IDT On Top of HANA

In this document I am going to show you how to create universe on Analytic View/Calculation View using
Information Design Tool of SAP Business Objects

This includes below major tasks
1. Create new project in IDT
2. Create Relation Connection to HANA
3. Publish the connection to Repository
4. Create Data Foundation
5. Create Business Layer (Universe)
6. Publish the Universe to Repository
To create the new project in IDT, click on Create and select Project.

Give the Name of the Project and click on Finish

Now right click on project and select Relational Connection

Give the Connection Name and Click on Next.

Select the driver as SAP >> SAP HANA >> JDBC Driver

Now click on Next to proceed further.
Provide the connection parameters as below and click on Test Connection.

Now we can see .cnx connection under the new project we have created. We should have .cns(Secured) connection
to publish the universe to Repository.
Once we publish this .cnx connection to repository, we will get .cns connection.
Right Click on the connection and select Publish Connection to Repository

Provide the BO Connection Parameters (Repository, Username and Password) and click on next

Select the folder in which you want to publish this connection and click on Finish

Click on 'Yes' to create short cut for .cns connection under our project in IDT.

Now you can see .cns connection available in the project we have created.

Now right click on Project >> New >> Data Foundation

Provide Data Foundation Technical Name and click on Next.

One of the new feature available in IDT is we can create universe on multiple sources also. In our scenario, as the
source is single system (HANA) select single and click on Next

Now in the next screen you will get the list available connection to create universe (Both .cnx and .cns).
If you select .cnx connection, you can not publish the universe to Repository (can be used as local universe)
If you select .cns (secured) connection, you can publish the universe to Repository.
I am going to select .cns connection and click on finish

In the middle screen you will have the HANA system connected and the list or users and associated tables. The
USER to which you have connected will be highlighted with Bold letters.

For the models we create in HANA, the columns views will be under SYS_BIC Schema.
Now drill down the schema SYS_BIC and double click on column view hana-training/AN_SALES_DETAILS

Note: Naming Convention of column view is <package_name>/<analytic_view>
We can also create Data Foundation on more than one column views also. In such cases we have to define the
joining conditions between the selected views.
As we have one view in our scenario, click on save to save the data foundation.
Now the data foundation will be available in our project.

Create Business Layer:
Right click on Project >> New Business Layer

Select the Connection as Relational Connection (type your .cns connection) and click on Next

Mention the technical name and click on next.

In this screen we have to select Data Foundation on which you want to create Business Layer. Then click on finish.
Note: Remove the check for Automatically create folders and objects

Now we have to decide which fields need to work as dimensions (Attributes/Characteristics) and which has to work
as Measures (Key Figures).
To give better look to the universe, create one folder for Dimensions and one for Measures.
Right click on the business layer >> New >> Folder

Now drag and drop the attributes into Dimension folder and measures into measure folder.
The Business layer should look like below

By default, measure also will be work as attributes. Right click on each measure >> turn into measures with
aggregation >> select the aggregation.

Now the final universe should be as below and save it.

Publish universe to the Repository:
Right click on Business layer >> Publish >> to Repository

Integrity check can be done here before you publish the universe. Warnings can be ignored

Click on next and select the folder in which you want to publish your universe and click on finish.

You will get popup as shown above means your universe has been published successfully to repository.
Now you can use this universe in the reporting tools to design the reports.
Hope this document helps
Regards,
Bharat

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In this document I am going to show you how to create universe on Analytic View/Calculation View using

Information Design Tool of SAP Business Objects

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