Add a Wave and Create Elements

Another method for creating the context is to add the elements while creating the structure.

To add elements during the structure creation process:

  1. Click Waves on the Navigation pane.

  2. Add a Wave as described in Add a Wave.

  3. Click the Process Areas icon for a Wave.

  4. Click Add on the Page toolbar.

    View the field descriptions for the Wave : Process Areas page.

  5. Click the + icon next to the Process Area ID list box.

    NOTE: Each value in the Process Area ID list box is a concatenated value that is comprised of the Process Area name and the description (<Process Area name> + ‘-‘ + <description>).

  6. Add a Process Area as described in Add a Process Area.

  7. Navigate back to the Wave : Process Areas page.

  8. Click the Process Area ID list box; the newly added Process Area displays in the list.

  9. Click Add on the Page toolbar under Process Area: Object.

    View the field descriptions for the Process Area: Object page.

  10. Click the + icon next to the OBJECT ID list box.

    NOTE:Each value in the OBJECT ID list box is a concatenated value that is comprised of the object name and the description (<object name> + ‘-‘ + <description>).

  11. Add an object as described in the Add an Object section.

To register a data source on the Process Area: Object page:

  1. Navigate back to the Process Area : Object page.

  2. Click Save; the newly added object displays in the list.

  3. Click the Vertical View icon.

  4. Click Edit.

    View the field descriptions for the Process Area: Object page.

  5. Select a data source for the context from the DATA SOURCE ID list box

  6. Click the + icon next to the Data Source ID list box to add a data source. Refer to Register a Data Source in Common for more information.

    NOTE: DATA SOURCE ID is a hard-required field needed for the execution of the Business Data Transformation via Transform.

  7. Select a data source from the Report Cache Data Source ID list box

  8. Click the + icon next to the Report Cache Data Source ID list box to add a data source.

  9. If needed, populate the REPORT CACHE DATA SOURCE ID to store report output.

    NOTE: REPORT CACHE DATA SOURCE ID is a hard required field needed for the execution of the Business Data Transformation via Transform.

  10. Enter comments as needed in the Comment text box..

  11. Enter the ERP Instance, ERP Client and ERP Database values.

    NOTE: These are free-form text fields to store data and are not validated.

  12. Check the Data Services check box.

  13. Select a data services repository from the Data Services Repository list box.

  14. Navigate back to the Process Area : Object page.

  15. Click Save.