Re: Modification of HANA views externally

Hi Ram,

It is possible in theory. But I don't think this approach to modify the information views is recommended. Here is an idea for you. There are two steps.

Step 1: Modify the information view in XML mode.

In this step, you can create some sample information views in SAP HANA Studio and open them with text editor. You need to know the syntax for calculated columns first. The following is an example of a calculated column "amount = quantity * unitprice".

<calculatedAttributes>

    <calculatedAttribute id="amount" hidden="false" order="22" semanticType="empty" attributeHierarchyActive="false" displayAttribute="false">

      <descriptions defaultDescription="amount"/>

      <keyCalculation datatype="DECIMAL" length="10" scale="2">

        <formula>&quot;quantity&quot; *&quot;unitprice&quot;</formula>

      </keyCalculation>

    </calculatedAttribute>

  </calculatedAttributes>

Step 2: Find a way to commit/activate your modified information view.

As far as I know, it is impossible to place the file on SAP HANA Server directly, because the location is transparent to the user. What you can do is to see if it is possible to call "REPOSITORY_REST" directly, because this procedure is the bridge between your content and the repository. It works like the repository restful API.

Best regards,

Wenjun