Step by step process for Mobile Configuration in SAP Business Objects

Login into BO Server and follow the step by step configuration process:

•       Click start button and open the Central Configuration Manager as shown below:
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• Then stop the Apache Tomcat service 

•  Click Computer in start button

•  Open “Program files(x86)”, refer your drive where the  Business Objects is installed (We have installed in E drive)

•   Open SAP Business Objects folder

•   Then open “Mobile 14” folder 

•   Next open Server folder

•    Copy both .war files(MobileBIService.war,MOBIServer.war)

•   Open “Tomcat6”  folder

•     Open “webapps”  folder

•       Paste the copied .war files in the “webapps”  folder

          Now start “Apache Tomcat” service in Central Configuration Manager

•     The following selected folders will be deployed automatically, once the “Apache Tomcat” service in Central Configuration Manager starts

 

• Open “server.properties” file with notepad in below location:SAP BusinessObjects/Tomcat6/webapps/MOBIServer/WEB-INF (See below), then change DisplayName,MOBILE_USER_NAME, MOBILE_URL, MOBILE_CMS  as per your configuration and save.

•         Open “mobi.properties” with notepad in below loation: SAP BusinessObjects/Tomcat6/webapps/MobileBIService/WEB-INF (See below) 

• In this file change corporate category, personal category as shown in next image and save.

•    Open “Control Panel” in Start button and click “uninstall a program” as shown below:

•       Select “SAP BusinessObjects BI platform 4.0SP4” and click “Uninstall/Change”

     Select “Modify” Option and click Next button below

•      On "Select Features" page, select the “Mobile Services” ,”Mobile Servers” and “CMS plugin for Mobile” features as shown below.
• Note: ‘CMS plugin for Mobile’ will be enabled by default in the SAP BO setup>Select Features.

•          If the options are enabled by default then click “Cancel” button below
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•      Now click “Exit Setup”.

•      Now open Cockpit BI URL and select the report you want to see in mobile. Right click on the report and select  “Categories” option, as shown below:

•        Expand “Corporate Categories” and select “Mobile” option, click “OK” button below. If you don’t want to see the reports in mobile then deselect “Mobile” option in the same window.

•          Install the Mobile application “SAP Business Objects Mobile”  and click on “Connect” and select “Create New Connection” option

•              Enter these details in the screen below to connect BI enterprise

               Connection Type: SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 
              Connection Name: Mobile
              Mobile Server URL: http://SERVERIP:8080
             CMS Name: SYSTEMNAME:6400
              User Name: 123456   
               Password: *****************
               Authentication Type: Enterprise

                      Click Save as shown below:

•     Click Connect and Select the created connection.

  

•    Enter Application Password to access the mobile app (optional).

•                Now you can click and see the reports in your mobile.