Acquiring data from universes

You can acquire data from SAP BusinessObjects universe files.

Universe (.unx) files for SAP NetWeaver BW access are created with the Information Design Tool that is installed with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform. For information about the Information Design Tool, see http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sbo41/en/sbo41sp1_info_design_tool_en.pdf.

For information about data federation, see http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sbo41/en/sbo41_dfat_guide_en.pdf.

For a complete list of supported universes and database access options, see the Product Availability Matrix on the SAP Service Marketplace at SAP Product Availability MatrixInformation published on SAP site.