How do you create aggregate in InfoCube in SAP BI?

How do you create aggregate in InfoCube in SAP BI?

Go to TCODE RSA1 and select the InfoCube in which you want to create aggregate and select Maintain Aggregates option.

What are SAP BW aggregates?

An aggregate is a materialized, aggregated view of the data in an InfoCube. In an aggregate, the dataset of an InfoCube is saved redundantly and persistently in a consolidated form on the database.

What is rollup in SAP BW?

To provide the aggregate/BWA index with the new data from the InfoCube, you must first load the data into the aggregate/BWA index tables/indexes at a time which you can set. This process is known as a Rollup. Even though it mainly mentions BWA, most of it can also be applied to the creation of rollup to aggregates.

What is exception aggregation in Bex?

Exception aggregation can be used to derive additional information out of a limited number of Key Figures provided in the InfoCube that is to be analyzed. Thereby, you can create Calculated Key Figures by using a formula that uses exception aggregation itself (this is a nested exception aggregation).

What is exceptional aggregation?

Exception Aggregation works with a Ref CHARACTERISTIC (Material Group) on which the calculation will be done. Basically, the calculation is done by keeping the Ref CHARACTERISTIC in Drill down but the output is shown without the ref characteristic in the layout.

Which of the following are exception aggregation types?

In the exception aggregation type column, our options are:

  • SUM.
  • MIN.
  • MAX.
  • AVG.
  • AVG excl.
  • FIRST.
  • LAST.

What are aggregates in SAP BI 7?

Demystifying aggregates in SAP BI 7.0. Aggregates are subsets of InfoCube data, where the data is pre-aggregated and stored in a InfoCube structure. Aggregates on an Info Cube can be considered similar to that of an Index on a database table. Creating an Aggregate on an InfoCube is one of the few ways to improve performance of SAP BW Query.

How to create an info cube with DB and aggregation?

Ø Thumb Rule: DB is > 30% of the total time & Aggregation ratio should be > 10% Ø Select the info cube à Context menu à Maintain Aggregates à Create by yourself à Create à Specify description à OK à Drag & Drop the characteristic to right side on which you want aggregate à Activate à Continue à Now à

Why can’t I load new data into an aggregate?

If new data packages or requests are loaded into the Info Cube, they are not immediately available for Reporting via an aggregate. To provide the aggregate with the new data from the Info Cube, we need to load the data into the aggregate tables at a time which we can set. This process is known as ROLL UP.

How to use aggregate for reporting in Salesforce?

The active aggregate that is filled with data can be used for reporting. If the aggregate contains data that is to be evaluated by a query then the query data will automatically come from the aggregate. When we create a new aggregate and activate it initial filling of aggregate table is automatically done.

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