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Installation Guide

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Power BI Connector for SAP is a managed enterprise connector. The setup involves configuration on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) side that we handle as part of onboarding — you don’t need to deploy or self-serve anything.

1. Get in touch #

Start from our listing on the SAP Store:

Metrica Software — Power BI Connector for SAP on the SAP Store

SAP Store listing — Power BI Connector for SAP by Metrica Software

Request a quote directly from the listing, or reach out via Contact Support with a short description of your environment:

  • Your SAP backend (S/4HANA On-Premise, Private Cloud, or Public Cloud — see Supported SAP Systems).
  • Approximate user count.
  • Any specific requirements or timelines.

We’ll confirm compatibility with your setup and share pricing.

2. What Metrica handles #

As part of onboarding, we take care of subscribing the connector to your SAP BTP subaccount, and we work with your team through the SAP-side setup and any troubleshooting.

For most customers this is a short engagement — a few working sessions.

3. What you’ll configure on your side #

Once the subscription is in place, your BTP administrator (and, for on-premise, your SAP Basis administrator) completes the SAP-side integration. Each of the following has a dedicated guide:

  • SAP Destination Service entry connecting the connector to your S/4HANA backend — see Configure Your SAP Environment.
  • On-Premise / Private Cloud only: SAP Cloud Connector plus SAP-side configuration (technical user, OData service activation, PFCG role, business authorizations) — see On-Premise SAP Configuration.
  • S/4HANA Public Cloud only: Communication User, Communication System, and Communication Arrangements in your S/4HANA tenant — see S/4HANA Public Cloud.
  • User role assignments in the BTP cockpit (Admin and User role collections) — see Application Permissions Setup.

4. Start using the connector #

When your environment is ready, we’ll share access to your connector instance. From there you can:

  • Sign in with your SAP identity.
  • Browse the SAP services available in your backend and configure data sources over them.
  • Create personal access tokens for Power BI.
  • Connect Power BI Desktop or Power BI Service to the data source’s OData URL.

Questions? #

For anything we haven’t covered — environment questions, pricing, timelines — reach out via Contact Support.