Connecting to an R Environment

Configure a connection between SAP Analytics Cloud and an R environment.

Prerequisites

Before connecting SAP Analytics Cloud, the R environment needs to be installed and configured, and the following information must be available:

Name of the host system running the R environment on which Rserve is installed.
The R environment connection port.
Access to the R environment via the requisite certificate and user credentials. For more information on how to setup your R environment, see https://help.sap.com/doc/ba23463df44849efbfcb862169069d63/release/en-US/BOC-R-integration_g.pdf.

Note

To connect to an externally hosted R environment, ensure that the R Server is internet accessible.

Context

Use the steps below set up a connection to your externally hosted R environment. If the R server connection is not configured, you can still run scripts on an R server runtime environment provided by SAP, which is available to tenants operating through the following data centers: AP1, AP10, BR1, BR10, CA1, EU1, EU2, EU10, JP1, JP10, US1, US2, and US10.Your SAP Analytics Cloud URL indicates which data center you are connected to.

Procedure

Go to (Main Menu) System Administration External Systems.
In the R configuration section, set R on Live Data Models if you want users to create R-visualizations based on data from live HANA, BW, S/4HANA, and Universe models.
To connect to an external R environment:
1. Select the (Edit) icon.
2. Set Remote R connection to on.
  
  Note
  Use this option to disconnect your system from the R server runtime environment deployed by SAP Analytics Cloud if it is available in your region. All configuration from this point on will impact all your users.
3. Under Connection Details, provide the following information:
  1. Host: host computer on which your R environment is running.
  2. Port: port used to connect to the R environment.
4. A certificate is required to connect your R environment. Under Certificate, you have the following options:
  - Upload File: select this option to upload the source file containing the certificate.
  - Paste Certificate: select this option if the certificate is copied to your (operating system) clipboard.
5. Under Credentials, provide the User Name and Password required to connect to your R environment.
  
  You should select Check Configuration to ensure that your connection has been successful.