Connect SAP and Xcelsius

Hi,
I want to connect to SAP from Xcelsius to get the latest data refreshed in Xcelsius.
One option is to create a OLAP universe and then access it using the Qaaws. But I want to find out if I can connect without making the universe. One example would to have a SAP RFC called from Excel/VBA.
Has anyone tried this approach or any other approach? Pls. let me know.

Hi Mandar,
Xcelsius is so new that almost no one know how to do it. I think the following info is helpful to you.
Install Part #1
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/09/17/businessobjects-and-sap--installation-and-configuration-part-1-of-4
Install Part #2
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/09/17/businessobjects-and-sap--installation-and-configuration-part-2-of-4
Install Part #3
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/09/17/businessobjects-and-sap--installation-and-configuration-part-3-of-4
Install Part #4
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/09/17/businessobjects-and-sap--installation-and-configuration-part-4-of-4
SAP Authentication
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/09/19/businessobjects-and-sap--configure-sap-authentication
Regards
Jonas

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