Configurations in the SAP Source System  

Make the settings described below once for each SAP source system you want to connect to a BI system in order to transfer data.

IMG Settings for Connecting to a BI System

In the Implementation Guide (IMG) under SAP NetWeaver  → Application Server  → IDoc-Interface / Application Link Enabling (ALE)  → Basic Settings make the following settings:

●      Logical Systems

○       Define logical system

○       Assign logical system to client

●      Perform automatic workflow customizing

Settings for the System Change Option

As a rule, system changes are not permitted in productive systems. Connecting a system as a source system to a BI system or connecting a BI system to a new source system will, however, mean changes as far as the system change option is concerned. Make the following settings in the source system to ensure that the following changes are valid in the relevant clients of the systems when connecting the source system.

●      Cross-client Customizing and repository changes

In the Implementation Guide under SAP NetWeaver  → Application Server → IDoc Interface/Application Link Enabling (ALE) → Basic Settings → Set Up Logical Systems → Assign Logical System to Client, select the relevant clients under Goto → Details.

In the Cross-Client Object Changes field, choose the Changes to Repository and Cross-Client Customizing Allowed option.

●      Changes to the software components Local Developments (LOCAL) and SAP NetWeaver BI (SAP_BW)

In the Transport Organizer Tools (Transaction SE03) choose Administration  →  Set System Change Option and then Execute. In the next screen mark the software components LOCAL and SAP_BW as changeable.

●      Changes to the customer name range.

In the Transport Organizer Tools (Transaction SE03) choose Administration  →  Set System Change Option and then Execute. In the next screen mark the customer namespace as changeable.

●      Changes in the BI namespaces with prefix /BI0/ (SAP namespace) and /BIC/ (customer namespace)

In the Transport Organizer Tools (Transaction SE03) choose Administration  →  Set System Change Option and then Execute. On the next screen, mark the BI namespaces with the prefixes /BI0/ and /BIC/ as changeable.

Find Server Name

When connecting an SAP source system to a BI system, specify the name of the server to be used for the source system connection. To find the server name, choose Tools → Administration → Monitor → System Monitoring → Server. The server name is displayed as follows: server_<SAPSID>_<instance_no>, e.g. pswdf090_IDF_90