Currency conversion in query

Looking at the properties of a keyfigure,

you sometimes find a currency conversion being executed.
If you're wondering where this conversion is being maintained, take a look at transaction RSCUR

Within transaction RSCUR you can customize/maintain the conversion which should be executed.

Activation of a cube/iobj/mpro/odso in a (closed) production system

Within SAP BI 3.x and also within SAP BI 7.x you have the possibility to activate infocube's, DSO's, etc. in a productive (closed) system, without having to transport them (again) from development.
To achieve this activation, the following ABAP programs can be used:

RSDG_ODSO_ACTIVATE: Activation of all ODS Objects
RSDG_IOBJ_ACTIVATE: Activation of all InfoObjects
RSDG_MPRO_ACTIVATE: Activating Multiproviders
RSDG_CUBE_ACTIVATE: Activation of InfoCubes