The InfoCatalog

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The InfoCatalog is a repository of all reports and solutions. Here you implement your information delivery model; you organize data objects and their consumers, the end users. You define Channels (in SAP BW 1.2B) or Activity Groups (in SAP BW 2.0), assign specific reports to Channels/Activity Groups, and finally assign users to specific Channels/Activity Groups. This top layer is the Enterprise catalog that contains all queries and reports. When a user signs on to the SAP BEX Browser, based on a user profile, all reports defined in the Channel/Activity Group are made available to the user. Figures 11-21 through 11-24 show how the InfoCatalog is used to publish reports.

Figure 11-21: Enterprise InfoCatalog. A Collection of Enterprise-Wide Reports and Other Information Objects. Use Simple Drag-And-Drop Techniques to Move Objects.

Figure 11-22: Channel InfoCatalog. Common Repository of Channels. Here You Create New Channels and Manage and Assign Reporting Objects to the Channels. Note that You Assign Only Reports or Other Information Objects to a Specific Channel and Not to an End User.

Figure 11-23: User Channel Assignment. All Users in SAP BW are Listed Alphabetically on the Left. All Defined Channels are Listed on the Right. Select a User, and Drag and Drop it in a Channel to Make an Assignment.

Figure 11-24: Assigning Reports to Individual Favorites. The InfoCatalog Administrator Can Manage an Individual's Entries in His or Her Favorite Folders. You Can Organize Entries Simply by Dragging Them From One Folder and Dropping Them into Another Folder.

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