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March 27, 2013 3 minute read

Steps for BI Launchpad URL customization in Business objects 4.0

Steps for BI Launchpad URL customization in Business objects 4.0

The Default BI Launchpad URL is http://systemname:8080/BOE/BI. We can customize default URL into some standard name like http://Companyname.bo.com(Example http://AAA.ds.com).

Pre requisites

Needs to create system DSN for custom URL (AAA.ds.com ) in the respective server with the help of network team.
Set the custom URL into physical server using the setspn -a HTTP/vibe.dsi.com sa_bobj_prd syntax (as an example)
Change the BO config files web.xml and sever.xml file. Please follow the below steps for config file changes

1. 1. Taking the backup for Server.xml from the tomcat conf folder and index.html in the tomcat root folder.

Copy the Server.XML from E:\Program Files \Business Objects\Tomcat55\conf

Copy the Index.html from E:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Tomcat6\webapps\ROOT

2. The Backup (server.xml and Index.html) copy has been placed into E:\Tomcat backup (for future use)

3. Stopping the SIA and Tomcat server before changing the port number in the server.xml and index.html

4. Modifying the index.html file in E:\Program Files\Business Objects\Tomcat55\webapps\ROOT

Add the below script into index.html file

     <head>
     <SCRIPT language-“javascript”>
     Location.href=”http://AAA.ds.com:80/BOE/BI”;
     </SCRIPT>

5. Change the port number in the server.xml file ( from 8080 to 80)

6. Starting the BOE & Apache Tomcat server after changing the server.xml

7. Checking the BI Launchpad using the custom url after restarting the servers

8. While logging off the Bi launchpad. it remains the same custom URL

9. Since we have changed the port number 8080 to 80.The infoview URL changed into the http://systemname/BOE/BI. The same is applicable for & LCM as well.

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Andy Silvey

March 28, 2013 at 7:31 am

Hi Venkatraman,

nice blog, thank you.

Andy.

Former Member

June 14, 2013 at 7:45 pm

Do these setting get overwritten when you apply a Service pack?

Former Member

Blog Post Author

July 12, 2013 at 11:30 am

Yes You have to take the back up of above config file and we need to apply it again.

Imran Mohammed

July 21, 2013 at 8:43 pm

Hi Venkatraman

Thanks for this fantastic post. I just have a query though. How do we customise the url without /BOE/BI.

Please advise.

Thanks.

Former Member

Blog Post Author

July 25, 2013 at 12:06 pm

We don't want to give the BOE\BI for the below approach

Former Member

June 22, 2015 at 2:54 pm

Hi Venkataraman,

Can you elaborate on what needs to be done to remove BOE\BI as well?

I am not able to figure out this part. Appreciate if you can help me on this.

Regards,

Upendra.

Former Member

October 27, 2013 at 1:42 pm

Hi Venkatraman,

very good blog.

Is that the same way for BO 4.1 ?

Thanks

Stefan

Former Member

Blog Post Author

November 5, 2013 at 10:51 am

we have to apply the same changes in BO 4.1 as well

Former Member

November 6, 2013 at 6:46 am

Hi Venkatraman,

thanks.

I only set the DNS und the spn.

The customize URL is working fine without any settings on the BO 4.1 server.

We still use port 8080.

http://MyBO41Server:8080/BOE/BI

The Client login is working fine as well.

CMS:MyBO4.1Server

Regards,

Stefan

Former Member

November 6, 2013 at 7:04 am

Hi Venkatraman,

just for information.

On a BO 4.1 Server there is no index.html, but a index.jsp.

Thanks

Stefan

Former Member

July 28, 2015 at 10:01 pm

Hello Stephan

Are you able to fix it. I am also facing a same problem. Have you created a index.html file

Thanks

Deepak

Former Member

October 29, 2013 at 12:26 pm

Hi Venkatraman,

another question.

Is there an issue with SSO using AD auth ?

Thanks,

Stefan

Former Member

Blog Post Author

November 5, 2013 at 10:50 am

No issue. we tried SSO using AD Auth

Thanks,

Venkat

Former Member

January 23, 2014 at 8:03 pm

Hi Venkatraman,

Thanks for this post.

I am going to implement this for BO 4.1 before that want to know much detail about second step:

Set the custom URL into physical server using the setspn -a HTTP/vibe.dsi.com sa_bobj_prd syntax

Question 1. Is this the mandatory step?

Question 2. Where exactly i need to go to run this command? (In my case setspn -a HTTP/bo.xxx.com sa_bobj_prd)

Question 3. Is sa_bobj_prd is part of command? or in my case will it be different?

Also as you pointed in one of your above post if we have index.jsp so we do not required any changes in that or do not need to create index.html. Is that correct?

Thanks for all your help.

Akash

Former Member

Blog Post Author

January 27, 2014 at 1:56 pm

Hi Akash,

Thanks for this post.

I am going to implement this for BO 4.1 before that want to know much detail about second step:

Set the custom URL into physical server using the setspn -a HTTP/vibe.dsi.com sa_bobj_prd syntax

Question 1. Is this the mandatory step? yes

Question 2. Where exactly i need to go to run this command? (In my case setspn -a HTTP/bo.xxx.com sa_bobj_prd) :-

you need to run in the server

Question 3. Is sa_bobj_prd is part of command? or in my case will it be different?

server name you have to give

Also as you pointed in one of your above post if we have index.jsp so we do not required any changes in that or do not need to create index.html. Is that correct?

No need to create new one. take a backup and include the lines in the existing index.html page.

Thanks for all your help.

Venkat

Former Member

July 28, 2015 at 10:01 pm

Hello Akash

Are you able to fix it. I am also facing a same problem. Have you created a index.html file

Thanks

Deepak

Sohel Ahmed Syed

February 7, 2014 at 2:49 pm

Hi Venkat,

Thanks for sharing such an easy method. Please help me to understand why do we need to create the system DSN for URL?

With what name should we create the DSN?

Which driver should be selected while creating it?

I am sorry if these are the basic questions but I have not tried such configuration before.

Appreciate your response on this.

Regards,

Sohel

Rahul Verma

August 4, 2015 at 12:35 pm

He meant DNS entry. I think its a typo.

Former Member

November 4, 2014 at 7:05 am

Hi,

Nice blog, It's useful!

Thanks

Ajay Thalada

February 10, 2015 at 10:22 am

Hi Venkatraman,

Thanks for the blog.nice one.

I have applied the above changes in SAP BO 4.1,after chaging the port i am not able to log in BI launch pad and CMC.

Can you please let me know what is the reason.Is there any setting i need to do.

Thanks & Regards

Sathish

Former Member

July 28, 2015 at 10:00 pm

Hello Sathish

Are you able to fix it. I am also facing a same problem. Have you created a index.html file

Thanks

Deepak

Former Member

May 26, 2015 at 9:17 am

Hi Venkatraman,

i have to implement same task for SAP BO 4.0 on window 2008 R2 server (like to be change default BI launch pad URL with some other URL name )

i see your post looking good but how to implement step 1

How create system DSN for custom URL on window 2008 R2 ,i am not able to do it

when open ODBC:-SYSTEM DSN ----Add then only showing database connector but how use for url

do i need to install some thing for that

Regards,

Shri

Former Member

June 3, 2015 at 8:10 pm

Hi Shri,

It's not DSN where you create ODBC Database connectivity for your Reporting.

It is DNS Server (nslookup 127.0.0.1)

Your Network (or) Windows Administrators Team should be able to guide you.

-Thanks,

DEEPU.

Nagamani Pandravada

September 11, 2020 at 4:10 pm

We are getting below error after implementing the custom url for launchpad.

When we try with Original Url its working fine. what could be the issue

Internal Server Error

Steps for BI Launchpad URL customization in Business objects 4.0

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