SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide

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1 SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.1 Service Pack 3 windows

2 Copyright 2010 SAP AG. All rights reserved.sap, R/3, SAP NetWeaver, Duet, PartnerEdge, ByDesign, SAP Business ByDesign, and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and other countries. Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Crystal Decisions, Web Intelligence, Xcelsius, and other Business Objects products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Business Objects S.A. in the United States and in other countries. Business Objects is an SAP company.all other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies. Data contained in this document serves informational purposes only. National product specifications may vary.these materials are subject to change without notice. These materials are provided by SAP AG and its affiliated companies ("SAP Group") for informational purposes only, without representation or warranty of any kind, and SAP Group shall not be liable for errors or omissions with respect to the materials. The only warranties for SAP Group products and services are those that are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services, if any. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty

3 Contents Chapter 1 BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool 5 Introduction...6 What does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool do?...6 Installation...6 How does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool work?...6 To launch the Software Inventory Tool...7 Using the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool...7 The Feature tab...7 The Adapt tab...7 The Search tab...8 The Software Inventory log file...8 Appendix A More Information 9 Index 13 SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide 3

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5 BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool 1

6 BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool 1 Introduction Introduction The BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool is a Java-based maintenance tool available to administrators of BusinessObjects Enterprise. The tool creates and maintains an inventory of all changes made to Business Objects software via Business Objects installers and allows users to view these changes. What does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool do? Installation The Business Objects Software Inventory Tool collects and displays information on your BusinessObjects installations. The tool monitors BusinessObjects Enterprise after it is installed and logs updates such as fixes and service packs. The logged information is presented chronologically and the inventory list can then be searched for specific files, features, and patches. The BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool is automatically included with your BusinessObjects XI Enterprise installation. It is available for all Windows platforms supported by BusinessObjects XI. How does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool work? When a Business Objects installation program runs, information on what is being installed is added to the manifest.xml file, including the following information: Records of all Business Objects installations including the original product, service packs, and fixes. Records of the files associated with each Business Objects installation such as.war and.dll files. 6 SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide

7 BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool Using the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool 1 To launch the Software Inventory Tool Click Start > Programs > BusinessObjects XI 3.1 > BusinessObjects Enterprise > Software Inventory Tool The Software Inventory Tool interface appears. Using the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool The BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool displays three separate tabs: Feature System View Search The Feature tab The feature tab displays the Business Objects products that are or were installed on your system at the currently selected point the the timeline at the top of the display. Under each product heading are the features of that product. Highlighting any of the features listed for a product will display a list of the files that are associated with that feature, including a description of the file and its version number. The Adapt tab The Adapt tab allows you to view the adapt numbers associated with a Business Objects product or patch. Adapt is a system used internally by BusinessObjects to track feature development and technical issues. If you are looking for specific information on a requested feature or fix, this can help you locate it. Selecting a point on the timeline at the top of the screen, or selecting an event from the drop-down below the timeline will display all the products SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide 7

8 BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool 1 Using the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool installed at the selected time. Listed below the products will be the Adapt numbers associated with the features and fixes for that product. Selecting one of the Adapt numbers will display the files associated with that Adapt. The Search tab The Search pane of the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool allows you to refine the information displayed in System View. It is divided into three parts: "The search field": Use this field to enter search parameters. "Search History": Lists all previously-entered search parameters for this session. This information is lost when you close the tool window. "Search results": Shows all files that match the current search parameters, and their locations. The Software Inventory log file The tool creates a log file for recording each time the tool is launched. The log.txt file is saved in the default installation folder together with the inventory.xml file: C:\Program Files\Business Objects\common\4.0\java\lib 8 SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide

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10 A More Information Information Resource SAP BusinessObjects product information Location Select > SAP BusinessObjects. SAP Help Portal You can access the most up-to-date documentation covering all SAP BusinessObjects products and their deployment at the SAP Help Portal. You can download PDF versions or installable HTML libraries. Certain guides are stored on the SAP Service Marketplace and are not available from the SAP Help Portal. These guides are listed on the Help Portal accompanied by a link to the SAP Service Marketplace. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. To obtain an ID, contact your customer support representative. SAP Service Marketplace > Documentation Installation guides: guides Release notes: The SAP Service Marketplace stores certain installation guides, upgrade and migration guides, deployment guides, release notes and Supported Platforms documents. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. Contact your customer support representative to obtain an ID. If you are redirected to the SAP Service Marketplace from the SAP Help Portal, use the menu in the navigation pane on the left to locate the category containing the documentation you want to access. Developer resources SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide

11 More Information A Information Resource Location SAP BusinessObjects articles on the SAP Community Network These articles were formerly known as technical papers. Notes These notes were formerly known as Knowledge Base articles. Forums on the SAP Community Network Training From traditional classroom learning to targeted e-learning seminars, we can offer a training package to suit your learning needs and preferred learning style. Online customer support The SAP Support Portal contains information about Customer Support programs and services. It also has links to a wide range of technical information and downloads. Customers with a maintenance agreement have an authorized user ID to access this site. To obtain an ID, contact your customer support representative. sulting Consulting Consultants can accompany you from the initial analysis stage to the delivery of your deployment project. Expertise is available in topics such as relational and multidimensional databases, connectivity, database design tools, and cus tomized embedding technology. SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide 11

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13 Index I inventory.xml 6 S Software Inventory Tool Adapt tab 7 functionality 6 installation files 6 introduction 6 Software Inventory Tool (continued) inventory.xml 6, 8 log.txt 6, 8 search 8 SoftwareInventory.bat 6 SoftwareInventory.jar 6 user interface 7 viewing format ADAPT number 7 file 7 install/patch name 7 SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise Software Inventory Tool User's Guide 13

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