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[MM-C12] Business View Dictionary

Describes each Business View layer by layer: data connections, data foundation, tables, fields, business elements and business fields.

Report document

Web Intelligence document [MM-C12] Crystal IA - Business View Data Dictionary from the MetaMiner standard report pack. It reads the MetaMiner Database (MMDB) through the MetaMiner Standard universe. See Reports and Data.

What it answers

  • What a Business View contains, from data connection down to business field.
  • When each layer was last updated.
  • Whether a Business View is used by any Crystal Report.

Who uses it: Crystal Reports developers documenting or reviewing Business Views.

Report tabs

Tab Shows
Crystal IA - BV Data Dictionary One row per field path through the Business View layers.

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Columns and measures

Group Columns
Business View Environment, Business View, Business View Updated, Business View is Used in a Crystal Report?
Connection and foundation Data Connection, Data Connection Kind, Data Connection Updated, Data Foundation, Data Foundation Updated
Tables and fields TableProc (BV), TableProc (BV) Kind, Field (BV), TableProc.Field (BV), and their Updated dates
Business layer Data Table / Data Proc / Bus Filter and its Kind, Business Element, Business Field, and their Updated dates

Prompts

Prompt Required Answer What it does
Environments No Pick one or more Environments to include, listed by CMSID with their description. Leave empty for all. The prompts below list only values from the environments you pick.

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Input controls

Display controls change how the report shows its data:

Input control What it does
Prompt Selection Shows or hides the block under the header that lists your prompt answers. Spaced (default) shows it with a space between list items, Show shows it without spacing, Hide hides it.
Environment / CMSID Shows environments in the report body by display name or by CMSID. Filters and prompts always list CMSIDs.

Filter controls keep only the rows that match the values you pick: Environment, Is Used in a Crystal Report?, Business View.

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Run the report

  1. In BI launch pad, open [MM-C12] Crystal IA - Business View Data Dictionary from the folder where you imported the standard report pack.
  2. Refresh the document and answer the prompts.
  3. Use the input controls to change the display or narrow the results.

Data it needs: Crystal Reports document processing (tables, fields, connections, Business Views and prompt groups). See Document Processing.