Generating Export DataSources for InfoProviders in BW

Use

The export DataSource is needed to transfer data from a source BI system into a target BI system. You can use the selected InfoProvider as a DataSource for another BI system.

Prerequisites

The source BI system must be created and actively saved in the target BI system as the BI source system.

More information: Creating SAP Source Systems

Procedure

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1. In the Data Warehousing Workbench in the BI source system, choose Modeling and select the InfoProvider tree.

2. Generate the export DataSource using the context menu of your InfoProvider. To do this, choose Additional Functions ® Generate Export DataSource.

The technical name of the export DataSource is made up of the number 8 together with the name of the InfoProvider.

Technical name of an InfoCube: COPA

Technical name of the export DataSource: 8COPA