BusinessObjects Financial Governance
Installation Guide
December 2006
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Contents
Chapter 1 BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System Requirements................5
Configuration possibilities...............................................................................7
Software installed on different machines.................................................8
Server software installed on different machine........................................9
Software installed on same machine (stand-alone).............................. 10
Reporting server installed on different machine (optional) ................... 11
Chapter 2 Information Resources ................................................................................ 13
Documentation and information services.................................................... 14
Documentation............................................................................................. 14
What’s in the documentation set? ............................................................... 14
Where is the documentation?............................................................... 14
Send us your feedback ......................................................................... 14
Customer support, consulting and training.................................................. 15
How can we support you?..................................................................... 15
Online Customer Support...................................................................... 15
Looking for the best deployment solution for your....................................... 15
Looking for training options? ....................................................................... 15
Useful addresses at a glance...................................................................... 16
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BusinessObjects Financial
Governance – System
Requirements
1
BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System
Requirements
Configuration possibilities
BusinessObjects Financial Governance software is a web based solution that consists of
Repository Server and Web Server software. For reporting, the BusinessObjects Financial
Governance software uses Crystal Reports
BusinessObjects Financial Governance supports Microsoft Windows 2000
Windows XP Professional
®
and Windows 2003® SP1 (preferred).
Important Notes:
- Novell Netware is not supported for running the Repository Server.
- Crystal Reports
- VMWare is not supported for BusinessObjects Financial Governance production
environments.
The minimum system requirements for a server equipped with BusinessObjects Financial
Governance are:
Intel
®
or compatible processor; 2.x GHZ or faster (multi-processor preferred).
®
does not run on Windows NT® and Windows 2000 < SP3.
A minimum of 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended).
A minimum of 10 GB of hard disk space.
This configuration is based on the fact that the Repository Server and Web Server are
installed on the same machine. We advise a dedicated server for the BusinessObjects
Financial Governance environment to run on.
®
(version 10), which is automatically installed.
®
(as of SP3)
If the software is installed on separate machines, the system requirements are as follows:
OPERATING
SYSTEM
PROCESSOR
REPOSITORY
SERVER
Windows 2000®,
2003® (standalone
®
XP
)
Intel® 2.x GHZ or
comparable
WEB SERVER BUILDER (CLIENT)
Windows 2000
of SP3, 2003
®
as
®
Windows 95®, 98®
(SE), ME
2000®, XP
Intel® Pentium 4,
Xeon™, or
Intel® Pentium 4 or
comparable
®
, NT®,
®
comparable
512 MB 512 MB 256 MB
MINIMUM RAM
2 GB (depends on
DISK SPACE
Supported databases are:
1
usage)
150 MB 60 MB
1
KEEP IN MIND THAT INSTALLING THE NECESSARY JAVATM SOFTWARE AND
CRYSTAL REPORTS® SOFTWARE REQUIRE EXTRA DISK SPACE: JAVATM NEEDS
100 MB (FOR BOTH THE MACHINES ON WHICH THE REPOSITORY AND WEB
SERVER ARE INSTALLED); CRYSTAL REPORTS® NEEDS 600 MB.
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BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System
g
Configuration possibilities
Requirements
1
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
MS Access
Functionality is tested and guaranteed for Microsoft Internet Explorer
recommended to always use the latest version). BusinessObjects Financial Governance
also supports FireFox
®
(8.1 / 9.2 / 10); may also be running on Linux or Unix
®
(as of 2000) - FOR TEST ENVIRONMENTS ONLY!
®
(6.5 / 7.0 / 2000 / 2005)
®
(5.5 or higher – it is
®
1.5 for Windows. For using the Web Administrator functionality,
also the Java Runtime Environment (1.4.x) is required, which is automatically installed.
Application
Client
Application
Server
Data Server
Internet Browser
Internet Browser
HTTP
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
IIOP
Cubed Logic Server
Cubed Logic Server
IIOP
Repository Server
Repository Server
JDBC ODBC
(port 80*)
(port 80*)
(port 81*)
(port 81*)
(port 6051*)
(port 6051*)
Builder
Builder
IIOP
Data Storage
Repository
(database)
Configuration possibilities
This configuration is based on the fact that the Repository Server and Web Server are
installed on the same machine. Other system requirements apply when installing the
software on multiple machines. The following pages present a graphical overview of the
different BusinessObjects Financial Governance configuration possibilities.
External stores
and inte
rations
* default port after installation
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1
BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System
Requirements
Configuration possibilities
Software installed on different machines
If all the software is installed on different machines the configuration will look like this:
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BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System
Server software installed on different machine
If the Server software is installed on one machine, the configuration will look like this:
Requirements
Configuration possibilities
1
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1
BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System
Requirements
Configuration possibilities
Software installed on same machine (stand-alone)
If all the software is installed on one machine, the configuration will look like this:
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BusinessObjects Financial Governance – System
Configuration possibilities
Requirements
Reporting server installed on different machine (optional)
If the Reporting server software is installed on a different machine, the configuration will
look like this:
1
Note: this configuration is optional and applies to all configuration possibilities. By default,
the reporting server is installed1 on the same machine as the application server.
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Information Resources
2
Information Resources
Documentation and information services
Documentation and information services
Business Objects offers a full documentation set covering its products and their
deployment. Additional support and services are also available to help maximize the return
on your business intelligence investment. The following sections detail where to get
Business Objects documentation and how to use the resources at Business Objects to
meet your needs for technical support, education, and consulting.
Documentation
You can find answers to your questions on how to install, configure, deploy, and use
Business Objects products from the documentation.
What’s in the documentation set?
View or download the Business Objects Documentation Roadmap, available with the
product documentation at http://www.businessobjects.com/support/.
The Documentation Roadmap references all Business Objects guides and lets you see at
a glance what information is available, from where, and in what format.
Where is the documentation?
You can access electronic documentation at any time from the product interface, the web,
or from your product CD.
Documentation from the products
Online help and guides in Adobe PDF format are available from the product Help menus.
Where only online help is provided, the online help file contains the entire contents of the
PDF version of the guide.
Documentation on the web
The full electronic documentation set is available to customers on the web from support
web site at:
http://www.businessobjects.com/support/.
Documentation on the product CD
Look in the docs directory of your product CD for versions of guides in Adobe PDF format.
Send us your feedback
Do you have a suggestion on how we can improve our documentation? Is there something
you particularly like or have found useful? Drop us a line, and we will do our best to ensure
that your suggestion is included in the next release of our documentation:
documentation@businessobjects.com.
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Customer support, consulting and training
A global network of Business Objects technology experts provides customer support,
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Customer support, consulting and training
How can we support you?
Business Objects offers customer support plans to best suit the size and requirements of
your deployment. We operate customer support centers in the following countries:
USA
Australia
Canada
United Kingdom
Japan
Information Resources
2
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 knowledge base articles, downloads, and support forums.
http://www.businessobjects.com/support/
Looking for the best deployment solution for your company
Business Objects consultants can accompany you from the initial analysis stage to the
delivery of your deployment project. Expertise is available in relational and
multidimensional databases, in connectivities, database design tools, customized
embedding technology, and more.
For more information, contact your local sales office, or contact us at:
http://www.businessobjects.com/services/consulting/
Looking for training options?
From traditional classroom learning to targeted e-learning seminars, we can offer a training
package to suit your learning needs and preferred learning style. Find more information on
the Business Objects Education web site:
http://www.businessobjects.com/services/training
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Information Resources
Useful addresses at a glance
Useful addresses at a glance
ADDRESS CONTENT
Business Objects product
information
http://www.businessobjects.com
Product documentation
http://www.businessobjects.com/
support
Business Objects Documentation
mailbox
documentation@businessobjects.com
Online Customer Support
http://www.businessobjects.com/
support/
Information about the full range of
Business Objects products.
Business Objects product
documentation, including the Business
Objects Documentation Roadmap.
Send us feedback or questions about
documentation.
Information on Customer Support
programs, as well as links to technical
articles, downloads, and online forums.
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