meta chain

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am new to sap bi. What is meta chain

Thanks

nikhil

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Nikhil ,

A Meta chain is a chain containing other chains as its processes. In simple terms its a parent chain having other local (Sub) chains which it triggers.A meta chain is basically used to combine runs of various chains like in my system we have transaction data chain and master data chain .Now transaction data runs only after master data completes.So we have a meta chain which after the start variant has master data chain as first step and transaction data chain as second step.

Hope it helps.

You can also refer to the below link for process chains

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/8f/c08b3baaa59649e10000000a11402f/content.htm.

Regards

Rahul.

[MartinMaruskin]

to make it short: MetaChain is the process chain which can be scheduled/executed by other chain.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/01/15843b74f7be0fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm

[Former Member]

Hi Nikhil,

When you create a process chain then you include different processes like infopackage, dtp, change run attribute etc. In the same way you can also include another process chain in your main chain. This is called Metachain. Suppose you have created two process chains separately. One is loading for master data and other for transactional data. Now you can modify your master data load chain to include the transactional data load chain at the end of master chain. This is example of metachain.

Regards,

Prakash

[Former Member]

Hi Nikhil,

Meta chain is nothing mail Main chain. generally if start condition of Process chain is time/event/job based, then we can call it as meta chain/main chain.

If start condition of proces chain is Immediate, then we can call it as Local chain(which can be added into the main chain)

Regards,

Venkatesh

[ravi_chandra3]

Hi

If u embed a process chain in another chain then it is called Meta chain. let me explain with an example in some of the scenario whenever u load transaction data , before that u need to load the master data in that case we have to create two process chain one for master data and the other for transaction data with out scheduling that process chain . Next u have to create the meta chain in that u have to place process type called "local process " and in that local process u have to give the technical name of the master and transaction process chain name.

Hope u got it,

Regards,

RaviChandra