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  1. Preface
  2. Using Metadata Manager
  3. Configuring Metadata Manager
  4. Application Resources
  5. Business Glossary Resources
  6. Business Intelligence Resources
  7. Custom Resources
  8. Data Integration Resources
  9. Data Modeling Resources
  10. Database Management Resources
  11. Universal Resources
  12. Managing Resources
  13. Loading and Monitoring Resources
  14. Managing Permissions
  15. Resource Migration
  16. Repository Migration
  17. Appendix A: Metadata Manager Login
  18. Appendix B: Metadata Manager Properties Files
  19. Appendix C: Resource Configuration Files
  20. Appendix D: Glossary

Metadata Manager Administrator Guide

Metadata Manager Administrator Guide

Creating an SAP R/3 Resource

Creating an SAP R/3 Resource

Before you create an SAP R/3 resource, configure the SAP R/3 source.
  1. On the
    Load
    tab, click
    Actions
    New Resource
    .
    The
    Resource Selection
    window appears.
  2. Click
    Application
    SAP
    .
  3. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Properties
    page appears.
  4. Enter the following information:
    Property
    Description
    Name
    Name for the resource. The resource appears in the
    Resources
    panel with this name. The name must be unique and have from one through 256 characters. It cannot include the following characters:
    / \ : * ' ? " < > | [ ]
    Description
    Description for the resource. Description cannot exceed 4000 characters.
    Hide in Summary Lineage
    Hides the resource in the summary view of data lineage diagrams.
    Enable this option to hide the resource and its child objects in the summary view. Disable this option to display the resource and its child objects in the summary view.
    Default is disabled.
  5. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Configuration
    page appears.
  6. Enter the configuration properties.
  7. Click
    Test Connection
    to test the connection to the source system.
    If Metadata Manager cannot connect to the source system, an error message appears. Correct any error and test the connection again.
  8. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Parameters
    page appears.
  9. To search for SAP R/3 tables included in SAP Application Components, enter the table name in the
    Search for tables
    field and click
    Go
    .
    The tables appear in the
    Available Components
    list.
  10. To add application components, packages, or tables to the
    Selected Components
    list, select the object in the
    Available Components
    list and click
    Add
    .
    When you select a table, Metadata Manager also includes the SAP Application Component and SAP package in the hierarchy. If you select any application component, package, or table, Metadata Manager also extracts all child objects of the object.
  11. To add all application components, packages, or tables, click
    Add All
    .
  12. To remove application components, packages, or tables from the
    Selected Components
    list, select the object in the
    Selected Components
    list and click
    Remove
    .
  13. To remove all components, packages, and tables from the
    Selected Components
    list, click
    Remove All
    .
  14. Click
    Next
    .
    The
    Schedules
    window appears.
  15. To add a schedule, select
    Attach a Schedule
    and select a schedule in the
    Schedule
    list.
    If you have not created a schedule, you can assign a schedule to a resource after you create the resource.
  16. Click
    Finish
    .
The resource appears in the
Resources
panel on the
Load
tab.

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