Import Data Connection to an SAP BW or SAP BW/4HANA System

How to create a connection that allows you to import models from an SAP Business Warehouse (BW) system.

Prerequisites

You are connecting to an SAP BW system, version 7.3x or higher, an SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 system, SP4 or higher, or an SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 system, SP0 or higher.
You have completed ONE of the following setup options:
- Performed setup using the SAP Analytics Cloud Agent Simple Deployment Kit. For more information, see SAP Analytics Cloud Agent Simple Deployment Kit.
  Note
  The SAP Java Connector (JCo) must be installed using the instructions in the Post-Setup Guide included in the kit.
- Performed a manual setup of the following required components:
  1. The Cloud Connector must be installed. For more information, see Installing the Cloud Connector.
  2. The SAP Analytics Cloud agent must be installed. For more information, see Installing SAP Analytics Cloud Agent.
  3. The SAP JCo must be installed. For more information, see Installing the SAP Java Connector (JCo).
  4. The Cloud Connector must be configured. For more information, see Configuring the Cloud Connector.
  5. The SAP Analytics Cloud agent must be configured in SAP Analytics Cloud For more information, see Configuring SAP Analytics Cloud Agent.

You've assigned the required SAP BW authorizations.

R/3 Role Maintenance - PFCG

Select role (or create a new one)
Authorizations tab - Display/Change Authorization Data
The following authorizations are needed for BW connections. The first table summarizes the RFC authorizations, while the second table focuses on the R/3 authorization objects required for BW.

Authorization Object	Activity	Name of RFC Object	Type of RFC Object	Comments
S_RFC	Execute	RFCPING	Function Module	Required for creating a connection - Function module RFCPING is called to verify that the connection exists. Error message: Proper error message is shown.
S_RFC	Execute	BICS_CONS_SET_GET_SESSION_PROP DDIF_FIELDINFO_GET RFC_GET_FUNCTION_INTERFACE RSBOLAP_BICS_STATISTIC_INFO RSOBJS_GET_NODES RSOBJS_GET_SUPPORTED_TYPES RSOBJS_INIT	Function Module	Required for searching queries. An empty list is returned when the user is not authorized to access these function modules. Error message: No error message is shown.
S_RFC	Execute	RSBOLAP_BICS_PROVIDER RSBOLAP_BICS_PROVIDER_VAR	Function Group	Required for executing a query/reading the metadata and data.

Authorization Object	Authorizations	Value	Comments
S_RS_AUTH	BIAUTH	MU_BW_3	Name of the BW authorization object defined in transaction RSECADMIN. Required for executing the query/reading the data. Not required for searching the queries.
S_RS_COMP	ACTVT RSINFOAREA RSINFOCUBE RSZCOMPID RSZCOMPTP	Display,Execute BUSINESSOBJECTS_QA Z_BOBJ QRY_VAR_H_MDT_HNM_MDT Query	Activity Display is required for searching the BW objects. Activities Display and Execute are required for executing a query/reading query data - Restriction to specific info areas, cubes, or queries possible. Example: only query QRY_VAR_H_MDT_HNM_MDT on cube Z_SAP is visible.
S_RS_COMP1	ACTVT RSZCOMPID RSZCOMPTP RSZOWNER	Display, Execute QRY_VAR_H_MDT_HNM_MDT Query *	Activity Display is required for searching for BW objects. Activities Display and Execute are required for executing a query/reading the query data - Restriction to specific queries and/or owners possible.

From the side navigation, choose Connections (Add Connection).
The Select a data source dialog will appear.
Expand Acquire Data and select SAP BW.
In the New BW Connection dialog, enter the following information:
1. In the Connection Information section, add a Connection Name and Description.
2. In the Data Source Configuration section, select the Location of your Cloud Connector from the list.
3. Enter the Application Server, System Number, Client ID, and Language.
4. Enter the User ID and the Password for your SAP BW system.
  
  Note
  If you want to share the credential details, select the option Share these credentials when sharing this connection. Otherwise, users will need to enter their own credentials in order to use the connection. If you don't share your credentials, users will be able to edit their credentials at any time without having to start a data acquisition process.
Note

Select the Enable users to schedule for story publishing option if you want to let your users schedule the publishing of stories.

Note

To export data back to an SAP BW or SAP BW/4HANA System, see the OData Services procedure in Export Models and Data.
Choose Create.
The new connection is added to the list of connections on the Connections screen.