Introduction

The SAP BPC HANA connector uses the SAP HANA Data Provider for Microsoft ADO.NET which creates a direct connection to a SAP HANA cube. The following architecture picture shows the system components:

MDX

This connector generates internally MDX queries to retrieve the data from SAP HANA. Read more on MDX trouble shooting here: Turn on MDX Logging to investigate data or performance issues

Connectivity

The connection to SAP HANA is managed in the /wiki/spaces/CXO/pages/2806776143 specify the following fields:

• Hana server / port: the IP address or the server name of the HANA server and the port. /54 refers to port 35415.
• Schema: the Schema on the HANA server where the proper OLAP Views are stored
• Cube: the Cube-name
• Username: HANA db user authorized to access the Cube
• Password: the password for this user

Use the check button to check if the connection can be made.

Configure CXO to run on SAP HANA

In order to successfully run CXO on an SAP HANA 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