Application Server Logon Type Connection Parameters

Application server

Enter the SAP application server name.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

System number

Enter the system number.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Client number

Enter the client number.

For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

SAP server code page

Select the SAP server code page.

IBM® Cognos® software follows the SAP internationalization rules, providing a compatible application that supports multiple scripts and languages without modifying SAP BW in IBM Cognos software. For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

SAP router string

Enter the SAP router string.

The router string describes the stations of a connection required between two hosts. For more information, contact your SAP system administrator.

Signon

For more information on signon, see Securing Data Sources.

If a trusted signon namespace is configured using IBM Cognos Configuration, you can select An external namespace and select the namespace you want to use.

To create a user ID and password that automatically connects to the data source, select Create a signon that the Everyone group can use. Enter the User ID and then enter the password in the Password and Confirm password boxes.