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3532816 - Extension filed not visible in ByDesign

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

  1. Go to Business analytics work center.
  2. Go to Design Reports view.
  3. Open the affected report 
  4. Try to add extension field, but it is not visible.
  5. 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:

  1. Go to: Supplier Account.
  2. Go to adaptation mode.
  3. Click on Add.
  4. Extension Fields (All extension fields are visible).
  5. Click on extension field name,
  6. Show further Usage.
  7. Data sources and Reports.
  8. 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

Keywords

Extension field; missing; not appear; , KBA , AP-RC-ANA , C4C, ByD, Travel: Analytics Tools & Frameworks , Problem

Product

SAP Business ByDesign 2408