SAP BW BEx Basic Tab

When you create an SAP BEx data source, you need to set basic connection properties. For details, see the TDV User Guide.

Field

Description

Application Server

Name or IP address of the machine hosting SAP BW BEx. For load-balanced configurations of SAP BW BEx, leave this property empty.

SAP Router String

Routing entry. If an SAP Router is used to connect to the Application Server, specify its routing entry here. Sample: /H/saprouter/H/194.117.106.130/S/3297/H/

System Number

Two-digit system number of the SAP BW BEx instance. Also known as the gateway service number.

Client

Three-digit client number of the SAP BW BEx system.

User and Password

Valid user name and password to SAP BW BEx.

Save Password (check box)

This option works in combination with the Pass-through Login option. By default, this option is disabled and cannot be edited. It becomes editable when you select the Pass-through Login option.

If you accept the default, the password is saved and the Pass-through Login option remains disabled. In this case, you can perform the following operations without having to supply the password again:

• Introspect the current data source.
• Reintrospect the data source.
• Add or remove data source resources.
• Perform query/update or insert operations on a table in the data source.
• Invoke a stored procedure.
• Refresh a cached view based on data source resources.

Pass-through Login

Works in combination with the Save Password check box (above). By default, this mode is disabled (non-pass-through mode).and the password is saved. If you select the Enabled option (pass-through mode), the Save Password check box is enabled.

The operations you can and cannot perform depend on whether or not Save Password is checked, as follows.

Save Password?

Operations You Can Perform

Operations You Cannot Perform

Yes
• Introspection. You do not need to resupply the password.

N/A

No
• QUERY. You need to resupply the original login credentials for the current session.
• Reintrospect a data source, or add or remove data source resources. You are prompted to provide the same password that was used when the data source was originally introspected.

Schedule reintrospection.