1. Images can be stored in SAP HANA using BLOB objects up to 2GB in size. 2. To use images in SAP Analytics Cloud, they must be in ST_MEMORY_LOB format in HANA. 3. A Java program is used to upload sample images saved locally into a HANA table by connecting to the database, specifying credentials, and running the code.

1. Upload Images in to SAP HANA
In SAP HANA we can store an image using BLOB (Binary Large Object) object up to
2 GB. BLOB can store a large volume of data, including PDF files, audio and video
files.
To consume images in SAP Analytics Cloud the format should be ST_MEMORY_LOB
in HANA.
Create a HANA Table:
1. Create a Column Store table with the below SQL statement.
2. Right click on the table, select Open Definition.

2. 3. Save the Sample Images in a folder. For this demo, I have downloaded the below
images and saved in “C:SampleImages”.
Create a Java Class File:
4. Create a JAVA project in HANA studio using the JAVA EE Perspective to load the
images into HANA Table. Add ‘ngbc.jar’ on your libraries in the Java build path.
For this right click on your project -->Build Path -->Configure Build Path-->Libraries--
>Add External JARs-->Add the File Location.

3. 5. Create a Class file and write the Java Code with the necessary details like Host
Name, Instance Number, User Name, Password and Schema.
6. Run the Code by Right clicking on the Class File-->Run As-->Java Application.

4. 7. You can see the similar message in Console.
8. Now the images are uploaded in to the table. You can check this by right clicking
on the table -->Open Data Preview.

5. Create Calculation View:
9. Create a Calculation View of Type Dimension.

6. 10. Drag and drop Projection Node and add the table to the Projection Node.
11. Select the INDUSTRY_ID as Key in Semantics and activate the view.
12. Create a Calculation View of type Cube with Star Join.

7. 13. Drag and drop the Calculation View of type dimension created in previous steps in
Star Join.
14. Drag and drop Projection and add a table which is having INDUSTRY_ID and at
least one measure.

8. 15. Join the table with Calculation View of type dimension. (Do not join with the
transaction data table).
16. Activate the Calculation View.
Conclusion:
Now we have created Image Dimension in HANA and uploaded the Image content.