BO reports on ABAP reports

[Former Member]

Hi All,

we have certain reports build in ABAP.

Now we planning to implement BOBJ for reporting purpose with HANA database.We are migrating all ECC tables to HANA Database as well as we can also run abap reports there.  Is there ay way so that we can use the existing abap report logic directly for developing BOBJ reports as reports are identical only look and feel need to be changed thts why using BOBJ.

Any information would of great help as i am bit confused, because building the whole abap report would be a nightmare for me!!!!

regards

Sheetal

[abhilash_kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi Sheetal,

BusinessObjects offers WebI and CR as the main reporting solutions. Which one do you plan to use?

In any case, there is no easy way out as there are no converters available that can convert reports from one reporting solution to the other (Even CR reports cannot be converted to WebI directly).

You will need to re-build the reports no matter which option you choose - CR/WebI.

-Abhilash

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Abhilash,

Thanks fo rthe reply.

I came to know about the answer and yes it is possible.

we can do it by using Transient Porivder.

regards

sheetal

[abhilash_kumar · Accepted solution]

Sorry, what's a Transient Provider? Does it convert ABAP 'reports' to WebI or Crystal without actually re-building the reports in these tools?

-Abhilash

[IngoH · Accepted solution]

Hello Sheetal,

not sure exactly what your scenario is but the Transient Provider in the ECC system is not related to SAP HANA.

The transient provider in the ECC environment allows you to leverage the local BI client in your ECC system and to connect a BEx Query in this local BI client to a classic InfoSet in the ECC system.

regards

Ingo Hilgefort

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

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[Former Member · Accepted solution]

No Abhilash,

we need to build reports in BO but logic written in abap reports will come. so need not to write the logic again.The Report Columns in ABAP Reports will come as it is and we need to drag it in the particular tool we are using for reporting.

regards

sheetal

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You can continue to leverage your ABAP code.  However, you will need to convert your ABAP reports to Function Modules that will pass your "Report Columns" through export parameters (export structures) defined in the Function Module.

Crystal Reports has the ability to connect to Function Modules in ECC.

Take a look at the "Reporting off Tables, Views, Clusters,and Functions" section in this user guide.

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/boexir31/en/xi3-1_bip_sap_user_en.pdf

Alternatively, you could convert your ABAP reports into Web-Service-Enabled reports.  WebI and Dashboards (Xcelsius) can connect to your web service.