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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.