SAP Message R7B401 - Information about BI default namespaces

System Response
The BI default namespaces control the names of BI meta objects and thecorresponding Data Dictionary objects that are generated (DDIC objects).The conventions are:

  • SAP content namespace

    • Meta objects begin with '0'
    Generated objects in the DDIC begin with '/BI0/'
    System type SAP
    Example: InfoObject 0CUSTOMER, master data table /BI0/PCUSTOMER
    • Customer namespace

      • Meta objects begin with AB...YZ (indicated by empty entry)
      Generated objects in DDIC begin with '/BIC/'
      System type CUS (customer)
      Example: InfoCube SALES, fact table /BIC/FSALES
      • Special SAP namespaces for generated objects ('1' to '9')

        • Prefixes '1', '2', '3', '4', '6', '7', '8' are required in BI datawarehousing for DataSources and InfoSources for certain SAPapplications.
        The prefix '9A' is required for application SAP_APO.

        Procedure
        Users cannot make changes in the default BI namespaces. Under nocircumstances are namespaces other than /BI0/ or /BIC/ to be entered.
        The only setting you can make is to set the active indicator forthe namespaces: Customer namespace (empty entry) and '9A' (SAP-APO).This tells the system whether it contains the BI application, the APOapplication, or both. The system cannot determine this difference fromthe names of objects created in the customer namespace ('ABC...XYZ').
        You need to be able to tell the difference as a special program logic isused for the SAP_APO application for some meta objects such asInfoCubes.
        If both indicators are set, you are asked which application the objectis assigned to when you create it in object maintenance. If only one ofthe fields is checked, you are not asked (automatic assignment tochecked application).