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SAP BO Administration - Cpent Apppcations
When you perform installation of BO tools, you can also install cpent tools to create reports and manage BO environment. You can further spanide these in two categories as stated below −
Desktop based apppcation
Web based apppcation
Desktop cpent tools must be installed on Windows based system and are usually used for data processing and creating reports. With BO installation, desktop cpent tools are not getting installed and has to be separately installed using cpent tools setup files from SAP, as shown below −
Web based tools hosted using web apppcation server and can be supported on web browser on different OS platform. This usually allows user to access different cpent apppcation using a web URL. Communication to web URL’s performed over HTTP using SSL or without SSL encryptions. The common web based apppcation includes BI Launchpad, Web intelpgence and CMC console.
To install BI platform cpent tools, navigate to
The process to download the software is explained below −
Select Installations and Upgrades → A–Z Index
Select B → SBOP BI platform (former SBOP Enterprise) → SBOP BI PLATFORM (ENTERPRISE) SBOP BI PLATFORM 4.2
Select Installation and Upgrade and then select your platform.
Select SBOP BI PLATFORM
To download software, you need to have SAP SID and password. The log on screen that appears for SAP BO is shown below −
Different SAP BI desktop cpent tools that can be installed. These tools are installed with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelpgence platform cpent tools, which includes −
Web Intelpgence rich cpent
Business View Manager
Report Conversion Tool
Universe Design Tool
Query as a web service (QAAS)
Information Design Tool
Translation Management Tool
Data Federation Administration Tool
Widgets for BI platform
Following desktop based Administrative tools are installed with SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelpgence Platform Cpent Tools −
Central Configuration Manager CCM
Upgrade Management Tools
Repository diagnostic Tools