How to Use ADSO for Inventory Scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA

How to Use ADSO for Inventory Scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA

How to Use ADSO for Inventory Scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA

SAP BW/4HANA is a modern data warehouse solution that simplifies and optimizes the way you manage and analyze your data. One of the features of SAP BW/4HANA is the advanced DataStore object (ADSO), which is a flexible and powerful object for persisting and modeling data.

Inventory scenarios are one of the common use cases for ADSO, where you need to handle non-cumulative key figures, such as stock quantity, stock value, goods receipt, goods issue, etc. In this blog post, you will learn how to use ADSO for inventory scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA, what are the benefits and challenges of doing so, and what are some best practices and tips for using ADSO for inventory scenarios.

What is ADSO?

ADSO is an object that combines the functions of InfoCube and DataStore object (DSO) and provides further enhancements, such as modeling on InfoObjects as well as on simple fields. ADSO can store data in different tables, such as activation queue, inbound queue, change log, active data table, etc. depending on the settings and the data loading process.

ADSO can be used for different purposes and scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA, such as:

  • As a source or target for data loading or extraction
  • As a basis for queries or CompositeProviders
  • As a staging layer or a reporting layer
  • As a standard or real-time object
  • As a corporate memory or an archiving object

Why use ADSO for inventory scenarios?

ADSO has some advantages over other objects for inventory scenarios, such as:

  • It can handle non-cumulative key figures with different aggregation types, such as addition, subtraction, snapshot, etc.
  • It can support different inventory methods, such as FIFO (first in first out), LIFO (last in first out), moving average price, etc.
  • It can provide consistent and accurate inventory data across different time levels, such as day, week, month, year, etc.
  • It can leverage the power and features of SAP HANA database, such as parallel processing, columnar storage, built-in functions, etc.

How to use ADSO for inventory scenarios?

You can use ADSO for inventory scenarios using the SAP BW/4HANA Modeling Tools in Eclipse. The steps are as follows:

  1. In the Project Explorer, right-click on the InfoArea where you want to create the ADSO and choose New > Advanced DataStore Object.
  2. In the wizard, enter a name and a description for the ADSO. You can also choose a template (such as Inventory) to auto select the required properties. Click Create.
  3. The ADSO is created in the inactive version and is displayed in the editor. You can define various properties and settings for your ADSO, such as:
    • General modeling properties: Here you can specify the type (such as Standard or Real-Time), the category (such as Corporate Memory or Reporting), the partitioning (such as Time-Based or Hash-Based), etc. Make sure to check the Inventory checkbox to enable non-cumulative key figures.
    • Data fields: Here you can define the fields for your ADSO based on InfoObjects or simple fields. You can also specify the aggregation type (such as Addition or Snapshot) and the inventory method (such as FIFO or Moving Average Price) for each non-cumulative key figure.
    • Partitions: Here you can define the partitions for your ADSO based on time characteristics or hash characteristics. Partitions can help to improve performance and manageability of your ADSO.
    • Indexes: Here you can define the indexes for your ADSO based on fields or combinations of fields. Indexes can help to improve performance and query response time of your ADSO.
    • Semantic groups: Here you can define the semantic groups for your ADSO based on fields or combinations of fields. Semantic groups can help to improve compression and aggregation of your ADSO.
  4. To activate the ADSO, right-click on the ADSO name and choose Activate.

What are some best practices and tips for using ADSO for inventory scenarios?

Here are some best practices and tips for using ADSO for inventory scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA:

  • Use appropriate template (such as Inventory) or settings (such as Inventory checkbox) to enable non-cumulative key figures in your ADSO.
  • Use appropriate aggregation type (such as Addition or Snapshot) and inventory method (such as FIFO or Moving Average Price) for each non-cumulative key figure in your ADSO.
  • Use appropriate partitions (such as Time-Based or Hash-Based) and indexes (such as Primary Key or Secondary Key) to improve performance and manageability of your ADSO.
  • Use appropriate semantic groups (such as Time Characteristics or Non-Cumulative Key Figures) to improve compression and aggregation of your ADSO.
  • Use appropriate data sources (such as 2LIS_03_BX, 2LIS_03_BF, 2LIS_03_UM, etc.) and data transfer processes (such as Initial Non-Cumulative for Non-Cumulative Values, Delta, etc.) to load and update inventory data to your ADSO.

Conclusion

In this blog post, you have learned how to use ADSO for inventory scenarios in SAP BW/4HANA, what are the benefits and challenges of doing so, and what are some best practices and tips for using ADSO for inventory scenarios. ADSO is a flexible and powerful object for persisting and modeling inventory data with non-cumulative key figures.

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