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3784945 - Information Design Tool (IDT) fails to start with "The InformationDesignTool executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library"

Symptom

  • IDT does not launch fully
  • IDT launch fails with error  "The configuration area at 'C: \Program Files (x86)\SAPBusinessObjects\config\.businessobjects\bimodeler_14|config' could not be created.  Please choose a writable location using the '-configuration' command line option."
  • "The InformationDesignTool executable launcher was unable to locate its companion shared library."


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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects BI 2025 Client Tools
  • Information Design Tool (IDT)
  • Windows Operating System

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3

Keywords

IDT, Information Design Tool, config.ini, osgi.configuration.area, companion shared library, antivirus

 
, KBA , BI-BIP-INS , Installation, Updates, Upgrade, Patching , Problem

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