How to…
Customize BW 3.0 after an
Upgrade from 2.0B/2.1C
BUSINESS INFORMATION WAREHOUSE
ASAP “How to…” Paper
Applicable Releases: BW 3.0A
November 2001
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HOW TO … CUSTOMIZE BW 3.0 AFTER AN UPGRADE FROM 2.0B/2.1C
1 Business Scenario
You have upgraded to BW 3.0. This document describes the necessary steps for in customizing your
BW 3.0 system.
2 The Step By Step Solution
2.1
Defining the initial menu
1. Call the Implementation Guide
(IMG)
2. Call the function “Definition of
initial menu “
3. Set the initial menu to RS00.
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2.2
Check the login client
4. Call Transaction SE38 and start the
ABAP RSPARAM.
5. Search for login/system_client. The
parameter should be set your login
client. You can maintain this entry
with transaction RZ10.
You need the correct value for Webbased reporting.
2.3
Generate Release Notes
6. Call the release notes from the help
menu.
Choose
7. Choose
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8. Select the components:

SAP_ABA

SAP_BASIS

SAP_BW

and SEM-BW if you have SEM
installed
and execute.
9. The release notes structure is
displayed
2.4
Activating Personalization in BEx
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10. Call the Implementation Guide
(IMG)
11. Call the function “Activate
Personalization in BEx “
12. Select the options for

BEx History

Variables Personalization

Web Report Personalization
and execute.
13. Example of the history function
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2.5
Set F4 Help and Hierarchies for Time Characteristics
For time characteristics, you can determine the time interval that appears in the input help for the
characteristic values. You can also define hierarchies for the time characteristics.
14. Call the Implementation Guide
(IMG)
15. Call the function “Set F4 Help and
Hierarchies for Time
Characteristics“
16. Maintain the time Intervall and
drag&drop the hierarchies from
the upper “Selection Table” into
the lower “Active Hierachy
Table”.
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17. Use the hierachy.
18. The restrict function shows only
the values in the selected range.
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2.6
New Authorizations
19. BW authorization objects:

S_RS_IOBJ
Administrator Workbench InfoObject
You use this authorization object to restrict how users
work with InfoObjects and their sub-objects.
The object has four fields:
 InfoObject catalog: This is where you specify the key
of the InfoObject catalog that a user is authorized to
work with.
 InfoObject: A user is authorized to work with the
InfoObjects that you specify here.
 Sub-object of the InfoObject: You use the sub-object
to specify the parts of the InfoObject that a user is
permitted to work with. There are the following subobjects:
o Definition
o UpdateRule
 Activity: Determines whether a user is allowed to
display, delete, maintain, or update a sub-object.
o Display InfoObjectDefinition (Activity = 03)
o Maintain InfoObjectDefinition (Activity = 23)
o Display InfoObjectUpdate Rules (Activity = 03)
o Maintain InfoObjectUpdate Rules (Activity =
23)
This authorization object is checked only if the user is
not authorized to maintain or display InfoObjects
(authorization object: S_RS_ADMWB-InfoObject,
activity: maintain/display)

S_RS_ISET
Administrator Workbench - Infoset
You can restrict working with InfoSets with this
authorization object.
The object contains four fields:
 InfoArea: Enter the key of the InfoArea for which a
user may edit Infosets here.
 InfoSet: Enter the name of the Infoset here.
 Activity: Define whether you can display, delete, or
maintain the InfoSet.
o Display the InfoSet object definition (Activity =
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03)
o Maintain the InfoSet object definition (create,
delete, change) (Activity = 23)
 Subobject for InfoSet: With the subobject you specify
the part of the InfoSet that is edited by the user.
There are the following subobjects:
o Definition: Definition
o Data: Data

S_RS_COMP1
Business Explorer – Components:
Enhancements for the Owner
With this authorization object, you can restrict query
component authorization with regards to the owner.
This authorization object is checked in conjunction with
the authorization object S_RS_COMP.
The object contains four fields:
 Name (ID) of a reporting component: Determines
which components (according to name) are allowed
to be edited by the user
 Type of reporting component: Determines which
component types are allowed to be edited by the user
o Calculated key figure (Type = CKF)
o Restricted key figure (Type = RKF)
o Structure (Type = STR)
o Query (Typ = REP)
o Variables (Typ = VAR)
 Reporting component owner: Determines whose
components are allowed to be edited by the user
 Activity: Determines whether the user
o is allowed to change a component (Activity =
02)
o is allowed to display a component (Activity =
03)
o is allowed to delete a component (Activity = 06)

S_RS_FOLD
Business Explorer - Folder View
On/Off
With this authorization object, you can deactivate the
general view of the 'InfoArea' folder. Then only the
favorites and roles appear in the BEx open dialog for
queries. The view of the InfoAreas is hidden.
The object contains a field:
 SUP_FOLDER: Hide the file view if the field is set to
'True' ('X'). If both 'True' and 'False' are selected ('All
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Values'), the value 'False' is valid, meaning that the
'InfoAreas' file is not hidden.
20. Basis-Authorization Objects:

S_RFC
Authorization for GUI activities
Add the RFC_NAMEs RRXWS,
RS_PERS_BOD, RSMENU, RZX2 for
the RFC_TYPE FUGR and ACTVT
16.
RRXWS: BW Web Interface
RS_PERS_BOD: Personalization of
BEx Open Dialog
RSMENU: Roles, Menu

Authorization check for RFC access to program modules
(for example, function group).
This authorization object contains the following three
fields:
 RFC_TYPE: Type of RFC object you want to protect
o This field can take the value 'FUGR' (for
function group).
 RFC_NAME: Name of the RFC object you want to
protect
 ACTVT: Activity
o This field may take the value 16 (execute).
S_GUI
Authorization for GUI activities
Authorizations for activities with reference to GUI
objects (lists, screens, controls, ...)
Add the activity 60.
With this object, you can, for example, assign
authorization to save lists in local files (download lists).
The object has a single field.
 Activity:
o 61: Download
o 60: Upload
o 04: Print; (not used)
o 02: Change; (not used)
2.7
Web-Based Reporting
21. Call the Implementation Guide
(IMG)
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22. Specify the standard Web template
If you do not specify a Web
template, the standard delivered
Web template
(0QUERY_TEMPLATE) is used in
ad-hoc reporting. You can adjust
this template in the active version
at any time, just like you can any
other Business Content object.
23. Configure the ports for the Web
Application Server with
transaction RZ10.
Select the profile and use the
function Change
Check whether the parameters
icm/server_port_0
icm/server_port_1
are in the list.
If not, choose
add these two parameters.
to
After you have changed the
parameter, you have to restart the
system.
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24. Maintain /etc/hosts or DNS for a
full, qualified host name
(Example:
http://pwdf0487.wdf.sapag.de:1080/sap/bc/bsp/sap/it00/
default.htm
and not
http://pwdf0487:1080/sap/bc/bs
p/sap/it00/default.htm)
For Windows 2000 Systems please check Note 434918.
25. Set the logon language in the
usermaster record
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