Viewing results as a publisher
You can view the results of a publication in
various ways. After a publication runs, the publication history appears,
listing publication instances, the times when the publication ran, and whether
the publication succeeded or failed. In the
Instance Time
column, you can click a link to a publication instance to view instances
generated for all recipients when the publication ran.
Tip: To quickly access a publication's
history, right-click a publication and select
Actions
> History in the CMC
or
More Actions > History in BI
launch pad.
Viewing log files for publication
jobs
Log files are useful for troubleshooting a
publication and for identifying which recipients did not receive a publication
instance. The BI platform logs publication job information as each batch of
personalized publication instances is processed and then consolidates the
details into one or more log files. The maximum log file size is 10 MB and is
non-configurable. If you run a high-volume publication with many details, the
publication instance may have several log files.
You can view log files for a publication instance
in the following ways in the
"History"
dialog box:
To view the last log file in a series, in the
Status
column, click the status (Success, Failed, or Running), and click
View Log
File at the bottom of the
"Instance
Details" dialog box.
Tip: You can view the last log file
while a publication is running.
To
view all log files, in the
Instance
Time column, click the link for a publication instance. Log files
are listed after the personalized instances.
Log files are updated with new information every
two minutes. If a publication job has been running less than two minutes, the
log file may have a status of Pending.
Viewing results as a recipient
The following table summarizes the ways that you
can view a publication:
| How to view the publication result
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Default Enterprise location
| Note: Dynamic recipients cannot log
on to the BI platform to view publication results.
As a recipient, you can view only
your own personalized publication instances in the BI platform. You cannot view
publication instances that are personalized for other recipients.
Perform either of the following
actions to start the CMC:
In Windows, select
Start > Programs > SAP Business
Intelligence > SAP
BusinessObjects BI platform 4 > SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Central
Management Console.
In a web browser, type
http://<ServerName>:<ConnectionPort>/CMC Replace
<ServerName> with your
CMS name, and replace
<ConnectionPort> with
your connection port number (specified during installation). The default
connection port number is 8080.
Enter your logon credentials:
In the
System box, confirm that the CMS
name and CMS port are correct.
Type your user name and password.
In the
Authentication list, select the
authentication type.
Under
Folders, right-click the
publication and select
History.
In the
"History" dialog box, click the
link in the
Instance
Time column.
Double-click the instance that you
want to view.
|
| Note: Dynamic recipients cannot log
on to BI launch pad to view publication results.
Perform either of the following
actions to start BI launch pad:
In Windows, select
Start > Programs > SAP Business
Intelligence > SAP
BusinessObjects BI platform 4 > SAP BusinessObjects BI platform Java BI
Launch Pad.
In a web browser, type
http://<ServerName>:<ConnectionPort>/BOE/BI Replace
<ServerName> with your
CMS name, and replace
<ConnectionPort> with
your connection port number (specified during installation). The default
connection port number is 8080.
Type your logon credentials:
In the
System box, confirm that the CMS
name is correct.
Type your user name and password.
In the
Authentication list, select the
authentication type.
Double-click the instance you want to
view.
|
| Log on to your email to view embedded
publication content or to download the attachment or attachments.
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| |
| Go to the location specified when the
publication was designed.
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