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Attributes -- Attributes -- Attributes Attributes are InfoObjects that exist already, and that are assigned logically to the newcharacteristic

Navigational Attributes A Navigational Attibute is any attribute of a Characteristic which is treated in very similar way as

we treat as Characteristic while Query Designer. Means one can perform drilldowns, filters etc onthe same while Query designing.

Imp Note :While Creating the Info Object -- Attributes Tab Page -- Nav Attri butes to be switched on .While Designign the Cube we need to Check mark for the Nav. Attributes to make use of them.

Features / AdvantagesNav. Attr. acts like a Char while Reporting. All navigation functions in the OLAP processor are alsopossibleFilters, Drilldowns, Variables are possible while Reporting. It always hold the Present Truth Data . Historic Data is not possible through Nav. Attributes. As the data is fetching from Master Data Tables and Not from Info Cube.

Disadvantages: Leads to less Query Performance. In the enhanced star schema of an InfoCube, navigation attributes lie one join further out

than characteristics. This means that a query with a navigation attribute has to run anadditional join

If a navigation attribute is used in an aggregate, the aggregate has to be adjusted using achange run as soon as new values are loaded for the navigation attribute.http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/EN/80/1a63e7e07211d2acb80000e829fbfe/frameset.htm

Transitive Attributes A Navigational attribute of a Navigational Attributes is called Transitive Attribute. Tricky

right Let me explainIf a Nav Attr Has the further more Nav. Attributes ( as its Attributes ) in it those are calledTransitive Attributes .For Example Consider there exists a characteristic Material .It has Plant as its navigationalattribute. Plant further has a navigational attribute Material group. Thus Material group is thetransitive attribute. A drilldown is needed on both Plant and Material group.

And again we need to have both Material & Plant in your Info Cube to Drill down. (To fetch thedata through Nav. Attrs. we need Master Data tables hence, we need to check mark/select bothof them in the Cube )http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/EN/6f/c7553bb1c0b562e10000000a11402f/frameset.htmIf Cube contains both Material and PlantDimension table having both Material and Plant will have Dim ID, Sid of Material, and Sid of Plant. Since both the Sids exists reference of each navigational attribute is made correctly.

If Cube contains only 'MaterialDimension table having only Material will have Dim ID, Sid of Material. Since Sid for first levelnavigational attribute (Plant) does not exists, reference to navigational attribute is not madecorrectly.

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Exclusive Attributes / Attributes Only/ Display AttributeIf you set the Attribute Only Indicator(General Tab page for Chars / Addl Properties tabpage for Key Figs) for Characteristic while creating, it can only be used as Display Attribute for another Characteristic and not as a Nav. Attr.

Features: And it cannot be included in Info Cubes It can be used in DSO, Infoset and Char as InfoProviders. In this Info Provider , the char

is not visible during read access (at run time) This means, it is not available in the query. If the Info Provider is being used as source of

Transformation or DTP the characteristic is not visible. It is just for Display at Query and cannot be used for Drill downs while reporting.

Exclusive attributes:If you choose exclusively attribute, then the created key figure can only be used as an attributefor another characteristic, but cannot be used as a dedicated key figure in the InfoCube.While Creating A Key Figure -- The Tabpage:Additional Properties -- Check Box for AttributiesOnly