Installation Guide

SAP® BW Precalculation Service(For SAP GUI 720)

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Installation Guide: SAP BW Precalculation Service for SAP GUI 720

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Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................................................... 51.1 Before You Start ..................................................................................... 51.1.1 SAP Notes for the Installation ............................................................ 51.1.2 Information Available in SAP Service Marketplace .......................... 5

2 Preparation .......................................................................................... 62.1 Hardware and Software Requirements ................................................. 62.2 Installation Preparations ....................................................................... 6

3 Installation ........................................................................................... 73.1 Installing the Service on Windows ....................................................... 7

4 Post-Installation .................................................................................. 94.1 Starting the Service ................................................................................ 94.2 Using the Precalculation Service through the Portal ........................ 12

5 Additional Information ...................................................................... 135.1 Uninstalling the Server ........................................................................ 13

1 Introduction

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1 Introduction

1.1 Before You StartThe following sections provide information about:

SAP Notes for the Installation

Information Available on SAP Service Marketplace

1.1.1 SAP Notes for the InstallationYou must read the following SAP Notes before you start the installation. These SAP Notescontain the most recent information on the installation, as well as corrections to theinstallation documentation.

Make sure that you have the up-to-date version of each SAP Note, which you can find in theSAP Service Marketplace at the Internet address:

service.sap.com/notes.

SAP NoteNumber

Title

1424366 BW/BI 7.x tools in GUI 720 - General Information & Limitations

1461398 BW/BI 7.X (7.20) Precalculation - General Info. &Limitations

1145589 BW/BI 7.X PreCalculation Service delivery schedule

1298788 BW/BI 7.X Precalculation - Pre-requisites

1298789 BW/BI 7.X Precalculation - New installation methods

1259442 Precalculation Server: Support for Excel 2007 file

1.1.2 Information Available in SAP ServiceMarketplaceInformation on the following areas is available in the SAP Service Marketplace.

Description Internet Address Title

SAP Notes service.sap.com/notes –

Released platforms service.sap.com/platforms –

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2 Preparation2.1 Hardware and Software RequirementsThe host machine must meet the following requirements:

RequirementType

Requirement

HardwareRequirements

There no special Requirements. Your System should fulfill allrequirements of Microsoft Excel or Windows XP.

SoftwareRequirements For detailed software requirements, see SAP Note 1461398.

2.2 Installation PreparationsPerform the following prerequisite steps:

Install Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0

Install BW Frontend 7.X with SAP GUI 7.20

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3 Installation3.1 Installing the Service on WindowsUseThis section describes how to install the SAP component on released Windows platforms.

PrerequisitesMake sure that the .Net Framework 2.0 is installed on the destination PC. Also a SAPGUI720 must be installed.

Procedure1. Log on to your host as user with administration rights.

2. Start the Setup Program.

3. Choose Next to run through the screens of the wizard and finish the installation:

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4 Post-Installation4.1 Starting the Service1. Log on to the BW backend from the PC where you installed the software, call transaction

RSPRECADMIN and perform the following steps:

a. Choose the Create pushbutton. The following screen will appear to providethe details:

b. Enter a name for the server. The maximum length is 10 Chars. Choose theOkay pushbutton. The server should appear on the screen. The server willbe Offline as shown below, since the service is not started:

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2. To start the service, go to the Services window of your operating system usingservices.msc in the Run command. Perform the following steps:

a. Search for the service called SAP BW Precalculation Service:

b. To open the properties dialog box double click on the service. In the Log Ontab, select the checkbox Allow service to interact with desktop and choosethe OK pushbutton.

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c. To start the service, choose Start in the context menu of the service.

Note: For a 64-bit processor the service name is SAP BW PrecalculationService Multi Instance as shown in the figure below:

3. In transaction RSPRECADMIN, after having started the service you will see that sever isReady, the lights will turn to green after a refresh, as shown in the screen below:

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4. Now you can double click on the server and you will come to the following screen:

5. To test the Precalculation Service, select a workbook and Choose Execute.

4.2 Using the Precalculation Service throughthe Portal1. Log on to the portal of the system where you have created the server.

2. Go to Buisness Intelligence BEx Broadcaster and select Workbook.

3. Create a new setting by selecting the target, and select the server you have created, asshown in the figure below:

4. Choose the Execute pushbutton.

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5 Additional Information5.1 Uninstalling the Server1. Go to the Services window of your operating system using services.msc in the Run

command.

2. Search for the service SAP BW Precalculation Service and stop the service viacontext menu:

3. Open the control panel.

4. Select SAP BW Precalcuation Service and choose the Remove pushbutton: