Descriptive Flexfields in Business Objects

Descriptive flexfields add additional attributes to business objects to capture business-specific information.

In the Data Extraction tool, these additional attributes are included as part of the business object data and are available when defining extracts.

If descriptive flexfields are configured for a business object, their attributes can be selected during extract definition and included in the extracted output.

Descriptive flexfields are configured within the application and extend the standard structure of business objects.

Descriptive Flexfield Extraction Behavior

In the Descriptive Flexfield setup page, there is a BI Enabled flag that controls whether Descriptive Flexfield attributes are exposed for extraction in BICC.

This checkbox isn't used by the Data Extraction Tool.

By default, no Descriptive Flexfield attributes are selected for extraction in a business object. Users must explicitly choose the Descriptive Flexfield attributes they want to extract. The Data Extraction Tool allows users to select one, multiple, or all Descriptive Flexfield attributes, regardless of the BI Enabled flag setting in the Descriptive Flexfield configuration.