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Custom function to count character occurrence Using SAP Data Services
IntroductionThis article shows how to Create custom functions in Data Services and provides a solution for finding the character count within a string. ScenarioLet’s Consider below source...
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Quick Tips for Job Performance Optimization in BODS
Ensure that most of the dataflows are optimized. Maximize the push-down operations to the database as much as possible. You can check the optimized SQL using below option inside a dataflow. SQL should...
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Deploy SAP BusinessObjects BI platform or Information platform services and...
Purpose:The purpose of this document is to deploy SAP BusinessObjects BI platform or Information platform services and SAP Data Services 4.x in Microsoft SQL Server 2012 DatabaseOverview: Environment...
View ArticleHow to pushdown concate operations in BODS
Friends, I want to achieve full push down while concatenating two or more strings in BODS. For example, I have two fields First_Name and Last_Name and want to form a third field as Full_Name,...
View Articlecan not insert null into the target table
Hi All, I am getting below the target table ORA-04100- Can not insert null into the target table.. I have source column is <blank> but the column is primary key. and the target table column is...
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Some cool options in BODS
I find couple of cool options in BODS and used to apply in almost all the projects I have been doing. You may also give a try if not done yet. Hope you would like these. You can see all these options...
View Article6 month on.. My observations on Data Services vs SSIS
Hi all, I'd like to share some observations on my first six months working with Data Services. I have previously worked with SSIS for several years and have some minor experiense with Datastage also....
View ArticleDS 4.1 job aborts with Access Violation
Hi Friends, I have DS 4.1 Jobs running on prod server, it has been running fine for the last 1 year. Today it aborted with below error. To be honest nothing changed in the job or the environment....
View ArticleSAP BODS Licensing
Hello Everyone, Its a very specific question about SAP BODS Licensing. Version can be 3.1 / 4.0 /4.2 I tried to find this information from different sources in Google but not able to get any proper...
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Connecting Link: https://scn.sap.com/thread/3513830 ================================ All the comments above are helpful. But still I am stuck in few places to define the licensing for BODS 1. If we say...
View ArticlePassing Substitution Parameters to run_Batch_Job Web Service
I've been struggling with setting global variables and substitution parameters for my batch job submitted through the Web Service. I have a simple job with a script that refers to one global variable...
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Delimiters in file formats on SAP Data Services
When reading from a flat file source or loading into flat files, delimiters' specification including text, column and row delimiters are essential to ensure that the data is not corrupted due to lack...
View ArticleData Quality Management, version for SAP, Product Tutorials
SAP BusinessObjects Data Quality Management, version for SAP solutions (DQM for SAP), enables you to embed support for data quality directly into SAP ERP,CRM and MDG applications. Start by entering a...
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Calling Process chain from Dataservices via OHD
HI Guys, We have encountered an issue while running a Process chain from BODS via OHD.The below script will call a process chain using OHD. Our intention is to run the process chain not to get the data...
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Connect to Salesforce with Webservice
Hi guys, I’m working on a project where I need to use the SAP BODS to communicate with the Salesforce. I know we have a default adapter which needs to be activated, but our Dev environment is...
View ArticleAccess Violation when trying to read from Open Hub in BW
Hi,Can someone help me out. I use BODS version 14.1.1.210. I have setup the connection to BW source and imported metadata for my OpenHub - no problem.Then created DTP and processchain to load Open hub...
View ArticleOracle Datastore Different network from BODS network
Hey All, I was wondering if anyone has created a Data Store to an Oracle DB throught an external network? The Oracle DB is sitting on an external network not on the same network as where the Server for...
View ArticleRetrieve data
i have a scenario like A (select parameter)dependent on B( having values) and C(having data related to B) ...can i get the data from A(selecting parameter )directly from C without involving B into...
View ArticleIssue with Lookup_Ext when possible match is NULL
I have stumbled upon a quirk with lookup_ext which is causing me a bit of greif. I need to do a very complex lookup and hit a roadblock with the last column compare. In this column it is possible to...
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EIM Integration Use CasesRead Ina Felsheim's blog to find out about integration use cases related to SAP Data Services, Information Steward and Master Data Governance. What is dirty data costing...
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