BI Platform OData Service for SAP Fiori Launchpad
BI Platform OData Service introduced Form SAP BOE 4.2 SP04.
OData Services:
BI Platform OData Services
| OData Service URL | http://<host>:<port>/bipodata/ |
where <host> is the name of the web server for BI platform and <port> is the port number for the platform.
Version1 of OData is introduced from 4.2SP04.
Supported Servers : Tomcat
OData APIs URI v1 : http://<host>:<port>/bipodata/v1/
Data Formats : XML and JSON
Authentication support :
AD SSO (4.2 SP04 OData Services works only with win ad sso auth and no other authentication supported)
EP BI Integration:
BI Platform OData Services are used internally to integrate the BI Platform and SAP Enterprise Portal (EP) (NetWeaver 7.50 SP7+)
BOE in Enterprise Portal(EP):
Supported workflows:
- Select BOE system in App Finder (User Menu)
- View BOE public folders
- Select a folder, and view reports within
- Search for a BI report
- Launch a report (according to language set)
- Add a BI report to the FLP homepage
Video :
Web Application:
name : bipodata
BI Platform OData services will be deployed as webapp in web server (tomcat) like AdminTools, dswsbobje…..
Configuration:
configuration in web.xml :
- set the type of Authentication
- set AD SSO parameters
Reference: https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/0001631734
Related Links :
Awesome Bharath! Thanks for sharing. Can we integrate portals other than EP?
Hi Mani,
OData services introduced from 4.2 SP04 and as of now this can be integrate only with SAP EP.
we can use PIK to integrate old launchpad views in 3 portals (SAP NW Portla,Websphere and WebLogic)
Thanks,
Bharath
Awesome Bharath!
BOE 4.2 Sp04: BI Platform OData services support only - Tomcat server deployment.
Nice Article,
we run fiori launchpad on frontendserver (ABAP Stack) and do not want to use the EP. Is it possible to integrate the user menu such that the reports can be found via the app finder?
Cheers Christian
Hi Christian,
Basically FLP and BOE integration works only - SSO configuration on BOE.
All the requests of FLP pass through Web dispatcher.
Web dispatcher needs to be configured : to perform redirection of BOE requests. configuration.
Is this same scenario in your landscape ?
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Bharath
Hello Bharath, thank you for your quick response.
Not quite
Our FLP runs on NWS ABAP which supports SSO via Kerberos. We did integrate a Dashboard Application from BO Server but to be frank, I do not know if we will get an issue with SSO at that point. There could be a web dispatcher or a load balancer in between to interchange the sso tickets but I am not sure. My point was more: If I wanted to integrate the usermenu in the app finder (on AS ABAP) to get the reports as you listed in the supported workflows would there be a way?
Have a great day,
Christian
can be achived using FLP designer.
Can you elaborate more on this? How can the be achived? There does not seem to be a documentation for that usecase. Thanks!
Best regards, Harald
What’s New in BOE 4.2 SP05:
https://www.sap.com/documents/2017/12/529564fc-e47c-0010-82c7-eda71af511fa.html#
HI Bharath, I like to access BOBJ webi reports on Fiori Gateway system through odata services, we have 4.2 SP05 BOBJ system (wll be upgarding soon to SP06), does BI odata services SSO between Fiori Gateway and BOBJ is supported with SAP SSO2 token method?
Thanks
Vishal