Re: Business Objects Client Tool on Windows, Server on AIX - SQL ODBC, UNX

Hi David ,

• Configure SQL server ODBC connection using the Data Direct ODBC drivers for MSSQL provided by SAP Business Objects. 
  1. Stop all business Objects servers ./stopservers 
  2. Add the following environment variables 
     • export ODBCINI=<SAP BO installation directory>/sap_bobj/enterprise_xi40/odbc.ini 
     • export LIBPATH=$LIBPATH:/<SAP BO installation directory>/sap_bobj/enterprise_xi40/aix_rs6000_x64/odbc/lib 
     • export LIBPATH32=$LIBPATH32:/<SAP BO installation directory>/sap_bobj/enterprise_xi40/aix_rs6000/odbc/lib
  3. Modify the odbc.ini file with the required parameters (minimum parameters below for unicode support) 
     • Unicode_SQL2008_ODBC=DataDirect 6.0 SQL Server Native Wire Protocol 
     • [Unicode_SQL2008_ODBC]
       Driver=/mnt/home3/i049568/dewdfxap00016/bi403/sap_bobj/enterprise_xi40/aix_rs6000_64/odbc/lib/CRsqls24.so
       Description=DataDirect 6.0 SQL Server Native Wire Protocol
       Database=<Database name>
       GSSClient=native
       HostName=<Ip address of the server
       LoginTimeout=15
       LogonID=
       Password=
       PortNumber=<port number>
       stmt=SET CHARACTER SET utf8
  4. Start Business Objects Servers (./startservers)
• Create a UNX universe with Same name connection name as the parameter for the odbc.ini file (in my example Unicode_SQL2008_ODBC). 
• Publish the UNX to the repository

Thanks,

Sneha Bankar