Business Content in SAP BI

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Business Content in SAP BI

Applies to:
SAP NetWeaver BW.
Summary
Detailed Documentation and practical implementation of Business Content in SAP BI

Authors: Shyam Uthaman & Kavita Srivastava
Company: Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd.
Created on: 10 March 2011
Author Bio
Shyam Uthaman is working as SAP-BI Consultant in Accenture Services Private He is working
simultaneously on multiple projects for different clients in Accenture.

Kavita Srivastava is working as SAP-BI Consultant in Accenture Services Private Ltd and has
rich project experience in SAP-BI domain.


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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3
2. Business Content in SAP BI .................................................................................................................. 3
3. Business Content Versions ................................................................................................................... 4
4. Installing Business Content ................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Procedure to Install Business Content ...................................................................................................... 6
4.1.1 Navigate to the Administrator Workbench to Install Business Content ............................................................... 6
4.1.2 Assign Relevant Source Systems ....................................................................................................................... 8
4.1.3 Group Objects to Be Included, Determine Mode of Collection for Objects .......................................................... 8
4.1.4 Determine View of Objects .................................................................................................................................. 8
4.1.5 Transfer the Objects in Collected Objects ........................................................................................................... 9
4.1.6 Check Settings for Collected Objects .................................................................................................................. 9
4.1.7 Make Settings in the Selection List and Install .................................................................................................. 12
4.1.8 Correct Errors ................................................................................................................................................... 12
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 13
Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 14


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1. Introduction
Business Content is a pre-configured set of role and task-relevant information models based on
consistent metadata in the SAP Business Information Warehouse. Business Content provides selected
roles within a company with the information they need to carry out their tasks.
This information model includes integral roles, workbooks, queries, InfoSources, InfoCubes, ODS
objects, key figures, characteristics, update rules, and extractors for SAP R/3, mySAP.com Business
Applications, and for other selection applications.
Business Content can:
be used in particular industries without being modified
be modified, meaning you can work with it to any degree of detail
serve as a template or an example for customer-defined Business Content
2. Business Content in SAP BI
SAP Business Information Warehouse delivers pre-configured objects under the collective term
Business Content. These objects speed up the implementation of the SAP Business Information
Warehouse because they deliver complete solutions for business information requests.
It is delivered as an add-on to SAP BW. The naming is BI Content 3.5.3 Add-On SP06
Business Content includes:
R/3 extractor programs
DataSources
Process chains
InfoObjects
InfoSources
Data targets (InfoCubes and ODS objects)
Variables
Data mining models
Queries
Workbooks
Crystal Reports
Web templates
Roles


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3. Business Content Versions
SAP delivers Business Content in the SAP Delivery Version (D version). You need to transfer the
Business Content objects in the active version (A version) in order to be able to work with them.
The different versions of business content are:
Version Meaning
D(elivery) SAP delivery version
A(ctive) Active version
M(odified) Modified version

The following diagram displays the business content in different versions

The black arrows represent how the versions are used in the delivery process:
1. SAP delivery
SAP delivers the Business Content objects in the D Version.
Changes are saved in the M version.
Active Business Content is saved in the A version.
Only those objects that were stored in the A version are exported from the development system.
When importing into the target system, these objects, dependent on object type, are either imported
directly into the active version or in a modified version.
2. SAP Delivery (Business Content upgrade)

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SAP delivers the Business Content objects in a new D Version.
The customer can compare the new Business Content with his/her active customer version,
and either adopt the new version or merge it with his/her version.
Adopt: The customer version is deleted and replaced by the new Business
Content version.
Merge: The total is made from both objects and saved as a new customer
version.
NOTE:- When activating Business Content, the SAP delivery version is adopted and the active customer versions are
overwritten if you do not execute a match-up

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4. Installing Business Content
Before working with Business Content objects, you have to convert them from the SAP delivery version
(D version) into the active version (A version).
SAP recommends that you install Business Content objects in the following cases:
After a Content release upgrade
After installing a Content Support Package
4.1 Procedure to Install Business Content
The following are the steps for installing Business Contents
4.1.1 Navigate to the Administrator Workbench to Install Business Content
In the main menu of the SAP Business Information Warehouse select Modeling Administrator
Workbench: Business Content.


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If you are already in the Administrator Workbench, select the Business Content function area by
clicking on the corresponding pushbutton in the left-hand navigation window

The Administrator Workbench for installing Business Content has three navigation windows:
In the left-hand window you determine the view of the objects in the middle area of the screen.
In the middle window, you select the objects that you want to activate.
In the right-hand window, you make the settings for installing the Business Content. The right-hand
window also contains an overview of the objects you have selected, and it is here that you start the
installation of the Business Content.


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4.1.2 Assign Relevant Source Systems
If you want to assign a source system, select the Source System Assignment function.
The Choose Default Source Systems dialog window appears.
Select one or more source systems by setting the corresponding indicators in the Default
Assignment column.
4.1.3 Group Objects to Be Included, Determine Mode of Collection for Objects
Make the settings you require from the following selection lists on the right-hand side of the screen:
Grouping
Choose the objects that you want the system to include. The groupings combine the objects
from a particular area. You have the following options:
Only Necessary Objects (default setting)
In Data Flow Before
In Data Flow Afterwards
In Data Flow Before and Afterwards
Collection Mode
Select how you want to collect the objects:
Collect Automatically (default setting): The data is collected directly when the objects
are selected.
Start Manual Collection: The data is collected only when you click on the Gather
Dependent Objectsicon.
4.1.4 Determine View of Objects
In the left-hand navigation window, specify how you want the objects to be displayed.
If you have selected a particular view in the left-hand navigation window, the available objects are
selected and arranged in the tree structure in the central screen area as follows:
View of Objects in the Navigation
Window of the AW
Display of Objects in the Tree Structure in the
Central Area
InfoProviders by InfoAreas List of InfoCubes and ODS objects by InfoArea.
InfoObjects by Application Component List of InfoObjects by InfoObject catalog and by InfoArea
InfoSources by Application Component List of InfoSources for master data and transaction data
Roles List of standard roles and industry roles
Object Types List of objects by type

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Objects in BW Patch
List of the BW patches installed, including a list of the
new and modified objects delivered with each patch
Transport Request
You are taken to the Select Request/Task dialog box.
Choose the request that you want to use
Packages List of packages containing SAP objects
4.1.5 Transfer the Objects in Collected Objects
In the central area of the screen, select the objects that you want to install, and use the drag and
drop function to transfer them into the right-hand Collected Objects area of the screen.
In our example we will be installing an InfoCube 0EIH_C03 (Accidents: Safety Measures). And as we
have discussed earlier, we will be bring this cube from SAP Delivered D Version to Active A
version so that it can be used for reporting.
Also to activate the cube, we have to activate all the dependant objects.
Highlighted below is the cube under consideration.

Input help is available for every type of object: Double-click on the Select Objects icon in the tree
structure of the corresponding object type to display the Input Help for Metadata screen. Select the
required objects. Choose Transfer selection.
4.1.6 Check Settings for Collected Objects
Right click on the cube and select the Insert Objects for Collection option.


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This will show you all the dependants of the cube.
Check the following columns in the Collected Objects area of the screen:
Install
The following Business Content objects are highlighted in this column by default:
Objects that are being transferred for the first time. There is not an active version of
these objects in the system.
Business Content objects that have been redelivered in a new version. These
objects are identified by the Content time stamp in the corresponding object tables.
Check on the install checkboxes for all the dependants.
The cube name is checked by default.

In the context menu, the following two options are available for the installation:
1. ...
Install all Below
The object in the selected hierarchy level and all objects in the lower levels of the
hierarchy are selected as to Install.
Do Not Install All Below
The Install indicators are removed for the object in the selected hierarchy level and
all objects in the lower levels of the hierarchy.

Match (X) or Copy
If the SAP delivery version and the active version can be matched, a checkbox is displayed
in this column.With the most important object types, the active version and the SAP delivery
version can be matched.

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When a match is performed, particular properties of the object are compared in the A version
and the D version. First it has to be decided whether these properties can be matched
automatically or whether this has to be done manually.
A match can be performed automatically for properties if you can be sure that the object is to
be used in the same way as before it was transferred from Business Content.
When performing matches manually you have to decide whether the characteristics of a
property from the active version are to be retained, or whether the characteristics are to be
transferred from the delivery version.
The Match indicator is set as default in order to prevent the customer version being
unintentionally overwritten. If the Content of the SAP delivery version is to be matched to the
active version, you have to set the Installindicator separately.
The active version is overwritten with the delivery version if
the match indicator is not set and
the install indicator is set.
Active Version Available
In this column, the following display options are available:
: The object is available in an active version. You decide whether you want to
retain this version or reinstall the latest version of the object.
Date symbol: The object is already available in an active version. However, the
active version belongs to an older Content release. SAP recommends that you
install the latest version.
Gray symbol : An activated version of the object is available in the system.
However, the object status is inactive. If an object version is activated, this
indicates that all metadata for the object can be created successfully. The inactive
object status indicates that the processed object is inconsistent and cannot
currently be used for processing data.
No indicator: The object is not available in an active version.


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4.1.7 Make Settings in the Selection List and Install
Make the required settings in the Install selection list:

Installation Type

Installation
Type
Information
Simulate installation
The system runs a test to see whether any errors are likely to occur
during the installation.
Install The selected objects are installed immediately.
Install in background The selected objects are installed in the background.
Install and transport
The selected objects are installed immediately and then written to a
transport request.
4.1.8 Correct Errors
Any errors that occur during the installation of the Business Content are listed in a log. Click on
the Log pushbutton to view this log. In the relevant maintenance transaction, repair any errors
that occurred during the installation. Install the Business Content again.

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Related Content
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