About Xcelsius

Hi Guys,
We have integrated BOXI R/3 enterprise version with SAP BI system .
It's working fine.
Now we want to install Xcelsius on same BOXI R/3 server .
My question is will be there any problem to BO server . what all the steps i need to take care to implement Xcelsius installation properly.
Thanks
PK

Hi,
make sure you have the license in place to use Xcelsius on your BusinessObjects server and that is all you need.
you can see some examples here:
XC, CR and LO Part 1 of 4
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/10/03/businessobjects-and-sap-part-1-of-4--creating-a-xcelsius-dashboard-on-top-of-sap-bi
XC, CR and LO Part 2 of 4
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/10/07/businessobjects-and-sap-part-2-of-4--creating-a-xcelsius-dashboard-on-top-of-sap-bi
XC, CR and LO Part 3 of 4
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/10/07/businessobjects-and-sap-part-3-of-4--creating-a-xcelsius-dashboard-on-top-of-sap-bi
XC, CR and LO Part 4 of 4
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/10/10/businessobjects-and-sap-part-4-of-4--creating-a-xcelsius-dashboard-on-top-of-sap-bi
Technical Material
/people/ingo.hilgefort/blog/2008/11/19/businessobjects-integration-with-sap-netweaver-bi--technical-material
Ingo

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Right click in swf - "About Xcelsius" can i delete it ?

Hi everyone !
It´s my first post around here. I started working with Xcelsius a few time ago.
I have one question about the right click menu inside a swf presentation of xcelsius, is there any way no to show the "About Xcelsius".
My company is sending to clients some dashboards and in a very competitive world as we are living today we don't want to show our competitors the tools that we are using to get some advantage in the business
I will be very apreciated if someone tell me if it is posible or no to do such change in the swf.
Many thanks iin advance for your asnwers
KInd regards

Hi Rastafary,
This is possible in Flash as a regular build by having custom right-click menus. I'm not sure if this is possible in Xcelsius, but I have to think that there must be some way to do it, given the same code structure.
That said, I'm not sure exactly how you would go about modifying the SWF's actionscript after runtime. There may be a way to decompile the SWF after production, enhance the ActionScript with what you're looking for, and then to recompile.
I hope that helps!
Thanks,
Brian

Passing a Prompt value to Webi using Xcelsius with OpenDocument

-Operating System: Windows XP
-OS Patch level: Service Pack 3
-Office Version: 2007
-Flash Player version: 10
-Xcelsius Version and Patch Level: Enterprise 2008 with SP2 (version: 5.2.0.0)
-Xcelsius Build number (Help>About Xcelsius): 12,2,0,608
-Business Objects Enterprise version/patch level (if applicable): Edge 3.1
-Issue Description:
I'm trying to open a Webi Document from my Xcelsius dashboard and pass the value for the prompt "Region". Ultimately I want to have this value determined by the drill down from a chart but at the moment I cannot get it to work even by adding the value at the end of the URL. The webi report opens but the user is given the prompt option and asked to select the value, where I want to pass this so it automatically shows the selected region.
The URL I'm currently using is:
http://"servername":8081/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?sType=wid&sRefresh=Y&sDocName=Regional_Drilldown&mode=full&nbPrompts=1&lsSRegion=South
I have double checked the report and the prompt is definitely called "Region" and "South" is a valid region.
I would be very grateful for some help.
Many thanks
Robert Peters

Hi Robert
I would take out the reference to the number of prompts to give:
http://"servername":8081/OpenDocument/opendoc/openDocument.jsp?sType=wid&sRefresh=Y&sDocName=Regional_Drilldown&mode=full&IsSRegion=South
If you copy and paste the url into a browser does it sucessfully find the document?
Regards
Charles

Xcelsius exe won't launch - Entry Point Not Found message given

-Operating System: Windows XP
-OS Patch level: SP3
-Office Version: 2007
-Flash Player version: Adobe Flash Player 10
-Xcelsius Version and Patch Level: Xcelsius 2008 5.3.0.0
-Xcelsius Build number (Help>About Xcelsius): <not accessible>
-Business Objects Enterprise version/patch level (if applicable): Crystal Reports 12.1.0.892 - SP1
-Issue Description: Xcelsius exe won't launch - Entry Point Not Found message given
-Steps to Duplicate: When I try to open Xcelsius.exe, I receive a message box that says "Xcelsius.exe - Entry Point Not Found" "The procedure entry point ?LevelDiffToFirst@CTreeBtnCtrl@@QAEHPAU_TREEITEM@@@Z could not be located in the dynamic link library TreeBtnExtDll.dll."
I have uninstalled and re-installed Xcelsius with the same results.
Also, when I open Crystal Reports 2008, the "Crystal Reports 2008 SP1 - Software Manager" opens and shows an update available - SP2. When I try to install the update, it downloads and then displays a message the this update is only available for Crystal Reports 2008 SP1. I believe that is my current version.
After some research, I believe my CR Runtime app may be a different version than what Xcelsius.exe is expecting, but I don't know how to check or fix that. Any help is appreciated.

Hi
I think I've managed to fix this error. I compared the TreeBtnExtDll.dll in my Xcelsius directory on the machine that wasn't working and one that was and found that the broken machine was using an older and smaller version of TreeBtnExtDll.dll. 89k and a date in 2008 I think. So I copied my newer version which was 109 k and dated 11/2009 into the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Xcelsius directory of the broken machines and now xcelsius appears to be working fine.
I had lots of trouble installing the SP3 release because of the media issues so maybe the install wasn't complete.
Anyway, I hope this helps you
Rowena

Xcelsius and relative cell in Excel from another document

Hi, gurus.
I have one question about Xcelsius opportunities. Can I use relative cells in Excel document, which as links to cell in another excel document. For example I have two Excel document. At first I use relative cell like this "='\job\[test_1.xlsx]List1'!$C$6", after them I imported file with this link to Xcelsius and I can see value from another document, when I work with Xcelsius only. When I view my result or exported in swf - I see that this value become 0, like empty cell.
Can I use relative cells in Xcelsius or it is them limitation?
Thanks in advance, Ruslan.
Edited by: Ruslan Latypov on Aug 10, 2011 11:15 AM

Thank you. I think so too. But I have no confirmation...
And I think this limit like limit for work with Excel Macros, because If we may use macros in another document, with work opportunity with relative cells we can get data with VBA scripts computing.

How to update new records in existing Xcelsius DashBoard

Hi GUrus,
I have a question about Xcelsius. I was reading some document and it has mentioned that once we have imported any excel file, it gets stored in Xcelsius and does not communicate with the excel file. IN that case when the record changes how does that gets updated inDashboard. e.g. we have a dashboard which shows sales for all regions for first qtr. If we want to see sales for next qtr do we need to import the file again?
Can anyone please clarify?
Regards
Ray

Hi,
The Data connectivity here should be an XML or Qaaws or liveOffice where these 3 data connections has the capabality of Getting data (Upto the minute ) without any manual intervention...
Try with XML first then you can look forward to Qaaws , Live office...
Anitivia is a tooll wich is used to connect to Xcelsius and BO.....

Does Xcelsius support Cross Tab report via Live Office?

-Operating System: Windows XP
-OS Patch level: Service Pack 3
-Office Version: 2007
-Flash Player version: 10
-Xcelsius Version and Patch Level: Enterprise 2008 with SP2 (version: 5.2.0.0)
-Xcelsius Build number (Help>About Xcelsius): 12,2,0,608
-Business Objects Enterprise version/patch level (if applicable): Edge 3.1
-Issue Description:
I have a dashboard which collects data via Live Office from a series of Webi documents and Crystal Reports. I have found that if I create a report that has for instance sales regions down the left and months across the top using a cross tab in either Crystal Reports or as a Webi the data will only refresh within the current month, so for instance if I create the report in October the sales figure for October will update happily until the last day of the month but on the first of November no sales figures will show in the new month and I have to manually refresh the report in Xcelsius and issue a new Dashboard to my users. This makes me wonder whether Cross Tab reports are actually supported via Live Office. If I use formulas in Crystal Reports and manually build a report that looks like this but uses formulas it works fine, but is obviously a much slower process than simply building a Webi cross tab.
Your views and help would be very much appreciated!!
Thanks
Rob
-Steps to Duplicate:
As Above

Hi Rob,
You can bind cross tab reports from your WebI reports into Xcelsius using an integration tool called[ Xcelsius Web Intelligence Intregration Suite|http://www.antivia.com/products-xcelsius.stm].
This will give you the full functionality of Web Intelligence inside an Xcelsius dashboard- drill-down, cross tabs, even an ad hoc query panel, all bound into the Xcelsius interface.
This would remove the need to use QaaWs or Live Office, so you can probably realize some performance gains and handle larger data volumes.
Cheers,
Andrew

How can I carry a Xcelsius Dashboards on mobile devices?

Hi Everybody !!
On my company we like to do Dasboards with Xcelsius, but then the intention is to carry dasboards to mobile devices,
Somebody know or have something about this functionality?
I appreciate your help!!
Best Regards
Monica

Hi Monica,
not sure if this this tool supports Xcelsius Dashboards, but take a look at SAP BusinessObjects Mobile:
[http://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/large/business-intelligence/information-infrastructure/enterprise/mobile/index.epx|http://www.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/large/business-intelligence/information-infrastructure/enterprise/mobile/index.epx]
Also this thread about Xcelsius + iPhone:
How to publish dashboards on iphone
Regards
Victor

Xcelsius won't export to PPT or DOC

-Operating System: XP Professional 2002 SP2
-OS Patch level: SP2
-Office Version: XP 2002
-Flash Player version: Adobe Flash Player 9 ActiveX
-Xcelsius Version and Patch Level: Xcesius present 2008 5.0.0.99
-Xcelsius Build number (Help>About Xcelsius):12,1,0,247
-Business Objects Enterprise version/patch level (if applicable):
-Issue Description: Won't export to powerpoint or word, but will export to PDF. When exporting to powerpoint, Xcelsius say's it is generating an SWF. It will then open powerpoint with a new presentation that only has a box with a X through it. Otherwise the presentation appears to have no content. selecting presentation mode does not help.
A similar thing happens when exporting to word, but after the "generating SWF" dialog box goes away, nothing happens, word does not open, and I can not find a new word file.
However, I can successfully export to PDF and the flash works.
-Steps to Duplicate:
1. create content in xcelsius
2. select file/export/powerpoint or file/export/word
3. enter file name for PPT or DOC file
4. save or enter to close dialog box

Hi markbb,
I notice that you are running Xcelsius Present 2008 Version 5.0.0.99
This is a totally upatched version and I suggest that you upgrade to the current SP2 (Service Patch 2) level
You can download this from http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-downloads
You may also need to upgrade your Office to 2003
Regards
John

Error in PPT after exporting Xcelsius dashboard

I exported a Xcelsius dashboard into a MS Power Point. If tried to open in the same sytem it is working fine.
if tried to open in some other system, I am getting the following error.
"Some controls in this presentation can't be activated. They might not be registered in this computer."
The version of the flash player in the system the PPT was created and the system in which we tried to view is 9.0.115.0
Please suggest a solution to resolve this problem.

> 9.0.115.0
This is the version of Flash Player?
I'm not an expert on this but it sounds like security settings. When I export to ppt, the notes section of the slide generate has this text describing the security settings:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT XCELSIUS CONTENT EMBEDDED INTO THIS SLIDE - PLEASE READ ON IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES!
This PowerPoint slide has Xcelsius content embedded into it and certain restrictions apply:
1). Information message shown when you open this slide deck: "Some controls on this presentation canu2019t be activated. They might not be registered on this computer".
    You need the latest Adobe Flash Player on your machine to view the embedded Xcelsius content:
    a). Close PowerPoint - make sure you DO NOT SAVE this slide deck.
    b). Using Internet Explorer install the latest Adobe Flash Player from adobe.com
    c). Open this PowerPoint slide deck again.
2). A design-time thumbnail is not shown for the Xcelsius content when you open this slide deck until you enter and exit Slide Show mode.
3). Office 2007 files (.pptx) do not support Xcelsius embedded content - save as an Office 2003 file (.ppt) instead.
    For more information refer to the Export to Microsoft Word 2007 and PowerPoint 2007 section in the Xcelsius release notes.
4). The Xcelsius visualization shows error code messages (#2048, etc).
    Flash security restrictions have prevented the embedded Xcelsius content from accessing external data.
    To allow the Xcelsius embedded content to access external data refer to the Adobe Flash Player - Security Issues section in the Xcelsius release notes.
    Note: To allow embedded Xcelsius content in a PowerPoint slide you have to add POWERPNT.EXE as a trusted Adobe Flash application:
          Office 2003 path example - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\POWERPNT.EXE
          Office 2007 path example - C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\POWERPNT.EXE
Edited by: Tim Wise on Jun 23, 2010 9:52 AM

Unable to utilize Drill-Down for all Filtered Dates in Xcelsius Engage 2008

Iu2019m very new to the Xcelsius Engage 2008 product and donu2019t understand what is needed to correct the drill-down problem encountered in a newly created dashboard.
The issue is with Drill-Down from a filtered chart. For some reason, I am unable to correctly pick any data item from the chart located top of workspace to drill-down to the lower chart when selecting a month beyond Jan u201911.
Iu2019ve unhidden the Label Based Menu, List Box 1 and List Box 2 during attempt to find out why I am unable to drill-down when I select a month other than Jan u201911. As youu2019ll see, when you u2018manuallyu2019 click in the unhidden List Box 2, the bottom chart is displaying the correct data.
Also - new to post for this forum - is there a way to attached the XLF to help with visual support to the problem?
Thank you,
Deborah

Hi there and welcome.
First troubleshooting step is to add a spreadsheet component to your canvas so you can watch what's happening. Second, have a look at this step-by-step to make sure you're not missing any steps. http://blog.davidg.com.au/2011/04/xcelsius-interactivity-chart-drill-down.html
Can you select only Jan '11? Or only up to Jan '11? Are you selecting whole months or days?
Assuming that your second chart is filtering for this date, I would check that the formatting is correct. Try, for example, removing all formatting so that you're seeing 40668 instead of a date. Does that work?
Also, it can be helpful to post your version number. This can be found under Help > About Xcelsius and will something like 5.3.5.0

Multiple values selection in Selector Component of Xcelsius

I wanted to select Mutiple values in Selector Component?I dont want List Builder..I wanted to Select multiple values in Combo box or List box..
Is there any way?
Thanks in Advance..
Mini

Hi Mini,
First of all check your version of Xcelsius ( open Xcelsius -> got to Help tab ->About Xcelsius check the version) if it is 5.3.3.0 then its ok...otherwise open the below link to download the HotFix-
[https://websmp230.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/bobj_download/main.htm]
the functionality is offered in latest Fix Pack only. After you install the fix, you will get an additional functionality of multiple series selection in Combo Box as well as in List Box.
Add as many series as you want for multiple value selection.
Good Luck.

How to retrieve User Session in Xcelsius 2008

Hi
I am currently building dashboards with some securities on display. The dashboards have to show different views (e.g. Manager view with full access of data and Employee view with partial access of data) for different users, and I expect to get the user information (particularly user name) from the BO user session for making the security decision.
I can successfully retrieve the user session from Dashboard [url button] to JSP using openDocument (by looking at the cookies), but it seems that I have no way to import the data back to the Dashboard. When I am using Data Manager > XML Data (With XML datasource is a JSP file), it seems the user session cannot be retrieved.
So, my question is, how to retrieve the user Name in Xcelsius 2008 ?
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hi,
we did also some research activities about Xcelsius. We are passing the user name to the Xcelsius via Webservice. Based on the portal integration, you do not have to care about the authentication to the Webservice. This does the Enterprise Portal for you. For the integration, we are currently using a BSP solution. In this way, you can get the user name very simple:
sy-uname
You can put into the Webservice or provide it as Flash Variable to the Xcelsius in the <OBJECT> tag.
Take care,
Thomas

Xcelsius First Question

Hi.Experts:
I'm a SAP BW professional,but I know nothing about Xcelsius,any one has the manual book or a easy guide to do with Xcelsius?
Points will be assigned to you for your quick response.
Best Regards
Martin Xie

Hi Martin,
Please read more about Xcelsius at
http://www12.sap.com/solutions/sapbusinessobjects/sme/xcelsius/index.epx
Enough material here as well
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/xcelsius
There are couple of (non-SAP) Xcelsius sites which I find helpful:
http://www.datapigtechnologies.com/XcelsiusMain.htm
http://ryangoodman.net/blog/
http://www.xcelsiusjournal.com/index.php
You might find this useful.
Here is a webinar by Cliff Alper whose company Analysis Factory created the templates (Tips and Tricks for Customizing the Xcelsius Application Templates): https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/webcontent/uuid/f0488412-ac76-2b10-7cb9-ff3226b12982 [original link is broken]
There are more webinars: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/businessobjects-webinars
And older ones too: SAP BusinessObjects How-To Webinar Series Archive [original link is broken]
I would also recommend the Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices book by Loren Abdulezer...
Rgds
Nikhil

Linked information not showing up in Preview, Blank box export to ppt

-Operating System: XP
-OS Patch level: SP3
-Office Version: 2002
-Flash Player version: 10
-Xcelsius Version and Patch Level: 2008, 5.0.0.99
-Xcelsius Build number (Help>About Xcelsius): 1,2,0,247
-Business Objects Enterprise version/patch level (if applicable): N/A
-Issue Description:
-Steps to Duplicate:
Issue One:
I have used a series of gauges and linked them to data in an embedded excel file. When i look at the preview the gauges are all registered at the miniumum possible, as if there was no data. If i hard code the data it works fine. My reports need to update monthly, weekly, and daily, so I don't want to hardcode all this information.
Issue Two:
When I export to Power Point I get a slide with a blank box as its only data. The box is just as if I had used forms to create a white box with an outline. (I already searched the forum and saving as ppt isn't doing the trick)
Edited by: MRJordan on Sep 9, 2009 9:57 PM

Hi,
There were couple of bugs with SP1 and Fix packs which were fixed in recent fix packs and service packs( i.e. SP2).
I am not sure which data connection you are using. It's not a bad idea to move to the latest patch. There were some issues with canvas going blank or some components not behaving correctly which was fixed in FP3 and SP2.
Please provide more detail on your 1st issue and it would help me to help you better.
Thanks,
Amit.

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