Bex browser in NW04s

Hi All,
SAP recommends that there will be no need to use BEx browser in BI 7.0(NW04s). BEx browser can be accessed using Portal. Does anybody know how to replicate BEx browser in Portal. I have tried using 'Role upload' option. But not all features of BEx browser come up. Any other solution to this problem. Please help.
Thanks,
Tom

Hi Tom,
You might like to investigate a third-party "Powered by SAP Netweaver"-certified solution produced by my company called "bNavigator".
You can install it in the portal and it will replicate all functionality that can came with the BEx Browser, plus it provides many additional unique benefits that complement the existing functionality of the Portal.
Install, configuration and golive can be completed across the Enterprise within a few hours and the solution is not expensive.
If you would like to download a 60-day trial version and read more about the benefits, please go to <a href="http://www.bnavigator.com/">www.bnavigator.com</a>.
If you are attending next weeks SAP Netweaver BI and Portals 2007 conference in Las Vegas, you can visit us and test-drive the latest bNavigator Release 3.0 at Booth #626.
Please contact me offline is you would like more information. My SDN Business Card includes my contact details.
Regards
Adrian

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I'm at a customer that will upgrade their system from BW 3.1 to BI 7.0.
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How can I have the same functionality of BEx Browser ( a single point of entry for all my workbooks) in BI 7.0?. is it a mix between KM and the BEx Broadcaster?.
They needed a "pull tool" and the BEx Broadcaster is a "push tool". doesn't it?
Kind regards
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Hi,
You can also look at implementing bNavigator which has been developed by <a href="http://www.entelsoft.com/">Entelsoft</a>, as a BEx browser replacement.
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More information can be found at <a href="http://www.bnavigator.com/">www.bnavigator.com</a>.
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What is difference between bex analyser and bex browser

what is difference between bex analyser and bex browser . please explain what are use of both and what we do in both.

hi
Bex Browser
The Business Explorer Browser (BEx Browser) makes it possible for you to access all document types of the Business Information Warehouse that are assigned to your role or that you have stored in your favorites. You can select and open documents assigned to you in the BEx Browser or store and manage new documents in the BEx Browser.
Document types that you can work with in the BEx Browser are:
· BW workbooks
· Documents that are stored in the Business Document Service (BDS)
· Links (references to file system, shortcuts)
· Links to internet sites (URLs)
· SAP transaction calls.
· Web applications and Web templates
· Crystal Reports
Bex Analyser
The Business Explorer Analyzer (BEx Analyzer) is the analysis and reporting tool of the Business Explorer that is embedded in Microsoft Excel.
Features
You can call up the BEx Query Designer in the BEx Analyzer, in order to define queries. Subsequently, you can analyze the selected InfoProvider data by navigation to the query created in the Query Designer and create different query views of the data. You can add the different query views for a query or for different queries to a work book and save them there. You can save the workbook in your favorites or in your role on the BW Server. You can also save the workbook locally on your computer.
Beyond that, you can precalculate the workbook and distribute it by e-mail to recipeients or you can export it to the Enterprise Portal and make it accessible to other employees in the company.
You can start queries in a standard view (with a Standard Web Template set up in Customizing) in the Web browser and forward the URL or continue to navigate on the Web. Similarly, you can export the Web query to MS Excel 2000.
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·        BEx toolbar
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·        Evaluating Query Data
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·        Queries in Workbooks
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·        Precalculating workbooks
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Activities
To start the BEx Analyzer, choose Start ® Programs ® SAP Front-end Business Information Warehouse ® SAP Business Explorer Analyzer.
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Hope this will solve your issu
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We have used the BEx Browser extensively over the past 10 years to keep track of all our queries, links and workbooks.
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I'm not a BI Consultant, so I don't know the Bex Browser but what I found at SDN is that is is possible to call it via ITS (WebGui)... as the Portal supports Transaction Iviews you could try that...
Please note that the notes reffering to the use of Bex Browser in the web are very very old:
- BEx browser in the Web (SAP Note Number: 318352 )
- Use of the BEx browser in the Web with a logon (SAP Note Number: 535561)
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For more info and a detailed comparison matrix what is possible look here:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/9d/24ff4009b8f223e10000000a155106/frameset.htm
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Dear All,
Can I input multiple values i.e Can I copy values from a excel or a data base which are at random and paste in BEX Browser as a input variable. is there any way to do this operation.
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Hi Abhijit,
I hope u are asking about input multiple values in data selection of the Query (Infact at selection screen, where u input the value for the query).
Well u can do this if u are using BW3.5 or Above. What u need to do is copy all those selection values from Excell sheet then at selection screen u have to there is a button of multiple copies which will suck values even more than 12 in numbers.
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thanks
jose

Hi Jose,
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Thanks in advance.

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It seems the patches for BW Add-On are being kept pretty much in sync for 6.20 and 6.40 (i.e they seem to be released at around the same time, even that the patch level numbers are different).
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Best regards
Daniel

Hi,
The documentation says that once personalization has been activated it cannot be deactivated again. (personalization being Bex history, variables and web templates).
You could try unchecking the checkboxes in SPRO, although I don't think it will work...
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Best Regards,
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We currently use the BEx browser to deploy the queries and workbooks to all the users.
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Object Text
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"The Business Explorer Browser (BEx Browser) makes it possible for you to access all document types of the Business Information Warehouse that are assigned to your role or that you have stored in your favorites. You can select and open documents assigned to you in the BEx Browser or store and manage new documents in the BEx Browser."
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/7a/87583c2439e66fe10000000a114084/frameset.htm
"The Business Explorer Analyzer (BEx Analyzer) is the analysis and reporting tool of the Business Explorer that is embedded in Microsoft Excel."
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_bw33/helpdata/en/ba/45583ca544eb51e10000000a114084/frameset.htm
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Bye,
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