SAP logon type

Select the logon type. The parameters change depending on the logon type you select.

Application server

For SAP logon type Application server, enter the SAP application server name.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

System number

For SAP logon type Application server, enter the system number.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Client number

For SAP logon type Application server, enter the client number.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

SAP server code page

For SAP logon type Application server, select the SAP server code page.

IBM Cognos 8 follows the SAP internationalization rules, providing a compatible application that supports multiple scripts and languages without modifying SAP BW in IBM Cognos 8. For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

SAP router string

For SAP logon type Application server, enter the SAP router string.

The router string describes the stations of a connection required between two hosts. For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Destination

For SAP logon type Destination, enter the location of the SAPRFC.ini file that is used to connect to the SAP BW server.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Client number

For SAP logon types Destination and Message server, enter the client number.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

SAP server code page

For SAP logon types Destination and Message server, select the SAP server code page.

IBM Cognos 8 follows the SAP internationalization rules, providing a compatible application that supports multiple scripts and languages without modifying SAP BW in IBM Cognos 8. To obtain the correct SAP server code page, contact your SAP system administrator.

Message server

For SAP logon type Message server, enter the SAP message server.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

System ID

For SAP logon type Message server, enter the system ID of the SAP system that you want to connect to.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Logon Group

For SAP logon type Message server, enter the SAP group.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Client number

For SAP logon type Message server, enter the client number.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Signon

For more information on signon, see Securing Data Sources.

If a trusted signon namespace is configured using IBM Cognos Configuration, you can select An external namespace and select the namespace you want to use.

To create a user ID and password that automatically connects to the data source, select Create a a signon that the Everyone group can use. Enter the User ID and then enter the password in the Password and Confirm password boxes.