Caboodle – Part 10 – Dashboard Install

Continuing from my previous blog, Caboodle – Part 9 – Crystal Reports 2011 & Enterprise Install

Here I download and install the BOBJ4 Dashboard, aka Xcelsius.

Currently on SP2 Patch 3, however, I will use the SP2 for a new installation, here.

Am quite happy to say that this was a seamless installation.

Adobe Flash Player and Excel are important prerequisites, which I already had installed (Flash v10, and Excel v2010).

Download

For a new instalaltion, from the SMP

Software Downloads->BusinessObjects Downloads->Browse the SAP  BusinessObjects Portfolio->Installation and Upgrade->SBOP DASHBOARDS (XCELSIUS)->SBOP DASHBOARDS 4.0->Installation and  Upgrade->WINDOWS

or if you are upgrading from a previous version, from the SMP

Software Downloads->BusinessObjects Downloads->Browse the SAP  BusinessObjects Portfolio->Support Packages and Patches->SBOP  DASHBOARDS (XCELSIUS)->SBOP DASHBOARDS 4.0->Comprised Software Component Versions->SBOP DASHBOARDS 4.0->Windows Server on IA32 32bit

Install

After extracting the downloaded file/object “51041024”, I ran the “setup.exe”, found in the directory

"51041024DATA_UNITSXcelsius"

I kept the default setup language

“OK”

“Next”

All prerequisites are good

“Next”

License stuff

“Next”

I now know, because I already have BOBJ4 installed, the destination folder is disabled

“Next”

User Info and Keycode stuff

“Next”

I kept the defaulted language pack

“Next”

“Custom” for demonstration purposes

“Next”

“Disk Costing” for demonstration purposes

“OK”

I selected the all components

“Next”

Now installation is ready

“Next”

Off it goes

10 minutes later

“Finish”

On the desktop, two new icons

A look at Windows Start->All Programs

A look in Windows Control Panel->Programs and Features

That’s it. All nicely installed

Test

I started the Dashboard Design program from the desktop

Some Live Office message. Please read elsewhere for more information.

“Yes”

Finally to the Dashboard initial screen

All done.

Continue on to my next blog, Caboodle – Part 11 – Explorer 4 Install, SSO & Test.