Activating the Export Library for SAP NetWeaver BI 

Use

The Export Library for SAP NetWeaver BI is a component of the BEx Java Web runtime. It allows you to export PDF, PostScript, and PCL files from BEx Web applications.

It is optimized for exporting complex documents and, as part of SAP NetWeaver, is available on all platforms supported by SAP NetWeaver.

The Export Library for SAP NetWeaver BI is only intended for use in the BEx Java Web runtime. In this context, the aforementioned formats can be exported using the Export Library as an alternative to the standard method of exporting them using Adobe Document Services (ADS).

Using the Export Library does not affect user interaction or the user interface in BEx Web applications.

Prerequisites

To use the Export Library, you need to have the Internet Graphics Server (IGS) installed on your system.

If you want to use further fonts in addition to the standard font delivered by SAP (Arial Unicode J), these fonts must be stored in the operating system of the Java Server in the directory specified in table RSPOR_T_PORTAL in entry field Directory of Fonts (PDF). Note for example that all fonts used in BEx Report Designer must be on the Java server to export the report using the Export Library. If the required fonts are not there, the SAP standard font is used as a fallback.

Procedure

You have two basic options for exporting documents from the Web applications using the Export Library:

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Changing the Document Export Locally Using URL Parameterization

You can parameterize the URL of any BEx Web application with the parameters USE_SAP_EXPORT_LIB=X" and "FONT_PATH=<PathToYourFontDirectory>.

Permanent Document Export Using the Export Library

To use the Export Library permanently for document export, change a number of settings in the BI system:

       1.      Log onto the BI system.

       2.      Call transaction SM 30.

       3.      Enter RSPOR_T_PORTAL under Table/View and choose Maintain. Confirm the dialog box with the information about whether the table is cross-client.

       4.      Identify and open your Portal RFC destination.

       5.      Select checkbox Use SAP Export Lib (PDF) if you want to active the Export Library.

       6.      If you want to use fonts other than the standard ones, enter the system path to the folder on the Portal server containing the true-type fonts that you want to use in List of Fonts (PDF). (Example Windows: c:/windows/fonts; IBM iSeries Fonts: /QIBM/ProdData/OS400/Fonts/TTFonts). Note that this font path is the Java server path.

       7.      Save your entries and restart the BI system.

       8.      For more information, see SAP Note 1112132 at service.sap.com/notes.