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BW: Error 1 when loading external data

Posted on June 14th, 2010

Although SAP has a pretty long message when you encounter Error 1 , it’s not to the point enough to make the debugging easier.
In my case, the reason is that the file was open. Close the file, everything was fine.
Diagnosis
Error number 1 occurred when loading external data:
1. Error when reading the file (access rights, file [...]

RSRV

Posted on March 8th, 2010

Error with partition when loading
Error:
Communication errors (RFC)
DBIF_RSQL_SQL_ERROR
CX_SY_OPEN_SQL_DB ORA-14400:
inserted partition key does not map to any partition
Internal call code………: “[RSQL/INSR//BIC/B0000xxxxxx ]”

Solution:
RSRV -> PSA Tables -> Consistency Check for PSA
Error calling number range object for dimension when loading cube
Solution:
1. rsrv > all elementry tests > master data > compare number range and maximum sid > execute. press [...]

BW recordmode

Posted on March 3rd, 2010

To get a clear defination of BW recordmode:
SE11, data type RODMUPDMOD -> click Documentation
RODMUPDMOD
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Short Text
BW Delta Process: Record Mode
Definition
This attribute describes how a record is updated in the delta process. The various delta processes support different combinations of the seven possible characteristic values. If a DataSource implements a delta process that uses several characteristic values, [...]

No PSA for Info Source 8A*

Posted on February 19th, 2010

Several transports caused some issue on an existing ODS with data. The ODS couldn’t be activated, then after reversed some changes, activation is ok, but couldn’t load.
The error is:
No PSA for Info Source 8Azzzzzz 
It’s an issue with Data Mart transfer structure
Looking at InfoSource, all infoPackages and Source system were inactivated.
Changed table- transfer structure name according [...]

BW customer exit

Posted on July 1st, 2009

Customer exits that we can use to create variables — characteristic value variables, hierarchy node variables, hierarchy variables, formula variables, and text variables in BW. 
Bw exit Types
EXIT_SAPLRRS0_001              Customer Exit Global Variables in Reporting            
EXIT_SAPLRRS2_001              BW: Moving Characteristic Values                       
EXIT_SAPLRSBBS_001             BW: RRI Field Mapping                                  
EXIT_SAPLRSBBS_002             BW: RRI Customer Exit Called before Jump into R/3      
EXIT_SAPLRSSBR_001             Customer Exit Authorization Values for Users           
EXIT_SAPMRSRU_001              BW: Definition [...]

CUBE_SAMPLE_CREATE

Posted on June 25th, 2009

This program allows you to be really lazy if you want to have some sample records in a InfoCube. No need to use flat files, edit the value in a ALV-Grid or let the system generates random values for you. It works only on InfoCube, not ODS. Works for BW3.5 and BI7.0
The records are added to the cube [...]

Activate Business Content DataSources

Posted on June 1st, 2009

Sometimes, it’s easier to use existing Business Content DataSources, espeically for master data text or attribute.  
SBIW -> DataTransfer to SAP Business Information Warehouse -> Business Content DataSources -> Transfer Business Content DataSources -> Find the name of the DataSource name -> Activate DataSources
To find a standard dataSource, click on the top node: SAP -> Expend -> [...]

Yesterday, one BW load failed because the date user used in R3 is 01/01/9999, and this date let’s call it valid_from, is the source field to convert to fisical date/Calendar date and so on.  Below is a list of errors I got.
Time conversion from 0CALDAY to 0FISCPER (fiscal year ) failed with value 01019999
This happens when the BW [...]

BW3.5 
Noticed through RSMO, the error is inside the “Transfer Rules”.  
Go to the Transfer rule tab of the infoSource, on the left side, the last column is:
Run Optional Conversion in the Transfer Rules
If it can be checked, check the box.

Delete not used master data

Posted on October 5th, 2008

You can delete the values that are not used from a characteristic using the report RSDMD_DEL_BACKGROUND.You have to execute the report with the following parameters:

P_IOBJNM = (Technical name of time characteristic)
P_CHABNM = (Technical name of time characteristic)
P_DELSID = ‘X’
P_DELTXT = ‘ ‘
P_OBJ = RSDMD
P_SUB = MD_DEL
P_EXT = ‘ ‘
P_NOPROT = ‘ ‘
It takes a long time [...]