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1336196 - No component displayed in Design mode when Copy/pasting grouped components in Xcelsius 2008

Symptom

  • Empty canvas in Design mode although components are listed in the Object browser window
  • No component is displayed in Design mode when using Copy and Paste grouped components

 

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Open a model structured with several grouped components
  2. Copy/paste one grouped component a couple of times
  3. Save/close the model
  4. Re-open the model
  5. Canvas is empty BUT the preview does display all the components.

NB : Model displayed fine in Preview

  • Xcelsius 2008 SP1

Cause

  • Limitation of Xcelsius:Copy \Pasting in multiples of 10 works up to a maximum of 230 components. Any further additions of components do not show them in design mode when the XLF is saved and re-opened.  

Resolution

  • Drag and Drop components from the components list

Keywords

dissapear, view, groups , KBA , BI-RA-XL , Obsolete: BusinessObjects Dashboards and Presentation Design , How To

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Xcelsius Enterprise 2008