Usage of BEx analyzer 3.5 and 7.0 in parallel

Dear experts,
for testing activities we have to install new BEx Tools 7.0 on client machines because the new solution is built on NW2004 BI and just the new 7.0 frontend will be supported.
However the "old" system will still be used even after go-live for a certain period. We are facing the problem that old queries and workbooks might be migrated and overwritten if the user accidently hit the save button in new BEx analyzer or new query designer.
We found a solution for the query issue by limiting use of query designer to a small set of power users. However we do not have a solution to prevent the migration of old workbooks by now.
Looking forward for your answers.
Thanks and cheers,
Joerg

Hi Joerg,
The old (3.5) workbook stil remains and can be opened through the 3.5 version of BEx analyzer, even if you have migrated and saved in the 7.0 Analyzer. Be careful though as simply taking a 3.5 workbook and migrating it can cause undesirable formatting...in our case we recreated the workbooks into new roles by running the query and saving the workbook, instead of doing the migration.
You can also limit the users' auth so that they cannot save into the global workbook roles.
Hope this helps...

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BEx Analyzer 3.5 and 7.0 compatability

Hello,
I've been reading a lot of threads but it still isn't clear.
1. If workbooks are created in BEx Analyzer 3.5 and users open it in BEx Analyzer 7.0 (NW version), would that automatically get converted into a 7.0 workbook and lose the ability to open in 3.5?
2. If query is created in 3.5 and then if it is opened in 7.0 and subsequently saved in 7.0, would we be able to still create workbooks in 3.5 based on that query?
Thanks,
Karthik

Hi Anita,
If you open a 3.x query in 7.0 it does NOT change the query technical name.
But yes if you have opened the query once in 7.0 you cannot open it in 3.x later. If you want to reopen 7.0 BEx queries back in 3.x BEx follow the below steps.
1) Goto se38.
2) put program name COMPONENT_RESTORE
3) Click "Display"
4) Click "Direct Processing" button from set of buttons available above the program.
5) It wil ask for "Info Provider" & "Comp. Type"
6) Put your concerned "Info Provider" and "Comp. Type" is "REP".
Hope this helps,
Thanks,
Mihir

BEx Analyzer not working in SAP GUI 7.10

Dear All,
BEx Analyzer 7.0 is not working on SAP GUI 7.10. Following are the details:
OS: Windows XP SP2
Installed the following softwares (in the sequential order):
1. Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 SP1
2. MS Office 2003 (without any service packs)
3. SAP GUI 7.10 (used SAPAllSetup.exe) to install both BEx Analyzer 3.5 and BEx Analyzer 7.0 alongwith SAP GUI 7.10.
While BEx Analyzer 3.5 runs fine, 7.0 does not.
Upon running BEx Analyzer 7.0 from the Programs menu, I see a toolbar on the left hand side on MS Excel in German. Whenever I click on any button, they do not respond.
When I tried to install update for Office 2003 (KB907417), I received the message stating the patch has already been applied.
I also applied SAP GUI 7.10 Patch Level 8, but still the problem remains the same.
Running Tcode RRMX from the SAP GUI opens MS Excel with both the toolbars of 3.5 (on top) and 7.0 (on left). As before, 3.5 works fine, while 7.0 does not.
Do I need to install Office SP2 or SP3, as well? Or something else? Any solutions?
Thanks and Regards,
Sachin.

Hi All,
This problem is due to .NET 2.0 assembly(nothing but .dll's),
Step1 : Check if you can see this C:\WINNT\assembly\GAC exists
If it does and still getting the error, then follow these steps,
1) Uninstall office03
2) Uninstall GUI
3) Uninstall .Net 2.0
4) Reboot
5) Install .dll(WindowsXP-KB935448-x86-dll.exe) fix(this is due to .net1.1 and 2.0 coexistence)----- only if u get a critical message at startup.
5a) Reboot
5b) Install .net1.1
5c) Reboot
5d) Install .net2.0
5e) Reboot
6) Install office 03
6a) Reboot
7) Install .PIA's (O2003PIA.MSI)
7a) Reboot
8) Install setupall.exe for GUI
9) Install KB907---- (office2003-KB907417-FullFile-ENU.exe)
10) Reboot
Let me know if you encounter any problems.
OR....
Update the Latest Patchs of GUI & Bex.
BI710SP03_300-10004472.EXE
bi710sp04_400-10004472.exe
gui710_6-10002995.exe
Hope it helps you...
@shaik

Error when using BeX Analyzer 7.0 with Excel 2007

When i try to execute a query in BeX analyzer 7.0 and my microsoft excel version is 2007, there will always have a fatal error showing. However, when i use the Bex Analyzer 3.5 , i could execute the query.
Anyway to solve this problem?

You need to do the following
Identify the SAP GUI version you're using, 6.40 or 7.10, and the patch level.
Identify the BW or BI Add-on and patch level of it.
From there, check to see if the versions you have actually support BI 7.0 and Excel 2007. Reliable Excel 2007 support requires failry current patch levels of both the SAP GUI and the corresponding BW/BW Add-ons..
Do you have access to a PC that has a more recent version of the SAP GUI and BW/ BI Add-on? If so, try using that PC and see if you still have the problem.

BEx Analyzer version problem

Hi all,
We are having a problem with RRMX and the BEx Analyzer version that it's launching.
We are running BW 3.5, and all our workstations have both BEx Analyzer 3.5 and BEx Analyzer 7.0 installed. SAPGui version is 6.40 SP26, BEx Analyzer 3.5 has SP12 installed.
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3) Modifying BExAddin.xml. This one I found out myself, but it's tricky to distribute. The xml-file has a tag called <LaunchLegacyVersion>, when this is set to False, the correct BEx Analyzer version (3.5) is launched from RRMX. As a default, this is set to true.
Now the tricky part is, that BExAddin.xml seems to be a user-specific file which resides under the current users IsolatedStorage folder (%SystemDrive%\Documents And Settings\%UserName%\Local Settings\Application Data\IsolatedStorage). Under the IsolatedStorage folder, there is a 3 folder deep directory structure, and these directories have names that are randomly generated for each user. This means that I can't possibly know what the BExAddin.xml's path is for every user. Making things worse, the whole IsolatedStorage folder doesn't exist, until a user has started RRMX once.
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Juha Kinnunen

Hi Leo,
Yes I tried the personalization but it seems doesn't work, I don't know why.
I set the personalization in the BEx analyzer according to the help documentation step by step but the variable selection screen still pop up when the workbook is opened.
If I executed the query which contained in the workbook seperately there is no variable selection screen pop up.
And because I don't wanna change the variable, so I didn't uncheck the ready to input.
Thanks for your infomation!

Start Excel 2007 without BEx Analyzer 7.0

Hi there,
I use Excel 2007 and if I start "Excel 2007" the Analyzer 7.0 starts automatically. Does anyone know how I can start Excel without the Analyzer? It seems that it's no AddIn (*.xla like Analyzer 3.5) but an *.exe.
Thanks for any help,
NIcole

Hi,
Go to BEx analyzer -> Global settings and there untick 'Start BEx Analyzer When MS Excel Starts'. That should stop it.
Regards,
Michael
Edited by: Michael Devine on Jul 21, 2011 2:22 PM

BeX Analyzer 7.0 dynamic formatting

Hello,
we have the BeX Analyzer 7.0 and want to format the workbook like highliting the Characteristic names. It is okay when the grid stay as during the formatting. But if someone will change the view by adding anothe characteristic the formatting is lost.
Is there any way formatting it dynamically.
And is there any way for many sheets with a lot of data providers refresh the queries seperatly?
I hope that anyone can help me.
Kind regards, Manuela

Hello all,
In order to keep changes in workbook you must deselect the settings in query designer on query properties display tab "Adjust formatting after refresh".
Then you set changes to workbook - for example, if you want to set style for hierarchy you must set cursor on a any cell with hierarchy nodes (same for filters or any other element), and then go to excel menu Format -> Styles. Here you will get SAPBex* style depending on a cell on which you are positioned. You can go to modify and change the layout.
After changing styles, you can go to workbook settings, themes tab, make a new theme, and press button "Apply" to update theme from a workbook. Then press Save to save a theme. After saving theme you must select settings "Apply New Styles" on the same tab.
Save the workbook, pressing save on Bex toolbar.
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BEx Analyzer 7.0: Uploading txt-file

Hello experts,
when I start a query and want to upload a txt-file for variable selection, it takes minutes and hours (depending on how many entries are in the txt-file).
e.g. when using this BEx Analyzer 3.x and uploading txt-file with 60.000 entries for variable selection it takes just a few seconds. When using BEx Anlayzer 7.0 (selection upload) it takes 30 minutes an more.
Is there any solution for this?
Thanks in advance

Dear Toni,
Functionality has changed litle bit in BEx 7.0
From Clipboard:
1. After clicking on the "Select from List" click on the "More >>" button.
2. Click on the right box to set the focus.
3. Past (Ctrl + V).
From txt file:
1. After clicking on the "Select from List" click on the "More >>" button.
2. Right click on the right box and choose "Upload selections" option.
3. Select the txt file you want to import.
Regards,
Arvind

Automated start of Excel BEx Analyzer via Web VBScript

Hi all,
at first... all the versions:
SAPGUI 6.40 Patch Level 19, BW 3.5 Addon Patch 9, BI 7.0 with NetWeaver 2004s, Excel 2002 SP3.
I got the following working code to start Excel out of our Intranet, start the BEx Analyzer and connect to our BW:
<html>
<head>
<title>Excel Script</title>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="VBScript">
sub bwreport()
Dim app
Dim myConnection ' As Object
Dim logonToBW2 ' As Boolean
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set app = createobject("Excel.Application")
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.User = "myuser"
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.Language = "de"
.systemnumber = "00"
.ApplicationServer = "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"
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app.UserControl = true
end sub
</SCRIPT>
<P> </P>
</head>
<body>
<button onclick= "bwreport()">Alternative Excel</button>
</body>
</html>
I'm still working on two issues here and hope you can help me:
1.
app.Workbooks.Open("C:\Programme\SAP\FrontEnd\BW\sapbex.xla")
The Webscript will be used by many BW-Users so the full installation path is not the same for all users. Is there a way to start the Analyzer without the full path ?
When I start Excel with "Excel.Application" via OLE out of my Script, then BEx is not automatically loaded, that's why I need the above line.
But when I start Excel manually, it's loaded automatically. So there has to be some way Excel "knows" the location of an installed BEx Add-In. Maybe there is some addition to say Excel to start all it's usual Add-Ins, or to start in standard behaviour ?
2.
app.Run("SAPBEX.XLA!sapBEXinit")
Before I added this line, I always got the BEx Analyzer title "xxxsapbexxxx" and was unable to use any macros or functionality of the BEx Analyzer.
I found hints and code examples to use "RunAutoMacros" so sapbex.xla is fully initialized but wasn't able to make it work in my code.
So I checked the macros of sapbex.xla and "sapBEXinit" seems to do the job although I'm not sure if this is a complete/clean initialization of the sapbex.
Thx,
Thomas
Message was edited by: Thomas Kassumeh
Message was edited by: Thomas Kassumeh

Welcome to SDN.
First of all thanks for sharing the script, good work.
coming to your first question.
you can get the path by reading the system registry
its under <b>"SAP.BusinessExplorer.Analyzer\path"</b>
if you analyze the FM "RSAH_LAUNCH_EXCEL" in BW system, you can get the logic for your script.
Regards
Raja

Difference between bexbrowser and Bex analyzer

Hi,
   can any body tell me what is the difference between bex browser and bex analyzer and how end users will access the reports and how they access SAP.

Hi
*BEx Web Analyzer *
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The Web Analyzer allows you to execute ad hoc analyses on the Web: When you have selected a data provider (query, query view, InfoProvider, external data source), the data is displayed in a table with a navigation pane. You can navigate to the data and use other Web Analyzer functions available in the application toolbar. For example, you can change the type of data display, use the information broadcasting functions to broadcast your analyses to others, and create printable versions of your analyses.
In the Web Analyzer, you can save the data view generated from navigation and analysis as a query view by choosing Save View in the context menu, and you can save the ad hoc analysis by choosing Save As. When the query view is saved, only the data view is saved; when the ad hoc analysis is saved, the entire Web application is saved, including the properties of Web items and the layout of the data.
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http://help.sap.com/erp2005_ehp_03/helpdata/EN/00/e8d13f7fb44c21e10000000a1550b0/frameset.htm
Bex Browser
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Difference between Bex Analyzer and Bex WAD

Hi Every one,
I am pretty new to SAP, and working on SAP BW Front end.
I am pretty aware of Bex Analyzer and also Browser, but i always have a doubt about Bex WAD.
In my present job i talk to the users and take the requirments and create queries in the Bex analyzer which i am comfortable doing it.
I also know all the features of Analyzer and created quries and also published it on web, and also created workbooks and inserting multiple quries in the workbook etc etc..
However i have zero knowledge on WAD and how it is useful to me, and as if now i haven't got any requirment from the client for me to create any report in WAD or do some thing in WAD.
I have gone through SAP SDN help etc but i am not understanding it at all.
So can any one explain me in a laymans terms what WAD is and how it will be useful to me?
and also if possible send me link which has got PDF screen shots of what WAD is?
Points is for sure.
Regards,
Ram

Raj,
Thanks for the reply, but i still did not get the understanding about WAD. i have studied the link which you sent me.
I am still not able to understand how it is helpful for people like me,
See i create my report in Query designer, and i can execute the query in Analyser. and if i want i can execute it in the Web from my query designer, and also i can create chart on the web if i want.And i can Broadcaste it in the Web.
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Then what is the point of Web Application Designer (WAD).
See i have created the Query in Designer in Development say Sales report Query on the infoprovider for SD, now what should i do with it in WAD.
How can i get it in WAD, i went to start> all Programs>Bex> WAD and i logged in to development and a sereen opend. And from here what i can do, i mean how can i open my created query in WAD?
As you guys know i am new to SAP itself, but i dont see any advantage about WAD, i read all the articals and there i found that i can create Web Items, HTML etc etc, but i already have HTML, when i execute my query from the Designer i get it in Web Browser...
See my question is simple, i have a query which i have created in the Query Designer, now how can i get it to WAD and after getting it what can i do with it??
If any one has a screen shots of there pls send me.
And Sanjeev has sent me a PDF which i saw earlear and i done the same in my WAD but i am not about to get it to work.
I have given the points to every one but still what i need i did not get yet.
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Ram

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Hi All
I am facing a problem in BEx analyzer output in BI Dev and BI Quality server where the query is make on BI infoset.
When i am executing the query in BI dev server then it is giving the output result but when i tried to executing the BI query in BI quality server the i got 'No available data found result'.
I have also checked the same selection input result in infoprovider for infoset and output is getting for the same.
Please suggest for regarding solution.
thanks & regards,
Gourav Sekhri

Hi,
check whether you have loaded data in to quality server if no, please load data for all the target involved in info set. If data loaded check all the target 'request for reporting available 'or not.
Also check whether data is showing in infoset or not.. if data availble there change your selection critiria accordingly.
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Front-end memory and limitation cells of the BEX Analyzer

Hi BI experts,
After BW upgrade from BI 7.3 to BI 7.4 some heavy workbooks stopping to work, the error is "Client Out of Memory", the cause of this error is the memory capacity of .NET framework, this process can allocate a maximum of approximately 1.2 gigabytes (GB).
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Result Rows Always
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Apply formating Disable;
Allow navegation Disable;
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Thanks !

Hello Caio,
The limitation lies on .Net Framework 32 bits which can handle 1.2 gigabytes.
You are reaching 1.8 Million because your datacells has no data or almost no data.
There is a KBA documenting your issue: SAP Note 1860872
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i am not able to execute query in browser nor bex analyzer...
problem is that i dont have option to run in bex analyzer in query designer (menu bar seems missing in query designer and how can i get enabled
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you do not have sufficient authorization for infoprovider zic_proj
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I am creating a query to find the "Execution Time Analysis" in PP the query has been successfully running in WAD but it is not opening in BEx Analyzer and throwing a message called RSBOLAP 000 and RS_EXEPTION 107.
What will be the reason. could you please let me know.
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If you are in 2004s version then check the support package level.
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