How to Delete and Activate Master Data in SAP BW/4HANA

How to Delete and Activate Master Data in SAP BW/4HANA

How to Delete and Activate Master Data in SAP BW/4HANA

SAP BW/4HANA is a next-generation data warehousing solution that enables you to access, analyze and report on data from various sources. Master data is the key data that describes the business entities and dimensions, such as customers, products, regions and time. Master data is vital for multiple transactions and reporting scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA.

In this blog post, we will explain how to delete and activate master data in SAP BW/4HANA, which are two important tasks for master data maintenance. We will also show some examples of deleting and activating master data for different characteristics.

What is Deleting and Activating Master Data?

Deleting and activating master data are two operations that you can perform on master data in SAP BW/4HANA. Deleting master data means flagging master data that is not used or obsolete for deletion. Activating master data means making the changes to master data effective in the database.

Deleting and activating master data are necessary for keeping the master data consistent, accurate and up-to-date in SAP BW/4HANA. Deleting unused or obsolete master data can free up space and improve performance. Activating changed master data can ensure that the latest information is available for reporting and analysis.

How to Delete and Activate Master Data in SAP BW/4HANA?

To delete and activate master data in SAP BW/4HANA, you need to follow these steps:

  1. In the SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools (Eclipse), open the Master Data Maintenance app in the SAP BW/4HANA cockpit.
  2. Select the characteristic that you want to delete or activate master data for. The characteristic must have master data and/or texts.
  3. Depending on the complexity of your characteristic, you can edit the entries on four tabs: One for time-independent values, one for time-dependent values, one for texts and one for XXL attributes.
  4. To delete master data, select the entries that you want to delete and choose Delete. You can also use the filter in the header area to restrict the view of the entries. The deletion is only executed when you save however. The deletion is always executed in the background. This deletes all entries for a key, over all tab pages.
  5. To activate master data, make the changes that you want to apply to the entries and choose Save. This will activate the changes in the database.

Examples of Deleting and Activating Master Data in SAP BW/4HANA

Here are some examples of deleting and activating master data in SAP BW/4HANA:

  • Deleting master data for a characteristic with time-independent values:
  • Activating master data for a characteristic with time-dependent values:
  • Deleting and activating master data for a characteristic with texts:

Conclusion

In this blog post, we have learned what deleting and activating master data are, how to use them and some examples of deleting and activating master data in SAP BW/4HANA. We hope this post has been helpful for you to understand how to delete and activate master data in SAP BW/4HANA for master data maintenance.

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