Do Web Intelligence Support Linked Universes in BO XI 3.1 sp3

Hi Folks!
I know WebI in XIR2 doesnt support Linked Universes. So we used to build reports in Deski as we need to generate reports on liniked universe.(one core and three derived) now we are upgrading the version to Xi3.1 Sp3 and i am curious to know whether XIr 3.1 WebI support linked universes.
Thanks in Advance
Regards
Aditya!

Hi Aditya,
Yes, I used Web Intelligence (never actually used Deski in my life!) I am surprised to hear that XIR2 Webi reports did not work with linked universes. I remember reading several long forum entries regarding linked universes and the pros and cons. And I am pretty sure they were back 2-3 years ago.
But maybe they were using Deski.
We have a main Universe that we have been using for a couple of years that we have typically just added to when required. Then we were confronted with having to add data from a new department, which was not very easily related to the existing data. So we have been considering linked Universes. We still have not decided which way to go.
I built a new Universe based on this department's data, and then linked it to a test copy of our original main Universe. Then I took an existing complex report in Webi and changed the Universe to the new linked Universes. Then I had to remap the data (it makes you do this automatically) and do some other adjustments, but it all worked fine.
Funny thing is, once I got it working, I did a "save as" on the universe, knowing I needed a backup in case something went wrong, and when I tried to switch back between InfoView and Rich Client, it got all messed up! I spent another few weeks trying to figure that out. But that was not related directly to the linked Universe. I can refer you to messages about that.
So, my point is, yes, linked Universes do work with Webi in 3.1. Have I done thorough testing? No. But I have taken one rather complex report and migrated it to a linked Universe in Webi, and it works.

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