BI Platform Search functionality in SAP BO 4.2 BI Launchpad not returning search object

[former_member594930]

We have recently created a new BO Server in 4.2. I noticed that the Platform search functionality is not returning the commonest of report titles in BI Launchpad unless I run the Platform Search Object. We have already scheduled it for a weekly frequency and am wondering why it did not work.

Server: SAP BO 4.2 SP 4 Patch 13 (14.2.4.2977). Under applications, the properties I see are Scheduled Crawling, Level of Indexing-Platform Metadata. These are similar selections as in the past (4.1) ...Schedule Duration of the object itself is 120 minutes.

[DellSC]

The first time that you run the search index job in a new system, it can take longer to do the index than the job will allow - especially if you've migrated content from another system. Here are the settings I configure for my clients when I install a new system:

1. Stop indexing.

2. Crawling Frequence: Scheduled

3. Index Location: If this is a clustered system with multiple servers, you have to change the Master Index Location and Persistent Data Location to a network UNC path - I usually put them in a subfolder of the same location where the Input and Output File stores are.

4. Scope of Indexing: Platform Metadata.

5. Content Types: Crystal Reports, Web Intelligence, Universe, BI Workspace

6. If search isn't working, turn on "Rebuild Index".

7. Turn on "Skip Instances".

After that has been saved, I change the schedule duration for the index job to at least 12 hours (or longer if there have been many reports migrated) for the first run of of the job. Then schedule the job to "Run Now". DO NOT schedule the index job to run again until after this first run is complete.

After the first run is finished, you can set the schedule duration to a smaller time frame and schedule the recurring job.

-Dell

[former_member594930]

Okay, thanks.