Symptom
Customer cannot see an extension field in a report, while the mentioned field is present on the related data source.
Environment
SAP Business ByDesign
Reproducing the Issue
- Go to Business analytics work center.
- Go to Design Reports view.
- Open the affected report
- Try to add extension field, but it is not visible.
- The mentioned field is present on related data source.
Cause
You have created an Extension field.
You have created these an Extension fields in "Supplier Account" Monitor work center throughout the steps:
- Go to: Supplier Account.
- Go to adaptation mode.
- Click on Add.
- Extension Fields (All extension fields are visible).
- Click on extension field name,
- Show further Usage.
- Data sources and Reports.
- The Extension field further Usage where you can see that this field is only extended to a third data source and reports based on this data source
Resolution
- You could not find the mentioned related data source here to extend these fields that is the reason these fields are not visible in data source and report.
- You can only extend the Extension fields created in work center to the available data sources only. You may check a third data source and reports based on this third data source the Extension fields are present.
- Please check the below link for the detailed information on how to add Extension fields to data source/report:
< https://help.sap.com/docs/SAP_BUSINESS_BYDESIGN/2754875d2d2a403f95e58a41a9c7d6de/2be1c953722d1014a1f8dce8e33caa94.html?state=DRAFT >
Keywords
Extension field; missing; not appear; , KBA , AP-RC-ANA , C4C, ByD, Travel: Analytics Tools & Frameworks , Problem
Product
SAP Business ByDesign 2408