How to cache swf files to reduce load time?

Hi,
We are using the XML data connection for our swf files. Some of our swf files are large and may take a minute to load. Is it possible to cache the swf files so they load in a shorter amount of time? If so, how would I go about doing this? Thanks!

Jim,
There is no option as such in Xcelsius.
We used SAP BI Query as a source for our dashboard and we had similar issue, we then cached the SAP BI Query to reduce the load time....it worked really very well!!
Try doing something similar in the source system...
-Anil

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