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2352166 - BI 4.2: BEx option is missing in Desktop mode in BI Launchpad

Symptom

  • Clicking on BEx option in Desktop mode reflects the below error in BI Launchpad in BI 4.1 Support Pack 5 and below:
    Server error:
    com.businessobjects.sdk.core.server.CommunicationException$UnexpectedServerException: Unknown Error in SL Service.

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  • BEx option is missing while attempting to create a webi report in Desktop mode in BI Launchpad in 4.1 Support Pack 6 and above:

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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.1
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.2
  • Web Intelligence report
  • BI Launchpad
  • Client Machine O/S: Windows

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.2

Keywords

Unknown Error in SL Service, SAPBO, Webi, Web Intelligence, BEx, BICS, BI 4.x, BI 4.0, BI 4.1, BI 4.2, Desktop, 3-tier mode, Rich Client , KBA , BI-RA-WBI , Web Intelligence , Problem

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