(1811) Step 1. Object selection

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Aug 28, 2018
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In first step of DataProvider Wizard, it is possible to

  • Add and define DataProviders
  • Change the Group ID of a DataProvider by clicking on the Group ID field,
  • Change an offloading condition

Adding a new DataProvider

There are 3 categories of DataProviders:

  1. InfoProviders
  2. Tables (DDIC)
  3. Tables (HANA native)


  1. To add a new DataProvider, you may either click Define DataProvider on the main screen or select Add DataProvider in the Wizard.
  2. In the following screen choose your Source Storage, category and Name of the InfoProvider you want to offload. In the case you want to offload more InfoProviders at once click .
    The system allows you to add only supported types of DataProviders. You can find here a list of supported DataProviders. 
  3. After clicking Select, set the Target Storage and enter a new the Group ID or choose an existing one. If you chose more InfoProviders, you may display your selection by clicking  and choosing Multiple selection.
  4. Click Create, which navigates you to the next step where you define the offloading condition.

Defining an offloading condition

To define the offloading condition:

  1. Continue with the Wizard or click on the main screen Edit offloading condition (1) by a specific DataProvider. The displayed offloading condition contains maximum 128 characters. 
  2. In the Choose Fields dialog, select the fields on the which the condition will be based on.
  3. In the case you chose a time characteristic, the below dialog appears.
  4. If you choose to confirm, you proceed with the definition of the relative condition (e.g. $current_year - 2).
    The button displays the result of the entered values.
  5. In the last step set the absolute condition by the fields you chose for the condition. By every field you have also a select-option. 

Write-Optimized DSO contains a specific field, which can be chosen for the offloading condition. Please see more information on the page Defining an Offloading Condition for Write-Optimized DSO.
Please note, that it is necessary to choose at least one condition (relative or absolute condition).

       It is also possible to edit multiple conditions at once. Select lines from the ALV grid, right-click on them and select Change condition.

To display the complete condition (the current condition, its absolute and relative part and the already offloaded condition), just click on the Offloading Condition itself.


To proceed with the Wizard go to the (1811) Step 2. Impact analysis.