BEx setup and configuration

[Former Member]

Hello,

I've installed SAP BW 7.31 (AS ABAP) with BI-CONT add-on. However, I've got complains that BEx Web Application designer and BEx Report Designer can't connect. I've been searching for hours on help.sap.com, google, sap notes for information about what else needs to be installed but only clue I have is - Note 917950 - SAP NetWeaver 2004s: Setting Up BEx Web - it's an old note and it references older versions of BW.

I can't find on service.sap.com or other sources I mentioned official documentation about what needs to be installed in order to use BEx Web Application designer and BEx Report Designer.

Can anyone point me in the right directions, where to find right documentation for setup and configuration of BEx to enable use of BEx Web Application designer and BEx Report Designer?

Thanks,

Sasha

[arvind_doomra · Accepted solution]

Hello Sasa,

I would suggest you to please go through below help link which will guide to integrate BW with EP.

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/en/25/5AEE4242217076E10000000A1550B0/frameset.htm

Please go through Note 937697 as this will guide you to various check related to integration.

I could find a good document for the same issue, please check this as well.

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/b0a5216a-349c-2a10-9baf-9d4797349...

Regards,

Arvind

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks!

I glanced docs Arvind recommended, it seems to be the right path to go and enough information for brain to chew for a while.

This is all I needed for now, I will mark this question answered.

Again, thank you all.

Sasha

[Former Member]

Hi Sasa,

From BW 7.3 onwards, SAP removes java stack connection, and ABAP stack only will be available.

In order to run WAD, you need to have java portal installed separately in your system.

Br, H

[Former Member]

@Martin Grob @Suman Chakravarthy @Harish Kumar

So the next thing would be to install AS Java Portal and configure RFC with BI system? (I am Basis)

Are there any docs that cover BI - Portal story?

Thanks!

[former_member182470]

Check Aravind's docs which talks about Portal story.

[MGrob]

Hi

We went though that document/steps. It's older but shouldn't have changed much.

http://ep-techie.blogspot.ch/2009/07/integration-of-bw-in-sap-ep-enterprise.html

hope it helps

Martin

[arvind_doomra]

Hello Sasa,

Did you check the documents links i provided ?

Regards,

Arvind

[Former Member]

Hi Sasa,

Install SAP Front End tools, after that you can use Query Designer successfully. You will get all the Front End tools as shown in attached screenshot.

[Former Member]

Thank you all for answers but it might be that I did not explain well my problem.

Users already have BEx front end  tools installed. What I am missing is bigger picture - architecture of BI and other required software that need to be installed (maybe portal which is mentioned in error messages or whatever else). I can't find documentation about it.

I think there is something missing besides SAP BW. Please take a look at error below.

Is there a documentation that explains BI scenario, architecture and what has to be installed and configured?

Thanks!

[MGrob]

Hi

You also need the java stack server.

Then it will create a rfc connection to portal which BEX also uses http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/42/821640b7b6dd5fe10000000a155106/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70ehp1/helpdata/en/42/821640b7b6dd5fe10000000a155106/content.htm

Once installed you can use the program RSPOR_SETUP to setup the connection

hope it helps

Martin

[former_member182470]

Couple of things to check :

WAD 7.0 requires either Dual Stack or JAVA stack alone in BW. Portal setup has to be done in RSPOR_SETUP program in SE38 or SA38.

Your BASIS should be able to do above.

[Former Member]

Hi Sasa,

After you get the above error -- once you click on OK -- it will download the components automatically...and get the WAD ready for you....

Have you tried clicking OK and see what happened.Are you still facing the same issue

Have you tried to contact and check with BASIS on this issue?

Check the below link if this may give you some idea on configuring WAD>

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/d082fe32-5037-2b10-3288-fd009f695...

Regards

KP

[MGrob]

Hi

These are two different things BEx WebApplicationDesginer and BEx Query Designer are frontend tools that go with SAP GUI. Your SAP BW 7.31 is the backend system

hope it clarifies

Martin

[RamanKorrapati]

Hi Sasa,

You need to install SAP GUI with latest patches, to down load you can check the below link.

While isntalling time you need choose, Bx analyzer, bex query designer and WAD.

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1028175

Thanks