Connecting Crystal Reports 2008 to SAP BI 7.0

Post Author: Anton Sack
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
Hi there, I tried to connect the trial version of CrystalReports 2008 to a SAP BI 7.0 system. So I have chosen "Login to Server" / "OLE DB Provider" and "SAP BW OLE DB Provider". Unfortunately, there are no settings to be made for servername and system number, but database and datasource. I do not know this information and I assume, that this is not the right way to connect. Do I need additional integration kit or something? Where can I doenload this? Thanks for any help! Best regards,Anton

Post Author: R Dandu
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
Hi,
    You must have BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 to get connected to SAP system.
Regards,
R Dandu

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