BI Content Activation & Installation

Question

Hi Experts,
                 Could you please ellaborate all steps(R/3 Side & BW Side) involved in Business Content Activation(interms of  D,M,A Version) and Installation.Thank you.
Vasanth.D

Answer 1

Hi Vasanth,
To specify which objects you want to install from BI Content or transport using the BI transport connection, you collect the relevant objects in the BI Content or Transport Connection (transaction RSOR) functional areas of the Data Warehousing Workbench
Note
Since BI Content is highly integrated, you should familiarize yourself with the procedures for collecting BI Content.
Avoid collecting BI Content objects from application areas that you do not want to use. If you collect BI Content objects that you do not need, you waste time and increase the number of active, but unused, objects in your BI system.
Prerequisites
●      You are familiar with the dependencies between BI object types. This knowledge is essential to be able to create consistent requests.
More information: Object Dependencies and Consistency
●      To copy BI Content to the active version: You have replicated the source systems for which you want to install source system-dependent BI Content. The delivery versions (pseudo D versions) are not available to the source system-dependent objects until after this replication.
More information:
Structure link Replication of DataSources
Special Features of Source System-Dependent Objects
Procedure
1. Specify the target source systems
If you also want to collect source system-dependent objects, choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Source System Assignment to specify the source systems for which you want to collect objects. Only those objects that are assigned to the selected source systems are collected. If you want to collect source system-dependent objects but have not selected a source system, the dialog box for assigning source systems is displayed automatically.
Recommendation
We recommend that you only select those source systems that you require; otherwise, you may have to wait longer than required when objects are collected.
Note
This setting is particularly relevant when you activate BI Content because you use it to specify for which source systems you want to activate BI Content.
When you transport objects, you specify the target source systems in the target system for the transport. In this case, the setting is required to specify for which source systems the objects are to be exported.
More information: Defining the Target Source System
2. Group objects to be included
In the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Grouping selection list in the right screen area, specify which objects are to be included. The groupings combine the objects from a scenario. By default, only those objects are collected that are essential to activate an object. If you also want to collect the objects that are required to activate all other objects that are collected at the same time, you can select the relevant option:
●      Only Necessary Objects (default setting)
●      In Data Flow Before
●      In Data Flow Afterwards
●      In Data Flow Before and Afterwards
Note
If you change the default setting, the new setting becomes the default setting for your user.
Caution
The grouping option selected has a significant impact on system performance while the objects are collected.
We recommend the following alternative for installing BI Content:
○       Collect objects for roles In Data Flow Before and install the collected objects.
○       Collect objects for InfoCubes and InfoProviders In Data Flow Before and install the collected objects. Finally, collect objects In Data Flow Afterwards and reinstall.
More information:
Defining Grouping Mode
Object Dependencies and Consistency
3. Specify the collection mode for objects
In the Collection Mode selection list in the right screen area, specify how you want to collect the objects.
●      Collect Automatically (default setting): The data is collected as soon as the objects are selected.
●      Start Manual Collection: The data is not collected until you choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Collect Dependent Objects.
Recommendation
Set the collection mode to Start Manual Collection. This allows you to select all the objects without having to wait.
4. Determine view of objects
In the left navigation window, specify which criteria you want to use to display the objects that you are collecting to install as BI Content or to transport.
If you selected a particular view in the left navigation window, the available objects are selected and arranged in the tree structure in the center screen area as follows:
View of Objects in Left Navigation Window
Display of Objects in Tree Structure in Center Screen Area
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text InfoProviders by InfoAreas
List of InfoCubes and DataStore objects, sorted by InfoArea
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text InfoObjects by Application Component
List of InfoObjects, sorted by InfoObject catalog and by InfoArea
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text InfoSources by Application Component
List of InfoSources for master data and transaction data
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Roles
List of standard roles and industry roles
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Object Types
List of the most important objects according to types
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Objects in BI Patch
List of the BI patches installed, including a list of the new and modified objects delivered with each patch.
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Transport Request
The Select Request/Task dialog box appears. Choose the request that you want to use.
This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Packages
List of packages containing SAP objects
5. Specify display mode for collection objects
In the Display selection list in the right screen area, specify whether the collected objects are to be displayed as a hierarchy or a list.
Recommendation
We recommend that you display the objects as a list if you want to keep a clear overview of the collected objects. If you want to identify why a specific object was collected or want to work through related objects scenario by scenario, choose the tree display (Hierarchy).
6. Install the objects in Collected Objects
In the center screen area, select the objects that you want to collect, and drag and drop them to the right screen area Collected Objects.
Note
The This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Find Object function allows you to use strings of characters (for example, 0CUST) or wildcard searches (for example, 0CUST_*B) to search for objects.
In the object types view, you can use the input help: By double-clicking the This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Select Objects icon in the tree structure of the corresponding object type, you can display the Input Help for Metadata screen. Select the required objects. Choose This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Transfer Selections.
Caution
If you implement SAP Basis Plug-In releases lower than 2005.1 in the source system, you have to copy the BI Content DataSources of this source system to the active version and replicate them to the BI system before you can use them to transfer data.
More information:
Structure linkCopying the BI Content DataSource to the Active Version
Defining Grouping Mode
In the Collected Objects area of the screen, the system displays the selected objects and all their dependent objects. Collected objects are stored by default in the repository cache. This reduces the time it takes to access these objects when you want to use them again.
Note
When you copy objects to the Collected Objects screen area, these objects are also added to the tree structure of the corresponding object type in the center screen area and are stored for your user. This personal object list is available for each user every time the program is started.
If you want to remove objects from your personal list, select the objects that you want to remove and choose Remove Object from Display in the context menu or choose the corresponding icon.
Objects that are used by other objects are only displayed as changeable in the tree display for collected objects the first time they are listed. Any further instances of these objects are grayed out so you cannot modify them. If you need to edit the object, switch to the list display for collected objects.
7. Check the setting in the Collected Objects screen area
Check the settings for the BI Content installation or transport.
More information: Checking Settings
Result
You can now install the BI Content or start the transport.
Regards
Ramakrishna Kamurthy