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● Hierarchies
Note: In the Semantics node, you can classify the columns as attributes and build calculated columns
of attribute type.
Note: For more information about the attributes and hierarchies mentioned above, see sections
Attributes and Measures, and Hierarchies.
You can choose to further fine-tune the behavior of the attributes of an attribute view by setting the properties as
follows:
● Filters to restrict values that are selected when using the attribute view.
● Attributes can be defined as Hidden so that they can be used in processes but are not visible to end users.
● Attributes can be defined as key attributes and used when joining multiple tables.
● The Drill Down Enabled property can be used to indicate if an attribute is available for further drill down when
consumed.
Attribute views can later be joined to tables that contain measures within the definition of an analytic view or a
calculation view to create virtual star schema on the SAP HANA data.
6.2.3 Creating Attribute Views
Attribute views are used to define joins between tables, and to select a subset (or all) of the table's columns and
rows. The rows selected can also be restricted by filters. One application of attribute views is to join multiple
tables together when using star schemas, to create a single dimension table. The resultant dimension attribute
view can then be joined to a fact table via an analytic view to provide meaning to its data. In this use case, the
attribute view adds more columns and also hierarchies as further analysis criteria to the analytic view. In the star
schema of the analytic view, the attribute view is shown as a single dimension table (although it might join multiple
tables), that can be joined to a fact table. For example, attribute views can be used to join employees to
organizational units which could then be joined to a sales transaction via an analytic view
You have imported T009 and T009B tables for creating attribute view of type Time.
Use this procedure to create a view that is used to model descriptive attribute data (that does not contain
measures) using attributes.
Tip: You need this view for creating a multidimensional view.
1. Set Parameter
1. In the Modeler perspective, expand the Content node of the required system.
2. Expand the package to which you want to save your information object.
3. In the context menu of Attribute Views node, choose New .
4. Enter a name and description for the view.
5. To create data foundation for the view, perform substeps of the required scenario given in the table
below:
Scenario Substeps
Create a view with table
attributes.
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In the Sub Type dropdown list, choose Standard.
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