Business Objects to pull Cognos data

Hi All,
I would like to know whether anyway to pull Cognos data into Business Objects?
1. Pull data thru Universe from Cognos Cubes?
2. Pull data using Crystal reports from Cognos Cubes?
3. Or any otehr method of pulling data from Cognos Cubes?
If nothing is possible I would have to explore using the RDBMS Tables to build Universe, WebI and then present in Xcelsius. Anybody is aware of getting data from Cognos?
Thanks in advance.
Alex.

You need to create a universe based on the RDBMS source. Look at the COGNOS data flow to create universe. Have you found any other leads?

Similar Messages

How to increase the number of data Business Object can pull for a report?

Hi,
I would like to ask around how to increase the number of data Business Object can pull for a report. I have a report which pulls data depending on the date range (ex. From 01/01/2007 - 01/10/2007). But, when the data that is pulled exceeds 5000, the report fails. Is there anyway to increase the number of data that BO can pull?
Thanks

Bobby,
to my knowledge we can't change that. Let me explain this, we have setting in the source system for DS default Data Transfer. there we will assign the processes. if you want to assign 4 you need to change the setting in the source system. For flat files we can change in BW System. We can maintain the setting in the Infopackage level(wht we are assigned in the Source System), but we can't change the process.
in order to check the setting in source system SBIW--> General Settings --> Control Parameters for Data Transfer.
we need to change here, this will effect to all the Data Sources. Before making changes check with your basis.
All the best.
Regards,
Nagesh Ganisetti.

Two Business Objects to fill a Data Grid/table using Anchors?

Hi,
I have a SAP standard tile were a table (grid) is filled by an Business Object. I want to add an additional column and retrieve the value from another Business Object.
My questions
1) Can I use Anchors to automatically set the relationship between two Business Objects A & B, so that I can just Drag & Drop an additional field from Business Object B to the DataGrid of Business Object A in the design screen without writing additional code?
2) Some BO's do come with a predefined relationship to other BO's, but in the case of I have to write a supply function do I have to use a specific "Data Source Type" such as "Business Object", "BusinessQuery" or "Business CollectioN"?
3) I already tried to write a supply function, but I realized that the system does return for some BO's or BS's a object instance, if I call "gFactory.newBusinessQuery". Is there any logic/restriction behind?
I know I can use RowLoaded2 and a unbound column, but I want to know if this approach is also possible?
Thank you for any help,
Regards,
Andreas

Hi Andreas,
The answer to your question is YES. You can very well do it without any changes at the code level.
The scenerio can be implemented using a concept called JointField Mapping in MAS.
Scenerio 1 :
If you want to display the extra field from another BO in a list tile on the click of a search button from the search tile , then
Please do the following :
1. Select the Busines Query that you have associated to the search tile and go to properties from the View Designer.
2. In the properties, Click on the Joint Field Mapping and select the BO where the extra field id present and select the primary key, Segment Field associated, (extra field)BO Property that you want to display in the list tile.
2. Add a new control (new Field) in the List tile - ie, From the Toolbox (Tileset COntrols).
3.Go to properties of the newly added control. Associate the anchor as the same achor as the list tile was pointing to earlier. for eg : Y_BOCAPGEN.
4. Then Go to BCOLFieldName property and give the property name as the newly added BO property name(New field).
After everything is modelled, You will be able to see the extra field in your application!!!!
NOTE : Ofcourse, After the Successful generation.
Scenerio 2 :
If you want to display an Extra Field in a Detail tile,
1. Go to Relationship of the BO from the Detail tile and go to properties.
2. In the properties, You can find the Joint Field Mapping porperty.
3. This property is again modelled as explained in scenerio 1.
Hope, It would have definetly helped and answered your query.
Have a good day!!
Best Regards,
Vignesh Ravikumar.

Code for Custom Business Object and Adding/Updating Data

Hi,
I would like to update/insert data thru Custom Business Object to sql Server.Pls let me know is it possible in MSA.If yes I would appreciate if you can share the code/Process in this forum.
Thanks and Regds
Harish

Harish
Depending on what data you update you need to do the following:
If updating SAP tables or customer tables which are an extension of a SAP object like business partner, material, activity or similar:
1. Create the extension of the data object via the easy enhancement workbench (EEWB). This will also create mapping functionality from MSA to CRM Server and extend the BDocs.
2. Go to the BDoc modeler. Find the sBDoc for data exchange (type Write BDoc), that contains your object and check whether the new segment is there.
3. In the Mobile Application Studio (MAS) you can now create a custom business object related to the standard sBDoc mentioned in 2 which is mapped to the new segment. This way the data exchange happens together with the main object
4. Drag & drop the fields of the new BO to a new tile, and link that tile to the existing main object in the UI via the appropriate relation.
If you would create a new business object / BDoc for a set of attributes belonging to a main object and not use an extension of the existing BDoc then the data would get its own flow and when replicating it would not come together with the main data. This can lead to data inconsistencies and in surplus effort administrating this data.
If you have your own objects not related to a SAP object, you can do it the following way:
1. Create your own table(s)
2. Create a Write sBDoc on the table(s)
3. Create BO's on each BDoc segment / table
4. (as above)
Hope this helps,
Kai

SAP Business Objects 4.1 - American Date Format Issue

This issue is something that keeps arising, if your viewing a crystal report, or building a new Webi report in 4.1 and viewing it, the date format seems to come out as M/D/YYYY HH:MM:SS, this never happened in 4.0.
I will give an example, today I updated a 4.0 to 4.1 using the update path in a development server, and updated to 4.1 SP03 which is the latest. When I decided to write a Web Intelligence Report or create a Crystal report and publish this, all the date formats came out in American date format, and not the standard English one DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS anymore. However if I go to the Live server which I haven't yet updated and is still on 4.0 SP04 Patch 11 and perform exactly the same its in English format as it always was.
Can someone please enlighten me to what has changed from 4.0 to 4.1 in terms of configuration regarding the date formats changing.
My server regional settings are English, and using the default GMT date time, so is my machine. 4.0 works 4.1 doesn't work the same.
I have tried changing the .prm files in the connectionserver\dataaccess folder as well, this doesn't seem to make a difference and also used LOV's in universe objects and when using these in prompts you get ameican format. I have also changed the preferences in the BI Launch Pad to view English locale and the GMT date time for Greenwich Mean Time.
Please can someone advise or suggest where I am going wrong here and how to solve this.
Many Thanks

Thanks for your quick response. I have done the check on the universe design tool. I have tried the options - Migration forced and set English (UK). I purged the LOVs and refreshed. No luck as yet. Checked the locale and seems to be fine. When i change the BI launchpad - Web Intelligence preferences to HTML, then the LOV displays correctly - dd/mm/yyyy. The behaviour only occurs when displaying LOV in Applet mode. Maybe will have to look at some Java settings. Thanks
Added Update- I created a variable =GetPreferredViewingLocale() and tested in WEBI Report with a date object. When I use the BI launchpad Web intelligence Preference to HTML - it display EN_GB. When I use the BI launchpad Web intelligence Preference to Applet - it display EN_US. It seems to be taking preferred viewing locale as US in applet mode is there a way to fix this please.
Added Update - It was a bug on Infoview and has been resolved on SP4 . The ADAPT Ref is ADAPT01718291. Just finished testing on UAT, going Live next week with SP4.

How to extract Cognos Data into Business Objects?

Hi All,
I would like to know whether anyway to pull Cognos data into Business Objects?
1. Pull data thru Universe from Cognos Cubes?
2. Pull data using Crystal reports from Cognos Cubes?
3. Or any otehr method of pulling data from Cognos Cubes?
If nothing is possible I would have to explore using the RDBMS Tables to build Universe, WebI and then present in Xcelsius. Anybody is aware of getting data from Cognos?
Thanks in advance.
Alex.

Cognos Reporting on SAP BI data
We need to create a new project to import the structure of the SAP BI cube or Multiprovider.
Enter User ID and password.
Click on OK
It will ask you to enter the User ID and password again. After enter the User ID and password it will ask you to select the language.
Then it will ask you to select the metadata source, select the Data source as shown in below fig. and click next.
Select the data Source as shown in below.
Here we are planning to import SAP BW cube so we have to select SAP BW and click on next.
Select sign on and Click on OK.
Here we have to select our desired cube or multiprovider and click next.
Now we have to select the language again.
Here Cognos is giving the flexibility to use different options when importing cube structures.
Here I am selecting to use the technical name of the objects and to bring same model as it is in SAP BI.
Finally it will show list of all objects which are imported from SAP BI.
When you click on finish it will take to the frame work manager. There you will see the SAP BI Cube Structure.
Now it is exactly imported like SAP BW extended star schema model.
Here you can compare the technical names of the dimensions in both in Cognos and SAP BI is same.
         COGNOS    Model                                         SAP BI Cube model
Here I am comparing the values of the info Objects with in one dimension.
               Cognos Model                                                   SAP BI Model
If there are any hierarchies in BI, it will form separately as shown in below fig.
When you open the main object of Program definition, we will find 3 objects under this.
It is always recommendable to use Level 01 objects.
This is how it looks when you open all the above 3 objects. You can use any of those depends on your report requirement.
When you open the info object if you see number of different items, that means this info object has got attributes in it.
0COMP_CODE is the technical name of the info object in BI.
In Cognos if it technical name starts with 1  Short Text of the Info Object.
                                                                   2  Key of the Info Object.
                                                                   4  Long Text of the Info Object.
                                                         5  Medium Text of the Info Object.
LELEL00  Is Summarized values.
LEVEL01  Is Item level values of Info Object.
Once you see this in bw/bi environment, i hope you know how to gather and use it in BOBJ environment !!

Business Objects universe Create disabled In SAP Data Services

Hi ,
I am trying to to create Business Objects Universe from SAP Data Services . But create and update options are disabled. I have the Information design tool and SAP Data services on the same machine .
Please see the below screenshot.
Please help me any settings I have to change to get enabled.
Thanks & Regards,
Ramana.

Hello Venkata Ramana Pandi,
As Manoj Dhyani mention in the above thread, try changing it into CWM format and give it a try.
Follow the below steps:
Export the DS datastore in CWM format, select the datastore and enter a XML file name
Open the Universe Builder (this option will be in BOE Program menu), you have a option in Universe Builder to import XML exported from Data Services/Data Integrator, check if that creates your Universe successfully
to use Metadata Exchange do the following
Open Data Services Desginer
Click on tools Menu -> Metadata Exchange
In the Metadata Exchange window
Select Export Data Services metadata to a file
Select DI CWM as metadata format
enter location for xml file (C:\temp)
Select the datastore you want to create Universe for
Click OK
Check for file named repo_export.xml in the C:\temp folder or the folder that you specified
Open Universe Builder and Select
Data Integrator bridge
and use the xml file as input to create universe

Comraden! How to use business objects in Netweaver?

And more specifically, how to import(put) some data in to business object from business process? For example a have process, wich i have released in Netweavwer developing studio, by using the perspective "process developing", "web dynpro", "composite application perspective", e.t.c.
So my process is work perfectly, and i have created business objects, but i need on some steps of process input some data in to my business objects (for example from data contexts, or may be directly from user interfaces).
Thank you, my friends!

Hi Madhu,
The below links 2 will really help
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/59/ae4477488f11d189490000e829fbbd/content.htm
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_46c/helpdata/en/59/ae4484488f11d189490000e829fbbd/frameset.htm
Cheers!!
VEnk@
Edited by: Venkat Reddy on Oct 29, 2008 2:21 PM

Business Objects Enterprise/ePortfolio

1. Several reports are receving a Malloc Error in Crystal.
2. Several reports are receiving Database Connection error or Failed to Open Connection error when scheduled in Business Object but the reports run fine in Crystal.
3. Several reports run successfully in Business Objects but export no data
Any advice on any of these issues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

If you already can login to tomcat with AD then kerberos should already be enabled.
To configure vintela SSO use [this link |https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/002b818d-3db2-2b10-9895-c7b5fd4cbc71]
If I misunderstood and you do not already have kerberos enabled then [use this link|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d0f6ac3c-b3ac-2b10-1b95-c9bd46194977] for a complete guide to SSO.
Regards,
Tim

Business Objects/ePortfolio

1. Several reports are receving a Malloc Error in Crystal.
2. Several reports are receiving Database Connection error or Failed to Open Connection error when scheduled in Business Object but the reports run fine in Crystal.
3. Several reports run successfully in Business Objects but export no data
Any advice on any of these issues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi,
Cause of this issue :
Once the Job Server recieves the scheduled job and spawns a new child process, the child process is unable to complete the job. The child process constantly is waiting to load the job. Looking further into the log and specifically the startup script, the -port option was incorrectly used (-restart-port) and didn't allow the child process to bind to the correct port using the correct DNS name.
In Order to resolve this issue follow the steps given below..
1.Open CCM
2. Stop Server
3. Right Click Server and go to Properties
4. insert -port option in to command line, example below
ex. "
win2k3\C$\ProgramFiles\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5\win32_x86\JobServerFullClient.exe" -service -name win2k3.Desktop_IntelligenceJobServer -ns win2k3 -objectType CrystalEnterprise.FullClient -lib pp_procFC -jsTypeDescription "Desktop Intelligence Job Server" -maxDesktops 0 -restart -port win2k3.it.bo.example
5. Save setting and restart server.
Hope it helps.
Regards,
Sandeep Singh

Does Business Object need BW?

Hi experts,
Does anyone know if SAP will eventually fully leverage Business Object's Universe and Data cleansing functionalities and get rid of BW down the road? Based on some powerpoint presentation, it seems like Business Object can work without BW. Does anyone have any insight on this?
Thanks
Nancy

BOBJ tools can connect to several different data sources types. Your persistent layer can be in Oracle, DB2, MS Sql server , Teradata, Excel, MS Access etc. Some of the tools even allow you to use more generic connectors like OLE DB, web services, JDBC or ODBC.
IN addition to reporting tools BOBJ offers tools to load your persistent layer (ETL).
Regards,
Stratos

Single Workflow to trigger from multiple business objects

Can a single workflow be triggered for multiple business objects. We already have a workflow which triggers when there is error in the document. Can we use same workflow for other objects (Opportunity, lead etc..) or do we have to create separate workflows for each objects?

Yes you check.Check the business object by passing test data in the function module.
check with import and export parameters and check with the business object with the transaction
after testing of business object check the status at transaction swel for event trace.
Multiple Events & Triggering of Workflow
Thanks,
AMS

SAP Business Objects Universe Desgin Problem

Dear Experts,
I getting Problem to create the below Scenario in SAP Business Objects Universe level
The data base is M-SQL 2008
The data is below liek this
Tabel1: Note: Due to clear under standing i mantained the & for each data spearation
Fields: EntityID    &    Parent ID     and         Effective data
Data: WILGP    &       WILGP          &            01.01.2010
           WIL          &      TSILGP        &             02.01.2011
           SALGP      &    WILGP             &          01.05.2010
           WT           &      MSIALGP         &         01.03.2011
            PALM       &     WALGP           &          04.05.2010
           MSIAGP    &     PALM &              01.01.2011
          WCLGP        &   SALGP &01/01/2012
          ROW           &    WILGP &01.01.2011
Requirement:
In BO The want the Hierarchy level(Time Dependency)
liek 5 nodes:
Node1: Parent ID(Field1 with some condition)
Node2: Entity ID(Filed2)
Node3:If Node2 Entity ID = Parent ID then Bring the all Entity ID 's
Node4:IF Node 3 Entity ID = Parent ID then Bring the all Entity ID's
Node5:IF node 4 Entity ID = Parent ID then Bring the all Entity ID's
same Structure(Class) need to create in the BO Universe , could you please help any how to create the above Hierarchy Structure in BO universe level
Please help me on this issue

Hello Venkata Ramana Pandi,
As Manoj Dhyani mention in the above thread, try changing it into CWM format and give it a try.
Follow the below steps:
Export the DS datastore in CWM format, select the datastore and enter a XML file name
Open the Universe Builder (this option will be in BOE Program menu), you have a option in Universe Builder to import XML exported from Data Services/Data Integrator, check if that creates your Universe successfully
to use Metadata Exchange do the following
Open Data Services Desginer
Click on tools Menu -> Metadata Exchange
In the Metadata Exchange window
Select Export Data Services metadata to a file
Select DI CWM as metadata format
enter location for xml file (C:\temp)
Select the datastore you want to create Universe for
Click OK
Check for file named repo_export.xml in the C:\temp folder or the folder that you specified
Open Universe Builder and Select
Data Integrator bridge
and use the xml file as input to create universe

Activate Change pointers for TREX classification search for Business Objects

Hey all...
Does anyone out here has any idea on how to activate the change pointers for TREX classification search for business objects: - for me I am specifically doing it for Materials and Customers.
Okay, let me explain the issue: -
For TREX search, we need to schedule a background job for Delta Indexing. But Alas! Delta indexing does not capture the changes to Classification data of the business object.
For this we activated the change documents for the particular class in the customizing. But to my surprise, change documents and change pointers for TREX are entrirely different.
How do I know:
Change ID of CDHDR does not correspond to Change pointer in table COM_SE_CPOINTER. Now by activating the change documents I am getting entry in CDHDR and CDPOS but the mentioned change pointer table still does not get the entry.
I searched for BTEs and I got the below: -
Now to me the very obvious one was 4003, but it is not called while changing the classification data for materials. Ofcourse I activated the Product and the function module.
and now I am stuck!!
Any pointers for the Change pointers would be really appreciated??
Please share your knowledge even if you don't know the exact answer . I am new to TREX so possibly vague conversations could provide me a hint .
Thanks,
Best Regards,
Shreya

Hi Guys,
This issue was solved by implementing the BTE 4005 (OPEN_FI_PERFORM_00004005_E). This particular event is triggered in the update task for saving changes to business object. So In my function module (corresponding to BTE), I have explicitly called the method to write an entry in COM_SE_CPOINTER, because we just need the reference of business object for which classification data is changed.
Please refer the below code for more clarity.
BTE position: -
method called in FM to write change pointer.
Thanks anyways, for all the responses.
Cheers,
Shreya

Business Objects and Cognos 8 Controller integration

Hello,
I have a requirement where we need to report Cognos Controller data in Business Objects more specifically our client would like
to explore Cognos Controller data using Business Objects Explorer. I don't have any idea how data is stored in Cognos etc.,
We need to integrate Business Objects and Cognos in some way. Do we have any integration kit for this?
I would appreciate if anyone would share some ideas experiences on this.
Thanks

only way would be an ODBC driver

Business Objects to pull Cognos data

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for