User manual BUSINESS OBJECTS POLESTAR XI RELEASE 2

[. . . ] Business Objects and the Business Objects logo, BusinessObjects, Business Objects Crystal Vision, Business Process On Demand, BusinessQuery, Crystal Analysis, Crystal Applications, Crystal Decisions, Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Insider, Crystal Reports, Desktop Intelligence, Inxight, the Inxight Logo, LinguistX, Star Tree, Table Lens, ThingFinder, Timewall, Let there be light, Metify, NSite, Rapid Marts, RapidMarts, the Spectrum Design, Web Intelligence, Workmail and Xcelsius are trademarks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other countries of Business Objects and/or affiliated companies. All other names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Business Objects products in this release may contain redistributions of software licensed from third-party contributors. Some of these individual components may also be available under alternative licenses. [. . . ] 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. 14 BusinessObjects Polestar Release Notes Limitations of BusinessObjects Polestar 5 · Custom calculations for measures are not supported. For example: Cost = Sales Revenue - Sales Margin. BusinessObjects Polestar Release Notes 15 5 Limitations of BusinessObjects Polestar 16 BusinessObjects Polestar Release Notes BusinessObjects Polestar Known Issues 6 6 BusinessObjects Polestar Known Issues 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. Ensure that the Polestar servers are stopped. Right-click the Polestar Master Server and click Properties. 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. 18 BusinessObjects Polestar Release Notes Polestar Troubleshooting 7 7 Polestar Troubleshooting 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. [. . . ] 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 22 BusinessObjects Polestar Release Notes Get More Help A 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? [. . . ]