Saving Xcelsius Dashboard on 4.0 version using BICS connectivity

Hi All,
On the newly released SAP BO 4.0, could you tell if use BICS connectivity for Dashboards.... can we save the dashboard on BOBJ repository- CMS
and open this Dashboard in Infoview portal.?
(or)
do we have the Limitation of saving this Dashboard only in BW and use Enterprise Portal to view.
I know that in XI 3.1 version we have this limitation. Is this improved in 4.0?
Thanks!
-AK

Hi !
Dashboard Designer NW Connection + BI Launchpad(BO 4.0)

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Check this Links it will Definately help u
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http://www.insiderlearningnetwork.com/molly/blog/2011/07/18/dr._berg_on_designing_and_enhancing_xcelsius_dashboards_(transcript)

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