To create a BAdl Provider, which SAP BW/4HANA object type do you need?

Question

Options

• ADirect Update Data Store object (advanced)
• BInfo Object
• CPlanning Enabled Data Store object (advanced)
• DComposite Provider

• A
  3% (2)
• B
  89% (57)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  6% (4)

Explanation

InfoObjects are the correct foundation for creating a BAdI Provider because they define the structural metadata - characteristics and key figures - that the BAdI implementation uses to return data dynamically at query runtime. A BAdI Provider is essentially a virtual InfoProvider whose data supply logic is handled by a custom BAdI class, and the InfoObject acts as its structural blueprint.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A (Direct Update DSO advanced): This is a staging/persistence object for direct data writes - it has no mechanism for BAdI-based virtual data supply.
• C (Planning Enabled DSO advanced): Designed for integrated planning scenarios where data can be written back; not used to define virtual providers.
• D (Composite Provider): Combines multiple existing InfoProviders into a unified query layer - it consumes providers rather than serving as a base for creating one.

Memory tip: Think "BAdI needs an InfoObject Base" - the InfoObject provides the skeleton (field definitions), and the BAdI implementation provides the flesh (runtime data). No skeleton, no BAdI Provider.

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