This is an archive related to a previous version of Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects. If you need the current version go to http://doc.arcgis.com/en/maps-for-sap-bobj/.
With Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects, you can easily create maps that combine your SAP Dashboards data with published geographic content from ArcGIS. You can also share the maps you create in Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects with others within and outside of your organization using ArcGIS. ArcGIS provides an online infrastructure for making maps and geographic information available throughout an organization, across a community, and openly on the web.
Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects works directly with your organization's ArcGIS subscription to allow you to access geographic content to enhance your business data. Your subscription includes a number of service credits, which are the currency of ArcGIS and are used in exchange for most of the ArcGIS services your organization uses. The number of service credits required depends on the type of service you are using. To help you estimate how many service credits you will need, see Service Credits Overview.
With Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects, dashboard designers can easily add data from ArcGIS to a map to help dashboard consumers visualize data in new ways. Once created in Esri Maps for SAP BusinessObjects, maps and layers can be published to ArcGIS for sharing with others.