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Contents
Chapter 1
Getting Started........................................................................................................................5 About this guide.......................................................................................................................5 Constraints..............................................................................................................................5 Related Information..................................................................................................................6 Planning Information.................................................................................................................6 Further Useful Links.................................................................................................................7 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Overview...........................................9 Key components of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform...............................9 System landscape .................................................................................................................11 Overall implementation sequence...........................................................................................11 Business Scenarios for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform...................13 Single-machine deployment....................................................................................................13 Upgrade installation................................................................................................................13 Multiple-server deployments..................................................................................................14 Client-server configurations....................................................................................................15 Integrating into ERP systems..................................................................................................17 Integration with SAP..............................................................................................................17 Integration with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne...........................................................................19 Integration with PeopleSoft Enterprise...................................................................................19 Integration with Siebel............................................................................................................20 Integration with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)......................................................................21 Solution-Wide Topics............................................................................................................23 Rebranding in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0................................23 New to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform XI 4.0......................................24 Setting up the Connection Server to allow for other database access....................................25 To set up the Connection Server to allow for other database access on Windows.................25 To set up the Connection Server to allow for other database access on UNIX.......................25
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Getting Started
This section describes the purpose of this guide and provides a list of essential resources.
The Master Guide consists of the following sections: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Overview, which provides information about the key components and how they fit in with other products and the overall system landscape. Business Scenarios for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform, which lists the most common installation scenarios and where to go for more information about each one. Solution-Wide Topics, which lists topics affecting all deployment scenarios. SAP Documentation Types, which provides information about the various documents referred to in this master guide.
1.1.1 Constraints
The business scenarios presented here serve as examples of how you can use SAP software in your company. These business scenarios are intended only as models and will not necessarily run the same way in your unique system landscape. Make sure you check your own requirements and
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system resources to determine whether these scenarios can be used productively at your site. We also recommend that you test these scenarios thoroughly in your test systems to ensure they are complete and free of errors before going live. This master guide focuses on the overall technical implementation of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, rather than its subordinate components. This means that additional software dependencies might exist without being mentioned explicitly in this document. You can find more information on component-specific software dependencies in the corresponding installation guides. Also note that this guide is intended to provide the resources you'll need for installing and managing your deployment of the BI platform. It does not include detailed instructions; it describes where to find those instructions.
Detailed information about planning your SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform deployment
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Content Released platforms and technology-related topics such as maintenance strategies and language support
Network security
Included in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide, which is available at http://service.sap.com/bosap-sup port. Included in the Setting Rights chapter and the Rights appendix of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide, which is available at http://ser vice.sap.com/bosap-support. Included in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, which is available at http://ser vice.sap.com/bosap-support. Visit http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/ha on the SAP Service Marketplace. Included in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide, which is available at http://service.sap.com/bosap-sup port. Visit http://service.sap.com/sp-stacks on the SAP Service Marketplace.
Authorization
High Availability
Performance
Information about Support Package Stacks, latest software versions and patch level requirements
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Content
Location on SAP Service Marketplace For this release, notes for SAP BusinessObjects products are provided in the release notes. For future updates of this information, see SAP Note #1520072 at "https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1520072". Available at https://cw.sdn.sap.com/cw/communi ty/docupedia. Available at http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc. See the Business Objects Downloads section at http://service.sap.com/swdc.
Docupedia
SAP Business Objects Community SAP Software Distribution Center (software download and ordering of software) Ramp-up Knowledge Transfer, or SAP Online Knowledge Products (OKPs) - role-specific Learning Maps
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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform is a flexible, scalable, and reliable solution for delivering powerful, interactive reports to end users via any web applicationintranet, extranet, Internet, or corporate portal. Whether it is used for distributing weekly sales reports, providing customers with personalized service offerings, or integrating critical information into corporate portals, SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform delivers tangible benefits that extend across and beyond the organization. As an integrated suite for reporting, analysis, and information delivery, the BI platform provides a solution for increasing end-user productivity and reducing administrative efforts. This section provides a general description of the BI platform architecture and key components, and provides resources for further information. It also provides a general roadmap for installing and configuring the BI platform.
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Relevance Installed with the BI platform. Used to access Crystal reports, Web Intelligence documents, and other objects, and organize them to suit your preferences.
BI launch pad
Provides access to the following applications (when you have the appropriate licences): SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for OLAP SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence SAP BusinessObjects Explorer BI workspaces
BI workspaces
Optional. Previously known as Dashboard Builder. BI workspaces are customizable interfaces for amalgamating information and delivering it to users. A tool for migrating content between deployments of the same version (for example, migrating from a development to a production environment). Also used to backup BI content. Optional. Previously known as Interactive Analysis. Optional. A data visualization software that enables users to create dynamic and interactive dashboards. Previously known as Xcelsius. Optional. Tool for creating reports, which can then be published and shared via the BI launch pad. Mandatory for configuration between servers and clients.
Lifecycle Manager
WDeploy tool
For detailed information, see the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, available on the SAP Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosapsupport.
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Relevance Optional. Widgets are mini-applications that allow easy and fast access to frequently used functions and provide visual information from your desktop.
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For information about specific implementation scenarios, see the following section, Business Scenarios for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform.
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This section provides the most common business scenarios for an implementation of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform. The following scenarios are described in this section: Single-machine deployment Upgrade installation Multiple-server deployments Client-server configurations Integrating into ERP systems
Note that every organization has unique requirements, and that your implementation of the BI platform should be tailored to your needs. These scenarios are provided only as a guideline for planning your own implementation.
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When the setup program detects a previously installed version of the BI platform, it presents the following upgrade options: Side-by-side installation: install the new version, leaving the previously installed version intact. A system can host more than one version of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, although system performance may be degraded if both are running at once. Upgrade installation: install the new version, then remove the previously installed version. You can then use the Upgrade management tool to copy content from the previous installation to the new one. If the setup program detects a previously installed version of the BI platform client tools, with no server software components, a side-by-side installation will be performed, and a stand-alone client tools installation program must be used to install the new client tools. If you are performing an upgrade installation, consult the documents described in the SAP Documentation Types section for upgrades. Related Topics Upgrade
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Configuration
Resources For configuration information, see the Server arrangements section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. The Configuring a multihomed machine topic in the Server Administration chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For configuration information, see the Security section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Configuring the BI platform for firewalls, in the Securing the BI platform chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide.
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Configuration
Resources For configuration information, see the Desktop client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Configuring servers for SSL, in the Securing the BI platform chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. Additional SSL configuration settings in the Managing Web Application Container Servers (WACS) chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For configuration information, see the Desktop client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Single sign-on content in the Authentication chapter of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For information about single sign-on using Kerberos or LDAP authentication, see the Managing Web Application Container Servers (WACS) chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Enabling Trusted Authentication section in the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For configuration information, see the Web client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Configuring servers for SSL, in the Securing the BI platform chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For configuration information, see the Web client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Single sign-on content in the Securing the BI platform chapter of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide.
Trusted authentication
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Resources For configuration information, see the Web client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Configuring reverse proxy servers for BI platform web applications, in the Securing the BI platform chapter of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. Configuring WACS to work with reverse proxy, in the Managing Web Application Container Servers (WACS) chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For configuration information, see the Web client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios. Configuring WACS to work with a load balancer, in the Managing Web Application Container Servers (WACS) chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. For configuration information, see the Web client to server section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide, under Sample deployment scenarios.
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Topic
Resource
Installation prerequisites, workflows, and post-installation Deploying SAP BusinessObjects Web Applications Setting up SAP authentication and configuring single sign-on
See the Preparation, Installation, and Post-Installation chapters in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide. See the Overview of web application deployment chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide. See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Specific firewall guidelines for SAP integration section in the Securing the BI platform chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Working with reports in an integrated environment section of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform User Guide. See the Designing publications for SAP recipients section in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform User Guide. See the Integrating with SAP, Reporting with SAP, and Reporting off SAP Data topics in the Integrating business applications with Crystal Reports section of the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 User Guide.
Integration with BW
SNC configurations, configuring server-side trust Configuration batch reporting, multi-pass publications
Configuring SAP authorizations Working with Crystal reports in SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Designing publications intended for SAP recipients
Reporting with SAP BW, SAP relational data sources, and reporting off SAP data
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Guide
See the Preparation, Installation, and PostInstallation sections of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide. See the Overview of web application deployment chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide. See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Securing the BI platform chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Integrating business applications with Crystal Reports chapter of the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 User Guide.
Configuring SSL
Topic
Guide
See the Preparation, Installation, and PostInstallation sections of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide.
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Topic
Guide
See the Overview of web application deployment chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide. See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Securing the BI platform chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Integrating business applications with Crystal Reports chapter of the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 User Guide. See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide.
Configuring SSL
Topic
Resource
See the Preparation, Installation, and PostInstallation sections of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide. See the Overview of web application deployment chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide. See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide.
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Topic
Resource
See the Securing the BI platform chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Integrating business applications with Crystal Reports chapter of the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 User Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Supplementary Configurations for ERP Environments chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide.
Configuring SSL
Topic
Resource
See the Preparation, Installation, and PostInstallation chapters in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide. See the Overview of web application deployment chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide.
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Topic
Resource
See the Authentication chapter of the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Specific firewall guidelines for Oracle EBS integration section in the Securing the BI platform chapter in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. See the Integrating with Oracle E-Business Suite topic in the Integrating business applications with Crystal Reports section of the SAP Crystal Reports 2011 User Guide.
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Solution-Wide Topics
Solution-Wide Topics
This section provides information about general issues that may affect all implementations.
BI Widgets
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Previously known as... Query as a Web Service (QaaWS) Translation Manager Universe Designer Universe Designer Personal interactive analysis, or SAP BusinessObjects Interactive Analysis SAP BusinessObjects Advanced Analysis, Web edition
Now known as... Web services query tool translation management tool universe design tool universe design tool desktop edition
Xcelsius Enterprise
Note: The Import Wizard allowed you to copy content between systems at the same version. The upgrade management tool does not do this, because this functionality is now provided by the Lifecycle management console. SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence is recommended instead of Desktop Intelligence. For information, see the SAP Service Marketplace's Technical Support Lifecycle information at: https://websmp110.sap-ag.de/bosap-lifecycle.
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SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office. This product is a premium alternative to SAP BEx Analyzer. It uses MS Office Add-Ins to allow: ad-hoc multidimensional analysis of OLAP sources in MS Excel, intuitive creation of BI presentations with MS PowerPoint, and Excel workbook-based application design. For more information about these products, consult the SAP BusinessObjects Analysis guides.
4.3 Setting up the Connection Server to allow for other database access
After you install SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform, you may need to set up the Connection Server to access other databases. This involves updating the drivers for the Connection Server. The following steps describe how to set up the Connection Server on Windows and on UNIX.
4.3.1 To set up the Connection Server to allow for other database access on Windows
1. Copy your database drivers to the following folder: <install folder>\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\dataAccess\connectionServer\jdbc\drivers\ For Oracle, for example, you would copy the odjbc14.jar file to the following folder: <install folder>\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\dataAccess\connectionServ er\jdbc\drivers\oracle For Microsoft SQL Server 2008, you would copy the sqljdbc4.jar file to the following folder: <install folder>\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\dataAccess\connec tionServer\jdbc\drivers\sqlsrv2008 2. Restart the Connection Server.
4.3.2 To set up the Connection Server to allow for other database access on UNIX
1. Copy your database drivers to the following folder: <install folder>\sap_bobj\enter prise_xi40\dataAccess\connectionServer\jdbc\drivers\ For Oracle, for example, you would copy the odjbc14.jar file to the following folder: <install folder>\sap_bobj\enterprise_xi40\dataAccess\connectionServer\jd bc\drivers\oracle For Microsoft SQL Server 2008, you would copy the sqljdbc4.jar file to the following folder: <install folder>\sap_bobj\enterprise_xi40\dataAccess\connectionServer\jd bc\drivers\sqlsrv2008 2. Restart the Connection Server.
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The following is an overview of the most important documentation types that you need in the various phases in the life cycle of an SAP solution.
5.1 Cross-Phase
Release Notes The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform release notes provide a comprehensive list of known issues with the product. Where possible, workarounds and additional resources are provided. Note: For this release, notes for SAP BusinessObjects products are provided in the release notes. For future updates of this information, see SAP Note #1520072 at "https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1520072". Target group: Relevant for all target groups. Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-support.
SAPterm SAPterm is SAP's terminology database. It contains SAP-specific vocabulary in over 30 languages, as well as many definitions and glossary entries in English and German. Target group: Relevant for all target groups. Current version: Located in the SAP Help Portal at help.sap.com under Additional Information > Glossary or Terminology (available as a terminology CD). Also available in the SAP-System in transaction STERM.
Security Information SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform does not currently have a separate Security Guide. The security configuration content is provided in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide. The security content describes the settings for a medium security level and offers suggestions for raising security levels. For a comprehensive understanding of security configuration, read the following chapters: Securing the BI Platform, Authentication, and Server Administration. Target group: Technology consultants Solution consultants SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform administrators or delegated administrators
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5.2 Implementation
Master Guide This master guide is the starting point for implementing an SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform solution. It lists the required SAP components and third-party applications that are required for each business scenario. It provides scenario-specific descriptions of preparation, execution, and follow-up of an implementation. It also offers references to other resources. Target group: Technology consultants System administrators Project teams for implementations Current version: located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides
Installation Guide The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide describes the technical implementation of the BI platform, taking into account the combinations of operating systems and databases. It does not describe detailed business-related configuration. Target group: Technology consultants Project teams for implementations Current version: located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides
Planning Guide The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Planning Guide helps you plan a successful deployment of the BI platform. It helps you consider the characteristics of your organization's current environment (such as operating systems, databases, web servers, and so on) when planning your deployment. This guide also helps you choose an appropriate deployment scenario, and it provides useful checklists to walk you through the deployment process. Target group: Technology consultants Project teams for implementations Current version: located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-support
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Configuration Information Configuration information is provided in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide, including setting up security, firewalls, and authentication. Initial post-installation configuration steps are also provided in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Installation Guide. Web application deployment information is provided in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Application Deployment Guide. Information for configuring database connections is provided in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Data Access Guide. Target group: Solution consultants Project teams for implementations Current version: located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-support
User Guide The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform User Guide provides detailed information for working with and managing objects in the BI platform, and for accomplishing these tasks through the Central Management Console (CMC) in particular. Procedures are provided for common tasks. Conceptual information and technical details are provided for all advanced topics. Target group: Technology consultants System, delegated, and content administrators Advanced users with access to administrative features Current version: located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-support
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5.4 Upgrade
Upgrade Master Guide The SAP BusinessObjects Upgrade Master Guide is the starting point for upgrading SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform. It provides scenario-specific descriptions of preparation, execution, and follow-up of an upgrade. Target group: Technology consultants Project teams for upgrades Current version: Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides.
Upgrade Guide This guide explains how to upgrade your System Data and Business Intelligence content to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 from a supported version of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise. Supported versions of SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise are: SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2, Service Pack 2 or higher SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.x
Note: If you are upgrading from BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2, XI Release 2 MHF1 or XI Release 2 SP1, you must first upgrade to BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 SP2 or higher before you upgrade to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0. All versions of XI Release 2 SP2 and higher are supported for upgrading to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform XI 4.0. Target group: Technology consultants Project teams for upgrades Current version: Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides.
What's New in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite 4.0 The What's New in SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Suite 4.0 Guide contains short descriptions of new features or changes in an SAP component since the previous release. Note: Many SAP products refer to the What's New document as the Release Notes. Target group:
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Current version: Located in the SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/bosap-support. In the SAP menu of the SAP system under Help > Release information.
5.5 Development
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Java Developer Documentation This documentation shows you how to create Java applications that handle authentication and security, document and report access, scheduling, publications, and server management within your BI platform deployment. The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Java SDK Developer Guide explains which JAR files you need to deploy to your development environment, as well the common use cases of the SDK through tasks and code examples. Target group: Java application developers Current version: Located in the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Services Documentation This documentation shows you how to configure and develop against the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform Web Services. These Web Services allow client applications to remotely interact with objects in your deployment over HTTP, and perform actions such as user authentication, document and report access, and document scheduling. The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Services Administrator Guide shows you how to configure the deployment of the Web Services provider application. The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Web Services Consumer SDK Developer Guide shows you how to use the provided Java and .NET consumer APIs to make calls against the Web Services in your custom applications. Target group: Java and .NET Web Services application developers System administrators Current version: Located in the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Data Access Developer Documentation The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Data Access Driver Java SDK Developer Guide explains how to develop data access drivers. The SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform Data Access Connection Java SDK Developer Guide shows you how to develop a program to manage connections independently of the Data Access layer of the BI platform. Target group: Java application developers
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Viewing Documents Using OpenDocument Guide This guide explains how to construct parameterized URLs with the OpenDocument syntax to link to Business Intelligence (BI) documents in your SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform deployment. OpenDocument is a web application that processes incoming URL requests for documents and other viewable object types, and delivers the document to the end user in an appropriate viewable format. Target group: Web application developers Report designers Current version: Located in the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
Crystal Reports Developer Documentation This documentation shows you how to incorporate Crystal reports in to your web applications within a BI platform deployment. You can use these guides to learn how to add a Crystal report viewer in to your web application and how to programmatically configure report and viewer settings. The Report Application Server Java SDK Developer Guide shows you how to programmatically create Crystal Reports, configure Crystal reports, including setting parameter values and database settings, and modifying the structure of the report. The Viewers Java SDK Developer Guide and shows you how to create applications that can view Crystal reports, and customize the Crystal report viewer settings within your web application. Target group: Java application developers Current version: Located in the SAP Help Portal at http://help.sap.com
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More Information
Information Resource
Location
http://www.sap.com Navigate to http://help.sap.com/businessobjects and on the "SAP BusinessObjects Overview" side panel click All Products. You can access the most up-to-date documentation covering all SAP BusinessObjects products and their deployment at the SAP Help Portal. You can download PDF versions or installable HTML libraries. Certain guides are stored on the SAP Service Marketplace and are not available from the SAP Help Portal. These guides are listed on the Help Portal accompanied by a link to the SAP Service Marketplace. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. To obtain an ID, contact your customer support representative. http://service.sap.com/bosap-support > Documentation Installation guides: https://service.sap.com/bosap-instguides Release notes: http://service.sap.com/releasenotes
The SAP Service Marketplace stores certain installation guides, upgrade and migration guides, deployment guides, release notes and Supported Platforms documents. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. Contact your customer support representative to obtain an ID. If you are redirected to the SAP Service Marketplace from the SAP Help Portal, use the menu in the navigation pane on the left to locate the category containing the documentation you want to access. https://cw.sdn.sap.com/cw/community/docupedia
Docupedia
Docupedia provides additional documentation resources, a collaborative authoring environment, and an interactive feedback channel. https://boc.sdn.sap.com/
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Information Resource
Location
Notes These notes were formerly known as Knowledge Base articles. Forums on the SAP Community Network https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/forums http://www.sap.com/services/education Training From traditional classroom learning to targeted e-learning seminars, we can offer a training package to suit your learning needs and preferred learning style. http://service.sap.com/bosap-support Online customer support The SAP Support Portal contains information about Customer Support programs and services. It also has links to a wide range of technical information and downloads. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. To obtain an ID, contact your customer support representative. http://www.sap.com/services/bysubject/businessobjectsconsulting Consulting Consultants can accompany you from the initial analysis stage to the delivery of your deployment project. Expertise is available in topics such as relational and multidimensional databases, connectivity, database design tools, and customized embedding technology.
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Index
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analytics 23 authentication single sign-on 15 planning 6
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firewalls 14, 15
Q
Query as a Web Service 23
B
BI launch pad 23 BI widgets 23 BI workspace 23 BusinessObjects Voyager 24 BW 17
H
high availability 6
R
resources 6, 7 planning 6 reverse proxy 15
I
implementation 11 Import Wizard 23 Information Designer 23 InfoView 23 installation full 13 upgrade 13 Interactive Analysis 23
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SAP 17 SAP BEx Analyzer 24 SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 24 SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 9 components 9 SAP Crystal Reports for Business Intelligence platform 24 SAP notes 7 security 6 Siebel 20 single sign-on 15 SSL encryption 15 support packages 6
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clients 15 clustered CMSs 14 components 9 new 24 configuration clients 15 servers 15 Connection Server UNIX 25 Windows 25 Crystal Reports Viewer 23
J
JD Edwards 19
L
load balancer 15
D
Dashboard Builder 23 dashboards 23 Data Federator 23 database access UNIX 25 Windows 25 deployments across multiple servers 14 single machine 13 DSL connections UNIX 25 Windows 25
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master guide 5 modules 23 multihomed servers 14 multiple servers 14
T
Translation Manager 23
U
Universe Designer 23 upgrade 13
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NetWeaver 17
V
Voyager 24
O
Oracle 21 overview 5
E
EBS 21 EnterpriseOne 19
W
Web clients 15 Web Intelligence 23 widgets 23
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PeopleSoft 19 performance 6
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