What is Data source? How to create a datasource?

Hi All,
anybody could you explain me What is Data source and how to create data source?
How it is related to BW.
Points will be rewarded for all the useful answers.
Priya.

Hi Priya,
You can Create DataSource for Different Source systems.
Chech these URLs.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/43/01ed2fe3811a77e10000000a422035/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/43/00153831035167e10000000a1553f6/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/42/fdccb72aa95277e10000000a1553f7/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/43/93dbdbff0b274ee10000000a422035/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/43/03b1f4dc636e72e10000000a422035/content.htm
steps in 'how to delta generic datasource'
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/84bf4d68-0601-0010-13b5-b062adbb3e33
/message/3471234#3471234 [original link is broken]
Re: How to create datasource
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Check the below link
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5. To be able to create self joins and left outer joins
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Creating InfoSets
Prerequisites
Make sure that the objects for which you want to define the InfoSet are active. Create any required InfoObjects that do not
exist already and activate them.
Instead of creating a new InfoSet, you can transfer one of the InfoSets that are delivered with SAP Business Content.
Procedure
1. You are in the InfoProvider tree of the Modeling function area in the Administrator Workbench.
Choose the Create InfoSet function from the context menu (right mouse-click) of the InfoArea in which you want to create an
InfoSet. You get to the Create InfoSet dialog box.
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¡ technical name
¡ long description
¡ short description
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¡ Select one of the object types that the system offers you:
ODS Object
InfoObject
Choose an object.
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corresponding input help.
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Change
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Object overview
Editing InfoSets
Prerequisites
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function area in the Administrator Workbench.
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InfoArea
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log in the screen area under the join control.
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InfoSet.
Compare
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Jump to object maintenance
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Info functions
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The Object Catalog Entry
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Display in tree
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Header data
InfoProvider and its fields
On condition
Wherecondition
The display is empty, if no active version is available.
Version comparison
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The active (A version) and content (D version) versions of an InfoSet
The modified (M version) and content (D version) versions of an InfoSet
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Copy
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Show/hide technical names
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Defining Join Conditions
Use
A join condition determines the combination of records from the individual objects that are included in the resulting set.
Before an InfoSet can be activated, the join conditions have to be defined in such a way (as equal join condition) that all
the available objects are connected to one another either directly or indirectly.
Usually, however, only rows containing a common InfoObject or rows containing InfoObjects that share the same basic
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Procedure
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Using a mouse-click
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Using the Link Maintenance pushbutton
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where is bapi's r remotly enabled function modules which are assigned to some business objects n used to transfer the data between different business partners who are using different systems other than sap.
not only that...
when you plan to upgrade your system version then bdc willnot support those upgradations where as bapi's will support.
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Z data source issue for creating packets

Hi I have created a Z data source (function module) .
My issue is I am not able to create data record packets all the data is coming in one packet only.
The is code is as show below is some one can please assist me how can I change the code so that is can create multiple packets for the option given in Tcode RSA3.
FUNCTION ZBW_MATERIAL_GROUP_HIE.
""Local Interface:
*" IMPORTING
*" VALUE(I_REQUNR) TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-REQUNR
*" VALUE(I_DSOURCE) TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-DSOURCE OPTIONAL
*" VALUE(I_MAXSIZE) TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-MAXSIZE OPTIONAL
*" VALUE(I_INITFLAG) TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-INITFLAG OPTIONAL
*" VALUE(I_READ_ONLY) TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-READONLY OPTIONAL
*" VALUE(I_REMOTE_CALL) TYPE SBIWA_FLAG DEFAULT SBIWA_C_FLAG_OFF
*" TABLES
*" I_T_SELECT TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-T_SELECT OPTIONAL
*" I_T_FIELDS TYPE SRSC_S_IF_SIMPLE-T_FIELDS OPTIONAL
*" E_T_DATA STRUCTURE ZBW_MAT_GRP_HIER OPTIONAL
*" EXCEPTIONS
*" NO_MORE_DATA
*" ERROR_PASSED_TO_MESS_HANDLER
TABLES : /BI0/HMATL_GROUP.
DATA : BEGIN OF t_hmat OCCURS 0,
hieid LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-hieid,
objvers LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-objvers,
iobjnm LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-iobjnm,
nodeid LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
nodename LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
tlevel LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-tlevel,
parentid LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-parentid,
END OF t_hmat.
DATA : BEGIN OF t_flathier,
hieid LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-hieid,
lv2_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv2_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv3_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv3_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv4_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv4_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv5_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv5_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv6_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv6_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv7_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv7_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv8_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv8_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv9_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv9_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv10_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv10_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
lv11_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv11_name LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
material LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
END OF t_flathier.
FIELD-SYMBOLS: <f> LIKE LINE OF t_hmat,
<Level> TYPE ANY.
data : count(2) type c,
lv_level(20) type c.
DATA : lv_count TYPE n.
DATA : lv_id LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodeid,
lv_hieid LIKE /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-hieid.
Auxiliary Selection criteria structure
DATA: l_s_select TYPE srsc_s_select.
Maximum number of lines for DB table
STATICS: s_s_if TYPE srsc_s_if_simple,
counter
s_counter_datapakid LIKE sy-tabix,
cursor
s_cursor TYPE cursor.
Select ranges
RANGES: l_r_nodename FOR /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-nodename,
l_r_hieid FOR /BI0/HMATL_GROUP-hieid.
Initialization mode (first call by SAPI) or data transfer mode
(following calls) ?
IF i_initflag = sbiwa_c_flag_on.
Initialization: check input parameters
buffer input parameters
prepare data selection
Check DataSource validity
CASE i_dsource.
WHEN 'ZMATERIAL_GROUP_HIE'.
WHEN OTHERS.
IF 1 = 2. MESSAGE e009(r3). ENDIF.
this is a typical log call. Please write every error message like this
log_write 'E' "message type
'R3' "message class
'009' "message number
i_dsource "message variable 1
' '. "message variable 2
RAISE error_passed_to_mess_handler.
ENDCASE.
APPEND LINES OF i_t_select TO s_s_if-t_select.
Fill parameter buffer for data extraction calls
s_s_if-requnr = i_requnr.
s_s_if-dsource = i_dsource.
s_s_if-maxsize = i_maxsize.
Fill field list table for an optimized select statement
(in case that there is no 1:1 relation between InfoSource fields
and database table fields this may be far from beeing trivial)
APPEND LINES OF i_t_fields TO s_s_if-t_fields.
ELSE. "Initialization mode or data extraction ?
Data transfer: First Call OPEN CURSOR + FETCH
Following Calls FETCH only
First data package -> OPEN CURSOR
IF s_counter_datapakid = 0.
Fill range tables BW will only pass down simple selection criteria
of the type SIGN = 'I' and OPTION = 'EQ' or OPTION = 'BT'.
LOOP AT s_s_if-t_select INTO l_s_select WHERE fieldnm = '0MATERIAL'.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING l_s_select TO l_r_nodename.
APPEND l_r_nodename.
ENDLOOP.
LOOP AT s_s_if-t_select INTO l_s_select WHERE fieldnm = 'HIEID'.
MOVE-CORRESPONDING l_s_select TO l_r_hieid.
APPEND l_r_hieid.
ENDLOOP.
Get the data from Hierarchy table
SELECT * FROM /BI0/HMATL_GROUP INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF
TABLE t_hmat
WHERE hieid IN l_r_hieid
AND objvers = 'A' .
ENDIF.
loop through all the 0MATERIAL entries to get all the hirarchy levels.
Start of change.
LOOP AT t_hmat ASSIGNING <f>
WHERE iobjnm = '0MATL_GROUP'
AND nodename IN l_r_nodename.
LOOP AT t_hmat ASSIGNING <f>
WHERE nodename IN l_r_nodename.
End of change
lv_count = <f>-tlevel.
"refresh t_flathier.
CLEAR: t_flathier. ", lv_level, count.
MOVE :
<f>-hieid TO lv_hieid ,
<f>-nodename TO t_flathier-material,
<f>-parentid TO lv_id.
if <f>-iobjnm <> '0MATL_GROUP' .
move <f>-nodename+3 to t_flathier-material .
else.
move <f>-nodename to t_flathier-material .
endif.
Added for Last level.
if lv_count = '1' .
*t_flathier-lv1_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '2' .
t_flathier-lv2_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '3' .
t_flathier-lv3_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '4' .
t_flathier-lv4_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '5' .
t_flathier-lv5_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '6' .
t_flathier-lv6_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '7' .
t_flathier-lv7_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '8' .
t_flathier-lv8_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '9' .
t_flathier-lv9_name = t_flathier-material .
elseif lv_count = '10' .
t_flathier-lv10_name = t_flathier-material .
endif.
DO lv_count TIMES .
lv_count = lv_count - 1.
IF lv_count = 1.
EXIT.
ENDIF.
READ TABLE t_hmat WITH KEY
hieid = lv_hieid
nodeid = lv_id.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
CLEAR lv_id.
CASE lv_count.
WHEN '11' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv11_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '10' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv10_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '9' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv9_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '8' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv8_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '7' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv7_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '6' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv6_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '5' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv5_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '4' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv4_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '3' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv3_name,
t_hmat-parentid TO lv_id.
WHEN '2' .
MOVE : t_hmat-nodename+3 TO t_flathier-lv2_name.
ENDCASE.
ENDIF.
ENDDO.
Populate data for level 1 (Class Type)
READ TABLE t_hmat WITH KEY
hieid = lv_hieid
tlevel = 1.
IF sy-subrc = 0.
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_OUTPUT'
EXPORTING
input = t_hmat-nodename
IMPORTING
output = e_t_data-0class_type.
CALL FUNCTION 'CONVERSION_EXIT_ALPHA_INPUT'
EXPORTING
input = e_t_data-0class_type
IMPORTING
output = e_t_data-0class_type.
ENDIF.
populate data to extraction structure ( removing prefixe 'class type')
MOVE : lv_hieid TO e_t_data-hieid,
t_flathier-lv2_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv1,
t_flathier-lv3_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv2,
t_flathier-lv4_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv3,
t_flathier-lv5_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv4,
t_flathier-lv6_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv5,
t_flathier-lv7_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv6,
t_flathier-lv8_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv7,
t_flathier-lv9_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv8,
t_flathier-lv10_name TO e_t_data-xhier_lv9,
t_flathier-lv11_name TO e_t_data-xhie_lv10,
t_flathier-material TO e_t_data-0MATL_GROUP.
APPEND e_t_data.
CLEAR e_t_data.
ENDLOOP.
s_counter_datapakid = s_counter_datapakid + 1.
IF s_counter_datapakid > 1 .
RAISE no_more_data.
ENDIF.
ENDIF. "Initialization mode or data extraction ?
ENDFUNCTION.
As now when I run it in Tcode RSA3 it give only one data packet of some 5k to 6k records.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Pawan.

Hi PS,
Instead of
SELECT * FROM /BI0/HMATL_GROUP INTO CORRESPONDING FIELDS OF
TABLE t_hmat
WHERE hieid IN l_r_hieid
AND objvers = 'A' .
code should look like this .
      OPEN CURSOR WITH HOLD S_CURSOR FOR
      SELECT (S_S_IF-T_FIELDS) FROM /BI0/HMATL_GROUP
    FETCH NEXT CURSOR S_CURSOR
               APPENDING CORRESPONDING FIELDS
               OF TABLE E_T_DATA
               PACKAGE SIZE S_S_IF-MAXSIZE.
For more information refer to sample code of fm "RSAX_BIW_GET_DATA_SIMPLE"
Hope that helps.
Regards
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