Issue in loading data to BI

Question

Hi,
I will list the steps that I used to transfer data from ECC to BI.
I created a characteristic in my infoobject catalog. With master data/attributes.
I then created a generic datasource for master data attributes in ECC and replicated it in BI. The datasource is a view in ECC.
Then I created an infopackage for the datasource that was replicated in BI.
and when I clicked on start.
I get the following.
Request still running
Diagnosis
No errors found. The current process has probably not finished yet.
System Response
The ALE inbox of BI is identical to the ALE outbox of the source system
or
the maximum wait time for this request has not yet been exceeded
or
the background job has not yet finished in the source system.
Current status
No Idocs arrived from the source system.
I am in the dev system and the data is only a few hundred records.
Alternatively,
I also created a transformation for my attribute under the characteristic and a data transfer process. I get no error. But no data found is returned.
Can anyone please suggest what am I doing wrong here.
Thanks,
Abdullah Ismail.

Answer 1

Hi,
sounds to me, as if the User which connects BI and Source system is disabled in the source system, or SAP Basis in the source system thought that BI only uses a background (batch) User. Take a look on the parameters of the "Source System" .
In the connection parameters check the tab "Logon & Security". The user mentioned there has to be a dialog user in the source system (!). It has to be set to a password which never expires (otherwise after expiration time BI-Source connection will be lost).
If the Basis management of the source system has locked the user, or the user is changed to batch, or the passwort expiration time is set, you have to convince them, that these are mandatory requirements to keep BI and Source system connected.
Kind regards,
Jürgen
Edited by: Jürgen Kirsch on Oct 20, 2009 4:05 PM