SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards error: The product key is not valid. INS00140

[former_member723842]

Hello,

I registered and downloaded the trial version of SAP BusinessObjects Dashboards 4.2 SP08 - ONE

and when entering the received serial number (starts with) DC306-98 .....

There is an error during installation: The product key is not valid. INS00140

I am installing on Windows Server 2012 R2 All minimum requirements are met.

What causes this error?

Can I enter my product key here?

[Former Member]

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[denis_konovalov]

this product is EOL, see https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2579982
You should review alternatives in this blog https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOC/Migrate+SAP+BusinessObjects+Dashboards+Information+Space+t...

[former_member723842]

denis.konovalov Thank you, I understand, is version 4.3 available as a demo or also EOL?

[denis_konovalov]

there is no version 4.3 of Dashboards. Flash is dead and so are Dashboards.

SAC or Lumira is the way to go.