Extended Live Data Connections to SAP HANA

You can copy an existing Extended HANA Live Connection from your Embedded SAP Analytics Cloud tenant to your Enterprise SAP Analytics Cloud tenant.

Context

To create Extended HANA Live Connections through Copy Connection, follow the steps mentioned.

Procedure

  1. In the Connections page, select the (Add) icon.

    Two options are displayed:

    1. Create New Connection
    2. Copy Connection
  2. Select Copy Connection.

    The Clone Extended HANA Live Connection window appears.

  3. Select application from the dropdown available.

    In this example, SAP Sucessfactors is selected.

  4. Enter the URL for the selected application.
  5. Enter Company ID for the selected application.
    1. The Sign In button gets activated when the Company ID is entered.
    2. If SSO is enabled, once you select Sign In, you are signed in automatically.

      If not, a Log on dialog appears. Provide user credentials to log in.

      You can view all the available connections once you sign in.

  6. The SAP Analytics Cloud window appears with the listed Clone Connections.
  7. Select the listed connection, and click Next to copy it.
    Note

    If the connection already exists in the tenant, an error message as below is displayed.

  8. Select the connection you want to clone and select Create.
    Note

    Name and Description of the connection can be edited as per need.

    The connection to be copied is created.
  9. The new connection details are displayed in the Clone Summary page.
    Note

    Click the Back button to go back and edit the properties (if needed).

  10. Click Finish to complete the workflow.
  11. Click the (Refresh) icon in the Connections page to view the new connection created.

Results

You have created a new Extended HANA Live Connection.