Basic configuration settings

These are the basic configuration settings that should be done in a BI system
before using it for its correct functionality. If these configurations are not done, this might lead to
some errors or even wrong data in reporting.

1. Global Settings

These settings refer to the Currencies, Units of Measurement, Fiscal Year Variants and
Factory Calendar. In Data Warehousing Workbench (T-code RSA1) select the source
system for which the settings has to be maintained.

The three modes for transferring Global Settings are:

1 Simulation: On executing this mode, it will give a simulation of the updates that will

occur on the other two modes. Also, you can see a list of tables and the number of

records that will be updated.

2.Update Tables This mode actually updates the related tables. By selecting this mode,

any new changes that are done in the source system, are reflected here. The result is

over-write.

3. Rebuild Tables This mode reconstructs the related tables. It first deletes the old entries

and then writes the new entries.

2.Exchange Rate Settings

These settings refer to the Exchange Rate Settings.

The three modes of transferring Exchange Rate Settings are:

1. Simulation: The transfer of Customizing tables/exchange rates is simulated. No data is updated. Also,

you can see a list of table(s) and the number of records that will be updated.

The table updated is TCURR.

2. Update Exchange Rates: This mode actually updates the related tables. By selecting this mode, any

new changes that are done in the source system, are reflected here. The result is over-write.

3. Transfer Exchange Rates again: The Customizing tables/exchange rates are collected from the source

system. The tables are rebuilt, old data is deleted.

4. Consider Translation Ratios in Currency Translation

You can specify translation ratios for currency translation in Customizing. The ratios are stored in table

TCURF. If you have maintained these ratios and want the system to read them, you need to activate this in

the BI system.

3. Maintain Permitted Characters

This setting is maintained for permitting the characters that are not allowed in BW system by default.

If you have a system, that delivers you permitted characters other than ' @#&_. ALL_CAPITAL

ÜÆÖÄØÅÕÉÁABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789$-/ 深圳', you can enter these

characters here.

You should only add additional characters to the permitted characters, if you have already installed all the

languages that you wish to use later. All languages that you install subsequently are not checked. It is

possible that the validity of these additional characters is then not guaranteed, and the select-ability of the

entire master data is, therefore, put at risk.

For example, $ is not a permitted characteristic. And if $ is getting loaded from Source system, then an

error occurs in BW:

On checking ECC system, it can be confirmed that the value “$” is maintained in ECC and needs to be

updated in BI as well.

So, the character $ needs to be maintained in RSKC

The job “RSKC_ALLOWED_CHAR_MAINTAIN” will execute in background to update this character.

4. Set Material Number Format

This setting is used to maintain the permitted length of the material number. If the setting is not maintained,

the Info Object 0MATERIAL cannot be used / changed.

the material number format should be maintained in the T-code: OMSL

The permitted values range from 1 to 18. Maintain the same value, as it is maintained in the ECC system.

The entry will be maintained in the table: TMCNV

5. Extraction Monitor Settings

A) Settings for Wait time until traffic light status is changed in the monitor

As long as a load request is not complete, the traffic light in the monitor remains yellow. If the time frame for

the IDoc last entered for this request is longer than the maximum wait time, the traffic light is set to red in the

Monitor.

The settings for Wait Time can be changed from the monitor screen of the Info Package.

The settings will be maintained in the table: RSADMINCV2.

B) Set Traffic Light Color

This setting is maintained for the Traffic-light color in monitor for handling if no data is available in the source

system; or if warnings arise during processing of the request.

When warnings arise during processing, but there are no errors, the request is normally yellow. As a result,

post-processing steps are not executed and the system sees the request as "not completed". You need to

set the request to red or green manually.

This indicator enables you to automate the handling of warnings for all requests in the system. This request

will automatically technically become red or green.

6. Assignment of Source System to Source System ID

The 'source system ID' (characteristic 0SOURSYSTEM) is a 2-character abbreviation for an individual source system or a group of source systems in BI. The source system ID is updated with the ID of the source systems that provide the data. If you use characteristic 'source system ID', you must assign an ID to each source system. You can do this in the Data Warehousing Workbench or in master data maintenance for the characteristic.

If you do not assign an ID an error will occur when you load master data for the characteristics that use

'source system ID' as an attribute or in compounding because in a data transfer, the assignment of the

source system to a source system ID determines the value to be updated for characteristic 'source system

ID'.

assignment of source system Id is a mandatory requirement.