How to Enhance Standard Datasource to be used in BI SystemBy Sarika Kotian, TCSPrerequisites for using this material:ABAP Knowledge Basic familiarity with BI terminologiesIntroduction:Business intelligence BI! mainly refers to re"orting technique used in identifying, extracting andanaly#ing $usiness data in SAP% It su""orts decision&making in $usiness%A 'ataSource is a set of fields, i%e% Structure that "ro(ide the data for a $usiness unit for data transfer intoBI%Enhancement:)*ecute Transaction +,SA-.% /ere, you find the list of 'atasource% 0a(igate further $y selecting the res"ecti(e 'atasource to get adetailed (iew of the same%

/ere, in the detailed (iew, )*tract Structure is the standard structure to $e )nhanced%0a(igate further $y selecting the Structure%A""end a +11. Structure through 2enu&34oto&3A""end Structure%5ist the required fields in the A""end Structure%6nce thefields are a""ended,e*ecute Transaction +,SA-.and clickon change modeandselect theres"ecti(e 'atasource, and na(igate to the detailed (iew, all the additional fields will a""ear in the fieldlist% By 'efault +/ide. Attri$ute will $e selected, deselect the same for the fields to a""ear in the re"ort%Populating the Data: 6nce the fields ha(e $een added, data needs to $e "o"ulated% 'ata can $e "o"ulated using)nhancement technique +BA'I. using standard BA'I 7 +,S89:SAPI:BA'I.%This standard BA'I needs to $e im"lemented using Transaction Code + S);