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How to install SAP BODS - Standalone BODS Directory Structure Create BODS Local Repository Create SAP BODS Secured Central Repository Create SAP BODS Profiler Repository How to Configure Job Server using DS Server Manager Configure SAP BODS Management Console Add Central Repository Users and Group in BODS SAP BODS DESIGNER All Pages Page 1 of 9 This article is a step by step guide on how to install standalone SAP BODS Batch Job Server, Client Components, Web based Administrative Console and how to configure the same.
After having the licensed version of SAP BODS XI, Click the installation icon "setup.exe" to launch installer.
Click Next Check the option "I accept the License Agreement" and Click the Next button.
Click on the Next button and provide the license information as provided by SAP.
Full Name: XYZ. Organisation: XYZ CORP. Product Key: SAP Provided License Information. Click Next button to continue. Change the software installation directory to D:\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Data Services\ You can install in any local directory of your choice and also on SAN drive.
By default the server, client and web components are selected. Real time services i.e. Message Client Components are not available in this license copy.
Select the option Use an existing database server. Click the Next button to continue. Provide the pre configured database connection information. (MSSQL Server in this case)
Database Type: Microsoft SQL Server Database Server Name: EDWDEVETL Database Name: DEVETLREPO User name: DEVETLREPO Password: Click on the button Get Version to check whether the service can connect to database.
Click the Ok button. Next check the Create option and click the Next button to continue. This will create local metadata repository of SAP BODS. Click the Next button to configure the Job Server.
Check the option - Configure a new Job Server Job Server name: JS_DEVETLREPO Job Server port: 3500 Next click on the Advanced button, to change Cache Directory for this job server.
Leave the ports as default. Click the OK button. Click the Next button to continue with the Service Login Information.
Check the option Use system account and click the Next button to continue. Three BODS services namely BOE120Tomcat, BusinessObjectsAddressServer andDI_JOBSERVICE will be created under this system account. Click Next to Continue.
Next check the option Skip Access Server Configuration and click the Next button to continue. Since we are not using Real Time Data Services we skip this configuration step. Click Next to install the web application server.
Check the option Install Tomcat application server and click the Next button to continue.
Leave the ports as default and click the Next button to continue installation. This tomcat web application server will host the Data Services web based management console.
Click Next to finalize the installation. The list of programs and services to be installed are displayed.
Click the Next button to start the SAP BODS installation. After successful installation of SAP Business Objects Data Services reboot to reflect configuration changes.
Click Finish to exit installation. Next Restart the System to configure BODS installation.
Click Yes. After machine restart do the initial validation to check the SAP BODS Services and Programs installed. Click Start then All Programs, next check the SAP BODS Installed programs.
In this part of the article, we will see how to change the default Log file directory of SAP BODS, Create Local, Central (Secured version control for multi-user environment) and Profiler (Data profile) repositories, Configure Job Server, Configuring DS Management Console, Add/Remove license information and Configuring SAP BODS Metadata Integrator with SAP BOXI.
Target Files: "D:\Business Objects\TgtFiles" Source Files: "D:\Business Objects\SrcFiles" Separating the directories in the above fashion, makes it easy for us to quickly access them later. We need to create the folders in windows and use them for the purpose defined above. For example to point the source or target file to proper directory either enter the directory path in the Root directory option of the File Format or you can also use Substitution Parameters for each environment.
Next Restart the BODS Job Server or BODS Services and you are done. Next we will see how to create SAP BODS LOCAL REPOSITORY.
Click on Get Version button, first to check it is able to connect to database. Next Click on Create button to create the metadata tables.
Local Repository was successfully created. Next we will see how to create SAP BODS SECURED CENTRAL REPOSITORY.
Database type: Oracle (or whatever database you are using) Database server name: EDWDEVETL Database connection name: ORCL User name: DEVETLREPO_CENTRAL Password: (specify password here)
Click on Get Version button, first to check it is able to connect to database. Next Click on Create button to create the metadata tables.
The above message shows that the Central Repository is successfully created.
Repository type: Central Check Enable Security Database type: Oracle Database server name: EDWDEVETL Database connection name: ORCL User name: DEVETLREPO_PROFILER Password: (your password here)
Click on Get Version button, first to check it is able to connect to database. Next Click on Create button to create the metadata tables.
Profiler Repository was successfully created. Note:- Profile repository is used for the sole purpose of performing column level profiling of the DW tables. You must configure or associate a Job Server with the Profiler Repository. Next we will learn how to CONFIGURE JOB SERVER USING DS SERVER MANAGER for the Profiler repository.
Click Add and enter the Name of the Job Server and associate it with the local repository. Job Server name: JS_DEVETLREPO_PROFILER Job Server port: 3501 Next click the Add button to associate the repository to the Job Server. Database type: Oracle Database connection name: ORCL Username: DEVETLREPO_PROFILER Password: Check the option Default repository. Click Apply.
Next click Restart Button to restart BODS Services. Next we will learn how to CONFIGURE SAP BODS MANAGEMENT CONSOLE.
You will be greeted with the below screen once you login.
Next Click on Administrator to Register the Repositories. Following screen will appear. You may click on the image below to enlarge the same.
On the left hand pane Click on Management list item and then Click on Repositories. Next Click the Add button to register a repository in management console. Enter the repository credentials. Repository name: DEVETLREPO Database type: Oracle Machine name: localhost Database port: 1521 Service name/SID: ORCL User name: DEVETLREPO Password: Click Test.
Click Apply.
Next we will learn how to ADD CENTRAL REPOSITORY USERS AND GROUP in BODS
User name: DEVETLREPO_CENTRAL Enter Password and confirm password. Display name: DEVETLREPO_CENTRAL Default Group: Grp_Central_Repo Status: Active Member of: Grp_Central_Repo
Click Apply.
Next we will learn how to ADD PROFILER REPOSITORY USER Go to Management, Users and Click the add button.
User name: DEVETLREPO_PROFILER Enter Password and confirm password. Display name: DEVETLREPO_PROFILER Role: Profiler Administrator Status: Active Profiler Repository: DEVETLREPO_PROFILER
Now you will be able to connect to the Profiler Repository using this User.
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BODS DESIGNER
Login to the Local Repository we created earliar:
Database type: Oracle Database connection name: ORCL User name: DEVETLREPO Password: Click OK, to login to local repository.
Next Check the JOB SERVER STATUS. Look at the bottom right hand corner for job server symbol. On pointing the mouse it will show Job server JS_DEVETLREPO is running.
Next CONNECT TO PROFILER SERVER. Look at the bottom right hand corner for Profiler Server symbol. On pointing the mouse it will show Profiler Server is not running. Double click the Profiler server, or go to Tools and click Profiler Server Login... to enter the login credentials.
Now On pointing the mouse to the Profiler Server will show the server running and the user connected.
Next click Add button. Enter the Login Credentials as follows: Repository Name: DEVETLREPO_CENTRAL Check Secure Database type: Oracle Database connection name: ORCL Next click the button Read Security Key Select the default key in the location, which was generated during Central Repository Creation. User name: DEVETLREPO_CENTRAL Password:
Note: You can create separate Logins to central repository for individual developers from Management Console and provide the same to the developers who will connect to Check-In and Check-Out Objects. Next click OK.
Click the Activate button and enter the password again to activate central repository with this current local repository.
Pointing the mouse over the secure central repository will show the details.
Next CONNECT TO Management Console from Designer. Click on the Data Services Management Console icon shown above to connect from the designer GUI. Else go to Tools, Data Services Management Console..
Next use SAP BODS LICENSE MANAGER to Add new license information using the Add button or to remove existing old license information using Remove button. Regarding installation and configuration of SAP BODS METADATA INTEGRATOR we will discuss in another topic as this particular component need to be installed in BOXI server machine. So both BOXI and BODS can reside in the same machine or in different machine. But the metadata integrator component should be installed and configured at the BOXI server or precisely where the BOXI CMS resides so that we can take the full advantage of lineage and impact analysis of the target report fields with their counterpart source columns.