Using the SAP BW Connector

The BW Connector lets you extract data from InfoProviders and BEx/BW queries in SAP BW.

For details about extraction for different BW objects, see:

• Working with BEx and BW queries using a SAP BW connection

• Working with InfoProviders using a SAP BW connection

Supported objects

The SAP BW connector supports the following SAP objects only:

• InfoObject

  Information noteText and attribute tables for InfoObjects included in InfoProviders are loaded with the SQL connector. Individual InfoObjects cannot be selected in the Select dialog.
• Cube
• MultiProvider
• ADSO
• CompositeProvider
• Open ODS view
• BEx query

Creating an SAP BW connection

Qlik Sense apps connect to the SAP BW Connector through the Data manager or the Data load editor.

Do the following:

1. Open a new or existing Qlik Sense app.

2. Select SAP BW from the list of connectors.

   The SAP BW connection dialog opens with the following fields:

   Connection fields available to be configured

   Connection field	Description
   Direct Gateway	This field will only appear if you selected the "via Direct Access gateway" data connection. Select the data gateway through which you need to connect to your data source. Information noteUsers that need to leverage gateway-enabled data connections must have the Can Consume Data permission for the space in which the gateway resides.
   Server Type	Application Server or Message Server Information noteDo not change the Server Type once you start to edit the remaining fields as a connection error may result. If this is the case close the Connect… dialog and restart the script editor.
   Host	Address of the Application Server or Message Server.
   Client	The client number of the SAP system.
   System Nr	The system number of the SAP Application Server system.
   System ID / Port	The system ID of the SAP Message Server system.If passing through a message server, an entry may have to be added in the C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\services file. Add sapmsxxx 36nn/tcp, where xxx is the system ID and nn is the system number. If it is the last line in the file, add a new line break after the entry. You can also enter the Port number directly, instead of the System ID. The Port number is of the form 36nn where nn is the system number.
   Group	The Message Server group
   Username	A user name authorized to access the SAP system. Information noteRemember that different users can get different results due to row based access control. Access control
   Password	The authorized user's password.
   Logon Language	The language to use when logging into the SAP system. The default is to use the language that is set on the SAP system. The logon language is used to get the InfoProvider names and descriptions that will populate the selection dialog. If the language is not specified, the user's default language in SAP is used. If the user's default language in SAP is not set, the system language of the SAP system is used. The language can be specified with either the SAP one-character or ISO two-character format (such as EN for English and SV for Swedish). You can also use the complete name of a language, such as English and Deutsch.
   Connection String Properties	Additional properties to use for the connection. In Qlik Sense, the properties can be added by selecting the properties in the connection dialog. Connection string properties

Passing through a SAP Router

Do the following:

1. When you are creating the connection, go to the Application Server Host/Message Server Host field.

2. Input the following string: /H/<Host name or IP number of SAP Router>/S/3299/H/<Fully Qualified Domain Name of target system>

   The port which the SAP Router is listening to is always 3299.

3. (Optional) Fill in the following connection string properties: SAPRouter, GatewayHost, and GatewayService. These are described below under "Connection string properties".

   This step is not mandatory, but is useful if the connection needs to be made through a firewall via SAP router.

4. If passing through a Message server, please read that section below. Note that the services file must also be updated on the SAP Router server. In that case, the SAP Router needs to be restarted.

Passing through a Message server

If passing through a Message server, you may need an entry for the Message server port in the services file.

Do the following:

1. Locate the services file in: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

2. Add sapmsxxx 36nn/tcp, where:

   1. xxx is the system ID

   2. nn is the system number (of the Message server).

   If it is the last line in the file, add a new line break after the entry.

There is an alternative to updating the services file. When you create the connector connection, you can enter the Message server port number directly, instead of the System ID.

The port number is of the form 36nn, where nn is the system number.

Connection string properties

There are a number of properties that can be added to the connection string. Normally, the default values for these properties are sufficient. The following can be added as advanced properties in the connection dialog:

If the properties are added manually to the connection string, separate the properties with a semicolon in the connection string.