Functionality of Infopackage groups in BI 7.0

Does anyone know how to use Info package groups functionality in BI 7.0?

An InfoPackage group is a collection of InfoPackages.
InfoPackage groups are replaced by process chains:
Description
InfoPackage groups are replaced by process chains.
More information: [Process Chain|http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/8f/c08b3baaa59649e10000000a11402f/frameset.htm]
General Practices with Migration
You call the InfoPackage group tree in transaction RSA1OLD. From there, you select the InfoPackage group. In the maintenance for the InfoPackage group, you select Process Chains. The InfoPackages of the InfoPackage group are then embedded in a process chain.
InfoPackage Group -> Process Chain
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/43/fc5cb587e1025de10000000a1553f7/frameset.htm
InfoPackage Group
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/80/1a65b5e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
Regards
Andreas
Edited by: Andreas Schindler on Jun 12, 2009 12:45 PM

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Infopackage group is used to scheduled the group of infopackages. You can just put infopackages in the infopackage group and give the time gap between each package and start the job.
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In RSA1 click on Infosources . you'll see a icon for infopackage grooups on the middle panel beside the search,legend icon, click on it then a right panel opens where you can see the list of infopackage groups.Right click on the top node and say create.
Drag and drop your infopackagesfrom the left pane in it and right click and say schedule.
It will open a window enabling you to prioritise your info package loads in the order you wnt.
Hope this helps.
U can also check this link
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/80/1a65b5e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm
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Infopackage Group & Process chain

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I read in documentation for Upgrade to BI 7.0, that infopackage groups needs to be migrated to Process chains, during upgrade.
But I do find infopackage groups existing in RSA1OLD( after upgrade) and they can be scheduled and seems to function properly.
1) So why is it necessary to convert infopackage groups to Process chain ?
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-PSA and then into data targets
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-Only PSA
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Processing options for the PSA transfer method
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Processing Option
Description
More Information
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You also have the option of correcting data in the PSA and updating it from here (refer to Checking and Changing Data).
Note the following when using transfer and update routines:
If you choose this processing option and then request processing takes place in parallel during loading, the global data is deleted because a new process is used for every data package in further processing.
PSA and then to Data Target/InfoObject (by Package)
A process that writes the package to the PSA table is started for each data package. When the data has been successfully updated to the PSA, the same process writes the data to the data targets. The data is posted in serial by package.
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You also have the option of correcting data in the PSA and updating it from here (refer to Checking and Changing Data).
Note the following when using transfer and update routines:
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Only PSA
Using this method, data is written to the PSA and is not updated any further.
You have the advantage of having data stored safely in BI and having the PSA, which is ideal as a persistent incoming data store for mass data as well. The setting for the maximum number of processes in the source system can also have a positive impact on the number of processes in BI.
To further update the data automatically in the corresponding data target, wait until all the data packages have arrived and have been successfully updated in the PSA, and select Update in DataTarget from the Processing tab page when you schedule the InfoPackage in the Scheduler.
A process that writes the package to the PSA table is started for each data package. If you then trigger further processing and the data is updated to the data targets, a process is started for the request that writes the data packages to the data targets one after the other. Posting of the data occurs in serial by request.
When using the InfoPackage in a process chain, this setting is hidden in the scheduler. This is because the setting is represented by its own process type in process chain maintenance and is maintained there.
Handling Duplicate Data Records (only possible with the processing type Only PSA):
The system indicates when master data or text DataSources transfer potential duplicate data records for a key into the BI system. The Ignore Duplicate Data Records indicator is also set by default in this case. If multiple data records are transferred, the last data record of a request for a particular key is updated in BI by default. Any other data records in the request with the same key are ignored. If the Ignore Duplicate Data Records indicator is not set, duplicate data records will cause an error. The error message is displayed in the monitor.
Note the following when using transfer and update routines:
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Further updating from the PSA
Several options are available to update the data from the PSA into the data targets.
●      To immediately update the request data in the background, select the request in the PSA tree and choose Context Menu (Right Mouse Button) ® Start Update Immediately.
●      To schedule a request update using the Scheduler, select the request in the PSA tree and choose Context Menu (Right Mouse Button) ® Schedule Update.
The Scheduler (PSA Subsequent Update) appears. Here you can define the scheduling options for background processing. For data with flexible update, you can also specify and select update parameters where data needs to be updated.
●      To further update the data automatically in the corresponding data target, wait until all the data packages have arrived and have been successfully updated in the PSA, and select Update in DataTarget from the Processing tab page when you schedule the InfoPackage in the Scheduler.
When using the InfoPackage in a process chain, this setting is hidden in the scheduler. This is because the setting is represented by its own process type in process chain maintenance and is maintained there.
Simulating/canceling update from PSA
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More information: Update Simulation in the Extraction Monitor
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With regards
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Please do not assure us of your points...points are integral to SDN and everyone knows about them.
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<b>Metachain</b>
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3.X
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/_____________________|
Infopackge1C(Txts)______|
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______ And Processer_ ( Connect Infopackge1C & Infopackge2B )
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Cheta,
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