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Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data from PowerBuilder


This article demonstrates how to access SAP BusinessObjects BI data from Appeon PowerBuilder using the CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP BusinessObjects BI.

This article demonstrates using the CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP BusinessObjects BI in PowerBuilder, showcasing the ease of use and compatibility of these standards-based controls across various platforms and development technologies that support Microsoft .NET, including Appeon PowerBuilder.

This article shows how to create a basic PowerBuilder application that uses the CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP BusinessObjects BI to retrieve data.

  1. In a new WPF Window Application solution, add all the Visual Controls needed for the connection properties. Below is a typical connection string:

    User=username;Password=password;Url=http://myinstance:6405/biprws

    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.

  2. Add the DataGrid control from the .NET controls.
  3. Configure the columns of the DataGrid control. Below are several columns from the Account table: <DataGrid AutoGenerateColumns="False" Margin="13,249,12,14" Name="datagrid1" TabIndex="70" ItemsSource="{Binding}"> <DataGrid.Columns> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="idColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=Id}" Header="Id" Width="SizeToHeader" /> <DataGridTextColumn x:Name="nameColumn" Binding="{Binding Path=StoreName}" Header="StoreName" Width="SizeToHeader" /> ... </DataGrid.Columns> </DataGrid>
  4. Add a reference to the CData ADO.NET Provider for SAP BusinessObjects BI assembly.

Connect the DataGrid

Once the visual elements have been configured, you can use standard ADO.NET objects like Connection, Command, and DataAdapter to populate a DataTable with the results of an SQL query:

System.Data.CData.SAPBusinessObjectsBI.SAPBusinessObjectsBIConnection conn conn = create System.Data.CData.SAPBusinessObjectsBI.SAPBusinessObjectsBIConnection(connectionString) System.Data.CData.SAPBusinessObjectsBI.SAPBusinessObjectsBICommand comm comm = create System.Data.CData.SAPBusinessObjectsBI.SAPBusinessObjectsBICommand(command, conn) System.Data.DataTable table table = create System.Data.DataTable System.Data.CData.SAPBusinessObjectsBI.SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter dataAdapter dataAdapter = create System.Data.CData.SAPBusinessObjectsBI.SAPBusinessObjectsBIDataAdapter(comm) dataAdapter.Fill(table) datagrid1.ItemsSource=table.DefaultView

The code above can be used to bind data from the specified query to the DataGrid.

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