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Broadcasting SAP NetWeaver BI7.0 Queries to Email

Applies to:This Article applies to SAP NetWeaver Enterprise Portal 7.0 and Business Intelligence 7.0. For moreinformation, visit the Business Intelligence homepage .

SummaryThis document covers the different ways of broadcasting BI queries to Email.

Author: Balakrishna Veerala

Company: Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd.

Created on: 20 October 2009

Author BioBalakrishna Veerala is working as Consultant in Intelligroup Asia Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad. Hehas worked on EP, KM and collaboration, Web Dynpro Programming and JavaTechnologies. He has completed his masters in computer science from OsmaniaUniversity
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Broadcasting SAP NetWeaver BI 7.0 Queries to Email


Table of ContentsIntroduction ......................................................................................................................................................... 3

Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................................... 3

Broadcasting BI Queries to Email from Query Designer .................................................................................... 3

Broadcasting BI Queries to Email from Enterprise Portal ................................................................................ 12

Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 15

Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 16


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IntroductionThis document describes the various different ways of broadcasting BI queries to Email.

In general there are two different ways of broadcasting BI queries to Email.

1) Broadcasting BI queries from Query Designer

2) Broadcasting BI queries from Enterprise portal

Prerequisites

BI portal is installed; BI and EP are integrated successfully.

Email setup with SMTP is configured properly and routing test is successful.

BI Query designer is installed on your PC.

Broadcasting BI Queries to Email from Query Designer1) Open the query designer.


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2) Select the BI system from which you want to broadcast the BI Query.

3) Provide the logon details and press OK

It takes few seconds and opens the query designer


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4) Select the query from query designer

Click on Query open and click on find Tab and search with *.

It will open available BI Queries, Select so me query and click on open.


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5) Click on Query Publish BEx Broadcaster


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6) It will open the portal screen where in you need to provide the login credentials.

Note: if the portal is already opened it will not ask for login credential instead it will open the screen showed instep 7.


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7) Now it will open the below broadcasting screen


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9) Provide the text for description

In Distribution Type Select the category as Broadcast Email (It will open the below screen)

In recipients tab: Provide the recipients for which you want to send the query as email

You can select user names, role name or you can type the Email address.

In Texts tab: you can provide the information like subject, text etc.

In General Precalculation tab: You can determine any variable to be used.

In Filter Navigation tab: you can use filter option to filter the query result by using variants.


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10) Click on save, it will ask for Technical Name, provide some related name and click on transfer.

11) Now click on execute it will open another window with the details of settingmade.

12) You can check your email to see the query sent by SAP system via SMTP.


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Broadcasting BI Queries to Email from Enterprise PortalPrerequisites:

You have business explorer role assigned to you in portal.

1) Login to portal and go to Business Explorer Role.

2) Click on BEx Broadcaster and click on information broadcasting tab.


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3) Click on Settings Query it will open another window to select the query.

On display tab select one option from the dropdown and select the query as shown in the belowscreen shot.

Click on transfer.


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4) Click on create new setting.

From here follow the same steps mentioned in the above section from step number 9.


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Disclaimer and Liability NoticeThis document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is notsupported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.

SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.

SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article orcode sample, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the content within this document and the materials andservices offered by SAP. You agree that you will not hold, or seek to hold, SAP responsible or liable with respect to the content of thisdocument.

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