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SP BO 4.2 SP5 BUG: Webi Page Mode view losing the references of opsitions between the objects

former_member473786
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Hi Experts,

I found a bug on BO 4.2 SP5 and I need your help. I was running 4.2 SP3 and after I applied the SP5 Patch 100 appears this bug, and this bug affect a lot of corporate reports.

Thanks for any help

Regards

Gustavo Oliveira

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SAP BO Version:

SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.2 Support Pack 5 Patch 1 - 14.2.5.2693

How to reproduce the error:

1) Create a new webi report over the eFashion universe

2) In the query, select the follow objects: [Year], [Store name], [Sales revenue], [Quantity sold] and click in the button “Run Query”

3) In the report, delete all objects pre-created

4) Create a pre-defined Cell “Document Name” in the center of the report

4.1) Right click over this cell and click over “Format Cell…”

4.2) In the “General” properties, change the name to “Title”

4.3) In the “Layout” properties, change the positions:

  • Left edge of this cell is 0 cm “Left edge of report”
  • Top edge of this cell is 10 cm “Top edge of report”

4.4) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

5) Create a new Cross-Table in the center of the report

5.1) Right click over this table and click over “Assign Data…”

5.2) Select the dimension [Year] for Columns, [Store name] for Rows and [Sales revenue] for Body;

5.3) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

5.4) Right click over this table and click over “Format Table…”

5.5) In the “Layout” properties, change the positions:

  • Left edge of this cell is 0 cm “Left edge of report”
  • Top edge of this cell is 0 cm “Top edge of report”

5.6) In the “Layout” properties, in the “Vertical” seccion, check “Start on a new page”

5.7) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

6) Now the “Title” is on page 1, and the table “Block 1” is on page 2, using the “Quick Display mode”

7) Change the display mode to “Page mode”

😎 ERROR 1: The “Title is on page 1, and the table “Block 1” is on page 3. Was created a black page 2.

9) Create other new Cross-Table in the center of the report

9.1) Right click over this table and click over “Assign Data…”

9.2) Select the dimension [Year] for Columns, [Store name] for Rows and [Quantity sold] for Body;

9.3) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

9.4) Right click over this table and click over “Format Table…”

9.5) In the “Layout” properties, change the positions:

  • Left edge of this cell is 0 cm “Left edge of report”
  • Top edge of this cell is 1 cm “Bottom side of...” “Block 1”

9.6) In the “Layout” properties, in the “Vertical” seccion, check “Start on a new page”

9.7) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

10) Create a new Column Chart in the center of the report

10.1) Right click over this chart and click over “Assign Data…”

10.2) Select the dimension [Store name] for Category Axis, [Sales revenue] for Value Axis 1 and [Year] for Region Color

10.3) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

10.4) Right click over this table and click over “Format Chart...”

10.5) In the “Layout” properties, change the positions:

  • Left edge of this cell is 0 cm “Left edge of report”
  • Top edge of this cell is 1 cm “Bottom side of...” “Block 2”

10.6) Click in the button “Apply” and in the follow “Ok”

11) ERROR 2: The “Title is on page 1. The table “Block 1” is on page 3. The table “Block 2” is on page 4. The chart “Block 3” is on page 3 after the table “Block 1”. This chart “Block 3 should be after the table “Block 2”, in the same page, like was configured.

12) Change the display mode to “Quick Display mode”

13) Now the objects (Cell, Tables and Charts) are in the correct positions: “Title” is on page 1, the table “Block 1” is on page 2, the table “Block 2” is on page 3, and the chart “Block 3” in the page 3 after the table “Block 3”;

14) ERROR 3: Export the report to PDF file, the objects still with wrong positions as Page Mode view.

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former_member473786
Discoverer

This is a known issue in the product and it got fixed in BI 4.2 SP5 P200.

SAP Note 2593505

I installed this Patch 200 and this issue was fixed.

Gustavo Oliveira

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