QlikView Connector for use with SAP Netweaver ™ Installation and Usage Guide English QV Connector Version: 5.5 - 19 Jan 2011 Copyright 1996-2011 QlikTech International LWT Copyright © 1996-2010 Qlik ®Tech International AB, Sweden. Under international copyright laws, neither the documentation nor the software may be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of QlikTech International AB, except in the manner described in the software agreement. Qlik ®Tech and Qlik ®View are registered trademarks of QlikTech International AB. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 2008, SQL Server, FoxPro, Excel, Access and MS Query are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. SAP and NetWeaver are the trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries. Copyright 1996-2011 QlikTech International LWT QlikTech International AB 3 (45) Table of contents QlikView Connector for use with SAP Netweaver™ _________________________________________ 1 Installation and Usage Guide ___________________________________________________________ 1 1 About this document ______________________________________________________________ 5 2 Introduction _____________________________________________________________________ 5 3 The QlikView SAP SQL Connector ____________________________________________________ 6 3.1 The SAP System ____________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1.1 Prerequisites _______________________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1.2 Installation of Transports _____________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1.3 SAP BASIS system 4.6 ________________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1.4 SAP BASIS system 6.10 and 6.20 ________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1.5 SAP BASIS system 6.40 and 7.00 ________________________________________________________________ 6 3.1.6 User configuration for SAP BASIS system 6.10, 6.20, 6.40 and 7.00 ____________________________________ 6 3.1.7 Testing SQL Statements - /QTQVC/SQL __________________________________________________________ 8 3.1.8 Row Based Access control - /n/QTQVC/USERCONTROL _____________________________________________ 9 Table Based Access control __________________________________________________________________________ 11 3.2 The QlikView SAP SQL Connector Client ________________________________________________ 13 3.2.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 13 3.2.2 Windows folders ___________________________________________________________________________ 13 3.2.3 Installation of the SAP SQL Connector Client _____________________________________________________ 13 3.2.4 Using the SAP SQL Connector _________________________________________________________________ 17 3.2.5 ScriptBuilder ______________________________________________________________________________ 20 3.2.6 SAP SQL Connector Log ______________________________________________________________________ 20 4 The QlikView SAP OLAP Connector __________________________________________________ 21 4.1 The SAP System ___________________________________________________________________ 21 4.1.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 21 4.1.2 Installation of Transports ____________________________________________________________________ 21 4.1.3 User configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 21 4.2 The QlikView SAP OLAP Connector Client _______________________________________________ 23 4.2.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 23 4.2.2 Installation of the SAP OLAP Connector Client ___________________________________________________ 23 4.2.3 Accessing BEX Queries ______________________________________________________________________ 23 4.2.4 Using the SAP OLAP Connector _______________________________________________________________ 24 4.2.5 Defining the Query _________________________________________________________________________ 25 4.2.6 Optimizing the Query _______________________________________________________________________ 27 4.2.7 Delta loads ________________________________________________________________________________ 28 5 The QlikView SAP DSO/ODS Connector ______________________________________________ 29 5.1 The SAP System ___________________________________________________________________ 29 5.1.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 29 5.1.2 Installation of Transports ____________________________________________________________________ 29 5.1.3 User configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 29 5.2 The QlikView SAP DSO/ODS Connector Client ___________________________________________ 30 5.2.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 30 5.2.2 Installation of the SAP DSO/ODS Connector Client ________________________________________________ 30 5.2.3 Using the SAP DSO/ODS Connector ____________________________________________________________ 30 Installation and Usage Guide - QlikView Connector 2011-01-19 QlikTech International AB 4 (45) 5.2.4 Defining the Query _________________________________________________________________________ 32 6 The QlikView SAP Query Connector _________________________________________________ 35 6.1 The SAP System ___________________________________________________________________ 35 6.1.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 35 6.1.2 Installation of Transports ____________________________________________________________________ 35 6.1.3 User configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 35 6.2 The QlikView SAP Query Connector Client ______________________________________________ 36 6.2.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 36 6.2.2 Installation of the SAP Query Connector Client ___________________________________________________ 36 6.2.3 Using the SAP Query Connector _______________________________________________________________ 36 6.2.4 Defining the Query _________________________________________________________________________ 38 7 The QlikView SAP Report Connector_________________________________________________ 39 7.1 The SAP System ___________________________________________________________________ 39 7.1.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 39 7.1.2 Installation of Transports ____________________________________________________________________ 39 7.1.3 User configuration _________________________________________________________________________ 39 7.2 The QlikView SAP Report Connector Client ______________________________________________ 40 7.2.1 Prerequisites ______________________________________________________________________________ 40 7.2.2 Installation of the SAP Report Connector Client __________________________________________________ 40 7.2.3 Preparing the SAP Report ____________________________________________________________________ 40 7.2.4 Using the SAP Report Connector ______________________________________________________________ 41 7.2.5 Defining the Report _________________________________________________________________________ 43 8 SNC Support ____________________________________________________________________ 45 Installation and Usage Guide - QlikView Connector 2011-01-19 QlikTech International AB 5 (45) 1 About this document This document describes the installation procedure and usage of the QlikView Connector for use with SAP NetVeawer™. The latest version of this document is available through [email protected]. 2 Introduction Components of the QlikView are installed on two different types of computers: 1. The SAP system 2. The QlikView SAP Connector Client Below, procedures for each of these systems are described. The Connector package now consists of five different connectors; the SQL Connector, the Query Connector. The Report Connector (that can be used on any SAP system), the OLAP Connector and the DSO/ODS Connector (that can be used on a SAP BW/BI system). Any SAP system QlikView SQL QVC RFC OpenSQL ororor Connector Functions DB Publisher QuQuQueryQu eryeryery QVC RFC SAP Query Connector Functions Report QVC RFC Reports Connector Functions OLAP SAP BW / BI Connector Connector OLAP InfoCube BAPI BEX Query DSO/ODS Connector ODS ODS DSO/ODS BAPI QV D Installation and Usage Guide - QlikView Connector 2011-01-19 QlikTech International AB 6 (45) 3 The QlikView SAP SQL Connector 3.1 The SAP System 3.1.1 Prerequisites • SAP BASIS system 610 or later (R/3 4.7 or later) 3.1.2 Installation of Transports Two transports need to be installed on the SAP System. These are copied to your computer during the installation of the QlikView SAP Connector to folder “C:\Program Files\Common Files\QlikTech\Custom Data\QvSAPConnector\Transports”. A third transport is also supplied, to be used with OLAP and/or DSO Connectors. They can also be obtained through the QlikTech Support ( [email protected] ). 3.1.3 SAP BASIS system 4.6 For these systems, please use older version of