User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS DASHBOARD DESIGN INSTALLATION GUIDE 2010-11-05

[. . . ] You can install the products interactively from the Dashboard Design and Presentation Design media on a stand-alone or client machine. You can also install the products silently (using a script or from the command line) on multiple machines. This guide covers important information about planning, preparing, and performing installations and maintenance tasks. For more information about features and capabilities, see the Dashboard Design and Presentation Design Users Guide. [. . . ] C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects 10 2010-11-05 Preparing for Installations Preparing for Installations 3. 1 System requirements Dashboard Design and Presentation Design support the following software: Microsoft Windows · · · · · Windows XP Professional SP2 and SP3 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 and SP2 Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 Windows 7 For a current list of supported operating systems and hardware requirements, see the Dashboard Design and Presentation Design Supported Platforms documentation available at https://www. sdn. sap. com/irj/boc/articles. Microsoft Excel · · · Excel XP SP3 (or later) Excel 2003 SP1, SP2, and SP3 Excel 2007 SP1 and SP2 Adobe Flash · Flash Player with ActiveX 9. 0 (or later) 11 2010-11-05 Preparing for Installations 12 2010-11-05 Performing Installations Performing Installations 4. 1 Interactive installations 4. 1. 1 To install Dashboard Design or Presentation Design interactively 1. Ensure that all of the critical dependencies are present, and proceed through the wizard to the "License Agreement" page. Review the License Agreement, select I accept the License Agreement, and click Next. Note: If you have already installed an SAP BusinessObjects product, this page will be disabled and the desktop client will be installed into the default <INSTALLDIR> directory. · If you want to install to a different directory, click Browse, select a directory, click OK, and click Next. Proceed through the wizard to the "Choose Language Packs" page, select the language packs that you want to install, and click Next. Restriction: Ensure that you select all of the necessary language packs before you proceed through the wizard. If you need additional language packs in the future, you will have to uninstall and reinstall the desktop client. Lines that begin with ### are not processed by setup. exe Related Topics · Variables · Silent installations · To install Dashboard Design or Presentation Design using a silent script · Parameters for scripted silent installations · To install Dashboard Design or Presentation Design interactively 4. 2. 1. 2 To install Dashboard Design or Presentation Design using a silent script You can perform a silent scripted installation using a response. ini file that contains your installation parameters. Run setup. exe -r C:\response. ini from the Dashboard Design or Presentation Design media. The silent installation reads parameters from the response. ini file. 15 2010-11-05 Performing Installations 2. You can now run Dashboard Design from Start > Programs > Dashboard Design. You can now run Presentation Design from Start > Programs > SAP Crystal Presentation Design 2011. Related Topics · Silent installations · To create a response file for a scripted silent installation · Parameters for scripted silent installations 4. 2. 1. 3 Parameters for scripted silent installations Remember: You can specify parameters within a response. ini file or at the command line. If you specify command-line parameters in addition to a response. ini file, the command-line parameters take precedence. Parameter Description Example choosesimpleup grade The features available on the feature tree. Acceptable values are: · 1 (Automatically remove the previous version of Xcelsius. ) · 0 (End the installation process if a previous version of Xcelsius is detected. For more information, see the installation log file. ) choosesimpleupgrade=1 16 2010-11-05 Performing Installations Parameter Description Example The features available on the feature tree. Acceptable values are: · Xcelsius. Designer (Dashboard Design or Presentation Design) Restriction: This is a required feature. · Xcelsius. SDK (Component SDK allows Adobe Flex 2 developers to create and package add-ons for Dashboard Design. ) features=Xcelsius. Designer, Xcel sius. SDK features Note: Separate features with a comma (, ). installdir Note: If you have already installed an SAP BusinessObjects product, the desktop client will be installed into the default <INSTALLDIR> directory. The type of installation: · Default installs all components automatically. [. . . ] https://cw. sdn. sap. com/cw/community/docupedia Docupedia Docupedia provides additional documentation resources, a collaborative authoring environment, and an interactive feedback channel. https://boc. sdn. sap. com/ Developer resources https://www. sdn. sap. com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-sdklibrary 27 2010-11-05 More Information Information Resource Location SAP BusinessObjects articles on the SAP Community Network https://www. sdn. sap. com/irj/boc/businessobjects-articles These articles were formerly known as technical papers. https://service. sap. com/notes Notes These notes were formerly known as Knowledge Base articles. Forums on the SAP Community Network https://www. sdn. sap. com/irj/scn/forums http://www. sap. com/services/education Training From traditional classroom learning to targeted e-learning seminars, we can offer a training package to suit your learning needs and preferred learning style. [. . . ]