Database Connection With SAP BI_BW (DB Connect)

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Database Connection with SAP

BI/BW (DB Connect)

Applies to:

SAP BI/BW. For more information, visit the EDW homepage

Summary

This Article demonstrates the step by step process for creating RFC Connection with Database (DB Connect)

Author: Obaidullah Shaikh

Company: AG Technologies

Created on: 16 August 2011

Author Bio

Obaidullah shaikh is a SAP BI Consultant with AG Technologies. He has good skill in technical areas (ABAP) and he has experience of multiple custome reports development and has experience of Migration/upgradation projects as wel.

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Database Connection with SAP BI/BW (DB Connect)


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Contents

Database Connection with SAP BI/BW (DB connect) ........................................................................................ 3

Open SQL Server ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Use Windows Authentication .......................................................................................................................... 4 Create table in SQL ..................................................................................................................................................... 4

Enter the Column Name and its data types.................................................................................................................. 5

Right on the table ......................................................................................................................................................... 5

Select Open Table to enter the values in the table ...................................................................................................... 5

Enter the values like Excel Sheet and Save it .............................................................................................................. 6

In BW System, go to Source System ................................................................................................................. 6

In BI, DBCO T-Code is used to configure the Database connect ................................................................... 6 Click on New Entries .................................................................................................................................................... 6

For SQL:- ..................................................................................................................................................................... 7

For Oracle:- .................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Right click on DB Connect .............................................................................................................................. 7 Select Create ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

Enter the Logical system Name & Description ............................................................................................................. 8

Enter the DBMS ........................................................................................................................................................... 8

User Name of DBMS Server ........................................................................................................................................ 8

Password of same ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

Create Data source ......................................................................................................................................... 9 In Extraction tab, Specify the table of the database ..................................................................................................... 9

Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 12



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Database Connection with SAP BI/BW (DB connect)

Open SQL Server



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Use Windows Authentication

Create table in SQL



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Enter the Column Name and its data types

Right on the table

Select Open Table to enter the values in the table



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Enter the values like Excel Sheet and Save it

In BW System, go to Source System

In BI, DBCO T-Code is used to configure the Database connect

Click on New Entries



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For SQL:-

Conn Info:- MSSQL_SERVER=AGTSAPR3BI MSSQL_DBNAME=TEST OBJECT_SOURCE=dbo

Application Server AGTSAPR3BI

Database TEST

Schema dbo

For Oracle:-

Conn Info:- SSID=<SSID of Source Database>;SAPDBHOST=<Name of the host on which

Database is running>

Right click on DB Connect

Select Create



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Related Content

Data Transfer with DB Connect

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/BI/DBConnect/Index.htm

For more information, visit the EDW homepage

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/58/54f9c1562d104c9465dabd816f3f24/content.htm

http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/BI/DBConnect/Index.htm

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/edw



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