BO Designer SDK

Hi,
We have an old piece of software, written in Visual Basic 6, which uses the BO Designer SDK (COM API) in order to build big universes from scratch.
We've been asked to develop another sofware providing the same features. It will have to work with BO XIR2 and XI 3.
Questions :
1°) Is the Designer COM SDK still supported ? Should it be used ? A SAP Employee said the Designer SDK was retired in BO XI 3 (here : ).
2°) If the BO Designer COM SDK can still be used, what languages can call such an API ? Dotnet ? Java ?
3°) If this SDK isn't maintained anymore, do you see any other way to add/modify lots of classes and objects in an universe, based on the dynamic content of a database ?
Thanks

The BusinessObjects Enterprise COM SDK has been deprecated and is no longer available for XI 3.x
The BusinessObjects Designer SDK is still available - it's called the Desktop Intelligence Designer SDK. Still COM based.
However, unlike version 6.5 and previous, the XI version isn't entirely Automation safe - so VBScript won't work.
VBA is still the language of choice - the SDK itself isn't tested via .NET COM-Interop, so if you go .NET, you're on untested ground.
But if you're moving to XI 3.x, I'd recommend looking at other reporting technologies, such as Web Intelligence.
Sincerely,
Ted Ueda

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How does one add tables to an existing universe using COM designer SDK.

Morning All
How does one add tables to an existing universe using COM designer SDK. I have tried:
objUniverse.Tables.Add (strTable_Name)
but get "Cannot create Table" error.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Anita

Hi Anita,
-Use the Add method to add classes and objects to an existing universe using a VB 6 application.
Adding a Class
Definition: Function Add(Name As String) As Class
Syntax: NameOfClassesVariable.Add
Adding an Object Instance
Definition: Function Add(Name As String, [ClassName As String]) As Object
Syntax: NameOfObjectsVariable.Add(name, [class])
- name is the name of the object.
- class is the name of the class containing the object. This parameter should be used in cases where more than one objects exist with the same name.
Sample Visual Basic 6 Code
Dim DesApp As Designer.Application
'MODIFY AND EXPORT CLASSES AND OBJECTS OF AN EXISTING UNIVERSE
Sub modify_and_export_universe()
Dim DesUnv As Designer.Universe
Dim DesCls As Designer.Class
Dim DesObj As Designer.Object
Dim DesDBCol As Designer.DBColumn
Dim DBColName As String
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'Login to designer
Call DesApp.LogonDialog
'Make sure to log on with your administrator profile
'e.g : "hostname","username", "password","Enterprise"
'Make Designer application visible
DesApp.Visible = True
'This line disable warning messages from Designer
DesApp.Interactive = False
'to Open locally the universe you want to modify
'Set DesUnv = DesApp.Universes.Open("club_uni")
'Use OpenFromEnterprise method (Universes Class) to import a universe from the repository and opens it
Set DesUnv = DesApp.Universes.OpenFromEnterprise("Universes", "club_uni", False)
'Add a valid connection which already exists
DesUnv.Connection = "club"
'open the universe
'Call DesApp.Universes.Open("club_universe")
'Add the table Account and refresh the view in the main window
Set DesTab = DesUnv.DBTables.Item("Customer").Insert
DesUnv.ArrangeTables
'Add a class
Set DesCls = DesUnv.Classes.Add("Class MyCustomer")
'Looping through all the fields of the DB Table Account
For Each DesDBCol In DesUnv.DBTables.Item("Customer").DBColumns
'Store name of the column
    DBColName = DesDBCol.Name
     'Add an object to the class
    Set DesObj = DesCls.Objects.Add("Obj " & DBColName)
     'Affect a field to the object
    DesObj.Select = "Customer" & "." & DBColName
Next
'Save the existing universe with the same name club_uni or you can change
DesUnv.SaveAs "club_uni"
MsgBox "Universe created and saved Class MyCustomer has been added!!"
'Close the universe
UnvFullName = DesUnv.FullName
MsgBox "The UniverseFilePath is " & UnvFullName
'Close the universe
DesUnv.Close
'This line disable warning messages from Designer
DesApp.Interactive = False
'Export the universe to the CMS DB (to the last universe folder)
'Make sure you save the universe before exporting it
Call DesApp.Universes.Export("Universes", UnvFullName)
MsgBox "This document has been exported successfully !!"
'Close designer
DesApp.Quit
Set DesApp = Nothing
End Sub
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Deepti Bajpai

Where's the Designer SDK developer guide?

I'm doing some testing to see how hard it would be to programmatically build a universe based on our existing meta data. I'm able to open existing universes, but I'm having trouble exporting. When I call Universes.Export(), I get an exception that simply states, "Unable to export universe."
Why is the Designer SDK the only SDK without a developer guide?
Can anybody provide me with some sample code that builds a new universe and exports it (preferably in C#).
Thanks,
-- Trey

Hello Deepti,
Thank you for your response. However, that page doesn't have a link to the Designer SDK Developer Guide. I've found this page: https://boc.sdn.sap.com/developer/library
Notice that the only SDK without a developer guide is the Designer SDK. I'm really starting to wonder how much it is actually used.
Like I mentioned in my previous post, I can open existing universes, but I'm having trouble exporting. I just get an ambiguous error message stating that it "cannot export universe". The documentation is not up to date with the API I'm using. I'm seeing that the method signatures have changed on a few of the methods. Plus, it appears that some of the methods need to be called in a specific order for them to succeed. Without the source or good documentation, the task is pretty frustrating.
I'm trying to create a universe programmatically and then export it. Anybody have a code example?
-- Trey

Universe will be overwritten-designer sdk

Hi there,
I have a wierd problem:
I am writting a program (using excel 2007 vba-designer 3.1) that basically copies universe elements (such as objects) from one universe to another.
It is quite simple, but because of an unknown reason after using the universes.open method the universe looses it`s ID and therefore when exporting it to the repository I get the following message:
"if you continue the existing universe will be overwritten"
I did the following:
1. import universe A from the repository
2. manually erase all objects
3. runing the script that copies objects\joins\contextes from universe b
4.export universe A and get "if you continue the existing universe will be overwritten"
Please note that I do not copy any of the universe properites , I just copy objects\joins\contexts
Somehow the SDK erases the universe ID
Any thoughts?
Cheers

I'm trying to understand how you came across that the Universe was losing its ID.
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Using a CWM format XML as datastore; COM SDK to read the file and create Universe

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We are in the process of migrating from a metadata store to BusinessObjects Universe and the plan is to use Java/COM SDK to accomplish that. We have run into limitations with both the SDKs. Java SDK doesn't provide that facility and using COM SDK we are trying to read from a XML file (metadata in CWM format) and create the universe but so far haven't been successful. If the (Universe)Designer can read a CWM format xml file (say created from BODS) we are wondering why can't a customer made COM program do the same.
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Thanks

I have written C#.NET code to build universes on the fly using the Designer SDK with no problems. However, I wasn't using CWM formatted data to do this.
I have two suggestions for you:
1. Since not all of the functionality in the Designer tool seems to be available through the SDK, can you parse the CWM xml file in your code and build the universe based on the data instead of trying have Designer build it?
2. Since you're using Java, you may get better answers by posting this question in the Java SDK Application Development space here: http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/java-sdk
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From the header of this forum suspect you posted to an incorrect place:
Forum: Other SAP BusinessObjects Development
This forum is dedicated to all other development-related questions which
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products, or technologies which do not fall under BusinessObjects Enterprise,
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Hello,
I am looking for a way to automate the creation of access restriction within universe.
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For information I use Business Objects XIR2 with SP3
Thanks for any help or answer

Creation/Modification of Universe Access Restrictions is not part of the Universe Designer SDK, but part of the BusinessObjects Enterprise SDK.
It requires sending requests to the CMS using the SDK to get User and UserGroup information.
For the COM-based version of the Enterprise SDK, the object is known as Overload, and described here:
[http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXIR2SP2/en/en/BOE_SDK/boesdk_com_doc/doc/boesdk_com_doc/CrystalEnterpriseOverloadPluginLibrary.html#1351377]
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    conopt 3 use_l_bal      0
    conopt 3 use_sapgui     0
    client                  800
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    language                E
    trace                   0
L-GetCodePage (DEFAULT-CP) rc = 0: 1100
Here the username is correct:
>>> RfcOpenEx ...
Got following connect_param string:
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Send RFCHEADER: 01/LIT/IEEE/SPACE/4110
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000170 | 8199E381 99E38281 01110117 000C905F |..............._|
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Please note the header of this forum: "This forum is dedicated to all other development-related questions which are not directly addressed by other forums. This includes Business Objects SDKs, products, or technologies which do not fall under BusinessObjects Enterprise, BusinessObjects Edge, Crystal Reports Server, or Crystal Reports (for example Desktop Intelligence SDK, Universe Designer SDK, Portal Integration Kits, Java User Function Libraries, and other third party technologies or development languages). "
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This forum is dedicated to all other development-related questions which are not directly addressed by other forums. This includes Business Objects SDKs, products, or technologies which do not fall under BusinessObjects Enterprise, BusinessObjects Edge, Crystal Reports Server, or Crystal Reports (for example Desktop Intelligence SDK, Universe Designer SDK, Portal Integration Kits, Java User Function Libraries, and other third party technologies or development languages).
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Please note the header of this forum: "This forum is dedicated to all other development-related questions which are not directly addressed by other forums. This includes Business Objects SDKs, products, or technologies which do not fall under BusinessObjects Enterprise, BusinessObjects Edge, Crystal Reports Server, or Crystal Reports (for example Desktop Intelligence SDK, Universe Designer SDK, Portal Integration Kits, Java User Function Libraries, and other third party technologies or development languages). "
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Thanks
Nirabhra

Hi Nirabhra,
I don't think this is possible with the Web Services SDK.
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[http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/bodessdk.chm]
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Unable to get delta observation,

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Auxiliary Selection criteria structure
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zerzet
zland1
zkunnr
zlgort
zposnv
zmatnr
znetpr
waerk
zkpein
zkmein
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As per the description of this forum at the top of the page I do not think this is posted correctly:
This forum is dedicated to all other development-related questions which are not directly addressed by other forums. This includes Business Objects SDKs, products, or technologies which do not fall under BusinessObjects Enterprise, BusinessObjects Edge, Crystal Reports Server, or Crystal Reports (for example Desktop Intelligence SDK, Universe Designer SDK, Portal Integration Kits, Java User Function Libraries, and other third party technologies or development languages).
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