Introduction
The SAP BPC NetWeaver connector uses SAP .NetConnector which creates a direct connection to the SAP BPC NetWeaver cube.The following architecture picture shows the system components:
MDX
This connector generates internally MDX queries to retrieve the data from SAP BPC NetWeaver, which are translated into ABAP function calls. Read more on MDX trouble shooting here: Turn on MDX Logging to investigate data or performance issues
Connectivity
The connection to SAP BPC NetWeaver is managed in the /wiki/spaces/CXO/pages/2806776143 specify the following fields:
- Server/SystemNumberr: the IP address of the NetWeaver serverand the open port from the range 3300-3399.
- Client: The client number
- Cube: The technical name of the SAP BPC NetWeaver cube
- Username & Password: Then name and password of the user on SAP BPC NetWeaver system.
Use the check button to check if the connection can be made.
Configure CXO-Cockpit to run on SAP BPC
In order to successfully run CXO-Cockpit on an SAP BPC NetWeaver application the following additional configuration is required.
- Dimension Mapping: all of the CXO Core Dimensions need to be mapped
- Sometimes it is required to use Dimension Splits in order to get all required dimensions. Specify dimension splits first then map the dimensions.
- Set the Period Frequencies table
- Correct any Dimension Variable errors
Installation Prerequisites
You can find the Installation Prerequisites file for SAP BPC NetWeaver in this article.
See also
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