Business Intelligence Platform Administrator Guide SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 Support Package 2

2013-11-21

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Contents

Document History.................................................................................................................21Chapter 1

Getting Started......................................................................................................................23Chapter 2

About this guide.....................................................................................................................232.1Who should use this guide?...................................................................................................232.1.1About the Business Intelligence platform ...............................................................................232.1.2Variables................................................................................................................................242.1.3Terminology...........................................................................................................................242.1.4Before you start.....................................................................................................................262.2Key concepts.........................................................................................................................262.2.1Key administrative tools.........................................................................................................292.2.2Key tasks...............................................................................................................................312.2.3

Architecture...........................................................................................................................35Chapter 3

Architecture overview............................................................................................................353.1Component diagram...............................................................................................................363.1.1Architecture tiers...................................................................................................................373.1.2Databases..............................................................................................................................383.1.3Servers, hosts, and clusters...................................................................................................393.1.4Web application servers.........................................................................................................393.1.5Software Development Kits...................................................................................................413.1.6Data sources.........................................................................................................................433.1.7Authentication and single sign-on...........................................................................................433.1.8SAP integration......................................................................................................................453.1.9Integrated version control.......................................................................................................463.1.10Upgrade path.........................................................................................................................473.1.11Servers, services, nodes, and hosts......................................................................................473.2Server changes since XI 3.1...................................................................................................493.2.1Services.................................................................................................................................513.2.2Service categories.................................................................................................................583.2.3Server types..........................................................................................................................613.2.4Servers..................................................................................................................................673.2.5

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Client applications..................................................................................................................693.3Installed with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform Client Tools....................703.3.1Installed with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform........................................743.3.2Available separately...............................................................................................................753.3.3Web application clients..........................................................................................................773.3.4Process Workflows................................................................................................................803.4Startup and authentication.....................................................................................................803.4.1Program objects.....................................................................................................................823.4.2Crystal Reports......................................................................................................................843.4.3Web Intelligence....................................................................................................................883.4.4Analysis.................................................................................................................................903.4.5

System Configuration Wizard...............................................................................................93Chapter 4

Introduction to the System Configuration Wizard...................................................................934.1Specifying the products you use............................................................................................934.2Choosing a deployment template...........................................................................................954.3Specifying data folder locations..............................................................................................964.4Reviewing your changes.........................................................................................................984.5Log files and response files....................................................................................................984.6Using a response file..............................................................................................................994.6.1

Managing Licenses.............................................................................................................103Chapter 5

Managing license keys.........................................................................................................1035.1To view license information..................................................................................................1035.1.1To add a license key.............................................................................................................1035.1.2To view current account activity...........................................................................................1045.1.3

Managing Users and Groups..............................................................................................105Chapter 6

Account management overview............................................................................................1056.1User management................................................................................................................1056.1.1Group management.............................................................................................................1066.1.2Available authentication types .............................................................................................1076.1.3Managing Enterprise and general accounts..........................................................................1096.2To create a user account......................................................................................................1096.2.1To modify a user account.....................................................................................................1106.2.2To delete a user account.........................................................