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unvUniverseIntroduction
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A.unvUniverseiscreatedinUniverseDesignerinSAPBusinessObjectsXI3orUniversecreatedusing
UniverseDesigntool.ItcanbeconvertedtounxfileinInformationDesigntool.
FollowingSAPBusinessObjectsversioncancreateunvfiles
UniverseDesignToolU DT
UniverseDesignToolDesktopEdition
UniversecreatedusingUDTisstoredwithafilename.unvinthelocalfolderorinthecentralrepository
Touse.unvUniversesinIDT,youfirstneedtoconvertthem.YoucanconvertthefollowingunvUniversesin
InformationDesignTool
RelationalUniversescreatedusingSAPBusinessObjects4UDTtoolorDesktopedition
RelationalUniversesdesignedinSAPBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI3designtool
Converting.unvUniverseinaRepository
Universefile.unvtobeconvertedshouldbestoredintherepository.IftheUniverseiscreatedwithaDesign
toolearlierthanSAPBusinessObjects4.0,thenyoushouldupgradetheUniverseusingUpgrademanagement
tool.
ToconvertaUniverseinIDT,gotoFileConvert.
Inthenextwindow,youhavetoselectunvfilefromtherepositorytoconverttounxfile.EntertheRepository
usernameandpasswordtoconnect.
SelectUniversefromtherepositorythatyouwanttoconvert.ClickOK.
SelecttheDestinationRepositoryfolderBrowsetoselectafolderintherepositorywhereyouwanttosave
.unxUniverse.Tocreatenamedparametersforprompt,selectthecheckboxasshowninthefollowing
screenshot.
SaveforallusersoptionallowalluserstoopentheUniversewithoutenteringtheRepositorypassword.Click
OKtostartconversion.
OnceyouclickOK,conversionstarts,andyougetthefollowingconfirmationmessage.
Converting.unvUniverseLocally
ToconvertaUniverseinIDT,gotoFileConvert.
Inthenextwindow,youhavetoselect.unvfilefromthelocalfolder.
SelecttheDestinationRepositoryfolderBrowsetoselectafolderwhereyouwanttosave.unxUniverse.To
createnamedparametersforprompt,selectthecheckbox.
Youcannowpublishthebusinesslayertocreatethe.unxuniversefile.Thiscreatesalocaluniverse.
Topublishtheuniversetotherepository,continuewiththenextstep.Publishthelocalconnectiontoa
repository.
Editthedatafoundationandchangetheconnectiontousethesecuredconnectionpublishedinthelaststep.Next
istopublishthebusinesslayertotherepository.
IntegrityCheckwhileConversion
Whenyouconvert.unvUniverse,itisrecommendedtoperformanintegritycheckinIDT.Followingerrortypes
canbecorrected
ErrorsoncolumndatatypesItincludesrefreshingthestructureinDataFoundationthatallowsyoutofixthe
datatypeerrorsinintegritycheck.
ErrorsonSelfJoinswithPromptsTouseaJoinexpressionwithpromptsandLOVs,youneedtoworkonJoins
inconvertedUniverse.
FeaturesSupportedby.unv
Whenyouconvert.unvUniverseinIDT,theconversionprocesscreatessamefeaturesinresultedUniverse.
Followingisthelistoffeaturesthataresupported
Featuresin.unvUniverse Featuresin.unxUniverse
TheseobjectsarecreatedinDataFoundation
Tables
AliasTables
UniverseSchema DerivedTables
Joins
ForPrompts,youneedtocheckintegrityinSelfJoinContextYouneedto
manuallyrestricttheContextdefinition
MultilingualUniverses Languagesettings,localesettingsareconverted
AllclassesandsubclassesconvertedtoFolders
Dimensions
Outline
Measures
Detailsconvertedtoattributes
Conditionsconvertedtofilters
QueryLimits Querylimitsareconvertedandeditedinbusinesslayer
SQLParameters Query,SQLstatementandCartesianproductareconverted
Strategies CustomstrategiesarenotsupportedinIDT
Connections Samesecuredrelationalconnectionisusedby.unvand.unxUniverses.
RelationalconnectioncanbecreatedinbothUDTandIDTandpublishedin
therepository.
Personalandsharedconnectionsareconvertedtolocalconnections.
Followingfunctionscanbeconverted
@Aggregate_Aware
@Prompt
Functions @DerivedTable
@Select
@Variable
Allthesefunctionsaresupported
NamedlistofvaluesarecreatedinbusinesslayerinIDTfordimensionsand
ListofValuesLOVs
measuresthatshowLOVs