7 Configuring the BusinessObjects XI Environment

This chapter describes how to configure the BusinessObjects XI (BOXI) environment. You must configure the BusinessObjects XI environment in the order specified in this guide.

This chapter includes the following topics:

Checking Requirements
Configuring the BusinessObjects Server
Configuring the Argus Insight Web Server

If you are using Cognos 10 instead of BusinessObjects XI, see Chapter 8 for information about configuring the Cognos 10 environment for Argus Insight.

7.1 Checking Requirements

Before configuring the BusinessObjects environment, verify that you have installed all required hardware and software. For more information, see Section 1.2, "Software and Hardware Requirements."

In addition, if you are using the 64-bit version of Internet Information Services 7 (IIS 7), you must ensure that:

ASP.NET is enabled.
The IIS advanced setting Enable 32-bit Applications is set to True.
The IIS advanced setting .NET Application Pool is set to Classic mode.

Note:

Argus Insight 8.1 does not support multi-tenancy with its reporting framework for BusinessObjects. There are no restrictions in the multi-tenant Argus Insight database for the functioning of BusinessObjects. The users can enhance the Argus Insight Reporting framework or tweak BusinessObjects to support multi-tenancy in BO reports.

7.2 Configuring the BusinessObjects Server

If the BusinessObjects application uses a different server from the Argus Insight application, you must update the TNSNAMES.ora file as follows:

Copy the PRMART TNS entry from the Argus Insight Web Server.
Paste the entry into the TNSNAMES.ora file on the BusinessObjects Server.

Note:
PRMART TNS entry must be mentioned in the TNSNAMES.ora file for both 32-bit and 64-bit Oracle Client.

If both applications use the same server and Oracle client, no modifications to the TNSNAMES.ora file are required.

7.3 Configuring the Argus Insight Web Server

The following profile switches are available only when the BO WEB URL profile switch is configured and Legacy Report profile switch is set to 1:

Holiday Schedule Management
Product Designated Medical Event Configuration
Measurable Suppliers
Site Configuration
Acceptable Delay Justification Configuration

To configure these profile switches, refer to Argus Insight 7.0.2 Installation Guide.