Finance GL/ AR /AP extraction

Question

Hello Experts,
I am a newb with respect to BI/BW extraction. Please read through and let me know if all the configuration is proper and is there any change required.
I donot have access to SAP notes. I have referred to best practices, but for the GL account the document is kinda of offtrack or I believe its incomplete.
Very well here it goes.
For GL extraction.
General Ledger (New): Transaction Figures
ODS object 0FIGL_O10 is connected to infoSource 0FI_GL_6 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_GL_6
FIGL: Transaction Figures- Cost of Sales Ledger
ODS object 0FIGL_O07 is connected to infoSource 0FI_GL_7 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_GL_7
General Ledger: Line items
ODS object 0FIGL_O02 is connected to infoSource 0FI_GL_4 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_GL_4
For AR Extraction
FIAR:Transaction Figures
ODS object 0FIAR_O06 is connected to infoSource 0FI_AR_6 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_AR_6
FIAR:Line Item
ODS object 0FI_AR_O03 is connected to infoSource 0FI_AR_4 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_AR_4
For AP Extraction
FIAP:Transaction Figures
ODS object 0FIAP_O06 is connected to infoSource 0FI_AP_6 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_AP_6
FIAP:Line Item
ODS object 0FI_AP_O03 is connected to infoSource 0FI_AP_4 which is further connected to datasource 0FI_AP_4
I need to know whether the above configuration is good. My following question is with regard to the infopackages. All of the above sources are delta compatible and so I need to know how to begin the loading of data
This is what I see in the infopackage.
Under the update tab in the infopackage
Update mode
Full Update
Initialize Delta Process
> Initialization with Data transfer
> Initialization without Data Transfer
> Early Delta Initialization.
I am thinking that the following extraction steps would be appropriate:
1) Do a full update of GL Line items, Transaction and Cost of Sales and then do a full update for AP and AR Line and Transaction.
2) Initialize with Data Transfer should be done once a full upload is done.
Please throw some more light. Your help would be highly appreciated and awarded accordingly.
Thank you.

Answer 1

Let's take just on flow in consideration, for instance the GL loading process.
The simplest staging scenario needs a first InfoPackage (IP1) for initializing the delta loading process, and a second InfoPackage (IP2) for a delta loading.
No InfoPackage for a full loading would be needed in this basic scenario.
You'll run IP1 once. Without any restriction in the selection tab, the delta process will be initialized for the entire set of data provided by the DataSource.
You'll run IP2 every day. This packege will transfer all the new/changed/deleted (delta) records. As the delta process has been initialized for the entire dataset, it'll be delta-<i>sensible</i> to the entire dataset.
For efficiency reasons (a delta process is less time consuming when it runs against a smaller dataset), you could define one ore more InfoPackage for loading chunks of data in full mode.
Let's say have to load 2 years of data. You might create another InfoPackage (IP3) which will load the past year's data, in full mode.
When editing IP3, you can set this restriction in the tab <i>selection data</i>, by setting the fiscal year to the previous year. Moreover, in the tab <i>update parameters</i> the update mode needs to be <i>full</i> .
On the other hand, you have to edit IP1, and set the fiscal year to the current year (in the tab <i>selection data</i>, you've got to fill the field from value with the current year, and the field to value with the year 9999 -- this way the delta process will work also next year and so on).
This change will allow you to initialize the delta process the current year's data -- and any data that will be posted in the future.
You will run IP3 once, and you'll get the past year's data. Next you'll run IP1 once to initialize the delta process for this year's data. Finally you'll schedule the run of IP2 for every day.
The number of full data loadings you'll need depends on the amount of data you have to fetch from the source system.
Cheers, <a href="https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/profile/Davide+Cavallari">Davide</a>
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