QBXcell – Unlock Your System Database

Analyse BusinessObjects users, documents, connections, servers, scheduling, security, which documents use which universes etc. Background Originally the BusinessObjects repository held all the deployment information for your BOE system. As the repository was a standard relational database the information could be queried via a universe or directly from SQL. Since BusinessObjects XI the repository has been […]
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CMS Tuning: ndbqthreads or Number of Requested Database Connections

If you are interested in maximizing the performance of your system please review this article and also its companion: CMS Tuning: maxobjectsincache and MaximumObjectsToKeepInMemory. Observing/Measuring Tuning Impacts The parameter discussed in this article requires more tuning and closer observation than other CMS Tuning technique may require. I highly suggest that you do a load test […]
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CMS Tuning: maxobjectsincache and MaximumObjectsToKeepInMemory

I think all Business Objects administrators and developers share at least one goal; they all want their XI system to perform at the best of its ability to realize its full potential. If you have this goal keep reading and please share any comments you might have as well. Observing/Measuring Tuning Impacts Tuning is a […]
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Java App Server and CMS On Different Machines, Edit “hosts” File Now

If you have deployed your Business Objects XI Central Management Server(s) and your Java Web Application Servers are on the same single machine then this article does not apply to you. If your Java Web Application Server ever needs to run applications (such as InfoView or CMC) that will connect to any CMS that is […]
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Tips for Installing FixPacks in Business Objects XI 3.1

Lately I have been faced with the need to install a FixPack on one of my Business Objects Enterprise XI 3.1 systems. Doing so has reminded me of some key points and tips that I wanted to share with the Business Objects community. FixPacking BO 3.1 is truly a different experience: Not Your Father’s BO […]
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Cleanly Stopping and Starting Business Objects Servers

I really cannot explain why it is that I have NEVER seen any documentation that advises Business Objects XI administrators on how to stop and start Business Objects properly. For those of us running part of our business on BO XI we are very concerned about minimizing errors for users and scheduled jobs while we […]
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CMS Cluster Summary and the CMSClusterMembers Registry Key

A “CMS Cluster” is a group of Business Objects XI Central Management Servers (abbreviated CMS, which is a BO service\daemon) that are interrelated and connected so that they may work in conjunction to manage the various other BO servers and provide most of the basic functionality of Business Objects. Clustering them allows for greater capacity […]
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What do the values of AUDIT_EVENT.ERROR_CODE mean?

If you have spent some time with your Business Objects XI auditing data then you have probably asked yourself what significance is of the the error code values for the AUDIT_EVENT table’s ERROR_CODE property. If you haven’t yet pondered this then I suspect you haven’t looked closely at your data, OR you don’t have enough […]
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Querying the Busines Objects XI CMS InfoStore Database Tables

The question has come to my mind many times over the years and this month it has come to my inbox. Thanks to Pluto for inspiring me to write this article. The question: Is it possible to peer into the Business Objects XI CMS InfoStore (a.k.a. database repository) without Query Builder or the BOXI SDK???? […]
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Business Objects Classic Logging and Standard Tracing

If you have ever had a serious issue with your Business Objects environment that wasn’t easily fixed by a service pack, fix pack, or limited availability fix then you probably have had to enable logging on some or even all of your BusinessObjects servers. This is also frequently referred to as “tracing”. I’d like to […]
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