Open Business Data Fabric (OBDF) Connectivity

overview

Note: OBDF formerly known as Platform Data Sharing (PDS).

System Administrators can now seamlessly import business views from various data sources into Bizview using the OBDF Connector.

Open Business Data Fabric enables Bizview to function as both a data provider and consumer, facilitating the sharing of planning data with other ISW products like Spreadsheet Server and CDM through a connection in Angles. It also allows the retrieval of data from external sources such as SAP and Microsoft Dynamics 365, and enables importing Business views from Angles using the OBDF connector

By connecting Bizview with Spreadsheet Server, businesses can utilize their Bizview planning data directly within Excel.

Bizview can import pre-built Business views offered by Angles and built the planning solutions.

Additionally, businesses can utilize Bizview's planning data within Angles, allowing them to create, and share rich, highly interactive operational reports and dashboards, without depending on IT.

This enhancement enables the importation of diverse Business Views from multiple ERPs (connections) within Angles. After the import process, Bizview generates a log that details which Business Views were successfully imported and provides a list of any that encountered issues during the import.

Prerequisites

• Active Platform subscription with valid user access

• Angles Professional Connector Admin license

• Bizview version 24.1.0.0 or higher

Import Data via OBDF

1. Navigate to System > Platform Services > select Import Data via OBDF.

   

   The Import Data via OBDF window pops up.

2. Select Import Data via OBDF to continue.

   

   The Select Business Views to be imported window pops up.

3. Choose the desired ERP connection from the ERP Data Source dropdown.

   

4. Select one or more Business Views from the Business Views dropdown.

   v25.3.0.2: 

   

5. Click Import to begin the process.

6. Upon completion, the imported Business Views are stored in the Bizview database within the custstg table schema.

   A detailed log displays showing which Business Views were successfully imported.

   

v25.3.0.2: Timeout Configuration

HttpClientTimeout and SqlBulkCopyTimeout configurable parameters for Manual Business views import operates via OBDF connector. These parameters are defined in the pdsConfig.json. Default value for HttpClientTimeout and SqlBulkCopyTimeout parameters is 1800 seconds and 600 seconds, respectively.

Two new configurable parameters are introduced to control timeout behavior while manually importing Business views data via OBDF connector:

• HttpClientTimeout:

  Controls the maximum duration for HTTP-based data transfer operations. It controls HTTP operation timeouts during data import, with a default of 1800 seconds (5 minutes).

• SqlBulkCopyTimeout:

  Defines the maximum time allowed for SQL bulk copy operations. It controls SQL bulk copy operation timeouts, with a default of 600 seconds .

enable data export from Bizview to Angles

Platform users can also export Data Views from Bizview into Angles using the Data API feature.

1. Navigate to Settings > Other > and select Data Api.

   

2. Configure the following fields:

   1. User: Enter the authorized user

   2. Client: Specify the client access

   3. Target: Add the URL to fetch available Business Data Views