Purpose:
The purpose of this document is to up-grade SAP Business Objects Application from 4.2 SP3 to SAP Business Objects Application from 4.2 SP5
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 SP3 to BI4.2 SP5
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 BO 4.2 SP5
* 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 environment
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:
Software Path in SAP Market Place:- Please refer above KBA for software detail
Up gradation & Configuration Documents:
When the prerequisite system check completes successfully, click Next
On the “SAP BusinessObjects BI platform services 4.2 SP5 setup” page, click Next.
Accept the License Agreement, and click Next.
Accept License Agreement and CLick on Next
Type a password for the CMS Administrator account, and click Next
Click on Standard Installation (By Default), You can go for Phase Wise as well.
Click on Deploy web application and Click On Next
To start the installation, click Next.
Installation is in progress
Updating Repository – Installation is in progress
Installation Completed Successfully – Finish
Relevant Systems
These enhancements were successfully implemented in the following systems:
* SAP Business Objects Platform Services 4.2
This document is relevant for:
* SAP Business Objects Administrator
Reference Material:
Upgrade Guide:
Installation, Upgrade, Deployment:
https://websmp204.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/012002523100008807082015E/sbo41sp6_sp_update_en.pdf
SAP BusinessObjects What’s New Collection:
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-60001
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 BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8292
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 Product Availability Matrix:
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/pam?hash=pvnr%3D67837800100900006540
SAP BusinessObjects BI4.2 SP5 What’s New
https://help.sap.com/viewer/09fe9f205ee047d48d58665649fc4fae/4.2.5/en-US
Fixed Issue in BI 4.2 SP5
SNotes:
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
1739722 Upgrade Management Tool – Prerequisites
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1739722
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1331062
1654423 Migrations fails or take too long when using SAP BusinessObjects Upgrade Management Tool
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1654423
1804414 How to increase Upgrade Management Tool timeout?
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1804414
1863600 – How does session management work with SAP BI Platform 4.0 web application clients?
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1863600
1837122 – How to increase session timeout value for BI Launchpad and CMC in BI 4.0
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1837122
1950573 – Is it Necessary to Split the Adaptive Job Server in BI 4.x?
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1950573
Note 1768713:Crystal report when exported to PDF displays in wrong font in BOE XI 3.1
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1768713
2144559 Maintenance/Forward Fit Strategy and Schedule for BOE XI3.1 and BI4.x
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2144559
1724610 How to check the version of SAP BI 4.x installed on UNIX environment
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1724610
1613846 How to find which fixes are installed on BI 4.x in a Windows environment
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1613846
1739722 – Upgrade Management Tool – Prerequisites
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1739722
1904814 – Best practices for a successful migration to BI4 using the upgrade management tool
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1904814
2047063 – Promotion management services show “The service did not start” on adaptive processing server (APS ) “running with errors”
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2047063
1602088 – Which version number corresponds to which patch / SP for SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.x ?
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1602088
2109790 – Error: ‘The action cannot be performed’ when scheduling Webi documents created against unx universes and data tracking is enabled
http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2109790
2297866 – Tomcat8 is no longer to use Permsize and MaxPermsize
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2297866
2277129 – Unable to access BI Administrators’ Cockpit using https in BI 4.2
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2277129
2266031 – Explorer web application fails to start in Tomcat 8 after configuring for Windows AD SSO in BI 4.2
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2266031
2228083 – BI 4.2 – Tomcat 8 cannot startup when Wily Introscope Agent 9.1.0.2 is configured
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2228083
2112338 – List of Bundled Tomcat and JVM versions shipped with each (support pack) SP of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0/4.¼.2
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2112338
2297866 – Tomcat8 is no longer to use Permsize and MaxPermsize
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2297866
2277129 – Unable to access BI Administrators’ Cockpit using https in BI 4.2
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2277129
2266031 – Explorer web application fails to start in Tomcat 8 after configuring for Windows AD SSO in BI 4.2
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2266031
2228083 – BI 4.2 – Tomcat 8 cannot startup when Wily Introscope Agent 9.1.0.2 is configured
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2228083
2112338 – List of Bundled Tomcat and JVM versions shipped with each (support pack) SP of SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.0/4.¼.2
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2112338
Updating SAP BusinessObjects BI4.0 or SAP BusinessObjects BI4.1 into SAP BusinessObjects BI4.2 requires a new License Key
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-70095
Video ( SCN recoded webinar & YouTube):
SAP BI 4.1 – Solution Expert Webinars
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-56308
BI Upgrade: A Guided Tour of Online Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWcxShmqVe0&list=PLufF7pZxICBiJqcdJv-L1hVn8ZiWh70kk
Upgrade Process: Moving from BusinessObjects XI Release 2/3.1 and BI 4.0 to BI 4.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNhWNsnMZI
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Sizing and Virtualization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_TJXdfAH-Q
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Installation and Patching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tvj_riui50Q
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Sizing and Virtualization
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Installation and Patching
SAP BusinessObjects BI 4.1 Upgrade and Update – Best Practices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNhWNsnMZI
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