Software Development on the SAP HANA Platform

Quick reference

Here is a quick overview of the main topics covered in this chapter.

Object	Usage	Creation
Graphical calculation view	Allows you to work with data from different sources at once, combining and, filtering data as you require	Quick Launch | Calculation View, Provide Name and Description, select type as Graphical. Add source(s), map fields to output node, Activate.
Aggregation block	Sums data from raw tables, filters view on requested fields	In view definition, add block type of aggregation. Map source fields.
Projection block	Same as aggregation, but no summing of data lines from input (no difference when source is a view)	In view definition, add block type of projection. Map source fields as required.
Join block