SAP BW BEx Advanced Tab

Some of these properties refer directly to the configuration of the SAP BW BEx Server and must be provided by an SAP BW BEx Administrator. Other properties are specific to TDV and how it interacts with SAP BW BEx.

Option

Description

Maximum Connections in Pool

SAP JCo parameter specifying the maximum number of simultaneous connections in an SAP BW BEx connection pool.

Maximum Idle Connections in Pool

SAP JCo parameter specifying the maximum number of simultaneous idle connections (in an SAP connection pool) kept open by the destination. A value of 0 means no connection pooling (each connection closed after each request has completed).

Maximum Cells

Maximum Cells is an internal proprietary value that is passed from the BEx Adapter directly to BW. Maximum Cells controls the amount of resources that SAP BW uses for a query. Maximum Cells can be set above its default value of 500,000.

Display Descriptive Names

Display only descriptive names in the resource tree and in the Introspection dialog box. (Technical names still appear in the popup when the cursor hovers over the resource name, and on the resource’s Info tab.)

Use this set of three “display” radio buttons consistently for any given SAP BW data source; otherwise, results can be unpredictable.

Display Technical and Descriptive Names

Display both technical and descriptive names and use them in the TDV resource tree.

Use this set of three “display” radio buttons consistently for any given SAP BW data source; otherwise, results can be unpredictable.

Display Technical and Descriptive Names, Use Technical Names In TDV Resource Namespace

Display technical names in the TDV resource tree (“namespace”), and both the technical names and the descriptive names in the Introspection dialog box.

Use this set of three “display” radio buttons consistently for any given SAP BW data source; otherwise, results can be unpredictable.