Is there is an automated way to do it without the sdk. Sample queries will be provided to get you started immediately and provide inspiration for your own custom creations that will meet your requirements. We no longer need to create complicated queries in query builder to know more about the objects in the bi platform users. The query builder is a tool that you can use to create ad hoc queries. You do need to have some programming skills, but the documentation of business objects is quite good. Unfortunately, the data contained in this repository is stored in a binary format, so you cant query it with conventional sql tools. The tool allows building cms queries, running them against database and exporting the result to excel. Using query builder, you can search and filter database objects, select objects and columns, create relationships between objects, view formatted query results, and save queries with little or no sql know. The connector makes it easy to pull data from the sap businessobjects universe.
Jan 27, 2014 query builder in bo browse query bo repository madhesdwbi january 27, 2014 query builder is one of the powerful administrative tools in business objects and its used to query your bo repository to get all kinds of information which is not even available in cms. Dec 27, 2014 sap query tool, how to write sap queries from verity solutions transaction codes sq1, sq2. How to find bexreports, workbook and bo crystal reports. Click the basic list button from the application toolbar to create an sap basic list query. Domo advanced builder can select these objects, reports or filters through a simple query interface designed to be familiar to sap businessobjects users. Jul 01, 2011 useful query builder queries for administering businessobjects xi 3. From query builder you could get only the physical path of the bo report object not the pseudoreference. If you want to store queries and get the query results in ms excel, you can better use the business objects sdk in visual basic for applications vba. Query builder in bo browse query bo repository dwbi.
How to list universe objects from a webi report using the business objects sdk for xir2. Bi query queries users guide oregon state university. Command line infostore query builder with export to excel. Sap bi platform support tool business intelligence. Summary this document demonstrates an easy way to list of all bexreports built on an info provider and also list. Feb 20, 2009 you can get some info out of query builder, here are some notes to help. For each field, specify the line and sequence number as you want them. Built on top of database access objects, query builder allows you to construct a sql query in a programmatic and dbmsagnostic way. To access the query builder, point your web browser to your businessobjects server. It is available only in bo xi r2 and adobe versions. The businessobjects repository is a database that contains all the information about the reports, universes, and security that make up your deployment. The query builder tool, enables you to query the full cms database and return meaningful results, dencrypting its contents. Compared to writing raw sql statements, using query builder will help you write more readable sqlrelated code and generate more secure sql statements. With the sdk ive been able iterate through webi report and universe collections but do not see a native way to retrieve either the query objects or the report query.
I have already shared complete details on the query builder cms tables in the below blog here added additional queries to get more details from. Using query builder to explore your businessobjects. On the left side of the home screen of the query designer, you have the infoprovider pane it has the name of the infocube and the list of all the characteristics and key figures available under that infocube. Path queries business objects query builder business. Mar 30, 2010 businessobjects query builder examples. Sap businessobjects tutorial pdf training materials. Cms query builder is a tool for building cms queries, running them against the database and exporting the result to excel spreadsheet. Jan 01, 2008 querying repository finding scheduled reports i think we can all agree that the administration tools provided by business objects lack alot of functionality. Using query builder one can easily query the businessobjects repository and get the required information which cannot be found even in cmc.
It provides information which cant be found in central management console cmc. Using queries that are very similar to sql, you can tap the information hidden away there. Web intelligence, the business intelligence reporting tool, is a part of sap businessobjects product suite. Query builder s graphical user interface enables database developers to build sql queries without the need for manual sql coding. Query builder is one of the powerful administrative tools in business objects and its used to query your bo repository to get all kinds of information which is not even available in cms. Browse other questions tagged doctrine dql query builder or ask your own question.
Every week a question arises that cant be answered by anything other than a query with query builder. How to list bo xir2 universe objects used in a webi report. I think in query builder nested queries wont work so how do i get the list of all the reports from a specific folder. Query builder is a web application to query business objects repository. Query builder is one of the essential and interesting tools in businessobjects. Create a program and link it to the query builder sas. This is a handy tool for business users for analytical and ad hoc reporting. Since the repository is what drives the entire businessobjects system, there is a lot to explore. Choose an existing query using the filter menus in the query finder, or click new to create a new query. Can you please publish query to get information on which users and how many times used one particular universe. May 27, 2018 i have already shared complete details on the query builder cms tables in the below blog here added additional queries to get more details from the cms. How to find bexreports, workbook and bo crystal reports built on an info provider applies to. This will be handy for those who searching for query builder queries. I have the following query but it needs some more stuff to get a list of all the reports of specific folder.
Mar 10, 2020 the business explorer bex is a component of sap bi that provides flexible reporting and analysis tools that we can use for strategic analysis and supporting the decisionmaking process in an organization. Sap businessobjects is the main application coming under sap business intelligence bi. The bi platform support tool is a java based utility used by support engineers, consultants, and bi administrators. The business objects query builder guide will specify the best methods of utilizing bo query builder and help you to tune your more sluggish queries to the highest level of performance. Oct 11, 2012 some of the query builder queries to explore the businessobjects repository. The basic list line structure screen appears, showing a list of the fields you selected to include in your report.
Type or copy and paste the following program in the program window. Feb 28, 2018 with the new bo cms data access driver from sapavailable from bi 4. Bo xi r2 query builder notes queries are limited to returning objects cannot use subqueries as in lists the order of fields in the select has no effect, it renders the results in its own order. Mar 12, 2012 the tool allows to restrict query to specific object or specify parent folder. You will not be able to see the home screen for the sap bex query designer. Using web intelligence, business users can create basic, medium, and complex reports from transactional data in. In this video, we will create a subquery to answer a business question where the results of one query depend on the results of another query that must be pro. Bo repository has set of tables to store bi information such. Sep 15, 2012 command line infostore query builder with export to excel posted in tools 15 september 2012 21 comments a free command line tool that runs query against cms database and saves the result in excel or csv. Jun 17, 20 query builder is one of the essential and interesting tools in businessobjects. Query builder in bo browse query bo repository dwbi castle.
Here is an introductory tutorial with pdf training materials about sap business objects. Businessobjects deployment repository made up of set of tables to hold the information about the bi content such as universes, reports, users, schedules, etc. Containers export containers on a separate worksheet. Businessobjects query builder queries part ii sap blogs. Select an item from the domain finder menu and click search, or click new to create a custom domain.
To explain more in detail, businessobjects repository made up of set of tables to hold the information about the bi content. Query builder in bo additional queries dwbi castle. It is a platform for analyzing the data and creating reports based on that. What is query builder query builder is a tool to build graphical queries against a database in manner similar to microsoft access and sql server tools.
Open the query builder by clicking reports query builder. I have already shared complete details on the query builder cms tables in the below blog here added additional queries to get more details from the cms. Using query builder, you can search and filter database objects, select objects and columns, create relationships between objects, view formatted query results, and save queries with little or no sql knowl. Jul 10, 2018 the majority of the tables that make up the cms database can not be queried using sql directly against the database, since their content is held in a proprietary encrypted format. These tools include query, reporting, and analysis functions. There is a tweak that you can do to your business objects servers query builder main page query. Useful query builder queries for administering businessobjects xi 3. Running queries and exporting result to excel and csv. Query builder business intelligence businessobjects. The functionality of the asset share query builder is exposed through a java api and a rest api. You can view results in the bo query builder by clicking open in query builder, or export the result to excel file. It is designed for supporting many aspects of the bi platform and simplifies the process of reporting on the landscape configuration, performing root cause analysis tasks, and delivering performance optimization and golive. Introduction the acumen query builder is a visual interface used for the creation of complex queries, it may be utilized in much the same manner as msaccess query design interface. The serverside query builder querybuilder will accept a query description, create and run an xpath query, optionally filter the result set, and also extract facets, if desired.
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