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Patching Business Objects 4.0

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Hello,

I just recently patched my Business Objects System from SP5 Patch 3 to SP5 patch 6 , and I noticed the SSO with Active Directory was broken. After patching the global.properties file was back to its default state and all the session parameters were set back to 20 minutes.

In order to avoid losing your Business Objects Configuration complete the following:

  1. Do a full backup of your system prior to patching
  2. Next take a copy of the following files

If you have Single Sign On with Active Directory backup the following files

  • bscLogin.conf and krb5.ini files, these files are stored at the location c:/windows folder

 

Other files that need to be backed up

  • BILaunchpad.properties , this file is stored <Install Directory>\SAP Business Objects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF\config\custom
  • global.properties, this file is stored <Install Directory>\\SAP Business Objects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF\config\custom
  • web.xml, this file is stored Install Directory>\\SAP Business Objects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF

 

Once the patch is complete you can just copy over the global.properties files to <Install Directory>\SAP Business Objects\Tomcat6\webapps\BOE\WEB-INF\config\custom and for the session variable I just went through my documentation located here:

 

https://vynesolutions.wordpress.com/2013/04/19/configuring-business-objects-4-0-session-timeout-settings/

 

Also if there’s anything else that isn’t working you’ll have the files to compare against the original state.

 

This process will eliminate the risk of patching your Business Objects server. If you have any other suggestions I would definitely like to hear your comments.

 

 

 

 

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