Enabling the Generation of Model Metadata

You need to enable the generation of model metadata when setting up a new live SAP HANA connection.

Context

The Smart Insights lightbulb remains disabled until the required configuration steps are performed at the connection level. When you enable model metadata generation at the connection level, you’re also enabling it for all models on that connection. So, any SAP Analytics Cloud models using the live SAP HANA connection, or SAP Analytics Cloud stories that embed the live SAP HANA connection as a data source, are then enabled for model metadata generation.

Procedure

In the New HANA Live Connection dialog, select Advanced Features.
Select the checkbox Enable model metadata generation.
Perform all the relevant steps as detailed in the following chapter - Live Data Connection to SAP HANA On-Premise Using a Direct Connection.
- For a direct connection, and for a connection to your on-premise SAP HANA data sources, using the Cloud Connector, the User ID and Password technical fields are mandatory to specify the technical user authentication details.
- For a connection to your on-premise SAP HANA data sources using the Cloud Connector, you can specify the Location ID, Virtual Host, and Port for the Cloud Connector. For more information on these technical fields, you can refer to the chapter called Configure Your On-Premise Systems to Use the Cloud Connector.
Your connection is now set up to allow you to generate model metadata on the models in your connection. For more information on how to generate model metadata, please refer to Manually Generating Model Metadata on a Live SAP HANA Model.