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SAP BO OLAP Universe Creation

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Creating a OLAP Universe on top of SAP BW For this example we will use a SAP BW Query based on the “SAP Demo Scenario “ cube which includes the characteristics:

Product Customer Calendar Year Calendar Month Product Group Region Code Distribution Channel and the keyfigures

Net Sales Lost Deals Billed Quantity

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To create a new OLAP Universe 1. Start the Universe Designer (Start > Programs > Business Objects XI Release 3 > Business Objects Enterprise > Designer).

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2. Enter the User Name and Password. 3. Click OK. 4. Select the menu File > New.

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5. Click New to create a new connection

6. Click Next.

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7. Select SAP Business Warehouse from the list.

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8. Enter a Connection Name. 9. Click Next.

10. Enter the required details.

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11. Set the Authentication Mode to Use Single Sign On when refreshing reports at view time.

Using single-sign-on in combination with an SAP system requires the SAP authentication to be configured for the SAP system in the Central Management Console of BusinessObjects Enterprise. 12. Click Next.

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13. Open the list of available cubes by clicking the plus sign next to OLAP Cubes.

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14. Navigate to the required cube. 15. Open the list of available queries for the selected cube by clicking the plus sign next to the cube.

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16. Select the required query and click Next.

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17. Click Finish.

18. Enter a name for the Universe into the field Name. 19. Navigate to the Controls tab.

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20. Uncheck all Query Limits.

21. Click OK. 22. Select the menu File > Export.

The Universe needs to be saved before it can be exported.

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23. Click Save.\

24. Select a Domain. 25. Select the Groups that should be assigned to the Universe.

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26. Click OK.

27. Click OK.