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createdbyKirbyLeongonMay2,20121:04AM,lastmodifiedbyFredericMOITELonNov19,201411:55AM

Downloadandviewdeveloperguides,APIreferencematerial,samplecode,andobjectmodeldiagramsforJava,.NET,COM,andFlexAPIsavailableinSAPBusinessObjectsBI4.x.Visitthesamplespagetoaccessthesampleapplications,reports,anddashboards.Forversion3.xandearlieroftheSDKlibrary,visitthe SAPBusinessObjectsBI3.xDeveloperSDKLibrarypage.Note:1.Toviewthedeveloperguides,saveanduncompresstheentire.zipfiletoyourlocaldriveandthenopenit.Otherwise,ifyouopenthezipfilesdirectlyfromthebrowser,youmaysee"TheAddressisnotValid"error.2.Ifyouareopeninga.chmfile,cleartheAlwaysaskbeforeopeningthisfilecheckboxintheOpenFiledialogbox.JavaSDKDeveloperGuidesandAPIReferencesViewdeveloperguidesbelowthatcontainkeyconceptsandtaskswithsupportingsamplecodesnippets.Ineachguide,gototheStartHere>What'sNewsectionstolearnaboutnewfeaturesintheSDK.AlsoviewanddownloadAPIreferencesthatcontainsyntax,information,andexamplesfortheclasses,interfaces,andmembersofeachSDK.ToviewonlineJavadocsforourJavaSDKs,visit:http://help.sap.com/javadocs.

Solution JavaSDKs Guide Reference

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.0(BIdocumentaccessandadministration)

BusinessIntelligenceplatformJavaSDK

DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.0(BIdocumentaccessandadministration)

WebServicesConsumerJavaSDK

DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.0(semanticlayer)

DataAccessDriverJavaSDK

DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.1(semanticlayer)

DataAccessDriverJavaSDK

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.0(semanticlayer)

SemanticLayerJavaSDK DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.1(semanticlayer)

SemanticLayerJavaSDK DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsWebIntelligence4.0 ReportEngineJavaSDK DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPBusinessObjectsWebIntelligence4.0 CustomDataSourceFrameworkJavaSDK

DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPCrystalReports2011 ReportApplicationServerJavaSDK

DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

SAPCrystalReports2011 ViewersJavaSDK DeveloperGuide

APIReference(Javadocs)

.NETSDKDeveloperGuidesandAPIReferencesViewdeveloperguidesbelowthatcontainkeyconceptsandtaskswithsupportingsamplecodesnippets.Ineachguide,gototheStartHere>What'sNewsectionstolearnaboutnewfeaturesintheSDK.AlsoviewanddownloadAPIreferencesthatcontainsyntax,information,andexamplesfortheclasses,interfaces,andmembersofeachSDK.

Solution .NETSDKs Guide Reference

SAPBusinessObjectsBIPlatform4.0SupportPack2

SAPBusinessObjectsBIPlatform.NETSDK

.NETRuntimeDeploymentGuide

APIReference

SAPBusinessObjectsBusinessIntelligenceplatform4.0

SAPBusinessObjectsWebServicesSDK

DeveloperGuide

SAPCrystalReportsforVisualStudio2010SP10/SP11

CrystalReports.NETSDK DeveloperGuideInstallationGuide

APIReference

SAPCrystalReportsforVisualStudio2010

ReportApplicationServer.NETSDK

DeveloperGuide APIReference

COMSDKDeveloperGuidesandAPIReferences

Solution COMSDKs Guide Reference

SAPBusinessObjects4.0Universedesign UniversedesigntoolSDK ObjectModel API

SAPBUSINESSOBJECTSBI4.xDEVELOPERSDKLIBRARY

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SAPBusinessObjectsBIPlatform4.1 BIPlatform DeveloperGuide

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SAPBusinessObjectsBIPlatform4.1 CrystalReports DeveloperGuide

SAPBusinessObjectsBIPlatform4.0 WebIntelligence DeveloperGuide

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ViewingDocumentsUsingOpenDocument URLParameters

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GaryHustisJul26,201310:13PM

Ihavedownloadedthethe.NETSDKandDeveloper'sguideforVS2010frommultiplepagesontheSAPsiteandeachbehavedthesameway.Afterextractingthemtheircontentisblank.IhavedonethisonanXP&Win7machinewiththesameresultsonboth.IalsodownloadedtheApplicationServerGuide&it'scontentwasthere.ActuallyI'musingVS2012&wouldratherhaveaguidespecifictothatIDE,butcan'timaginetheinformationtobedrasticallydifferent.Soificangetagoodworkingguide,I'dappreciateit.Thanks

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LudekUherJul26,201310:21PM(inresponsetoGaryHustis)

IjusttestedtheSAPCrystalReports.NETSDKDeveloperGuide(http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sapCRVS2010/en/crnet_dg_2010_en.zipItdownloadsascrnet_dg_2010_en.zip(2296kb)andextractstocrnet_dg_2010_en.chm.Worksjustfinewhenyoudoubleclickonthechm...Trythis.Ifitdoesnotwork,pleasepostyourqueryasaDiscussioninthisSCNSpace.LudekSeniorSupportEngineerAGSProductSupport,GlobalSupportCenterCanada

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GaryHustisJul26,201310:32PM(inresponsetoLudekUher)

ThanksLudek,Thatworked.Doyouhavealinktotheapiguideasthatbehavedthesameway?Thanksagain.

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LudekUherJul27,201312:47AM(inresponsetoGaryHustis)

Hereyabe:http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sapCRVS2010/en/crnet_api_2010_en.zip

GaryHustisJul27,20132:21AM(inresponsetoLudekUher)

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ManyThanks,openedasexpected.

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ClayMcKinneyMay21,20144:17PM(inresponsetoGaryHustis)

Ihadthesameproblem,butitisactuallyasecuritythinginWindows.Rightclickthe.chmfile,gotoproperties,andclickthe"Unblock"button.http://didierdanse.net/blogs/dev_en/archive/2009/09/08/windows7howtodisplaychmcontent.aspx

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MarcVanGielOct10,20139:39AM

AnyideawhentheJavaSDKdocumentationfor4.1willbecomeavailable?Cheers,Marc.

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LudekUherOct10,20135:29PM(inresponsetoMarcVanGiel)

Seehelp.sap.com.ChooseAnalytics,selectBusinessIntelligencePlatformandthenSAPBusinessObjects4.1.Formorequeries,plspostasaDiscussiontotheappropriateSCNSpace:

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC18467Ludek

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jaheerussainbabushajakhanOct25,20131:17PM

VeryUseful

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PedroAcevedoDec9,201310:40PM

Hello,Isthere/willtherebeanSDKagainstwhichwecandevelopcustomappstoaccessandmanipulateDashboards?SimilartotheWebiRESTfulSDK?Itwouldmakedocumentationeasiertogenerateandmaintain.

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LudekUherDec9,201311:51PM(inresponsetoPedroAcevedo)

ProbablythebestplacetoaskisintheDashboardsTopicSpace:

SAPBusinessObjectsDashboards

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farhanansariJan27,20144:30PM

idownloadedjavaxi4boejavaen.iopenedadocumentlist.topic2971)file:///F:/java%20projects/xi4_boejava_dg_en%28html%29/html/topic297.html2) BIPlatformSDKbutwheniwanttonavigatethroughsample.itshowmeanewwindowsincelast23daysansiunabletodownloadsamplesfromnewwindow.wouldyoupleasetellmehowcanidownloadthesamplefromnewscn.?

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KrisGolkoMar12,20143:22PM

HIthere,I'vebeenevaluatingwhatoptionshaveIgottointerfacewithCrystalReports.I'vebeenconsidereingCOMinterface,butasyoucanseeaboveCOMinterfaceisonlydocumentedfor"UniversedesigntoolSDK"TheObjectModelDIagramdoesn'tincludeareportviewerclass.IsCOMreportviewerinterfacesupported?Regards

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LudekUherMar12,20143:31PM(inresponsetoKrisGolko)

Nexttime,forquestions,pleasecreateaDiscussion.ThereisonCOMinterfacetoCRorCRSorBOE/BIanymore.LudekSeniorSupportEngineerAGSProductSupport,GlobalSupportCenterCanadaFollowusonTwitter

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JanetFawcettJul9,20141:20AM

Iamtryingtodownloadthe.NETSDKDeveloperGuidesandAPIReferencesfromthispagescn.sap.com/docs/DOC27465andeverylinkgivesmethepagethatsays"Theconnectiontothe

serverwasresetwhilethepagewasloading"Ihavetriedthisonmultiplecomputersinsideandoutsideourfirewallandallgivemethesamemessage.Pleaseadvise.

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FredericMOITELJul9,20149:13AM(inresponsetoJanetFawcett)

HiJanetWe'veexperiencedsomebrokenlinkissueonhelp.sap.comthesedays.Sorryaboutthat.Itseemsthedownloadlinksworkfinetoday,atleastfrommyside.Wouldyoupleasetryagain?Regards,Frederic

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JanetFawcettJul9,20145:19PM(inresponsetoFredericMOITEL)

I'mstillgettingthesameerror.

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FredericMOITELJul10,201410:28AM(inresponsetoJanetFawcett)

HiJanetInthatcase,wouldyoupleasevisittheSCNsupportpage

http://scn.sap.com/community/supportorcontactthetechnicalsupportsapnetwork@sap.com?

Regards,FredericWebi/DSLSDKInformationDeveloper

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KeithEhrhardJul11,20144:58PM(inresponsetoFredericMOITEL)

Iamalsoseeingthesameissue,foralllinksonthispage.Thanks.

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JanetFawcettJul15,20148:28PM(inresponsetoKeithEhrhard)

Keith,Thelinksaboveseemtobeworkingnow.IalsofoundthislinktobehelpfulDeveloperLibraryXIRelease2ProductivityPack.ClickontheShowbuttonatthetopifthecontentstreeisnotdisplayedwhenthepageisopened.

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PMNov19,20146:10AM

WithCrystal2010,IwasabletousePerltocreateaCrystal.ApplicationOLEobjecttorunandexportanexistingCrystalreporttoPDF.WithCrystal2013,itnowgivesmeanerroritdoesn'tseemtorecognizethatclassstring.Isthereadocumentthathandlesthissituation?Thanksinadvance.

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FredericMOITELNov19,20149:28AM(inresponsetoPM)

HiThebestplacetoaskthisquestionis SAPCrystalReports.Regards,Frdric

DellStinnettChristyNov19,20143:24PM(inresponsetoPM)

TheSDKnolongercomespackagedwithCrystalReportsandtheoldCOMbasedSDKhasbeendeprecated.TherearetwoversionsoftheSDKavailable:SAPCrystalReportsforVisualStudio,forwhichyoucangetassistancehere:

http://scn.sap.com/community/crystalreportsforvisualstudioSAPCrystalReportsforEclipse,forwhichyoucangetassistancehere:

http://scn.sap.com/community/crystalreportsforeclipseDell

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PMNov19,20148:37PM(inresponsetoDellStinnettChristy)

Well,that'sashame.GuessI'llhavetoredoitinanotherlanguage,unlesssomePerlgeniusquicklycreatesanewCPANmodulethatplaysnicelywiththenewversion.Thanksfortheinfo...

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SriNDec10,20146:16AM

WehavearequirementtoconsumetheRESTWebServicescomingoutoftheRALLY.DowehavedirectRESTWebServiceconnectorinInformationDesigntoolwherewecancreateuniverseoutofRESTWebServices?

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AnthonyMULLERDec19,20144:45PM(inresponsetoSriN)

HelloSri,I'mnotsurewhat"RALLY"is?WhatareyoutryingtoperformfromIDT?WhatistherelationshipwithRESTfulwebservices?Bestregards,Anthony

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VishalVenugopalFeb4,20159:51AM

Hi,WillBusinessIntelligenceplatformJavaSDKbesupportedinthefutureversionsorwilltherebeatotalchangeovertotheRESTfulserviceofferinginthefuturereleases?IamabouttoembarkonanSDKmigrationproject(platform)from3.xto4.1.ShouldIcontinueusingthestandardplatformjavasdkorshouldImoveovertotheRESTful?DoestheplatformRESTfulserviceshavefeatureparitywiththestandardplatformjavasdk?Pleaseadvise.Thanks,Vishal

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SumiteshRanjanSrivastavaFeb4,201510:20AM(inresponsetoVishalVenugopal)

HiVishal,SAPplanstocontinuesupportingBIPlatformJAVAand.NETSDKinBI4.x.Theremaybefewinterfaces,methodsetc.whichwouldhavebeendeprecatedbutyoushouldfindtheinformationinthedocumentationaboutthedeprecations(exceptionthatwealreadyknowaboutisdocumentationof.NETAPIs).InlinewithoverallSAPsstrategy,itisrecommendedforcustomerstomovetoBIPRESTSDKaswedontplantodoanynewinvestmentinBIPJAVASDKbutdoitcurrentlyonlyinRESTSDK.Currently,BIPRESTSDKisnotinparwiththeJAVA/.NETSDKsbutwearecontinuouslygoingtoenhanceitandyouwouldseetheenhancementsinupcomingreleases.WearealsorunningaCEIprojectinparalleltomaketheSDKmatured.However,youshouldbeawarethatwearenotgoingtoexposefinegrainedAPIsbutworkflowbasedAPIsthatwillmakeitsimplertobeused.Hopethishelps.RegardsSumitesh

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VishalVenugopalFeb4,20151:04PM(inresponsetoSumiteshRanjanSrivastava)

Thanks,Sumitesh,forthedetailedreply.Well,then,IguessitsthesamestrategyfortheBIplatformSOAP(AXIS)webservicesaswell.MycustomerhasaplatformfullydevelopedusingtheBIplatformXI3.xwebservices(AXIS/SOAP)aswell.Sotobefutureready,itwouldmakesensetomovetotheRESTfulflavorinsteadofcontinuingontheSOAP,providedallthenecessaryfeaturesaresupportedinit.Nevertheless,IstandtounderstandthatIcouldcontinuewiththeSOAPwebservicesin4.xasitwillbesupportedinthefuturereleasesbarringnewfeatures.Pleaseadvise.BestRegards,Vishal

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AnthonyMULLERFeb4,20151:07PM(inresponsetoVishalVenugopal)

AboutWebiSOAPwebservices,IadviceyoutoavoidtousethemandpreferRESTfulwebserviceassoonasyoucan.Bestregards,Anthony

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VishalVenugopalFeb5,20159:06AM(inresponsetoAnthonyMULLER)

Thanks,Anthony.Iwouldloveto,buttheissueiswiththebroaderadminfeatureslikeusermanagement/foldermanagement/categorymanagementwhichismissinginthecurrentBIplatformRESTservices.Theguideonlyspeaksaboutretrievinginfoobjectslistofallstructures/objectsintheCMSplusschedulingandopendoccalls.Idon'tseeanymentionofPUT/POSToperationsforcreation/modificationofexistingobjectslikefolders/categoriesetc.BestRegards,Vishal