Comments on: Tips for Installing FixPacks in Business Objects XI 3.1 http://www.businessobjectstips.com/tips/server/tips-for-installing-fixpacks-in-business-objects-xi-3-1/ Business Objects tips, tricks, articles, blog, guides... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:52:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: New Version of Business Objects Query Builder Guide is Coming | Business Objects Tips http://www.businessobjectstips.com/tips/server/tips-for-installing-fixpacks-in-business-objects-xi-3-1/comment-page-1/#comment-995 New Version of Business Objects Query Builder Guide is Coming | Business Objects Tips Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:36:20 +0000 http://www.businessobjectstips.com/?p=771#comment-995 [...] a new article in nearly a month (although I just added some details to the latest article on BO XI 3.1 Fix Packs). Anyway, I have been busy on BusinessObjectsTips.com topics, this is [...] [...] a new article in nearly a month (although I just added some details to the latest article on BO XI 3.1 Fix Packs). Anyway, I have been busy on BusinessObjectsTips.com topics, this is [...]

]]> By: Julian http://www.businessobjectstips.com/tips/server/tips-for-installing-fixpacks-in-business-objects-xi-3-1/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Julian Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:23:02 +0000 http://www.businessobjectstips.com/?p=771#comment-994 Hi Cecelia, BO Support told you right. The fixes in FP 2.5 and in SP3 are the same. This is actually normal, that is to say that new Service Packs are usually started concurrent with the FP x.5 or x.6. This is one reason why you usually want to avoid installing an SP without at least one FP release. Having said this, FP 2.8 and FP 3.1 are equal in their fixes, but SP3 gives you some new color schemes and something else intangible. FP 3.1 was just released at the end of July. I do understand and agree with your frustration. Where is the stability we were promised. All I am seeing is bloat lately and bugs. I am going to start a new article on XI 3.1 rants and raves and also another on patches. I hope you will find those and share your thoughts. Hi Cecelia, BO Support told you right. The fixes in FP 2.5 and in SP3 are the same. This is actually normal, that is to say that new Service Packs are usually started concurrent with the FP x.5 or x.6. This is one reason why you usually want to avoid installing an SP without at least one FP release. Having said this, FP 2.8 and FP 3.1 are equal in their fixes, but SP3 gives you some new color schemes and something else intangible. FP 3.1 was just released at the end of July.

I do understand and agree with your frustration. Where is the stability we were promised. All I am seeing is bloat lately and bugs. I am going to start a new article on XI 3.1 rants and raves and also another on patches. I hope you will find those and share your thoughts.

]]> By: Cecelia Collins http://www.businessobjectstips.com/tips/server/tips-for-installing-fixpacks-in-business-objects-xi-3-1/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Cecelia Collins Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:13:11 +0000 http://www.businessobjectstips.com/?p=771#comment-993 I've been testing 3.1 for many months now and can't seem to find the right combination of service packs and/or fixpacks. We wanted to go live on the most recent patch level possible but have had so many significant issues that we've had to do many reinstallations with different combinations and I'm wondering if you know what the most stable one is? Our implementation is relatively large (6,000 users in prod) and we use a bit of everything - Webi, Crystal, Xcelsius, Dashboards, etc. So far I have tried 3.1 with FixPack 1.8; 3.1 with SP2 and FixPack 2.7; 3.1 with SP2, FixPack 2.7 and SP3. The first one was ok but would not be very recent. The others have significant issues, primarily when trying to schedule Crystal or Webi reports. One issue was fixed by FixPack 2.7 but then reappears with SP3 and according to support, that's because SP3 was built only from FixPack 2.5. I'm wondering how to develop a long-term patch management strategy for BO when the service / fixpacks are not cumulative. I’ve been testing 3.1 for many months now and can’t seem to find the right combination of service packs and/or fixpacks. We wanted to go live on the most recent patch level possible but have had so many significant issues that we’ve had to do many reinstallations with different combinations and I’m wondering if you know what the most stable one is? Our implementation is relatively large (6,000 users in prod) and we use a bit of everything – Webi, Crystal, Xcelsius, Dashboards, etc. So far I have tried 3.1 with FixPack 1.8; 3.1 with SP2 and FixPack 2.7; 3.1 with SP2, FixPack 2.7 and SP3. The first one was ok but would not be very recent. The others have significant issues, primarily when trying to schedule Crystal or Webi reports. One issue was fixed by FixPack 2.7 but then reappears with SP3 and according to support, that’s because SP3 was built only from FixPack 2.5. I’m wondering how to develop a long-term patch management strategy for BO when the service / fixpacks are not cumulative.

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