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Build Interactive Dashboards from SAP Netweaver Gateway Data in Amazon QuickSight
Create a virtual SQL Server database for SAP Netweaver Gateway data in CData Connect Server and import SAP Netweaver Gateway data into Amazon QuickSight SPICE to build interactive dashboards.
Amazon QuickSight allows users to build interactive dashboards in the cloud. When paired with CData Connect Server, you get direct access to SAP Netweaver Gateway data for visualizations, dashboards, and more. This article shows how to create a virtual database for SAP Netweaver Gateway in Connect Server and build dashboards in Amazon QuickSight with access to SAP Netweaver Gateway data.
CData Connect Server provides a pure SQL Server interface for SAP Netweaver Gateway, allowing you to easily build reports from live SAP Netweaver Gateway data in Quicksight — without replicating the data to a natively supported database. As you build visualizations, Quicksight generates SQL queries to gather data. Using optimized data processing out of the box, CData Connect Server pushes all supported SQL operations (filters, JOINs, etc) directly to SAP Netweaver Gateway, leveraging server-side processing to quickly return the requested SAP Netweaver Gateway data.
Create a Virtual SQL Server Database for SAP Netweaver Gateway Data
CData Connect Server uses a straightforward, point-and-click interface to connect to data sources and generate APIs.
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Login to Connect Server and click Connections.
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- Select "SAP Netweaver Gateway" from Available Data Sources.
- SAP Netweaver Gateway uses OAuth to authenticate. Click Connect to authenticate with SAP Netweaver Gateway.
- Click Privileges -> Add and add the new user (or an existing user) with the appropriate permissions.
With the virtual database created, you are ready to connect to SAP Netweaver Gateway data from Quicksight.
Import SAP Netweaver Gateway Data into SPICE and Create Interactive Dashboards
The steps below outline creating a new data set based on the virtual SAP Netweaver Gateway database in Connect Server, importing the dataset into SPICE, and building a simple visualization from the data.
- Log into Amazon QuickSight and on the left panel click "Datasets"
- Click "New dataset," select SQL Server as the data source, configure the connection to your Connect Server instance,
and click "Create data source"
![]( "Connecting to Connect Server as a QuickSight data set.")
- Select a table to visualize (or submit a custom SQL query for your data) and click Select.
![]( "Selecting a Table to visualize.")
- Select "Import to SPICE for quicker analytics" and click "Visualize."
![]( "Importing data to SPICE for quicker analytics.")
- Select fields to visualize as well as a visual type.
![]( "Visualizing data in QuickSight via Connect Server (SQL Server is shown).")
Schedule Refreshes for SPICE Data Sets
QuickSight users can schedule refreshes for data sets that are imported into SPICE, ensuring that data being analyzed is only as old as the most recent refresh.
- Navigate to the QuickSight home page.
- Click "Manage data."
- Select the data set you wish to refresh.
- Click "Schedule refresh."
- Click Create, configure the refresh settings (time zone, repeat frequency, and starting datetime), and click Create.
![]( "Scheduling a refreshing of the data imported into SPICE.")
SQL Access to SAP Netweaver Gateway Data from Applications
At this point, you have a direct connection to SAP Netweaver Gateway data from your Amazon QuickSight dashboard. You can create new visualizations, build interactive dashboards, and more. For more information on gaining SQL access to data from more than 250 SaaS, Big Data, and NoSQL sources from applications like Amazon QuickSight, refer to our Connect Server page.
