Integrating SAP* BusinessObjects

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1 Ingo Hilgefort Integrating SAP* BusinessObjects Bl Platform 4-x with SAP NetWeaver*

2 Contents Introduction User Interaction Bl Tools and Clients Management Tools Central Management Console Central Configuration Manager Lifecycle Management Tool Platform Service Central Management Server File Repository Services Processing Tier Server Intelligence Agent Publication and Publishing Services SAP BusinessObjects Bl Client Tools SAP Crystal Reports SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards (formerly Xcelsius) SAP BusinessObjects Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Explorer Semantic Layer Components for Integration with SAP Landscapes Data Connectivity SAP Authentication BW Publisher Content Administration Workbench SAP NetWeaver Portal Knowledge Management SAP NetWeaver Portal iview Templates and Sample iviews Lifecycle Management with CTS Summary 36

3 s»ws»is«i»i»»wj»iswii p«^w^^^^^ilgst Verifying Your SAP Landscape 38 SAP BusinessObjects Server-Side Installation Technical Prerequisites Installation Routine 41 SAP BusinessObjects-Client-Side Installation SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects 40 Live Office SAP BusinessObjects Bl Platform Client Tools SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office 64 SAP NetWeaver Server-Side Configuration Server Patch Level Supported Platforms ABAP Transport Single Sign-On User Authorization 70 Integrating SAP BusinessObjects and SAP NetWeaver Configuration of SAP Authentication Setting up the Publishing Process for SAP Crystal Reports Viewing Reports within the SAP System Frontend Publishing Summary Hosting SAP BEx Web Applications in SAP BusinessObjects Configuring the SSO Token Service as Part of SAP BusinessObjects 120 Summary Semantic Layer Technology SAP BusinessObjects Semantic Layer Terms Data Connectivity for SAP Landscapes Direct Access to SAP NetWeaver BW using BICS Relational Access to SAP NetWeaver BW 137

4 3.3.3 Recommendation for SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Relational Access to SAP ECC Recommendation for SAP ERP Access Summary 147 ^^^WPW^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^H Era fdimfflmwimsuvvw^wwr(ssbiplual39pi^» wimbmifa^ * 4.1 SAP Crystal Reports 2011 or SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise Crystal Reports for Enterprise and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview for SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements for SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise Creating Your First Report with SAP Crystal Report for Enterprise and SAP NetWeaver BW SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise and SAP ERP Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP ERP Data Connectivity Overview Data-Level Security Editor Creating Your First Report with SAP Crystal Reports 2011 and SAP ERP Migrating from SAP Crystal Reports 2008 to SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise Summary SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP ERP Creating Your First Report for SAP NetWeaver BW(BICS) 208 for SAP NetWeaver BW (Relational 5.4 Creating Your First Report Universe) 215

5 5.5 Migration from SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence XI 3.1 to 4.x Summary Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Creating Your First Workbook in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for Microsoft Office Summary Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements Creating Your First Workbook in SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, Edition for OLAP SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP ERP Creating Your First Dashboard with SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and Direct Access via SAP NetWeaver BW SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and Direct Access to SAP NetWeaver BW via SAP BusinessObjects Summary 290

6 9.1 SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and SAP NetWeaver BW Data Connectivity Overview Supported and Unsupported SAP NetWeaver BW Elements SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and SAP ERP Creating Your First SAP BusinessObjects Explorer I nformation 297 Space SAP BusinessObjects Explorer and Relational Access to SAP NetWeaver BW Summary 309 ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ffi^^^^^^^^^^^S 10.1 Using Live Office and Bl Web Services SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and SAP BusinessObjects Live Office SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards and Bl Web Services Summary What Is Server-Side Trust? Server-Side Trust Components Steps to Configure Server-Side Trust Configuring Your SAP Server for Server-Side Trust Deploying and Configuring the SAP Cryptographic Library Configuring Profile Parameters Configuring the Trust Manager Configuring Additional Profile Parameters Configuring Your SAP BusinessObjects System for Server-Side Trust Deploying and Configuring the SAP Cryptographic Library Generating PSE Files Importing the Certificate File with Trust Manager 341

7 SNC Access Control List Importing SAP Server PSE Files Granting Access to the PSE File Configuring SAP BusinessObjects Services SNC Options in the Central Management Console Creating Publications with SAP Crystal Reports and SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence Summary Bl Content with SAP NetWeaver Portal iviews Technical Prerequisites SAP NetWeaver Portal Configuration Steps SAP BusinessObjects-Configuration Steps Create Your First iview Integration of the Bl Launch Pad and SAP NetWeaver Portal Bl Content with Knowledge Management Technical Prerequisites SAP NetWeaver Portal-Configuration Steps Setting Up Your Repository Using the Repository Manager Summary Tracing for SAP BusinessObjects Services and Applications Data Connectivity Steps to Validate the Configuration Tracing SAP Crystal Reports 2011 Data Connectivity Tracing Data Connectivity based on Bl Consumer Services Validating Metadata Validating the Results Single Sign-On and Authentication Steps to Validate the Configuration Tracing 416

8 13.4 Publishing SAP Crystal Reports Steps to Validate the Configuration Tracing Publications Steps to Validate the Configuration Tracing Performance General Performance Considerations BEx Query Design Summary Summary The Author Index