Installation SAP GUI + Bex Tools - wrong version?

[Former Member]

Dear friends,

Everytime I want to start the BI 7.0 version of Bex Query Designer (it's almost thesame with report designer and WAD) I get the following failure message

"Component Bex Query Designer available version 227 - version 229 required. before ... you have to run front end setup."

????????

I did this several times ... did I miss something? Is there a special update procedure for these Bex tools, an elaborated ritual? That's no fun anymore.

Please help!!

Best regards

Dirk

[Former Member]

Dirk,

OSS note 931146 called "naming alignment" states you need to use FE Patch 7 only with netweaver 2004s service pack sp7. That could be a problem.

[Former Member]

Hi Doug,

I guess this was the reason why the Bex environment wouldn't work. With installing SPS7 you seem to NEED the Patches 700_7 (and 640_23), otherwise the Bex tools won't work no more.

regards

Dirk

[Former Member]

Hi Dirk,

I have the same problem.

And i want to know that these patches that you mentioned, Patches 700_7 (and 640_23), it to be aplied in the server or in a pc??

Thanks in advance

Inge Eichhorns

[Former Member]

As of today, the latest patches are available:

bw350_9-10001615.exe

Bw700SP07P_2-10001615.exe

gui640_19-10001615.exe

setup640_23-10001615.exe

Make sure you have these applied. Also, the minimum frontend requirements for any backend support pack are available in table: RSFRONTENDINIT

[Former Member]

In continuation for BI 7.0

For BI 7.0 Bex you also need to apply HotFix,please check the path mentioned below to download the required latest.

http://service.sap.com/swdc -> SAP Software Distribution Center ->

Download -> Entry by Application Group -> SAP Frontend Components ->

SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS -> SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS 6.40 -> SAP GUI FOR WINDOWS

6.40 -> Win32 -> SAP Netweaver 2004s BI AddOn Patch (bw700_7-10001615).

After having the BI 7.0 FEP07 patch, you must apply the recent hotfix

(Bw700SP07P_2-10001615.exe) and check if problem persists.

Hope it Helps

[Former Member]

Hi Inge,

please go to SAP Marketplace, section BI.

There you WILL find the latest installation package for the new GUI to be installed on your PC.

If you have already installed GUI640 You can use the installation package for the GUI7 and the new Bex-tools.

I really recommend to go this way, so you will have the latest stable release and no trouble with release versions whatsoever.

Toiotitoi !!!

[Former Member]

Hello All!

Unfortunatly, I couldn found Sap GUI 700 in SAP Market Place - only 6.40 , probably due to my login account/ Could anyone tell s- how to obtain it in another way ?

[Former Member]

Just to clarify, we are using SAPGUI 6.40 for SAP NetWeaver 2004s. SAPGUI 6.40 has a BI Addon for the frontend components. This BI Addon needs to be installed for SAPGUI 6.40...

[Former Member]

Thanks Dirk, it's finally works!!!

[Former Member]

Hello everyone,

We are trying to determine the best way to roll out the new 7.0 front end tools. We are doing a technical upgrade to 2004s first, and later converting all the objects. Initially we plan to have both the 3.5 and 7.0 front end tools both residing on users' pcs, until we convert all objects to 04s.

Does anyone have a recommendation for rolling out the new tools to users, with out the risk of having them accidentally convert objects when they open queries (we have been told that if you open a query in the new tools, it automatically converts the objects). We need to prevent this from happening until we are ready to convert all the objects.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

[Former Member]

User reporting security and naming conventions to prevent or allow creation or conversion of objects.

[Former Member]

Hello Dirk

To make sure it works, you should make sure that:

1) When you installed the SAP GUI, you have checked the BI option (in addition to the BW option)

2) Install the latest front end patch (BI patch 7) from SAP Marketplace

3) I highly recommand to also install the BI SP07 patch for the server - it adds lots of stability for the front end

It works pretty well for us, I am sure you will also eventually make it work

Good luck - let me know how it goes when you have a chance

Ioan

[Former Member]

Hello Loan,

I was so sure that I already had the latest patches that it just wasn't possible that this could be it. Such a lot of patcheses and stuff, I really get craysee, or am I already...

[patch 700 (=level 23) - comes after - patch 700_2 (l=evel 22) was the installed one.]

Thank you very much indeed!

regards

Dirk