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DataBind SAP BusinessObjects BI Data to the DevExpress Data Grid


Use the CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP BusinessObjects BI with the DevExpress Windows Forms and Web controls to provide SAP BusinessObjects BI data to a chart.

The ADO.NET Provider for SAP BusinessObjects BI by CData incorporates conventional ADO.NET data access components compatible with third-party controls. You can adhere to the standard ADO.NET data binding procedures to establish two-way access to real-time data through UI controls. This article will demonstrate the utilization of CData components for data binding with DevExpress UI Controls (Windows Forms and Web controls), specifically binding to a chart that visualizes live data.

To connect to your SAP Business Objects BI instance, you must set the following connection properties:

  • Url: set this to the rest API URL. After logging into the Central Management Console, choose 'Applications' from the combo box. Double-click on 'RESTful Web Service' and you'll see the access URL. By default it is, http://{Server-Name}:6405/biprws.
  • User: set this to the username of your instance.
  • Password: set this to the password of your instance.

Windows Forms Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress chart with SAP BusinessObjects BI data. The SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart control. The Diagram property of the control defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using (SAPBusinessObjectsBIConnection connection = new SAPBusinessObjectsBIConnection( "User=username;Password=password;Url=http://myinstance:6405/biprws")) { SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter dataAdapter = new SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter( "SELECT StoreName, TotalRevenue FROM MyCustomReport WHERE State = 'CA'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); dataAdapter.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series(); chartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "TotalRevenue" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "StoreName"; series.ValueScaleType = DevExpress.XtraCharts.ScaleType.Numerical; chartControl1.Legend.Visibility = DevExpress.Utils.DefaultBoolean.False; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }

Web Controls

The code below shows how to populate a DevExpress Web control with SAP BusinessObjects BI data. The SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter binds to the Series property of the chart; the Diagram property defines the x- and y-axes as the column names.

using DevExpress.XtraCharts; using (SAPBusinessObjectsBIConnection connection = new SAPBusinessObjectsBIConnection( "User=username;Password=password;Url=http://myinstance:6405/biprws")) { SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter1 = new SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter("SELECT StoreName, TotalRevenue FROM MyCustomReport WHERE State = 'CA'", connection); DataTable table = new DataTable(); SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter1.Fill(table); DevExpress.XtraCharts.Series series = new Series("Series1", ViewType.Bar); WebChartControl1.Series.Add(series); series.DataSource = table; series.ValueDataMembers.AddRange(new string[] { "TotalRevenue" }); series.ArgumentScaleType = ScaleType.Qualitative; series.ArgumentDataMember = "StoreName"; series.ValueScaleType = ScaleType.Numerical; ((DevExpress.XtraCharts.SideBySideBarSeriesView)series.View).ColorEach = true; }