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In the “Import Entities from SAP” section, InfoObjects and InfoProvider from SAP BW-Systems can be imported. The exact procedure is described in the following chapters.

Import of InfoObjects

InfoObjects can be copied from SAP BW unmodified or with a new Technical Name. To start the import, an SAP - system including the data that needs to be imported is chosen. The Object list on the left in the system has to be filtered by Object Type. Click "Apply selection" to see all objects for your selection. Additionally, active Objects or Objects from the Business Content can be imported in the Delivery Version. This selection is made in the drop-down menu choosing “Version”.

Afterward, all needed Objects have to be marked and moved to the box on the right using drag and drop or the Image Removedadd-button. Where appropriate, name changes can be altered here.

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By cutting off the names, Objects might become yellow which means that a duplicate with the same Technical Name was created (see below).

As a result, the Technical Names have to be edited manually to ensure that each InfoObject has a unique name. Alternatively, as mentioned above, the names can also be shortened from the start of an Object's name.

Only InfoObjects will be imported, which are verified by the system. Those are indicated using the checkbox in the first column. After a change is made, Objects are automatically checked for duplication. Nevertheless, it is not possible to enter a Technical Name which that is too long. The “Start Import”-button is activated as soon as no more discrepancies exist. 

Maximum Depth

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Maximum Depth Level Maximum Depth Level

A highly important function is the setting of "Level of Dependencies" for all Objects to import (see figure below).

In the beginning, the Maximum Depth Level is set to 0, which means that Objects will be imported with any depth. Changing the setting to 1 would result that only dependent and directly assigned attributes, as well as parentheses, are included in the import (if they are not part of the Modeling Project already).E.g. the Object InfoObject 0COMP_CODE is supposed to be imported with a “Maximum Depth Level” of 2. It does not refer to another Object or has any parentheses.  

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Please note: All parentheses and references are included in the “Maximum Depth Level”.

Renaming Attributes

Attributes can be renamed by following the same procedure as used for InfoProvider below.

Import of InfoProvider

The import of InfoProvider is structured the same way as 19358026343091905030.

“Import as” – Functionalities

The drop-down menu for importing InfoProvider includes three options:

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In doing so, provider-specific configurations are set automatically. For example, the setting “All Characteristics are Keys” for ADSOs generated from InfoCubes.

Rename included InfoObjects

By double-clicking an already imported InfoProvider in the Import or the “Modeling Entities” view all InfoObjects included can be renamed or even newly added. The edit mode can also be reached by right click on the relevant InfoProvider and choosing “Edit” from the menu.

In order to rename all contained entities use the “Rename included InfoObjects”-button (see screenshot below).

Maximum Depth Level

Again, a prefix can be used to replace a certain number of leading characters. This process follows the structure described above 3091905030. “Level determines the depth to which Objects are renamed (see “19358026343091905030”). Changing the Level setting leads directly to an updated list of elements in the table below.SAP Core-Objects, like 0FISCPER, are not allowed to be renamed and therefore can’t be selected by the checkbox in the first column. Entities whereas Whereas entities aren’t preselected but can be chosen or renamed.

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