Create Reports from SAP Netweaver Gateway Data in Looker Studio

Looker Studio, formerly known as Google Data Studio, empowers users to craft customized reports featuring data visualizations that can be shared with clients while reflecting your brand identity. When combined with CData Connect AI, you gain immediate cloud-to-cloud access to SAP Netweaver Gateway data to create visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article provides step-by-step instructions on establishing a virtual database for SAP Netweaver Gateway and generating reports from SAP Netweaver Gateway data within Looker Studio.

CData Connect AI offers a seamless cloud-to-cloud interface tailored for SAP Netweaver Gateway, making it straightforward to construct reports directly from live SAP Netweaver Gateway data within Looker Studio without the need for data replication. As you create visualizations, Looker Studio generates queries to retrieve data. With its inherent optimized data processing capabilities, CData Connect AI efficiently channels all supported query operations, including filters, JOINs, and more, directly to SAP Netweaver Gateway. This leverages server-side processing to swiftly provide the requested SAP Netweaver Gateway data.

Configure SAP Netweaver Gateway Connectivity for Looker Studio

Connectivity to SAP Netweaver Gateway from Looker Studio is made possible through CData Connect AI. To work with SAP Netweaver Gateway data from Looker Studio, we start by creating and configuring a SAP Netweaver Gateway connection.

1. Log into Connect AI, click Sources, and then click Add Connection

2. Select "SAP Netweaver Gateway" from the Add Connection panel

3. SAP Netweaver Gateway uses OAuth to authenticate. Click "Sign in" to authenticate with SAP Netweaver Gateway.
4. Navigate to the Permissions tab in the Add SAP Netweaver Gateway Connection page and update the User-based permissions.

With the connection configured, you are ready to connect to SAP Netweaver Gateway data from Looker Studio.

Visualize Live SAP Netweaver Gateway Data from Looker Studio

The steps below outline connecting to CData Connect AI from Looker Studio to create a new SAP Netweaver Gateway data source and build a simple visualization from the data.

1. Log into Looker Studio, click data sources, create a new data source, and choose CData Connect AI Connector.

2. Click Authorize and allow access to your Google account.
3. Click Authorize to authenticate with your CData Connect AI instance
4. In the CData Connect AI Connector in Looker Studio select Connections to import from the dropdown and click Next

5. Now select a Connection (e.g. SAPGateway1) and click Next
6. Select a Table (e.g. SalesOrderLineItems) or use a Custom Query and click Connect to continue
7. If needed, modify columns, click Create Report, and add the data source to the report.

8. Select a visualization style and add it to the report.
9. Select Dimensions and Measures to customize your visualization.

Live Access to SAP Netweaver Gateway Data from Cloud Applications

Now you have a direct, cloud-to-cloud connection to live SAP Netweaver Gateway data from your Looker Studio workbook. You can create more data sources and new visualizations, build reports, and more — all without replicating SAP Netweaver Gateway data.

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