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2873654 - Texts, Attributes or Hierarchy properties of Characteristics overwritten when loaded from multiple sources

Symptom

Hierarchy

A specific hierarchy of a specific InfoObject is loaded from two or more sources. From source A the "Node Texts" are not delivered at all or not all Text fields are mapped, but source B provides the "Node texts":

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The lastly loaded source will win. If the lastly loaded source is the left one (A), then the texts for all textnodes in the hierarchy will be initial. If the lastly loaded source is the right one (B), then the texts for the textnodes are updated.

Master Data Texts

The Texts of an InfoObject are updated from two or more sources. From source A only the short text (0TXTSH) is loaded. From source B only the medium and long texts are delivered (0TXTMD and 0TXTLG).

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The lastly loaded source will win. If the lastly loaded source is the left one (A), then the medium and long texts of the characteristic are initialized. If the lastly loaded source is the right one (B), then the short texts of the characteristics are initialized.

Master Data Attributes

The Attributes of an InfoObject are updated from two or more sources. From source A only the attribute SZRATR1 is loaded. From source B only the attribute SZRATR3 is loaded:

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The lastly loaded source will win. If the lastly loaded source is the left one (A), then all attributes except SZRATR1 are initialized. In case the right one (B) is the last, then all attributes except SZRATR3 are initialized.


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Environment

  • SAP NetWeaver 7.3
  • SAP NetWeaver BW 7.31   (SAP NW BW 7.3 EnhP 1)
  • SAP enhancement package 1 for SAP NetWeaver 7.3
  • SAP NetWeaver BW 7.40
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.40
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.50
  • SAP BW/4HANA

Product

SAP BW/4HANA all versions ; SAP NetWeaver 7.5

Keywords

NOP, get_fields_populated , KBA , BW-WHM-DST-TRF , Transformation , BW-WHM-DST-DTP , Data Transfer Process , BW-WHM-DBA-MD , Master Data , BW-WHM-DBA-HIER , Hierarchy Processing , BW4-DM-HIER , Hierarchies , BW4-DM-TRFN , SAP HANA execution in Transformation and DTP , BW4-DM-MD , Masterdata , Problem

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