5: Load Data ........................................................................................................................................... 8
Master Data Export DataSource ......................................................................................................................... 9
Step 1: Generate Meta Data ........................................................................................................................... 9
Step 2: Replicate Meta Data ......................................................................................................................... 10
Step 3: Create Transfer Rules / Transformation to the target....................................................................... 10
Step 4: Create Info Package ......................................................................................................................... 11
Step 5: Load Data ......................................................................................................................................... 11
Delta Process for transaction Data ................................................................................................................... 11
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 12
Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 13
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Introduction
The “Generate Export Data Source” is a data mart interface which can be used between two BW Systems or
between another SAP system and a BW System:
 to enable large amounts of data to be processed.
 to increase the respective speeds of data transfer, logging and analysis.
 to achieve improved concision and maintenance of the individual Data Warehouses.
 to enable data separation relating to the task area, on the one hand, and to be able to perform
analyses of the state of the entire dataset on the other.
 to make it possible to have fewer complexities when constructing and implementing a Data
Warehouse.
 to construct hub and spoke scenarios in which a BW stands in the middle and the data from
distributed systems runs together and is standardized.
Figure1:- Data Mart Interface
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Prerequisite
Define the Source System
The prerequisite to load the data from source BW system to target BW system is to create a BW source
system in the target BW Administrator Workbench.
1. In the SAP BW Administrator Workbench (RSA1), in the SOURCE SYSTEM, right click on BI folder to
create a new Source System Context Menu. Create and choose the radio button for creating an external
system automatically.
Figure 2:- Create Source System

2. Assign the available destination or create new destination by entering the below information of the source
BW system.
 Target Computer (server)
 System ID (system name)
 System number
Figure 3:- Create new destination
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3. Enter the background user, password that you defined for the SAP BW background user in the source BW
system and background user, password for SAP BW user in the target BW system. If the user already exists
in the source system, enter the valid password.
Figure 3:- BW Source System
4. Select the relevant clients and logon as a system administrator. First make sure that you have the
authority to create users and RFC destinations.
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Export DataSource for a Data Target

The Meta data objects like data source and extract structure having the information about the structure of the
data requested should be defined to transfer data from source BW system to the target BW system.
You can generate an export DataSource for the respective data target in the source BW. This export
DataSource includes an extract structure, which contains all the characteristics and key figures of the data
target.
Step 1: Generate Meta Data

Right click on the Info Provider (RSA1) in the source BW and select Additional Properties  Generate Export
DataSource. The technical name of the export DataSource is derived from the number 8 together with the
name of the data target.
For Example:-
 Technical name of an Info Cube: 0PAPD_C02
 Technical name of the export DataSource: 80PAPD_C02
Figure 3:-Generate Export DataSource for Info Cube
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Figure 4:- Export Data Source
Step 2: Replicate Meta Data

Select the Application component DM (Data Marts) and Right click  Replicate Metadata in the target BW to
replicate the export data source of source BW. Change the data source to Edit Mode and activate the data
source.
Figure 5:- Replicate Metadata
Step 3: Create Transfer Rules / Transformation to the target

As per the standard SAP BI 7.0 practices, create the transformation on the exported data sources to the info
providers like Info Source, DSO or Info Cube.
Figure 6:- Transformation using Export Data source
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Step 4: Create Info Package

Create the Info package and DTP for scheduling the data flow as per the standard SAP BI 7.0 rules using the
export data source.
Figure 7:- Info Package and DTP using Export Data Source
Step 5: Load Data

Schedule the Info package and DTP manually or include them in the process chain to load the data to the
targets from the export data source.
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Master Data Export DataSource

A DataSource is needed to transfer data from a source BW into a target BW. You can generate an export
DataSource for master data, and thus for individual Info Objects. By doing this, all the metadata is created
that is required to extract master data (all attributes, texts and hierarchies) from an Info Object.
Step 1: Generate Meta Data

Right click on Info Object (master data) (RSA1) in the source BW and select Additional Properties 
Generate Export DataSource. The metadata of an export DataSource is generated as it exists in the source
BW.
...
The technical name of the export DataSource is called

 8******M. for attributes (M stands for 'master data')
 8******T for texts.
 8******H for hierarchies.
For example:
 Technical name of an Info Object: 0MATERIAL
 Technical name of the export DataSource for attributes: 80MATERIALM
 Technical name of the export DataSource for Texts: 80MATERIALT
Figure 8:- Generate Export DataSource
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Step 2: Replicate Meta Data

Select the Application component DM-IO (Data Marts Info Objects) and Right click  Replicate Metadata in
the target BW to replicate the export data source of source BW. Change the data source to Edit Mode and
activate the data source if it’s inactive.
Figure 9:- Replicate Data Sources
Step 3: Create Transfer Rules / Transformation to the target

As per the standard SAP BI 7.0 practices, create the transformation on the exported data sources to the info
objects for attributes, texts and hierarchies.
Figure 6:- Transfer Rules using Export Data source
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Step 4: Create Info Package

Create the Info package and DTP for scheduling the data flow as per the standard SAP BI 7.0 rules using the
export data source.
Figure 7:- Info Package using Export Data Source
Step 5: Load Data

Schedule the Info package and DTP manually or include them in the process chain to load the data to the
targets from the export data source.
Delta Process for transaction Data
The transfer of transaction data corresponds to the data transfer for an R/3 System. The system reads the
data while taking into account the specified dimension-specific selections from the fact table of the delivered
Business Information Warehouse.
When transferring transaction data, requests can be used to determine a delta.
The distinction is made between Info Cube and ODS objects.
 The Info Cube that is used as an export-DataSource is first initialized, meaning that the current
status is transferred into the target BW. When the next upload comes around only those requests will
then be transferred that have come in since the time of initialization. Different target systems can
also be supplied like this.
 Only those requests are transferred that have been rolled up successfully in the aggregates. If no
aggregates were used only those requests are transferred that are set to ’qualitative OK’ in the Info
Cube Administration.
 For ODS objects the requests are used as the basis for determining delta, which are in the change
log of the ODS object. Only the change log requests which have arisen from reactivating the ODS
object data are transferred.
Restriction:
It is only possible to make a selection per target system for the delta
For Example:-
You first make a selection using cost center 1 and load deltas for this selection. At a later time you also
decide to load a delta for cost center 2 in parallel to the cost center 1 delta The delta can only be requested
wholly for both centers, meaning that it is then impossible to separately execute deltas for the different
selection.
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Related Content
Using the Data Mart Interface
Export DataSource for a Data Target
Master Data Export DataSource
Create Source System
For more information, visit the EDW homepage
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Disclaimer and Liability Notice

This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.
SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,
and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.
SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or
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Figure1:- Data Mart Interface

Figure 2:- Create Source System

Figure 3:- Create new destination

Figure 3:- BW Source System

Export DataSource for a Data Target

Step 1: Generate Meta Data

Figure 3:-Generate Export DataSource for Info Cube

Figure 4:- Export Data Source

Step 2: Replicate Meta Data

Figure 5:- Replicate Metadata

Step 3: Create Transfer Rules / Transformation to the target

Figure 6:- Transformation using Export Data source

Step 4: Create Info Package

Step 5: Load Data

Master Data Export DataSource

Step 1: Generate Meta Data

The technical name of the export DataSource is called

Figure 8:- Generate Export DataSource

Step 2: Replicate Meta Data

Figure 9:- Replicate Data Sources

Step 3: Create Transfer Rules / Transformation to the target

Figure 6:- Transfer Rules using Export Data source

Step 4: Create Info Package

Figure 7:- Info Package using Export Data Source

Step 5: Load Data

Delta Process for transaction Data

When transferring transaction data, requests can be used to determine a delta.

The distinction is made between Info Cube and ODS objects.

Disclaimer and Liability Notice

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