This section describes how to edit the DSN configuration and then authenticate and connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI APIs.

DSN Configuration

You can use the Microsoft ODBC Data Source Administrator to edit the DSN configuration. Note that the installation process creates a both a user DSN and a system DSN, as described in Installing the Connector.

Note: The connector stores connection information in the Windows registry. To ensure that the connector can write to the registry, either run Power BI as an administrator or use a User DSN for your connection instead of a System DSN.

User DSN

Complete the following steps to edit the DSN configuration:

1. Select Start > Search, and enter ODBC Data Sources in the Search box.
2. Choose the version of the ODBC Administrator that corresponds to the bitness of your Power BI Desktop installation (32-bit or 64-bit).
3. Select the system data source and click Configure.
4. Edit the information on the Connection tab and click OK.

System DSN

Configure the system DSN the same way as the user DSN, except you will need to switch to the System DSN tab before performing Step 3.

Connecting to SAPBusinessObjectsBI

To connect to your SAP BusinessObjects BI instance, you must set the following:

• URL: The SAP BusinessObjects BI REST API URL. To discover this:
  1. Log into the Central Management Console.
  2. Choose Applications from the combo box.
  3. Select RESTful Web Service. The Central Management Console displays the access URL, which is http://{Server-Name}:6405/biprws by default.

• AuthScheme: Set this to the type of authentication to use when connecting to SAP BusinessObjects BI.

Basic

To connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI using the default Basic authentication mechanism, set the AuthScheme to Basic, and set these properties:

• User: The username of your instance.
• Password: The password of your instance.

Enterprise

To connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI using Enterprise authentication, set the AuthScheme to Enterprise, and set these properties:

• User: The username of your instance.
• Password: The password of your instance.

LDAP

To connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI using LDAP authentication, set the AuthScheme to LDAP, and set these properties:

• User: The LDAP username.
• Password: The password of the LDAP user.

WinAD

To connect to SAP BusinessObjects BI using Windows AD authentication, set the AuthScheme to WinAD, and set these properties:

• User: The Windows Active Directory user.
• Password: The password of the user.

CyberArk

To connect to CyberArk, set the AuthScheme to CyberArk, and set these properties:

• User: The CyberArk login name (user@domain).
• Password: The CyberArk user's password.
• SSOLoginURL: The app's single sign on URL.
• SSOExchangeURL: The url used for the exchange of the SAML token for SAP BusinessObjects BI credentials.

If you have configured MFA, you must use combinations of SSOProperties to authenticate using CyberArk. Set any of the following, as applicable:

• MFAType: If you have configured MFA, set this to the name of the mechanism that should be selected during authentication.
• MFAPassCode: If you have configured MFA, set this to a valid answer for the selected mechanism.
  If you set this to an empty or an invalid value, the connector initiates the out-of-band mechanism. The connector polls the API until the challenge is completed through user interaction before deciding on closing the connection.
• MFATimeout: If you have configured MFA, set this to the number of seconds the connector should continue polling the API until the challenge is completed through user interaction. By default, the connector polls the API for 60 seconds before closing the connection.
  

Example connection string:

AuthScheme=CyberArk;SSOLoginURL='https://abc1234.id.cyberark.cloud/run?appkey=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000&customerId=ABC1234';User=cyberarkUserName;Password=cyberarkPassword;SSOExchangeUrl=http://myserver:8080/biprws/saml/SSO;