Information Design Tool -Tutorial1

Information Design Tool (**Universe

Design Tool)

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Creating a Universe using IDT

**Here the data is stored in a MS Access DB and connection to the DB is made

using ODBC**

Our intension is to design/develop a Universe, which can be used by the webI

users to create reports as per the requirements. The process is as follows;

1: Creating a project

2: Creating Database Connections

3: Creating Data Foundation layer

4: Insert Tables and Joins to DFX layer

5: Creating Business Layer

6: Creating Folders/Classes and Objects (Dimension, Detail, Measure) in BLX layer

7: Creating Queries to Test

8: Publish to repository

Tutorial 1

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SAP Business Objects 4.0 SP02

Creating a Project and Database Connection

Open IDT

File -> New -> Project


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Give Project Name here. Project location specifies your workspace in your local

drive where the project files will get saved

Now you will see your project name in “Local projects (Client_Work Space)”

Right Click on the project -> New -> Connection

Here you will find two options Relational and OLAP connection

As our database connection is from system ODBC, we will select Relational

Connection


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Select your database connection (here MS Access). IDT gives you multiple options

for Relational DB connection


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Select your Data Source and test the connection

You will see the connections in your workspace…

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