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On the Platform Settings tab, you can define the following settings.

Preferred Platform

You can select the following settings:

  • Selectable

    This selection enables all platforms. You can save workbooks to all platforms and open workbooks from there.

  • Business Intelligence Platform

    This selection enables the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform. You can save workbooks to this platform and open workbooks from this platform only.

    If you use SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0, the workbook is saved as a Microsoft Excel object.

    If you use SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.1, the workbook is saved as an Analysis Workbook object.

  • NetWeaver

    This selection enables the SAP NetWeaver platform. You can save workbooks to this platform and open workbooks from this platform only.

BEx Workbook Conversion Settings

Setting: Conversion Settings

You can select the following settings:
  • Convert All

    All objects in the workbook are converted.

  • Convert Data Sources and Crosstabs

    Data sources and crosstabs re converted.

  • Convert Data Sources Only

    Only the data sources re converted.

Setting: Refresh Workbook

You can select the following settings:
  • Always

    The workbook is always refreshed after conversion.

  • Never

    The workbook is not refreshed after conversion.

  • Use Workbook Settings

    The workbook is refreshed after conversion if the correspondent property is active in BEx Analyzer.

Setting: Conversion Log

You can select the following settings:
  • Disabled

    No conversion log is created.

  • Create on New Visible Worksheet

    A log is created and displayed on a new worksheet.

  • Create on New Hidden Worksheet

    A log is created and stored on a hidden sheet in the workbook.

Setting: Show Save Dialog After Conversion

If you select this setting, the Save' dialog is displayed after conversion.

Replace System

With this setting, you can replace one or multiple systems in a workbook. The System Replacement... button to open the dialog is enabled if a workbook with a data source is opened but not yet connected to any of the systems.

For BW and HANA systems, you can replace local connections and connections from the BI platform. If a workbook contains BW an HANA connections, you will find two tabs in the dialog: BW and HANA.

In the dialog, select the system that should be replaced (Current System) and the system that should replace the former system (Replace By System).

To list the BIP connections in the Replace By System section, select the Logon to BIP icon and log on to the BI platform.