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3809199 - IDT "Use BW Presentation" Automatically Set to DISPLAY_KEY_MIXED_COMPOUNDMENT for Compounded BW Objects

Symptom

  • When generating a UNX Business Layer in Information Design Tool (IDT) from a SAP BW BEx Query, several dimensions are automatically assigned the BW Presentation setting DISPLAY_KEY_MIXED_COMPOUNDMENT when Use BW Presentation is selected.
    Observed behavior includes:
    • Some dimensions correctly inherit BW display settings such as:
      • Short Text
      • Medium Text
      • Display Key
    • Other dimensions are automatically set to DISPLAY_KEY_MIXED_COMPOUNDMENT.


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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 2025
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x

Keywords

Information design tool, IDT, UNX, BW presentation, DISPLAY_KEY_MIXED_COMPOUNDMENT, compounded characteristic, compounding, BEx query, BICS metadata, default display, Use BW presentation, Display As, Text View, KEY and TEXT, mixed compoundment , KBA , BI-BIP-IDT , Information design tool , Problem

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