BusinessObjects Analysis Office 1.4 is now GA – Your First Steps
Last month SAP covered what is new with Analysis Office here. Today is it generally available, according to the PAM. This morning I was able to install it on my machine.
The install file is only 79.2 MB and installation is fairly easy.
When you get to this screen you need to click the Enable 1.4 Features checkbox.
Once you install you see the success.
Go to the Settings Tab to enable some new features:
I can enable the launch query designer button and Create Web Application (launch Design Studio)
Note to BEx launch query designer you need to install the latest SAP Gui patch for 730; otherwise it is greyed out.
After clicking “Launch Query Designer” you can then launch the BEx Query Designer:
More to come in future – read access mode, reset data source, etc. Watch the BusinessObjects Analysis Office space.
Good news Tammy,
Thank you.
In A-Office we still waiting RRi with sap gui from Alexander.
And supporting unx Universes.
Thanks for your article Tammy.
I just tested the new option "Launch Query Designer" and I am really disappointed. I expected the same functionality as BEx Analyzer but I just found a shortcut to BEx Query Designer. If I open the Query Designer, modify the query and come back to Analysis, data is not refreshed. I also have to login each time I press the launch Query Designer button.
Do I miss any configuration? Is this the expected functionality?
Hello Ignacio,
I didn't mention all the features of Analysis 1.4 (I was out of the office and ran out of time)
What I did was after changing the BEx Query, come back to Analysis Office and right click > Reset Data Source, and it was updated.
I will try to write another blog on this later.
If you still experience issues please create a discussion post on your question/issue.
Kind regards,
Tammy
Hi Tammy,
I have got a Problem with Connection Query Designer with Dashboard.
I have already poasted it. Did you see it
Best Regards
Eric
No, I have not
Please Tammy,
can you tell me How I can do it, so that you receive my Message.
Regards
Eric
Hello Tammy,
Launch of Query Designer is only available with GUI 730? That would be quite annoying, as we are still using 720. Any reasons for that? Or patches for GUI 720?
Hi Daniel,
My understanding is that SAP GUI 720 went out of maintenance in April of this year.
I don't work for SAP but my guess is it likely won't work for SAP Gui 720
I recommend submitting a SAP support ticket on this.
Regards,
Tammy
We will change sooner or later - but the problem is, that it is not available for selected users which we wanted to use AO before the rest.
Is there any "official" statement about the connection QD-Launch-GUI 730? Note?
Daniel - I recommend opening a new discussion on this, instead of replying on the blog.
I know I needed to be on SAP Gui 7.3 SP3 for this to work.
Kind regards,
Tammy
Hi Tammy,
Launch Query Designer option will be enabled for SAP GUI >= 720 SP 10 and 730 SP03.
Regards,
Bharath
Hi Tammy,
I have read your blogs and installed the latest version and the SAP GUI as well.
Now when I try to insert the data source I don´t see the option to skip and connect to SAP BW - as we don´t have a BO server , I must use SAP BW as data source- can you help me ?
thanks and regards
Manu
I see you posted as a discussion and you have received a couple of replies. Please check the user settings.
Thanks
It sounds like you might have switched your platform to one of the BOE options. Try looking in your settings dialog, on the Platform Settings tab.
Cheers,
Dave
Hi Manu,
To enable you to se the option 'Skip' and connect to SAP BW, please follow this :
Go to Analysis Tab ->Settings->Platform Settings
Preferred Platform : Selectable.
This should set the 'Skip' button and let you connect to the system of your choice.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Anita
Hi Tammy
We are facing a bizzare notebook behaviour:
- WIN7 64 bit and Office 2013 with 32 bit installed
- analysis office 1.4 32 installer downloaded
When starting the installer (as administrator) the prerequisites are checking for Office 2013 32 bit (which is actually installed) and we can't proceed with the installation.
Is this a known bug ?
Any workaround to solve this issue?
Cheers
Marian
Marian - would you please post as a discussion so the experts can assist?
Thank you,
Tammy
Hi Tammy
I posted a discussion but was hoping for a faster answer.
This is really frustrating.
Marian
Hi Marian,
I've seen this before, but don't remember what the fix was. I'll ask around for you on Monday Morning.
Cheers,
Dave
This is still an issue for us. I have Office 2013 installed as part of Office 365. My OS is Windows 8.1 (64bit). The install reports that I do not have Office 2013.
[update]
I found a patch that is now working.
Thanks
Hi Scott - I recommend either opening a new discussion thread on the forum or opening a SAP Support ticket with SAP -
Also please check the PAM https://websmp206.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000429322013E
and SAP Note 1874429 - if your system meets those requirements in the note and the PAM, then please open a ticket with SAP Support
All good now, thanks Tammy.
Hi Tammy,
We are currently using Bex 3.5 Analyzer and Query Designer. With Analysis Office 1.4, I am able to open Bex 3.5 Workbooks.
Just wondering, will Bex 3.5 Queries and Workbooks still be supported by future release of Analysis Office (ie. after 1.4)? Is there any plan to support Workbooks/Queries only from Bex 7.x onwards?
Linda
Hi Linda,
I don't work for SAP so I really can't say.
I do know the SAP 730 Gui (old 7.20 Gui went out of maintenance in April of this year) doesn't ship with BEx 3.5
Perhaps open a discussion thread so SAP sees this and can respond?
Regards,
Tammy
Hi Tammy
is it possible to Scheduling the Workbook within Netweaver like the BEx Broadcaster?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Adrian
You can schedule workbooks through the BI platform (not BW) ( see http://www.mastering-sap-and-businessobjects.com/scheduling-with-sap-businessobjects-analysis-edition-for-microsoft-offi… )
It is not the same as BEx Broadcaster
may be a blond question where do I find the front end installer?
Petra - did you download the software from Service Marketplace? When it unzips there is an application file to execute.
thanks do you know the download folder is very little on this page. I called It and then they said , that I have to create an access request which is what I did now.