How to use a BW Time-dependent Master Data with a UNX

Hello All,
I would like to use a BW master data which is time-dependant with WebIntelligence.
My WebI query is based on a universe (not on a Bex Query). It seems that a relational universe des not support time dependent object.
Has someone found a work-around to use these objects with an UNX ?
BI platform = BI4.0 SP4.
Thanks a lot.
Regards,
Sebastien

Hello Jothi,
thank you.
(Unfortunately for me, it's not really the expected answer. )
Regards,
Sebastien

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http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/c7/b05e3cc3a1a62ce10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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you have used the processvariante "reorganization of time dependent master data" in a process chain and it doesn't work?
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The literal within <..> is supposed to be replaced by the actual field name (as I didn't know the fields). In this case, I am changing your code for costcenter/company-code.
data : wa like /bi0/qcostcenter.
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and objvers = 'A'
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if sy-subrc = 0.
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That the code is doing anyway.
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Thnx.

Hi Bigtoja,
Immediately I can suggest 2 options ...
1. Have these two fields as attributes of the info object ... this will make them appear on the info provider.
2. Have an infoset built on it which will act as an info provider.
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Hello All,
I have a time dependent master data infoobject that has 39 million entries.
Now we decided that we no longer need it time dependent.
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But for the historical data, we want to fix this and maintain only one record per value which will be the last record.
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XXX
15.06.2007
01.01.1000
XXX
19.09.2007
16.06.2007
XXX
28.01.2008
20.09.2007
XXX
30.03.2009
29.01.2008
XXX
31.03.2009
31.03.2009
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15.04.2009
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Hi Dhanya,
The approach u did (load to a copy object taking only last record, changing its valid to to 01.01.1000 and loading back) will not work on Master data because it is not a DSO, with the Proper keys in place, to overwrite all the previously existing data records. This approach will only work if the infoobject is not time dependent and in that case the question u posed will not arise at all .
SOLUTION:
One thing is Inevitable as Prashanth has prescribed, u have to delete the transaction data first at all the places, where and all it was used.
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Even for further delta's, it will be safer to maintain this filter at the DTP level if u r not sure of the constant value maintenance at the source.
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I am in the process of migrating a number of InfoProviders from the 3.x Business Content to the new methodology for BI 2004s.
When I try to create a transformation from the Update Rules for 0PA_C01, all of the rules that use a master data lookup into 0EMPLOYEE give me the error such as "Rule 41 (target field: 0PERSON group: Standard Group): Time char. 0CALDAY in rule unknown".
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Hi Mark,
look at http://www.service.sap.com/. I guess you need to implement some corrections or newer supp-packages.
kind regards
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PS: take a look: https://websmp104.sap-ag.de/~form/handler?_APP=01100107900000000342&_EVENT=REDIR&_NNUM=941525&_NLANG=EN
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Jurgen is right...
For an after image based extractor containing the latest view of the world - you basically can do this
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customer A, Sales Person X, To Date = 31.12.9999 , from date = 12.03.2010 record mode before image
customer A, Sales Person Y, To Date = 31.12.9999 , from date = 19.03.2010 record mode after image
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but in the start routine make sure the semantic keys are correct so you get both images in the same packet
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customer A, Sales Person X, To Date = 18.03.2010 , from date = 12.03.2010 record mode before image
customer A, Sales Person Y, To Date = 31.12.9999 , from date = 19.03.2010 record mode after image
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customer A, Sales Person X, To Date = 31.12.9999 , from date = 12.03.2010
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customer A, Sales Person X, To Date = 18.03.2010 , from date = 12.03.2010
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31.12.9999
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Hi,
did you activate master data after your load?
You can check also version 'M' records and see if your record is there.
The load went green?
The problem is, that your entry overlaps all exisitng time intervals, which can't be deleted or merged as there may be dependent transactional data. You have first to delete the transactional data for this entity.
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BW will build then correct time intervals.
The easiest is to change the time interval in PSA, see example below:
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X
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Date To
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Reporting on Time Dependent Master Date Info Provider

Dear All.
We have a info object Employee which is time dependent master data containing all the information with time dependency, when i create the query over this info object it give me the option to select the key date and it show the accurate information which is lying according to the key date.
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Hello Zeeshan,
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Hello,
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Time Cube
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1             1/5/2008   8
1                 2/8/2008    8
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1                 1/5/2008     1/31/2008 1000
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1                  1/5/2008   8         1200
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Ron

One way to do this dynamically with no restrictions is to use virtual characteristic.
There is a BW Expert article on this: u201CVirtual Characteristics and Key Figures Make Queries More Dynamicu201D, here is the [link|http://www.bwexpertonline.com/archive/Volume_02_(2004)/Issue_02_(February)/V2I2A1.cfm?session=].
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Delete Time dependent Master Data

Hi Experts,
I have a Time dependent Master Data for 0EMPLOYEE, now I wish to delete only one historical line item from the master data and not the whole data with respect to a Given Employee Number.
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Hi,
To make my problem more clear.. please refer to the data below
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