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unvUniverseIntroduction
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A.unvUniverseiscreatedinUniverseDesignerinSAPBusinessObjectsXI3orUniversecreatedusing
UniverseDesigntool.ItcanbeconvertedtounxfileinInformationDesigntool.

FollowingSAPBusinessObjectsversioncancreateunvfiles

UniverseDesignToolU DT

UniverseDesignToolDesktopEdition

UniversecreatedusingUDTisstoredwithafilename.unvinthelocalfolderorinthecentralrepository

Touse.unvUniversesinIDT,youfirstneedtoconvertthem.YoucanconvertthefollowingunvUniversesin
InformationDesignTool

RelationalUniversescreatedusingSAPBusinessObjects4UDTtoolorDesktopedition

RelationalUniversesdesignedinSAPBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI3designtool

Converting.unvUniverseinaRepository
Universefile.unvtobeconvertedshouldbestoredintherepository.IftheUniverseiscreatedwithaDesign
toolearlierthanSAPBusinessObjects4.0,thenyoushouldupgradetheUniverseusingUpgrademanagement
tool.

ToconvertaUniverseinIDT,gotoFileConvert.

Inthenextwindow,youhavetoselectunvfilefromtherepositorytoconverttounxfile.EntertheRepository
usernameandpasswordtoconnect.
SelectUniversefromtherepositorythatyouwanttoconvert.ClickOK.

SelecttheDestinationRepositoryfolderBrowsetoselectafolderintherepositorywhereyouwanttosave
.unxUniverse.Tocreatenamedparametersforprompt,selectthecheckboxasshowninthefollowing
screenshot.
SaveforallusersoptionallowalluserstoopentheUniversewithoutenteringtheRepositorypassword.Click
OKtostartconversion.

OnceyouclickOK,conversionstarts,andyougetthefollowingconfirmationmessage.

Converting.unvUniverseLocally
ToconvertaUniverseinIDT,gotoFileConvert.
Inthenextwindow,youhavetoselect.unvfilefromthelocalfolder.

SelecttheDestinationRepositoryfolderBrowsetoselectafolderwhereyouwanttosave.unxUniverse.To
createnamedparametersforprompt,selectthecheckbox.

Youcannowpublishthebusinesslayertocreatethe.unxuniversefile.Thiscreatesalocaluniverse.
Topublishtheuniversetotherepository,continuewiththenextstep.Publishthelocalconnectiontoa
repository.

Editthedatafoundationandchangetheconnectiontousethesecuredconnectionpublishedinthelaststep.Next
istopublishthebusinesslayertotherepository.

IntegrityCheckwhileConversion
Whenyouconvert.unvUniverse,itisrecommendedtoperformanintegritycheckinIDT.Followingerrortypes
canbecorrected

ErrorsoncolumndatatypesItincludesrefreshingthestructureinDataFoundationthatallowsyoutofixthe
datatypeerrorsinintegritycheck.

ErrorsonSelfJoinswithPromptsTouseaJoinexpressionwithpromptsandLOVs,youneedtoworkonJoins
inconvertedUniverse.

FeaturesSupportedby.unv

Whenyouconvert.unvUniverseinIDT,theconversionprocesscreatessamefeaturesinresultedUniverse.
Followingisthelistoffeaturesthataresupported

Featuresin.unvUniverse Featuresin.unxUniverse

TheseobjectsarecreatedinDataFoundation

Tables
AliasTables
UniverseSchema DerivedTables
Joins

ForPrompts,youneedtocheckintegrityinSelfJoinContextYouneedto
manuallyrestricttheContextdefinition

MultilingualUniverses Languagesettings,localesettingsareconverted

AllclassesandsubclassesconvertedtoFolders

Dimensions
Outline
Measures
Detailsconvertedtoattributes
Conditionsconvertedtofilters

QueryLimits Querylimitsareconvertedandeditedinbusinesslayer

SQLParameters Query,SQLstatementandCartesianproductareconverted

Strategies CustomstrategiesarenotsupportedinIDT
Connections Samesecuredrelationalconnectionisusedby.unvand.unxUniverses.
RelationalconnectioncanbecreatedinbothUDTandIDTandpublishedin
therepository.

Personalandsharedconnectionsareconvertedtolocalconnections.

Followingfunctionscanbeconverted

@Aggregate_Aware
@Prompt
Functions @DerivedTable
@Select
@Variable

Allthesefunctionsaresupported

NamedlistofvaluesarecreatedinbusinesslayerinIDTfordimensionsand
ListofValuesLOVs
measuresthatshowLOVs