Custom Query Builder for SAP R3

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Actuate eServices
SAP R/3 Connector

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Existing SAP R/3 connectors
• Provide access to SAP R/3 data through BAPIs or
Remote Function Modules (RFMs)
• Requires programming in ABAP
• Customers looking to get at SAP R/3 data without
having to rely on ABAP or SAP expertise
• Developers want to leverage existing RDBMS skills
and develop reports using standard SQL
• Developers want a user friendly graphical interface
that provides them with a ‘Query Editor’ to build the
SQL statement with ease

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Existing BAPI/RFM based connector

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Actuate eServices Custom ‘Query Editor’
• Built upon Actuate’s Open Data Access (ODA)
framework
• Developed using JAVA
• Very tightly integrated with Actuate’s Report
development tools
• Eliminates the need to program in ABAP
• Provides direct table access using Open-SQL

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SAP R/3 Direct Table Browser

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