query browser in Dashboard Design in BO4

[Former Member]

Hello,

in Dashboard design, I cannot access the function "query browser". It's greyed out. I need this in order to connect my dashboard to a BW BEx query (or connection).

I have a full BO 4.0 client installation on my laptop with temporary license keys. I have the SAP GUI also with parameters for our BW 7.0 environment. We have a BO4 sandbox environment on a sever which I wish to publish to.

Please advise on how to get the query browser available in Dashboard design.

BR,

Fredrik

Edited by: Fredrik Carlsson on Nov 10, 2011 11:58 AM

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hai

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Thanks but this doesn't seem to answer my question.

I cannot even access the query browser because it's greyed out up in the menu on the first screen (after choosing "empty canvas")

How do I activate the query browser feature?

BR,

Fredrik

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I don't know why your query browser is grey but in order to connect to a BEx query you do not use the query browser. Instead you open the data manager (Ctrl+M) and create a new "SAP NetWeaver BW-Connection". There you're going to choose your BEx Query.

Attention: To use the dashboard with the data from the BW you have to publish the dashboard on your BW system, not on the BO4 platform.

Regards,

Eric

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Eric,

When opening data manger I get no option of SAP Netweaver BW connection..

I hope I have installed the right tool. It's Dashboard Design Personal Edition (SP2) and I use a temp license key.

I can't seem to use the SAP connectivity functionality. There is a SAP header in the menu, but all options are greyed out and cannot be clicked.

BR,

Fredrik

[tracyn · Accepted solution]

I don't believe with the personal edition you will have the abiility to leverage the SAP connector--this is only available in the Enterprise version.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I entered another key (departemental version) and also executed Dashboard Design as administrator and now it shows the SAP connector. However, when creating a connection & picking a BEx query, the system (via a win 7 prompt) asks me for a user/password for the BICS connectivity to SAP BW system. The regular BW pw/user does not work here... Any ideas?

BR,

Fredrik

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

mmh I think that it should be the login from your BW system.

Regards,

Eric