BI Java Connectors

This page introduces the BI Java Connectors, and includes a brief overview of each of the connectors and their supported systems, in the following sections:

Note: The BI Java Connectors are distributed separately from the BI Java SDK, deployed by default together with the Web Application Server.

What are BI Java Connectors?

The BI Java Connectors are a group of four JCA (J2EE Connector Architecture)-compliant resource adapters that implement the BI Java SDK's APIs and allow you to connect the applications you build with the SDK to heterogeneous data sources. The BI Java Connectors may be deployed onto SAP NetWeaver '04 - Web Application Server version 6.40.

The BI Java SDK contains the JAR files you need to develop applications using any of the BI Java Connectors and to use them in an unmanaged scenario, but to use your application with a data source in the managed environment of the J2EE server, you need to deploy the appropriate BI Java Connector. The connectors themselves are distributed separately.

The BI Java Connectors are packaged in resource adapter archives, or RAR files. Each RAR file includes class libraries and dependencies, a deployment descriptor, and documentation in the form of a howto.html file. General system guidelines are listed below in the Connector Overview section, but always refer to the howto.html file inside of each RAR file for additional system or configuration information specific to that particular connector. The howto.html file also contains instructions on how to deploy the connector into the Web Application Server.

For your reference, we've provided links to each connector's howto.html file in the table below.

Connector Overview

Four BI Java Connectors are available, listed below with the name of the resource adapter archive in which they are deployed:

  • BI JDBC Connector : bi_sdk_jdbc.rar
  • BI ODBO Connector : bi_sdk_odbo.rar
  • BI SAP Query Connector : bi_sdk_sapq.rar
  • BI XMLA Connector : bi_sdk_xmla.rar

The following table provides an overview of each connector and a link to its howto.html file:

Connector Access to Technology
based on		 System requirements
BI JDBC Connector

howto.html 		Relational data sources: over 170 JDBC drivers

Examples:
Teradata, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, DB2, Microsoft Excel, text files such as CSV		 Sun's JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) -- the standard Java API for Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS). JDBC driver
BI ODBO Connector

howto.html 		OLAP data sources: OLE DB for OLAP-compliant data sources

Examples:
Microsoft Analysis Services, SAS, Microsoft PivotTable Services		 Microsoft's OLE DB for OLAP -- the established industry-standard OLAP API for the Windows platform. Microsoft Windows 2000 / NT / XP
BI SAP Query Connector

howto.html 		SAP operational applications

Examples:
data in transactional systems such as R/3, Ad-Hoc, and Operational Reporting		 SAP Query -- a component of SAP's Web Application Server that allows you to create custom reports without any ABAP programming knowledge. SAP JCo
BI XMLA Connector

howto.html 		OLAP data sources

Examples:
MS Analysis Services, Hyperion, MicroStrategy, and BW 3.x		 Microsoft's XMLA (XML for Analysis) -- Web services-based, platform-independent access to OLAP providers. Exchanges analytical data between a client application and a data provider working over the Web, using a SOAP-based XML communication API. none

For Additional Information

  • For connector configuration and deployment information, refer to the howto.html file inside the resource adapter archive (RAR file)
  • For the SDK's connection architecture API documentation, refer to the Connection Interfaces Javadoc package
  • For more on the SDK's connection architecture, see the Developer's Guide.
  • For BI Java Connector licensing information, contact your Global Account Manager

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