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2801302 - Expose to BW feature Missing for all Data Sources

Symptom

You would like to expose a data source (BW extraction) but the Expose button is missing or greyed out.

Environment

  • SAP Cloud for Customer
  • SAP Business ByDesign

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Go to the Business Analytics work center.
  2. Go to the Design Data Sources view.
  3. Select a data source (notice that the expose option is not available for joined data sources).

The expose option for BW Extraction is not available for any of the data sources (it could be that the feature to Expose for OData is shown).

Cause

The business configuration is not yet scoped to include this feature.

Resolution

SAP Cloud for Customer:

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Select your project and click on the Edit Project Scope button.
  4. On the new screen, go to Step 3 Scoping.
  5. Check the following BC Option: Communication and Information Exchange -> Integration with Eternal Applications and Solutions -> Integration with Central Analytics.
  6. Continue to step 4 Questions.
  7. Navigate as before: Communication and Information Exchange -> Integration with Eternal Applications and Solutions -> Integration with Central Analytics.
  8. Check the question Do you want to make analytics data from the solution available to an SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse system?
  9. Finish the setup.

SAP Business ByDesign:

  1. Go to the Business Configuration work center.
  2. Go to the Implementation Projects view.
  3. Select your project and click on the Edit Project Scope button.
  4. On the new screen, go to Step Scoping.
  5. Check the following BC Option: Communication and Information Exchange -> Business Process Management -> Integration with SAP ERP for subsidiaries.
  6. Continue to Step Questions.
  7. Navigate as before: Communication and Information Exchange -> Business Process Management -> Integration with SAP ERP for subsidiaries.
  8. Check the question Do you want to make analytics data from the solution available to an SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse system?
  9. Finish the setup.

Also, the below scoping question has to be checked for both systems:

  1. Navigate to the BC option: Built-in Services and Support -> System Management -> Analytics.
  2. Check the question: Do you want to enable analytical OData services for data sources?

See Also

2634621 - Allow extended text lengths during Analytics Data Integration

OData API for Data Sources - SAP help portal documentation

Keywords

scoping, BW extraction, expose button, implementation project , KBA , AP-RC-ANA , C4C, ByD, Travel: Analytics Tools & Frameworks , How To

Product

SAP Business ByDesign all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer add-ins all versions ; SAP Cloud for Customer core applications all versions