Display report on user desktop

[Former Member]

Is there a way to schedule a report via Business Objects Crystal Server and display it on user Deskop?  Would the changes apply every time the report is run?

thanks

[Former Member]

Hello Dorota

BI Widgets is  Client tool which is came up with package for BI4.0/XI3.1,

so its included in your BI4/XI3.1 license,

you can not display report on user desktop with crystal report server ,

but you can create a pdf file and export it on user desktop using scheduling a report via Business Objects Crystal Server.

Thank you,

Haresh

[DellSC]

Not automatically.  What type of workflow are you trying to accomplish?

-Dell

[former_member182521]

Hello Dorota,

This is definitely possibly logically. but as a best practice it is always suggested to schedule the report to a shared path which is accessible by multiple users. scheduling to individual user desktop is an tedius task and you should have access to all the users desktop at OS level.

Alternatively you can try with BI widgets also.

Regards

Mani

[Former Member]

I don't want to schedule to user desktop I want to display live, something like Active Desktop future.

For example I would like to have a small window on a desktop which will be linked to the report and the window will refresh with info after the report will reschedule.

Is there a way to do this?

I am not familiar with BI widgets  We only hold license for Business objects Crystal Report Server.  What is the cost of BI Widgets?

Thanks

[denis_konovalov]

BI Widgets are part of Client tool package for BI4.0/XI3.1, so its included in your BI4/XI3.1 license

[Former Member]

Denis thanks I was able to find and download Widgets SP6.  When installing is the server installation required or I should only install it on the client machine?  Will it work with windows 7.

Thanks

[DayaJha]

Hi Dorota,

"BI Widgets" is a client tools no need to install on Server, Install on Client Machine.

SAP BI Widgets:

Download Links:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/index?rid=/library/uuid/20204e9e-5697-2b10-18a1-b6ff6ec72289

BI Widgets On AIR Demo:

Overview
BI widgets on AIR is a prototype of an Adobe Air Rich Internet Application that delivers personalized business intelligence (BI) information for everyone. With BI widgets users can quickly and easily search and access BI content, create personal dashboards on their desktop, and integrate BI content into other Windows applications using drag and drop.

Links:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90091ad1-0ef5-2b10-6c8e-beb8b19e7...

Pre Requisite for BI Widgets on AIR:

• Adobe AIR
• BI Widgets Client Installation

Hope this will help you as well

Thanks,

Daya

[Former Member]

Ok I have installed widgets on my computer;Windows7 however can't connect to my host. 

http://HostName:8080/dswsbobje/services/Session  My url is not responding.  What is the dswsbobje?

Should I install anything else. 

thanks

[DayaJha]

Hi Dorota,

Please refer the below thread and  SNotes From SAP Market Place regarding BI Widgets Query:

1255097 - Error : login exception (Error : FWM 01003) <hostname> not found or server may be down (FWM 01003) in BI Widgets

Links:

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1255097

1288027 - Error: The host cannot be connected. Login exception (Error: FWM 01003).

Links:

https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1288027

Links:

http://scn.sap.com/thread/1515941

If your issue is resolved then please close the thread.

Thanks,

Daya

[Former Member]

hi,

BI Widgets connects content on Business Objects XI R3/4.0 and displays it as

dynamically updating data using desktop widgets.Using widgets, you can

have BI content easily available, while using only a small portion of your

desktop screen.

"if you do not have sap bo 3.0/4.0 server then you can not used SAP Widgets,

but you can export it in to pdf format and schedule it for live data."

Thank you ,

haresh

[denis_konovalov]

http://HostName:8080/dswsbobje/services/Session  this URL has to point to the machine where you have BOE server installed with BOE web applications deployed.