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05 - 03 - TABW90 2.0B Unit 2 BW Data Model Solution

An aggregate is defined in the Aggregate Maintenance screen for an InfoCube by dragging and dropping dimensions and characteristics from the left side to the right. The defined aggregate must then be activated and filled by clicking the candle icon. This will populate the aggregate with summarized data. The aggregate hierarchy can also be viewed to see how aggregates relate to each other and determine if an aggregate can be deleted.

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05 - 03 - TABW90 2.0B Unit 2 BW Data Model Solution

An aggregate is defined in the Aggregate Maintenance screen for an InfoCube by dragging and dropping dimensions and characteristics from the left side to the right. The defined aggregate must then be activated and filled by clicking the candle icon. This will populate the aggregate with summarized data. The aggregate hierarchy can also be viewed to see how aggregates relate to each other and determine if an aggregate can be deleted.

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Solutions

Unit: Performance – Aggregate Maintenance

1-1 Define an aggregate.


1-1-1 In the Administrator Workbench check that you are in the
InfoCube tree. From the InfoCube go into the ‘Aggregate
Maintenance’ screen.
Highlight ‘InfoCube’ at the top of the screen and then click on
the find icon. Enter in the InfoCube name ‘AGGR_XX’, then
press ‘enter’. Double clicking on the icon before the InfoCube
found will bring you to the ‘AGGR_XX’ InfoCube location on the
tree.
Highlight the ‘AGGR_XX’ InfoCube and click on the right
mouse key. Select ‘Maintain Aggregates’ from the menu options.
This brings you into the ‘Aggregate Maintenance’ screen for the
selected InfoCube.
1-1-2 Define an aggregate for your InfoCube. (AGGR_XX).
Expand the characteristics and dimensions on the left hand side
of the screen by clicking on the arrow to the left of them.
Select one of them that you would like to have included in your
aggregate and Drag & Drop it to the right hand side of the
screen.
A pop up will appear asking you to provide a name for the
aggregate you are defining and a description. Both are required.
Drag & Drop additional characteristics and dimensions over to
the right hand side of the screen on to the aggregate that you
have defined.

1-2 Activate and fill the aggregate that you have defined.
1-2-1 Activate and fill the aggregate you have created.
Highlight the aggregate that is to be activated and filled. Click on
the candle icon from the icon selections at the top of the screen.
Once the activation process has been completed a pop-up will
appear asking whether you want to fill the aggregate. Affirm that

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you do and the system will proceed with the filling. Afterwards
both the activate and fill status lights should be green.
1-2-2 Information about the number of rows contained in the aggregate,
the number of summarized records will appear.

1-3 Use the hierarchy functionality.


1-3-1 In ‘Aggregate Maintenance’ screen view the aggregate hierarchy
for your InfoCube.
Click on the hierarchy icon from the row of icons at the top of the
aggregate maintenance screen. Drill down to see all of the
aggregates and their relationships to one another.
1-3-2 This information is important for determining if an aggregate can
be deleted or not. Even if it Is not being called up it should not be
deleted if it is a parent aggregates for this particular InfoCube and
their relationships to one another.

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