Hierarchy
SAP_BW (Software Component) SAP Business Warehouse⤷
BW-BEX-OT (Application Component) OLAP Technology⤷
RSDD_LTIP_PUBLISH_UI (Package) Publish OLAP Indexes as InfoProviders
Basic Data
| Data Element | RSDDLTIP_AINDEX |
| Short Description | Analytic Index |
Data Type
| Category of Dictionary Type | Direct Type Entry | |
| Type of Object Referenced | No Information | |
| Domain / Name of Reference Type | ||
| Data Type | CHAR | Character String |
| Length | 64 | |
| Decimal Places | 0 | |
| Output Length | 64 | |
| Value Table |
Further Characteristics
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| Search Help: Parameters | ||
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| Change document | ||
| No Input History | ||
| Basic direction is set to LTR | ||
| No BIDI Filtering |
Field Label
| Length | Field Label | |
| Short | 10 | Ayl. Index |
| Medium | 20 | Analytic Index |
| Long | 30 | Analytic Index |
| Heading | 22 | Analytic Index |
Documentation
Definition
An analytic index is a data container in BWA/TREX. An InfoProvider known as a TransientProvider is derived from the index. The metadata from the analytic index is stored on the BW system database.
Analytic indexes have a similar structure to InfoCubes, but have a simple star schema.
Use
Analytic indexes are easy to create and fill with data using the Analysis Process Designer (APD). They are therefore particularly suited for quick on-the-fly analyses (in the production system).
The data scope of an analytic index is spanned by its Dimensions. The dimensions can have attributes. "Last Name" could be an attribute of "User" for example. This data is known as dimension data. Every grid point created in this way can have a key figure vector. This data is referred to as facts. As well as the fact and dimension data, an analytic index can also contain authorization data. Like with analysis authorizations, this authorization data ensures that users can only display data in the query if they are authorized.
The analytic index actions Create, Change, Load, Delete and Delete Data are logged in the application log as the object Analytic Index (AIND).
The authorizations for these actions are assigned using authorization object S_RS_AINX.
Analytic indexes can be created and filled with data using Analysis Process Designer (APD). In the Property dialog for the data target analytical index, you can decide whether the analysis process updates facts, dimension data or authorization data.
Example
History
| Last changed by/on | SAP | 20130604 |
| SAP Release Created in | 720 |
