Add Target Source Reports

A Target Source Report is a report run against the Source table. These reports are typically used to display data relevant to processing the rules.

NOTE: BackOffice follows a strict naming convention for creating names that each member of the object can understand. Any manually created objects must also follow these conventions. Refer to Naming Conventions for more information.

NOTE: Target Source reports must be manually created as a view in SQL.

NOTE: Transform writes report files to the path defined in the Report Path field on the Transform tab of the Vertical View of the Parameters page in Console. All files are generated to the path: C:\DSW\Report\<Wave Name>-<Process Area>\<Target Name>.

To register a Target Source report to a Target Source in Transform:

  1. Select the Targets icon on the Process Area Launch page.

  2. Click the Sources icon for a Target.

  3. Click the Reports icon for a Target Source.

  4. Click Add.

    View the field descriptions for the Target Source Reports page.

  5. Enter a sort value in the PRIORITY field.

    NOTE: If multiple Target Source reports exist for the Target Source, the Priority determines the order the rules are run.

  6. Select a value from the STATUS list box.

  7. Select a type from the REPORT TYPE list box.

  8. Select a report from the SOURCE REPORT list box.

    NOTE: This is the view manually created in SQL.

  9. Enter a brief Source report description in the DESCRIPTION field.

  10. Click Save; the Vertical View displays.

  11. Select a field from the Segment By Field list box.

    NOTE:Segment By Field displays a list of all fields in the report. Selecting a field causes Transform to create a separate report and sub-directory for each value in this field.

  12. Click the Documentation tab.

  13. Enter text in the Comment field to document any notes about the Source report.

  14. Click the Process Information tab.

  15. Select a method from the Sample Method list box, if applicable.

    NOTE: The Sample Method provides a selection of random rows to verify the data. It can be configured by selecting Configuration > Setup > Sampling Methods (Setup).

  16. Select a format from the Report Format list box to determine if translated columns (from SAP’s German abbreviation), field names or both translated columns and field names are used in column headings. SAP fields are German abbreviations.

  17. Enter a value in Report Order By field to sort the result set in the report.

  18. Click Save.

Target Source reports can be run in the foreground or background.

NOTE: If a process takes less than 0.5 seconds to run, the duration in the DURATION field is 0.

Run a report in the background if there is a large amount of data to process that may affect system performance or may time out a session. Monitor reports that run in the background on the Monitor page.

A report that runs in the foreground processes immediately.

To run a Target Source report in the background in Transform:

  1. Click the Process Information tab on the Target Source Report’s Vertical View.
  2. Click the Process icon;a confirmation message displays.
  3. Click OK.

To run a Target Source report in the foreground in Transform:

  1. Navigate to the Target Source Report’s Horizontal View.
  2. Click the Execute icon in the Page toolbar; a confirmation message displays.
  3. Click OK.