SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.

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SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1

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Chapter 1 About these notes 5 Chapter 2 Installation 7

Installation scenarios...................................................................................8 Side-by-side installations.............................................................................9 Uninstalling SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series on Windows.....................9 Certain files are not removed during uninstall of SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1.....................................................................................................9 Uninstalling Client Tools.............................................................................10 Australian and New Zealand DST.............................................................10 Uninstalling BusinessObjects components................................................10 Fix pack installation...................................................................................10 Chapter 3 Issues specific to SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 11

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About these notes

About these notes

These notes contain important information about SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1, including the following: installation notes, details regarding known issues with this release, and important information for current users. Read the entire document before installing your SAP BusinessObjects software, and make sure to visit the SAP support web site for additional notes and information that will be available following the release of this document. For more information about platform-related issues, see the BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Release Notes. For information about issues related to Polestar, see the BusinessObjects Polestar Release Notes. For information about issues related to PeopleSoft, JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, see the Business Objects XI 3.1 Release Notes.

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Installation Installation scenarios

This section contains information about installing, uninstalling, and upgrading the SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 system. A complete list of system requirements and supported platforms can be found at the following site: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-articles For complete installation instructions, see the installation guides included in the docs directory of your product distribution. The Client Tools installer and Add-ons are not part of Linux DVD. Customers must use Windows DVD to install Windows components. Disable all antivirus software before installing SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 components. Enable your antivirus software after the installation.

Installation scenarios
You can install SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 in one of the following ways: Clean Installation Install the software on one of the supported operating systems with no other instance of BusinessObjects Edge Series software installed. Side-by-Side Installation Install the software on the same machine where a Business Objects Crystal Decisions product is installed. For more information, refer to the installation guide. When you perform a side by side installation, use port numbers that are not used by any other software on the machine. If you are installing one or more SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 products on the same Windows machine, ensure that you install SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 before you install subsequent products. SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 cannot be installed on the same machine as BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.0.

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Side-by-side installations
When running both Business Objects Crystal Decisions and SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 on the same machine and using Central Configuration Manager (CCM), to avoid accidentally connecting to the wrong deployment we recommend the following best practices: Always specify a port number after the Central Management Server (CMS) when connecting to a deployment. For example, mymachine:6400 or mymachine:6403. To administer SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1, use the CCM from the local machine. To administer Business Objects Crystal Decisions, use the CCM from a remote machine and administer the servers remotely. Keep different passwords for the Administrator accounts of the two systems.

Uninstalling SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series on Windows

After uninstalling SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series from a Windows machine, if you are trying to delete any remaining BusinessObjects folders from the machine, you may see the error message "Cannot delete <file>: the file name you specified is not valid or too long". This can happen when a file path is greater than 255 characters. For options on how to remove these folders or files, see the "Cause 4: Files exist in paths that are deeper than MAX_PATH characters" section of the following article: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081

Certain files are not removed during uninstall of SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1
When you uninstall the SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 software, the WAR files are not removed by default. The majority of these files are related to the MySQL database server, the Tomcat server, and the BusinessObjects web applications. These files are retained so that the older data can be made

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available for later use. However, you can delete these files manually if you do not need this data.

Uninstalling Client Tools

After uninstalling SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 Client Tools, when opening any Microsoft Office application you will be asked to reconfigure your Microsoft Office installation. Follow the onscreen instructions to reconfigure your Microsoft Office installation.

Australian and New Zealand DST

Users should be aware that the system may not synchronize properly with changes in Australian and New Zealand daylight savings time.

Uninstalling BusinessObjects components

If you uninstall a BusinessObjects program, this may prevent other BusinessObjects programs on that computer from functioning properly. For example, you may get the following system messages like "boezlib.dll not found". Running the Install program for the affected components in repair mode can correct the issue. Please refer to the individual product's install guide for instructions on installation maintenance.

Fix pack installation

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 Fix packs are not compatible with SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series products.

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Issues specific to SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series

Issue: Installing SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 on the machine which already have BusinessObjects Enterprise installed

When Business Objects Edge Series 3.1 installer is launched on a machine which already has BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 1 or BusinessObjects Enterprise XI Release 2 or BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0, the installer will prompt for an upgrade option. This scenario is not supported. Nothing prevents the user from proceeding with the installation, but this will result in an unusable system. Workaround: Install SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 on a machine where BusinessObjects Enterprise is not installed and proceed with the installation.
Issue: Fatal error in case of uninstallation of SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1

When SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 is installed side by side with BusinessObjects Edge Series XI Release 2 (previously known as Business Objects Crystal Decisions) or Crystal Reports Server XI Release 2, uninstallation of the SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 might abort with a fatal error. Workaround: Currently, no solution is available. It is recommended that the user takes backup of all data before proceeding with the uninstallation of the SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1.
Issue: Uninstallation of SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 removes MySQL causing problems to Data Services operations

If you install Data Services XI 3.0, 3.1, or 3.1 SP1, share the BusinessObjects Edge Series-installed version of MySQL, and uninstall BusinessObjects Edge Series, then MySQL is removed and the Data Services operations related to the MySQL repository fails to work. Data Services operations that do not work include those associated with the Data Services Designer and Data Services Management Console. Workaround: You must back up the Data Services configuration files and the MySQL repository, and then restore Data Services. For the latest update on backup and restore procedures, refer to SAP note 1274989 in the SAP Service Marketplace. The note can be accessed at https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1274989.

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Issue: Federation and Replication links are visible in CMC

Federation and Replication links are visible in CMC for SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1. Workaround: Federation and Replication are not supported for SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 License. Nothing prevents the user from proceeding with this configuration, but this feature will not be supported for SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 Customers.
Issue: SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 keycode does not support SAP Integration Solutions

SAP Integration Solutions for SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 installer does not proceed with SAP BusinessObjects Edge Series 3.1 Keycode. Workaround: This package requires an additional Add-on keycode. Please contact your account manager, customer support for further information. See the BusinessObjects Edge Series Integration for SAP Solutions Release Notes, and the BusinessObjects XI 3.1 Release Notes available at the support site at the link: http://help.sap.com/

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Location

SAP BusinessObjects product http://www.sap.com information

Select http://help.sap.com > SAP BusinessObjects. 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.
SAP Help Portal

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
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SAP Service Marketplace

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://boc.sdn.sap.com/

Developer resources

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-sdklibrary

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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 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/businessobjectscon sulting

Online customer support

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 cus tomized embedding technology.

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