The resources in repository includes Universe and connections published in the repository. Universe folder contains all Universes that are published using Information Design Tool or UDT. The connection folder contains all the connections that are created using IDT or using UDT.

You can perform the following tasks while managing the repository resources −

Managing Secure Connections

You can edit an existing connection.
You can publish a new relational or an OLAP connection in the repository.
You can create a shortcut in the local project from an existing secured connection.
You can delete a secured connection from the repository.

Managing Universe

You can perform integrity check.
You can double click on Universe under local project view to run the query in the query panel.
You can retrieve a Universe under the repository to Local Project View.
You can rename or delete a Universe from the repository.
You can also convert .unv Universe to .unx Universe and save it under Local project or can also publish them to the repository.

Opening and Closing a Session

To open a session that is already defined in the repository, you can use the Repository resources view.

Go to the Repository Resources and right-click → Open Session.

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Click OK and the session will be opened under the Repository resources section.

You can also insert a new session, which is not already defined in the Repository resources view. To insert a session, click on + sign.

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Enter the session details, system, username, password, and authentication. Type → OK

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To see list of available objects, click Expand and you can see a list of Universes and Connections inside it.

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Closing a Session

When you close Information Design tool, all the active sessions are automatically closed. To close a session individually, right-click on the session name and click Close.

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SAP IDT – Data Foundation Layer

A Data Foundation contains one or more tables and joins from one or more relational databases that forms the design of Business Layer. A relational connection is used to design Data Foundation layer. You can add various other objects at Data Foundation that enhances the capabilities like – Derived tables, custom calculations, context, LOVs, etc.

It is also possible to design multiple Business Layers on a single Data Foundation thus allowing you to build multiple Universes on single Data Foundation Layer.

Types of Data Foundation

In Information Design Tool, you can build Data Foundation that is – Single-source enabled or multi-source enabled.

Single-source Data Foundation supports a single Relational connection. Single Source Data Foundation supports a local or a secured connection so the Universe designed on this can be maintained locally or can be published to the Repository.

Multi-source enabled Data Foundation supports one or more relational connections. Connections can be added when you design the Data Foundation or can be added later. Multi-source enabled Data Foundation is designed on secured connections published in a Repository.

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Data Foundation Editor

A Data Foundation editor is divided into multiple panes −

View Pane
Properties Pane
Browsing pane

The Data Foundation view pane contains tables and joins. Master contains tables and joins that are connected with each other in a logical manner.

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Properties pane defines properties of each object. To check the properties, you have to select any object in the Master tab.

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Using the browsing pane, you can work on different elements in data foundation like connections, Data Foundation, Aliases and Contexts, LOVs and parameters.

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You can also perform a search in Data Foundation. To perform a search, click the icon.

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SAP IDT – Qualifiers & Owners

In Data Foundation, you can also change qualifiers and owners name of standard tables. To change the name, go to Data Foundation editor by clicking on .dfx file in Local Project View.

Right-click on the table header in Data Foundation editor → Change Qualifier and Owners.

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In the “Change Qualifier/Owner” dialog box, click the browse button in the Qualifier field and select a new qualifier. If the qualifier name is delimited by default, the Delimit option is selected. To override the default delimitation, select or unselect Delimit.

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Defining Table Keys

There are two types of keys in a table in Data Foundation layer −

Primary Key − Unique and only one primary key in a table.

Foreign Key − It is used to match a unique value in other table.

To define a key, go to Data Foundation Editor. Select Table → Click Detect → Detect Key.

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You can also define a column as primary key or foreign key by selecting the particular column in a table → Right-click → Set as Key → Primary/Foreign Key.

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So, this brings us to the end of blog. This Tecklearn ‘Managing Resources in Repository, Qualifiers and Owners’ blog helps you with commonly asked questions if you are looking out for a job in SAP Business Object and SAP Domain. If you wish to learn SAP IDT and UDT and build a career in SAP domain, then check out our interactive, SAP Business Objects Certification Training, that comes with 24*7 support to guide you throughout your learning period. Please find the link for course details:

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Introduction to Business Objects

History and Version of Business Object
How Business Objects works in SAP family
SAP BO-Business Intelligence package and tool list
Data warehousing concept from SAP perspective

SAP Business Object Architecture

SAP BO Architecture
Various tiers in architecture: Client, Processing, Intelligence

SAP Web Intelligence

Web Intelligence Overview
Variable in Web Intelligence environment

Using Universe Designer Tools (UDT)

Overview of the Universe Designer Tool
Working with shared, secured and personal connections
Understanding of the Semantic layer

SAP BO Reports

SAP BO Reports
Chart Reports, Table Reports, Sorting and aggregating of Reports
Various elements of Reports, graphs, text elements
Reports and Filters
Section Report
Break Report
Alerts Report
Scope of Analysis Panel
Conditional Reporting
Ranked Report
Drill Report

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Advanced methods of formatting in SAP BO
Identifying Chasm trap and resolving Chasm traps with various methodologies
Detection and resolving of loop

Information Design Tool (IDT) Integration

Introduction to SAP BO information design tool
Extracting data from various sources using OLAP methodologies
Creating of Universe with IDT
IDT Vs UDT
Working with IDT as an Integration tool

Getting started with Crystal Dashboard

Data visualization tool for creating interactive dashboards
Point-and-click Features
Various dashboard features and interface

Live Office

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Detailed design of Crystal Dashboard

SAP BO 4.2 Features

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