Xcelsius 2008 msi issue

I see no way out of this quandary. Please provide guidance. I did have SP1 on my version of Xcelsius 2008. But when I tried to update to SP3 I kept getting the dreaded error 1706 "no source could be found for product Xcelsius 2008..." So I uninstalled the software. It will reinstall fine off of the CD upon which I stored the original download and keycode. But I cannot apply any updates without the 1706 error.
I now have Xcelsius 2008 one version below where I was yesterday! The 2008 install I have is an EXE that was downloaded and does not create or keep a msi. SP3 is also an EXE. The fix packs are zipped but do not have msi files. Perhaps SP1 was zipped but it is not longer available for download.
I have read other posts on this issue and none of them seem to work. I have uninstalled the 2008 version and tried to install SP3 and still get the same error.
The error keeps pointing me to a temp directory where I once perhaps had an installation package. It is no longer there.
Who would have thought that updating would be so kludgy.
Please help.
Bill

I did look at the KB article. I cannot find anything in my registry with MediaPackagePath or MediaPackage that relates to Xcelsius. There is no msi anywhere on my machine that relates to Xcelsius.
So this is weird. I uninstalled the original version of 2008 again. Then just for fun I downloaded the TRAIL version of the program. It has the same problem. The prompt wants me to look in the temp file where I must have installed SP1 a few years ago for Xcelsius2008.msi. The trial version has XcelsiusPresent.msi and if I point to that it still barfs and says that it is not a proper installation file for the program.
So any ideas as to how to kill that pointer to the old temp directory? There must be something somewhere that is sticking around even after I uninstall...
Thanks.

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Xcelsius 2008 - Known Issues (Installation)

AA: Area Affected
PD: Problem Description
WA: WorkAround
AA: Installing QAAWS from BOE Client
PD: The Query As A Web Service (QAAWS) application has been combined with the BOE XI 3 BusinessObjects Client application. It was previously a separate application.
This means that to use BOE XI 3 QAAWS with Xcelsius 2008, you must download the BOE XI 3 BusinessObject Client from the Business Objects Support site and install it on your client machine.
WA: To install QAAWS download the BOE XI 3 BusinessObjects Client. You may or may not have access to this download based on the type of licensing agreement you have with Business Objects. Note that the BOE XI 3 BusinessObject client is about 600MB in size.
AA: Installing Xcelsius 2008 when a higher version of the Adobe Flash Player exists
PD: The Xcelsius 2008 installer will install a version of the Adobe Flash Player. If you have previously installed a higher version of the Flash player, you will get a warning message from the Xcelsius 2008 installer.
WA: You can ignore this warning message. Your newer version of the Flash Player will not be changed.
AA: Installing Xcelsius 2008 with other older BOE products.
PD: After installing Xcelsius 2008 on a machine, some other older BOE products on the same machine stop working (eg. WebI Report Server, BOE XIR2)
WA: Many BOE products share the same installer, as a result installing Xcelsius 2008 on the same machine other older products changes the default install folder to the newer BOE folder. For example with BOE XIR2 it changes the default BOE install directory to change to BOE XI 3 folder.
C:\program files\business objects\businessobjects enterprise 11.5\" is changed to
C:\program files\business objects\businessobjects enterprise 12\"
The workaround is to manually edit the registry and change the key folder name back to its previous name.
Use regedit to view the folder name in the key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Business Objects/Enterprise/InstallRoot/Path".
Double-click on path and change the Value data. In most cases the folder name is C:\program files\business objects\businessobjects enterprise 11.5\
Note: please back up your registry before making any changes.
AA: Uninstalling Live Office XI 3 from a machine with Xcelsius 2008
PD: If you uninstall Live Office XI3 on a machine with Xcelsius 2008 also installed, the Xcelsius Keycode Expiry dialog box (License manager) pops up asking for the Xcelsius Keycode.
WA: The Xcelsius keycode must be entered again to re-enable Xcelsius.
AA: Installing Xcelsius with Office XP
PD: Currently installing Xcelsius 2008 with Office XP is not supported due to a bug. Use Office 2003 or Office 2007 instead. If Office XP must be used see the workaround.
WA: As a workaround to the issue of Xcelsius 2008 not installing with Office XP, users can manually add a registry key to enable installation. Please make a backup copy of the registry before making any changes.
1. Go to Start > Run. Start the registry editor by entering 'regedit'.
2. Select the folder HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and navigate to \Software\Microsoft\Office\
3. Create an 11.0 folder, if it doesn't exist, by selecting Edit > New > Key from the menu.
4. Create a subfolder called PowerPoint
5. Create a subfolder under PowerPoint called InstallRoot
You should now have the folder structure listed below:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\PowerPoint\InstallRoot
6. From the InstallRoot folder create a string value called "Path" by selecting Edit > New > String Value
7. Select the newly created Path value and select Edit > Modify.
8. Under the Value Data field enter "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\"
9. Click OK.
10. Exit the registry editor.
11. Reboot your machine.
You should now be able to install Xcelsius 2008.
AA: Creating a Web Part for SharePoint Portal Server 2007
PD: The current Xcelsius Web Part installer Setup.exe does not work with SharePoint Portal Server 2007.
Note: Sharepoint Portal 2003 is supported.
WA: You can manually install the web part to use with Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2007. Microsoft does not provide a mechanism to build a Web Part installer for SharePoint 2007. For instruction on manual installation see the Xcelsius Support website. (see follow up post below)

The current Xcelsius Web Part installer Setup.exe does not work with SharePoint 2007 (Windows SharePoint Services 3.0). Here is the workaround to install Web Part in SharePoint 2007 manually.
The easiest way to install a web part in SharePoint is to add the web part assemblies to Global Assembly Cache. To do so:
1. Download and unzip the attached Xwp.zip. Drag Xwp.dll and ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll into C:\WINDOWS\assembly folder on the machine running SharePoint 2007.
2. Open web.config file located in the root of a Windows SharePoint Service 3.0 Web Application directory with Notepad. Normally, the physical location of the default WSS 3.0 Web Application root is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\80.
[Click here for more information on how to Find the Web Application Root|http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms474356.aspx].
3. Insert the following <SafeControl> tag between <SafeControls> and </SafeControls>.
<SafeControl Assembly="Xwp, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=7e58495f1a9ea430"
Namespace="CrystalXcelsius.SharePoint.WebParts" TypeName="*" Safe="True" />
4. In SharePoint Portal Site Home page, from Site Actions drop-down menu, go to Site Settings->Modify All Site Settings. Click Web Parts under Galleries to open Web Part Gallery Page. Click New to open New Web Parts page. Check CrystalXcelsius.SharePoint.WebParts.Container checkbox and click Populate Gallery. Once it is populated, you will be able to add Container web part to your web part page in SharePoint 2007.

Xcelsius 2008 - Known Issues (Application)

AA: Area Affected
PD: Problem Description
WA: WorkAround
AA: How to recover from an Xcelsius crash
PD: If Xcelsius crashes during use, it may leave an orphan Excel process running in the Windows Task Manager. This is most often seen when you can't restart Xcelsius or Excel.
WA: You must go to the task manager and kill the Excel process before restarting Xcelsius, otherwise an Error message will occur. Press the CTRL-ALT-DEL keys simultaneously. Click on Task Manager. Click Process tab. Find and highlight any Excel.exe process. Click End Process. Exit Task Manager. Restart Xcelsius.
AA: Importing an Xcelsius 2008 SWF as a Canvas Image
PD: The Xcelsius 2008 canvas property sheet allows you import various file formats as background images, including SWF files. However Xcelsius 2008 SWF files cannot be imported; non-Xcelsius SWF files and CX4.5 SWF files can be imported.
WA: Do not import Xcelsius 2008 SWF files as a background image into the canvas or any image component or slideshow. This may cause a crash.
AA: Object browser Delete Key does not work
PD: Object browser: "Del" shortcut key is not working to delete the component thru object browser - This is by design - to prevent deletion of grouped components by mistake.
WA: Use Edit Delete on menu or right-click Del to delete components from the Object Browser.
AA: Starting Xcelsius causes Server Busy Error
PD: Starting Xcelsius may occasionally cause a server is busy error.
This is usually caused by a currently running Excel process. When Xcelsius starts it attempts to launch an instance of Excel or reuse a current instance. If that instance is busy, a warning message is displayed.
WA: Please click 'retry' until the error disappears and Xcelsius starts normally.
AA: Excel Interaction with Compatibility Mode turned ON
PD: When you turn Xcelsius compatibility mode ON, you can only use Excel from within Xcelsius 2008. It will block other spreadsheets that are open or that you try to open using this instance of Excel.
WA: Compatibility mode will be turned OFF by default. If you turn it on and then you need to use Excel outside of Xcelsius 2008, turn off compatibility mode. Or launch another instance of Excel from Start - Programs menu.
If you attempt to open an external Excel spreadsheet (by double-clicking a file or opening an attachment in Outlook) all interaction with the spreadsheet is disabled.
If you launch a new instance of Excel and then try to open your spreadsheet or XLS attachment in Outlook it will open fine.
Compatibility Mode is found under the File - Preferences - Excel Options menu. For further information read the information in the Release Notes supplied with the Xcelsius 2008 installer documentation.
AA: Crystal Xcelsius 4.5 XLF files won't open by clicking
PD: Trying to open an Crystal Xcelsius 4.5 XLF by clicking on the filename results in an Xcelsius 2008 error message: "Crystal Xcelsius is unable to load this file. This file may be corrupt or have features that cannot be supported by this version of Cyrstal Xcelsius."
WA: There is a known issue with Xcelsius 2008 opening Crystal Xcelsius 4.5 models by clicking on the filename. The workaround is to open the models in Xcelsius 2008 from the File-Open menu instead.

1) arrow keys don't re-position selected elements on the stage
2) fonts are ~2 units smaller after an import from 4.5 into 2008.
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The above are not "official" Known Issues documented by the developement team prior to release of Xcelsius 2008.

Xcelsius 2008 - Known Issues (Security)

AA: Area Affected
PD: Problem Description
WA: Work Around
AA: Access across network domains using a crossdomain.xml file for the Flash Player
PD: For security reasons, an Adobe flash player is not allowed to access data that resides outside the exact web domain from which the SWF originated.
Various error messages may be displayed but the most common is "Unable to Load URL: http://boe-server:8080/dswsbobje/services/session"
WA: A crossdomain policy file is a simple XML file that gives the Flash Player permission to access data from a given domain without displaying a security dialog. When placed on a root folder of a server, it tells the Flash Player to allow direct access to data on that server, without prompting the user to grant access.
For example, for use between different BOE servers, the crossdomain.xml should go in the associated Tomcat folders. Location: C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Tomcat\webapps\ROOT.
Either download or create a crossdomain.xlm file to allow the flash player used by Xcelsius 2008 access across domains and place in the root folder of all necessary servers.
Read the details on the Adobe website. http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14213&sliceId=2
AA: Viewing content stored on a local drive
PD: Locally stored SWF files that contain components that call content (e.g. images, XML data, a child SWF) stored on the same local drive will receive an error, unless the local drive has been listed as a trusted location in the Flash Player security settings.
This may also occur if you snapshot or export to a local format such as PPT, HTML or Word and try to run the SWF file.
WA: Set Flash Player Security Settings to allow the local drive to be trusted. Also see the Xcelsius 2008 Installer Release Note on Adobe Flash Player Security.
This will also occur if you snapshot or export to a local format such as PPT, HTML or Word and try to run the SWF file.
To enable trust:
1.)Go to http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html
2.)Select "Always Allow"
3.)In the "Always trust files in these locations:" drop down, select "Add location..."
4.)Browse for the location in which your SWF file is located.
AA: Viewing Hosted Parent SWF with Local Child content in XI 3 Infoview
PD: Export to BOE XI 3 a swf (parent) that has local content (e.g. a child swf, or image) stored on a local PC. View the parent SWF in Infoview and it can't load the child swf.
WA: This is an Adobe Security restriction. The Flash 9 Player does not allow a SWF hosted on a URL (i.e. BOE InfoView or a website) to load in a file that is stored on a local file system. There is no workaround for this.
Please see the following security document:
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/flash_player_9_security.pdf
Also see the Release Note on Adobe Flash Player Security.
AA: Running a SWF (flash) file in a browser shows empty page
PD: Opening an Xcelsius SWF in a web browser may show a blank page.<span> </span>There may also be a warning message shown.
WA: If you get a pop-up warning, please follow the directions given. For example in IE: "To help protect your security, Internet Explorer has restricted this webpage from running scripts or ActiveX controls...Click here for options..."

1) arrow keys don't re-position selected elements on the stage
2) fonts are ~2 units smaller after an import from 4.5 into 2008.
Edited by: Amy Snapp on Jul 28, 2008 4:18 PM
The above are not "official" Known Issues documented by the developement team prior to release of Xcelsius 2008.

Performance issue with Combo Box in xcelsius 2008 SP3

Hi Experts ,
I started working on xcelsius 2008 , Later we migrated to Xcelsius 2008 SP3 . After migrting , performace of combobox went down and combox is taking time to scroll down the values . Did any one face this issue . Please help me out . My customer he is worried about Combo box performance .
Many thanks in advance .
Regards,
Dirasa

Hi,
Even I am facing the same issue...kindly let me know if you were able to make it work...or fix it.
Thanks in advance
Seema

Xcelsius 2008 : BO XI SSL ISSUE

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CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
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Post Author: FLugand
CA Forum: Xcelsius and Live Office
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SAP Authentication issue in Xcelsius 2008 SP4

Ingo Can you help me?
Xcelsius 2008 SP4 Failed to Open/Save from BusinessObjects Enterprise and throws an error Failed While Trying to Logon User "0000" RFC error: "LOGON_DATA_INCOMPLETE" when using SAP Authentication.
It works perfect with Enterprise.
Recently we have upgraded from Xcelsius 2008 SP3 FP 3.5 to Xcelsius 2008 SP4. It also displays the password without encrypting.
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SAP GUI 720
Xcelsius 2008 SP4
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Thanks
Dais

Hi,
As a starting point, i would strongly recommend you standardise all your component versions.
from what i can see, you've just asserted that Server, Integration Kit, and Client are all on different Fix levels..
that's not a nice baseline on which to investigate!
Also, patching would also include importing the correct SAP Transports into your BW. (they change almost every FP)
Regards,
H
Edited by: Henry Banks on Feb 10, 2012 4:00 PM

Issues with Service Pack 2 for Xcelsius 2008

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the Apperance tab -> Text for the columnar chart components. But when I insert a new component they become visible.
It is a big dashboard and recreating all the components all over is a nightmare.
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Sam,
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Error while installing Xcelsius 2008

Hi,
We are getting error while installing Xcelsius 2008 version 5.3.....
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Hi Pearl,
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Consuming a webservice of MII in Xcelsius 2008

Hello Everyone !
I have created a webservice in MII 12.1. I tested it in SoapUI. It is working fine.
I created a separate webservice using SAP. Tried to consume in Xcelsius 2008. It is also working fine.
But, the webservice created in MII 12.1 which I try to consume in Xcelsius 2008 is giving me error as "Unable to load URL".
What can be the possible measures to overcome this issue ?
Regards,
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Hi,
Try to call MII transaction in URL with MII user id and password.if it is working fine then try to use that in Xcelsius 2008.We have done this procedure.
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Xcelsius 2008 SP4 won't work on Win 7 but does on XP ?

Hi I posted this a few weeks ago but no one has replied thought I'd try again it is really anoying I have to type everything in word and cut and paste into Xcelsius
Touching any key on keyboard locks up Xcelsius Mouse OK SP4
Posted: Feb 1, 2012 2:37 AM Edit Reply
Just wondering if anyone has had any issues with xcelsius and using the keyboard. I have now tried the Enterprise Edition Xcelsius 2008 SP4 on 3 x Windows 7 machines (and the Xcelsius SP3 with hot fix 3.3 on 2 windows 7 machines) and if I open a new project drag a pie chart onto the canvas (or anything) and try to replace the heading pie chart with "MyChart" as soon as I hit the M the software locks up and I get the following message.
Xcelsius has stopped working
Windows can check online for a solution to the problem
Check online for a solution to the problem
Close the program
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Xcelsius.exe
Application Version: 5.4.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4db76bf5
Fault Module Name: MSVCR80.dll
Fault Module Version: 8.0.50727.6195
Fault Module Timestamp: 4dcddbf3
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0001568f
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 3081
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
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I Tried changing the compatibility to Run on XP SP3 but that didnu2019t help and turning on run as Administrator made no differance
. Any ideas?
This is the same for changing the timing for the xml maps thatu2019s where I first noticed the keyboard locking up the software, you can change the time with the 2 arrows via the mouse but if you highlight 5 and then hit the 6 key its the same error as above
Extra weird just opened it up and went to the help thought Iu2019d type in u201Ckeyboard locks upu201D and guess what as soon as I hit the K, same error
All our images have Office 2007, Dasault Draft site and a few other bits of software I was running 4.5 Xcelsius and that was OK
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Hello David
Thanks for replying this is really bugging me. Sorry I've been a while replying I've been overseas on a course last week and didn't have work email access.
Firstly the machines that I have tried it on are HP desktops about 1-2 years old with USB keyboards
I tried the on screen keyboard and it locked up as soon as I clicked on a character whilst trying to rename a pie chart, this was the same for a remote net support session, and a remote RDP login to my machine by our IT department.
Our IT guy said the keyboard drivers were current but I may just try and do an upgrade and reply a bit later on that as well.
Does not happen on any other software on this machine.
I'm checking for Flash upgrades but we currently have 11.1.102.55 and the newest is 11.1.102.62 so will load that and reply later also.
Do you think it possible to download a corrupted version of Xcelsius the stupid thing about that idea is that I downloaded SP4 but if I load SP3 hotfix 3.3 that also locks up and I have that on an official DVD from Rockwell Automation as Xcelsius comes with their Factory Talk Vantage Point software as a dashboard builder.
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thanks for the quick advice. so we can scale back the data to within 512 rows by splitting this into 2 dashboards. Not ideal, but shouldl be acceptable.
The data is already pre-aggregated. The data sources for this data model are crystal reports that are published in Crystalreports.com and refreshed nightly against a 3rd party API. Virtually all of the formulas required in Excel are used to line up rows of data that are being pulled in from 2 seperate live office queries. All of the required data points could not be included in a single crystal report so 2 are needed and the rows matched up in Excel using an INDEX(MATCH) formula. We are not using any unsupported functions or VLOOKUP per the advice of an Xcelsius best practice document I located in this forum. I'm open to any suggestions on better techniques to align related rows of data from two seperate ranges in Excel so they essentially appear as though they came from a single data source.
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We have BI Dashboards integrated to CRM portal via OpenDocs and using flash variables in Dashboard designer. Current version details are: BO XI 3.1 SP6 (earlier version was BO XI 3.1 SP3), and Xcelsius 2008 build on top of QAAWS>BO Universe>BEx queries (BW).
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Xcelsius 2008 SP3 + SAP BW Integration

Hi All,
We are at BO Enterprise Server Ver 3.1 SP2 Fix Patch 2.5 on OS: AIX 5.3, Xcelsius 2008 SP3.1 and BW 7.0
Xcelsius is unable to connect to BW. Msg we receive is..... "The system you are currently connected to is not BW 7.02 or newer. Please disconnect and choose a different system".......Our BW upgrade is not scheduled soon.
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Vankeet,
Did Xcelsius ever worked with your current existing BW netweaver 7 system?
There are some prerequisites are mentioned in this SAP Note:
Have a look at them...
Note 1400236 - Prerequisites for Xcelsius usage with NetWeaver BI/BW
[https://websmp230.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/sapnotes/index2.htm?numm=1400236]
Regards,
Bashir Awan

BO 3.1 after Xcelsius 2008 installation

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I have a problem with BO 3.1 environment after Xcelsius 2008 installation. When i try to open Webi reports in InfoView (which worked fine before the installation), "Cannot execute this operation: a valid license was not found (Error: INF)" message appears.
I have applied licence codes from partner's temporary license files (Xcelsius 2008 Enterprise license and BO 3.1 Enterprise license).
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