Development - Content Extension Best Practices

There is set of best-practices and guidelines for creating customization tracks

• Do not modify the OOTB entities:

  • Avoid linking the custom dimensions to the OOTB entities, use the Target Extension link from the custom entity to the OOTB entity instead.

  • Avoid modifying existing files in any OOTB Content Pack directories.

  • Avoid modifying existing OOTB engineercontext diagram and architectcontext diagram in the IDE.

• Use the _CSTM suffix when naming the custom entities.

• Generate the ETL artifacts.

• Do not modify OOTB ITBA views, Business Contexts, BO Universes and Webi Reports

Enforcing those guidelines will guarantee that the solution will never be overridden in the future and be upgradable