Creating new universe from a pre-existent one and replicate Reports
Hi, I was asked to create a new set of reports similar as existing reports but pointing to a different database with some differences to the original. I don't wanted recreate it from scratch, so I...
View ArticleUniverse on Peoplesoft
Hello all,anyone was able to create a universe on top of Peoplesoft directly?when i try to create a connection i can not find the connection to Peoplesoft, i can see the Oracle EBS one under oracle,...
View ArticleMiddleware driver selection absent
Hi , I had installed SAP BuinsessObjects 32-bit client SP04 on 64-bit machine. When i try to create universe in IDT and create new relational connection it is not showing me available drivers list....
View ArticleSAP BW OLE DB Provider
Hi everybody, Actually I read cubes using MDX queries via SAP BW OLE DB Provider from QlikView (BI suite), but I need to know if is possible to read master data via MDX and via OLE DB. Has Anybody had...
View ArticleWhere Condition issue in IDT
Hello Gurus, I am not that familiar with relational warehousing, I am trying to create a report over infoset using UNX unviverse. I need a measure in the infoset to be divided into multiple buckets...
View ArticleUnable to create Measures in IDT 4.0 in universe on MS SSAS 2012
Hi all, we are building WebI reports (BI Suite 4.0) on MS SSAS 2012 (SQL Server Analysis Services). After creating an OLAP Universe, we see all data as Dimensions, even though many are numerical, and...
View ArticleHow to use delimitation overrides?
Hi, I have DB's in different environments with the same structures but different names. When I change my universe connection from one DB to another I need to change the qualifier of all the tables in...
View ArticleTimestamp diff () in IDT
Hello experts , I need to find difference in years between the current time stamp and REF_DT time stamp . I figured to use now() function to get current time stamp . The is the expression i...
View ArticleUnable insert the tables in universe designer
Hi , I try to insert the tables in universe designer ( existing universe) , I am able to view the tables in database. Business objects xi r3.1 sp5 and fixpack 5.3Tomcat 5.5Sqlserver 2008oracle 10g...
View ArticleIDT MS SQL Server Trusted Connection - OLE DB
Hi All,i have a scenario where i need to create an OLE DB connection to SQL Server Database 2008 R2the connection using Windows Authentication, so it has to go with Trusted Connection.i can create an...
View ArticleBI 4.0 connnection export to repository
Hi Experts, We have created the relation connnection under Repository resources but when I export the connection to repository the option is grayedout. Can any one provide inputs on this issue....
View ArticleBex query prompts showing in Webi report
Hi Experts, We have created Bex query with no filters for Billing doc date in characteristic restrictions in query designer, but when I run the query for any object in Webi rich client, Billing doc...
View ArticleInformation Design Tool direct to ECC infosets in list limit
Hi Experts I have been building webi reports direct from ECC using a multi source universe which queries infosets via data federator. I have found it to be very useful and a great alternative to...
View ArticleBest side option for Joins in IDT
Gurus, I'm trying to find the Best Side option for Joins in IDT like what we had in Designer and that would join the tables in a cleaner way. I didn't find it yet. Screen shot of the option in Universe...
View ArticleNot able to get data without a Context
Hi Experts, I have a Universe on BO 4.0, Say I have 2 or 3 tables with direct joins (simple joins), but when I pull out objects from these 3 different tables, The SQL in the Webi takes multiple paths...
View ArticleIDT: multisource universe with function module and BEx query?
Hi, I would like to create a new multisouce universe in Information Design Tool containing a function module from an R/3 system and a BEx query from a BW system. So I created a relational connection...
View ArticleBO4 - Exporting universe to backup/qa environment
Hi, We wish to have copy of universe on our test/qa platform and to this end we export the universe concerned from development to qa/test environment. The only difference is that the test and...
View ArticleHANA CASE expression in Filters in IDT
Hello!We have some problems in IDT while universe design.Our universe is on SAP HANA.We want to use something like CASE logic in filter. When we use expression like (CASE WHEN (A=B) then column1 ELSE...
View ArticleBO4 - Changing universe connection parameter/property in idt not taking effect
Hi, Using bo4 sp6 and have 2 environmenets (dev + prod). Have same universe in each and same connection name. Thought we could simply login to th edev system in reporsitory resources in idt and change...
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BO4 - problem saving changes to connection in IDT
Hi, Changing the connection parameters in Repository Resources connection and when try and save get the message below. Looked at cmc and don't see and don't see any such servers/services - we have...
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