How to deploy Qaaws queries and Xcelsius in multi server architecture

Question

Hi Experts ,
I have developed a very good looking dashboard which uses qaaws queries (Dev ) to get the data in to it . I have deployed these qaaws queries to another server (UAT ) using deploy option in Query as a Web service . But still the webservice URL pointing to my DEV server .
Also , I saved my xcelsisu file to the BO platform (in DEV) and then I imported this file in to my UAT server using import wizard . Now I opened this xcelsius file in the UAT server . In datamanager , Still I can see my webservice URL's pointing to DEV server .
How can I deploy Qaaws and Xcelsius in a mult server Architecture . We have different servers for each environment ( Dev, INT,UAT , PRD )
Need some one help to getout of this problem .
Please note that my output of Xcelsius is in PDF file .
Many thanks in advance.
Regards,
Dirasa

Answer 1

There are several options, and an approach to make the QaaWS services environment independent
1. When you use the QaaWS clinet builder and use the option to Copy to another server, you'll need to select the Advanced Parameters button on the 1st screen and change the server environment referernce.
2. QaaWS services can be captured adn moved with the import wizard and Bair files.  You may want to  consider this option if you also want to capture adn contriol the QaaWS defintions for change,manangement, release management and source code control and rollback.  Moving to an new BusinessObjects environment  with Import wizard may require changnig the server environment reference with the AqqWS client connected to the target environement after it is moved.
We have found an approach to make the QaaWS data connections in Xcelsius BO environment indendent and relatively referenced, so when you move Xcelsius dashboards sourced with QaaWS between BO environements you don't need to redefine the data connection in Xcelsius
In Xcelsius data connections, after you paste the QaaWS WSDL on the definition tab, and import the Web Service URL field is populated with a full web service URL path http://BusinessObjectsServer/dswsbobje/qaawsservices/queryasaservice
We have found the after the import you can edit  the web service URL and remove the BO server reference at the beginning and start it with /dswsbobje/qaawsservices/queryasaservice .
Xcelsius dashboards in the BOE with QaaWS data connections still works to supply data to the dashboard.  When the dashboard run the BOE must assume that without an explict server reference, that it must be the current BO environment.  Another advantage of this approach is it avoids the need for a crossdomain.XML file on the BO web server.