Datastore Objects (DSO ) in SAP BI

A DataStore object serves as a storage location for consolidated and cleansed transaction data or master data on a document (atomic) level.

This data can be evaluated using a BEx query.

A DataStore object contains key fields (such as document number, document item) and data fields that, in addition to key figures, can also contain character fields (such as order status, customer). The data from a DataStore object can be updated with a delta update into InfoCubes (standard) and/or other DataStore objects or master data tables (attributes or texts) in the same system or across different systems.

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Virus Scanning in SAP, Is It Available?

SAP has not gone into the virus scan business. You need a partner product to perform the virus scan. You can find partner products that are certified here: Security Partner – Partners vor Virus Scan Interface (NW-VSI). Currently (end of November 2005) there is only one partner product available. Of course, SAP is negotiating with more virus scan software vendors about becoming certified and there are several well-known companies that have expressed interest in becoming certified. But we also encourage you to point other virus software vendors of your choice to our Integration and Certification Center.

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Year End Closing in SAP Asset Accounting

The process described in this article assists you in keeping on top of Critical Factors, such as data consistency, which can involve a considerable amount of time and work during the year-end closing phase in asset accounting. This article takes you through all of the steps necessary for an unproblematic year-end closing, before the critical external audit phase.

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Events in Workflow:Tutorial

Events are part of business object and are triggered by a possible change in the state of the object. Workflows are usually started using events. Events must be triggered explicitly. The application itself can be the triggering agent.

This tutorial covers the basics of events and their properties. It also covers adding events to Business Objects and using them in workflows. The commons methods used to trigger events in workflows have also been covered under this topic.

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Enhancement Framework(BADI Development)

The purpose of this presentation is to:

Provide an Overview of the Enhancement Framework
Describe what a BADI is
Classic vs. Kernel BADI’s
Implement a BADI (Classic)
Tips & Tricks

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