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1233899 - components not displayed in preview mode in xcelsius 2008 if Live Office contains lots of queries

Symptom

  • Blank dashboard in preview mode
  • Components dissapear in preview mode

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Launch Xcelsius 2008
  2. Import an Excel spreadsheet containing a large number of Live Office queries (approx. 35)
  3. Place some components on the canvas (no need of linking them to Excel cells)
  4. Go to Data -> Connections
  5. Click on Add
  6. Choose Live Office connector - This will automatically load the 35 queries onto the right pane of the window
  7. Validate with the OK button
  8. Preview the model
  9. No component is displayed on the canvas
  • Live Office XI3.0
  • Xcelsius 2008
  • Microsoft Office
  • Excel 2003

Cause

  • Product Defect: Bug # ADAPT01093865

Resolution

  • Install Fix Pack 1 of Xcelsius 2008

Keywords

empty, objects, , KBA , BI-RA-XL , Obsolete: BusinessObjects Dashboards and Presentation Design , Problem

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008