SAP BI

A Multiprovider is a type of Infoprovider that contains data from a number of Infoproviders and makes it available for Reporting Purposes. The Multiprovider doesn't contains any data. Its data comes entirely from the info providers on which it is based. These infoproviders are connected to one another by a Union operation. Infoproviders and Multiproviders are the objects or views that are relevant for reporting. A Multiprovider allows you to run reports using several infoproviders that is, it is used for creating reports on more than one infoprovider at a time. In BI 7 Version Multiproviders can be created using Infocube(Both Physical/Virtual) ,DSO,Infoobject,Infoset,Aggregation Level. In a Multiprovider, every characteristic in each of the infoprovider involved must corresponds to exactly or navigation attribute( where these are available) If it is not clear, at the Multiprovider definition stage, you have to specify to which infoobject you want to assign the charact