What is I_MeterReadingUnit in SAP S/4HANA?

I_MeterReadingUnit is a basic CDS view in SAP S/4HANA. Meter Reading Unit It contains 6 fields.

Which tables does I_MeterReadingUnit read from?

I_MeterReadingUnit reads data from: te422.

What VDM layer is I_MeterReadingUnit?

I_MeterReadingUnit is classified as a Basic (interface) view providing a 1:1 representation of a database table.

I_MeterReadingUnit

DDL: I_METERREADINGUNIT SQL: IEMETERRDNGUNIT Type: view BASIC

6 Fields 1 Data Sources 1 Associations

Meter Reading Unit

I_MeterReadingUnit (Basic)

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UtilsMeterReadingUnit · Utilities

I_MeterReadingUnit is a Basic CDS View (Dimension) that provides data about "Meter Reading Unit" in SAP S/4HANA. It reads from 1 data source (te422) and exposes 6 fields with key field MeterReadingUnit. It has 1 association to related views.

SAP Help Documentation

Category	Meter Reading
Data Category	Dimension
Status	C1

Purpose
This CDS view retrieves schedule master data for the meter reading unit.

Prerequisites
Authorizations The following authorization objects are required to use this CDS view: E_MRD_UNIT (Authorization to display schedule master data for the meter reading unit)

Structure
Important fields in this view include the following: Field Name Description MeterReadingUnit Meter Reading Unit UtilitiesPortion Portion UtilsMtrRdngIntervalInDays Meter Reading Interval in Days

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SAP API Hub

State	C1
Line of Business	Utilities
Application Component	IS-U-DM-MR
Capabilities	Data Source in SQL Select, Analytical Dimension, Association Target for Defining CDS Entities, Data Source for Defining CDS Entities, Data Source for Data Extraction, Data Provider for Analytical Queries
Package	Utilities for SAP S/4HANA
Description	<p>This CDS view retrieves schedule master data for the meter reading unit.</p>

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Data Sources (1)

Source	Alias	Join Type
te422	te422	from

Associations (1)

Cardinality	Target	Alias	Condition
[0..1]	I_UtilitiesPortion	_UtilitiesPortion	`$projection.UtilitiesPortion = _UtilitiesPortion.UtilitiesPortion`

Annotations (18)

Name	Value	Level
EndUserText.label	Meter Reading Unit	view
Analytics.dataCategory	#DIMENSION	view
Analytics.internalName	#LOCAL	view
Analytics.dataExtraction.enabled	true	view
Analytics.dataExtraction.delta.changeDataCapture.automatic	true	view
VDM.viewType	#BASIC	view
AbapCatalog.sqlViewName	IEMETERRDNGUNIT	view
AccessControl.authorizationCheck	#CHECK	view
ClientHandling.algorithm	#SESSION_VARIABLE	view
Metadata.allowExtensions	true	view
Metadata.ignorePropagatedAnnotations	true	view
AbapCatalog.compiler.compareFilter	true	view
ObjectModel.usageType.dataClass	#CUSTOMIZING	view
ObjectModel.usageType.serviceQuality	#B	view
ObjectModel.usageType.sizeCategory	#L	view
ObjectModel.modelingPattern	#ANALYTICAL_DIMENSION	view
ObjectModel.representativeKey	MeterReadingUnit	view
ObjectModel.sapObjectNodeType.name	UtilsMeterReadingUnit	view

Fields (6)

Key	Field	Source Field	Description
KEY	MeterReadingUnit	termschl	Meter Reading Unit
	UtilitiesPortion	portion	Portion
	UtilsMtrRdngIntervalInDays		Meter Reading Interval
	AuthorizationGroup	begru	Authorization Group
	MeterReadingUnitName		Meter Reading Unit Name
	_UtilitiesPortion	_UtilitiesPortion

Derived SQL interpretation, reconstructed from the parsed view metadata (data sources, associations, and field mappings). SAP annotations are omitted and the structure is reformulated as SQL — this is a functional approximation, not the verbatim SAP source.

-- Derived SQL interpretation of CDS view I_MeterReadingUnit.
-- Reconstructed from parsed metadata (data sources, associations, fields).
-- SAP annotations are omitted and the structure is reformulated as SQL;
-- this is a functional approximation, not the verbatim SAP source. Some join
-- conditions may be unavailable and a few CDS constructs are kept as-is.
-- SQL view name: IEMETERRDNGUNIT

CREATE VIEW I_MeterReadingUnit AS
SELECT
  termschl AS MeterReadingUnit,
  portion AS UtilitiesPortion,
  cast(ablkar as e_ablkar_vdm preserving type ) AS UtilsMtrRdngIntervalInDays,
  begru AS AuthorizationGroup,
  cast(termtext as e_ableinheit_name_vdm preserving type) AS MeterReadingUnitName
FROM te422
LEFT OUTER JOIN I_UtilitiesPortion AS _UtilitiesPortion ON UtilitiesPortion = _UtilitiesPortion.UtilitiesPortion  -- association [0..1]
;

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I_MeterReadingUnit view

te422