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STEP BY STEP SAP BI7 Part 4 (MasterData Load!"#
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$tiona! "ata into
Info(ubes or ,S%s)
/e .no t#at B/ is a ,ataare#ouse system an" "ata i!! be !oa"e" into B/ from
many sour$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 $!i$. to $reate
t#e sour$e system)
Result: 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#on be!o)
STEP 2: Creating Application Component
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 2.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 "on +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 ;!at
;i!e) Se!e$t 5(reate App!i$ation $omponent6@))
STEP 2.C
2nter a name an" a ,es$ription for t#e app!i$ation $omponent, an" t#en $!i$. to
$ontinue)
RESULT: 4#e app!i$ation $omponent #as been $reate")
NOTE: 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 !ata Source "or c#aracteristic !ata
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#on in t#e s$reen) 2nter S#ort, +e"ium,
<ong ,es$ription
STEP .!
(!i$. on 2:tra$tion 4ab, Se!e$t options as s#on 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
NOTE: 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
Proposal 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 !oer 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 %
Creation o" &n"o Pac'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 ,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 $!i$. to !oa"
"ata)
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 $an see t#e +A4>I% is s#on un"er ,2+%>IA Info Area in Info Pro-i"ers
un"er +o"e!!ing)
STEP )
Create trans"ormation
In <eft Pane!, se!e$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$ti-ate t#e transformation)
02S1<4: The transformation is created with the corresponding data transfer process.
STEP *
Creating !ata trans"er Process
STEP *.A
In !eft Pane! se!e$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$. to $ontinue)
STEP *.B
1n"er 2:tra$tion tab, (#ange 2:tra$tion mo"e to 5;1<<6 (!i$. to a$ti-ate t#e
,4P)
STEP *.C
Co to 2:e$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 *.!
STEP *.E
/e $an $#e$. t#e "ata in Info pro-i"er by $!i$.ing t#e manage button in t#e
monitor

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