SAP BW Connection Manager
Applies to: 
SQL Server
SSIS Integration Runtime in Azure Data Factory
The SAP BW connection manager is the connection manager component of the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW. Thus, the SAP BW connection manager provides the connectivity to an SAP Netweaver BW version 7 system that the source and destination components of the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW need. (The SAP BW source and destination that are part of the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW package are the only Integration Services components that use the SAP BW connection manager.)
Important
The documentation for the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW assumes familiarity with the SAP Netweaver BW environment. For more information about SAP Netweaver BW, or for information about how to configure SAP Netweaver BW objects and processes, see your SAP documentation.
When you add an SAP BW connection manager to a package, the ConnectionManagerType property of the connection manager is set to SAPBI.
Configuring the SAP BW Connection Manager
You can configure the SAP BW connection manager in the following ways:
Provide the client, user name, password, and language for the connection.
Choose whether to connect to a single application server or to a group of load-balanced servers.
Provide the host and system number for a single application server, or provide the message server, group, and SID for a group of load-balanced servers.
Enable custom logging of RFC function calls for the components of the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW. (This logging is separate from the optional logging that you can enable on Integration Services packages.) To enable logging of RFC function calls, you specify a directory in which to store the log files that are created before and after each RFC function call. (This logging feature creates many log files in XML format. As these log files also contain all the rows of data that are transferred, these log files may consume a large amount of disk space.) If you do not select a log directory, logging is not enabled.
Important
If the data that is transferred contains sensitive information, the log files will also contain that sensitive information.
Use the values that you have entered to test the connection.
If you do not know all the values that are required to configure the connection manager, you might have to ask your SAP administrator.
For a walkthrough that demonstrates how to configure and use the SAP BW connection manager, source, and destination, see the white paper, Using SQL Server 2008 Integration Services with SAP BI 7.0. This white paper also shows how to configure the required objects in SAP BW.
Using the SSIS Designer to Configure the Source
For more information about the properties of the SAP BW connection manager that you can set in SSIS Designer, click the following topic:
SAP BW Connection Manager Editor
Use the SAP BW Connection Manager Editor to specify the properties to use to connect to an SAP Netweaver BW version 7 system.
The SAP BW connection manager provides connectivity to an SAP Netweaver BW 7 system for use by the SAP BW source or destination. To learn more about the SAP BW connection manager of the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW, see SAP BW Connection Manager.
Important
The documentation for the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW assumes familiarity with the SAP Netweaver BW environment. For more information about SAP Netweaver BW, or for information about how to configure SAP Netweaver BW objects and processes, see your SAP documentation.
To open the SAP BW Connection Manager Editor
In SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT), open the Integration Services package that contains the SAP BW connection manager.
In the Connection Managers area on the Control Flow tab, do one of the following steps:
Double-click the SAP BW connection manager.
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Right-click the SAP BW connection manager, and then select Edit.
Options
Note
If you do not know all the values that are required to configure the connection manager, you might have to ask your SAP administrator.
Client
Specify the client number of the system.
Language
Specify the language that the system uses. For example, specify EN for English.
User name
Specify the user name that will be used to connect to the system.
Password
Specify the password that will be used with the user name.
Use single application server
Connect to a single application server.
To connect to a group of load-balanced servers, use the Use load balancing option instead.
Host
If connecting to a single application server, specify the host name.
Note
This option is only available if you have selected the Use single application server option.
System number
If connecting to a single application server, specify the system number.
Note
This option is only available if you have selected the Use single application server option.
Use load balancing
Connect to a group of load-balanced servers.
To connect to a single application server, use the Use single application server option instead.
Message server
If connecting to a group of load-balanced servers, specify the name of the message server.
Note
This option is only available if you have selected the Use load balancing option.
Group
If connecting to a group of load-balanced servers, specify the name of the server group name.
Note
This option is only available if you have selected the Use load balancing option.
SID
If connecting to a group of load-balanced servers, specify the System ID for the connection.
Note
This option is only available if you have selected the Use load balancing option.
Log directory
Enable logging for the components of the Microsoft Connector 1.1 for SAP BW.
To enable logging, specify a directory for the log files that are created before and after each RFC function call. (This logging feature creates many log files in XML format. As these log files also contain all the rows of data that are transferred, these log files may consume a large amount of disk space.)
Important
If the data that is transferred contains sensitive information, the log files will also contain that sensitive information.
To specify the log directory, you can either enter the directory path manually, or click Browse and browse to the log directory.
If you do not select a log directory, logging is not enabled.
Browse
Browse to select a folder for the log directory.
Test Connection
Test the connection using the values that you have provided. After clicking Test Connection, a message box appears and indicates whether the connection succeeded or failed.
See Also
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