BEx Query Designer

Unit 4: Properties and Attributes

of Characteristics

7/17/2007
Properties of Characteristics

•No Display •Always

•Key and •Never
text •With Only
•Text One Value
•Key
•Text and
You
Key can use
this function
to normalize
key figure
values to a
specific
characteristi
One of the following, sorted by key or
c.
name:

•The characteristic itself

•All attributes of the characteristic

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Attributes

Characteristics can be
displayed in more detail through
attributes.

Example: You can assign

Country and Region to the
Sold-to party characteristic.

Display vs. Navigation?

Display attributes can be shown
in the report as a drilldown.
Navigation is not possible.

Navigational attributes enable you to view current data with

characteristic values from the past or view past data with current
characteristic values. Slight loss in query performance may occur.

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Hierarchical Display in Reports

Display the characteristics included

in the query definition as a
hierarchy.

Select external hierarchy as a

display hierarchy for a
characteristic in the query
definition.

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Properties of the Display Hierarchy

Expand to Level
To determine the hierarchy level to which the
hierarchy is expanded in the report. In the
“U” column, put a check in the checkbox and
enter the required value.

Position of Lower Level Nodes

Put a check mark in the “U” column and
choose whether the subordinate nodes are
positioned above (Up) or below (Down) a
superior node.

Values of Posted Nodes

Put a check mark in the “U” column and
choose whether you want to Display or
Suppress the values of posted nodes.

Nodes with Only One Lower-Level Node

Put a check in the checkbox and choose
whether you want to Display or Suppress
nodes with only one lower level node.

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