Internet Explorer 11 and BO 4.x

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Did SAPBO confirm that BO 4.x can be run on Internet Explorer 11 ? :?:

di652 (BOB member since 2005-02-24)

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don’t know about 4.0.x, however from 4.1.3 ok unless you are on Windows 8 (8.1 is supported).

Edit: and supported from 4.0.9 onwards.

For detailed information check the Supported Platforms Guide (PAM) on SAP Support Portal.

BUDJO :switzerland: (BOB member since 2013-01-10)

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Thanks, we are on 4.0 and want to ensure IE 11 will work.

Anyone else having this scenario or has more info; greatly appreciated.

di652 (BOB member since 2005-02-24)

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From the PAM -

IE 11 - Internet Explorer Compatibility View is supported with BI 4.1 SP01+

I very much doubt it will work with 4.0 install without any issues.

Mak 1 :uk: (BOB member since 2005-01-06)

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Thanks for the quick followup.

I forwarded this on and the response I received was that IE11 will be run in compatibility mode for our intranet addresses. If it is okay in compatibility mode than we should be fine.

Not sure I know what ‘compatibility mode’ means but thinking its not running directly with IE so… Fingers crossed I guess :?: :!:

di652 (BOB member since 2005-02-24)

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Compatability Mode is a mode in IE Tools > Compatability Mode.

I have heard people having issues with certain things just not working and compatability mode does not always fix it.

Mak 1 :uk: (BOB member since 2005-01-06)

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Officially 4.1 SP3+ and 4.0 sp9+ is on IE11 supported list. I run 4.1 Sp4 on IE 11 and havent had any issues. Earlier, while we were on SP2 , we had applied Enterprise mode via a site list to render sites in compatibility mode for IE10 [msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn640699.aspx]

References : SAP Support note 1949010 - BusinessObjects Support for Internet Explorer 11

Hope that helps

Shobhit_Acharya (BOB member since 2005-08-11)

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thanks, and if I try to run BO using the Compatibility solution it this something I will need to have the users do individually or is there a global setting I can have set up.

thanks again.

di652 (BOB member since 2005-02-24)

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Um…did you read the sentence “Enterprise Mode” and look at the link above?
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn640699.aspx

I would suggest testing this very carefully, usually its just a few things that don’t work, expecially within Infoview.
Obviously, this is compounded by not everyone experiencing the same issues, or not as the case may be.

Mak 1 :uk: (BOB member since 2005-01-06)