2444091 - How-to: Is it possible to create relational connection and then universe without database middleware installed or configured in local machine in Information Design Tool

• Error occurs when create local relational connection in Information Design Tool when database middleware is not installed or configured in local machine
• Native Client:  DBDriver failed to load : <driver dll path> (The specified module could not be found.
  Example for Oracle: DBDriver failed to load : C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\dataAccess\connectionServer\drivers\lib32\dbd_ctlib16.dll (The specified module could not be found.
• JDBC:  <JDBC Driver path>
  Example for MS SQL Server:  com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
• ODBC:  [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified.
• Besides installing database middleware in local machine, is it possible to create relational connection and then universe by leveraging server-side connectivity?
• Is it possible to create relational connection and then universe without database middleware installed or configured in local machine?

• SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform (BI) 4.x
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• Information Design Tool (IDT)

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