BW Pre Calculation server

We are planning to install the BW pre calculation server in our landscape. As per the OSS note 744127 and the installation documentation, the pre calculation server should be installed on any of the client(Running windows 2000 and higher). We have BW systems running only on Unix environment. Could you please suggest:
1) What is the best way to install the BW pre calculation server where SAP and database instance is running on AIX Unix system.
2)If the installation is possible only on windows client, then do we need to keep the client machine running all the time? What happens when the client is unavailable.
Thanks in advance!!

Yes, Pre-calculation server can be run only on Windows Environment. In a producttion scenario you will not run it on a User PC, but on a Windows server which will be available most of the times.
See the attached document from Prakash for more information on this topic.
https://service.sap.com/~sapidb/012003146900000085752006E/HowtoInformationBroadcasting.pdf

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Steve

Steve,
To calculate an excel workbook, BEx analyzer is launched and reports are run. This is done on the pre-calculation server. The pre-calculation service interacts with the desktop, launches analyser, runs the reports, saves the excel workbook on the server which is then broadcasted.
For a production environment, recommend running this on either a dedicated windows based PC or a shared server. It should be up at all times otherwise the boradcast will fail.
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Refresh Workbook on Pre-Calculation Server .

Hi,
I am using Pre-Calculation server to broadcast the workbook through Email.
But the workbook is not getting Automatically refresh on Pre-Calculation server.
I had also done the setting for 'Refresh Workbook On Open' in workbook setting.
Please help me to solve this issue.
Thanks in Advance.
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Hi,
Please check following notes.
1027807 Workbook not refreshed properly, during precalculation
1074272 Error in the precalculation server (read long text first)
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Pre-Calculation Server

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We are planning to install Pre-Calculation server in our Project , so please suggest us the following.
1. Is Pre-Calculation server useful with the BI 702 & Business Objects in the Land scape.
2. If we need to install the Pre-Calculation server , will we need any licence.
3. What are the system requirments to Install the Pre-Calculation server.
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Hi,
Please check the below link for details on PreCalculation Server. It could be a good starting point.
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/index?rid=/webcontent/uuid/70ef26c5-079a-2b10-f397-892d781e8bcb
Also check the relevant notes mentioned in the bottom of the page
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i resolved myself

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I encounter problem running BW 3.5 workbook (Excel 2007) using pre-calculation server. The results show incomplete data, mostly of the time missing characteristic values. However, it works for one of the report.
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Hi,
Thanks for the suggestions. I have tested with new workbooks inserted with new queries, and those are running OK manually. The workbook does not exceed 65k rows or 255 columns.
I discovered one of the workbook showing correct results except for calculation using function %A, so I suspect there is missing setting in Excel 2007 that has caused the macro not working properly.
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SAP BW Pre-calculation Server Not Working as Expected

Hi All,
It has already been 2 months since we have installed our pre-calculation servers. We have been bumping to issue with our server showing as "At Capacity" after a few runs of workbooks. Then we need to restart the service in order to resume the pre-calculation. Something really dumb is that any workbooks that failed during that time will not get pre-calculated again.
This is really bugging me as every morning when I know, there is some broadcasting, then I need to start monitoring the queue, to see if the symptoms of only a few workbooks (usually 10 workbooks) being able to calculate before I need to restart the service.
Please help as I am really in a dire situation.
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dk00111 wrote:
Ah, I forgot to cast the correctAnswer as a double. Thanks, it works now! (disregard the username change)I sense you're still misunderstanding, so I decided to follow up.
The issue isn't that you weren't casting your expression to a double before assigning to correctAnswer. That cast is implicit as an integer is automatically promoted to a double, since it is a widening conversion (see here).
What you had before was like this:
double d = 1 / 5;
System.out.println(d); //0.0In this case, we have an integer divided by an integer, and so the result is (naturally!) an integer. Since 1 / 5 is truncated to 0, that's the result of the expression.
"Casting to a double" would be this:
d = (double)(1 / 5);
System.out.println(d); //0.0But that's no different! The cast is pointless, as it happens anyway when you assign the result of the expression to d. 1 / 5 is still occurring with integer operands.
Instead, based on the fact that it worked, I'm guessing what you did was this:
d = (double)1 / 5;
System.out.println(d); //0.2 That's not casting the result of (1 / 5), it's casting 1 to a double, and then dividing by 5. It's equivalent to this:
d = ( (double) 1 ) / 5;Since now one of the operands is a double, the result of the expression is a double, so you get the expected 0.2.
You could get the same result by doing this in your code:
double correctAnswer = 1.0 / x;As the literal 1.0 is obviously not an integer, but a double, so x is promoted to a double and the division occurs on two doubles instead.

Information needed about bi pre calculation server

Hi
I have certain queries about bi precalculation server
Whether there is a need for a separate server or it can be installed in BI server itself ?
How much physical memory and diskspace it would take?
Whether it needs a seperate license?
In which link you could download the software ?
in which link you could find the installtion documents?
Regards
MA.Sreenivasan

Whether there is a need for a separate server or it can be installed in BI server itself ?
- You need seperate machine to run the server in it. which is installed and run outside BI server
How much physical memory and diskspace it would take?
- Normal system configurations will do, however since it is a basis call ask them to check
Whether it needs a seperate license?
- There is no need of extra licence
In which link you could download the software ?
- Check in the following thread Troubleshoot Information Broadcasting within SAP NetWeaver '04 (BW 3.5)
in which link you could find the installtion documents?
Same as the above link

Pre-Calculation

Hi,
We are on BI7, SP-17. Can you please let me know the latest version of Pre-Calculation server. We need to broadcast the workbooks and we are still using BW3.5 queries/workbooks, even though we are on BI7. Do we have different Pre-Calculation servers in BI7 for BW3.X front end and BI7 front end objects!
Please suggest.
Thanks,
Ram.

Hi Ram,
The precalculation server remains same either for 3.X or 7.x queries/workbooks.Check whether pre-calculation server is installed in ur server using RSPRECADMIN.If its green it is installed.In BI7.0 using Bex Broaadcaster u can precaluclate queries,web templates and workbooks.
Chandu

How to delete the pre calculation queues

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There are so many Pre Calculation queues in RSPRECADMIN ->Display Current queue. But there are no corresponding jobs running in SM37. Please suggest me how to clear these queues all at once.
Also in the OS of the corresponding Pre Calulation Server, I could see lot of workbook excel running in Task Manager.
Please also suggest how to end these excels.
Thanks and Regards,
Subashree

On RSPRECADMIN transaction, you will see the button Display Current Queue.
Then, you will see the following:
> Queue Overview of Open Precalculations
> Queue Overview of Current Precalculations
> Queue Overview of Proccessed Error-Free Precalculations
To clear all queues, press F7.
B.R.
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Issue with Information broadcasting and pre-cal server in SAP BI

Hi Experts,
I have issue with information Broadcasting and Pre-cal server. I have a worrkbook whcih runs from information broadcasting in pre-cal server. Workbook is desinged on single query and workbook contains visual basic code. workbook has a variable which is controlled by Control query in information broadcasting.
I have 20 employees every month I need to send workbook via e-mail from information broadcasting. The problem is sometimes all 20 employees will recieve e-mails and sometimes not. I identified there is something wrong in workbook or in pre-cal server.
because after workbook calculation in pre-cal server is not pushing to SOST so there is something wrong in workbook or in pre-cal server.
I closely observed pre-cal server front end log. There are few operations performing on workbook in pre-cal server
like Open workbook, Calculate workbook, Save woorkbook and close workbook. In success case pre-cal sever is performing all the operations but in failure case pre-cal server is missing Close workbook case.
Below log In pulled from pre-cal server
Can you please tell what could be the problem.
Successful job
3/11/2011 9:29:46 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL i nvoked in thread 3 and job 'BIBCAST4L4EIS7TOR5BWG0
2PCUG9ZPPP'. nvoked in thread 3 and job 'BIBCAST4L4EIS7TOR5BWG0
3/11/2011 9:29:46 AM (3) -> InitConnection in thre ad 3
3/11/2011 9:29:46 AM (3) -> Trying to open "C:\Pro gram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer.
xla" gram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer.
3/11/2011 9:30:18 AM (4) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS invoked.
3/11/2011 9:30:18 AM (4) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS finished
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> Using Version 7100.4.1 200.35 of BExAnalyzer.xla
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> PID of Excel process: "2504"
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> EndOfInitConnection in thread 3
3/11/2011 9:30:35 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL f inished
3/11/2011 9:30:36 AM (0) -> Calculation Request 91 1A35ED029D4D79DD7A000200000000 received for job 'B
IBCAST4L4EIS7TOR5BWG02PCUG9ZPPP'. 1A35ED029D4D79DD7A000200000000 received for job 'B
3/11/2011 9:30:52 AM (6) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS invoked.
3/11/2011 9:30:52 AM (6) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_STA TUS finished
3/11/2011 9:31:22 AM (0) -> Opening workbook: C:\W INDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECMML4NN
DVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls INDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECMML4NN
3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Refresh BExAnalyzer.xl a!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 1.
3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Calculated workbook C: \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
4NNDVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls saved. \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
3/11/2011 9:31:43 AM (0) -> Calculated workbook C: \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
4NNDVLYAPC2SYIC7F1AAIO_0.xls closed. \WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECMML
3/11/2011 9:31:44 AM (0) -> Excel based operations finished.
Failure job
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL invoked in thread 1 and job 'BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2N
TGJR0462ZFX'. invoked in thread 1 and job 'BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2N
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> InitConnection in thr ead 1
3/10/2011 10:22:58 AM (1) -> Trying to open "C:\Pr ogram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer
.xla" ogram Files\Common Files\SAP Shared\BW\BExAnalyzer
3/10/2011 10:23:20 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS invoked.
3/10/2011 10:23:20 AM (3) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS finished
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> Using Version 7100.4. 1200.35 of BExAnalyzer.xla
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> PID of Excel process: "2544"
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> EndOfInitConnection i n thread 1
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (1) -> RS_PREC_LAUNCH_EXCEL finished
3/10/2011 10:23:44 AM (5) -> Calculation Request 9 11A35ED02654D789871000900000000 received for job '
BIBCAST4L41566ZBZDN2NTGJR0462ZFX'. 11A35ED02654D789871000900000000 received for job '
3/10/2011 10:24:27 AM (0) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS invoked.
3/10/2011 10:24:27 AM (0) -> RS_PREC_GET_SERVER_ST ATUS finished
3/10/2011 10:24:31 AM (5) -> Opening workbook: C:\ WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECQB2VE
A8O8D8FBHYCR4HVB5UI8_0.xls WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks\SAPBEXPRECQB2VE
3/10/2011 10:24:52 AM (5) -> Refresh BExAnalyzer.x la!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 1.
3/10/2011 10:24:52 AM (5) -> Calculated workbook C :\WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECQB
2VEA8O8D8FBHYCR4HVB5UI8_0.xls saved. :\WINDOWS\TEMP\BW\Analyzer\Workbooks
SAPBEXPRECQB
Thanks in advance
Narendra

Hi Ravikanth,
Thank you very much for the reply
I went into RSPRECADMIN and clicked on 'Display Current Queue'. There we have 3 sections
1) Queue Overview of Open Precalculations
I can see this section is always blank after running IB also
2) Queue Overview of Current Precalculations
In this section I can see an entry after running IB and duration is changing. but some time workbook in this section will never processed but the duration column is changing may be something is happening at this stage.
If the entry is not proccessed in this section and IB SM37 job will never end. I manually cancelled the job from SM50.
Don't why the workbook is taking long time and will never end even though I cancelled the SM37 IB job.
3) Queue Overview of Proccessed Error-Free Precalculations
All the error free workbooks which means all pre-cal server completed workbook calculation and sent to SOST.
I manually ran the workbook for all the 20 employees I can't find any pop-up message (earlier we have pop-up windows appearing because of VB code and when report returns no data and we fixed the pop-up issues)
Can you please help me further to trace the error.
Thank you
Narendra

Broadcasting and pre-calculated Excel workbook

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Is it possible to pre-calculate an Excel workbook using the Broadcast functionality of BW 3.5 and save the calculated workbook on the BW server itself. We don't want to send the workbook via e-mail or publish it on the portal. We just want the users to open the pre-calculated workbook from the BW server itself.
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François.

hi,
Using the BEx Broadcaster, you can precalculate and distribute Web templates, queries and workbooks. You can distribute these reporting objects either in precalculated form or as an online link. Your distribution options include sending by e-mail or exporting into the Enterprise Portal.
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/bf/220c40ac368f5ce10000000a155106/frameset.htm
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As far as i know,it's not possible(not sure), i haven't done that.. let's see a reply from other BW experts
if it helps assign points
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As a result the Hierarchical Context Menu is not displayed on the downloaded html-files. Navigation not possible.
Could not find any constraints documented in the online help, at this point.
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Best regards,
Markus
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we have the same problem. Does anybody have any hint or workaround? Is there a solution for this in 3.5 or any upcoming version.
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I'm trying to send an email with a pre-calculated Excel worksheet, generated by an Agent Reporting job.
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Can someone help me?
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P.S.: This is my first post. I hope my next posts will be for helping someone, not only asking for help...

Check this link:
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