SAP BusinessObjects BI Integration Guides and Tutorials

A list of guides and tutorials for connecting to and working with live SAP BusinessObjects BI data.

CData Software's connectivity tools enable users to connect directly to live SAP BusinessObjects BI data data from widely-used BI, analytics, ETL, and custom applications, ensuring that our customers can access their data wherever they desire. Below, you'll find a collection of guides and tutorials on integrating with live SAP BusinessObjects BI data.

Integration Use-Cases

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Business Intelligence & Analytics - charting, reports, and more (Tableau, Power BI, Amazon QuickSight, etc.)
ETL & Replication - moving and replicating data (CData Sync, AWS Glue, Oracle Data Integrator, etc.)
Data Virtualization - retrieving and manipulating data (DbVisualizer, SQL Server PolyBase, etc.)
Software Development - developing custom applications (.NET, AngularJS, Ruby, Python, etc.)
Data Management - managing data (DBArtisan, RazorSQL, SQuirreL, etc.)
Workflow Automation - building automated workflows (SSIS, Power Automate, etc.)

Business Intelligence & Analytics

Product	Technology	Article Title
Alteryx Designer	ODBC	Prepare, Blend, and Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI in Alteryx Designer (ODBC)
Alteryx Designer	Connect Cloud	Work with Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Alteryx Designer (Connect Cloud)
Amazon QuickSight	Connect Cloud	Build Interactive Dashboards from SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Amazon QuickSight
Amazon SageMaker	Connect Cloud	Integrate Live SAP BusinessObjects BI data into Amazon SageMaker Canvas
Aqua Data Studio	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in Aqua Data Studio
AWS Databricks	JDBC	Process & Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Databricks (AWS)
Azure Analysis Services	Connect Cloud	Model SAP BusinessObjects BI Data Using Azure Analysis Services
Birst	JDBC	Build Visualizations of SAP BusinessObjects BI in Birst
BIRT	JDBC	Design BIRT Reports on SAP BusinessObjects BI
Clear Analytics	ODBC	Build Charts with SAP BusinessObjects BI in Clear Analytics
Cognos Analytics (On-Prem)	Connect Cloud	Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Cognos Analytics
DBxtra	ODBC	Build Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects BI in DBxtra
Domo	ODBC	Create Datasets from SAP BusinessObjects BI in Domo Workbench
Dundas BI	ODBC	Build Dashboards with SAP BusinessObjects BI in Dundas BI
Excel (on Mac OS)	ODBC	Work with SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in MS Excel on Mac OS X
FineReport	JDBC	Feed SAP BusinessObjects BI into FineReport
Gecokboard	Connect Cloud	Create Dashboards and Visualize Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Geckoboard
Google Sheets	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Google Sheets
Grafana	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Dashboards in Grafana
IBM Cognos BI	ODBC	Create Data Visualizations in Cognos BI with SAP BusinessObjects BI
Infragistics Reveal	Connect Cloud	Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Infragistics Reval
JasperServer	JDBC	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI Reports on JasperReports Server
Jaspersoft BI Suite	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in Jaspersoft Studio
JReport Designer	JDBC	Integrate with SAP BusinessObjects BI in JReport Designer
Klipfolio	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Visualizations in Klipfolio
KNIME	JDBC	Enable the SAP BusinessObjects BI JDBC Driver in KNIME
LINQPad	ADO.NET	Working with SAP BusinessObjects BI in LINQPad
Looker	Connect Cloud	Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Looker
Looker Studio	Connect Cloud	Create Reports from SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Looker Studio
Metabase	Connect Cloud	Create Interactive SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Metabase Dashboards
Microsoft Excel	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Excel Desktop
Microsoft Excel for the Web	Connect Spreadsheets	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Excel for the Web
Microsoft SSAS	ADO.NET	Build an OLAP Cube in SSAS from SAP BusinessObjects BI
MicroStrategy	Connect Cloud	Connect to Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in MicroStrategy through Connect Cloud
MicroStrategy	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in MicroStrategy
Microstrategy Desktop	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in MicroStrategy Desktop
Microstrategy Web	JDBC	Use the CData JDBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in MicroStrategy Web
Mode Analytics	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Visualizations in Mode
OBIEE	JDBC	SAP BusinessObjects BI Reporting in OBIEE with the SAP BusinessObjects BI JDBC Driver
pandas	Python	Use pandas to Visualize SAP BusinessObjects BI in Python
Pentaho Report Designer	JDBC	Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI in the Pentaho Report Designer
Power BI Desktop	Power BI	Author Power BI Reports on Real-Time SAP BusinessObjects BI
Power BI Service	Connect Cloud	Visualize Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in the Power BI Service
Power Pivot	Connect Cloud	Access SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Microsoft Power Pivot
Power Query	Connect Cloud	Access SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Microsoft Power Query
Qlik Cloud	Connect Cloud	Create Apps from SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Qlik Sense Cloud
QlikView	ODBC	Connect to and Query SAP BusinessObjects BI in QlikView over ODBC
R	JDBC	Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI in R (JDBC)
R	ODBC	Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI in R (ODBC)
RapidMiner	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in RapidMiner
Redash	Connect Cloud	Query, Visualize, and Share live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Redash
SAP Analytics Cloud	Connect Cloud	Analyze SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in SAP Analytics Cloud
SAP Business Objects	JDBC	Create an SAP BusinessObjects Universe on the CData JDBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI
SAP Crystal Reports	JDBC	Publish Reports with SAP BusinessObjects BI in Crystal Reports (JDBC)
SAP Crystal Reports	Connect Cloud	Publish Reports with SAP BusinessObjects BI in Crystal Reports (Connect Cloud)
SAS	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in SAS for Real-Time Reporting and Analytics
SAS JMP	ODBC	Use the CData ODBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in SAS JMP
SAS Viya	Connect Cloud	Analyze Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in SAS Viya
Sisense	JDBC	Visualize Live SAP BusinessObjects BI in Sisense
Spago BI	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in SpagoBI
Tableau	Tableau	Visualize SAP BusinessObjects BI in Tableau Desktop
Tableau	Connect Cloud	Visualize SAP BusinessObjects BI in Tableau Desktop (Connect Cloud)
Tableau Cloud	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI Visualizations in Tableau Cloud
Tableau Server	Tableau	Publish SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Dashboards in Tableau Server
ThoughtSpot	Connect Cloud	Model, Search, and Visualize Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in ThoughtSpot
TIBCO Spotfire	ADO.NET	Visualize SAP BusinessObjects BI in TIBCO Spotfire through ADO.NET
TIBCO Spotfire Server	JDBC	Operational Reporting on SAP BusinessObjects BI from Spotfire Server
Zoho Analytics	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Dashboards in Zoho Analytics

ETL & Replication

Product	Technology	Article Title
Airbyte	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Airbyte ELT Pipelines
Amazon Redshift	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Amazon S3
Apache Airflow	JDBC	Bridge SAP BusinessObjects BI Connectivity with Apache Airflow
Apache Camel	JDBC	Integrate with SAP BusinessObjects BI using Apache Camel
Apache Cassandra	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Apache Cassandra
Apache Kafka	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Apache Kafka
Apache NiFi	JDBC	Bridge SAP BusinessObjects BI Connectivity with Apache NiFi
AWS Glue	Connect Cloud	Build ETL Jobs with SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in AWS Glue Jobs
Azure Data Factory	Connect Cloud	Import SAP BusinessObjects BI Data Using Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Lake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Azure Data Lake
Azure Synapse	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Azure Synapse
BIML	SSIS	Use Biml to Build SSIS Tasks to Replicate SAP BusinessObjects BI to SQL Server
CloverDX	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in CloverDX (formerly CloverETL)
Couchbase	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Couchbase
CSV	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Local Delimited Files
Databricks	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Databricks
ETL Validator	JDBC	How to Work with SAP BusinessObjects BI in ETL Validator
FoxPro	ODBC	Work with SAP BusinessObjects BI in FoxPro
Google AlloyDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Google AlloyDB
Google BigQuery	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Google BigQuery
Google Cloud SQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Google Cloud SQL
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected ETL Processes in Google Data Fusion
Google Data Fusion	JDBC	Build Pipelines with Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Google Cloud Data Fusion (CData Connect Cloud)
Heroku / Salesforce Connect	CData Sync	Replicate SAP BusinessObjects BI for Use in Salesforce Connect
HULFT Integrate	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in HULFT Integrate
IBM DB2	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to IBM DB2
Informatica Cloud	JDBC	Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI in Your Informatica Cloud Instance
Informatica PowerCenter	JDBC	Create Informatica Mappings From/To a JDBC Data Source for SAP BusinessObjects BI
Jaspersoft ETL	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in Jaspersoft Studio
Microsoft Access	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Microsoft Access
Microsoft Azure Tables	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Azure SQL
Microsoft Power Automate	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Automated Tasks with Power Automate (Desktop)
Microsoft OneLake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Microsoft OneLake (Fabric}
MongoDB	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to MongoDB
MySQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to MySQL
Oracle Data Integrator	JDBC	ETL SAP BusinessObjects BI in Oracle Data Integrator
Oracle Database	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Oracle
Pentaho Data Integration	JDBC	Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI in Pentaho Data Integration
petl	Python	Extract, Transform, and Load SAP BusinessObjects BI in Python
PostgreSQL	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to PostgreSQL
Replicate to MySQL	PowerShell	Replicate SAP BusinessObjects BI to MySQL with PowerShell
SAP HANA	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to SAP HANA
SingleStore	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to SingleStore
SnapLogic	JDBC	Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI with External Services using SnapLogic (JDBC)
SnapLogic	Connect Cloud	Integration with SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in SnapLogic (Connect Cloud)
Snowflake	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to Snowflake
SQL Server	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to SQL Server
SQL Server Linked Server	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data as a SQL Server Linked Server
SQLite	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to SQLite
Talend	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI and Transfer Data in Talend
UiPath Studio	ODBC	Create an RPA Flow that Connects to SAP BusinessObjects BI in UiPath Studio
Vertica	CData Sync	Automated Continuous SAP BusinessObjects BI Replication to a Vertica Database
Workato	Connect Cloud	Build Automated Workflows with Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Workato
Zapier	Connect Cloud	Build Automated SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Workflows in Zapier

Data Virtualization

Product	Technology	Article Title
APOS Live Data Gateway	JDBC	Build Semantic Layer Views for SAP BusinessObjects BI (JDBC)
APOS Live Data Gateway	Connect Cloud	Build Semantic Layer Views for SAP BusinessObjects BI Data (Connect Cloud)
Denodo	JDBC	Create A Data Source for SAP BusinessObjects BI in Denodo Platform
Dremio	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI as an External Source in Dremio
MySQL Federated Tables	ODBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI as Federated Tables in MySQL
Oracle Database	ODBC	Access SAP BusinessObjects BI as a Remote Oracle Database
PostgreSQL FDW	JDBC	A PostgreSQL Interface for SAP BusinessObjects BI
Salesforce Connect	Connect Cloud	Edit and Search SAP BusinessObjects BI External Objects in Salesforce Connect
Salesforce External Services	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI through External Services in Salesforce
SQL Server Linked Servers	ODBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI as a Linked Server
SQL Server PolyBase	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data using PolyBase with Connect Cloud
SQL Server PolyBase	ODBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI as an External Data Source using PolyBase
TIBCO Data Virtualization	TIBCO DV	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in TIBCO Data Virtualization

Software Development

Product	Technology	Article Title
AWS Lambda	JDBC	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in AWS Lambda
Axios	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Web Apps with Axios and CData Connect Cloud
.NET Charts	ADO.NET	DataBind Charts to SAP BusinessObjects BI
.NET QueryBuilder	ODBC	Rapidly Develop SAP BusinessObjects BI-Driven Apps with Active Query Builder
Apache Spark	JDBC	Work with SAP BusinessObjects BI in Apache Spark Using SQL
AppSheet	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Business Apps in AppSheet
Bubble.io	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Apps in Bubble
C++Builder	ODBC	DataBind Controls to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in C++Builder
Choreo	Connect Cloud	Build Custom Apps on SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Choreo
ColdFusion	JDBC	Query SAP BusinessObjects BI in ColdFusion Using JDBC
ColdFusion	ODBC	Query SAP BusinessObjects BI in ColdFusion Using ODBC
Dash	Python	Use Dash & Python to Build Web Apps on SAP BusinessObjects BI
Delphi	ODBC	DataBind Controls to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Delphi
DevExpress	ADO.NET	DataBind SAP BusinessObjects BI to the DevExpress Data Grid
EF - Code First	ADO.NET	Access SAP BusinessObjects BI with Entity Framework 6
EF - LINQ	ADO.NET	LINQ to SAP BusinessObjects BI
EF - MVC	ADO.NET	Build MVC Applications with Connectivity to SAP BusinessObjects BI
Filemaker Pro	ODBC	Bidirectional Access to SAP BusinessObjects BI from FileMaker Pro
Filemaker Pro (on Mac)	JDBC	Bidirectional Access to SAP BusinessObjects BI from FileMaker Pro (on Mac)
Go	ODBC	Write a Simple Go Application to work with SAP BusinessObjects BI on Linux
Google Apps Script	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Google Apps Script
Hibernate	JDBC	Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) with SAP BusinessObjects BI Entities in Java
IntelliJ	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in IntelliJ
JBoss	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI from a Connection Pool in JBoss
JDBI	JDBC	Create a Data Access Object for SAP BusinessObjects BI using JDBI
Jitterbit	Connect Cloud	Integrate with Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Jitterbit
JRuby	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in JRuby
Lazarus IDE	ODBC	Easily Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Lazarus Pascal IDE
Mendix	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Apps in Mendix (Connect Cloud)
Mendix	JDBC	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Apps in Mendix (JDBC)
Microsoft Power Apps	Connect Cloud	Integrate Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data into Custom Business Apps Built in Power Apps
NodeJS	Connect Cloud	Query SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Node.js (via Connect Cloud)
NodeJS	ODBC	Query SAP BusinessObjects BI through ODBC in Node.js
OutSystems	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Enterprise Applications in OutSystems
PHP	ODBC	Natively Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in PHP
PowerBuilder	ADO.NET	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI from PowerBuilder
PowerShell	PowerShell	Pipe SAP BusinessObjects BI to CSV in PowerShell
PyCharm	ODBC	Using the CData ODBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in PyCharm
Python	ODBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in Python on Linux/UNIX
Retool	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Apps in Retool
Ruby	ODBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in Ruby
RunMyProcess	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in RunMyProcess
RunMyProcess DSEC	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in DigitalSuite Studio through RunMyProcess DSEC
Servoy	JDBC	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Apps in Servoy
Spring Boot	JDBC	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Spring Boot Apps
SQLAlchemy	Python	Use SQLAlchemy ORMs to Access SAP BusinessObjects BI in Python
Tomcat	JDBC	Configure the CData JDBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI in a Connection Pool in Tomcat
Unqork	Connect Cloud	Create SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Applications in Unqork
VCL App (RAD Studio)	ODBC	Build a Simple VCL Application for SAP BusinessObjects BI
WebLogic	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI from a Connection Pool in WebLogic

Data Management

Product	Technology	Article Title
Apache Solr	JDBC	Import SAP BusinessObjects BI Data into Apache Solr
Coginiti Pro	JDBC	Access Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in Coginiti Pro
DataGrip	JDBC	Qeury SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in DataGrip
DB Artisan	JDBC	Manage SAP BusinessObjects BI in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source
DB Artisan	ODBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in DBArtisan
DBeaver	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in DBeaver
DbVisualizer	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in DBVisualizer
HeidiSQL	Connect Cloud	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in HeidiSQL
Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog	JDBC	Add SAP BusinessObjects BI to Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog
MySQL Workbench	ODBC	Query SAP BusinessObjects BI in MySQL Workbench (ODBC)
QuerySurge	JDBC	Validate SAP BusinessObjects BI Data with QuerySurge
RazorSQL	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in RazorSQL
SQuirreL	JDBC	Connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI in Squirrel SQL Client

Workflow Automation

Product	Technology	Article Title
Blue Prism	ODBC	Integrate Live SAP BusinessObjects BI Data for Intelligent Robotic Process Automation
MuleSoft Anypoint	JDBC	Access SAP BusinessObjects BI in Anypoint Using SQL
Nintex Workflow Cloud	Connect Cloud	Build SAP BusinessObjects BI-Connected Workflows in Nintex
Power Automate	Connect Cloud	Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI Data into Power Automate Automated Tasks
SSIS Import	SSIS	Import SAP BusinessObjects BI Data into SQL Server using SSIS

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