This document provides steps to configure a database connection from SAP BI/BW to a SQL Server or Oracle database. It describes how to open the database in SQL Server, create a table, enter sample data, and configure the database connection in SAP BI using transaction code DBCO. Key steps include specifying the logical system name, database type, user credentials, and extracting a table for analysis in SAP BI.

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Summary
This Article demonstrates the step by step process for creating RFC Connection with Database (DB Connect)
Author: Obaidullah Shaikh
Company: AG Technologies
Created on: 16 August 2011
Author Bio
Obaidullah shaikh is a SAP BI Consultant with AG Technologies. He has good skill in technical areas (ABAP)
and he has experience of multiple custome reports development and has experience of Migration/upgradation
projects as wel.

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Contents
Database Connection with SAP BI/BW (DB connect) ........................................................................................3
Open SQL Server............................................................................................................................................3
Use Windows Authentication ..........................................................................................................................4
Create table in SQL .....................................................................................................................................................4
Enter the Column Name and its data types..................................................................................................................5
Right on the table.........................................................................................................................................................5
Select Open Table to enter the values in the table ......................................................................................................5
Enter the values like Excel Sheet and Save it..............................................................................................................6
In BW System, go to Source System .................................................................................................................6
In BI, DBCO T-Code is used to configure the Database connect...................................................................6
Click on New Entries....................................................................................................................................................6
For SQL:- .....................................................................................................................................................................7
For Oracle:-..................................................................................................................................................................7
Right click on DB Connect ..............................................................................................................................7
Select Create ...............................................................................................................................................................7
Enter the Logical system Name & Description.............................................................................................................8
Enter the DBMS...........................................................................................................................................................8
User Name of DBMS Server........................................................................................................................................8
Password of same .......................................................................................................................................................8
Create Data source.........................................................................................................................................9
In Extraction tab, Specify the table of the database.....................................................................................................9
Related Content................................................................................................................................................11
Disclaimer and Liability Notice..........................................................................................................................12

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Open SQL Server

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Use Windows Authentication
Create table in SQL

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Enter the Column Name and its data types
Right on the table
Select Open Table to enter the values in the table

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Enter the values like Excel Sheet and Save it
In BW System, go to Source System
In BI, DBCO T-Code is used to configure the Database connect
Click on New Entries

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For SQL:-
Conn Info:- MSSQL_SERVER=AGTSAPR3BI MSSQL_DBNAME=TEST OBJECT_SOURCE=dbo
Application Server AGTSAPR3BI
Database TEST
Schema dbo
For Oracle:-
Conn Info:- SSID=<SSID of Source Database>;SAPDBHOST=<Name of the host on which
Database is running>
Right click on DB Connect
Select Create

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Enter the Logical system Name & Description
Enter the DBMS
User Name of DBMS Server
Password of same

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Create Data source
In Extraction tab, Specify the table of the database

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Related Content
Data Transfer with DB Connect
http://www.saptechnical.com/Tutorials/BI/DBConnect/Index.htm
For more information, visit the EDW homepage

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