Installation Manual SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 (Inclusive Mobile Configuration For Ipad)

Installationmanual
SAPBusinessObjectsBI4.0
(inclusiveconnectionbetweenSAPBWandSAPBO)
(inclusivemobileconfigurationforiPad)
onaMicrosoftWindows764bitmachine
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BusinessObjects BI4.0
Hi,
Thanks for downloading this manual on www.pieterverstraeten.com. Did you know that everyone
can install a SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 environment inclusive the mobile solution? Yes, today its
possible! When youre able to download the software via SAP Market Place, you can install the
softwareonyourownmachine.
Downloadthesoftwareandreadtheinstructionsinthismanual.Withinacoupleofhoursyoucan
enjoyyourownSAPBusinessObjectsBI4.0machine!
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorsuggestions,donthesitatetocontactme!
Regards,
PieterVerstraeten
InstallationmanualSAPBusinessObjectsBI4.0(inclusivemobileconfigurationforiPad)
www.pieterverstraeten.com
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Installation prerequisites
Thefollowinginstallationisperformedonasmallserverwiththefollowingspecifications,makesure
youhavetheseminimumspecifications:
OS:Windows764bit
Internalmemory:4GB
Harddiskcapacity:80GB
Downloads
Firstyouneedtodownloadthesoftware,belowyoucanfindthehyperlinkstodownloadit.
Name
Hyperlink
Vendor
Microsoft.NETFramework3.5
http://bit.ly/LzjX8s
Microsoft
SAPBOBI4.0
http://bit.ly/hJxG4N
SAP
SAPBOTrialLicenseKeys
http://bit.ly/RyGUfl
SAP
SAPBIMobile
http://bit.ly/r9YtbK
SAP(AppStoreApple)
The starting point is that youve installed a (virtual) machine with Windows Server 2008 64bit
inclusivetherecommendedupdates.Afterthiswindowsserverinstallation,pleaseinstallMicrosoft
.NETFramework3.5.
ForthisinstallationprocedureIusedtheinstallationfilesofFeaturePack3.
On the next pages youll find the installation procedures of SAP Business Objects BI 4.0. On the
internet I found a lot of websites with configuration steps. I believe that it will help that the basic
steps are bundled in one document. Some instructions are copied from other websites and in this
manualyoucanfindconfigurationstepsinonedocument,as:
ConfiguretheSAPBOroleinSAPBW
ConfigurationbetweenSAPBWandSAPBO(trustedconnection)
LogonwithyourSAPBWcredentialsviaSAPBILaunchpad
Use simple usernames to logon (see my post on www.pieterverstraeten.com)
http://www.pieterverstraeten.com/blog/simpleusernamesbi4bobjad
simpleusernameformat)
Aftertheconfigurationsteps,IllexplainthestepshowtoinstallSAPBOmobileontheserver.Atthe
endyoureabletoconnectwithyouriPadontheSAPBusinessObjectsmobileserver.
When you follow the instructions, you are able to install your own BI4 machine and play with
WebIntelligencereportsonyouriPad.
Goodluckwithyourinstallation!
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SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 installation
After downloading the BI4 installation files from service.sap.com, check the files. There must be 5
installationfiles:
Step1:Click onthefirstfile,createadirectorytoextractallinstallationfiles.Afterextraction,you
canstartthesetupfromandselectyourlanguage:
C:\Software\51040831\DATA_UNITS\BusinessObjectsServer_win\setup.exe.
Step2:CheckthatallrequirementshavethestatusSucceeded.ClickNextandacceptthelicense
agreement.
Step 3: Please insert your license key. A temporary license key can be downloaded from
service.sap.com
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Step4:Selectyourlanguage.ClickNext.
Step5:SelecttheoptionFullforacompleteinstallation.ClickNext.
Step 6: Choose your destination folder. The standard directory is C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP
BusinessObjects.ClickNext.
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Step 7: Select the first option, we want to use the standard database delivered with SAP
BusinessObjectsBI4.0.ClickNext.
Step 8: Because we dont have an application server, we need to install Tomcat. Select the first
optionandclickNext.
Step9:SelectthefirstoptionInstallanduseSubversion.ClickNext.
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Step10:Forastandardinstallation,Iselecttheproposedvalues.Thenodenameisthenameofyour
computer.ClickNext.
Step11:selectthestandardport6400.ClickNext.
Step12:DefinepasswordsfortheAdministratoraccountandtheCMSClusterKey.Rememberyour
passwords!!!ClickNext.
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Step13:CreatepasswordsfortheSQLserveradministratoranddeboeuseraccount.Iusethesame
passwordsforall.ClickNext.
Step14:Definethestandardports.Rememberthatport8080sometimeswillusedforaproxyport!
ClickNext.
Step15:Usededefaultvalues.ClickNext.
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Step16:UsethedefaultportandcreateapasswordfortheLCMrepository.ClickNext.
Step17:DonotconfiguretheconnectivitytotheSMDagent.ClickNext.
Step18:Usethedefaultoption.ClickNext.
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Step19:Nowtheinstallationprogresscanbestarted.ConfirmthisscreenbyclickingNextandthe
installationwillstart.Thisprocesscantakeoneortwohours.Pleasehavepatience;)
Step20:50minuteslaterinstallationhasfinished.Pleasereadthepostinstallationstepsandclick
NextandFinish.
Step21:AnewmapwiththenameSAPBusinessObjectsBIplatform4iscreatedinthestartmenu.
Fromtheseshortcuts,youcanstarttheCentralManagementConsoleandtheBILaunchpad.Please
testtheseshortcuts.
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Configure the SAP BO role in SAP BW
If you want to synchronize your SAP BW users to SAP BusinessObjects, youll need to create a
separateroleintransactionPFCG.
Step1:CreateanewrolewiththenameCRYSTAL_ENTITLEMENT.
Step2:CreateauthorizationsintheroleCRYSTAL_ENTITLEMENT.
NameofRFCtobeprotected:
/CRYSTAL/SECURITY
BDCH
BDL5
PRGN_J2EE
RFC1
SDIFRUNTIME
STPA
SUNI
SUSO
SUUS
SU_USER,SYST
Step3:AddtheroleCRYSTAL_ENTITLEMENTtoyourSAPBusinessObjectsusers.
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Configuration between SAP BW and SAP BO (trusted connection)
InthepreviouschapterIexplainedhowtoinstalledSAPBusinessObjectsBI4.0.Thenextstepisto
connect your SAP BW environment to SAP BusinessObjects. Read the next instructions to connect
your system successful. These screenshots are original from the SAP wiki.sdn.sap.com website
(ThankstoSinisaKnezevic).
Thisarticlewillexplainhowtogeneratethekeystorefileandthecertificate.
Inthebelowexamplethekeystorefilenameiskeystore.p12andthecertificatefilenameiscert.der.
Thekeystorefilekeystore.p12hastobeimportedinBI4.0CMConSAPAuthenticationOptiontab.
Thecertificatefilecert.derhastobeimportedinSAPBWwithSTRUSTSSO2transaction.
palmtreeinthebelowexampleishostnameofmachinewhereBI4.0running.
mywininthebelowexampleisaliasnamethatyoucannamethewayyouwant.
Step1:Generatekeystoreandcertificate
RunPKCS12Toolprogramtogeneratekeystore
PKCS12ToolWindowslocation:<INSTALLDIR>\SAPBusinessObjectsEnterpriseXI4.0\java\lib
(Windowscommandlineexample:"C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\SAPBusinessObjects\SAPBusinessObjects
EnterpriseXI4.0\win64_x64\sapjvm\bin\java"jarPKCS12Tool.jaraliasmywinstorepassadmin1
dnameCN=palmtree)
Thekeystoreisgeneratedatthislocation
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Generatecertificatewithkeytool
Enter keystore password which is defined in the previous step. (In this example the password is:
admin1)
(Windowscommandlineexample:"C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\SAPBusinessObjects\SAPBusinessObjects
Enterprise XI 4.0\win64_x64\sapjvm\bin\keytool" exportcert keystore keystore.p12 storetype
pkcs12filecert.deraliasmywin)
Step2:ImportSAPBOBI4.0certificateintoSAPBW
Binaryimportcert.derintoSAPBWwithSTRUSTSSO2
LogintoSAPBWandruntransactionSTRUSTSSO2
Makesurethatcert.derisimportedBinaryintoSystemPSE
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Addthecertificatetothecertificatelist
Clickbutton"AddtoCertificateList"
Checkcertificatelisttomakesureitisinthelist("CN=palmtree"inbelowexample)
AddthecertificatetoACL
Clickbutton"AddtoACL"toaddthecertificatetotheAccessControlList
EnterSystemIDThisSystemIDwillbeusedinBI4.0CMCforsetupofSAPSSOService
EnterClientClienthastobe000
Saveallchanges.
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Step3:SetupofSAPSSOServiceinSAPBOBI4.0CMC
Log into the Central Management Console as administrator. Go to authentication SAP. Page
Entitlementsystems.EnteryourSAPsystemdetails.
ImporttheroleCRYSTAL_ENTITLEMENT.
CheckiftheSAPAuthenticationisenabled.
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Importkeystorekeystore.p12file
ThemessageNokeystorefilehasbeenuploadedindicatesnopreviousuploads
SetupKeyStore/PrivateKeypassword,PrivateKeyAliasandSystemID
SystemIDisPALMinthisexample.IthasbeendefinedwhencertificateisimportedinSAPBW.
(Inbelowexamplethepasswordisthesameforboth.Itisadmin1)
Updatetherolesandaliases.WhenyoulivethisscreenandgotoUsers&Groups,youllseetheSAP
BWuserswhohavetheroleCRYSTAL_ENTITLEMENT.
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Login with your SAP BW credentials in BI Launchpad
WhenlaunchingtheSAPBILaunchpad,youarenotabletologonwithyourSAPBWcredentials.In
thenextstepsyouwilllearnhowtoenablethisoption.
Step1:GototheSAPBILauchpad(url:http://localhost:8080/BOE/BI).Thereisnooptiontochoose
theloginauthentication.
Step2:StopTomcatapplicationserver
Step3:Gotothedirectory:
C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\SAPBusinessObjects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEBINF\config\custom.
Open notepad and enter the following text authentication.visible=true, save your file as
BIlaunchpad.properties.Dontsaveitasatextfile!!!
Step4:RestartTomcatapplicationserverandstarttheBILaunchpad.Nowyoucanchooseyourown
verificationtype.
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How to enable SAP BI mobile for iPad
InthenextstepsyouwilllearnhowtoconfigureSAPBImobileforiPad.Firstyouneedtoinstallan
applicationontheserver.ThenextstepisconfigureyouriPadtoaccesstheserver.Whenyouwant
toaccesstheserverwithyouriPad,besurethatyouareonthesamenetwork!InmycaseIneedto
logonviaVPN.
Step1:DownloadSAPBImobilefromtheAppleAppStoreandinstallthisapplicationonyouriPad.
Step2:StopTomcatapplicationserver
Step3:CopythefileMobileBIService.war
Fromdirectory:C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\SAPBusinessObjects\Mobile14\Server
Intodirectory:C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\SAPBusinessObjects\Tomcat6\webapps.
RestartTomcatapplicationserver.
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Step4:ConfigureyouriPad:
NAME
:MobileBI4.0
ServerURL
:http://<ipadresBOserver>:8080
CMSName
:<servername>:6400
Authentication :EnterpriseorSAP
UserName
:<yourBI4username>
Password
:<yourBI4password>
!Besurethattheports8080and6400areopeninyourfirewall!
NowyouhaveyourownSAPBusinessObjectsBI4.0environment
withSAPBImobileforiPad!
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