How to create a BICS connection to a SAP BEx query.
What is BICS?
Business Intelligence Consumer Services
BICS is the BW data access layer for BEx tools
In the information design tool, you can create an OLAP connection to connect to SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (BW) using Business Intelligence Consumer Services (BICS) connectivity. BICS connectivity is the recommended way for BI tools to connect to Business Explorer (BEx) queries on the SAP NetWeaver BW server.
In this tutorial, you will create OLAP connections to connect to an SAP NetWeaver BW data source based on a BW server, a cube, and a BEx query.
Advantages
When SAP BW 7.3 is your source, BICS connections are recommended by SAP. You can connect directly to a SAP BEx query or a SAP BW Info Provider. In the next steps you can see how to create a BICS connection to a SAP BEx query.
Steps:-
Log in to Information Design Tool
Select create new
Observe the all connection
Now I am discussing how to create the OLAP connections
Select the project and give the project name, location.
Now project is created
Select the project (TEST1)
Create new - select the OLAP connection
Select the BICS connections
Give the system credentials.
Select the specify a cube in the connections.
Select folders (info areas and favorites)
Select the next
Click on the test connections
Test successful
How to publish the connection to repository
Select the OLAP test connection -> Right click -> publish connection to repository
Choose repository file
Give the system credentials
Please observe the system credentials.
Click ton test connection
Now connection was published.
Hopes it is helps.....
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