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MetaMiner for SAP BusinessObjects

MetaMiner collects the metadata of your SAP BusinessObjects (BO) environments into one database so you can explore, analyze, change and promote BI content from one place.

What MetaMiner does

The MetaMiner Server (MMS) logs on to each BusinessObjects Central Management Server (CMS) with a service account and pulls users, groups, folders, documents, universes, connections, security rights, servers and (optionally) audit history into the MetaMiner Database (MMDB). It repeats the pull every few minutes and only reads what changed since the last cycle.

Administrators and power users then work with that metadata in the MetaMiner Client (MMC) and the browser-based Web Console: search the CMS, trace impact from a database table to the reports that use it, compare security, remap universes and connections, back up and promote content, and validate reports after an upgrade.

The MetaMiner Administrator (MMA) configures the server: which environments to pull, the database, the license and the server settings.

How the pieces connect

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  MMC[MetaMiner Client] -->|TCP 49714| MMS
  MMA[MetaMiner Administrator] -->|configuration| MMS
  WEB[Browser] -->|Web Console, TCP 49714| MMS
  MMS[MetaMiner Server] --> MMDB[(MetaMiner Database)]
  MMS -->|BO SDK| CMS[BO CMS]
  MMS -->|RESTful Web Service| REST[BO web tier]
  MMS -.->|read-only, optional| ADB[(Audit DB)]
  MMS -.->|read-only, optional| CDB[(CMS DB)]

One MetaMiner Server can pull several BusinessObjects environments of different versions at the same time.

MetaMiner landscape with several BI environments

Start here

  • Install

    Check the requirements, run the installer and choose the MetaMiner Database.

  • Connect BusinessObjects

    Add a CMS in the MetaMiner Administrator and run the first pull.

  • Explore with the Client

    Connect the MetaMiner Client and browse the CMS Explorer, users, servers and impact.

  • Web Console

    Insights dashboards, server configuration and directory tools in the browser.

  • Reports

    Audit, Web Intelligence, Crystal, universe and server reports on the MetaMiner Database.

  • Security

    Service accounts, MetaMiner users and roles, SSL and hardening.

  • Troubleshoot

    Connection, pull, memory and upgrade problems, log files and support.

  • Quickstart

    From installer to a populated CMS Explorer in one sitting.