Different ways to run Attribute Change Run(ACR) in SAP BI

Sometimes due to some issue or user requirement we will do master data loading apart from daily loading. After master data loading is done, the first doubt we get is do I need to run ACR or Activating master data is enough.

What is ACR? : We need to run ACR when you have aggregates which are using your characteristics. ACR will update newly added/changed master data to aggregates and activates the master data in characteristic.

What is Activate master data? : Activate master data activates the newly or changed master data(which is in M version), but it will not update the same to aggregates.

So ACR is required if you have aggregates which are suing these characteristics.

Generally in Projects this ACR will be done as part of Process chain after master data loading is done.

How can we run ACR for one characteristic or multiple individually. This can be done in 2 ways.

First:

1) Goto RSA1

2) In menu bar, click on Tools --> Apply Hierarchy/Attribute Change.

3) In the next screen, click on "Info Objects" list. You will get the list of characteristics for which ACR is required. By default all the characteristics will be selected, unselect the characteristics for which you don't want to run ACR.

Note: If you don't get your info object here, then ACR is not required for this characteristic.

4) Now click on execute, you can monitor the job in SM37.

Second:

1) Go to SE38, give the program RSDDS_AGGREGATES_MAINTAIN and click on execute.

2) In the next screen enter the characteristics for which you want to run ACR and execute.This will be done as fore ground.

Note: If you want to run this as back ground job, then in menu bar --> program --> execute in back ground.

Hope it helps...