Preview (SAP BI Source Editor)
Use the Preview dialog box to preview the data that the SAP BI source will extract.
Important
The Preview option, that is available on the Connection Manager page of the SAP BI Source Editor, actually extracts data. If you have configured SAP NetWeaver BI to extract only data that has changed since the previous extraction, selecting Preview will exclude the previewed data from the next extraction.
To learn more about the SAP BI source component of the Microsoft Connector for SAP BI, see SAP BI Source.
Important
The documentation for the Microsoft Connector for SAP BI assumes familiarity with the SAP NetWeaver BI environment. For more information about SAP NetWeaver BI, or for information about how to configure SAP NetWeaver BI objects and processes, see your SAP documentation.
Important
Extracting data from SAP NetWeaver BI requires additional SAP licensing. Check with SAP to verify these requirements.
To open the Preview dialog box
In Business Intelligence Development Studio, open the Integration Services package that contains the SAP BI source.
On the Data Flow tab, double-click the SAP BI source.
In the SAP BI Source Editor, click Connection Manager to open the Connection Manager page of the editor.
Configure the SAP BI source.
After you configure the SAP BI source, on the Connection Manager page, click Preview to preview the data in the Preview dialog box.
Note
Clicking Preview also opens the Request Log dialog box. For more information about this dialog box, see Request Log (SAP BI Source Editor).
Options
The Preview dialog box displays the rows that are requested from the SAP NetWeaver BI system. The columns that are displayed are the columns that are defined in the source data.
There are no other options in this dialog box.
See Also
Reference
SAP BI Source Editor (Connection Manager Page)