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SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

By : David Lai
Book Image

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.1 Cookbook

By: David Lai

Overview of this book

If you are a developer with a good command and knowledge of creating dashboards, but are not yet an advanced user of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards, then this is the perfect book for you. Prerequisites include a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel as well as knowledge of basic dashboard practices.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Index

Using the SAP NetWeaver BW Connection


With the SAP NetWeaver BW Connection, we can deliver SAP BW data to dashboards that are hosted on the same SAP BW system. With this setup we don't need a separate SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform to host the dashboards, and the connections to source systems.

Note

The Using the Query Browser recipe later in the chapter will demonstrate how to connect to SAP BW data from the SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform, as the workflow is the same as connecting to a Universe.

Getting ready

To set up a connection between SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP BW, you have to make sure that your SAP installation fulfills the following minimal technical requirements:

  • SAP BW 7.01, service pack 05 with ABAP and Java stacks deployed

  • SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008 Service Pack 02

  • SAP Frontend 7.x installed at client with BI Add-Ons

For this recipe we are using a simple BEx Query to connect to.

How to do it...

  1. Open a new SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards file. Open the Data...