Are you considering Migration or Upgrade to SAP Business.Objects BI 4. 0? | Bodhtree Blog| Business Intelligence Analytics | Cloud Services. here. I would like to share one of my recent experiences while I was working on upgrading from SAP Business Objects 3. The SAP Community is the quickest way for users to solve problems, learn more about SAP solutions, and invent new ways to get things done.
SAP BI Platform 4. They had an immediate business need to upgrade their current BOBJ 3. SAP BI 4. 0. The major challenge they had was that their current environment comprised of 1,3. SAP BI 4. 0 environment. Thanks to our predefined framework, we were able to back up and clean up repository for that risk will be minimized, and also tuning the BI environment in optimal time. ![]() Hi David, “LOCL in sap we uses access method =F, so we expect saplpd.log will show up but not happen in windows 7 workstation and no jobs going to printer either.Steps to follow for Migration & Upgrade process: • Analyze and validate for any risks and anomalies• Estimate and set up systems with pre- requites for SAP BI Deployment• Backup existing CMS repository• Deployment of SAP BI• Clustering services – Load balancing• Setup Audit Databases and CMS Databases separately• Automate backup FRS regularly• Migrate all users, groups, profiles• Configure authentication for users• Enablement of auditing universes and reports• Upgrade BI Content per subject area/s recurringly ( Schedules and instances)(Universes, Webi reports, Crystal Reports, Folders, Categories)• Detailed validation• Enable version control mechanism in SAP BI and configure life cycle Manager• Tuning of SAP BI Services (especially APS services)• Switching – Server Parallel run methodology. This project was an enriching experience for our team. We not only proposed to migrate and upgrade the development environment but also provide an executable document to the client to perform similar activities in other environments in future. Here are the three major phases for our upgrade process. Migration/Upgrade to SAP BI 4. Complete Documentation, Recommendations and Best Practices. Administration Training. We proposed a six- step methodology for migrating and upgrading the client environment, emphasizing efficiency (time and cost) and effectiveness (risk reduced, proactive steps can be taken and is agile). Given below is the six- step upgrade methodology followed during the first phase Migration / Upgrade process. Analyze (to mitigate upgrade risk)2. Design and Deploy SAP BI 4. Users and security upgrade/setup. Content upgrade. 5. Enablement of SAP BI 4. Switching – Server Parallel run methodology. Documentation phase was challenging, but offered great learning as we were asked to illustrate all the migration/upgrade tasks. This document became a ready reckoner and enabled the team to replicate these activities in other environments. The client was delighted to receive the detailed documentation including Recommendations, Best practices and a checklist for migration from BOBJ 3. In the third phase we had conducted an administrator workshop that covered key steps for installation, configuration, monitoring, maintenance and best practices. Training and guiding administrators on SAP BI platform enabled them to migrate to other environments while minimizing risks. We hope that this article was informative and useful. Feel free to comment on this article and share your personal experiences from a BOBJ 4. Upgrade/ Migration. Good luck with your upgrade! SAP Business. Objects Design Studio: The Comprehensive Guide. SAP PRESS7. 38 pages, 2nd, updated and revised edition. Print edition hardcover. ISBN 9. 78- 1- 4. E- book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online. ISBN 9. 78- 1- 4. Print edition hardcover. E- book formats: EPUB, MOBI, PDF, online. ISBN 9. 78- 1- 4.
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