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How to Upgrade to BI4.1 SP06 Patch 3 to BI4.2 SP07
Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to up-grade SAP Business Objects Application from 4.1 SP06 Patch 3 to SAP Business Objects Application from 4.2 SP07
Overview:
Environment Details:
Operating system: Windows Server 2012 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 BI4.1 SP06 to BI4.2
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
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- Pause all instance before doing any upgrade activity
Post Installation Check List:
- Installation of SAP BO 4.2 SP07
- Validate your configuration with respect to below points:
- SSO (SAP, Windows AD, LDAP, & Others like Oracle SIEBEL)
- Start all paused instances and check the status after schedule.
- Validate your reports available in your environments
SAP Business Objects Platform Services 4.x SPxx PAM Documents:
SCN Thread related to Pre-requisite:-
Link:
http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/blog/2014/07/27/sap-businessobjects-xi-31bi-4x-installation-prerequisites-and-best-practices-linuxunix
http://scn.sap.com/community/bi-platform/blog/2014/05/01/sap-businessobjects-installation-pre-requisites
Software Path in SAP Market Place:- Please refer above KBA for software details
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
Select Language, English (By Default) and click Next
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 SP7
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 SP7:
http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sbo42/en/sbo42_whats_new_en.pdf
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2 SP7 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&overridelayout=true
SAP BusinessObjects BI4 Sizing Guide
https://archive.sap.com/documents/docs/DOC-33126
SAP BI 4.2 SP7: What’s New in Web Intelligence
https://blogs.sap.com/2019/02/01/sap-bi-4.2-sp7-whats-new-in-web-intelligence-and-semantic-layer/
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/
SAP KBA:-
2740939 – SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP7 Upgrade Guide
2740955 – SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite 4.2 SP7 Release Restrictions
2740960 – SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite 4.2 SP7 What’s New
2740900 – SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP7 Installation Guides for Windows and Unix
2825177 – BI Platform 4.2 SP7 Patch 4 has encountered errors during the installation process
2802773 – Scheduled reports with contexts fail
2271474 – RUBI42 – Too many Lumira temp files causing out of disc space error
2843353 – Opendocument link from Lumira dashboard to Web Intelligence document opens blank window
2446234 – Schedule Lumira report fails with error: Not a valid logon token (FWB 00003)
2636305 – Opening Lumira Designer Application shows “Could not load query error”
2124330 – max no of 404 conversations exceeded
Video:-
What’s New in Fiorified BI Launch Pad: SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP7
How to Send an Email Notification in the Automation Framework: SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP7
SAML 2.0 Authentication: SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP7
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1: Deployment Best Practices
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP7: LMBI Measurement Demo
Phase-Wise Installation: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 SP3
Folder & Category Links: SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.2 SP7
Related Blog Posts:-
How to Upgrade to BI4.1 SP06 to BI4.2 Steps
How to Upgrade to BI4.1 SP02 to BI4.1SP06 Steps including Lumira Server
Dear Daya,
is the installation in the same server or in new server?
can you please make a video in youtube?
Regards,
Khalid.
Hi Sir, Oracle 12c is migrating to 19c , it's not supporting ebo 4.2 sp6 , what are the changes need to be done from ebo ? Can you please anyone tell this
Hi daya
While migrating 12c to 19c what changes should be done in ebo 4.2 sp6
Hi Aishwarya,
From BO 4.2 SP07+. and Oracle Exadata 19c supported from SP08+
please refer below PAM and SAP KBA article.
https://support.sap.com/content/dam/launchpad/en_us/pam/pam-essentials/SBOP_BI_42.pdf
2826490 - Oracle 19c database support in BI 4.x
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2826490
1767916 - How to configure 64-bit & 32-bit Oracle clients for use with SAP BI 4.x
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/1767916
2109044 - Error "The CMS on machine '<servername>' was stopped due to a critical error. (FWM 20031)"
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2109044
3086948 - CMS failed to be started after CMS database is upgraded to Oracle 19c
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3086948
3154221 - BI 4.3 Universe Oracle DBDriver failed to load
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3154221
2975928 - when using Oracle 19c ODBC Driver to access a database table, datatypes get messed up and some information are missing in SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2975928
2808432 - Add Oracle 19c Support on Crystal Reports for Enterprise by using Oracle 18c middleware for both JDBC and OCI
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2808432
3015613 - Oracle Database support for BI Platform on AWS
https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/3015613
I hope this will help
Regards,
Daya Jha
The link which you send is not opening sir
Please use SUSER ID to open SAP KBA & PAM
Regards,
Daya Jha