3077462 - Not possible to use drag & drop in other applications when it is used in AO and data is still refreshing

Not possible to use drag & drop in an application (e.g. MS Outlook) when drag & drop is used in AO and data is still refreshing (i.e. while dialog "Fetching data from server" is displayed).

SAP BusinessObjects Analysis, edition for Microsoft Office

1. Run a query or open an existing workbook in AO;
2. Use drag & drop to drill down the report (e.g. drag & drop a dimension, removing it from rows or adding it to rows);
3. While dialog "Fetching data from server" is displayed, try to use drag & drop in another application (e.g. MS Outlook);

The time-consuming part of the drag & drop operation is the change of the drill state and the retrieval of the new result set.
Drag & drop is a "global" Windows interaction. It is possible to execute a single drag & drop at a time only. It is not possible to execute several drag & drop operations in parallel.

As the operation might take a long time it is not possible for AO to somehow release this drag & drop operation to let other applications provide drag & drop.

For large queries where such operations take some time, the user might work differently:

• Option #1: Click on "Pause Refresh" in the Analysis ribbon, do the drag & drop operations in the Analysis pane, finally click on "Pause Refresh" again to retrieve the new result set (without blocking drag & drop of other applications).
• Option #2: Use the context menu in the Analysis pane instead of drag & drop, e.g. choose "Add to Rows" in the context menu when right-clicking on a dimension.

Chapter "Pausing Refresh" in User Guide of AO

KBA , BI-RA-AO-XLA , Excel Addin , Problem