Creating InfoObject-Characteristic in SAP BI/BW

Step1: Select the characteristic catalog and right click and select create InfoObject 

èStep2: Provide a technical name and description for characteristic. 

èStep3: Specify the general properties for the characteristics (e.g. Data type, Length etc) in the ‘general’ tab. 

Step4: In ‘Business Explorer’ tab, specify the Reporting properties for the InfoObject. 

èStep5: In ‘Master data/Text’ tab specify if the InfoObject characteristics has any master data or text by ticking the appropriate checkbox. 

èStep6: In the ‘Hierarchy’ tab you can specify if the InfoObject characteristic has any hierarchy 

Step7: In ‘Attribute’ tab you specify the characteristics that are attributes of this characteristic. 

èStep8: In ‘Compounding’ tab indicate the compounding key for the InfoObject if the master data stored in this characteristic has compounded primary key.