Steps to Configure Data Direct Branded Drivers in BI 4.1
The Data Access layer allows the use of DataDirect ODBC 7.0.1 drivers for MS SQL Server databases on all UNIX platforms.
I have done it in on Linux steps will be the similar for all UNIX Platforms
These drivers can be either non-branded or branded drivers.
DataDirect branded drivers are provided as part of the BI platform and can only be used with SAP BusinessObjects applications such as SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence.
You can find them in <boe-install-dir>/enterprise_xi40/<platform-name>/odbc/lib directory,
where <boe-install-dir> stands for the BI platform installation directory and <platform-name> for the UNIX platform name.
The MS SQL Server databases can work with either a DataDirect ODBC 7.0.1 driver or a DataDirect ODBC 7.0.1 branded driver.
The Connection Server default settings allow the non-branded ODBC driver to work seamlessly with your current configuration settings. If you have already deployed a driver in your environment, you will be able to install the non-branded driver without any configuration change
To use the branded driver, you must make sure the data access is configured correctly.
1. Navigate to the directory that contains the sqlsrv.sbo file.
On UNIX, this configuration file is located in the
<connectionserver-install-dir>/
connectionServer/odbc directory.
2. Use an XML editor to open the sqlsrv.sbo file for editing
3. Locate the Defaults section.
The Use DataDirect OEM Driver parameter is set to No by default.
This means the data access is configured by default to work for non-branded drivers.
4. Set the Use DataDirect OEM Driver parameter to Yes and save the file.
<Parameter Name="Use DataDirect OEM Driver" Platform="Unix">Yes</Parameter>
5. Add the following path to LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable:
<boe-install-dir>/enterprise_xi40/<platform-name>/odbc/lib
6. Configure the environment by editing the env.sh file in the
<boe-install-dir>/setup directory
Note:
Source the env.sh
Once sourcing is done check the LD_LIBRARY_PATH is set
echo $ LD_LIBRARY_PATH
For example:
DEFAULT_ODBCFILE="${BOBJEDIR}enterprise_xi40/"odbc.ini
export DEFAULT_ODBCFILE
ODBC_HOME="${BINDIR}odbc"
export ODBC_HOME
ODBCINI= <boe-install-dir> /enterprise_xi40/odbc.ini
export ODBCINI
Note:
DEFAULT_ODBCFILE can point to any file which holds the connection details for the branded drivers.
7. Configure the data source by editing the odbc.ini file.
For example:
[ODBC Data Sources]
efashion_1=DataDirect 7.0.1 SQL Server Native Wire Protocol
[efashion_1]
Driver=="${BOBJEDIR} /enterprise_xi40/linux_x64/odbc/7.0.1/lib/”CRsqls26.so
Description=DataDirect 7.0.1 SQL Server Native Wire Protocol
AuthenticationMethod=1
HostName=Enter Database Machine HOST NAME
PortNumber=ENTER PORT NUMBER (Ex:1433)
Database=ENTER DATABASE NAME(Ex:efashion)
8. Restart the Servers
Now the Connection Server is able to create a connection to MS SQL Serverdatabases with DataDirect ODBC branded drivers.
