Creating a Link ID for Application Server on a Windows Server

Use

The information in this section is intended for an initial setup. To learn more fully about system administration, see the Administrator's Guide for SAP Strategy Management Application Server on the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com/bosm101Information published on SAP site.

Procedure

  1. Start the Application Server program on the Microsoft Windows server.

  2. Choose Start of the navigation pathFile Next navigation step New Next navigation step Link IDEnd of the navigation path to display the Create Link ID dialog box.

  3. Select the appropriate database type and click OK.

  4. Type a name for the link ID and click Test. If you are prompted for more information, specify the necessary information.

    If the client software needed to connect to your database is installed on your Microsoft Windows system, you should see the message Connection successful. If the client connectivity software for the database is not installed, you can create and save the Link ID without testing it.

  5. Click OK when you are finished.