Use this page in the Extract
from BW wizard to specify the metadata that you want
to extract from the SAP BW system and the location to store the extracted
metadata. Before you can use the SAP BW Register Tables wizard
to browse the metadata with one or more ODS objects or InfoCubes,
you must first extract the SAP BW metadata that is associated with
those ODS objects or InfoCubes. If you change the structure of an
ODS object or InfoCube or reorganize the InfoAreas in your SAP BW
system, you should update the extracted metadata.
This page contains these
items.
Metadata Library
lets you verify the
SAP BW metadata library where the SAS data sets are written and specify
whether you want to overwrite or append to any existing data sets
that are in the SAP metadata library. The Metadata Library group
box contains these items.
Selected Path
displays the physical
location of the directory that you defined as the SAP BW metadata
library.
Merge into Existing Metadata
lets you specify whether
you want to overwrite any existing SAS data sets in the SAP metadata
library. If you select it, the existing metadata is overwritten. If
you do not select it, metadata is appended to the existing SAS data
sets in the SAP BW metadata library.
Select the type of Metadata to extract
lets you select options
that determine the type and quantity of metadata to extract.
BW Metadata Details for Extraction
lets you extract metadata
about all active tables, their fields, and InfoObjects of the SAP
BW system. BW metadata tables are also extracted.
InfoCube/ODS Metadata only
lets you extract metadata
for a specified ODS object or InfoCube only. Enable this option and
specify the technical name of the ODS object or InfoCube from SAP
BW.