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HowtoUpgradetoBI4.0
CreadoporMarthaLevi,modificadoporltimavezporShivaVishnubatlaeloct16,2014
BI UpgradeSeries
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Introduction
ThisarticleexplainshowtoupgradetoSAPBusinessIntelligence4.0.ThisinfoexistsintheUpgradeGuideontheHelpPortal.
Productversions:
BusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI3.1SP2
LifeCycleManagerXI3.1SP2
Tableofcontents
Overallupgradeprocess
1.Preparingforupgrades
Toconfiguretheexistingdeployment
ToconfiguretheplannedBI4.0deployment
Notes
2.InstallingtheBIplatform
ToinstalltheBIplatforminaseparateenvironment
ToinstalltheBIplatformsidebysidewithantherdeployment
3.Usingtheupgrademanagementtool
Preparingtheupgrademanagementtool
Wheretoruntheupgrademanagementtool
Completeupgradevsincrementalupgrade
Runningtheupgrademanagementtool
4.ConfiguringtheBIplatform
Overallupgradeprocess
Thereare4mainstepstoupgradetoBI4.0:
1.Preparingforupgrades
2.InstallingtheBIplatform
3.Usingtheupgrademanagementtool
4.ConfiguringtheBIplatform
1.Preparingforupgrades
BeforeupgradingtoBI4.0therearesometasksthatyouneedtoperforminbothyourexistingdeploymentandthenewdeploymentsystem.
Toconfiguretheexistingdeployment
1.Performinventoryandcleanup,toensurethatonlytherequiredcontentisupgraded
2.RuntheRepositoryDiagnosticTooltodetectanyinconsistenciesbetweentheFileRepositoryandtheCMSrepository.Theupgrademanagementtoolwillnotrunsuccessfullyifthereare
inconsistenciesbetweentheFileRepositoryandtheCMSrepository.
3.Identifyanycontentthattheupgrademanagementtoolcan'tupgrade,alongwiththeprocessrequiredtoupgradethatcontent.ThereissomecontentlikeVoyagerWorkspacesorDesktop
Intelligencedocumentsthatrequiremanualinterventionbeforerunningtheupgrademanagementtool.
4.Backupexistingrepositories,includingthesystemdatabaseandtheInputandOutputFileRepositoryServers.
5.Backupcustomwebapplications,HTMLpages,andscriptsinyourexistingdeployment.
ToconfiguretheplannedBI4.0deployment
1.SetupandconfiguretheMiddlewareandODBCconnections.
2.Ensurethatyourmachinesmeetthedeploymentsystem'srequirements,youcanfindinformationaboutthesupportedplatformsinthePlatformAvailabilityMatrix(PAM)
http://service.sap.com/support>HelpandSupport>SAPBusinessObjectsSupport>Documentation>SupportedPlatforms/PARs>SAPBusinessObjectsBI4.0
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Notes
MoreinfoontheRepositoryDiagnosticToolcanbefoundhere:http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/How+to+use+Repository+Diagnostic+Tool
Thefollowingarticlehasagoodoverviewonwhatyouneedtoknowbeforeupgrading:http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/All+you+need+to+know+before+upgrading+to+BI4.0
2.InstallingtheBIplatform
Youcaneithercreateadeploymentinaseparateenvironmentorasidebysidedeployment.Youcannotdoaninplaceupgrade.
ToinstalltheBIplatforminaseparateenvironment
Installinginaseparateenvironmentistherecommendedoption.
Steps:
1.InstallBI4.0onaseparateserver
2.Usetheupgrademanagementtooltoupgradeyourcontent
3.DecommissionXIR3.xorXIR2SP2servers.
ToinstalltheBIplatformsidebysidewithantherdeployment
Asidebysidedeploymentispossiblebutnotrecommended.YoucaninstallBI4.0onthesameserverwhereeitherXI3.xorXIR2SP2isrunningifyourexistingserversatisfiesalltheBI4.0requirements.
ConsultthePAMtomakesureyouhavethesupportedplatformsforthedifferentcomponentsinBI4.0
Steps:
1.InstallBI4.0yourexistingXI3.xorXIR2servers.YouwillhavetwoversionsoftheBIplatformrunningonthesamehardware,somakesurethatyouspecifyuniqueCentralManagementServer
(CMS)cluster.
2.CreateauniquenameandportnumberforyourBI4.0deployment(otherthan6400)toavoidconflictsbetweendeployments.
3.Usetheupgrademanagementtooltoupgradeyourcontent.
4.AfterBI4.0issuccessfullydeployed,uninstallXI3.xorXIR2SP2.
3.Usingtheupgrademanagementtool
OnceyouhaveBI4.0installed,youarereadytobeginpreparationsforrunningtheupgrademanagementtool.TheupgrademanagementtoolisanewtoolinBI4.0thatallowsyoutoupgradeyourBIcontent
fromXIR3.xandXIR2SP2environments.Aftercompletingthepreparations,youcanruntheupgrademanagementtool.
Preparingtheupgrademanagementtool
PerformthefollowingtasksinyourexistingXI3.x,XIR2SP2deployment:
Stopalloftheservers,exceptfortheCentralManagementServer(CMS),andtheFileRepositoryServer(FRS).
PerformthefollowingtasksinyournewBI4.0deployment:
Ifyouareusingthirdpartyauthentication(AD,LDAP,SAP)youmustconfiguretheauthenticationpluginintheCMCinyournewBI4.0deploymentandmapalltheusergroups(AD,LDAP)orroles
(SAP)thatyouareplanningtoexportfromyourexistingdeployment.TheupgrademanagementtoolcanonlyimportgroupsandusersthatarealreadyconfiguredandmappedintheBI4.0destination
system.
Stopalloftheservers(includingallJobServers)inthedestinationdeployment,exceptfortheCMS,FRS,andtheReportApplicationServer(ifyouplantoupgradeCrystalReportsdocuments).
Wheretoruntheupgrademanagementtool
Therearesomeconsiderationstohaveinmindwhendecidingwheretoruntheupgrademanagementtool:
TheupgrademanagementtoolisavailableasaGUIinterfaceforWindowsandasacommandlineinterfaceforUnix/Linux.
WhenyouruntheGUIupgrademanagementtoolyouaregiventheoptionofdoingacompleteupgradeoranincrementalupgrade.(Acomparisonofcompletevsincrementalupgradesisoutlinedinthe
sectionbelow.)Ifyouareusingthecommandline,youcanonlydoacompleteupgrade.
Theupgrademanagementtoolrequiresthatthefeaturesthatyouaregoingtoupgradeareavailableonthemachinewhereyouarerunningit.Thismeansthatyouneedthecomponentsinstalledwiththe
differentBIplatformservers.
YouneedtoruntheBI4.0Servertoinstalltheupgrademanagementtool.Theserverinstallrequiresa64bitOS.
UMTreadsfromsource,savesonthelocalHardDiskandwritestothetarget.
TheOS'sTempdirectoryshouldhaveatleast10GBfreediskspace.Dontrunoutoftempdiskspace!
GreatlyreduceupgradetimebysettingJavaHeaptouseasmuchRAMaspossibleinthecommandline(intheshortcut)forUMT.
Completeupgradevsincrementalupgrade
Inacompleteupgrade,alltheBusinessIntelligencecontentisupgradedfromthesourcedeploymenttothedestinationdeployment.Acompleteupgradereplacesthefunctionalitythatwasavailableinthe
CentralConfigurationManager(CCM)inBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI3.x
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Incrementalupgradesallowyoutomigrateindividualobjectstoadestinationdeployment.TheincrementalupgradereplacesthefunctionalitythatpreviouslyexistedintheImportWizard.
CompleteUpgrade IncrementalUpgrade
Upgradeallcontentatonce Upgradecontentinstages
Only1systemtomaintain 2systemstomaintain
Lockdownentiresystem Lockdownonlydepartmentfolder
Issuesmayaffectentiresystem Issuesaffectonlydepartmentfolder
Longerdowntime Shorterdowntime
Runningtheupgrademanagementtool
Whenyouruntheupgrademanagementtool,yourBIcontentwillbemigratedandupgradedtothenewBI4.0system.However,thereissomecontentthatwillrequiremanualactioninordertobeupgraded.
BIContentthatisupgradedwithupgrademanagementtool
Security,AccessLevels,Users/UserGroups,Calendars,Events,
Folders,Categories,PersonalDocuments,RepositoryObjects
WebIntelligence,CrystalReports,QaaWS
Universes(unv),Connections,ScheduledJobs,Instances
RemoteConnections,ReplicationJobs
MobileSubscriptions,OfflineDocuments
BIContentthatrequiresmanualactiontoupgrade
BIContent Howtoupgrade?
Universes Whenyouruntheupgrademanagementtooluniverses(UNV)createdintheUniverseDesignedaremigratedtoBI4.0asUNVandtheywillcontinuetoworkastheyareinBI4.0
thereisnoneedtodoanymodifications.IfyoudecidetoupgradeyourUNVtoUNX(universescreatedinthenewBI4.0InformationDesigner)afterrunningtheupgrade
managementtoolyouwillhavetoopenthemintheInformationDesignertoupgradethem.Noticethatonlyrelationaluniversescanbeconverted,OLAPuniversescan'tbe
converted.MoredetailedinformationonhowtoConvertRelationaluniverses(UNVtoUNX)canbefoundhere:
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Conversion+of+the+relational+universes+in+BI+4.x%2C+from+UNV+to+UNX
CrystalReports CrystalReportsareupgradedtoSAPCrystalReports2011bytheupgrademanagementtoolandtheywillworkfineinBI4.0,ifyouwanttoupgradefromSAPCrystalReports
2011toSAPCrystalReportsforEnterpriseyouwillhavetoopeneachreportinSAPCrystalReportsforEnterpriseandmapthereportcolumnswithUNXobjectsontheField
Mappingwindow.Youcanfindmoreinformationregardingthesetwoversionshere:
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/From+Crystal+Reports+2008+to+SAP+Crystal+Reports+2011+or+SAP+Crystal+Reports+for+Enterprise
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BIContent Howtoupgrade?
Voyager Voyagerworkspacesareupgradedbytheupgrademanagementtool.However,someworkmustbedonebeforeandafterrunningtheupgrademanagementtoolinorderforthe
Workspace workspacestobeupgraded:
VoyagerworkspacescanonlybeupgradedfromBusinessObjects3.1orlatertoBI4.0
Connectionpromptsarenotsupportedduringconversion.ThismeansthatyoumustchangetheconnectiontoeithertoSSOorPredefinedinthesourcesystem.Afterthe
upgrade,youcanchangetheconnectiontopromptinthetargetsystem.
OLAPConnectionsmustberecreatedinBI4.0,beforerunningtheupgrademanagementtool.ThenewconnectionnamemustbeidenticaltotheBusinessObjects3.1OLAP
connectionotherwisethevoyagerworkspacewon'tbeupgraded.
ForVoyagerofSAPBW,mandatoryvariableswithoutdefaultvalueswillfail.Toavoidthis,modifythequeryintheQueryDesignertospecifyadefaultvaluepriortoupgrade.
Afterupgrading,youcansetitbacktotheoriginalsetting
Xcelsius Xcelsiusdashboardsaremigratedbytheupgrademanagementtoolastheyare.TheywillcontinuetoworkfineandcanbeopenedinSAPDashboards.
Considerationsaboutupgradingdashboards:
IfyouhaveembeddedURLsinXcelsiusmodelsandFlashfiles,theseURLSarenotupgraded.YouwillneedtomanuallyupdatetheembeddedURLaftertheupgrade.
HardcodedreferencestoservernamessuchaswebserviceURLsorhostnamesarenotupgraded.Hardcodedreferencesrequiremanualchangeafterupgrading.
IfyouwishtoconvertthemtotheSAPDashboardformat,youcanopentheminSAPDashboardsandusetheoptiontoconvert.Thiswillconvertthedashboardtothenew
formatandcreatethenewFlashbehindthescenes.
QaaWS TheupgrademanagementtoolmigratestheQaaWSandUNV.ItisbasedonBI4.0.WhenrunningtheupgrademanagementtoolyouwillbepromptedfortheTargetWeb
ApplicationServerNamesothatitcanbeupdatedaccordinglyinQaaSWservices.
QaaWSdoesnotsupportUNXUniverse,soifyouconvertyourUNVuniversestoUNXyoumustuseQueryDesignfromDashboardstoreplacetheQaaWs.
OpenDocument TheOpenDocumentURLhaschangedbetweenversions,soyoucaneithermanuallyupdateyourOpenDocumentURLstothefollowing:http://<server>:
<port>/BOE/OpenDocument/opendoc/<platformSpecific>?iDocID=<docID>...
oryoucanconfigureyourWebServertoredirect:
IfupgradingfromXI3.xtoBI4.0:
Redirect:../OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp
To:../BOE/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jspOpenDocument
IfupgradingfromXIR2toBI4.0migration:
Redirect:../businessobjects/enterprise115/desktoplaunch/opendoc/openDocument.jsp
To:../BOE/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jspOpenDocument
BIContentthatisnotupgraded
Content NotUpgraded,whatcanyoudowiththiscontent?
Desktop TheupgrademanagementtooldoesnotupgradedesktopintelligencedocumentsasDesktopintelligencehasreachedendoflife.DesktopIntelligencedocumentsdon'tworkinBI4.0,
Intelligence soupgradeManagementwillnotmigratethemtoaBI4.0system.YoucanconvertDesktopIntelligencedocumentstoWebIntelligence.YoucanconvertthemtoWebIntelligenceusing
theReportConversionToolinyourexistingXI3.xdeploymentandthenbringthoseWebIntelligencedocumentswiththeupgrademanagementtool,oryoucanconvertyourDesktop
IntelligencedocumentsresidinginyourexistingXI3.xusingBI4.0ConversionToolandthenpublishthemtoyournewBI4.0deployment.Formoredetailsreviewthefollowing
document:
DesktopIntelligenceEndofLifeandConversionfromDesktopIntelligencetoWebIntelligencehttp://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/30aa95e662eb2d10d495
b7970d93f40eDesktopIntelligencedetailedconversionguide,featurebyfeature:http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/x/1gjACghttp://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/x/HhtKDQ
Audit Theauditdatabasehasanewschema,soyoucanupgradeyourexistingauditdatabase.YoucankeepitforhistoricalprocessandstartthenewdatabaseinBI4.0.Ifyouwantto
database createreportsfrombothdatabasesyoucanusetheInformationDesignertocreateamultisourceuniverse.
Subversion IfyouareusingtheversionmanagementfeatureintheLifeCycleManagementconsoleinXI3.x,notethatthecontentintheSubversionrepositorywillnotbeupgradedbytheupgrade
repository managementtoolbecausetherepositoryisexternal.XI3.xhasSubversionv1.4.x.whileBI4.0hasSubversionv1.6.x.Therefore,youwillneedtouseSubversioncommandstoexport,
importandupgradetheSubversionrepository.
1.ExportrepositoryinXI3.1:
a.LaunchtheCommandPrompt.
b.Changedirectoriestosubversion\bin(i.e.C:\ProgramFiles\Subversion\bin)
c.Runtheexportcommand
svnadmindumpc:/LCM_repository/svn_repository>dumprepo
d.Copythegenerateddumprepofiletoa4.xmachine
2.ImporttoBI4.0
a.Launchthecommandprompt
b.Changedirectoriesto$BI4.0InstallDir$\SAPBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI4.0\subversion)
c.Runtheimportcommand:
svnadmin.exeload"E:/SAPBOBJ/SAPBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI4.0/LCM_repository/svn_repository"<c:/dumrepo
3.UpgradetheSubversionrepositoryinBI4.0toSubversionv1.6.x"
a.RunthefollowingcommandintheBI4.0machine:
svnadmin.exeupgrade"E:/SAPBOBJ/SAPBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI4.0/LCM_repository/svn_repository"
b.RestarttheSIAinBI4.0machine
LCMJobs AccordingtotheBI4.xupgradeguide,XI3.xLifecycleManagement(LCM)jobscannotbemigratedtoBIplatform4.xbecausetheircontentsareversionspecific.Bydefault,the
migrationofLCMobjectsisdisabled.However,ifyouwanttokeepthehistoryofyourInfoObjects,youcanforcethemigrationbyaddingthefollowingoptiontotheupgrade
managementtool:Dumt.systemVar.omitLCMObjects=false
4.ConfiguringtheBIplatform
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1.Forthirdpartygroups,authenticationusetheCMCtoconfigurethewindowsAD.ForADauthenticationclickonUpdate.ForSAPauthenticationgototheUpdatetabandclickUpdateAliases.
2.Specifythenewownerrightforexistingproducts.
3.Specifyrightswithnewproducts(WRC,IDT,LCM,etc).
4.IfyouareupgradingfromXIR2SP2,setuprightsattherootfolder.
5.Performanyrequiredupdatestodocumentsthatwerenotupgradedbytheupgrademanagementtool.
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15Comentarios
Guest
Thisisagreatread.IfinallyfoundanarticlethatIcanusetoanswermanydifferentquestionsanendusermayaskoraproblemImayincurred.
Guest
Hi,
Thankyouforthiswiki,itprovidesalotofinformationtostartaBi4.0upgradeproject.
Ihaveonequestion:howdoesworkthesidebyside?Forme,XI3.1onlyworkswith32bitsOS,andtheBI4.0onlyworkswith64bitsOS,sohowcanwehavebothversionsonthesame
server?
THankyou,
Gabriel
DenisKonovalov
Gabriel,
TheOSwillhavetobe64bitforsidebysideinstallsofXI3.1andBI4.x,andtheserverhostingsuchdeploymenthavetobeverypowerfull....
Regards,
Denis
Guest
sorryaboutthat.........takingoutmypost.
DenisKonovalov
Dearguest,
IfyouhaveanurgetneedofhelppleaseopenaSupportIncident,otherwisepleaseuseappropriateforumonthissitetopostyourquestionandourcommunityofexpertswilltrytohelpyou.
Thispageis"Howto"information,notforproblemsolving.
Hopeyouunderstand.
MelissaBoring
Thankyouforprovidingthisdocument...greatinformation!
JonFortner
Thisneedsmoreprerunninginformation.Forexample,morememoryandextendingthetimeoutontheUMTcommandline.Addingasmuchmemoryasyoucangetyourhandsontothebox
runningUMT,havingenoughroomon\TEMPandnothavingitonthesamedriveasyourFRSes.Forlargerepositories,increaseyourCMCtimeoutfromthe9mindefaultto20+minutes,
makingsureyourRepositorycanholdmorethanyourexistingrepository(thisdependsonhowmuchDeskIandothernoncompatibleconentyouhave),havingenoughCPUpower,Crystal
Reportprintdrivers,etc.YoumightalsohaveatroubleshootingsectionthattellsushowtoturntheUMTtracingonandwhenEXACTLYitstartswritingtotheLogs.Itshouldcovercommon
issuesandpresentsolutionsonlinkstothem.Forexample"TimeoutDuringReceive"orNullPointerExceptions.SincetheUMTwritesNOTHINGtothelogwhileRetreivingObjectsandNO
errorspopus,itgiveyouNOHELP.GoodjobUMTprogrammers!Asitappearstousnow,wecannotdoafullupgradewithour400Kobjectrepository,theUMTissendinghorrendousSQL
statementstotherepositorythattakehourstorunandwhenthedatabasedoesn'trespondin56minutes,itsendsitagainandagainandagain...So,IsuggestSAPtesttheirtoolsonlarger
repositoriesandadjusttheirapproachtohandlethem.SendingSQLwith20,000+linesofNOTINLISTSI_IDswillNEVERperformwell.
viveknair
DearSir,
WeareupgradingtoBI4.0from3.xandhaveLDAPsetuponthe3.xserver.However,weneedtomigratethesecurity,accesslevelsandusersfrom3.xsystem.DoweneedtosetupLDAP
authenticationbeforewemigrateorpostthemigration.WhatarethestepstosetupLDAPauthenticationontheBI4.0platform.Anyinputsarehighlyappreciated.
JasonChong
ThereisalinktoadetailedUpgradeGuideatthetopofthepagewhereyoumightfindmoreinformation.AsDenishassaid,Ithinkitwouldbebesttoopenasupportincident.The
peoplethatknowhowtoansweryourquestionmaynotbefollowingthispage.
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viveknair
DearJason,
Thankyouforresponding!IjusthadaquickquestionregardingtheLDAPauthentication.Doweperformthefollowingstepsbeforetheupgrade?
1.SetupLDAPauthenticationonBI4.0
2.MapalltheLDAPusergroupsinBI4.0
3.ConfigureLDAPinBI4.0
Thenperformtheupgradeandimportalltheusers,groups,securityandaccesslevelsfromthe3.xsystem.
Kindlyrevertiftheabovementionedprocedureiscorrect.
Thanks,
Vivek.
JasonChong
HiVivek,
Iwasmerelyassignedtocleanupthepagespelling/grammar/organizationwise.
However,intheUpgradeGuideitsaysthis:
Preupgrade:
Whenyouusetheupgrademanagementtooltoexportthirdpartyuserswithexistingauthentication,
usethefollowingguidelines:
Configureandenablethecorrectauthenticationpluginonthedestinationdeployment.
Ensurethatthegroupsinthesourcedeploymentaremappedinthedestinationdeployment.
Ensurethattheadministrativecredentialsforthirdpartyusersarethesameinthesourceand
destinationdeployments.
Postupgrade:
YoumustusetheCentralManagementConsoletomanuallyupdate
theauthenticationplugin.
Formoreinformationonthirdpartyusersandtheauthenticationplugin,seetheAuthenticationchapter
oftheSAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatformAdministratorGuide.
MarcosMorais
Fantastic!
Thanksforsharingthisinformation.
I'mcurrentlymigratingfromBOXI3.1SP5toBO4.1SP4andwithalittleconcern.Yourinformationwasgreatandwillhelpmealot!
Thanksagainforsharing!
AnithaPajjuri
Hi,
Thisisreallyawesomeinformationregardingupgrade.
Iamlookinglittledetailsonbelowinformation,Pleaseletmeknowyourthoughts
WeareplanningtomigratefromWindowstoLinuxourSAPBOEnvironment.Iamlookingbelowinformation..canyoupleasesuggest.
1.howtocheckthePerformanceoftheCurrentSAPBOEnvionMicrosoft..WhatarethefactstobeconsiderforPerformance?
2.WhichisthelatestversionofSAPBOismorestable..4.1SP7,SP8or4.2SP1orSP3..
3.WhatarethefactsweneedtoconsiderforSAPBOversionStability.
4.WhatarethefactsneedtoconsiderforLinuxserverSizing
5.WhatkindofserverTopologyisconsider.ServersClusteredbasedCMS..etc
6.WhatfactsdefinetheServerTopology?
Thanks,
Anitha
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GabrielPereiradeSouza
Hello,
WearethinkingaboutmigrateourSAPBW7.0enviromenttoBW7.3,butwehaveSAPBusinessObjectsXI3.1installed,thatuseUniversestogeneratereportsinWebIntelligencefromSAP
BW'squeries.
IsthereCompatibilitybetweenSAPBOXI3.1andSAPBW7.3?
WewouldliketofindtheseinformationsaboutCompatibilitybetweendifferentsSAPsystems.Wherecanwefindit?
Regards,
Gabriel
DallasMarks
Gabriel,
AccordingtothePAMforXI3.1SP7,SAPNetWeaver7.3,7.31SP4+aresupported.ButthelargerissuearetherisksremainingontheXI3.1platform,whichhasbeenoutofpatchsupportfor
overayear.Forexample,XI3.1isNOTcompatiblewithWindows10.Eventuallyyouwillbebittenbyoperatingsystem,database,orbrowsercompatibility.
Also,theBI4platform,nowcurrentlyatversion4.2,hassomeimprovedconnectivityoptionsforBWusers.
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