Report Designer missing 'group level' area - GUI problem?

[Former Member]

Hi all -

I have a few questions here that I think are related, so I'm posting in one thread.

1) As far as what I've been reading on, we can upgrade to BI 7.0 even with a front-end SapGUI 640 (patch 19). True or False?

2) One can <u>only</u> use Report Designer with SapGUI 710. True or False?

And here's a long one...

3) When you open Report Designer should we see "Group Level" on the right-hand side (if it's checked to show)? Mine (having sapgui 710 at patch 1) was showing just the ruler, but not the "Group Level" areas... is this a gui issue? What's the fix?

[my history of GUI install:

Before upgrade: Sap GUI 640 patch 8

After upgrade: Installed NW4s BEx components only

(then getting dumps in the r3 back-end) so installed SAP GUI 710 from 50083078_4 cd.

Report Designer missing the group level areas... I thought, might as well install patch 01. But that did not help.]

Any input would be great!

Thanks guys (and girls!)!

Cheers...

[Former Member]

1) As far as what I've been reading on, we can upgrade to BI 7.0 even with a front-end SapGUI 640 (patch 19). True or False?

True

2) One can only use Report Designer with SapGUI 710. True or False?

False

3) When you open Report Designer should we see "Group Level" on the right-hand side (if it's checked to show)? Mine (having sapgui 710 at patch 1) was showing just the ruler, but not the "Group Level" areas... is this a gui issue? What's the fix?

I had a couple issues to 710 with the report designer. i didnt had anything similar to ur issue, but all my default and specifics of format catalog were blacked out and not allowing me to change that. I downgraded to 640 and everything works fine now. (I tried installing all possible latest and greatest on the GUI but nothing worked and it costed me a whole day to acknowledge the fact)

[Former Member]

Thanks voodi.

So, are you saying you're able to use Report Designer to its greatest functionality with a 640 GUI?

If so, do you mind providing the steps on what you installed in what order please? (i.e. 640 patch 24, any bw 3.5 add ons, NW4s addons from what cd, etc) I'd love to just make this work!

[and it's taking me more than a day to realise I'm not going anywhere... :)]

[Former Member]

I'm on 640 patch 24 and installed from service market place.