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1424399 - 'Manage Add-ons' option is disabled in Xcelsius 2008.

Symptom

How to enable 'Manage Add-Ons' option in Xcelsius 2008?

Environment

  • Xcelsius 2008
  • Operating System : Windows Vista

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Launch Xcelsius
  2. Go to File -> Manage add-ons.
  3. Option is disabled. 

Cause

User Account Control (UAC) is enabled Windows Vista.

Resolution

Disable User Account Control (UAC) on Vista. The steps for the same would be as follows:

  1. Launch MSCONFIG by from the Run menu.
  2. Click on the Tools tab. Scroll down till you find "Disable UAC". Click on that line.
  3. Press the Launch button.
  4. A CMD window will open. When the command is done, you can close the window.
  5. Close MSCONFIG.
  6. Reboot the computer for changes to apply.
  7. Launch Xcelsius, Nowyou can install your add-ons.

OR

Turn Off the UAC on Vista machine. Refer the below link for the information on how to turn off the UAC in Vista:                                                                                  
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/disable-user-account-control-uac-the-easy-way-on-windows-vista/

See Also

http://maximumpcguides.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/disable_uac_msconfig.PNG                  

Keywords

Manage add ons disables, Xcelsius,Vista,UAC , KBA , BI-RA-XL , Obsolete: BusinessObjects Dashboards and Presentation Design , Problem

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards all versions