How to Create Design time object in HANA

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Design time objects

  • Design time objects are helps us to generate SQL commands automatically.

  • Design time Objects are stored in packages only.

When activated, they generate a runtime object, which is stored in the Schema..

Calculation View

  • Calculation view process inside calculation engine.

Calculation view able to consume both Attribute and Analytical view , Also contain all the feature of Attribute and Analytical view.

Step 1 : Go to HANA studio or Eclipse

  • Right click on package name , then click on new โ†’ Calculation view

  • Give appropriate name to calculation view , Best practice to start with CV.

Step 2 : Add Projection view

  • In projection view we add part of data we want to analyze/display.

  • Drag & projection view twice , and you can change name of the projection view as shown below.

  • Click on + icon to add tables fields to projection

  • Type table name from which you want to retrieve data and click on Ok.

  • Repeat same steps to another projection & add second table in it.

  • By click on projection you can selects the fields you want from the table. Do it for both projection/table.

Step 3 : Drag & drop join

  • Connect projection view to join as shown below.

  • Click on join & join primary key and fields on the base of you want to fetch data

  • Select all the fields you want in output , Right click and say Add to output for the both .

Step 3 : Join add to Aggregation

  • Add join to aggregation field

  • Click on join &Select all the fields , Right click and say Add to output for the both

Step 4 : Click on Semantics & add measure , Dimension fields

  • Remember at least one filed must be measure filed in Calculation view

  • Click on Semantics & add measure , Dimension fields

  • In below D - for dimension select on click on icon shown below

  • Go to the view properties & change privilege to classical analytical privilege

Step 5 : Check & Activate

There we go ๐Ÿ˜Ž Now we can se output .

We can also get data in Graphical format , in analytics tab.

Next โ€ฆ

Will share How to consume views in ABAP GUI .

end to end process.

Till then keep learning & Stay connected โ€ฆ!!

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Hey I am Swapnil ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ, SAP ABAP Developer at @SVKM. I have worked extensively with SAP S/4HANA technologies. I developed and maintained various RICEF objects, including Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms.