Business content instal. information....?

[Former Member]

Hi BW Gurus,

I'm confused in Business content installation proceedure. can anyone please clarify it here.

In Business content panel, we bring objects into final panel from where we are going to install. Here we have few options...,

install, match(X) or copy, simulation result, active version available...,

when i am trying to install, i found that few of objects install checkbox have been marked already. so what it mean...? so few of unmarked..? and same as match(x) or copy checkbox also...? if you check or uncheck these options .., what will happens internally... Please let me know about these detailly...,

and also i have another doubt that.., if any cube having data, then at that time i am going to install the cube again.., what will happen,,, the existing cube data will erase and install new one.. or structure only installed without deleting data in that cube..., Ohhh i am so confusing here friends...,

Waiting for your valuable inputs here.., I know these are very simple doubts.., But i am new for BW.

Thanks in advance for all BW gurus...,

Warm Regards

Sujatha

[Former Member]

Hi,

If BW object is already activated and one is trying to reactivate, there are two ways -

1. Copy - will overwrite the older (already activated one0 to new one) with keeping the data.

2) MAtch (X)- will check & shall keep the customized part of already activated object & Update the standard part

Read this->

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/80/1a66d5e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

If the SAP delivery version and the active version can be matched, a checkbox is displayed in this column. With the most important object types, the active version and the SAP delivery version can be matched.

From a technical point of view, the SAP delivery version (D version) is matched with the M version. As in most cases the M version is identical to the active version (A version) in a customer system, this is referred to as a match between the D and A versions for reasons of simplification.

When a match is performed, particular properties of the object are compared in the A version and the D version. First it has to be decided whether these properties can be matched automatically or whether this has to be done manually. A match can be performed automatically for properties if you can be sure that the object is to be used in the same way as before it was transferred from Business Content. When performing matches manually you have to decide whether the characteristics of a property from the active version are to be retained, or whether the characteristics are to be transferred from the delivery version.

Example of an automatic match

Additional customer-specific attributes have been added to an InfoObject in the A version. In the D version, two additional attributes have been delivered by SAP that do not contain the customer-specific attributes. In order to be able to use the additional attributes, the delivery version has to be installed from Business Content again. At the same time, the customer-specific attributes are to be retained. In this case, you have to set the indicator (X) in the checkbox. After installing the Business Content, the additional attributes are available and the customer-specific enhancements have been retained automatically. However, if you have not checked the match field, the customer-specific enhancements in the A version are lost.

Example of a manual match

An InfoObject has a different text in the A version than in the D version. In this case the two versions have to be matched manually. When Business Content is installed, a details screen appears which asks you to specify whether the text should be transferred from the active version or from the D version.

The Match indicator is set as default in order to prevent the customer version being unintentionally overwritten. If the Content of the SAP delivery version is to be matched to the active version, you have to set the Install indicator separately.

The active version is overwritten with the delivery version if

>the match indicator is not set and

>the install indicator is set.

In other words, the delivery version is copied to the active version.

If the Install indicator is not set, the object is not copied or matched. In this case, the Match indicator has no effect.

Regards,

San!

[Former Member]

Hi San,

Thanks for ur information. I think you used help.sap.com for my question ref. Its ok. can anyone tell here with a small example for this...,

Warm Regards

Sujatha

[Former Member]

I think the business content re-install will not result in lost of data.