Which features of an SAP BW/4HANA InfoObject are intended to reduce the physical data volume?

Question

Options

• ATransitive attribute
• BCompounding
• CReference characteristic
• DEnhanced master data update

• A
  86% (25)
• B
  3% (1)
• D
  10% (3)

Explanation

Transitive attributes (A) avoid storing derived attribute data redundantly - instead of physically persisting an attribute-of-an-attribute in the InfoObject's own master data table, the system navigates through the parent characteristic at query time. Reference characteristics (C) allow one characteristic to reuse another's master data tables entirely, preventing duplicate SID and master data tables from being created on disk. Compounding (B) is about enforcing value uniqueness across a compound key - it adds structural complexity but does not shrink physical storage. Enhanced master data update (D) is a loading/processing mode that improves how master data changes are propagated, not a storage-reduction mechanism.

Memory tip: Both correct answers involve reuse without redundancy - Reference reuses another object's tables, Transitive reuses another object's attributes at runtime. If a feature avoids creating or duplicating physical table data, it reduces volume; if it just organizes or loads data differently, it doesn't.

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