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2508849 - How to maintain parameter LastUsedAuthentication when defining connections to SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence

Symptom

The BOESystems setting allows you to define system connections to the business intelligence platform. It is maintained in the file Ao_app.config that is stored in the file system under C:\ProgramData\SAP\Cof.

For the parameter LastUsedAuthentication, you can enter an authentication type that is used in the log-on dialog.

Environment

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Navigate to the folder C:\ProgramData\SAP\Cof and open the file to change the setting.
  2. Define the system connections in setting BOESystems.

Resolution

You can define Parameter LastUsedAuthentication accroding your authentication type. Examples how to maintain this paramter:

For Enterprise authentication:

<LastUsedAuthentication>secEnterprise</LastUsedAuthentication>

For WindowsAD authentication:

<LastUsedAuthentication>secWinAD</LastUsedAuthentication>

For SAP authentication:

<LastUsedAuthentication>secSAPR3</LastUsedAuthentication>

For LDAP authentication:

<LastUsedAuthentication>secLDAP</LastUsedAuthentication>

See Also

2083067 - How to maintain settings for Analysis Office 2.x

Keywords

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Product

SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.6 ; SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.7 ; SAP Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.8 ; SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 2.0, edition for Microsoft Office ; SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 2.1, edition for Microsoft Office ; SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 2.2, edition for Microsoft Office ; SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 2.3, edition for Microsoft Office ; SAP BusinessObjects Analysis 2.4, edition for Microsoft Office ; SAP BusinessObjects Analysis for Microsoft Office 2.5