BPM Admin Guide

Install SAP BusinessObjects

This section describes the steps you need to follow to install SAP BusinessObjects.

SAP BusinessObjects is required for BPM Reporting, BPM Analysis and BPM People Planner.

Complete the steps for installing the SAP BusinessObjects on the reporting server.

Note: We are now using "One-Installer" starting from BO 4.2 SP8 Patch 1. You can use this installer for Upgrading or Full Installation. For example, you can install BO 4.2 SP8 Patch 1 directly without the need for BO 4.2 SP8 base.

To install SAP BusinessObjects:

Note: It is strongly recommended that all Windows programs be closed before running the installation.
  1. Run the BO installer.
  2. Check prerequisites.

    Failed critical dependencies must be addressed before the installation can continue, while failed optional dependencies might result in some components not installing.

  3. Enter the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform product key.
  4. Select Full for the type of installation.
  5. Select Configure and install a Sybase SQL Anywhere database.

    This will serve as the storage of data for the SAP BusinessObjects BI platform.

  6. For the Java Web Application Server solution, select Install the default Tomcat Java Web Application Server and automatically deploy web applications.
  7. For the version management, select Do not configure a version control system at this time.
  8. The succeeding steps will be asking for port numbers but the standard for those are already preset in the setup.
  9. Set a name and port number for the SIA node.

    The node name is usually the name of the machine.

  10. Set a port number for the CMS.
  11. Set the administrator account password and cluster key for the CMS.

    The cluster key is used to connect multiple CMS servers together.

  12. If Sybase SQL Anywhere was set to be installed, set the server port and administrator password for the Sybase SQL Anywhere database.
  13. Set port information for Tomcat.
  14. Set the HTTP listening port for connecting to WACS and RESTful Web Services.
  15. For the server profiling and diagnostics, select Do not configure connectivity to SMD Agent.
  16. Select Do not configure connectivity to Introscope Enterprise Manager.
  17. After the setup, the program is ready to begin the installation of SAP BusinessObjects BI platform.
Tip:

Refer to the SAP website for more tutorials.

If you have installed SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.1 Support Pack 7 or BI 4.2 onward, it is recommended to disable the Enable Memory Analysis feature to improve performance.

If you are using an earlier version on the Windows platform, enable this feature to prevent a possible crash of the Web Intelligence Processing Server.

Note: Ensure that you have enough RAM and monitor the memory usage of your server. If your server runs out of RAM, it will start to use swap, which may cause performance issues.

If you have limited RAM and you find your server is using swap, keep this feature enabled to ensure maximum performance.

When you upgrade the SAP BusinessObjects, you must enable JavaScript content in Web Intelligence to ensure that links to the Web Client are working.