Analyse BusinessObjects users, documents, connections, servers, scheduling, security, which documents use which universes etc. Background Originally the BusinessObjects repository held all the deployment information for your BOE system. As the repository was a standard relational database the information could be queried via a universe or directly from SQL. Since BusinessObjects XI the repository has been […]
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Posts tagged with 'Administration'
A Favorite from Query Builder – Active User List
Sometimes you can’t get Business Objects’ Central Management Console (CMC) to return the “Metrics” page and you need to know how many users are logged in to the system. Other times the CMC “Metrics” page works, but in the case of system administration, you may want to know who is logged in to your Business […]
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Which Business Objects Auditing Activities or Events Capture BO Universe Name?
Some of us in the in the wide world of BO use universes as a method to segregate our reporting. This is logical since a universe is usually tied to a single database connection. Therefore little groups of reporting users tend to congregate around universes. Some of us have picked up on this little fact […]
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The Best Way to Stop a Business Objects Server
Minimal Impact of Administrative Actions on BOXI I would like to think that I am unique in many ways, but I think that I am very similar to others when it comes to my desire to minimize the impact of my administrative actions on my Business Objects XI instances. One way that I accomplish this […]
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BO InfoView WebI Session Timeout = Developer’s Worst Enemy
Business Objects has been encouraging report writers/developers to stop using the “full-client” and start using WebI. There are quite a few obstacles to overcome to be able to make the switch to WebI (training, functionality adjustment, server capacity planning, etc.), but perhaps the most difficult adjustment is learning to development under a timed session. For […]
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Business Objects XIR2 SP4 Bug: Schedules Pending, Job Server Scheduling Dead
Breaking News I have some breaking news, a scoop perhaps, on a new bug that may only impact some (not all) innocent Business Objects XIR2 SP4 shops. Apparently, my contacts tell me that within the last week, Business Objects has internally identified and even resolved a bug that can wreak havoc on the unknowing BO […]
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