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SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence (BI) platform provides flexible systems management for an enterprise BI standard that allows administrators to confidently deploy and standardize their BI implementations on a proven, scalable, and adaptive service-oriented architecture.

Note: Installing 4.0 SP 4 will also provide all new features and fixes implemented in 4.0 FP 3. Documents still labeled as FP 3 can be used for SP 4. Use the latest version of the documentation available if there are no updates for your Support Package level.

What’s New – Release Notes

What’s New

Information about what is new and what has changed since the last release

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    4.0 What’s New Guide (includes all Feature Packs and Support Packages)

Release Restrictions

An overview of known issues in this release

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    Known Issues (4.0)
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    Support Package and Feature Pack Known and Fixed Issues
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Installation, Upgrade, Deployment

Master Guide

Entrance point for planning an installation in your system landscape

Sizing

Guidelines and recommendations on hardware requirements and software considerations for your implementation

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    SAP BusinessObjects BI Sizing Companion Guide

Installation Guide

Detailed information, options, and procedures for installing this release

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    Installation Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 6
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    Installation Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 4
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    Installation Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 2
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    Installation Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 6
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    Installation Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 4
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    Installation Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 2
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    Support Package Update Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Support Package Update Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Support Package Update Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Patch 6.x Update Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Patch 5.x Update Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Patch 4.x Update Guide
    4.0 SP 4

BI Platform Pattern Books

End-to-end instructions for setting up various deployment scenarios in your company's environment

Upgrade Guide

Detailed information, options, and procedures for upgrading from a previous release

Web Application Deployment Guide

Information about how to deploy and configure your BI platform web applications to a supported web application server

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    Web Application Deployment Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 6
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 5
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 4
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for UNIX
    4.0 SP 2
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 6
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 5
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 4
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    Web Application Deployment Guide for Windows
    4.0 SP 2
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Security Information

Security Information

For information on security, refer to the Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide

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    Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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System Administration and Maintenance Information

Administrator’s Guide

Information on how to configure, manage, maintain, and optimize your installation

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    Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Business Intelligence platform Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Business Intelligence platform User Guide (BI Content Administration)
    4.0 SP 5
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    Business Intelligence platform User Guide (BI Content Administration)
    4.0 SP 4
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    Repository Diagnostic Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Integrating SAP StreamWork with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform
    4.0 SP 4
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    Lifecycle management console User Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Web Services Administrator Guide
    4.0

Error Message Guide

Explanations and solutions for error messages

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    Error Messages Explained
    4.0 SP 5
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    Error Messages Explained
    4.0 SP 4
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Data Access and Semantic Layer

Data Access

Information about how to enable and configure data source services within your BI platform installation that your SAP BusinessObjects applications can connect to

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    Data Access Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Data Access Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Data Access Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Data Access Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Data Federation Administration Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Data Federation Administration Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Data Federation Administration Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Data Federation Administration Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 2

Universes

Information about how to extract, define, and manipulate metadata from relational and OLAP sources to create and deploy SAP BusinessObjects universes

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    Information Design Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Information Design Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Information Design Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Information Design Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Universe Design Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Universe Design Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Using SAP NetWeaver BW in the Universe Design Tool
    4.0
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    Translation Management Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 4

Business Views

Information about how to create, configure, and manage Business Views

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Customization and Multitenancy

SAP BusinessObjects Customization Guide

Information about how to customize the features installed and corporate branding of SAP BusinessObjects BI products. Also includes how to manage a multi-tenant BI platform installation

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Development Information

Developer Documentation

Developer guides and API reference documentation

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    Universe Design Tool SDK API Reference
    4.0 SP 4
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    Universe Design Tool SDK Object Model Diagram
    4.0 SP 4

Developer Documentation: URL Parameters and JavaScript

Information about how to authenticate and access viewable BI documents in your BI platform installation with URLs

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    Viewing Documents Using OpenDocument
    4.0 SP 4
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    Viewing Documents Using OpenDocument
    4.0 SP 2
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    SAP Crystal Reports JavaScript API Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Viewing Crystal Reports Using URL Reporting (legacy, use OpenDocument for new development)
    4.0 SP 4
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    Viewing Crystal Reports Using URL Reporting (legacy, use OpenDocument for new development)
    4.0 SP 2

Developer Documentation: Web Services

Developer guides and API reference documentation for developers using the platform Web Services

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    Business Intelligence platform RESTful Web Service Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Business Intelligence platform RESTful Web Service Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    SAP Crystal Reports RESTful Web Service Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    SAP Crystal Reports RESTful Web Service Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence RESTful Web Service Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence RESTful Web Service Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Web Services Administrator Guide
    4.0
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    Web Services Consumer SDK Developer Guide
    4.0
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    Web Services Java Consumer API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0

Developer Documentation: Java

Developer guides and API reference documentation for Java developers

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    Semantic Layer Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Semantic Layer Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Semantic Layer Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 5
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    Semantic Layer Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 4
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    Semantic Layer Java SDK Object Model Diagrams
    4.0 SP 5
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    Data Access Driver Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Data Access Driver Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Data Access Driver Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 4
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    Business Intelligence platform Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Business Intelligence platform Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 4
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    Business Intelligence platform Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 2
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    Web Intelligence Report Engine Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Web Intelligence Report Engine Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 4
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    Web Intelligence Report Engine Java SDK Object Model Diagram
    4.0
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    Crystal Reports Viewers Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Crystal Reports Viewers Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 2
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    Report Application Server Java SDK Developer Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Report Application Server Java API Reference (Javadocs)
    4.0 SP 2

Developer Documentation: .NET

Developer guides and API reference documentation for .NET developers

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    Business Intelligence platform .NET SDK Runtime Deployment Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Business Intelligence platform .NET API Reference
    4.0 SP 5
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    Business Intelligence platform .NET API Reference
    4.0 SP 2
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End User Guides – Application Help

User Guides

Information on how to use SAP BusinessObjects software to accomplish your business tasks

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    BI Launch Pad User Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    BI Launch Pad User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    BI Launch Pad User Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Report Conversion Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Report Conversion Tool User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Recommendations for Conversion Using the Report Conversion Tool
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    BI Workspaces Getting Started Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    BI Workspaces Getting Started Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    BI Workspaces User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    BI Workspaces User Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Widgets for SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform User Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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Portal Integration Kits

Java Portal Integration Kits

Installation and configuration information for the SAP BusinessObjects Java Portal Integration Kits

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    Portal Integration Kit for SAP iViews Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Portal Integration Kit for WebSphere Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Portal Integration Kit for Oracle WebLogic 10 Guide
    4.0 SP 2

Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint

Installation and configuration information for SAP BusinessObjects Integration Option for Microsoft SharePoint software

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    Getting Started Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Getting Started Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Getting Started Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Installation Guide
    4.0 SP 6
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    Installation Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Installation Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Installation Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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    Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 5
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    Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 4
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    Administrator Guide
    4.0 SP 2
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Additional Information

Product Availability Matrix

Detailed information on availability dates, maintenance end dates and upgrade paths, as well as technical release information (supported databases, operating systems, browsers, etc.) for this product

SAP BusinessObjects BI platform on SCN

BI platform 4.0 Javadocs

SAP BusinessObjects BI Code Samples

SAP BusinessObjects BI launch pad 4.x Official Product Tutorials

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence 4.x platform Official Product Tutorials

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