Symptom
- Verify the connection for IDT, in order to narrow down the SQL Server driver has successfully installed on the client machine.
- The connection can be established successfully between the client machine and the SQL Server database.
- The connection test is getting failed in IDT/UDT, thus needed to ensure the problem is at database or universe level.
- When the connection is still failing after performin the Resolution section, contact the local Database Administrator to install appropriate middleware for the SQL Server database.
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Environment
- SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
- Information Design Tool
- Universe Design Tool
- Microsoft SQL Server 20xx
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 ; SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1
Keywords
sql server, connection, test connection, UDL file, IDT, Information Design Tool, Universe Design Tool , KBA , BI-BIP-SL , Semantic Layer , How To
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