Exercises

Unit: BW Overview

At the conclusion of this exercise, you will be able to:

 Create InfoObjects
 Create InfoCubes

You will create your own characteristics InfoObject and key

figures InfoObject. Using these InfoObjects you will then create
an InfoCube.

1-1 Create an InfoCatalog and characteristics.

1-1-1 In the Administrator Workbench create your own InfoObject
Catalog (Technical name: GROUPXXCHAR, Description: Group
XX characteristics) for characteristics in your InfoArea
(CTS_HAND_XX).
1-1-2 In your new InfoObject Catalog create an InfoObject (CUSTXX,
Customer Group XX) of data type “character” and length 10.
1-1-3 Create another InfoObject (PRODXX, Product Group XX) of data
type character and length 12. Enable this characteristic to have non
time-dependent hierarchies.

1-2 Create another InfoCatalog and a key figure.

1-2-1 Create an InfoObject Catalog (GROUPXXKEY, Group XX key
figures) for key figures in your InfoArea.
1-2-2 In your new InfoObject Catalog create an InfoObject (SALESXX,
Sales Group XX) of type “Amount”. Use 0CURRENCY as
corresponding currency InfoObject.

1-3 Create an InfoCube.

1-3-1 In your InfoArea (CTS_HAND_XX) create an Basic InfoCube
(SALESXX, Sales Group XX).
1-3-2 Use all the InfoOjects you have created so far in your InfoCube.
1-3-3 As time characteristic use 0CALDAY.

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 1-3-4 Create two dimensions Customers and Products.
1-3-5 Assign your InfoObjects to these dimensions.
1-3-6 Activate your InfoCube.

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