Issue BO Upgrade XIR2 to XI 3.1 SP4.

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Hello, We are upgrading Business Objects from XIR2 to XI 30.1 SP4.

When I am using Info view to modify report or create new report in 3.1 SP4, Info view page is asking me to download “Java™ SE Runtime Environment 6.0 Update 3.” If I install it’s changing java version on my system from 1.5 to 1.6.

Problem: 1. if I have Java 1.6 I can’t work on XIR2 webi reports, when I refresh webi report, i don’t get refresh prompts box.

  1. Installing java for all users is bigger scope and we don’t want change java version on all users pc’s at this time.

Can someone guide how can force BO XI3.1 to work with JAVA 1.5 and is it safe to do that, what steps need to follow to work with 1.5 java for BO XI 3.1 SP4.

Environment 3.1 XI SP4 :
Windows server 2008,
Tomcat.
IE 8.0

Thank you,
Raj.

rajpal (BOB member since 2010-05-07)

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Webi will run with unsupported version of java but don`t expect it to work properly.

You can change what version of Java your machine is using (if you have multiple versions) using the java control panel.

Like I said though, you might be out of luck working with 2 different versions of Webi on the same machine (and hence JRE).

ABILtd :uk: (BOB member since 2006-02-08)

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You can do it, but yea, you’ll be in unsupported territory - those java changes tend to make Webi and the Editor unhappy…
<NOTE: SAP has a case note that says 3.1 is OK with 1.5x JRE - I am vaguely shocked>

If you look in your analytical reporting folder, you have a javaplugin folder - that’s where the install set lives. In the Analytical reporting config file (web.config for IIS / .NET), you’ll see a paragraph that has the version number BO wants to see - if you set that to what you’ve got, BO will not try and upgrade you.

<!--  Trying 22...  changing from / to: 
	<add key="webi.javaPluginVersion" value="6,0,30,0"/>    
	<add key="webi.javaPluginVersion" value="6,0,22,0"/> 
--> 
	<ARAppletSetting>
		<add key="applet.version" value="12.3.0.601"/>
		<add key="webi.javaPluginMimeType" value="application/x-java-applet;version=1.6" />
		<add key="webi.javaPluginVersion" value="6,0,30,0" />
		<add key="webi.javaPluginPath" value="/download/win32/jre-windows-i586.exe" />
		<add key="webi.WebSetupPath" value="/download/win32/WebSetup.exe" />
	</ARAppletSetting>

I made the change from 6.0.22 to 30, keeping BO happy with what we deploy here… I also dropped that install set in the plugin folder, renaming what was there… Seems to work, but I am not making such a big change as you want…

Good luck, make backups, be ready to make a hard decisiion!

Brent[/quote]

bdouglas :switzerland: (BOB member since 2002-08-29)