Information broadcasting basics

Hi,
I searched for Information Broadcasting in the forums.. they are talking about more about the issues. I am new to Broadcasting. Can you please provide me any good basic documents for my study
Thanks in advance

Hi Savita,
This is a good place to start:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04s/helpdata/en/a5/359840dfa5a160e10000000a1550b0/content.htm
Hope this helps...

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Setting Up Basic Information Broadcasting

Hi All,
I need to config for Basic Information Broadcasting, means I do not want to use portal only simple broadcasting on mail. I tried a little bit to config settings under 'BEx Web' and 'Settings for Information Broadcasting' in SPRO but I am confused what should be proper parameters to be maintained in those settings.
Please guide. I am using SAP BW SP19.
Regards:
Jitendra

Hi Gupta,
Add on to previous response, you need not to have Pre-calculation server for Broadcasting reports.
Pre calculation server is required for work books only, you could make your PC as pre-calclation server for testing purpose.
We have plenty of documents for IB configurations, please check out in forum.
Regards,
Venki
Edited by: VENKAT78 on Aug 28, 2010 11:01 PM

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
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Mail not coming with information broadcasting scheduling

dear all,
when i execute directly the setting for information broadcasting a mail is being sent but when i schedule the same setting in transaction SOST it is showing warning 'waiting for communication service'.how to remove that.
ajay

Hi
first of all, Information broadcasting
is structured according the requirements
of users so that
you are provided with role-specific guides to support you in performing tasks
following links will help
monitoring e-mails:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/44/5b2341144ba52fe10000000a155106/content.htm
about creating and maintaining master records:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/52/671191439b11d1896f0000e8322d00/frameset.htm
additional information on security:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/4d/75e1951aa4a646ad383ee0c94651f3/frameset.htm
basic user guide:
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kindly reward if its useful
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Document for Information Broadcasting in BW 3.5

Hi all,
I would really appreciate it,if anybody could pass me on the step by step documentation for using Information Broadcasting in BW 3.5.
Thanks in advance
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Hi Vamsi,
Have you checked this help link?
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/en/aa/359840dfa5a160e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Basically, what you need to do is :
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it´s a very simple task, for making it work.
depending on the scenario you want to do, it will vary what you need to customize (i mean, reporting agent, sending periodically querys, sending mails from bex, etc)
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Information Broadcasting Authorization at Query Level

Hi,
I would like to know, is there any way to authorized a user at query level in information broadcasting?
For example, there are three plant P1,P2 and P3 showing in Query, now i want to broadcast this query to E-mail to two user U1 and U2 in following manner.
1.) User U1 get only Plant P1 Data.
2.) User U2 get only Plant P2 Data.

Yes, you can do that. For that;
Plant should be authorization relevant info object
(ii) you must have roles to give access to users at Plant level
(iii) Users U1 and U2 must be SAP user IDs and should have required role for Plant access
(iv) Query to be broadcasted must have auhtorization variable for Plant
Once the basic setup is ready, you can test it by executing the report for individual users U1 and U2 and they should see data only for respective Plants.
Now in the broadcasting setting, specify the users U1 and U2 in User box seperated by semi-colon and tick the checkbox "User Specific" - this will make sure that data is executed as per the data aurthoziation and also format will be selected as per the user profile (date format etc).
If U1 and U2 are not the SAP users, you will have give their email addresses and will have to create two different broadcast settings to send data for selection plants.
I hope it helps.
Regards,
Gaurav

Information Broadcaster --can't add recipient from the drop-down menu

Hi,
When I create the setting in the information broadcaster, on Recipient tab I can type in the users separated by semi colon, but when I select user(s) from the drop-down menu the recipient field is filled with 'on' 'on' and when I click check the error message says 'on' is not a valid user.
The same happens when I select a role from dropdown menu.
In short I can schedule the reports with manually entered recipients but can't select recipient from dropdown menu.
Have you guys run into this situation and got solution?
it's BW3.5 SPK16, mail server is configured, users are maintained in SU01 with valid email addresses.
Your helpful answers will be rewarded.
Thanks again,
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Hey Gopi,
Nice to meet you here!
I did try to add my own user id which is a valid user from dropdown menu but got an 'on' on the field. When I typed my user id on the field, it accepted it. Basically the pop-up selection screen from the drop down menu is not transfering the correct values to the field. Very wierd?
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Dear SDN,
We have configured information Broadcasting in the Web Reports---
Scheduled and then when executing the following error is coming
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Error when processing your request
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Note
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HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error
Your SAP Internet Communication Framework Team
Please suggest us to resolve this error..
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Thanks in advance

Hi
Thanks...
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Services in SICF for Information broadcasting.

Hi gurus,
Can anyone please help me with what all services need to be activated in SICF, a list of these services for information broadcasting to be successful. Points will be assigned accordingly.
regards,
Sree.

Hi
Please refer to following links these may b helpful for setting IB
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/40811e9c-4edd-2a10-06bd-c41e475f607a
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/709d747f-6b08-2b10-8f8c-b3e3c8c4ccd3
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/index?rid=/library/uuid/d09dea78-b61a-2b10-c7ad-acd94d64079a
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