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1278337 - How to migrate dashboard based on live office from one environment to other environment.

Symptom

Migrating dashboard based on live office from one environment to other environment.

Reproducing the Issue

  • Create a dashboard using live office connection.
  • Save this to enterprise server.
  • Import the dashboard into another environment.
  • Preview the dashboard and it does not refresh the data.

Product: Xcelsius 2008, Live Office, Business Objects Enterprise.

Service Packs/Hot fix: SP1 for Xcelsius 2008.

Operating System: Windows XP Professional, Windows Enterprise Server 2003.

Office: Microsoft Office 2003.

Cause

  • The dashboard is using live office connection that is based on other server.
  • Unable to recognize the new location of webi reports.

Resolution

  • Migrate the dashboard and the webi reports that are used by live office connection to new environment.
  • Change the Live office URL and configure to point to new server.
  • Clear the view of the live office data and replace it with the new view pointing to webi reports on the new server.
  • Save the excel sheet.
  • Re-import the sheet into Xcelsius.
  • Change the live office connector button URL to point to new server.
  • Refresh the Xcelsius and it refresh the data.

Keywords

Migration, Live Office, Xcelsius. , KBA , BI-RA-XL , Obsolete: BusinessObjects Dashboards and Presentation Design , BI-BIP-LO , Live Office , How To

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards all versions