Product specifications

Creating a connection
5.1 Connection requirements
This section covers the requirements for creating a connection.
• Ensure that your platform conforms to the platforms supported for SAP connections.
• Ensure that the database middleware is installed correctly, and that you can access your database
through either your computer or a server.
• Ensure that you have all the information necessary to access your database, for example the database
login name and password.
• Install the SAP BusinessObjects solution that you will use, including the appropriate data access
driver.
• Check that all of the services have started successfully.
• Refer to the Readme notice that comes with your SAP BusinessObjects solution to check for any
configuration changes that your environment and software might require.
• Refer to the current Data Access release notice to check for any configuration changes that could
affect your environment.
Note:
You can use the cscheck tool to check your infrastructure and determine if it is suitable for use with
SAP BusinessObjects applications.
Related Topics
• Checking connection configuration
5.2 Checking connection configuration
The Connection Server software includes a command line utility that you can use to check your data
source connection infrastructure. You can use the cscheck tool to check your client middleware and
the installed data access drivers at any time.
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