To define configured
SAP servers and connect to your SAP BW or SAP R/3 system, use the
New
Server wizard from the Server Manager in SAS Management
Console.
Note: It is recommended that you
define application-specific SAP servers. If you plan to use the SAP
BW and SAP R/3 wizards that are available in SAS Data Surveyor for
SAP, you should define a unique SAP server for each SAP application.
Follow these steps
to define a new SAP server using the New Server wizard:
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To open SAS Management
Console, select
StartProgramsSASSAS Management Console.
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To start the
New
Server wizard, select
Server Manager from
the SAS Management Console navigation tree and then
ActionsNew Server from the menu bar.
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Select
SAP
Server from the
Enterprise Application Servers folder
and click
Next.
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Enter a name and description
of the server in the
Name and
Description fields
and click
Next.
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If necessary, update
the values in the
Major Version Number,
Minor
Version Number,
Software Version,
and
Vendor fields and click
Next.
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Select an authentication
domain or click
New to define a new one.
The authentication domain specifies the user ID and password that
must be authenticated or verified to gain access to the SAP system.
For more information about authentication domains, see the Authorization
Manager Help that is available in SAS Management Console. If you define
a new domain, the
New Authentication Domain dialog
box is displayed. Use it to enter a name and description for the new
authentication domain.
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In the
Client field,
enter the three-digit SAP client identification number.
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In the
Language field,
enter the SAP logon language. For example, enter a value such as EN
(English) or DE (German).
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Use the
Select
Connection Type group box to define the appropriate connection
type:
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Click
Advanced Options to
define such options as tracing, batch mode, or the code page. The
Advanced Options dialog
box is displayed. Define the options and click
OK to
return to the
Connection Properties window.
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Click
Next and
review the SAP server definition that you specified.
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Click
Finish to
save the SAP server definition in the metadata repository.