Hi guys,
Did somebody meet excel for auto document unx universe in BO 4.0?
Because previous didn’t work.
Thanks 
dmitry.anoshin 
(BOB member since 2013-03-28)
Hello.
As a’ve seen u can’t do that yet. We’ll need to wait for BO 4.1 for that.
David
cardawid (BOB member since 2012-03-19)
Why do we need wait?
As I know for document of unv in previous releases we can use handmade excel files with VBA. May be we can find for BO 4.0?
dmitry.anoshin 
(BOB member since 2013-03-28)
For unv is working, yes. But not for .UNX.
cardawid (BOB member since 2012-03-19)
Can you show info for me about 4.1?
dmitry.anoshin (BOB member since 2013-03-28)
SDK Link:
http://scn.sap.com/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/38-75461-157292/6fig.png
Overview:
cardawid (BOB member since 2012-03-19)
Bump 
Maxim (BOB member since 2009-03-06)
There is option in IDT :::
[b]Open IDT- Go to your Business Layer or Data Foundation Layer - Select the same
Go to IDT - File - PRINT — Save it in ur local machine[/b]
Pls buzz me if u need any assitance
stsrin 
(BOB member since 2005-07-21)
The Excel-hosted solution for .UNV will never work for .UNX because the SDK is not based on VBA anymore. The .UNV solution works fine for 4.0 if you are still using universes from Universe Designer.
Dave Rathbun (BOB member since 2002-06-06)
Does anyone know of any updates for universe documentation with .unx and 4.1? We have a number of home grown tools that we have gathered together and would like to know some options for these as we migrate to 4.1?
Thanks!
mjprograms (BOB member since 2014-07-24)
.UNX files are created / maintained via the Information Design Tool. The SDK for IDT is not going to be VBA but instead will be Java, so any existing tools will have to be rewritten as the SDK model evolves. In the initial release I understand that most items are “read only” which should support a universe documentation tool, but anything that requires updates may have to wait.
Dave Rathbun (BOB member since 2002-06-06)
This all said I found a GREAT tool UNVdoc which documents 4.0 repository.
It is great but wondering if this application will work when the environment is 4.1 and universes are primarily .unx
Anyone ever use this app and if so, did you use it on 4.1 with new .unx universes?
BOETL2012 (BOB member since 2012-08-27)
BOETL:
UNVDoc will not work with UNX universes; unfortunately.
As far as this quote:
Yeah, if you want to go backward; this is similar to documenting a universe in the older 3.1 and older versions of BO. Just shows you all the objects in the universe; no detail as the great EXCEL automated scripts.
New version of Universe(UNX) is really worthless as far as making things easier and faster for developers and users alike.
Joealyche (BOB member since 2012-02-29)
One easy way to document .UNX files without using the SDK may be to take advantage of the fact that they’re (mostly) just zipped up XML.
If you rename a typical .UNX to .UNX.ZIP and unpack it you will see the structure; it’s mostly just a container for a .BLX and a .DFX. These files in turn are also just ZIP wrappers; inside them you will find files with the .BLX and .DFX extensions that are actually just plain text XML. These are likely what you would care about managing in a source control system for auditing purposes.
Caveats to this approach are:
- I very much doubt that it’s supported by SAP.
- It appears to be a read-only option, since it looks like SAP includes a hash digest file inside each ZIP archive. If you change anything, you won’t be able to repair the digest and all bets will be off.
Eric Hirst (BOB member since 2012-01-09)
You know, my company has purchased a great software product that does exactly what you want: document a unx universe. I don’t know if I can say the company name but it’s out there. And this software does more than just that, it provides impact analysis, etc…
clpisces (BOB member since 2004-10-14)