How to Upgrade to BI4.2 to BI4.2 SP3 Steps

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Purpose:-
The purpose of this document is to up-grade SAP Business Objects Application from 4.2 to SAP Business Objects Application from 4.2 SP3

Overview:-
Environment Details:-
Operating system: Windows Server 2008 64 Bit
Database: Microsoft SQL Server 2012 R2
Web Application: Tomcat 8
SAP Business Objects Tools: SAP Business Objects BI Platform for Enterprise 4.2

Installation & Configuration steps to upgrade BI4.2 to BI4.2 SP03:-
Pre-Installation Check List:-

• Backup of file-store, tomcat configuration files & Data base:


• Backup of CMS & Audit metadata


• Backup of Following Configuration Files available at Tomcat (Web Tier) & BOBJ Layer (Management Tier & Processing Tier):
  
  
  
  • web.xml
  
  
  • server.xml
  
  
  • BILaunchpad.properties
  
  
  • Global.properties (If you have done any changes)
  
  
  
  

Make a note of recurring instance available in current environment

• Pause all instance before doing any upgrade activity

Post-Installation Check List:-

• Installation of SAP Business Objects 4.2 SP3


• Validate your configuration with respect to below points:


• Validate your reports available in your environment


• SSO (SAP, Windows AD, LDAP, & Others like Oracle SIEBEL)


• Start all paused instances and check the status after schedule.

SAP Business Objects Platform Services 4.x SPxx PAM Documents:-

1338845 – How to find Product Availability Matrix (PAM) / Supported Platforms Document for SAP BusinessObjects Products
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1338845
1868888 – Where to find Support Packages or Patches for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 3.x and 4.x? [Video]
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1868888

SCN Thread related to Pre-requisite:-
Link:-
http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/blog/2014/07/27/sap-businessobjects-xi-31bi-4x-installation...

http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/blog/2014/05/01/sap-businessobjects-installation-pre-requis...Software Path in SAP Market Place:- Please refer above KBA for software detail

Installation & Upgrade:-


Support Patches:-


Up gradation & Configuration Documents:-

When the prerequisite system check completes successfully, click Next


On the “SAP BusinessObjects BI platform services 4.2 SP3 setup” page, click Next.


Accept the License Agreement, and click Next.


Click on "Read agreement" related to New License Key requirement


Type a password for the CMS Administrator account, and click Next

Now we have option to select "Standard Installation"Or "To run a phase-wise installation"

Standard Installation:- Installation will complete in Single Phase
Select "Standard Installation" and click on Next

Select Web Application option if you want to deploy Tomcat Application on same box and click on Next


To start the installation, click Next


Or Second Option is Phase-wise Installation and click on Next

The installation is performed in two phases - Caching and Installation after caching.

• Caching is the process of copying the software to the installation directory


• Installation after caching is the actual installation process

To start the installation, click Next.


Installation is in progress

Still Application is up and running, PFB screenshot of session tab

Phase-Wise Installation is completed


Folder date modified change for below sub folders exits in SAP Business Objects Installation directory

• Auditing


• Serverpids


• logging


• win64_x64

Again we have to start the Installation and Select "Phase-Wise" Installation
Installation is in progress

Update repository in is progress

Post Installation Steps, Click on Next

Installation is Completed, Click on Next

Relevant Systems
These enhancements were successfully implemented in the following systems:

• SAP Business Objects Platform Services 4.2 SP3

This document is relevant for:

• SAP Business Objects Administrator

Reference Material:
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2
http://help.sap.com/bobip

Installation, Upgrade, Deployment:
ttps://websmp204.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/012002523100008807082015E/sbo41sp6_sp_update_en.pdf

What’s New BI Platform 4.2 SP3:
http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sbo42/en/sbo42_whats_new_en.pdf

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 SP3 Product Availability Matrix:
https://support.sap.com/content/dam/library/ssp/infopages/pam-essentials/SBOP_BI_42.pdf

SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.1 Architecture diagram (PDF)
https://archive.sap.com/documents/docs/DOC-43663

To see the Adobe Flash version of the 4.0 architecture, see:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/904a8965-c767-2f10-829f-aecac7496de3&override...

SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Sizing Guide
https://archive.sap.com/documents/docs/DOC-33126

SAP BI 4.2 SP3: What's New in Web Intelligence
https://archive.sap.com/documents/docs/DOC-74364

SAP BI 4.2 – BI Platform New Features
https://blogs.sap.com/2016/01/11/sap-bi-42-bi-platform-new-features/

How to Upgrade to BI4.0
http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/How+to+Upgrade+to+BI4.0

All you need to know before upgrading to BI4.0
http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/All+you+need+to+know+before+upgrading+to+BI4.0

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Upgrade – Overview
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-56525

Official Product Tutorials – SAP BO BI Suite
https://archive.sap.com/documents/docs/DOC-7725

How to Upgrade to BI4.1 SP06 to BI4.2 Steps
https://blogs.sap.com/2016/03/26/how-to-upgrade-to-bi41-sp06-to-bi42-steps/

Video:-

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP3 - Unlocking the CMS Database
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBBKcPWsp1g

SAP Business Intelligence 4.2: New Auditing Universe and Reports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ll9G2JEWb9Q&t=1735s

What's New in SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform Information Design Tool 4.2 SP3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhAM37Czy_I

SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1: Deployment Best Practices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnM19gsgH2E

SAP Business Objects BI: What's New in Release 4.2?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBVumYVACFo&t=1136s

BI on Users and Sessions: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyyjxgM6tyo

Phase-Wise Installation: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoVfgAUXPwY

RESTful Web Services Folder Management: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMnGbRke6fk&t=112s

Mapping User Group to Server Group: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYK5LIPhTg