SAP Business objects DATA SERVICES Salesforce.com Adapter Interface Guide
Data Services Salesforce.com
Adapter Interface Guide
BusinessObjects Data Services XI 3.0 (12.0.0)
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Contents
Introduction 5Chapter 1
Audience and assumptions..........................................................................6
Overview and Installation 7Chapter 2
Adapter overview.........................................................................................8
Installing the Adapter for Salesforce.com....................................................8
Deploying the Adapter 9Chapter 3
Deployment overview................................................................................10
Configure the adapter................................................................................11
Create the datastore..................................................................................11
Working with Salesforce.com metadata....................................................12
Design flows..............................................................................................14
Run applications........................................................................................16
Understanding error messages.................................................................17
Requirements.........................................................................................8
Configure an adapter instance.............................................................11
Start and stop the adapter instance.....................................................11
Browse and import metadata...............................................................12
The DI_PICKLIST_VALUES table........................................................12
Open and delete imported metadata....................................................12
Metadata mapping................................................................................13
CDC datastore tables and generated columns....................................14
Changed data and Salesforce.com......................................................14
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Contents
Index 21
4 Data Services Salesforce.com Adapter Interface Guide
Introduction
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Introduction
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Audience and assumptions
This user guide tells you how to use the BusinessObjects™ Data Services
Adapter for Salesforce.com interface to integrate Salesforce.com version
6.0 with Data Services.
The Data Services Adapter for Salesforce.com interface allows you to create
a datastore that connects to the Salesforce.com web service and retrieves
data using Data Services data flows.
Audience and assumptions
This user guide assumes the following:
• You understand how to use the most current version of Data Services to
design and run batch and real-time data flows and administer Data
Services processes. (Administer adapters from the Administrator.)
• You have a working knowledge of Salesforce.com version 6.0.
• You know what an adapter is and the role it plays in business systems
integration.
• You are familiar with how to use SQL query statements.
• You understand Changed Data Capture concepts.
• You are familiar with object-oriented modeling and can work with an
object-oriented XML configuration file.
• Because you will integrate Data Services, the Data Services Adapter for
Salesforce.com, and Salesforce.com version 6.0, familiarity with systems
administration and systems integration issues is recommended.
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Overview and Installation
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