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BusinessObjects Polestar Release
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Contents
About these release notes 5Chapter 1
BusinessObjects Polestar prerequisites 7Chapter 2
Installation of BusinessObjects Polestar 9Chapter 3
BusinessObjects Polestar Documentation 11Chapter 4
Limitations of BusinessObjects Polestar 13Chapter 5
BusinessObjects Polestar Known Issues 17Chapter 6
Polestar Troubleshooting 19Chapter 7
Polestar server failing to start....................................................................20
Bookmarks within Firefox...........................................................................20
Get More Help 21Appendix A
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About these release notes
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About these release notes
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These release notes contain important information about BusinessObjects
Polestar, including the following:
• prerequisites and installation notes
• information about documentation
• details regarding known issues with this release
• details regarding limitations of this release
Please read the entire document before the installation of BusinessObjects
Polestar. Be sure to visit the Business Objects support website for additional
notes and information that becomes available following the release of this
document:
http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/prod
uct_guides/default.asp
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BusinessObjects Polestar prerequisites
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BusinessObjects Polestar prerequisites
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For hardware requirements, refer to the BusinessObjects Polestar
Administration and Deployment Guide.
For a complete detailed list of supported platforms, refer to BusinessObjects
Polestar XI R2 for Windows Supported Platforms.
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Installation of BusinessObjects Polestar
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Installation of BusinessObjects Polestar
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BusinessObjects Polestar is delivered as an executable. To install, you need
to:
• Launch the setup.exe file and follow the installation steps within the
BusinessObjects Polestar Administration and Deployment Guide.
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BusinessObjects Polestar Documentation
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BusinessObjects Polestar Documentation
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For further information on Polestar, see the following:
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BusinessObjects Polestar Online Help
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BusinessObjects Polestar Administration and Deployment Guide
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BusinessObjects Polestar Glossary
Polestar Technical Whitepapers
Polestar Technical Whitepapers can be found at:
http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/default.asp
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Limitations of BusinessObjects Polestar
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Installation and Administration
• Some Information Spaces require the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) heap
size to be increased. Configure the -Xmx parameter appropriately. Refer
to the Increasing the memory use of a Polestar server whitepaper, for
further information.
Information Space Creation and Indexing
• Information Spaces that have an empty dataset are unusable.
• An Information Space can be created only on a single Universe: within
the Manage Spaces tab you can only select a single Universe to select
objects for your Information Space. You can however create multiple
Spaces on a single Universe.
• While creating an Information Space within the Manage Spaces tab you
must select a minimum of one measure and one dimension.
• Multiple contexts are not supported while designing your Space within
the Manage Spaces tab.
• Universe Prompts are not supported.
• Information Spaces that have partial results (due to the Universe query
result being partial) cannot be indexed correctly.
Exploration and Analysis
• It is not possible to bookmark an Information Space using Send To...
within Safari.
• The average displayed in the chart legend is computed from the filtered
dataset, not the initial dataset.
• Measures that have an aggregation method of None cannot be used in
the measure facets but the values do appear in the data table.
• Measures that are of non-numeric type are not supported. For example,
character, long name, and date.
• The date formatting of Information Spaces when exploring are based
upon the Information Space locale, elsewhere dates are displayed using
the YYYY/MM/DD formatting.
• Polestar partially complies with section 508. The majority of the actions
can be performed with only the keyboard.
• A maximum of two measures can be selected at one time.
• When selecting multiple measures, only the primary measure is displayed
within the breadcrumb.
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Limitations of BusinessObjects Polestar
• Custom calculations for measures are not supported. For example: Cost
= Sales Revenue - Sales Margin.
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Limitations of BusinessObjects Polestar
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BusinessObjects Polestar Known Issues
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BusinessObjects Polestar Known Issues
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Installation and Administration
• When running an installation repair, the CMS host name is removed from
the command line of the Polestar servers within the Central Configuration
Manager (CCM). To ensure that the host name is added:
1. Launch the CCM.
2. Ensure that the Polestar servers are stopped.
3. Right-click the Polestar Master Server and click Properties.
4. Locate the following text within the value of Command:
="-ns##
5. Within the text, type with the name of the host CMS, for example:
="-ns#CMSHost#
6. Repeat these steps for the other Polestar Servers.
• After installation and deployment of Polestar, the first exclusive logon into
Polestar can take longer than subsequent logons.
• Users that belong to the administrators group are able to see Information
Spaces that are saved in favorite folders of other users.
• If a machine hosting Polestar servers changes IP address, Polestar might
not be able to contact the servers (for example, when using VM Ware
images).
Delete the servers (including all duplicate instances) within the Central
Management Console (not the Central Configuration Manager), restart
the servers within the Central Configuration Manager, and then enable
the new server instances within the Central Management Console.
• After installation, the Polestar setup may not enable the Polestar servers.
Manually enable them within the Central Configuration Manager.
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Polestar Troubleshooting
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Polestar server failing to start
Polestar server failing to start
• If a Polestar server fails to start, a log file is not created in the logging
folder specified in the command line of the server.
Ensure that the server command line respects the following syntax:
\\Webserver\C$\Program Files\Business Ob
jects\Polestar11.5\poleMast.exe" //RS//BOBJPolestarMasterSer
vice --StartParams="-ns#Webserver#-loggingPath#C:\Program
Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 11.5\Log
ging#-trace#false#-servers#polestarMaster" --JvmMx="1024"
This example is specific to the Polestar Master Server and Polestar is
installed on the C:\ drive.
Bookmarks within Firefox
• In Firefox, a bookmark opens within the bookmark panel (the left panel)
instead of the main panel.
To ensure that the bookmark opens in the main panel:
1. Right-click the bookmark and click Properties.
2. Clear the Load this bookmark in the sidebar check box.
3. Click OK.
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Online documentation library
Business Objects offers a full documentation set covering all products and
their deployment. The online documentation library has the most up-to-date
version of the Business Objects product documentation. You can browse
the library contents, do full-text searches, read guides on line, and download
PDF versions. The library is updated regularly with new content as it becomes
available.
http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/product_guides/
Additional developer resources
http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com
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Customer Support programs and services. It also has links to a wide range
of technical information including knowledgebase articles, downloads, and
support forums.
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