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BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 Software Inventory Tool User's Guide

BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 3.0 Windows

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Introduction..................................................................................................6 What does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool do?....................6 Installation....................................................................................................6 How does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool work?..................7 Launching the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool............................7 Using the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool...................................8 The Viewing Format Area.......................................................................8 History View ..........................................................................................9 The Search pane .................................................................................10 The Software Inventory log file.............................................................10 Appendix A

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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? 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 critical hot fixes and service packs. The logged information is presented chronologically using various formats and views. The inventory list can then be queried for specific files, features, and patches.

Installation The BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool is automatically bundled together with your BusinessObjects XI 3.0 installation. It is available for all Windows platforms supported by BusinessObjects XI 3.0. See the Products Availability Report PDF which can be accessed at http://support.businessob jects.com/documentation/supported_platforms/default.asp. The SoftwareInventory.bat and SoftwareInventory.jar.files are by default installed to the following directory C:\Program Files\Business Objects\common\4.0\java\lib. Once the program is launched, theinven tory.xml and log.txt files are created in the same folder.

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BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool How does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool work?

How does the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool work? When a Business Objects installer is run, the tool is automatically evoked. Information on what is being installed is added to the inventory.xml file. The inventory contains the following information: • • •

A record of all Business Objects installations including original product and service packs, and critical hot fixes. Records of all the fixes that were installed on the system. Records of the files that are associated with each Business Objects installation such as WAR files and DLLs.

Launching the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool The BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool is installed by default into the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\common\4.0\java\lib folder. •

To launch the tool, either: Go to Start/Programs/BusinessObjects XI 3.0/BusinessObjects/Enterprise and double-click the Software Inventory Tool icon. OR Double-click the SoftwareInventory.bat file which is located by default in the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\common\4.0\java\lib folder. This launches a Windows Command window and starts the Java program. OR 1. From the Start\Run command line - type cmd and click OK. This launches a Windows Command window. 2. Navigate to the folder in which the tool is installed (the default is C:\Program Files\Business Objects\common\4.0\java\lib). 3. At the prompt type: "C:\Program Files\Business Objects\javasdk\bin\java" Djava.library.path=.\external -Xmx256M -jar "C:\Program Files\BusinessObjects\common\4.0\java\lib\softwareInven tory.jar" gui

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This command uses the Java implementation installed with BusinessObjects Enterprise and provides Java configuration information. Note: Closing the Windows Command window will terminate the Java

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Using the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool Once the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool is launched it displays three separate panes for information on : • Viewing Format • History View • Search

The Viewing Format Area The Viewing format pane provides three options for what to display.

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Install/Patch name This option displays all the available information logged by the tool in chronological order.

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ADAPT number This option only displays the ADAPT numbers for modifications logged by the tool. Note: ADAPT numbers are only displayed if critical hot fixes have been

installed. ADAPT is the system used internally by Business Objects to track technical problems and feature enhancements. •

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This option only displays files that have been installed and recorded by the tool.

History View The History View is divided into two parts: • •

History Tree Node Details

History Tree and the Node Details The History Tree is the main pane used to navigate the inventory. The history of installations and changes is listed chronologically; each entry can be expanded to display further details in the Node Details pane. Note: To view more specific information you can use the Search function.

The type of information displayed in Node Details includes : • • • •

Name of the product Version or Build number Date and time of installation Path locations

The following table summarizes the detail displayed in the History View area depending on the selected Viewing Format: Viewing Format

History View Detail Build number Installation or Removal timestamp List of all features installed

Install/Patch Name of the product

List of all files installed Installed or Removed List of all ADAPT records (not for Service Packs)

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History View Detail ADAPT number /ID Problem Summary

ADAPT Number Fix description List of updated files Name of the file Full path location of the file File

Version (if available) Build History of changes to the file

The Search pane The Search pane of the BusinessObjects Software Inventory Tool allows you to refine the information displayed in History View. It is divided into three parts: • Enter search string: use this field to enter a string. A new tree is generated based on the search result and the current view being used. • Search History: lists all the search parameters. • Clear search history: click to clear the Search History.

The Software Inventory log file The tool creates a log file for recording each time the tool is launched.

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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

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http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com Online customer support

The Business Objects Customer Support web site contains information about Customer Support programs and services. It also has links to a wide range of technical information including knowledgebase articles, downloads, and support forums. http://www.businessobjects.com/support/ Looking for the best deployment solution for your company?

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S Software Inventory Tool functionality 6 history view 9 installation files 6 introduction 6

Software Inventory Tool (continued) inventory.xml 6, 10 log.txt 6, 10 search 10 SoftwareInventory.bat 6 SoftwareInventory.jar 6 user interface 8 viewing format ADAPT number 8 file 8 install/patch name 8

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