Steps To Connect BODS and SAP

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The key steps involve copying specific files to directories on the SAP server, logging into SAP to start the import, and creating a data store in BODS with connection details.

The steps include copying specific files to directories on the SAP server, logging into SAP transactions STMS and SE37, and observing the status of the import.

The STMS transaction should be used to import the transport request by double clicking on the queue, adding the request, and starting the import.

Steps to Connect BODS and SAP:

Go to the below directory in the Dataservices Application Server.

D:\Program Files (x86)\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Data


Services\Admin\R3_Functions\transport

(We require the below files to get connected to SAP ECC and view the metadata of SAP ECC from SAP
Dataservices)

copy K900086.R63(co-file) and paste in D:\usr\sap\trans\cofiles

Copy R900086.R63(data-file) in the same directory and paste in D:\usr\sap\trans\data


Logon to SAP ECC :
Go to transaction STMS.

Press F5 or click on Truck icon under Transport management system.

Under Queue, double click on our system name. for example EH4.
Go to Extras in the toolbar>other requests>Add.

You will see a popup window as Add Transport Request to Import Queue.

Press F4.

You will see popup window with a single tab Restrictions, under this tab you should notice our co-file
R63K900086.

Click on Tick mark

Click Yes.

Select Queue tab then select Start Import at upper left corner or simply press Ctrl+F9.
Enter target client 800, and select radio button Immediate.

Click on continue(Tick) mark.

Observe tick mark under St(status)


Goto /nSE37.

Press F4.

Press Enter.

Click on Test/Execute or press F8.


Again click F8.

Click on (Save)Continue or press Enter.

You will notice a screen Test Function Module: Result Screen.

In BODS Environment
Logon to BODS and login to Designer

Creation of SAP Application Datastore

Go to Designer and create new Data store .


You will see Create New Data Store window.

there, fill the following details:

Data Store Name: SAP_DS (some meaning full name)

Data Store Type: SAP Applications

Application Server: XXXXX (ECC app server details, we should get from
basis/customer)

User name: XXXXX (we should get from basis/customer)


Password: XXXX (we should get from basis/customer)

Click on Advanced>> tab and fill the following details.

ABAP Execution option: Generate and execute (this detail depends upon the box
which we are using)

Client No:800

System No:15

Data Transfer method: Shared Directory

Working directory on SAP server: D:\usr\sap\<XXXXX>\work\BODS Data (we


should get from basis/customer)

Application path to the shared directory: D:\usr\sap\<XXXXX>\work\BODS


Data (we should get from basis/customer)

Click Apply.

Click Ok

Note that the Data store (SAP_DS) name in Local object library, under datastores.

We have successfully established connection between BODS and SAP ECC and now we can get SAP
table data.

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