Extension ID

com.castsoftware.businessobject

What's new?

Please see SAP BusinessObjects Analyzer - 1.0 - Release Notes for more information.

Description

This extension provides support for applications implemented in SAP BusinessObjects.

When should you install this extension?

If your application contains SAP BusinessObjects source code and you want to view corresponding object types and their links with other objects, then you should install this extension.

Information for users of the legacy BO Analyzer delivered with AIP Core

Workflow with extension

The analysis workflow with the SAP BusinessObjects extension is as follows: 

1. The standalone CAST SAP BusinessObjects Extractor is run. This takes the raw Universe (and Documents) files in a local or network folder as input, it then uses the SAP BusinessObjects instance to interpret these raw Universe (and Documents) files and finally transforms them into a format that can be understood by the analyzer provided in the SAP BusinessObjects Analyzer extension.
2. The output of the standalone CAST SAP BusinessObjects Extractor is delivered, either via AIP Console or via the CAST Delivery Manager Tool.
3. Delivery is accepted either in AIP Console or in the CAST Management Studio and Analysis Units are created.
4. Analysis is completed.

Function Point, Quality and Sizing support

This extension provides the following support:

• Function Points (transactions): a green tick indicates that OMG Function Point counting and Transaction Risk Index are supported
• Quality and Sizing: a green tick indicates that CAST can measure size and that a minimum set of Quality Rules exist

Function Points (transactions)	Quality and Sizing

CAST AIP compatibility

This extension is compatible with:

CAST AIP release	Supported
8.3.x
8.2.x (where x ≥ 5)

Supported DBMS servers

This extension is compatible with the following supported DBMS servers:

CAST AIP release	CSS	Oracle	Microsoft
All supported CAST AIP releases

Prerequisites

An installation of any compatible release of CAST AIP (see table above)

Dependencies with other extensions and components

The SAP BusinessObjects Analyzer extension has one dependent extension which provides the "discovery" element. This dependent extension is automatically downloaded when you use CAST Console or the CAST Extension Downloader:

• com.castsoftware.dmtboextractiondiscoverer

Download and installation instructions

For download and installation instructions of the extension, refer to the following links:

• Download an extension
• Install an extension

Detailed technology support

Language version	Supported	Supported by reference	Deprecated support
BusinessObjects XI
BusinessObjects XI R2
BusinessObjects XI 3.0
BusinessObjects XI 3.1
SAP Business Intelligence BusinessObjects 4.0
SAP Business Intelligence BusinessObjects 4.1

Prepare, deliver and analyze your source code

Once the extension is installed, no further configuration changes are required before you can package your source code and run an analysis. The process of packaging, delivering and analyzing your source code is as described below.

Source code discovery

The SAP BusinessObjects Analyzer extension does not include a discovery mechanism within the extension itself. However, a dependent extension containing the discovery mechanism is downloaded and installed automatically for you. Discovery functions as follows: 

• One *.unv file fed into the standalone CAST SAP BusinessObjects Extractor results in the output of one *.bxml file.
• One *.bxml file fed into AIP Console or the CAST Delivery Manager Tool results in one project detected during source code delivery.
• One project detected during source code delivery results in one Analysis Unit in the AIP Console or in the CAST Management Studio.

Using CAST Console

Source code delivery

AIP Console expects either a ZIP/archive file or source code located in a folder configured in AIP Console. You should include in the ZIP/source code folder all SAP Business Objects source code that has already been extracted by the CAST SAP BusinessObjects Extractor:

• *.bxml

CAST highly recommends placing the files in a folder dedicated to SAP BusinessObjects. If you are using a ZIP/archive file, zip the folders in the "temp" folder - but do not zip the "temp" folder itself, nor create any intermediary folders:

D:\temp
	|-----SAPBusinessObjects
	|-----OtherTechno1
	|-----OtherTechno2

Configuring the analysis in CAST Console

AIP Console exposes the Technology configuration options once a version has been accepted/imported, or an analysis has been run. Click Business Objects Technology to display the available options:

Technology settings are organized as follows:

• Settings specific to the technology for the entire Application
• List of Analysis Units (a set of source code files to analyze) created for the Application
  • Settings specific to each Analysis Unit (typically the settings are the same as at Application level) that allow you to make fine-grained configuration changes.

You should check that settings are as required and that at least one Analysis Unit exists for the specific technology.

Click to enlarge

Dependencies

Dependencies are configured at Application level for each technology and are configured between individual Analysis Units/groups of Analysis Units (dependencies between technologies are not available as is the case in the CAST Management Studio). You can find out more detailed information about how to ensure dependencies are set up correctly, in Validate dependency configuration for CAST Console.

Analysis Units

For SAP BusinessObjects, there are no Analysis Unit level settings available. You can however: Analyze a specific Analysis Unit (and all Analysis Units within the Execution Unit), specifically for testing purposes. Disable or enable the analysis of a specific Analysis Unit, when the next Application level analysis/snapshot is run. By default all Analysis Units are always set to enable. When an Analysis Unit is set to disable, this is usually a temporary action to prevent an Analysis Unit from being analyzed.

Using CAST Management Studio

Packaging and delivery from scratch

Using the CAST Delivery Manager Tool:

• create a new Version
• create a new Package for your SAP BusinessObjects source code using the BusinessObjects option (click to enlarge):

Now select how your source code will be accessed. Choose the Use existing CAST extractor output option (click to enlarge):

Define the root folder of your Application source code - this will be the location of the output (*.bxml files) of the  (click to enlarge):

Run the Package action (click to enlarge):

Check the packaging results to ensure that the CAST Delivery Manager Tool has detected projects. One *.bxml file is equivalent to one SAP BusinessObjects Universe (click to enlarge):

Deliver the Version (click to enlarge):

Configuring the analysis in the CAST Management Studio

Using the CAST Management Studio in the Application editor, accept and deploy the Version in the CAST Management Studio:

Analysis Units will be created automatically: one per project identified by the CAST Delivery Manager Tool (click to enlarge):

Analysis/snapshot generation

• Run a test analysis on the Analysis Units
• Generate a new snapshot.

Reviewing analysis log

During the source code analysis, the SAP Business Objects analyzer provides feedback in its analysis log on the different operations done. You will find explanation on the different messages and possible remediation actions in SAP BusinessObjects analysis messages. 

What are the expected results?

After the analysis/snapshot generation is complete, you can view the results in the normal manner:

CAST Enlighten

SAP BusinessObjects objects and links

The following section lists the objects and links between objects that the BusinessObjects analyzer is capable of detecting and storing in the CAST Analysis Service:

Objects

Links

Structural rules

Rules that the SAP BusinessObjects Analyzer extension supports are listed and documented in https://technologies.castsoftware.com/rules?sec=t_-23&ref=||. These are the same Quality Rules used with the legacy SAP BusinessObjects analyzer provided "out-of-the-box" in CAST AIP.