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Author's profile photo Tammy Powlas

Finding SAP Design Studio 1.4 on SMP

I seem to make the same mistake every time there are updates, so this time I am documenting it.

I first always go to Installations & Upgrades at support.sap.com/swdc , but if you have Design Studio 1.x already installed, I don’t recommend it:

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As of tonight there is no data available

Then I checked Support Packages & Patches – success!

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There is a 64 bit and 32 bit version available.

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After downloading, I am prompted for an update and click next

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Success!

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As before, the plug-ins need to be re-installed, which prompts for a restart.

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For fun I try out the report-to-report interface, with a BEx query that already has this set up on the back end.

The product availability matrix is also updated here for 1.4: https://websmp107.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/012002523100018972812014E/PAM_Additional_Info.pdf

The release note is not released externally yet however: SBOP Design Studio 1.4, note 2044609

The SAP 1.4 official tutorials are already available:

Design Studio 1.4: What’s new in SAP BusinessObjects Design Studio 1.4

Design Studio 1.4: Manipulate a Crosstab using a Context Menu

Design Studio 1.4: Create a Global Script Function

Design Studio 1.4: Create an RRI Jump Target

So time to check things out

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      Author's profile photo Former Member
      Former Member

      very nice

      Author's profile photo Stein Moshuus
      Stein Moshuus

      When to use 32 versus 64 bit version - With Windows 64 bit = 64 bit version?

      Author's profile photo Tammy Powlas
      Tammy Powlas
      Blog Post Author

      Hi - I think that is a judgment call.  I am using 32 bit version on Windows 64 bit machine now. 

      Author's profile photo Tammy Powlas
      Tammy Powlas
      Blog Post Author

      Also - see this blog by Poovin Design Studio 1.4 Client tool - First View "for component developers SAP recommend use of 64 bit"

      Author's profile photo karthik kumar
      karthik kumar

      Hi Tammy,

      I have upgraded DS 1.4 to DS 1.5.

      After Plugins are migrated it prompted for restart.

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      After restart the DS shows the following error.Attaching the Log as well.

      Please advise accordingly.

      Log:-

      eclipse.buildId=@qualifier@

      java.version=1.7.0_76

      java.vendor=SAP AG

      BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=en_US

      Framework arguments:  BusinessObjects Design Studio

      Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64

      BusinessObjects Design Studio

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.ds 1 0 2015-11-19 12:11:31.479

      !MESSAGE Could not bind a reference of component

      com.sap.ip.bi.base.application.DeclaredServiceActivator. The

      reference is: Reference[name = IActivatorBase, interface =

      com.sap.ip.bi.base.bundle.IActivatorBase, policy = dynamic,

      cardinality = 0..n, target = null, bind = addRICActivator, unbind

      = removeRICActivator]

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:02.753

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \com.sap.ip.bi.external.ngdbc.wrapper_2.27.0.20150209121159.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:04.024

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility.registry_3.5.200.v20130514

      -1256.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:04.183

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.200.v20140116

      -2212.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:05.195

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \com.sap.ip.bi.external.ngdbc.wrapper_2.27.0.20150209121159.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:05.211

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility.registry_3.5.200.v20130514

      -1256.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:05.216

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.200.v20140116

      -2212.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:05.513

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \com.sap.ip.bi.external.ngdbc.wrapper_2.27.0.20150209121159.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:05.531

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility.registry_3.5.200.v20130514

      -1256.

      !ENTRY org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.eclipse 4 0 2015-11-19

      12:12:05.536

      !MESSAGE Unable to acquire PluginConverter service during

      generation for: C:\Program Files\SAP BusinessObjects\Design

      Studio\plugins

      \org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_64_1.1.200.v20140116

      -2212.