Manage SAP BusinessObjects BI Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source

The CData JDBC Driver for SAP BusinessObjects BI seamlessly integrates SAP BusinessObjects BI data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access SAP BusinessObjects BI data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for SAP BusinessObjects BI in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate SAP BusinessObjects BI Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register SAP BusinessObjects BI data as a database instance in your project:

1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
2. Select Generic JDBC.
3. Click Manage.
4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

   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.

   Built-in Connection String Designer

   For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the SAP BusinessObjects BI JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

   java -jar cdata.jdbc.sapbusinessobjectsbi.jar

   Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

   Below is a typical connection string:

   jdbc:sapbusinessobjectsbi:User=username;Password=password;Url=http://myinstance:6405/biprws
6. Finish the wizard to connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI data. SAP BusinessObjects BI entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with SAP BusinessObjects BI data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the SAP BusinessObjects BI API.