BW / Universe Mappings

BW Element	OLAP Universe Element
Cube  Dimension	Class
Charateristic	A class with dimension and detail objects (Detail objects for key and desription)
Hierarchy	A class containing a dimension and detail objects for each hierarchy level
Key Figure	Measure element in class named Key Figures
Calculated Key Figure	Measue element in a class name Key Figures (Information about the calculation is not available)
Restricted Key Figure	Measue element in a class name Key Figures (Information about the restriction is not available)
Navigational Attribute	A class with dimension and detail objects (Detail objects for key and desription)
Display Attribute	Each display attribute becomes a detail object underneath the related dimension object
Query Filter	Filter will be applied to the underlying query (Not visible in OLAP universe)
SAP variables	Query filter as predefined object which can be optional or mandatory
Custom structure	Dimension object