Generic extraction for FI_AR

Question

Hello Bi Gurus,
Data source:0FI_AR_6
Source Table: KNC1.
I want to extract data from KNC1 table - Instead of using 0FI_AR_6 data source.What are steps i need to follow for Generic extraction?
What are delta modes i should be using?
What are the settings i should be doing ECC side?

Answer 1

To create a generic DataSource that is sourced by the KNC1 (Customer Transaction Figures) table, you would first need to create a View joining the KNC1 and T001 tables together. Delta is not possible with this table because a new record is created each Fiscal Year, for the combination of Customer, Company Code and Fiscal Year. It is when that record is created that a Created On date is posted, but there is no changes to that date when records are updated.
The only advantage that you'd gain by creating a generic DataSource for this would be that you'd have all of the Fiscal Period Key Figures, for a Fiscal Year, on the same row of data instead of one row for each Fiscal Period, thereby providing better use of storage and access time reductions. It would, however, require some logic to either split the data out at the InfoProvider level or to split out Fiscal Periods during reporting.