Master Business Function Impact on Performance

Performance issues might occur regardless of how you handle large-format tables. Two options for improving performance are:

• Group data logically to enable data structures to be smaller and easier for the user to implement.

  This configuration does, however, force the user to make multiple calls to add or update an entire record in a table.

• Use a data structure that enables 300 fields.

  This configuration is cumbersome to implement, and the user can choose not to apply all of the fields.

Through different interfaces, the user can add additional data later. Most processes dictate that part of the data be added immediately, while related data can be added later. For example, the user might define a customer master record but wait until a later date to define the customer's billing instructions. Therefore, you should select the first option of splitting MBFs so that one MBF handles base data and one MBF handles additional data.