PowerExchange for SAP NetWeaver User Guide for PowerCenter

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Steps to Create the SAP BW Service

Perform the following steps to create the SAP BW Service.

To create the SAP BW Service:

In the Informatica Administrator, click Create > SAP BW Service.

The Create New SAP BW Service window appears.

Configure the SAP BW Service options.

The following table describes the information to enter in the Create New SAP BW Service window:

Property	Description
Name	Name of the SAP BW Service. The name is not case sensitive and must be unique within the domain. The characters must be compatible with the code page of the associated repository. The name cannot have leading or trailing spaces, include carriage returns or tabs, exceed 79 characters, or contain the following characters: \ / * ? < > " \|
Description	Description of the SAP BW Service.
Location	Name of the domain and folder in which the SAP BW Service is created. The Administrator tool creates the SAP BW Service in the domain where you are connected. Click Select Folder to select a new folder in the domain.
License	License Key for SAP BW.
Node	Node on which this service runs.
SAP Destination R Type	DEST entry defined in the sapnwrfc.ini file to connect to the SAP BW Service.
Associated PowerCenter Integration Service	PowerCenter Integration Service associated with the SAP BW Service.
Repository User Name	Account used to access the repository.
Repository Password	Password for the repository user. If secure communication is enabled for the domain, you need not specify the repository password.
Security Domain	Security domain for the user. Appears when the Informatica domain contains an LDAP security domain.

Click OK.

A message informs you that the SAP BW Service was successfully created.

Click Close.

The SAP BW Service properties window appears.

Click Enable to start the SAP BW Service.

Before you enable the SAP BW Service, you must define PowerCenter as a logical system in SAP BW.