Running a youview box from a broadband extender

Hi,
I run my Youview + box successfully from a broadband extender flex 500 successfully. I have the unlimited broadband infinity 1 package. I wish to order a second youview box(the one that doesn't record). I was told that I could not use this same system with the second box because it has to have an Ethernet cable to the modem. They consider the system I use to be 'wireless'and therefore not suitable. They say I can only run one youview box on a broadband extender system. Is this the case? Does anyone else run two youview boxes on the broadband extender system. They said it is not an Ethernet connection (I thought that was the whole point!) using this method. Please could someone confirm this for me and /or explain why it won't work!
Many thanks.

BT never used to accept Powerline adapters at all. At least they seem to accept 500mpbs devices as valid for one box now.
However I suspect that they don't want to risk people complaining if people take out an extra box subscription and have problems if, say, both boxes are used for watching and recording HD channels simultaneously via Powerline.
To be clear there is no reason why you can't run two boxes off the same Powerline AV500 network except that if one or both of your adapters have low throughput (due to mains interference, poor wiring etc.) you could struggle trying to use both boxes simultaneously for both viewing and recording IPTV. If you are prepared to take the risk, go for it! (BT won't help you if you have problems though).

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Can I Watch BT Sport On My BT Youview Box WITHOUT ...

Hi
I hope I have a simple question that has a simple answer!
I have a recently supplied by BT Youview box(Humax I believe). BT line rental and BT Broadband as well. I am in an area that does NOT get Affinity.
Can I get BT Sport on my Youview box? If so, how do I go about it?
I used the online chat assistant(32 minute wait) and the person there said I could-but as we got further in to the conversation she said she didn't know how to enable it as she was actaully from the billing department and didn't know how to do it :-( She said she'd pass me on to their techincal people to help me and she'd call me straight away. She did this and asked me to close ALL BT windows on my computer before she could pass me on. I did this. Only to find I had been put in a queue for some Bt helpline :-( After 38 minutes of being told BT were very busy, but that they would get to my call as soon as possible-the call simply disconnected. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, not sure why they treat customers like that but it certainly makes you think twice about migrating to SKY :-(
Anyway, I've spent ages on the phone and the computer trying to enable BT Sport without success. All I really want to know is: can I have BT Sport on my recently supplied BT Youview box with BT Broadband on a BT line? If I can, how do I do it? If not, will it be available to me any time soon?
I hope I have given enough info to help answer this simple question but if not PLEASE don't hesitate to ask for more detail.
Many, many thanks to anyone that can help clear up this frustrating issue for me :-)
Heraldic

Thanks for that. The thought of trying to get back through to BT again fills me full of dread :-( I think I'll pass on that and give up hope.
Thanks again for the help.
Telboy62 wrote:
You would really have to speak to BT about that. (sorry).They would have to release you from your current contract and restart you with a BT vision box.
My fear is that they would charge you for the Youview box you currently have as it only becomes "your" box after you have completed a 1 year contract.

Why can't I use a Vision+ and a YouView Box

Hi,
I'm with BT and pay £5 a month for BT Vision. I have their YouView box in one room. They only allow BT Sport on the YouView box if you have fibre and there's no fibre in my area. I asked BT if I could run a YouView box and BT Vision box at the same time and they said no. I ordered a BT Vision Card for a tenner via the online BT shop and bought a BT Vision+ box off eBay for 99p. My assumption was that I couldn't run both boxes at the same time (ie connected to the hub)......not a problem I can only watch one TV at a time!
I've disconnected the YouView from the BT Hub and connected the Vision+ Box but I get a C03 message saying my Vision+ isn't activated. Am I right in thinking BT must be able to activate one of two Vision services depending on the box? My initial assumption was that only one box could physically be connect at any one time.
Has anyone else experienced similar? Is there any way around this? Seems unfair as I am a BT Vision customer, I am paying £5 a month and if I want to watch BT Sport I have to give up my YouView box. BT say I can watch their channel via the web.....not being funny but a simple google search and I could watch their channel without even needing to sign up!!!!!
Thanks
Louis

It sounds like the 99p BT Vision+ box is running the Classic software rather than the New Look software. This is something you really should have checked before buying a second hand box. Once such boxes are deactivated they are effectively a door-stop unless BT choose to reactivate them. The box would need to be reactivated and then BT would need to send the New Look software upgrade to it in order for you to be able to use the viewing card for BT Sport.
I don't know, but suspect that BT would be reluctant to activate and upgrade a box that wasn't issued to you directly by them. They have been gradually turning off the Classic software over the last year or so and it involves older licensing agreements with Microsoft and content providers. Plus it might cause the central system problems now that you have a newer BT Youview box associated with your account. I suppose there's no harm in asking though?

Is YouView box free with BT Vision?

I am thinking about adding BT Vision again to my Infinity 2 and Anytime calls package and was wondering if I would get the YouView with it. If so, can I add the cheapest Vision deal and still get the box free?
I am thinking about extending my BT contract for another 12 months.

aremeza wrote:
I am thinking about adding BT Vision again to my Infinity 2 and Anytime calls package and was wondering if I would get the YouView with it. If so, can I add the cheapest Vision deal and still get the box free?
I am thinking about extending my BT contract for another 12 months.
See this page for adding BT TV to Infinity.
http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=27270&upg=inf
Currently TV Essential (£5) should come with a Youview box and the TV Essential Extra (£7) should come with a BT Vision+ box. If you go through the selection screens to build a package then it will add the correct box automatically. There is an activation fee of £49 and a minimum term of 12 months for either box.
The reason for the different boxes is that the Youview box currently can't support the way the extra channels are delivered. However this is likely to change in a few months time as the BT Sport channels will be delivered using the same method, and BT have said Youview will support BT Sport channels by Aug 1st. Of course there might then still be some other reason why BT don't offer TV Essential Extra and TV Unlimited Extra on the Youview box from August.

Pre bought YouView box

I am disapointed about the misleading informaiton presented on the TV screen of my YouView box.
I got a YouView box from PC World when they first came out, i did not have BT at the time. I recently got BT and when i re-connected my box i begun to see the BT Vision service! I was really interested in getting BT Vision and when i clicked on the service i got a welcome page instructing me about the Free 30 day trial, and the £10 a month service - subscription free.
So i went online as the instructions on the screen told me but i could not find any information about this free trail or the £10 a month service. After over a hour of trying to find more info and getting intouch with customer sercive from which i was passed to four different people who had no idea about the £10 service which it clearly says on my screen, i was told i woul have to buy a new box or pay £5 a month for just the on demand... which i allready recieve free from YouView and take out a 12 month contract.
I find this is totaly false advertising and disapointing that i am a willing to pay for the one off on demand services and was even intersted in a subscription. Why does it instruct me about a subscrioption free service thats £10 when it is actually £12.50 in a 12 month contract.
I feel i am being penalised for buying my box outright and that BT are loosing custom and many people like myself may have a box before i switch.
Has anyone else experianced this?

tankmc wrote:
I am disapointed about the misleading informaiton presented on the TV screen of my YouView box.
I got a YouView box from PC World when they first came out, i did not have BT at the time. I recently got BT and when i re-connected my box i begun to see the BT Vision service! I was really interested in getting BT Vision and when i clicked on the service i got a welcome page instructing me about the Free 30 day trial, and the £10 a month service - subscription free.
So i went online as the instructions on the screen told me but i could not find any information about this free trail or the £10 a month service. After over a hour of trying to find more info and getting intouch with customer sercive from which i was passed to four different people who had no idea about the £10 service which it clearly says on my screen, i was told i woul have to buy a new box or pay £5 a month for just the on demand... which i allready recieve free from YouView and take out a 12 month contract.
I find this is totaly false advertising and disapointing that i am a willing to pay for the one off on demand services and was even intersted in a subscription. Why does it instruct me about a subscrioption free service thats £10 when it is actually £12.50 in a 12 month contract.
I feel i am being penalised for buying my box outright and that BT are loosing custom and many people like myself may have a box before i switch.
Has anyone else experianced this?
The advisor merely made a mistake. As someone with their own YouView box you sign up via this link:
http://bt.com/player
where, as you'll see, the unlimited plan costs £10pm and the pay-as-you-go plan costs nothing per month and then you pay-as-you-go.

Poor Colour contrast from YouView box

The YouView box arrive,d just as we we off for a week. On installing later, the colours are weak and the picture blacks are dark grey. Other kit connected to the TV has no problem, with good contrast, nice blacks and no jittering!
I've checked/swapped leads, but the output of the box is very disappointing. The older Vision+ box (black) gives a far better picture. Any suggestions? I assume the BT troubleshooter will access the USB socket on the front to tweek settings?
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Yes, thanks for that. I had already tried the scene button (Sony KDL-37EX503), but its not able to give the contrast I get on other HDMI inputs with other kit. I would have thought there would be standardisation of HDMI signal characteristics on connected kit.
I've tried older Vision+ and PVR recorders in different inputs (sockets) using different cables and all is well with good picture and contrast. It's just the Humax box which is out of line.
Unbelievably, the latest from Mumbai (0800 111 45678) suggest repositioning the aerial............ Thankfully, my wife has stopped me climbing trees and onto roofs.

BT to give free HD Youview box to new customers fr...

http://www.btplc.com/News/Articles/Showarticle.cfm?ArticleID=4EE9DE54-23A8-4655-A90B-9E83E0DB2B47
BT offers YouView box worth £299 for free
BT has announced today that it will offer a free YouView set top box* with no TV subscription to new BT Infinity customers. Broadband customers not in an Infinity enabled area will also be able to get a free YouView box* when they subscribe to TV Essential, starting at £4/month. Both offer a massive saving on the retail price of the YouView set top box, which is priced at £299 at retailers across the country.
With YouView from BT customers can enjoy:
• More than 100 digital TV and radio channels
• Seven day catch-up TV allowing customers to scroll back and catch up across all the channels from the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5.
• On-demand content from BBC iPlayer, ITV player, 4OD, Demand5, Milkshake and NowTV with more content providers on the way
• Access to BT Vision, the largest library of video on-demand on YouView, with over five thousand programmes, including blockbuster and classic films, the best UK and US TV shows, kids shows, sports and the only place where you can find the latest HD films and music videos on YouView.
• Self-install YouView HUMAX box – customers with BT broadband can be up and running as soon as it arrives
• BT’s YouView box comes with 500Gb hard drive, able to store up to 300 hours of SD TV or around 125 hours of HD TV
• All of this with market leading broadband, up to 8x faster than the UK average**
YouView from BT will be available with all of BT’s TV and broadband packages and will launch on 26 October. Existing customers can also upgrade to YouView for £49 ***.
Customers who register their interest in YouView in advance (with no obligation) at www.bt.com/youview will have the opportunity to be first to place their order for YouView, during an exclusive window between October 19-26. These customers will be sent an e-mail invitation with a link to a special web site.

Hi guys,
I'll lock this thread so we can keep the discussion about this announcement all in the same place
Stephanie
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BT Broadband Extender Flex 500 Kit

I have purchased the Flex 500 kit and the Hotspot 500, I don't currently have the WiFi hotspot in use, bu I do have 3 Extenders plugged in. Extender 1 is next to my BT Hub 4 and the BT Fibre to the home modem box, its connected by LAN cable to the H4. Extender 2 is in the same room plugged in to a wall socket but does not have a LAN cable connecting it to the anything yet. Extender 3 is upstairs and is the one I am trying to use. The LAN connection from Extender 3 connects to a laptop (different laptops same issue) and Win7 connects to the H4 but does not connect to the internet, the Win7 Network and Sharing display shows the BT H4 as connected and has an X on the outgoing link to the Internet. If I switch on the laptop WiFi the Win7 network and Sharing display shows everything is fine. So having the luxury of two laptops I am able to prove that at the same time the BT H4 has a working Internet connection if connected by WiFi and does not have a working Internet connection if using the BT Extender LAN connection. All the lights on the Extender plugs are correctly illuminated green. I also have a Laptop connected directly by LAN cable to the H4 and that works fine. By resetiing both Extender plugs, rebooting the Laptop, using Win7 network troubleshooter its sometimes possible to resolve the problem but it always returns it can be hours later, 10 minutes later or when I next power up or unhibernate the laptop. What is also very odd is that I cannot even get to the BT H4 using the URL via the LAN cable when it shows as connected to the H4 and not connected to the internet. Win7 troubleshooter when it doesn't fix the problem (most of the time) replies that it is a DNS resolution issue. Anyone else had this problem.? By reset the BT Extender 'plugs

I am having problems with my Wi-Fi Home Hotspot 500 kit and have to write this on a laptop connected by Wi-Fi to the Home Hub 3 – This is where I am at:
I plugged in both units, and both showed green lights throughout – however, firstly although 2 Android devices and an iPod, which have worked perfectly wirelessly via the Home Hub 3, immediately picked up the BTHomeSpot-6FP none of them would connect despite the Wireless light clearly showing green, nor could I gain internet access on the cabled PC, despite the data light on both units showing green.
A check on BT Hub Manager via this laptop showed on “Home Network – Devices” the two Android devices, the iPod, and the PC all “connected on the “Physical connections” path, but none had Internet connectivity.
I spoke to the Product Support staff on 0808 100 6116 about my problem, and all they did was to put me through to India, where of course they couldn’t assist as my Broadband/Infinity was working perfectly, apart from via my Hot Spot kit!! All they could then offer was the number of the “Wi-Fi Hot Spot Call Centre” but of course this is for commercial BT Wi-Fi Hot Spots and not my kit – the staff member was very helpful as he has the Home Hotspot 500 kit himself, and we ran through some diagnostics, but with no success!
I then looked on the BT Community Forum and noticed this piece about potential problems with 2 wiring loops - https://community.bt.com/t5/Other-Broadband-Queries/BT-Broadband-Extender-Flex-500-Kit/m-p/1225997/h... where it states “you have 2 wiring loops in your home (i.e. two fuse boxes)? If so the adaptors will have problems as they run best on a single loop.” I do have an extension on my property, with a second fuse box, but I never had a problem with my BT Infinity service and connection from this room until now, going right back to the old "dial up" days, and obviously I cannot rewire my property to a single wiring loop!!
I contacted the BT Connected Home Helpdesk, and they offered:
“Please try resetting the Hot Spot 500 Kit as follows. Press and hold the Link button on the Extender Flex for 15 seconds (until all the lights go out momentarily). Push a pin in the reset hole on the Hotspot for 1 second (the Wireless light will go red).Once the Data light on both units has come back on check the connection to your devices again.”
However, although I followed the instructions (again) as I had already tried that I am still having connectivity problems, despite all of the green lights showing on both the extender and the hotspot!
On Thursday the kit worked for about 4 hours from switch on, and then ceased - despite all the green lights being on - so I followed the advice again, and gained access again for several hours. Then it cut off again, and despite green lights, resets and reboots absolutely nothing at all.
When it does work, it appears either as "Network 4" or "Unidentified Network" in the "Network and Sharing Center" on the Ethernet connected PC - can I do anything about this at all, and is a reset the official answer even if it fails with all green lights showing?
Also, a check on Hub Manager, via this laptop, shows both the PC and the hotspot as connected, in "physical connections" when plainly no data passes through!
On Friday I was connected to the internet for about fifteen minutes in the morning, then nothing all day, and it finally came back about 20.00 and was on until I switched off the PC about 22.30, and the Wi-Fi from the hotspot also allowed an iPod to connect – today (Saturday) absolutely no connection at all, despite green lights for everything showing on both units.
The Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit “Network and Sharing Center” page either shows the Hotspot Ethernet cabling as “Network 4” the old name for my network, or “Unidentified Network”, and can show the network as connected to the internet and at the same time not allow any website to open – or when the intermittent signal causes them to stop working the only way back is to restart – which is frustrating as well as time consuming – so if they drop out how can I reconnect service without a restart?!
I e-mailed the BT Connected Home Helpdesk again because of the continued problem, sending them screen prints showing:
All lights on both units are showing green, as they have all day - and the Home Hub clearly shows the hot spot and the Ethernet cabled PC as connected - but the screen print from the Ethernet cabled pc shows No internet Access.
For the Hub Manager to read the pc as "connected" it must be working through my house wiring to obtain this data, and presumably the same applies for it to read the hot spot kit, so data is obviously passing on the reverse path back to the hub for Hub Manager to read it.
But this doesn't explain why I still have no web connectivity - this also still applies to trying to connect Android and Apple products via the hot spot kit, even though the initial data giving BTHomeSpot-6FP appears on their relevant set-up screens
Another problem that I get occasionally is the data light on the Extender Flex being off, despite it being connected straight from the Home Hub, and I would have expected at least that piece working (it is using the new Ethernet cable supplied with the kit).
So far they haven’t replied!!
Sorry about the length of this, but I am totally fed up with the lack of connectivity.
many thanks in anticipation
Allan

Two Youview boxes

I bought a YouView box a couple of months ago and yesterday accepted a BT offer to take another for £25 plus £5 a month for BT Vision. I understand my BT YouView consumption will not count towards my 40Gb Infinity limit: but will that now also apply to the non-BT YouView box I bought?

Given that BT & youview both don't officially support (offer) multiroom - I suspect you won't get a definitive answer as if they don't offer a product (multiroom) you are hardly going to have any Terms & Conditions for it.
A BT Help page says
Does my YouView viewing count towards my broadband usage allowance?
No, not if you have a BT Vision subscription. If you have any BT Vision subscription such as Essential or Unlimited, then none of the On Demand programmes, whether it’s from BBC iPlayer, Now TV or BT Vision, count towards your monthly broadband usage allowance.
This suggests to me that currently its probably down to whether or not you have a suitable BT TV subscription on your registered broadband line rather than the Youview box used. I could be wrong of course .

YouView box - can I keep it after 12 months?

Does anyone have the answer to this one:
If I subscribe to the new YouView service starting in a few weeks, will the box supplied by BT be mine after 12 months, or will I have to return it if I don't renew my subscription?

You should always check the terms and conditions in place at the time you take out your contract.
Cuurently the BTTariff Guide for Residential Customers (29th September) says:
3 The standard price for the Vision+ box is £199.00 and for the YouView box is £299. We may allow you to defer payment of some or all of this price for up to 12 months from the date that we accept your order. The amount you need to pay upfront depends on the Vision and Broadband commitment you choose, which set top box you choose and whether you are a new or an existing BT Vision customer.
The tables below show how much you will need to pay when you place your order. Any balance may be deferred for up to 12 months
4. Any part of the standard price for the set top box that we
allow you to defer, becomes payable either 12 months after
we accept your order or at the point that you end the BT Vision
service – whichever is the earlier. This deferred payment is the
full price that applied at the time we accepted your order, less
any amount which you paid upfront. If you keep your Vision
service for 12 months or more from the date that we accepted
your order, we will waive any deferred payment that you
would be liable to pay for the set top box.

BT Youview+ Box questions

I need a new PVR, would be grateful for help on BT's latest box...
Can you get Youtube on it?
Does downloading BBC Iplayer, Youtube, count towards my monthly Broadband usage?
If I record programs via aerial and Freeview tuner in the box, they will then be sitting on the box's hard drive. Is there any way to move them off the hard drive to an external device e.g. USB stick, to archive them?
Does engineer install box or self-install?
Never had a BT TV product before - thinking of £5 per month TV Essential package 12 months contract. £35 activation charge and I think £6.95 p&p for the box. Am currently on Standard Broadband but changing to Infinity when engineer arrives in January.
Thanks for any advice.
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happyflea wrote:
I need a new PVR, would be grateful for help on BT's latest box...
Can you get Youtube on it?
No.
Does downloading BBC Iplayer, Youtube, count towards my monthly Broadband usage?
No. Data used by the BT Youview box does not count towards a BT Broadband monthly allowance.
If I record programs via aerial and Freeview tuner in the box, they will then be sitting on the box's hard drive. Is there any way to move them off the hard drive to an external device e.g. USB stick, to archive them?
No. The content providers are very keen to protect their material and modern PVR's are becoming more and more locked down. The USB slot is only used for an external keyboard as far as I can remember.
Does engineer install box or self-install?
Normally self-install. Three input cables - power, TV aerial, and ethernet from BTHomeHub. Two output cables - HDMI or SCART to TV, and optional aerial pass-through to TV.
If you need some help or would like a long ethernet cable installed then you can ask for a BT TV engineer installation. I believe it is normally £35. If you need a TV aerial installed it costs a separate £120 and requires a separate appointment by a partner of BT.
Never had a BT TV product before - thinking of £5 per month TV Essential package 12 months contract. £35 activation charge and I think £6.95 p&p for the box. Am currently on Standard Broadband but changing to Infinity when engineer arrives in January.
If you wait until after Infinity is activated the BT web pages should then show the correct BT TV services and offers available to your home with Infinity.
If you would rather get Infinity and BT TV activated at the same time so the contract start dates line up you might be able to add BT TV to an existing Infinity order. That might also mean you get a BT TV engineer installation for free if required as one engineer will probably set up the lot if notified in advance.
If you are not sure about needing TV Entertainment then starting off on TV Essential is not a bad idea as you can always upgrade at any time later. BT are always happy to take more money off you! You can still add the free BT Sport Infinity multicast channels to TV Essential.

YouView box for existing customers

• What options do existing customers (BT Infinity) have to upgrade to a YouView service/box? I don't want to be stung on 'Activation' fees.
It appears to be the 'Essential' package (£5 a month).
• I don't really want to buy the player, and I don't want to pay a £35 activation fee. I believe the YV box comes for free as part of the package. If the fee is £5 a month - that's a pretty cost-effective way to buy it (it's around £180 new for the T1000*)
Some other questions:
• I presume BT are supplying the Humax DTR-T1000 (500GB model) box, rather than the silver T1010. I think the T1010 is the same player but just with a silver case.
• Do BT (eg the firmware on the player) 'lock down' the Humax in any way? For instance, would the T1000 box you buy on its own be 'freer' than the one BT provide? Would the firmware updates via BT be slower than the ones you'd get if you bought the box on it's own (ie not via BT, from Amazon)?
Thanks for any replies - much appreciated.
*does this turn into liquid metal and run after Linda Hamilton?

1. Pay fee
2. Pay up for service you want
3. Yes it us the 500 GB box
4. Yes updates come after those to retail boxes.
BT are supplyng a service if you want it, really you have to pay for it and enjoy it.
If you don't want to pay for the BT service then you have to buy a YouView box for yourself.
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New standard Bt vision box v Youview box

I am bit confused, I know BT vision is about to start giving Humax Youview box to it subscribers I thought this was to replace the old silver BT vision Boxs howevervier I notice that bt has already started supplying new ( black) BT vision box's. Are the youview box replacing the these black standard BT visions box or are both types still likely to be supplied. If the later what do you get on the black standard Bt vision that you can not get on the youview box?

The 1st generation BT Vision box was the grey one you refer to.
The 2nd generation BT Vision black box has been in use for a few years now.
There are suggestions that BT are testing a 3rd generation BT Vision HD box, but this is still under development and there are no official details on that yet.
The BT Youview HD box will be a separate thing. It is not designed to replace the BT Vision boxes. It gives those who want to make use of other non-BT Youview services an option to do that. However the BT Vision services via Youview will not be as comprehensive as those provided via the official BT Vision boxes.
See this BT help page.
BT Youview v BT Vision
Also see this previous thread discussing the differences.
Bt-vision-2-vs-you-view
Personally I don't really see the point of BT having their own branded Youview box. If people want a Youview box they can just go and choose one from those on offer in the shops. As far as I know Sky have no plans to create a Sky branded Youview box, yet they will still offer services on Youview. But who am I to say.

New YouView box seems to cause wireless to stop wo...

I recently upgraded to a YouView box for my TV. The things is, since I've installed this, it seems to cut out the wireless connection to other devices in my home. (In particular, my wireless printer and windows phone.)
When I reset the Hub, the printer then works fine for a while but my phone doesn't and it's not long until I have to reset the whole thing again because it's stopped working.
I've tried moving the Hub further away from the YouView box and closer to the printer but it doesn't help. All worked perfectly before I got the YouView box, I never needed to reset the Hub at all.
I hope someone can help? Many thanks in anticipation!

Hi Pauline85,
Thanks for posting. Have you tried changing the wireless channel? Take a look at How do I change the wireless channel on my BT Home Hub? and let us know how you get on.
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When running a BI session, what is "detailed/extended log" for?

Hello all,
I couldn't find any information about "detailed log" checkbox (forum, notes, online help, sap library, google).
It is displayed in a popup when we run a BI session from SM35 transaction. It's also the LOGALL parameter ("extended log") of RSBDCSUB program.
By debugging the system, I noticed that it was used only with All-screen and Error-only display modes. In No-screen mode, the BI session is run with detailed log on.
In All-screen and Error-only modes, the message 00355 "Transaction was processed successfully" is not stored in the log if the detailed log option is off.
Are there any other differences?
Thx a lot

Thx Harald, I missed it.
But unfortunately, it doesn't work as described, or there is something I don't understand. You can try with the following code which changes FR 1234567890 bank name to sy-uzeit using FI02 transaction (please create the bank before running the program), and produces both S and W messages, whatever extended log is on or off. The only difference is about the message number 00355 as I stated previously.
REPORT zzysro_test6.
PARAMETERS p_logall TYPE flag AS CHECKBOX.
DATA ls_bdcdata TYPE bdcdata.
DATA lt_bdcdata TYPE TABLE OF bdcdata.
DEFINE d.
clear ls_bdcdata.
ls_bdcdata-program = '&1'.
ls_bdcdata-dynpro = '&2'.
ls_bdcdata-dynbegin = '&3'.
append ls_bdcdata to lt_bdcdata.
END-OF-DEFINITION.
DEFINE f.
clear ls_bdcdata.
ls_bdcdata-fnam = '&1'.
ls_bdcdata-fval = '&2'.
append ls_bdcdata to lt_bdcdata.
END-OF-DEFINITION.
DEFINE f2.
clear ls_bdcdata.
ls_bdcdata-fnam = '&1'.
ls_bdcdata-fval = &2.
append ls_bdcdata to lt_bdcdata.
END-OF-DEFINITION.
d sapmf02b 0100 x.
f bdc_cursor bnka-banks.
f bdc_okcode /00.
f bnka-banks fr.
f bnka-bankl 1234567890.
d sapmf02b 0110 x.
f bdc_cursor bnka-banka.
f2 bnka-banka sy-uzeit.
f bdc_okcode =upda.
DATA l_bi_qid TYPE apqi-qid.
DATA l_group TYPE apqi-groupid VALUE 'ZSRO'.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_OPEN_GROUP'
EXPORTING
    group = l_group
    keep = 'X'
    user = sy-uname
IMPORTING
    qid   = l_bi_qid.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_INSERT'
EXPORTING
    tcode      = 'FI02'
TABLES
    dynprotab = lt_bdcdata.
CALL FUNCTION 'BDC_CLOSE_GROUP'.
* now go to SM35 to start the session in A, E or N display mode
* (N mode always use extended log on, whatever checkbox is ticked or not)
* There are 2 messages issued by FI02: W210(BF00) (as the bank has been
* flagged for deletion) and S207(BF00) ("bank modified")
Edited by: Sandra Rossi on Jun 15, 2010 10:06 AM
> In sample code above, I removed call to RSBDCSUB program so that we can choose the display mode in SM35 when we execute the BI session

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