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Archive for February, 2010

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 [...]

Missing values in time characteristics

Posted on February 19th, 2010

When selecting filter values for time characteristics, some users noticed that they can’t find the dates they want, although, these dates exist in the infoProviders.
Apparently, there’s a default date range setting for time characteristics, e.g.0calday, 0calmonth, 0calweek. To change, go to t-code SPRO -> F5. Path may vary depending on the system.
SAP Netweaver –> Business [...]

Parallel processes using process chain

Posted on February 19th, 2010

It’s ideal if all processes in BW process chains can be executed one after another, but sometimes, it’s not possible.
Usually, there’s only certain time frame in a day can be used for BW loading. I need to avoid the maintenance window, the critical hours for users, the inconvenient hours for monitoring and load fixing, etc, [...]