Symptom
- An AO workbook can't be opened from BI Launch pad or CMC. It has umlauts in the workbook title.
- Umlauts include German letters (ÄäÖöÜü) or Swedish letters (åäöÅÄÖ), etc.
- You will get errors as follows:
- The launcher is exited with error, see log file for more details.
- Invalid character in the given encoding. Line x, Position xxx. (Ungültiges Zeichen in der angegebenen Codierung. Zeile x, Position xxx.)
- Failed to launch with specified file!
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Environment
- SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office
- SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform
Product
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 ; SAP NetWeaver all versions
Keywords
umlauts, BIP, BI Launch pad, CMC, AO, workbook, open, The launcher is exited with error, Invalid character in the given encoding, Ungültiges Zeichen in der angegebenen Codierung , KBA , BI-RA-AO-XLA , Excel Addin , BI-RA-AO-PPA , Please use component BI-RA-AO-XLA , BI-RA-AO-BIP , AO Precalculation, Scheduling and AO InfoOb... , How To
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