Compression to inventory cube

Question

Hi
I am  initializing data to Inventory cube (with cumulative key figures) from
data sources 2lis_03_bx,  2lis_03_bf, 2lis_03_UM.
Could any body explain how to compress cube once data is loaded. I mean like non- cumulative cube do i need to use marker update and not marker update?
if yes whice data sources i need to use marker update.
Regards.
Sarath

Answer 1

Load opening Balance with 2LIS_03_BX. Compress with marker update(mandatory).
But your BI still does not know how this stock was arrived at, it needs the historical movements, should you need to know some stock value prior to initialization.
So you do a statistical setup for 2LIS_03_BF and bring this data to BW by an INIT. Now these movements are already accounted for, they reflect the current stock(marker) - means MARKER UPDATE is NOT required. Hence, when compressing historical data with 2LIS_03_BF, you check the "NO MARKER UPDATE" box. Because, if you update marker, it will ruin you current stock figure.
After this you open you OLTP system to users, they post new movements. You now load these to BI using BF datasource as delta. When compressing these, marker should be updated to reflect the new movements. Hence, you uncheck the flag "NO MARKER UPDATE". For subsequent loads too, this checkbox remains unchecked.
2LIS_03_UM does not deal with quantities, only valuations, compress it in the same way as you do for 2LIS_03_BF.
I hope this answers your question.
Edited by: SDX BI on Oct 10, 2008 3:49 PM