SAP ABAP Data Element RSMULTIPROV (MultiProvider)
Hierarchy
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Basic Data
Data Element RSMULTIPROV
Short Description MultiProvider  
Data Type
Category of Dictionary Type D   Domain
Type of Object Referenced     No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type RSINFOPROV    
Data Type CHAR   Character String 
Length 30    
Decimal Places 0    
Output Length 30    
Value Table      
Further Characteristics
Search Help: Name    
Search Help: Parameters    
Parameter ID RSM  
Default Component name    
Change document    
No Input History    
Basic direction is set to LTR    
No BIDI Filtering    
Field Label
  Length  Field Label  
Short 10 MultiProv 
Medium 15 MultiProvider 
Long 20 MultiProvider 
Heading 30 MultiProvider 
Documentation

Definition

The term 'MultiProvider' is an enhancement of the MultiCube concept. Various InfoProviders can be involved in a MultiProvider; their data is joined using a UNION operation.

The following object types can be united to form a MultiProvider:

Note:

  • A MultiProvider itself contains no data, and is therefore not a data target. It simply brings together the data of the InfoProviders concerned and puts them into a common context.
  • The UNION operation in not a JOIN operation.
  • From the query view, a MultiProvider is a single data provider (InfoProvider). The InfoProviders that it is based on, and the UNION operations that have taken place, are not visible in the query.
  • MultiCubes are, of course, also MultiProviders (as the MultiProvider is an enhancement of the MultiCube concept).

History
Last changed by/on SAP  20140117 
SAP Release Created in 30A