Introduction
Installation of intelligent content is performed using the SAP BDC Cockpit.
The installation of intelligent content is almost entirely an automated process. Once you trigger the installation, most of the steps are carried out in the background automatically. During the installation there is a lot of background activity, so the installation might take some time to complete. Status indicators will inform you of the progress.
Note
To install intelligent content your user must have been granted the Administrator role.
An important step in the installation of intelligent content is to select the SAP source application that provides the data products to the intelligent content. When you select the source application, a check is performed to ensure it is at the minimum version required to support the intelligent content. If it is not at the minimum version, you cannot proceed.
During installation you must also choose the target SAP BDC formation where the intelligent content will be installed. Remember, there might be more than one formation in your SAP BDC landscape.
Note
When installing multiple intelligent content to the same target SAP Datasphere and SAP Analytics Cloud tenants, you should install them sequentially, not in parallel. Installing intelligent content in parallel does not reduce the installation time.
During installation, many artifacts are generated. The sequence is as follows:
- The dependent data products are installed and data is loaded to the object store of the SAP BDC Foundation Services.
- SAP-managed spaces are automatically created in Datasphere to store the intelligent content artifacts and data.
- Replication Flows, local tables, views and analytical models are generated in the Datasphere spaces.
- A protected SAP Analytics Cloud workspace is generated.
- SAP Analytics Cloud stories are generated in the protected workspace.
- Scoped roles are generated to enable the business users.
Once all the artifacts are generated, the replication flows in the Ingestion space are executed with a Initial and Delta load type, to onboard the data from the Foundation Services to the local tables in the Ingestion space of SAP Datasphere.
Once the intelligent content has been installed, there are usually post-installation tasks to complete. The tasks will be specific for different intelligent content. For example, after installation of the Working Capital Insights intelligent content, you must run the provided task chains in Datasphere to fill configuration tables. You must also setup the user access controls in Datasphere.
Click this link to learn more about the tasks:
Post-installation setup tasks for Working Capital InsightsOnce the installation is complete, the status of the intelligent content changes from Available to Installed. You can now enable the business users.
Installation
Launching intelligent content
Once installation is complete, you can launch the intelligent content and check the stories display up-to-date information.
Let's launch intelligent content using a guided exercise.
Uninstalling intelligent content
Intelligent content is uninstalled when one of these conditions become true:
When the intelligent content is no longer needed by the business users. The intelligent content is manually uninstalled using the SAP BDC Cockpit.
When you lose the commercial entitlement to the Intelligent Package to which the intelligent content belongs. The intelligent content is automatically uninstalled
For details on uninstalling, click this link:
Let's highlight the key points covered in this lesson:
You learned how to install intelligent content.
You learned that during installation you need to select the source application that provides the data to the intelligent content.
You need to select the target formation in SAP BDC where the intelligent content will be installed.
You learned about the artifacts that are automatically generated during the installation of the intelligent content.