Object Lineage

Object Lineage was called Data Lineage before version 2026.1.

Object Lineage displays a Data Flow, allowing the user to view the data sources of an object. Object Lineage for SAP Entities is automated and can be extended with Custom Entities. It is also possible to use Object Lineage exclusively from Custom Entities.

Supported SAP Object Types

Object Lineage can be displayed for the following object types:

SAP BW:

• Queries

• Calculated Key Figures

• Restricted Key Figures

SAC:

• Stories

• Analytic Applications

SAP HANA:

• Calculation Views

If you do not see a tab for the Object Lineage, you might have to add the tab in the corresponding SAP Template.

Navigation in the Data Flow

Compressed View

Initially, the Data Flow is displayed in a compressed view where elements between the start and end points are listed in a summary. There are data model nodes for Microsoft Power BI, SAP Busniess Warehouse and SAP S/4HANA. Data model nodes summarize the nodes between the starting point and the end point of that data model. This reduces the amount of nodes so that only the starting point and end point are visible.

Expanded View

You can expand the view to display all the elements of the Data Flow.

Controls

	Select and move elements in the Data Flow.
	Drag along the canvas.
	Fit the Data Flow in the available space.
	Enter the fullscreen mode.
	Exit the fullscreen mode.
	Display the expanded view of the Data Flow.
	Display the compressed view of the Data Flow.
	Change the display of the Data Flow to a vertical orientation.
	Change the display of the Data Flow to a horizontal orientation.
	Return to the default zoom level.
	Increase the zoom level.
	Decrease the zoom level.
	Highlight connections of a selected node. When the connections of a selected node are highlighted, use mouse over to hightlight the connections of a second node and see overlapping connections.

The Object Lineage can be manually expanded with SAP and Custom Entities via Linked Entities.