Overview

Just 5 Steps for SAP Analytics Cloud <-> S/4HANA Integration

1. Enable /sap/bw/ina/service/v2 in your S/4HANA backend
2. Set Parameter : icf/cors_enabled=1
3. Whitelist the SAP Analytics Cloud tenant url  via /nUCONCOCKPIT 
4. Configure to allow pop-up for your SAP Analytics Cloud tenant url
5. Create connection to your S/4HANA Backend system in your SAC Tenant

Let’s delve into the intricate details underlying each elementary step, uncovering a deeper understanding of their complexities:

Procedure

1. Enable /sap/bw/ina/service/v2 in your S/4HANA:

   • Login to SAP S/4HANA  –> SICF –> default_host –> sap –> bw –> ina.
   • Right click and activate the services if it is inactive

2. Set Parameter : icf/cors_enabled=1

   • Txn RZ11 –> Parameter Name = “icf/cors_enabled” –> Display –> change value –> set New Value=1

     Note:
     The paramter value set with these steps will be lost after a system restart.
     As a post step please add the parameter entry "icf/cors_enabled=1" in Default/Instance profile of the system immediately. RZ10 --> Select Default/Instance Profile and add the above parameter.​

      

3. Whitelist the SAP Analytics Cloud tenant url via /nUCONCOCKPIT

   • Scenario –> HTTP Allowlist Scenario –> ensure mode of “Cross-origin Resource sharing”=Active Check.
   • Double click on the line item “Cross-origin Resource sharing” –> edit mode  –> Under Allow add new entry with below values
   • Service Path: /sap/bw/ina
     Host rule: Add your SAP Analytics Cloud Set the parameter name to host. For example, mytenant.us1.sapbusinessobjects.cloud.
     Allowed Methods: Mark against GET, HEAD, POST, and OPTIONS
     Allowed Headers:

     x-csrf-token,content-type,x-sap-cid,mysapsso2,authorization,accept-language​

     Exposed Headers:
     

     X-CSRF-TOKEN,SAP-REWRITEURL,SAP-URL-SESSION-ID

     Allow Credentials: Mark against the checkbox

     Here’s how it looks after populating all the parameters
     

4. Configure to allow pop-up for your SAP Analytics Cloud tenant url

   • Allow pop-up windows from the SAP Analytics Cloud domain: [*.]sapbusinessobjects.cloud.
     Allow 3rd party cookies from the SAP S/4HANA server’s domain.

5. Create connection to your S/4HANA Backend system in your SAC Tenant

   • From the home/landing page, click on three line (top left of the screen) –> Connections –> Add Connection –> Fill in the details as per the selections in the screenshot

Taking one step further:

How to Consume the S4HANA Live Data connection created in SAC tenant:

Known Issues:

Your S/4HANA Backend system should be configured with valid working SSL. If it is not, The creation of the connection step might not succeed.

Remedy : Configure SSL for S/4HANA system from here

Conclusion

SAP Analytics Cloud can now access various data/views from the SAP S/4HANA system.