Workbook - Precalculation server

Hi,
W consider publishing workbooks in our SAP BI Portal. (BW/NW Portal 7.0).
Is it mandatory to install the precalculation server or can we publish workbooks with out installing this server component?
- What's tha advantage/disadvantages?

Hello,
Yes, it is mandatory a precalc. Server if you want to publish Workbooks. There is no other way.
However, you can publish queries without a Precalculation Server.
So, you can publish the queries used on the workbooks without a precalc. server. This is only a workaround.
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Edward John

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Precalculation server: problem with precalculation of a single workbook

Hi all,
We noticed a strange error while precalculating a workbook. Broadcasting to portal (or sending via E-Mail) of this workbook always fails with the following error text:
    Unbehandelte Ausnahme auf dem Precalculation Server
   System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800 0706BE): Der Remoteprozeduraufruf ist fehlgeschlag
   n. (Ausnahme von HRESULT: 0x800706BE)
   bei Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Late eBinding.LateGet(Object o, Type objType, String na
   e, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] C
   opyBack)
   bei Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.NewL LateBinding.LateGet(Object Instance, Type Type, St
   ing MemberName, Object[] Arguments, String[] Argum mentNames, Type[] TypeArguments, Boolean[] CopyBac
   bei com.sap.bi.et.precalculation.BexExcelPrecDl ll.StartCalc(Exception& eException, String& eTrace
   String iVariant, DataTable iVarTable)
   Der Remoteprozeduraufruf ist fehlgeschlagen. (Ausn
   ahme von HRESULT: 0x800706BE)
   bei Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Late eBinding.LateGet(Object o, Type objType, String na
   e, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] C
   opyBack)
   bei Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.NewL LateBinding.LateGet(Object Instance, Type Type, St
   ing MemberName, Object[] Arguments, String[] Argum mentNames, Type[] TypeArguments, Boolean[] CopyBac
   bei com.sap.bi.et.precalculation.BexExcelPrecDl ll.StartCalc(Exception& eException, String& eTrace
   String iVariant, DataTable iVarTable)
   Precalclulation in thread 0failed. ...
Other workbooks work fine. I've already created a new precalculation server but it didn't help. Has anyone an idea what could be the cause or why this just happens with this workbook?
Any advice could be helpful.
Regards,
Chrigu

Hello All,
When you have an issue with a single workbook, try to open and re-save this workbook.
This is probably happens with Chrigu. Someone opened the workbook and save again.
Also, another tip.
Open BEx Analyzer -> Click on "Global Settings".
Check the option "Repair workbook while execution" -> click "Ok"
Execute and save the workbook.
This should solve issues with a single workbook.
B.R.
Edward John

Precalculation Server error after 10 broadcasted workbooks

Hi gurus,
i have a question concerning broadcasting workbooks. We are using the newest precalculation server with patch 13. The first 10 workbooks are calculated and sent via email. The rest of workbooks calculated are sent as a job but the RSRD_Log transaction shows an error. It begins with "Unresolved exception occured in the precalculation server" then next message "System.Runtime.InteropServices.comException. The RPC server is unavailable (Exception from HRESULT:xxxxxx) "
Then some other messages are displayed. Then at the end it says cannot precalculate Workbook. In rsprecadmin the server is green and ready.
Is there any restrictionin sending via Email?
How can i get the server again to continue sending?
How can i clear the queue, to get the precalculation server ready to continue scheduled workbooks?
Thanks and kind regadrs,
Murat

Hi Edward,
we are testing the broadcast functionality and we want to go live first week in september. I hope you remember and suggested me the note which came out in CW33 with the precalculation server patch 13 . we are using it but still NVs but there is also the issue with the sizing. Last night we scheduled 16 times the same workbook.All 5 minutes one workbook should be sent out. 2 Precalculation server were set up to deal with them. In the SAP document "How to ...Troubleshoot Information Broadcasting (BEx Workbooks)" in chapter 2 it is mentioned that when ycurrently you can have 10 workbooks in the queue. Therefore we set up 2 precalculation server with 10 workbooks capacity. Then we set in the Broadcast setting the load balancing option without selecting any precalculation server. My intention would be the first 10 workbooks should be broadcasted with one of the precalculation server. After he has reached his capacity the next workbooks would be broadcasted with the second precalculation server. Am i wrong?
When i check the queue i see the 16 workbooks in "Queue Overview of Proccessed Error-Free Precalculations" but with a duration with 0 seconds. the log says in RSRD_LOG says as described before the first message is "Unresolved exception occurred on the precalculation server" then "System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800 0706BA): The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception" and at the end "Cannot precalculate workbook ZBROADCAST_TEST". I can see that when load balancing the second server is not used.
But while seraching for precalculation server it says "Precalculation server PRECALC_2 has only 0 free instanzen => not selected" but why. it has never been used why 0 instances free?

Sizing of precalculation server and workbook description while broadcasting

Hello Gurus,
First
i have a question concerning broadcasting. First we installed one precalculation server on a desktop but after creation a lot of settings for broadcasting a workbook the sending vial email or portal did not show the workbook (numbers, textitems) correctly. I just saw NV for the numbers.
Then i deleted the broadcast settings from transaction RSRD_ADIM. After created one setting again after the deletion of all the settings i broadcasted one workbook via email successful. --> my suggestion was that it depends on the settings created for a precalculation server. Sizing is a problem, broadcasting the workbooks correctly. is there a relationship one precalculation server how many workbook broadcast settings?
Second when i broadcast a workbook via Email the name of the attached file is:
WORKBOOK_XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXtechnical nameXXXXXXXX.XLS
This name is meaningless. Is there a possibility to change the name of the of the broadcasting file?
Thanks and kind regards,
Murat

Hi Murat,
First: yes, there is a limitation on how many workbooks a precalculation server can process at once.
The older load balancing server version (see note 1275837) had the following environment variable to control how many instances it should start at a given time:
(Control Panel -> System -> Advanced -> Environment Variables) BEX_PRECALC_INSTANCES = 1. In this case, only one instance would be started at a time (that is, a workbook would be processed after another).
Second: No. It is not possible. I had a request here at SAP some time ago and the development said that it is just working as designed and no plans to develop such functionality were ongoing at that time.
Kind Regards,
Marcio

Precalculation Server Broadcast Workbooks - BI7.0

Hi,
We have installed Precalculation Server to broadcast our Workbooks in BI7.0 System. The configuration looks OK. We are able to successfully broadcast workbooks. We receive an email with attached excel file. But when we open up this excel file, there is no data returned. All we see is the template again.
I have checked the configuration again and also gone thru How to Information Broadcasting.pdf document, still no luck.
Can someone please point to where the issue might be?
Regards,

Hi Fahad,
Can you please send me or share information on how you set up the Precalculation Server?
Thanks
DV

Precalculation server sent out unreadable (corrupted) workbook

Dear BI Expert,
We have configured precalculation server in BI 7.0 environment and running fine. However, when we tested to run report, it always send unreadable workbook to the e-mail destination.Is there anyone encountered same problem? Thanks in advance for sharing to solve this problem.
Regards,
Casmito

Hi Deepu,
Thanks for your answer. Now, it works when we tested manually. However, when the report reached the e-mail destination it was unreadable with the following error:
"report.xls cannot be accessed.The file may be read only or you may be trying to access read only location. Or, the server the document is stored on may not be responding. "
There are two options to proceed - retry or cancel. Do you have any idea ?
Thanks & Regards,
Casmito

Workbook Precalculation: "Message text too long:

Good day
I have setup the precalculation server/services and all is well except for the size of some workbooks. I receive the following message:
u201CThe message could not be delivered to recipient because the message
text was too long. The node used supports messages up to a a length of
20,000,000 bytes. The message text is, however, 43,152,918 bytes long.u201D
I have deleted the results from the workbook before precalculation and the file is zipped for email.
Where in BW will basis have to increase the size when a workbook is precalculated and mailed?
Thanks in advance.
Cj

Hi,
Please refer this link for the same -
Re: error Entry is too long is displayed for the text edit
Regards,
Lekha.

Issue when Bursting reports via new Precalculation Server

Hello,
We are trying to migrate away from our unsupported 720 installation of the SAP Precalculation software to a new Precalculation Server running the latest versions. We’ve overcome a number of issues and we can successfully Broadcast using the new server but we are encountering problems
with bursting.
The Bursts have been running successfully on the old 720 server, so we know that the BW side must be fine which suggests the problem is with the Precalculation server. We have been through the Precalculation checklist and the servers appears to have been built successfully. The Precalculation and Business Explorer software has been patched to the latest version and it’s running Excel 2013.
The main error message we are seeing is “The RPC server is unavailable” HRESULT: 0x800706BA.
A Screen shot showing the error in RSRD_LOG is shown in the attached document.
Below is an extract from the Log of the Precalc server showing this error, just before the RPC Server is unavailable message it states
Error occured on closing opened workbooks.
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:20 PM.777 (0) -> Refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 1 time(s |
|). BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 1 time(s
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:25 PM.785 (0) -> Calling refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:25 PM.785 (0) -> Refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 2 time(s |
|
|). BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 2 time(s
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:30 PM.792 (0) -> Calling refresh BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc        |
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:30 PM.792 (0) -> Refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 3 time(s
|
|). BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 3 time(s                                                |
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:35 PM.800 (0) -> Calling refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:35 PM.800 (0) -> Refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 4 time(s |
|
|). BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 4 time(s
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:40 PM.808 (0) -> Calling refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:40 PM.808 (0) -> Refresh BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc
failed 5 time(s |
|
|). BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc failed 5 time(s
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:45 PM.815 (0) -> Refresh
BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 0 |
|
|. BExAnalyzer.xla!MenuRefreshPrecalc returned with 0
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:45 PM.815 (0) -> Error occured on closing
opened workbooks.                |
|
|ZPREC730_1:9/3/2014 2:10:45 PM.815 -> An Exception occured in thread '0':                          |
|
|ZPREC730_1:The RPC server is unavailable. (Excepti on from HRESULT:
0x800706BA)                      |
|
|ZPREC730_1:System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMExcep tion (0x800706BA):
The RPC server is unavailable. |
|
|(Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA) tion (0x800706BA): The RPC server
is unavailable.              |
When this error occurs an error is reported in the Event Viewer on the server
Faulting application name: EXCEL.EXE, version: 15.0.4535.1507, time stamp: 0x52282875
Faulting module name: EXCEL.EXE, version: 15.0.4535.1507, time stamp: 0x52282875
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x005b447e
Faulting process id: 0x%9
Faulting application start time: 0x%10
Faulting application path: %11
Faulting module path: %12
Report Id: %13
We have the latest 730 patches installed on the Precalculation and Business Explorer software. We are running Excel 2013 (32bit) on a Virtual Machine running Windows 2008 R2.
If you have any suggestions on how to resolve this problem I'd be delighted to hear from you!
Many thanks,
Mark

Hi,
There is no easy fix for this. Please go through the precalc check list which should solve the issue:
Checklist for Precalculation Server - SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse - SCN Wiki
Regards,
Michael

Is Precalculation server a prerequisite for Information broadcasting

Hello Everybody,
I wanted to know is installation and configuration of pecalculation server a prerequisite for enabling Information broadcasting feature in BW 3.5 i.e; inorder to send emails to users .I mean inorder to send mails to users is it necessary to install pecalculation server first.
Regards,
Saumya

The Precalculation server is only needed if you want to distribute workbooks. In order to distribute workbooks, the BW needs access to a computer with Excel on it. The precacluation server service software can be installed on a standard desktop PC. It can be installed on mutliple desktops, or you can consider a centralized server, but for initial testing, a desktop will do. There are a number of OSS Notes to apply, several from SP 17 that deal with problems occuring as a result trying to distribute multiple wkbks simultaneoulsy.
You do NOT need it to distribute either query links or html formatted output.
You also need an IGS server if you want to be able to send your output in a zip file format.
Don't have the link handy, but try searching SDN on Precacluation Server - there is a good paper (think it was a How To...) that was just written in April on troubleshooting Precalculation Server issues.

Precalculation Server for Information Broadcasting

Hi Folks,
Do we need Precalculation server to use Information Broadcasting in BW7.0?
I am especially interested in using the Filling OLAP Cache functionality in Information Broadcasting to fill OLAP cache for one workbook.
Need your help on this.
Regards,
Sn

Hi Raghavendra \ NS,
We have only one application server. The issue might be because of the broadcast settings which I am giving to fill the OLAP Cache.
In my current query there are two variables one is on business unit and the other one is on calendar month. Both the variables are optional.
Business Unit variable accepts multiple single values as input and the calendar month is selection-option variable.
Now My problem is if I fill cache with a variant, without providing any value for Business Unit variable (i.e for all the business Units ) and Calendar month values as 01.2010 to 11.2010, then when I execute the query for Business Unit x and Calendar month 10.2010- this is not picking data from cache instead reading from the database. Ideally this selection is the subset of the cache which I have filled.
The query is picking data from the cache only if I give the same variable values i.e no values for Business Unit and 01.2010 to 11.2010 for calendarmonth.
My requirement is to fill the cache for all the Business Units and all the calendar months of current year. This cache should be accessed by the query even if user selects one or multiple or all the Business Units and a single or range or all the calendar months of current year.
I might be doing something wrong in settings of BEx broadcaster. Please throw some light on the settings which I have to make in this case.
Regards,
SN

PreCalculation server error

Hi,
    When we try to execute a workbook in Bex Broadcaster we get the following error
Settings TESTING were started from the BEx Broadcaster
Processing for user AMURTHY, language EN
Processing setting TESTING
Precalculation server was started
Start connection transfer with GWHOST 10 and GWService sapgw10 and SessionID 10
Start Excel RFC server InProc
Load workbook 3HLH0LFR5O62EXFKU2EFBGGT1
Start precalculation against RFC server OAK
Precalculation failed: E Value cannot be null. Parameter name: buffer
Cannot precalculate workbook 1.02d Daily FP/MD Sales by Prod/Store - Retail Alt
Error occurred during processing of framework class CL_RSRD_PRODUCER_EXCEL, type
    Any help in resolving this issue will be highly appreciated
Regards,
Anil

Help me team,
I have a precalculation server for both quality and development. In developemnt is working properly but in quality is not working. I have these errors.
Unresolved exception occurred on the precalculation server
System.FormatException: Input string was not in a
at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, Num mberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFo
and so on
Please help me

BW7.0 workbooks precalculation without Portal installation

Hi all,
I am using BW7.0 without Portal installation.
As far as I know broadcasting cannot be used without portal installation for bw7.0 workbook.(If I am wrong,please correct me)
Can anyone help to suggest how can I realize BW 7.0 workbook precalculation without portal.
Many thanks!
Best Regards,
Maggie

HI Maggie
There are two ways
1.distributing workbook via email (I think you are looking for this option)
2. to portal
You need precalucation server set up for the same .But i'm not sure whether we need portal for the same ,There is very good Howto on the same. Request you to go through it.
These are some OSS checklist from the same PDF
Implement OSS Notes:
857739 (Solves connection transfer
issues)
855220 (Solves gateway issues)
929005 (Solves errors of 2
workbooks being scheduled at the
same time)
930507 (Solves errors of having 2
instances of Excel running on one
server)
929799 (Solves gateway issues)
932649 (Solves rfc issues with
timing of multiple workbooks)
935063 (Solves corrupt workbook
issue)
These are REQUIRED for
Broadcasting to work properly. If
youu2019re running BW 3.5 SP17
(NetWeaver 2004s SP7), these are
already included.
2. . Make sure you've downloaded and
installed latest version of
Precalculation Service
(BWAPSERV12_0-10002960).
When installing, make sure you have
full admin rights.
http://service.sap.com/bi
> Download
> Support Packages and Patches
> Entry by Application Group
> Support Packages and Patches
> SAP NetWeaver
> SAP NETWEAVER
> SAP NETWEAVER 04
> Entry by Component
> BI Precalculation
> BW ANALYZER PRECALC SERVICE350
> Win32
> BWAPSERV12_0-10002960.zip
As of this document, patch 12 is the
latest pre-calculation service for BW
3.5. Implement OSS Note 928491 to
install the latest fix to the precalculation
service post patch 12.
NOTE: You can just install this patch
as it is as a full install.
For more information about installing
and updating the Pre-calculation
Service, see notes 745206 and
744127.
Let me know if you need the same PDF
Thanks
Nerusu

Install Workbook Precalculation Service

Hello,
I am trying to install the workbook precalculation service locally on my PC, but did not succeed up to now.
I have installed the following on my PC:
- Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1
- SAP Gui 6.40 (with extra patches)
- BW Workbook Precalculation Service (downloaded via the SAP Marketplace)
Allready installed:
- Windows XP
- Microsoft Excel 2000
After these installations I created a 'precalculation server' via transaction rsprecadmin.
Then I tried to start the service, but it was only started and then immediately stopped afterwards.
So although all installations seem to be done successfully, I did not succeed in starting this feature.
Could anyone give me any idea what I might do to get it right?
regards,
Jan

Hi Jan,
Sorry to not have been of help so far. If I understand correctly, the actual service on your PC is the source of the issue(?) If that's the case, and if the service dies soon after you start it, you may need to check that the UserID is OK to start services. Otherwise, you may just need to reinstall the program.
If the error is on the SAP side, you may want to confirm the SM59 connection - PREC_TH_PRECALC I think - to test communications.
Otherwise, this sounds like an issue for SAP Support!
Hope this is the fix for you.
Cheers,
Tim
Message was edited by: Tim Hild

Precalculation server on virtual windows server

Hi Friends,
Is it possible to use virtual windows server for workbook precalculation. If possible how we can configure precalculation server in it?
Thanks & Regards
Prasanth

Friends,
Kindly answer to my question.
Regards
Prasanth

BI Precalculation server error

Hi All,
 I have installed the Precalculation service on my m/c and started the service
and the Precalculation server is showing green light in bw system.I went ahead and did a test of Precalculation server using a workbook and it is working..I was able to recieve the workbook in an email..But now when I try to distribute the workbook using Bex Broadcaster , it is giving me the following error..
Error:
Framework class CL_RSRD_PRODUCER_EXCEL type PROD did not deliver a document
Currenty we are on BI 7 SP12..Please let me know how to resolve it..if nybody has gone through such a situation before...
Would really appreciate your help..
Thanks
Abyie

the transaction rsrd_log does not even have an entry for the settings that I created...somehow i m not sure why?
As far as precalc server log is concerned, I have been looking at it..This is what i f ound..when i executed one of workbook broadcast setting
GWSERV: 'sapgw00 '
PROGID: '0A2064C928CF4728E4CC060C00000000'
BExExcelPrecDLL: Excel was opened visible
I,605,Calculation Request: Type E Printer:,E,
I,606,Request transfered to Prec-DLL
BExExcepPrecDll.StartCalc: Connection passed
BExExcelPrecDll.StartCalc: Open Workbook
BExExcelPrecDLL:PrepareVariables 01
BExExcelPrecDLL:PrepareVariables 02
E,608,Error in Calculation error:Object variable or With block variable not set.,Object variable or With block variable not set.
BExPrecRDCServerImpl.RS_PREC_PRECALCULATE: Object variable or With block variable not set.Stack: at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.LateBinding.LateGet(Object o, Type objType, String name, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] CopyBack)
 at com.sap.bi.et.precalculation.BExPrecInstance.BexExcelPrecDll.StartCalc(String iPrinter, String iVariant, DataTable iWBProperties, DataTable iServerProperties, DataTable iVarTable)
 at com.sap.bi.et.precalculation.BExPrecInstance.BexExcelPrecDll.Calculate(String iFilename, String iRequestedType, Int64 iRfcHandle, String iStartdir, DataTable iWBProperties, DataTable iServerProperties, String iVariant, String iPrinter, DataTable iVarTable)
 at com.sap.bi.et.precalculation.BExPrecRfcServer.BExPrecRfcServerImpl.RS_PREC_PRECALCULATE(String I_REQUESTEDTYPE, String I_SESSIONID, String I_TRANSPRINTER, String I_VARIANT, RSRWBSTORETable& C_T_BIN_FILE, RRX_T_W3QUERY& I_T_SERVERPROPERTIES, RSR_PREC_T_VAR& I_T_VAR, RRX_T_W3QUERY& I_T_WORKBOOKPROPERTIES)
Currently we are excel 2003 and also I did install .net 1.1 framwork .I am using the
BWAPSERV12_0-10002960 service...The precalculation server we installed before this one. was working was successfully sending workbooks..but then somehow one day it stopped working..so I had to install the new precalc service on my m/c to figure out the issue...

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