Installing Frontend Components
Use
The procedure for installing the required frontend components depends on the client application you want to work with.
- when you want to use SAP BW OLE DB for OLAP Providers with a customer application, which uses ADO MD, and
- when you have yet to install the required components.
- Begin with step 4 when you want to use SAP BW OLE DB for OLAP Providers with third-party applications, such as BusinessObjects, Arcplan inSight or Cognos Powerplay. The client applications are responsible for the installation of those OLE DB components which are integrated on the SAP Provider and which are required to execute the application. SAP installation guarantees that
msdadc.dll exists.
Procedure
When installing on Windows 95, make sure that DCOM95 is installed on your computer.
Firstly install DCOM95 if this is not the case. You can find the file from Microsoft under
\msredist\DCOM95.EXE.
- If you want to use OLE DB for OLAP Providers with a customer application, which uses ADO MD or other OLE DB components, make sure the required components are installed on your computer.
Firstly install Microsoft’s Redistribution Setups including the OLE DB driver, if this is not the case. You can find the file from Microsoft under
\msredist\mdac_olp.exe.
When not carrying out the full installation, you need the following components from the customer installation:
- ODBC components
- OLE DB components
- Microsoft ActiveX data objects
- Microsoft ADO Multidimensional
- Microsoft Remote Data Services
- Reboot your computer.
- Execute the file
sapsetup.exe for SAP BW OLE DB for OLAP-Providers from the BW Delivery CD for the frontend.
Result
You have installed the required frontend components and can now use SAP BW OLE DB for OLAP providers. You can find additional information under
Using OLE DB for OLAP-Providers.