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ScottC on 11 Feb 2016 10:43:56

All of the current Ideas that mention SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe integration are marked as completed as this feature was offered pre June/July release. This is nearly a critical requirement for adoption in my organization.

I had previously heard that this was removed due to licencing restrictions, can we get an official response on that? Is there any possibility of this being re-integrated?

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1d4b4a99 34b5-4337-bf02-59f899eb84ec on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:42

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

We would like to see this update and connectivity for UNX sorted out at the earliest .!
This is very important as many of our providers from SAP follow UNX

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7c484b65 2884-40b5-b05d-e6f353e8e3d1 on 05 Jul 2020 23:51:16

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

We like to hear an official response and future roadmap for this from the Microsoft Power BI team. This will help to decide what route customers need to take. Not sure why they have not come out and responded after so many comments.

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4c6ce100 d92b-418d-afd1-358fde6660a1 on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:55

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

SAP won't do this gentle gift to his concurrent Microsoft...

I'm pretty sure we won't ever have the right to use such a connector

It seems logic to me

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c4d4fb07 f26e-4aaa-ae1e-7be707c82c1d on 05 Jul 2020 23:50:17

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

I don't think it's a technical gap to implement this connection capability as we are all aware this was already there in 2014: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/power-bi-connectivity-to-sap-businessobjects-bi-now-generally-available/.

The SAP BW Server and HANA connectors are not equivalent to the connector for BO universes. The published universes are kept in managed SAP BO repository instead. The use of repository is regarded as standard practice for most organizations who adopted SAP BO BI. And it will be a HUGE effort to rebuild these universes into either Azure Analysis Services or on-premises SSAS cubes.

Please make it available (again). It is a win-win.

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3bced8e5 e7d5-4818-91ee-cf11c0bad866 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:46

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

This connector will help a lot of clients starting think about PowerBI with the familiarity of SAP BO Universes! We all know has fast this can go!

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50f407d1 0f36-446d-b10c-d8a2f3c90482 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:37

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

70% of the customers not happy removing BI universe connection, this could potentially losing customers for SAP. May someone in management realize this?

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7d291c25 f6c0-4f0c-a0ca-57d8cb1882d2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:48:00

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

Would help us out greatly, any updates?

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173beadf 114f-4ef1-84d5-01e373bc80c2 on 05 Jul 2020 23:47:51

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

This feature is required and appreciate if Power BI product team post an update.

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7f85e178 df98-46ed-9f4e-eb860ea2d1c3 on 05 Jul 2020 23:47:45

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

This is really a SHAME that the SAP BusinessObjetcs connector is not available from PowerBI. This is a very CRITICAL REQUIREMENT for all business organizations

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44731037 673f-45be-b332-be94fb6d4d2d on 05 Jul 2020 23:47:34

RE: SAP BusinessObjects BI Universe

Hi Power BI Team,

it will be great to have this connector!

Thanks!