Integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 5.0 

Use

You can integrate a number of objects and applications of SAP BW 3.5 into SAP EP 5.0.

SAP EP 5.0 includes the following objects:

Applications are designated as Services in the Enterprise Portal.

With the integration of roles, the role migration from all services automatically creates External Services, as long as the services have not been saved in the BEx Web Application Designer as iViews. External services are displayed in the portal as applications that fill an entire page.

iViews are services that encompass an entire page in the portal. A portal page can consist of several iViews from different systems and sources (for example, the Web).

iView files are files with the ending .ivu that include a description of the iView in XML. You can import IView files without direct role migration into the portal.

Prerequisites

You have made the necessary settings in SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 5.0. You can find more information under Making Settings for SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 5.0.

Features

You can use the following BW services in the SAP Enterprise Portal 5.0:

·        BEx Web application

·        BEx Web Application As an iView

·        BEx Web application as an iView file

·        BW query

·        BW workbook

·        Crystal Report

The following options are available for integration:

·        BW services integration using roles with the help of role migration

For more information, see Integration Using Roles.

·        Integration of BEx Web applications using the function Publish ® In the Enterprise Portal 5.0 as an iView in the BEx Web Application Designer

For more information, see Integration Using iViews.

·        Integration of BEx Web applications using the function Publish ® In the Enterprise Portal 5.0 as an iView in the BEx Web Application Designer

For more information, see Integration Using iViews.

·        Integration of BEx Web applications using Create as External Service in the Portal

You can find additional information in the Enterprise Portal documentation in the SAP Help Portal (http://help.sap.com) ® SAP NetWeaver ® SAP Enterprise Portal ® EP5.0 SP6 ® Administration Guide ® iViews ® Java iViews ® Creating Java iViews ® Creating Java iViews for BEx Web Applications.

·        Integration of BW services using the iView Wizard in the portal

For more information, see Integrating BW Services Using the iView Wizard .

The integration of BW contents into the Enterprise Portal ideally takes place using Web applications and queries that run in the Web browser. In some circumstances, you can also integrate other BW components, such as the Administrator Workbench or the BEx tools BEx Query Designer, BEx Web Application Designer, or BEx Analyzer into the Portal. For more information, see Integration of BW Components into the Portal.

 

See also:

 

If you are interested in integration of SAP BW 3.5 and SAP EP 6.0, check the following sections:

Differences SAP BW 3.5 – SAP EP 6.0 and SAP BW 2.x/3.x – SAP EP 5.0

Differences between SAP EP 5.0 and SAP EP 6.0

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