Doubt on Multiprovider.

Hi BW Experts,
I am just creating the Multiprovider.After selecting the two Cubes, I am trying to activate the Multi provider. While Activating, I am getting the error as "Assignments for Info Object has not yet been Maintained"
Currently we are using the BI7.I dont find any Check Options to maintain the Common fields.
The Error Message :
Diagnosis
The MultiProvider definition contains an InfoObject that has not been assigned to the relevant InfoProviders.
Procedure
Choose Identification and highlight the assignment for InfoObject Z_SOFTH, or remove the InfoObject from the MultiProvider.
Please help on this.
Thanks,
Jelina.

Hi,
Creation steps :
1. Go to the info area where you want the multi provider; right click and chose create multi provider.
2. Chose a technical name and also choose the info providers that you make part of this multi provider.
3. When you confirm your entries, you will get a infocube maintenance screen; on the right side, you will see the characteristics available in al the basic cubes that you choose in the first step.
4. Select the chars that you wish to be in the multiprovider and similarly for time chars, key figs, and nav attributes ( if any).
5. Choose to create dimension and you will get a system msg whether to create from any of the basic cubes.
6. Either select to create your own dimension and insert all the chars in to the approprate dimensions.
7. Go back to chars tab and there will be tab for "idendification" click that and here is where you specify which are the chars form each cube you want into the multiprovider. And likewise for the key figure.
8. Activate the multiprovider.
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help link : http://help.sap.com/saphelp_erp2004/helpdata/EN/52/1ddc37a3f57a07e10000009b38f889/content.htm
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